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IGN was lucky enough to receive some retail copies of God of War: Chains of Olymus on the PSP. It came with an ad that promises there is more to come on the PlayStation 3.
The ad basically states God of War III is coming to the PlayStation 3 soon. Soon means short, so can we expect this by the summer? Lets hope so.
[God of War III Ad]
Friday, February 29, 2008
God of War III Ad in Chains of Olympus Retail Copies
IGN was lucky enough to receive some retail copies of God of War: Chains of Olymus on the PSP. It came with an ad that promises there is more to come on the PlayStation 3.
Posted by onAXIS at 2/29/2008 06:09:00 PM 6 comments
Tags: God of War III, God of War: Chains of Olympus, SCE Studios Santa Monica, Sony Computer Entertainment
Mirror's Edge: Eight New Screenshots
Posted by onAXIS at 2/29/2008 05:39:00 PM 7 comments
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Coming Next Thursday
Capcom has announced today that their upcoming fast paced arcade action title, Rocketmen: Axis of Evil, will finally be arriving to the PLAYSTATION Network on Thursday March 6, 2008. A demo will also be available on the Store as well.
In this arcade shooter, players will join the heroes of the Alliance of Free Planets in their white-knuckled, frenzied struggle to free the Solar System from the tyrannical grip of the Legion of Terra. Up to four players will be able to cooperatively shoot their way through multiple levels, powering up their weapons, picking up bonuses and laying waste to anything that moves.
Look forward to it next Thursday!
Posted by onAXIS at 2/29/2008 05:34:00 PM 4 comments
Tags: Capcom, Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
Rumor: Street Fighter IV a PlayStation 3 Exclusive?
The latest rumor in gaming might get a lot of PlayStation 3 owners excited. The rumor is that Street Fighter IV will be coming on June 12, 2008 exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
It's being said it will be released on that day only for the PlayStation 3. The rumor has been through dozens of French Sites. Jeux Video: "We have just noticed that the editor just listed Street Fighter IV on the platform dedicated to the European press. One of the details is that the title is only announced on PS3, for the 12 June 2008."
For the sake of fighting on your PlayStation 3, lets hope this is true.
[Rumour Bust: Street Fighter IV Will Clash With MGS4]
Update: Capcom: "The only platform announced for SFIV has been the Japanese arcade release coming this summer"
[Rumorsmash: Street Fighter IV PS3 Only]
Posted by onAXIS at 2/29/2008 05:30:00 PM 8 comments
Tags: Capcom, Street Fighter IV
PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.15 Debug Leaked
It seems Firmware 2.15 for the PlayStation 3 was leaked today. In the unpacked file list, it adds a new "vm" folder to the PlayStation 3 Hard Drive. You can view the unpacked list below, see if you can figure something out.
PS3 Debug Firmware v2.15 File List[BREAKiNG NEWS: PS3 Debug Firmware 2.15 leaked!] [Warning: Massive Ads]
Directory of ..2.15_DEBUG
02/28/2008 03:46 PM 3 dots.txt
02/28/2008 05:38 PM 0 firmware.txt
02/28/2008 03:47 PM update
02/28/2008 03:46 PM 103,260,160 update.tar
02/28/2008 03:46 PM 5,581,512 updater.sce
02/28/2008 03:46 PM 5 version.txt
02/28/2008 03:47 PM vsh
02/28/2008 03:46 PM 10,240 vsh.tar
6 File(s) 108,851,920 bytes
Directory of ..2.15_DEBUGupdate
01/19/2008 03:41 AM 1,966,992 BDIT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE.pkg
01/19/2008 03:42 AM 951,040 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_301R.pkg
01/19/2008 03:42 AM 951,040 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_302R.pkg
01/19/2008 03:42 AM 951,040 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_303R.pkg
01/20/2008 01:54 PM 243,559 BLUETOOTH_FIRMWARE.pkg
01/19/2008 03:43 AM 4,976,256 CORE_OS_PACKAGE.pkg
01/20/2008 01:51 PM 1,671 dev_flash_000.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:51 PM 5,616,394 dev_flash_001.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:52 PM 3,357,807 dev_flash_002.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:52 PM 5,055,467 dev_flash_003.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:52 PM 19,451 dev_flash_004.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:52 PM 10,304,923 dev_flash_005.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:53 PM 9,569,246 dev_flash_006.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
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01/20/2008 01:53 PM 9,790,673 dev_flash_008.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:53 PM 10,329,525 dev_flash_009.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:53 PM 7,453,935 dev_flash_010.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:54 PM 9,740,817 dev_flash_011.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:54 PM 9,137,037 dev_flash_012.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:54 PM 5,223,205 dev_flash_013.tar.aa.2008_01_21_084823
