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It was a great opening night for one of our Carter County teams, but the other two didn't get the desired results. We take a look at what we liked and learned from Week 1.
The Hampton Defense
The Bulldogs defense held a skilled Avery offense to just 12 total offensive yards in the first quarter (-22 on the ground). That allowed Hampton to jump out to a 27-0 lead, and they never looked back in the win over Avery County.
Jason Russell had a team high 5.5 tackles, while Coby Jones added four tackles.
That Bulldog rushing attack
Hampton's offense was clicking on all cylinders on Friday night in Newland. Behind Adam McClain and Jerry Lunsford, the Bulldogs rolled to 559 total offensive yards – 468 of which came on the ground. For the game, Hampton averaged 14.2 yards per carry – a number that was certainly helped by Hunter Davenport's 94-yard touchdown run.
Cloudland's Determination
The 'Landers were certainly the underdog on Friday night against Northview Academy. Cloudland, however, didn't let that stop them from going toe-to-toe with the bigger school. After the game, Northview Head Coach Todd Loveday noted that Cloudland has the toughest kids he has ever played against.
Austin Whitehead and the 'Landers fell behind in the second quarter, but pulled back within three points just after the half. Cloudland fought the typical first game issues – cramps and penalties – but that didn't stop the 'Landers from fighting.
Micah Hunt's performance
Micah Hunt tallied 82 yards on 15 carries on Friday night. While it doesn't seem like a large number, Hunt gave the Unaka offense a spark that hopefully can continue over to the Cosby game this week. Hunt will be a crucial player for Unaka this year as his success will allow the young quarterbacks to get more comfortable on the field.

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Outsourcing IT, facilities and HR has always been a common practice among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as it affords them the time and energy to focus on running their business.
It can also make great commercial sense for SMEs to outsource their finance function, and there are several compelling reasons for this.
As well as saving money, it provides other benefits, such as giving you access to innovation and a greater depth of specialist intelligence, freeing you up to focus on strategy.
Cloud accounting software can provide a real-time view on business performance, cash flow and business finances. These key metric dashboards help SMEs work smarter and faster.
Financial outsourcing
The considerations around financial outsourcing are usually driven by a business event "trigger". These could include a review of the finance function for security and effectiveness, difficulties in recruiting high-quality personnel, emergency accounting support required due to leavers, sick leave or maternity or the potential sale of a business.
Each of these events can prompt a need to review the way your finance function operates now and in the future.
The cost savings cannot be overlooked. The automated processes and ability to tailor the support required on an individual SME business can bring about significant savings. As a rule of thumb you would expect to save least 25% against existing total salary and associated costs of your financial function.
The concept of outsourcing your finance function might seem daunting at first. These concerns can be overcome by taking some key steps and continually assessing the impact and benefits of this business transformation process.
Firstly, the choice of provider is crucial in ensuring the support and technical knowledge required during the process and on delivery are proven and secure. Choosing a provider who has experience within your sector or with your size and type of business is crucial. Ask for recent client testimonials.
It is vital that your chosen provider clearly scopes the changes and milestones required and with the appropriate technical and legal input to ensure a smooth transition to outsourcing.
Scoping process
This scoping process should assess your existing systems and outputs and enable you to streamline and tailor them, not just for internal management purposes but also for meaningful key metrics and dashboards for third parties, such as banks and investors.
In addition to the business bookkeeping, accounting and management accounts, this service can also provide accurate cash flow forecasting, credit control support and an FD service to support the business.
At Mazars we have seen SME businesses throughout the UK considering this flexible, fixed-cost and high-quality output model.
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The Food Processor 10.9.1 can be downloaded from our website for free. You can set up The Food Processor on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 32-bit. The program lies within Home & Hobby Tools, more precisely Healthcare & Fitness. This program is a product of Esha Research. Commonly, this program's installer has the following filenames: Foodpro.exe and FoodProSQL.exe etc. The most popular versions among the program users are 10.9, 8.5 and 8.2.
From the developer:
The Food Processor nutrition and fitness software marries an extensive and meticulously-researched database with an uncluttered, easy-to-use interface for accurate, comprehensive nutrition analysis.
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Hey everyone, first post here.
Today I ended up relapsing for probably the 2nd time since finding this site. Each day I make it to day 5 and I feel like I'm at a roadblock. My whole day today was pretty good but I have absolutely no focus and ended up going into automatic PMO mode as soon as my roommate was out of the room. What can I do to stop this from happening? I want the benefits that come from the reboot but I can't understand how I could make it to day 20 if I cant even make it past day 5. Anyone have any tips to fight the automated brain response?
Try to keep yourself
Try to keep yourself occupied and really wear yourself out. I have the same thing lately. Every time I get to day 7-8 and relapse. In the past I've made it as far as day 30. If you have no energy at all, you won't relapse as easily. So bury yourself in commitments, work, social stuff and work out like crazy. So the next time your roommate leaves, you'll be too tired to relapse.
Good luck man, this is one of the hardest fights a man can face.
Excercise yeah
[quote=Thebeg]Try to keep yourself occupied and really wear yourself out. I have the same thing lately. Every time I get to day 7-8 and relapse. In the past I've made it as far as day 30. If you have no energy at all, you won't relapse as easily. So bury yourself in commitments, work, social stuff and work out like crazy. So the next time your roommate leaves, you'll be too tired to relapse.
Good luck man, this is one of the hardest fights a man can face.[/quote]
Thanks man,
going to start rockclimbing a bit more and maybe start working out, that will probably wear me out enough.
Im in it for the long haul!
If you're desperate, try the cold water technique a few times. That can help you get past that kind of road block. Then you won't need it much. http://yourbrainonporn.com/cold-water-technique
Also, start a blog if you like.
Other rewiring techniques here: http://yourbrainonporn.com/other-techniques-for-rewiring Let us know what helps most.
Just a thought...
Leave when your roomate leaves. Have a plan to do something or go somewhere else so you are not alone with your computer.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Winston Churchill
Just an idea
Hello Golden Fox! Thank you for letting me post on your blog. This is hard stuff we are trying to do. I would go so far as to say that it is like cutting off our arm or leg. Truly life altering. Yes you can do it! :) I believe in you Golden Fox. :)
My idea is with writing:
On a piece of paper with a pen in hand. I write these lines:
"I will not watch pornography." "I will not masturbate." "I will not orgasm."
I like to tell myself clearly what I do not want to do!! Now this is what I do next:
Write down these three lines one after the other. Over and over again. Continue writing as fast as you can! Do not stop and go slow!
Remember to stay in that order!! Do not switch line three for line one. If you make a mistake then start over on the next line with
the proper order. Just continue letting your hand write as fast as the pen can get to the paper.
Eventually you will find that you can let your hand automatically do it but your mind has the words stuck in them as well. Given enough
time. Your mind will say the words that now you have wrote down. It takes mental focus and physical stamina to write on a piece of
paper. The point is to get your mind focused back on what is important to you. I also repeat this exercise again before I go to bed.
I want my brain to really get this stuff stuck inside of it.
Please feel free to say if my idea helps or if it is a bad idea. I sure hope you at least try it and see if it does anything. If not then it
would be great to hear your feedback still. :)
Thank you very much,
Tom PMO Addict
And if he does it enough he
And if he does it enough he will carpel tunnel syndrome and wont able to masturbate. }:) Oh damn, theres the OTHER hand!! :O Now we ARE back to cutting things off. :(
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Winston Churchill
thanks guys
hey thanks guys, never heard of the cold water technique but that one sounds like it could actually work, despite how hilariously ridiculous it sounds. Ill give it a try next time I get an urge. It's weird how its so ingrained in me. I always considered my self a pretty likeable person, Im just always so tired. I think my PMO definitely is the case. On a good/bad note, I have been a pretty avid pot user over the past two years (sorry not trying to advocate it) but I recently got caught by my university for using it, and I may be put on probation for it. I actually am not too sad, as I feel that my urges are the most uncontrollable when I have been drinking/high, so I am going to embrace it instead. I want to go back to being rebooted in EVERY aspect. I want to be more focused, and I want to have more drive in life to do the little things, like maybe work out and gain some weight for a change. I have a question though, if I am indeed cutting off this other source of dopamine will this lack of release make my body go crazy? For now, I am still smoking cigarrettes (this is a harder addiction to cut for me than PMO, and it is really REALLY hard to do in a college environment where people smoke around me all the time), and I plan on stopping once I go away for winter break and can literally cut myself off from cigarettes. Will my cigarette smoking affect my reboot?
P.S. Will probably start a blog once thanksgiving break comes, lost of studying for finals.
Hilarious can be good
Keeping a sense of humor about all this is good.
The standard wisdom is "one addiction at a time," but they are interrelated because they all noodle with the reward circuitry. So do your best to bring new things into your life to fill the "pleasure holes," so you don't just substitute one addiction for the other.
Some pleasures actually seem to *increase* brain balance. In some cases there's science to support it too. Examples are exercise and daily meditation. More here: http://yourbrainonporn.com/solo-tools
Find what works for you - preferably without resorting to TV, FB or gaming...because those things don't improve brain balance.
Thomas I like your idea as
Thomas I like your idea as well, ill try it later and keep at it. Hopefully it gets etched in my brain,
and thanks for the enthusiasm man. You and everyone else are great motivators :D


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Welcome to our review of the Bingo Hall Online Casino where the focus of their attention is obviously on Bingo rooms, but they also offer many other games which we will discuss later on. Along with their game offerings, we will also take a look at the current promotions they have available as well as information regarding accessibility at the casino and important security and transparency issues.
As the name implies, the majority of the games available at Bingo Hall casino are Bingo and Keno style games. The rooms at Bingo Hall Casino are exactly like you would expect in a real life bingo hall including the social aspects. In each room players are allowed to chat while playing Bingo against each other, although the rooms are moderated. The Bingo Hall casino does have a unique room called ´Taboo´ where all chat is allowed and players are permitted, and almost encouraged to trash talk. Otherwise the Bingo games are played as you would expect, but there are many different versions of Bingo available in different rooms to keep things fresh.
The Bingo Hall Online Casino does also offer a huge amount of slot machines along with a handful of other game types. There are well over a hundred different slot machines available in multiple varieties including 5 and 7 reels. There are also almost a dozen different video poker machines which are very popular at most online casinos. Finally, the Bingo Hall casino offers Keno and Pull-Tab games in a few varieties each.
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Ocimum gratissimum growing shrub type of basil genus Ocimum also known as Clove basil or African basil, Ocimum gratissimum perennial evergreen or annual plant, grow in tropic climate and growing in hardiness zone: 12+ (perennial), 5-12 (as annual).
Ocimum gratissimum leaves
Leaves color light green big soft with ovate-cordate shape with serrated edge.
Flower color purple, small flowers grow on inflorescence.
Ocimum gratissimum for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
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Requirements for Ocimum gratissimum growing and care:
Well drained soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary use vegetative reproduction in Ocimum gratissimum?
Not necessary but possible vegetative reproduction
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Recommended planting season?
Spring as annual, spring, summer, autumn as perennial
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, in warm place strong place
Pruning season:
All the season
How to prune:
Prune in the beginning of the bloom
What is the size of a Ocimum gratissimum?
40-60cm, 16-24 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow as houseplant?
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Blooming information
Bloom season:
General information about the flower
Small purple flower that grow on inflorescence
Thinning the bloom:
Should thinning the inflorescence when they start to bloom, all the strength of the plant go to the blossom
Pollination is done by:
Bees, butterfly
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement:
Small round brown seeds
Saving seeds until sowing:
Room temperature, dry
Sowing season:
Planting spacing:
15-25 cm
Depth of Sowing:
0.4-0.6 cm
Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist, Full sun
Watering requires for Seeds:
Big amount of water
Germination time:
5-17 days
Condition of seedling:
Well drained soil
Do the seeds require burying?
Vegetative Reproduction
How to make Vegetative Reproduction in Ocimum gratissimum?
The best time for vegetative reproduction in Ocimum gratissimum:
Spring, early summer
How much time does it take to grow roots in vegetative reproduction?
1-2 weeks
What is the treatment for vegetative reproduction in Ocimum gratissimum?
Put in glass of water and change the water every few days
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
Recommend to trim the big leaves but not old leaves
Information about leaves:
Green leaves in ovate-cordate shape with serrated edge
Uses of Ocimum gratissimum leaves:
Scientific name:
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Monsoon Season Causes Trees to Damage Carports
In Arizona, monsoon season is in full swing. While the days of the dreaded summer haboobs may be behind us, the heavy rains and winds of the monsoon season bring an entirely new set of challenges for home and property owners to battle.
During the desert monsoon season, it's unfortunately common for high winds and heavy rains to fell trees, causing untold amounts of damage to homes, power lines and carports in Phoenix, AZ.
If you have a carport, you may be wondering what steps you can take to protect your property and your vehicles from the damages caused by high winds and rain. Here are just a few things that you can do to help safeguard your carport, your vehicle and more:
- Anchor it to the ground: Any carport should be securely anchored to the ground—preferably, directly into a concrete surface. Anchoring a carport directly to the ground will help it withstand the ravages of high winds and rains. Additionally, a well-anchored carport will do a much better job of protecting your vehicles and possessions.
- Properly select the site: The place you build your carport will go a long way toward determining its ability to withstand adverse weather events. You should build your carport in an area that's well protected against winds. It's usually advisable to construct a carport adjacent to a garage, house or other structure.
- Construct it from metal, not wood or plastic: In areas with high winds, carports made from plastic and wood are more susceptible to wind damage, in large part because they're heavier than the durable sheet metal that makes up metal carports. Working with a qualified company that specializes in carport construction is a great way to ensure your carport is built out of the right material for your area.
- Build it right: All of the components comprising your carport should be assembled properly and carefully; for instance, all of the screws should be tightened, and any other pieces of hardware should be assembled professionally. Working with a company that specializes in carports in Phoenix, AZ is the best way to ensure that your carport is capable of withstanding bad weather.
If your carport does sustain damage during this year's monsoon season, it's extremely important to procure repair services as soon as possible. While it may look like your damaged carport is still stable, it could actually be at risk of collapsing. This could damage your home, your vehicle and even pose a substantial injury risk to you and your family. Working with a company that specializes in carports in Phoenix, AZ is the best way to ensure that your carport is safe and stable.
Since 1988, Diamondback Carports has been a premier source of carports in Phoenix, AZ. We offer high-quality carport installation and repair services throughout the Phoenix area. If you're in need of a carport capable of withstanding the climatic rigors of the Valley of the Sun, contact one of our friendly and professional representatives today.
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If you are looking to invest your cash then you will have no doubt hard many different pieces of advice as to where is the best place to put it in order to get the most returns that you can. For most investors they want a relatively safe, calm and simple investment which will bring reasonable returns, this is why many areas of investment don't make too much sense as they are risk-strewn. The best place for most people to put their money is in real estate and one of the biggest benefits of this kind of investment is the numerous ways in which you can earn. We spoke to the team at TitleCard Capital who specialize in real estate, to see the ways that you can earn.
Flipping properties is a fast way go buying and selling properties which make a small amount of profit and those who do it will do this multiple times per year. More often than not those who flip properties will look to pick up a great deal from the auction for a dilapidated property, which they will then invest a little money into in order to get it ship-shape, and then they will look to offload in for a small profit. There is a lot of money that can be made in this if you know what you are doing.
Private Equity
You may not always associate a private equity group with real estate but there are many groups who look to use their financial pool in order to invest in real estate properties all over the world. These groups came to prominence after a slump in the housing market where these groups were able to pick up large amounts of properties for low prices. If you are looking to invest large amounts of capital into a long term strategy this could be the perfect answer for you and after an initial wait period you can get yourself returns of 6-8% per year. This is a great way for you to invest in real estate without you having to be an expert in the industry.
Most Common
The most common way in which you can invest in real estate is to buy a property for a reasonable price, hopefully below the market average, and then rent the property out long term, selling when the market rises. What happens in many cases here is that the rent covers the majority of the outlay for the property and that means that the property itself is all positive equity for you. Rent prices don't always move in line with property prices and that means that you could still be earning well from your property even if housing prices happen to fall.
If you have some cash to invest then real estate really is the best place for you to put it, the markets are secure, you will have a physical asset for your investment and you can count on some great returns.