01/20/2008 01:54 PM 28,636 MULTI_CARD_FIRMWARE.pkg
01/19/2008 03:40 AM 576 RL_FOR_PACKAGE.img
01/19/2008 03:40 AM 704 RL_FOR_PROGRAM.img
01/20/2008 01:54 PM 4,864 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01000005.pkg
01/20/2008 01:54 PM 4,864 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01010302.pkg
01/20/2008 01:55 PM 1,209 UPL.xml.pkg
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Directory of ..2.15_DEBUGvsh
12/17/2006 07:09 PM 0 a
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Total Files Listed:
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8 Dir(s) 158,846,169,088 bytes free
Posted by onAXIS at 2/29/2008 06:27:00 AM 10 comments
Tags: Firmware Update, PlayStation 3, Sony Computer Entertainment
Warhawk: Leaked APC Footage from GDC 2008
Some footage from the Game Developers Conference 2008 of Warhawk seems to accidently feature the rumored Armored Personal Carrier. The carrier can be seen at around 1:11. Enjoy!
Posted by onAXIS at 2/29/2008 06:25:00 AM 3 comments
Tags: GDC 2008, Incognito Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Warhawk
White PlayStation 3 Coming in March?
Over the last week, retailers across the US have been reporting that they've stopped receiving 40GB PlayStation 3 Spider-Man 3 bundles. Instead, they've been told to expect 40GBs without a movie. Weird. It's being said that Circuit City employees are receiving PlayStation 3's with a model number of CECHH01. That is the same model number for the White PlayStation 3's in Japan. Could a White PlayStation 3 soon be emerging for the US?
[White PS3 Due In March?]
Posted by onAXIS at 2/29/2008 12:00:00 AM 4 comments


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The burglars targeted top-of-the-range cars worth a total of £1.13 million by breaking into the upmarket properties to steal the ignition keys.
Some of the vehicles were sold via Auto Trader but at least one was cut into pieces and the remainder vanished without trace after apparently being given false identification details.
At one of the break-ins, a five-year-old girl woken up by the thieves told her mother she had seen "monsters" in their house but was assured she had just had a bad dream. The family later discovered their car had been taken in the night.
The gang broke into 11 country homes in east Lancashire in March and April last year, successfully stealing a Ferrari, an Audi R8, an Audi Q7, a BMW X5, a Ford Focus, a Bentley Continental, a Ford Focus RS, a Range Rover Sport and a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution with a total value of £543,000.
They had also planned to steal other luxury cars and motorcycles worth a further £587,000, Burnley Crown Court heard.
Benjamin Lawrence, prosecuting, said the householders were home at the time of nearly all of the burglaries.
He added: "A very limited amount of property was recovered. There is some evidence of vehicles being sold on Auto Trader. One was recovered having been cut into pieces, but for the most part the property was not recovered."
Damian Royle, 29, Paul Holden, 32, and Liam Hanbury, 30, all of Bradford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary. Hanbury and Royle were jailed for five years, while Holden received a 40-month sentence.
Passing sentence, Judge Jonathan Gibson said: "This was serious and organised crime, with potentially very high rewards for those who were playing leading roles.
"The vehicles that you stole appear to have been disposed of more or less without trace and it's clear certain individuals were making a great deal of money out of what was going on."


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Industry sector: Medical devices
Headquarters: Shenzhen
Established in 1991 and floated on the New York Stock Exchange in 2006, Mindray is China's largest medical equipment manufacturer. Based in Shenzhen, the company has carved a particular niche in the competitive US market as a lower-cost provider of devices and equipment for facilities such as hospitals and medical institutions; in all, its products can be found in some 190 countries around the world. IP management and strategy are central planks of its corporate policy; most recently, it prevailed in a patent infringement suit filed against competitor Edan Instruments in June 2012.


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We're celebrating STAMPlorations 5th Anniversary and we want you to be a part of the fun!
As a part of the celebrations, I had to choose my 3 favorite cards to share with you. Here's my first favorite card.