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Conversations (software)
|Daniel Gultsch
|Initial release
|Stable release
|2.5.12 (October 10, 2019[1]) [±]
|Preview release
|2.5.0 (April 26, 2019[2]) [±]
|Written in
|Operating system
|Android 4.4 or later
|instant messaging
|GPL (free software)
Conversations is a free instant messaging client for Android. It supports the exchange of encrypted text and picture messages. It is largely based on accepted open standards like the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) and Transport Layer Security (TLS).
Development is focused on secure communication and implementation of XMPP extensions that are important for mobile usage. Specialist publications praised the decentralized and open transmission network and simple, intuitive usage with a workflow that is familiar from other applications. It is regarded as a serious attempt to improve the usability of XMPP-based messaging to a competitive level.[3]
The source code of the software is managed on GitHub and governed by the terms of version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPL). Conversations can be installed from F-Droid in exchange for a donation, from the Google Play store for a small fee. Google counted over 50,000 installations as of 2018.[4]
On 24 January 2014, first code was submitted to the public repository.[5] The first official version 0.1 was published on 24 March 2014[6] when encrypted messengers for mobile devices gained a lot of popularity in the wake of the Snowden disclosures (June 2013–) and Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp (February 2014).[7] It soon garnered some positive reviews.[3][8] In spring 2014 it was included into Google Play and starting with version 0.1.3 from 6 April 2014 into the alternative Android software repository F-Droid.[9] Since version 0.2 from 12 May picture messages (file transfers, as plain-text data or OpenPGP-encrypted) are supported, as of version 0.4 (June 30) also OTR-encrypted.[10][self-published source?][11] Version 1.0 followed on 1 February 2015.[12] Andreas Straub participated in the Google Summer of Code 2015 on behalf of Conversations.[13][14] This produced drafts for a new end-to-end encryption standard (OMEMO) that were submitted to the XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) for standardisation.[15][16] In October 2015 the ChatSecure project announced that it is going to base the Android version of its messenger on the Conversations core and to be working on an iOS implementation of OMEMO.[17]
On March 23, 2018, Conversations 2.0.0 was published. This version removed support for OTR encryption and enabled OMEMO by default (except in public MUCs).
Version 2.3.0 which was published in September 2018 introduced support for TLS 1.3.
During a presentation at a security conference in October 2018 the German Federal Police announced that they will be using Conversations on their mobile phones for internal communications.[18]
Conversations provides native support (i.e. without plugin) for end-to-end encryption (E2E) as well as point-to-point encryption. Conversations talks to XMPP servers using Transport Layer Security (TLS) and for E2E encryption there are OpenPGP and OMEMO to choose from.
It allows several clients/devices to be signed into one account simultaneously (using XMPP) and also delivering messages to several clients (synchronization) using the protocol extension "Message Carbons" (XEP-0280) and Axolotl encryption.
The design of the user interface strongly reminds of the Gmail app and Google+ Hangouts.[8] Files can be sent, with optional encryption. Sent images are shown inline with text messages in the conversation view.[10][self-published source?]
Being an XMPP client, Conversations inherently provides interoperability with other XMPP (client) software and isn't bound to server infrastructure of the manufacturer either.
- Multi-User Chat (MUC)
- Optional address book integration
- support for multiple user accounts/addresses
Overview of implemented XEPs[edit]
Conversations masters the following XEP's, short for XMPP Extension Protocol, the official extensions of the XMPP protocol:[19]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Conversations (Jabber / XMPP) - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com.
- ^ Daniel Gultsch (2019-04-26). "History for CHANGELOG.md". GitHub. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ a b Hilzinger, Marcel (2014-05-15). "Conversation: OpenSource Instant-Messenger im Holo-Design und mit Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung". Android User (in German). Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ Gultsch, Daniel. "Conversations (Jabber / XMPP)". Google Play. Google Inc. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Gultsch, Daniel (2014-01-24). "initial commit". GitHub. Conversations. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ Gultsch, Daniel (2014-03-24). "Release 0.1". GitHub. Conversations. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ Frosch, Tilman; Mainka, Christian; Bader, Christoph; Bergsma, Florian; Schwenk, Jörg; Holz, Thorsten. "How Secure is TextSecure?" (PDF). Cryptology ePrint Archive. Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security, Ruhr University Bochum.
- ^ a b Ehlert, David (2014-03-25). "Conversations – WhatsApp Alternative #9: XMPP im Google Style" (in German). N-Droid Magazin. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ F-Droid maintainers (2014-04-13). "eu.siacs.conversations". F-Droid wiki (Wiki). Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ a b Thom, Daniel (2014-05-14). "Update zum Beitrag: Conversations: Neuer Jabber/XMPP Client für Android". Netbunker (Blog) (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ^ Gultsch, Daniel. "Changelog". GitHub. Conversations. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ^ Gultsch, Daniel (2015-02-01). "Release 1.0". GitHub. Conversations. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ "Summer of Code 2015". XMPP Wiki (Wiki). Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ "Project details: Axolotl support for Conversations". Google Summer of Code 2015 site. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ Straub, Andreas (25 October 2015). "OMEMO Encryption". XMPP Standards Foundation website. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Gultsch, Daniel (2 September 2015). "OMEMO Encrypted Jingle File Transfer". XMPP Standards Foundation website. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Ballinger, Chris (2015-10-02). "ChatSecure, Conversations and Zom". ChatSecure blog (Blog). ChatSecure. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ Stefan Hollensteiner, Thomas Aster (2018-10-10). "Mobile Endgeräte der Bundespolizei in einer sicheren Betriebsumgebung". IT SA (in German). IT-SA. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Conversations/docs/XEPs.md". GitHub. September 18, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2017.


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Sunday, 9 March 2014
Bleeding Hearts
Another glorious day - I could get used to this!!
Today's card is a CAS card:
Rubber Stampede 'Bleeding Heart' stamp
Flex Markers
White gel pen
Wink of Stella
MS border punch
Corner rounder punch
Do you thinks that it looks 'enough'? I am so tempted to add things!
Hope you enjoy the rest of your day and thanks for stopping by my blog - TTFN.
Less is More 'one layer card' - Spring flowers ( 5 days left )
Passion for Promarkers challenge 'Flowers' ( 1 day left )
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so sweet eveReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us this week
Jen xx
Less Is More
Eve this is so delicate and pretty!ReplyDelete
Thanks for taking part in the one layer challenge at LIM this week
Anne (Guest LIM commenter)
Hi EveReplyDelete
I feel like I have missed loads and loads on your blog .. .. so sorry :-(
I have just had a lovely backtrack. You have been posting some gorgeous makes.
Loving the image on this one very much and the way you have used your punch on the corners.
I hope you have had a lovely weekend.
Love Jules xx
I'm loving the heart punch - another gorgeous creation!ReplyDelete
Keep up the good work x
Hi Eve,ReplyDelete
This looks so elegant. Such a lovely image & I love the simplicity of your card design. Thanks for joining us at Passion For Promarkers.
Andie xx
Hi there,
thanks for stoppin' by.
I'd love to receive a comment to prove that I'm not talking to myself!
Eve x


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Get a FREE Burger Steak at Zark's and Join Zark's Burgers "BURGER STEAKATION" raffle promo and get a chance to WIN a TRIP to HONGKONG.
Win a 4 Days 3 Nights Trip to Hongkong for (2) two.
FREE Burger Steak Redemption Mechanics:
1. Promo is open to all Zark's burgers customers from July 16 – October 15, 2018.
2. Customer must complete the THREE (3) stickers on the Zark's Burgersteakation Frequency Card.
3. FREE Burgersteak can be availed either upon completion of the Burger Steakation Frequency Card (3rd visit) or within 60 days after the promotion period.
4. Customer is entitled to receive (1) FREE Burgersteak of his/her choice upon completion of the Burger Steakation Frequency Card
5. A customer may participate as many as he want, last stamping/sticker shall be given NOT later than October 15, 2018.
6. FREE Burgersteak may be redeemed in all Zark's Burgers nationwide.
Raffle Mechanics:
1. A customer is entitled to receive a Burger Steakation Frequency Card when they purchase ANY flavor of the Zark's Signature Burger Steak.