I've done a lot of masking to create this one layer card. I've used the beautiful True North set for the ship and the sentiment is from the Noteworthy 2 set
Here's my second favorite card
Finally, here's my third favorite card
I just love how this card turned out! I've used distress oxide inks on the Shower of Flutters stencil, the sentiment is from the Heartfelt Rose set.
And now for some new projects, I love making floral cards and STAMPLorations has some gorgeous floral stamps. For my first card, I've used the gorgeous floral bouquet from Best Mom Ever - Dee's Artsy Impressions
I stamped it multiple times around the edges of a watercolor panel and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The sentiment is from the Fond Expressions 2 - Shery Russ Designs set.
The second card features the In Bloom: Classic Calla Lilies - Shery Russ Designs set. I've colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers too.
The sentiment is from Fond Expressions 2 - Shery Russ Designs
Of course, we want YOU to be part of the festivities!
And that's how it works:
- Link up your wish list HERE for a chance to be one of five winners of $25 worth of products on your list.
- Leave comments on this blog and on the designers' blogs throughout the month for a chance to be one of five winners of a $25 gift certificate.
- CASE any of my projects and/or any projects from this post and all the posts we'll be publishing in June.
- Link Up your project(s) HERE for a chance to be one of five winners of a $50 gift certificate.
Now, your turn to get crafty, CASE projects and share with us!
CASEing, commenting and linking up to the wishlist linky party end on July 3. Winners will be announced on July 10 on the STAMPlorations Blog. We're excited to see your beautiful projects fill the gallery.
Before you head to the full project post, check out the fantastic June Promotions Shery's offering at the STAMPlorations Store:
Before you head to the full project post, check out the fantastic June Promotions Shery's offering at the STAMPlorations Store:
- $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags (while supplies last)
- 50% Off Flash Sale: Every Monday: select products will be placed in the FLASH SALE category, where they will be 50% off automatically…no coupon code needed. Sale ends every Tuesday night at 11:59 pm Pacific. PLUS… take an extra 20% OFF when you use this code: STAMPGIRLJUHI
- Freebie Days: Every Wednesday to Sunday, all orders (no minimum) qualify for a free item (any in-stock 3×5 stamp or any word/phrase die up to $10 value)… PLUS… take an extra 20% OFF when you use this code:STAMPGIRLJUHI
Happy celebrating!
Hope you have time to play along!


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Magician Leicester
When Duncan isn't available, he recommends Steve Gee who is a full time, professional magician in Leicester and Loughborough wedding magician. He has been performing highly visual, commercial magic and mind reading in Leicestershire for about a decade. Be it weddings, parties or corporate events, he can customise his act to your occassion.
Forget your preconceived of magic. Magic of yesteryear has in the past often included unfunny patter, comb-over hair, incomprehensible card tricks and bunny rabbits.
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BRUSSELS — The European Commission president, José Manuel Barroso, described the proposal for a single supervisor for the region's banks on Wednesday as the first step in a renewed drive for a federally unified Europe.
But immediate dissent from different European quarters over the ambition and scope of the banking plan, as well as concern about its feasibility, were reminders that a call like Mr. Barroso's for "more Europe" as a solution to the Continent's ills might be more easily said than done.
Delivering his annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Mr. Barroso outlined a plan for more central banking regulation as a crucial part of the effort to resolve the region's debt crisis.
The proposal, which would require the unanimous approval of the European Union's 27 member nations, would give the European Central Bank the power to withdraw banking licenses, fine noncompliant lenders and require all 6,000 euro zone banks to join the system by Jan. 1, 2014.
Mr. Barroso also opened the door to a new discussion on revising the bloc's rule book, even invoking the word federation to describe his ultimate goal. But something akin to a United States of Europe is regarded as a step too far by many Europeans, who fear a loss of national sovereignty.Continue reading the main story
"A deep and genuine economic and monetary union can be started under the current treaty but can only be completed with changes in the E.U. treaties," he said. "I call for a federation of nation states, not a superstate."
He indicated that proposals for a new treaty could come as soon as 2014.
That will raise concerns among some politicians who remember how plans to draw up a constitution for the bloc took several years to draft and were then rejected by referendums in France and the Netherlands in 2005.
The Lisbon Treaty, which took the place of the constitution, was intended to be the last redrawing of the rules for many years. Any new treaty would require the approval of all member states.