2. On that same day of first purchase, the customer is entitled to get the Frequency Card plus a sticker upon (1st visit upon availment of Zark's Signature Burgersteak)
3. This promotion is only valid for dine-in and take-out transactions only and is not valid inconjunction with any other ongoing promotion of Zark's Burgers
4. For every visit and purchase of Zark's Signature Burgersteak the customer is entitled to get ONE (1) sticker. ONE Burgersteak is to ONE sticker.
5. Free Zark's Signature Burgersteak may be redeemed until December 15, 2018.
6. Customer may redeem the FREE Zark's Signature Burgersteak within 60 days after the promotion date but cannot join the raffle since the last day of submission of entry shall be on October 15, 2018.
7. Combination of two Zark's Burgersteakation Frequency Card to redeem will not be honored.
8. THREE (3) purchase of Zark's Signature Burgersteak will entitle the customer to get ONE (1) FREE Zark's Signature Burgersteak and a chance to join the raffle "Burger Steakation" for a chance to win a 4 Days and 3 Nights trip to Hong Kong with Disneyland Tour for TWO (2) with hotel accommodation, airport transfer and pocket money
9. After completing the THREE (3) Zark's Signature Burgersteak purchase requirement and redeemed the FREE Zark's Signature Burgersteak purchase requirement and redeemed the FREE Zark's Signature Burgersteak, and customer would want to join the raffle they must fill-in their complete details at the back of the Frequency Card together with the NAME, ADDRESS, CONTACT NUMBER and SIGNATURE.
10. Raffle stub must be dropped in the drop box found in the store.
11. One drop box is allocated per branch/store
12. Remaining part of the frequency card shall be kept by the customer for future reference in case they win.
13. Promo period is from July 16 – October 15, 2018, last day of dropping of entries for the raffle shall be on October 15, 2018 only until branch operating hours.
14. Draw date shall be on October 26, 2018 which will be helf in Zark's Burgers with store address 2444-A Burgundy Transpacific Place, Taft Avenue Manila City together with the presence of a DTI Representative.
15. Winner will be notified by Zark's burgers Marketing via Registered Mail.
16. Winner shall get in touch with Zark's Burgers Management with the stated details and contact person in the Registered Mail which was sent/delivered to the winner.
17. Winner must present any TWO (2) valid government issued ID's.
18. Promo prize is transferable but non interchangeable and not convertible to cash.
19. Prize can be claimed within 60 days from receipt of notification. Prize trip is valid for redemption for 6 months upon claiming.
20. Unclaimed prizes shall be forfeited and will be awarded to the next qualified winner.
21. Promo inclusion (one winner = for two trip to Hong Kong)
a. 4 day and 3 nights stay in Hong Kong
b. Air fare from Manila to Hong Kong and from Hong Kong to Manila shall be c/o Air Asia Philippines (Economy Class Airfare)
c. 3 nights standard room accommodation with breakfast at Silka Far East Hotel.
d. Roundtrip airport transfer (8am-9pm only)
e. FREE half day Hong Kong Tour: visit Harbour Front Promenade, Jewelry Factory, Souvenir Outlet, Aberdeen Fishing Village pass by mid levels of Victoria Peak, Sampan Ride is Optional.
f. Services of English Speaking driver and tour guide.
g. Disneyland tour for two
h. Total pocket money of Php. 10,000
22. Taxes for prizes shall be c/o Zark's Burgers.
23. Other cost to be shouldered by the winner:
a. Terminal Fee
b. Extra baggage
c. Excess baggage
d. Any additional items not included in the prize of the promo
1. Promotion is open to the general public
2. Promotion is open to all ages; Filipino Citizen
3. Employee's of Zark's Burgers and Air Asia Philippines are NOT qualified to join.
4. Prizes are transferable but not interchangeable or convertible to cash.
5. Customers may join the raffle or may drop entries as many as they want provided they complete the requirements of joining.


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Browsing beautiful workspaces is a great way to get inspired. It's also a great way to get some ideas for your own office and discover how other people put their workspace together. So for today, we gathered a showcase of beautiful and inspiring workspaces to show you. Remember to click at the images to check out more about each space. And feel free to leave a link to show us your own office.
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No PCs?
At least two, which isn't much. I'd guess PC users couldn't be bothered to tidy their desks … but that's probably just me 🙂
Haha, PCs aren't meant for beautiful spaces, otherwise they'd be beautiful themselves. Get back to your 6×6 fluorescent lit cubicle! ;P
PC's arent 4 designer'z 😉 dude!!
I built the desk myself making sure to leave plenty of surface space to draw. I like the natural, homemade feel of the wood and plenty of shelf space to keep my inspirational mementos and reminders of my family. The cat perch is vital to let them keep me company while staying off the desk.
it's not real life. come on, let's be honest, a desk is always messy with trashes, post it, pencils, coffee mug, old posters, craps etc. it's ikea's photos, you show us here !!
Totally agree! Even if i clean up my desk after a couple of hours it gets messy again. But hey, i'm not a mac user so maybe that's the reason why my workspace is not so tidy. 😛 (according to the comments above..)
Very nice and neat workspaces! Thanks for making me feel bad about mine now. :p
Nice ripoff simpledesk.net, it must be hard work on this "article" 🙂
It's simpledesks.net
I wanted to see more images like this so I went there and I thought I was trolled into going to some not-on-topic site. But, I figured it out now.
Whoa! Total ripoff! I thought this article's author must run simpledesks but they are out of the UK! This article could have just started with a link to the most recent posts on simpledesks and saved a lot of cutting and pasting. "I am dissapoint."
Well, most of them don't look very comfortable to work…
Spending hours on a pure wooden chair? No way!
That's exactly what I was thinking.
I noticed the no clutter, don't feel bad Earl, they were made to look like that for the photos. Personally, I found just about every one of those work spaces to be aesthetically cold and uninviting. I wouldn't feel comfortable working in any of them. Sorry.
Great photos!
Unfortunately, most of us never have spaces that tidy!
Love the fact that they all have Apple products!
Macs rule!
Ok, am I the only one thinking it's a really bad idea to place your workstation right in front of a huge window? How could you see anything with sunlight bursting in your eyes? (and none of them had like black curtains)
Love the simplicity of most of these work areas. Do we work better? Or are we just neater with less paper? I woiuld love to have a view in my office!
What great inspiration to create a better and more-productive workspace. I appreciate all examples and will "get busy" putting some of this into practice in the coming weeks.
You should add my workplace too :
Far too many clean spaces, design is messy and active!
Nice collection Gisele, especially the work spaces with natural lighting. If anyone's interested, here's a related article I created a few weeks ago that includes instructionals on how to build a great workspace on a tight budget: http://designbuddy.com/low-cost-graphic-design-workspace-improvements.
A clean desk is a desk of someone who doesn't do any work.
I tried for a long time to get one of the 'beautiful and inspiring' workspaces, however I've found its next to impossible to keep it looking 'tidy' unless I want to spend my entire working day tidying up.
My desk is clean, but its not tidy.
Agreed! I love to look at these pictures – but I always realize I'm way too busy to keep everthing so very perfect!!
Nice collection, but i can't image that it's possible to work in such workspaces. I can't show you my desk but it's a table of 4 meters, with 5 screens, 3 keyboards and a mountain of papers … and my job is : webdevelopment ! My co-worker has the same desk in front of me.
I'd love to see how all these 'work places' turn out by the end of the week 😀
Love the simplicity of most of these work areas. Do we work better? Or are we just neater with less paper? I woiuld love to have a view in my office!
Love these!
All of these "workspaces" are too small, uninviting, and cold. The rooms they're in are bland and give off no sense of creativity to inspire them.
Maybe it's just me, but because I use two screens, the small desk I have has room for my monitors, my mouse and pad, and keyboard. I love to sketch out wireframes and doodle when coming up with ideas along with taking notes ON PAPER because there's something original and 'right' about it. None of these workspaces have places to do that.
Let's get real, no one is comfortable on a snazzy looking hard plastic chair for hours.
It's a nice collection of desk areas we think designers (should) use.
LOL — workspaces for people who don't work.
These images would inspire someone with OCD but not the least bit appealing or practical for people who actually spend 10 hours a day working in that space
These are fantastic, but I have to say, one little home office is easy to make look amazing. Most real work spaces are part of a sea of dusty office cubicles -yes, even for designers. I'd love to see some inspiring solutions to design studios and office environments for 10 or more people.