Seeking to paint himself as a moderate with ideas that could stem extremism during a period of economic distress, Mr. Barroso said that "we must not allow the populists and the nationalists to set a negative agenda."
Mr. Barroso, whose term is set to end in 2014, also said that the next president should have more democratic legitimacy and that political groupings in Europe should each propose one nominee for the job before the next elections. Currently, the commission president is selected through a sort of horse-trading process by national governments, with the choice subject to Parliament's approval.
Dissent over the proposal for banking supervision was an ominous sign for swift progress on the larger ambitions sketched by Mr. Barroso. Any delay could be painful for countries like Spain that need financial infusions for their banks.
European leaders have said that such infusions from the euro zone's permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, were contingent on the central bank's having a lead role in banking supervision.
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, made clear her country's concern that it was unrealistic to expect the central bank to be able to oversee 6,000 banks effectively, as the plan proposes, because regulators would be spread too thin.
"It is not acceptable if every bank is to be controlled, but not every bank can be controlled," Ms. Merkel said in a speech before Parliament in Berlin. "It is about quality and not quantity."
In a separate statement, the German Finance Ministry recommended that the central bank "initially focus on systemically relevant banks, those that pose risks of a systemic nature or are recipients of state aid," while "banks that are not systemically important should in principle continue to be supervised by national supervisory authorities."
Some analysts echoed those reservations, warning that trying to do too much would strain the central bank's resources and risk creating regulatory black holes.
"The division of responsibility between national supervisors and the E.C.B. also creates possibilities for additional problems that may inevitably arise in the gaps between the two, as such a division and the necessary coordination can never be perfect," said Sony Kapoor, the director of Re-Define, a Brussels-based research organization.
Michel Barnier, the European commissioner for the internal market, said on Wednesday that the system had to cover all banks within the euro area "in order to be credible" and because "small- and medium-size banks can create major problems."
Dissent, on various grounds, has also come from countries like Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic that are members of the European Union but do not yet use the euro. They have expressed concerns about a potential run on banks not regulated by the new single supervisor and backstopped by the European bailout fund.
Officials in Britain, which is an important member of the bloc but does not use the euro, fear the effect the centralized banking plan may have on London, Europe's biggest financial center.
A "banking union for the euro area must also respect the integrity of the single market for the whole of the European Union, and we'll ensure the agreement on it does that," said a British diplomat, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with standard policy.
Another obstacle to rapid passage of the plan could come from the European Parliament itself.
Parliament now has a say only on part of the package concerning the future role of another agency, the European Banking Authority. But that limited role is not sufficient, said Hannes Swoboda, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats group in Parliament.
"The proposals should be seen as a global package to be negotiated on an equal footing between E.U. governments and the European Parliament," Mr. Swoboda said.
Sharon Bowles, the chair of Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee, also signaled the need for greater parliamentary scrutiny of banking legislation.
But granting Parliament a formal role could draw out the process well into next year and delay the possibility of giving aid directly to banks in countries like Spain, said a European diplomat who spoke on the condition of anonymity because Parliament had not yet made a formal request to be involved.
Investors will probably gauge the ability of Europeans to adopt the banking plan as an indicator of their determination to resolve the euro zone crisis.
"A swift agreement would help to challenge the perception that governments in the euro zone never reach agreement on anything without squabbling about it for months on end," said Ken Wattret, chief euro zone economist for BNP Paribas in London.Continue reading the main story


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Financial instruments — Overview
The FASB is currently (1) finalizing amendments to existing guidance on classification and measurement of financial instruments and (2) redeliberating its credit losses proposal.
In early 2013, in an effort to improve and increase convergence of the FASB's and IASB's respective accounting standards for financial instruments, the FASB issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) to obtain feedback on the recognition, classification, measurement, and presentation of financial instruments. In subsequent redeliberations, the FASB decided to abandon work on a converged approach and to retain most of the existing U.S. GAAP requirements related to classification and measurement of financial instruments other than for equity investments.
Until June 2012, the FASB and the IASB jointly deliberated an impairment model known as the "three-bucket approach," which was broadly similar to the new IFRS 9 impairment approach. In response to feedback from U.S. constituents on the joint model, however, the FASB decided to develop an alternative impairment model — the current expected credit loss (CECL) model — and issued a proposed ASU on that model in December 2012. Under the CECL model, an entity would recognize as an allowance its estimate of the contractual cash flows not expected to be collected. The FASB continues to make progress on redeliberating various aspects of the proposed CECL model and revising existing impairment guidance for certain financial assets.