You can tell no one gets any work done in these photos…because they almost all have Macs in them! Bazinga! No, actually because there's not anything on their desks. (papers, post-its, pencils/pens, etc.)
Pure coincidence. I am in the process of creating a new workspace in a glassed in section of my home 8x3M) which over looks the Med and the Taurus mountains. The article was useful in that ı could see what I did not want. ı noticed that nobody had a sofa, which is for me essential for thinking.
These looked lovely, but almost none showed where the computer was (as opposed to the screen), and where was the printer, scanner, speakers, phone, hub, mouse pad, coffee cup? My desk is reasonably tidy, but full…
Other than the work space surrounded by nature, I found most to be rather cold and too industrial. Live plants and creative containers make a huge difference!! They warm it up, add more oxegen to the area and tend to increase productivity.
My company has implemented the similar sterile design nine months ago, and it is inhuman to work in. I get headaches from eyestrain from all the white. I put a purple cloth on my desk to give my eyes a rest, which is against the "New Way of Working" standards. I hate it. Give me a woodgrain desk and color on the wall. Even cublicles are an improvement. And what is wrong with having a drawer?
It would be great if there were a similar article on "standing desks". I've been trying to find the right balance between sitting/standing in my office and am looking for inspiration.
i think most of them are gorgeous for home offices that dont get used a lot, but mine certainly doesnt ever look like that, as much as I would like it to. I love the black clock desktop on the mac 8th pic down – can anyone tell me how to get that?
I really enjoyed looking at each image. Every space had their own interesting characteristic. At the end of the day, no matter how your space looks our inspiration comes from within.
The 2nd, the 6th, and the 16th are great examples.
Haha… workspaces for people who don't do any work.
Apple, Apple everywhere.
So many big, ugly & grey Apple screens.
Hahah "And this is where I work" is great ))))
Beautiful and Inspiring Workspaces, more like beautiful desks with a computer on it.
Love the use of light in a lot of these, it really gives a feeling of freedom, changing that whole 'being chained to a desk' idea!
Really inspiring collection of workspaces. Simple, clean and organized is how I work best!


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Destiny was Chaka Khan's sixth studio album and the follow-up to the platinum-selling I Feel for You and was as high tech as its predecessor – symptomatically and characteristically for its period with more producers and sound engineers credited in the liner notes than musicians – but was musically more geared towards rock and pop than soul and R&B.
The album spun off five single releases, the second of these was "Tight Fit", a midtempo R&B ballad produced by Russ Titelman and Arif Mardin, which reached #28 on the US R&B chart.
"Tight Fit" was written by Bunny Siegler and Bunny Morrow and was remixed by Tom Lord-Alge for the 12″ release in the US and Germany.
Tight Fit (Extended Version) 6:18
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Last week I had the opportunity to hear Adrian Ho of the Minneapolis firm Zeus Jones speak at the Burlington Social Media Breakfast. Ho talked about a lot of interesting aspects of social media and how his firm has made use of it.
I'll do my best to sum up some of his presentation points and tie them into the real estate industry. Some of Ho's ideas might be exactly the opposite of what you're hearing and reading elsewhere under the heading of "best practices."


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Downtown Phase II continues to evolve. Significant changes to several aspects of the Downtown Phase II development will be the subject of a special meeting for Hudson Heritage Association members on Thursday, July 5, 2018.
Representatives of the Hudson Planning Department and the City Manager's Office will explain these changes and invite open discussion during the 7:30 p.m. meeting at Barlow Community Center. While HHA does not normally hold general meetings or programs during the summer months, this special meeting evolved from ongoing dialogue between HHA and city officials.
Revisions to the original Phase II plans include:
Elimination of the hotel from the project.
Elimination of commercial structures fronting the north side of Owen Brown Street in favor of single-floor residential properties.
Elimination of "flex space" commercial buildings.
Changes to traffic patterns to protect adjacent historic district residential neighborhoods.
Ongoing design work to ensure that the architecture of new construction is of a size, scale and character to complement First and Main and the Historic District.
HHA members are encouraged to attend this meeting. In addition, we invite you to share your feedback with the Planning Commission during public hearings on July 9 and July 23. Planning Commission meetings are held at Town Hall at 7:30 p.m.


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Analysis and reduction of mismatch in low power sub-threshold silicon neurons
Sun, Shuo.
Date of Issue2012
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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VIRTUS IC Design Centre of Excellence
In this thesis, we describe a methodical approach for reducing errors due to mismatch in neuron circuits. We chose the neuron's current-frequency (f-i) curve as the desired output and use a sensitivity analysis to determine which transistors contribute most significantly to its variation. This allows us to identify the most critical transistors that need to be matched. For the special case in which floating-gate (FG) transistors are used to reduce this mismatch, we propose a method to further reduce the number of FG devices to be used in the circuit resulting in a corresponding reduction in 'calibration' time. In addition to reducing mismatch between neurons, the usage of FG devices allows the user to independently set the parameters of each neuron. Since the calibration is based on f-i curve, it can be obtained through address-event representation (AER) circuits that are included in the neuron array for normal functionality. We use one example of commonly used integrate and fire neuron to illustrate this mismatch correction procedure. The method presented allows the corrected neurons to compute both rate codes and spike time codes in a mismatch resilient fashion. We have fabricated a chip containing three different type neuron arrays, synaptic circuits, and input/output AER interfacing circuits. It occupies 2.5mmx5.5mm area using VIS 0.35um technology. The chip receives and generates data in AER format, which is asynchronous and digital. However, its internal operation is based on analog low-current circuit techniques.
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Art and Fashion: Are they the same?
Is fashion perceived as art these days? In today's culture obsessed society, art can be seen everywhere and is meant to capture the imagination of its audience … on street walls, in bus shelters, even on the side of public transport, art plays an active role in our modern world. We cannot deny that there is a constant desire for visuals and how they impact on us in the world of fashion is what I wanted to write about in this article.
Designers are always on the lookout for fresh takes and innovative ideas, so it's no surprise that the demand for concept fashion is on the increase and people are now viewing fashion exhibitions the same way they would an art exhibition.
The fashion rule is that designers create interesting concepts which inevitably get filtered down through the high streets and bought by fashion-conscious consumers. But we have to wonder where the designs in our high street clothes come from and how the creative thought process requires a lot of skill and imagination on the designer's part.
For me concept designers such as Viktor and Rolf, Vivienne Westwood, Gareth Pugh and John Galliano are to be admired as they are innovators and will always be one step ahead at changing the world of concept fashion. Although many of their clothes aren't immediately wearable, they can be viewed as inspirational. After all, designers draw their inspiration from movies, street style, historical references, technology and the lifestyle changes which factor in our everyday world. Designers view their mannequins as a blank canvas which ultimately feeds their creativity and their need to produce collections that are one of a kind just like an artist creating a one-off piece of artwork.
For example Gareth Pugh's latest Spring/Summer collection for 2012 is complex and directional. As with all of his designs, we can expect heads to be turned as his pieces concentrate on structure and silhouette rather than masses of colour. With monochrome latticed cages and alien inspired characters, it's difficult to predict what Pugh will come up with next!
And hot on the heels of Shanghai Fashion week, Vivienne Westwood dressed models in all kinds of crazy pieces including voluminous tulle skirts which looked as though a stiff wind had glued the layers in place, chunky oriental platforms elegantly tied with ribbon and handbag slogans which stated 'I love crap', proving that she has not lost her unique and highly controversial artistic flair.
So yes, I certainly believe that art can be translated into fashion to reflect emotions, ideas and beauty in a way that can be described as decorative and thought provoking: the same can be said of say a fine art painting or a piece of pottery, it's just up to us how we choose to interpret fashion and art either as a blend of two worlds or as two separate entities… .


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The Humboldt Forum is completed in a period in which cultural and social certainties in connection with colonialism are being renegotiated. This presents the institution with unique opportunities and challenges.
The colonial past has left its mark on all the societies involved – primarily affecting the people who were once colonised, while also impacting the former imperial powers in Europe. To use the words of James Baldwin, "Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated." The situation is that much more dangerous when national and colonial histories stand side by side, disconnected from one another, and colonialism, racism, and nationalism are not seen in context. There is a compelling need not only to signalize "postcolonialism" as such, but also to facilitate the difficult, long-term process of fostering a nuanced critique to tackle the effects of a history of injustice and self-empowerment, of violence and oppression, of war crimes and deportations as well as of protesting, of learning from one another and of cultural exchange. The view of the past leads to the question of how we want to live together in one world both now and in the future and how we can face the challenges of our age, which will be impossible without a form of global learning. I am thinking of problems like the refugee crisis and migration, scarcity of resources, a lack of distributive justice and asymmetrical globalization. We need to incorporate these issues into the discussion on decolonialization.
As a new voice in the Berlin cultural landscape, the Humboldt Forum has an important role to play in this process of global reflection, learning and teaching. Because the non-European collections in the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin display objects not only from German colonies but also from those governed by other powers in Africa, Oceania and Asia, examining them in their complex entanglements with colonial expansion. The colonial past and its effects in the present are also key themes in the exhibitions at the Humboldt-Universität and the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin / Kulturprojekte Berlin; ultimately, as capital of the German imperial Reich, Berlin was at the heart of German colonial policy-making.
Accordingly, we at the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss feel we have a particular responsibility for engaging with our colonial legacy and postcolonial present in a critical, sensitive and proactive way. And this engagement does not end with the question of restitution but goes considerably further. Establishing connections and relationships across continental divides and social differences might be one way to facilitate participation. For example, with the help of a comprehensive programme of digitization, all the objects on display in the Humboldt Forum will be inventoried and the information made available to an international public via a database. This is predicated on provenance research – the process of clarifying the objects' origin. In tackling the sometimes problematic appropriation histories of the collection holdings, we will give visibility to a distinctive approach to the issue of "colonial legacy" in our exhibitions and programmes – this can only come about in cooperation with representatives of the diverse communities from different regions of the world. By listening to the many different voices, the Humboldt Forum has the opportunity to be a vibrant place of collective learning and understanding, and a venue for examining the past and engaging with the present.
A few of the exhibition projects that are currently underway or in planning at the Ethnologische Museum at the Humboldt Forum should be mentioned here. These projects are interested in a specific reappraisal of Germany's colonial past. For example, a temporary exhibition which is currently being developed on the basis of an established cooperation that has been underway for several years between researchers at the Ethnologisches Museum together with colleagues at National Museum in Tanzania. It not only deals with the colonial history of this East African country but also shows Tanzania's cultural history and the global interdependencies that existed before and after the period of German colonialism. One current project involves young artists from Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, and their approach to dealing with their cultural heritage. They are working with masks as an artistic medium: some that are stored in the historical collection in the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin and others that are still in use in modern-day East Africa. Other projects focus primarily on the provenance of objects, such as artworks that came to Berlin in the context of the German colonial war with the Boxers in China.
The Humboldt Forum is being completed in a period in which cultural and social certainties are being renegotiated and past and present are being recontextualized. It is one of the Forum's tasks to take up these debates, initiatives and ideas – in object presentations, exhibition concepts and events. In order to engage in dialogue and learn from one another, it is necessary to galvanize an active audience – in other words, you! After all, the whole concept behind the Humboldt Forum is to provide a space for the world's very different voices and accommodate their diverse (hi)stories.
Hartmut Dorgerloh is general director of the Humboldt Forum. Since 2004 he has lectured as an honorary professor at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and since 2007 has taught regularly at Universität Bern.


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Reporting repairs and allowing access (social housing tenants)
Council and housing association tenants must let their landlords know about any repair work that needs doing and should allow reasonable access for work to be done.
Call the Gas emergency number 0800 111 999 immediately if there is a gas leak or you notice any signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.
How do I report repairs?
Report all repairs to your landlord as soon as possible. Do this even if the repair is minor and you're not that bothered about getting it fixed.
It is often a condition of your tenancy agreement that you report repairs and you may have a tenants' handbook which should explain who to contact and how to report problems. There should be an emergency number you can call out-of-office hours.
You should be able to report repairs online, in person, by phone or text. You should always follow this up with a letter or email confirming the details. Make sure you date any letters and keep copies.
Use and adapt our sample letter Repairs 1.
What happens when I report the problem?
When you report the problem, your landlord should tell you whether the repair is their responsibility, or whether it's up to you to carry out the work. If you are a council tenant, they should confirm whether or not the repair is covered by the right to repair scheme.
If it is their responsibility, they should also tell you how they are going to deal with it and how long it is likely to take. Your tenants' handbook or tenancy agreement may tell you how long a particular type of repair should take to be fixed. If the repairs aren't done within a reasonable time council and housing association tenants can make a complaint using the official complaints procedure.
If you are not happy with the response you get, you may then be able to:
- complain to the ombudsman
- take your landlord to court
- contact the environmental health department
- do the repairs yourself and deduct the cost from your rent. It is important that you're careful if you want to do this. You must follow certain rules or you could risk being evicted because of rent arrears. For more information about this procedure click here.
Keep records
Most often the landlord will carry out the necessary repairs. However if you need to take any further action, you should collect all the evidence you can of the repairs that are needed, and what you have done to get your landlord to carry them out.
You could:
- take photographs of the things that need repairing
- keep belongings that have been affected (such as clothes damaged by damp), or take photographs of them. Work out how much they are worth.
- get an expert (eg. an environmental health officer from the council) to inspect your home
- keep copies of any letters or emails you send to your landlord, and any response you have received from them
- always make a note of any conversations you have with your landlord. Include dates, and what was agreed
- keep copies of any doctor's notes or hospital reports which show that your health has been affected by the problem
- keep receipts for any money you need to spend because of the repair problem (eg if you have to replace clothes or furnishings because of mould)
- keep energy bills if you have had to spend more e.g. because of defects to your heating system.
Allowing your landlord access
You must allow your landlord reasonable access to the property so they can assess what repairs are needed and carry out the work. Your landlord (or anyone acting on your landlord's behalf) should give you at least 24 hours' notice in writing before coming round, unless it's an emergency. They don't have to give you notice to do work in communal areas such as shared hallways or lifts.
If your landlord needs to get access to your home in an emergency, they are entitled to break in if necessary (for example, if a pipe bursts in your home while you're away and water is leaking into other properties nearby). However, your landlord will have to repair any damage caused if they force entry.
Although your landlord should arrange for repairs to be done, they may ask you to be at home to let in any contractors. Council and housing association tenants' handbook should explain your landlord's procedure.
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Developer Big Bad Wolf surpassed most people's expectations when it debuted The Council back in March with Episode 1: The Mad Ones. The French studio wasted little time to introduce players to The Council's interesting concept, complex characters and a compelling universe with many questions to be answered. Furthermore, The Council's arrival was a statement of intent in episodic gaming and The Mad Ones established itself as one of the strongest openers to date. Big Bad's message for The Council has been loud and clear: the studio can — and will — emulate episodes of the same high caliber as a veteran developer like Telltale Games. But episodic titles, as Telltale's proven time and time again, are only as successful and memorable as the sum of its parts. Episode 2: Hide and Seek continues to build on Big Bad's foundation in The Mad Ones, reiterating why the studio has struck a winning formula with its RPG mechanics and is not riding on beginner's luck with episodic gaming.
Hide and Seek picks up straight after the events from The Mad Ones, with Louis de Richet in his first face-to-face exchange with Lord William Mortimer. After creating an enigma-like status for Lord Mortimer in the first episode, Big Bad continues that theme throughout Hide and Seek. His demeanor leaves a lasting impression on players, considering the small amount of on-screen time he had in the episode. Hide and Seek, depending on a player's ending in The Mad Ones, can initially drift off into a subplot that allows players to investigate Lord Mortimer's manor and interact with different characters. Despite any early indications that the episode might be pure filler, Hide and Seek effectively retains its main story arc and Sarah Faustine de Richet's disappearance becomes central for players to uncover. Big Bad feeds tidbits of enticing information about Sarah and Lord Mortimer's relationship, grounding Hide and Seek's position to progress The Council's overall narrative while simultaneously intertwining different plot points together. While each character's agenda is still unclear — maintaining The Council's mystique throughout — players will slowly peel back more information behind each person and begin to piece together their real motives.
Hide and Seek is a relatively shorter experience than The Mad Ones. Compared with the opener's five acts, which included a prologue, Hide and Seek consists of only three acts. Despite the fewer acts, though, Hide and Seek sufficiently capitalizes on its playthrough time by giving players more of an opportunity to interact with characters that received less on-screen time in The Mad Ones. It benefits the universe that Big Bad created for The Council, offering time to flesh out each character while more prominent ones from the first episode drop to a supporting role. The island also plays host to a new character in the form of the Secretary of State and head of the Spanish Government, Manuel Godoy. Godoy's introduction is one of the first instances where the historical backdrop for The Council thrives and plays a central part in the narrative. From the envoys, military men and politicians assembled in one place on the island, it's riveting to watch an important historical event occur and how the implications affect each character's relationship with one another.
Big Bad has taken its own approach with handling episodic gaming and putting its own distinct style on it, but Hide and Seek is an example where it might have strayed too far away from the tried and tested formula. For example, Hide and Seek opens without a recap of the events from The Mad Ones, though Big Bad does sort of hint towards it with each character talking about their agendas. It was a missed opportunity to refresh The Council's story for players, especially when there's been a two-month release period between The Mad Ones and Hide and Seek. It's an issue that bleeds into the ending of Hide and Seek, as it sets up an intriguing cliffhanger without any teaser for the next episode. It abruptly ends, leaving players to yearn for some teaser, however small it might be, to build up the anticipation for The Council's third episode.
Big Bad's use and positioning of camera angles is also questionable in Hide and Seek. Over the course of the episode, there will be a strange over the shoulder shot used in conversations between Louis and other characters. It breaks away from that seamless real-time experience that occurred in the first episode when interacting with characters. Conversations can often feel wooden and awkward due to the actors reading their lines while little emotion is projected through their characters' actions. It's a big shift from the opener — and immediately noticeable, too — proving to be more of a negative change than a positive one. That's not to mention the minor loading times between conversations and other interactions, too, ultimately detracting from the experience and raising questions about The Council maintaining the consistency expected in episodic gaming.
Playing through The Mad Ones more than once demonstrated the impact of picking a certain choice or taking a different path. Hide and Seek is a testament to that fact, showing that The Council embodies episodic gaming to the core. It's never about an illusion of choice or deception, but rather it's all about pragmatic thinking when it comes to selecting the best option. Hide and Seek expands on the experience by making new areas of the manor available to explore, not to mention the ability to revisit areas from the previous episode and use upgraded skills or new items to unlock rewards. Challenges and puzzles introduced in this episode are familiar to those featured in The Mad Ones. From a biblical riddle to solving the mystery behind a series of statues, they can be both challenging and difficult enough to stump the most seasoned players. Anyone that's a fan of the classic puzzles in Shinji Mikami's Resident Evil will feel right at home. But without the decision to include a proper hint feature, players might find that their frustration builds up to the point of giving up on the episode altogether.
The Council's RPG mechanics remain as effective as ever and only reinforces the fact that it's one of the best aspects introduced to any episodic title in recent years. Characters' immunities and vulnerabilities continue to take a central role when it comes to unlocking the best outcome for players in different conversations. Considering how many unique characters players will come into contact with over The Council, there will be several instances in Hide and Seek when they need to refer back to the menu screen to remember a character's vulnerabilities or immunities. Even after the end of Hide and Seek, players will be nowhere near close to having each character fully profiled. Players need to take advantage of the opportunity they have to identify an immunity or vulnerability as early as possible in Hide and Seek, allowing them to achieve — and maximize — the best outcome for conversations going into the final three episodes.
Confrontations have been somewhat reduced in Hide and Seek, which is a real shame for anyone that enjoyed the verbal showdowns in The Mad Ones. It might be that Big Bad is looking to tone down the gimmick factor behind it, but it's sorely missed in Hide and Seek on more than one occasion and could have added that extra depth to a single playthrough. With that said, however, The Council is a rare exception of an episodic title that requires multiple playthroughs to discover what's really been missed or overlooked. Depending on the choices made in The Mad Ones, players might experience a Confrontation in the early stages, be put on a certain mission on behalf of Lord Mortimer or miss an entire chunk of the opening act. Big Bad maintains that feature in Hide and Seek by allowing players to choose different paths, which will no doubt alter the course of the third episode and the story as a whole.
One reoccurring issue throughout The Council has been maintaining a consistent frame rate, holding back the title from reaching its true potential. It was an initial criticism directed towards The Mad Ones (among many other issues), but frame rate has actually become worse in Hide and Seek. Louis' running animation will lag and stutter, different bugs will make it difficult to seamlessly break away from interactions and there was more than one instance where characters could glitch into the environment. It's not only frustrating for the fact that it hinders the appreciation for Big Bad's work on Hide and Seek's visuals, but it also detracts from the actual experience. For an episode that rivaled The Mad Ones in many areas, Hide and Seek dramatically falls short of its predecessor simply on the frame rate issue alone.
Hide and Seek is a frustrating experience through and through, mainly for the potential that is wasted due to technical issues and other minor problems. Big Bad showed promise in delivering an episode that could have matched or outdone its opener on many fronts, though it does deserve credit for progressing the story steadily and answering some questions while raising others. When it boils down to it, though, Hide and Seek doesn't live up to its full potential. Big Bad chose some of the best features of episodic gaming and successfully embedded those into the heart of The Mad Ones, but then it ultimately falls back on itself with Hide and Seek, whether it's through the lack of teasing the next episode or even giving some form of recap for the story. It's not all bad for Hide and Seek, though, as it truly puts on an exciting, engrossing experience that The Mad Ones did before it. But for The Council to put itself back on course, it needs — and must — hammer out the technical issues holding back this unique episodic gaming title from flourishing.


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Global Insider: Justice System on the Brink of Collapse in Libya's Security Vacuum
Thursday, March 20, 2014
This month, Saadi Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was extradited from Niger to Libya to face trial. In an email interview, Hanan Salah, a Libya researcher at Human Rights Watch, explained the progress and failures to date of Libya's post-Gadhafi judiciary.
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Topic Page: Commonwealth of Nations
voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated states (states with full internal government but whose external relations are governed by Britain); Mozambique and Rwanda are the only members never to have been under British authority even in part. At its foundation under the Statute of Westminster (see Westminster, Statutes of) in 1931, the Commonwealth was composed of Great Britain, the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland), Canada, Newfoundland (since 1949 part of Canada), Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Other sovereign members (with date of entry) are or have been: India (1947), Pakistan (1947), Sri Lanka (as Ceylon, 1948), Ghana (1957), Malaysia (as Federation of Malaya, 1957), Nigeria (1960), Cyprus (1961), Sierra Leone (1961), Tanzania (as Tanganyika, 1961), Jamaica (1962), Trinidad and Tobago (1962), Uganda (1962), Kenya (1963), Malawi (1964), Zambia (1964), Malta (1964), The Gambia (1965), Singapore (1965), Guyana (1966), Botswana (1966), Lesotho (1966), Barbados (1966), Antigua and Barbuda (1967), Dominica (1967), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1967), Saint Lucia (1967), Nauru (1968), Mauritius (1968), Swaziland (1968), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1969), Samoa (1970), Tonga (1970), Bangladesh (1972), Bahamas (1973), Grenada (1974), Papua New Guinea (1975), Seychelles (1976), Solomon Islands (1978), Tuvalu (1978), Kiribati (1979), Vanuatu (1980), Zimbabwe (1980), Belize (1981), Brunei (1984), Maldives (1985), Namibia (1990), Cameroon (1995), Mozambique (1995), and Rwanda (2009). Ireland, South Africa, Pakistan, Fiji, Zimbabwe, The Gambia, and Maldives all withdrew at different times, but South Africa, Pakistan, Fiji, and The Gambia have rejoined. In addition, Nigeria's membership was suspended (1995–99) because of the country's human-rights abuses; Sierra Leone was suspended (1997–98) when it was under military rule; Pakistan was suspended (1999–2004) following a military coup and (2007–8) following the imposition of emergency rule; Zimbabwe was suspended for a year following the widely criticized presidential election of 2002, and when the suspension was extended in 2003, Zimbabwe withdrew; and Fiji has been suspended several times following coups, most recently from 2009 (partially suspended from 2006) to 2014.
The purpose of the Commonwealth is consultation and cooperation. The sovereign members retain full authority in all domestic and foreign affairs, although Britain generally enjoys a traditional position of leadership in certain matters of mutual interest. There are economic ties in the fields of trade, investment, and development programs for new nations. A set of trade agreements (begun at the Ottawa Conference in 1932) between Britain and the other members gave preferential tariff treatment to many raw materials and manufactured goods that the Commonwealth nations sell in Britain, but the system of preferential tariffs was abandoned after Britain's entry into the European Community (now the European Union) in 1973. Periodically there are meetings of Commonwealth heads of government, but no collective decision made at these meetings is considered binding. In 1965 a Commonwealth secretariat was established, with headquarters in London.
See also British Empire.
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Hi, Steve Edge here with an update about the latest New Music Radio Show. This month we've added all these tracks to the Celtica Radio Playlist. I'm also playing one or two "classics" from the vaults, Oh yes, and Bill made me play Doctor Spangles!
Maggie Khiane – Happy Day
Airiel Down – Into The Blue
Irritant – Voice of the Siren
The Lazerus Plot – Don't Change a Thing
Koopa – One Off Song for the Summer
Urban Myth Club – Moon & The Night
Maria Miller – I Dont Want Tomorrow To Be Monday
Walter Mann – Honey
Kevin Kennedy – My Best Days
Maidens IV – Jolly Rover
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The European Brain Council (EBC) is a network of key players in the "Brain Area", with a membership encompassing scientific societies, patient organisations, professional societies and industry partners.
A non-profit organisation based in Brussels, its main mission is to promote brain research with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of the estimated 179 million Europeans living with brain conditions, mental and neurological alike.
With the aim to speak with one voice, EBC stands as the platform to foster cooperation between its member organisations and other stakeholders, consistently promoting dialogue between scientists, industry and society. As showcased by its growing portfolio of projects, research and policy papers, as well as events, EBC emphasizes the importance of continued interaction with the European Institutions to build strong European health policies, raising awareness and encouraging education on the brain and the repercussions of neurological and mental health conditions on society as a whole.
Prof. Monica Di LucaMonica Di Luca, EBC President, is Professor of Pharmacology, Director of NeuroNest (Center of Neuroscience) and Head of Laboratory of Pharmacology of Neurodegeneration – DiSFeB at the University of Milano. Her primary research interest is related to synaptic plasticity in physiological and pathological conditions, with the primary aim to apply basic findings to the cure of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. She has been member of Council of several national and international scientific organizations including Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS, President 2014-2016), the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), EMBO and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain (EDAB). Full bio here
Prof. Patrice Boyer, MD, PhDProf. Patrice Boyer is a past President of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and current Vice-President of the European Brain Council. He is Professor of Neurosciences and Psychiatry at the University Paris-Diderot (France) and Professor of Psychiatry and post graduate studies (geographical) at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is the Secretary General of the French Congress of Psychiatry, a member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the main foundation for research in psychiatry in France (Fondamental) and a member of the editorial board of European Psychiatry. Prof. Boyer was previously the co-Chairman of the Master and Doctorate courses for neurobiology at the Universities of Paris 5 and Paris 7 and the advisor for psychiatry in the then newly created INSERM thematic institute (ITMO Neurosciences).
Joke Jaarsma
Joke Jaarsma is EBC Treasurer and President of the European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA). In 2009 she started the European Alliance for Restless Legs Syndrome, an organization which now represents all major European patient groups for RLS. She still works with them as Director of External Relations. Furthermore, she also is a member of several scientific panels at the European Academy of Neurology.
In her working life, Joke Jaarsma was senior publisher at one of the major science publishers. She joined the Dutch Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) patient association in 1999, and she is still active as Vice President of the Dutch group.
Having finished full-time paid employment, she decided to spend her retirement in helping give neurology patients a strong and collective voice.
Pedro Manuel Palma Leal Ortiz de Montellano
It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the sudden death of our dear colleague Pedro Montellano who unexpectedly passed away on 2 October, 2015. Pedro was the Vice-President of the European Brain Council and President of Gamian-Europe, the Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network. He was also a Board member, Executive Director and Treasurer of ADEB – Associação de apoio aos doentes depressivos e bipolares (Association for support of patients with depression and bipolar disease Portugal). Pedro was not only a colleague within delegations to EBC; he was for all of us a person full of dedication to the cause that he defended, and to many a true friend. We shall sorely miss his wisdom, knowledge and warm enthusiasm.
Frédéric DestrebecqFrédéric Destrebecq is the Executive Director of the European Brain Council since October 2014. In this capacity, he is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership while managing the day to day operations of EBC and its ongoing relationships with its member associations and other stakeholders, as well as representing the organisation in various European and national forums.
Prior to this position, Fred served the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) as Chief Executive Officer, and previously as Director for European Affairs. Fred holds a Master Degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium). He also studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Paris) and University of Wales College (Cardiff), in the framework of the former EU Socrates exchange programme.
Giovanni Esposito
Giovanni Esposito is the Research Project Manager of the European Brain Council since March 2015. Prior to this position, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the VIB in Leuven (Belgium), where he worked for five years. His research at VIB focused on molecular events leading to Parkinson's diseases. Giovanni holds a Master's Degree in Biology and a PhD in neurobiology from the University 'Federico II' of Naples (Italy). Within the EBC, Giovanni is responsible for the coordination of research projects addressing public mental health policies.
Cécile Grebet
Cécile Grebet is the Finance and Administration Manager of the European Brain Council since September 2015. She is responsible for the overall financial management, supervises and manages human resources processes, and coordinates operations as well as other administrative issues within EBC.
Prior to this position, she has worked for the European Office of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in Brussels, and for the Adecco Group in Paris. She holds a degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Paris-Sceaux. Within EBC, she is in charge of the accounting and budgeting, and office management.
Latifah Irakiza
Latifah Irakiza is the Office Manager at the European Brain Council as of May 2018. Latifah organized and coordinated administration duties within the EBC team, and helps maintain an efficient work environment, ensuring high levels of organizational effectiveness, communication within EBC, and safety.
Prior to this position, Latifah has worked at luxury hotels in Brussels for the past 10 years.
Stephanie Kramer
Stephanie Kramer has an international profile and significant experience in external communications, international relations and project management. Her work revolves around the effective communication of all EBC work to the general public and EU institutions, the development and coordination of various projects and initiatives (including campaigns and workshops) as well as the coordination of the EBC advocacy efforts.
Stephanie holds an LLM in International Law from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA in International Relations & Diplomacy from Schiller International University. She has previous communications, external relations and project management experience at the United Nations and private sector organisations. Stephanie has lived and worked in 12 countries around the world, including the United States, Thailand, Egypt and Chile.
Vinciane Quoidbach
Vinciane Quoidbach is Research Project Manager - Public Health and Policy for the « Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders » Study at the European Brain Council.Prior to this position, Vinciane worked in both public and private sector, at national and international level. She served the Belgian Federal Public Service Health, and the Federal Minister of Health Cabinet as Advisor in charge of public health policy and regulations development in the area of Cancer, Chronic Diseases and Rare Diseases as well as the Biopharmaceutical Company AbbVie as Health Initiatives Manager. She also worked for the World Health Organization in Geneva, Swizterland as Technical Officer, Non communicable diseases and mental health cluster and the United Nations Development Programme in Pretoria, South Africa as Technical Officer, Social development department). Vinciane holds a Master Degree in Hospital and Healthcare Management from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Management from Manchester Business School. She also holds a Master Degree in Political Sciences and European Studies from University of Antwerp. Vinciane is staff member of the Belgian Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBAM) at KULeuven.
Marijn Scholte
Marijn Scholte works as a Policy Officer at the European Brain Council (EBC) since November 2017. In this role, he is primarily responsible for monitoring EU policy processes relevant to the communication and advocacy initiatives of EBC, supporting EBC's engagement with decision-makers at the EU and national levels, managing and coordinating the network of National Brain Councils and supporting the ongoing projects of EBC.Marijn holds a Master Degree in International Relations, with a focus on European integration, from the University of Groningen (Netherlands).
The European Brain Council is honoured and delighted that the following prominent European politicians, who have provided exceptional support and encouragement to the EBC since it was founded, have accepted Honorary Membership of our organisation and have expressed the wish to continue to support its aims and objectives in the years to come.
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