In July 2014, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 9 that introduce a new expected-loss impairment model to IFRSs and modify the standard's existing classification and measurement guidance. For more information about IASB's amendments to IFRS 9 see Deloitte's August 8, 2014 Heads Up. The FASB also recently added a project to its agenda to consider improvements to the hedge accounting guidance under U.S. GAAP.
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Gurunanak Sweets is nothing but heavenly space for sweets, savories, bakery and dairy items. From Tandoori Tadka to Chaat Street to Soya Special, the menu is classified into signature specials. Apart from Indian Main Course, Chinese and Continental spread stands tempting. Stunning sweets ranging from Laddu to Gulab Jamun to Rasmalai to even Chocolate Truffle sit pretty. Hearty breakfast of Stuffed Paratha or Bhature Chana makes your day.
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Imtra® Miami Light Fixture – White, G4 Socket, Frosted Lens, & LED light bulb
This item has been modified & includes an LED Bulb
Item Number: ILSH30400
Directional recessed spot with low-profile flush trim ring design. Full aluminium reflector and vertical-mount bulb for optimized lumens & symmetrical beam pattern. Adjustable "eyeball" spot shines light where needed most. PCB base for safe and efficient heat transfer. Includes stainless steel trap-style springs for quick mounting and fast bulb changes. 3.15″ trim ring diameter. Max 20W G4 bulb.
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Imtra® Miami Light Fixture – White, G4 Socket, Frosted Lens, & LED light bulb
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The Backstreet Boys Are Having a Throwback Sunday To The '90s — PHOTO
Everybody (yeah, yeah)...rock your body (yeah, yeah)...everybody...rock your body right. Backstreet's back, all right! Well, sort of (and yes, you can publicly shame me for knowing all of the lyrics to that song) . In honor of the VMAs, The Backstreet Boys tweeted a throwback to the 1999 VMAs. Believe it or not, BSB was gracing us with "I Want It That Way" a whopping fifteen years ago, which means — yes, you're old, but it's okay, because they are, too. AJ McLean looks very, very different.
But despite AJ's foray into posting pictures on his website of skulls superimposed onto his manparts, we should all pause to remember that 1999 was a special year for pop music. In fact, dare I say it, but 1999 was the beginning of the dawn of a new era for pop music. Britney Spears released ...Baby One More Time! *NSYNC rose to popularity! Christina Aguilera's "Genie In A Bottle" came onto the air, giving tweens around the globe a new lesson in vocal riffing! And of course, the Backstreet Boys' seminal album, Millennium, hit shelves — and perhaps even more significantly, all five of the boys donned matching white outfits.
So, since the Boys (or their PR person, whatever) decided to take a couple of seconds to tweet about this critical moment in pop music history, I've decided to take it a step further and give you the Boys' actual performance from 1999.
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Woodmans Arms in Angmering has a beer garden. The pub serves food, it has an outside area. Woodmans Arms serves real ale. The pub has free WiFi, it is a member of Cask Marque.
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Beer Day Britain 2018
Happening on 15/06/2018 [Expired]
Friday 15th June marks the annual celebration of the nation's best-loved bevvy - real ale! So why not come down and join us in raising a glass of the good stuff and say #CheersToBeer!
Fuller's Charity Beer Returns
Published on 13/12/2017 [Expired]
Fuller's seasonal ale Wise Men is back for the month of December in support of men's health charity, Prostate Cancer UK.
For every pint of Wise Men that is sold in a Fuller's managed pub, 50p will be donated to Prostate Cancer UK, while every firkin sold to tenants and free trade…


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Salem First Missionary Baptist Church
816 E. Palm Street• Fitzgerald, Georgia 31750
Salem First Missionary Baptist Church located in Fitzgerald, Georgia (Ben Hill County) is a Missionary Baptist Church and is prayerfully seeking a Pastor who is called by God and equipped to effectively preach and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Word of God.
Salem First Missionary Baptist Church has been a symbol of hope in Ben Hill County for over 120 years. The Pastor shall direct and instruct the membership in religious truth and guide the church to eternal order.
All candidates must be licensed and ordained in the Missionary Baptist Church and seek to lead the membership with vision and purpose. The pastor shall be a believer in the basic doctrine of the Missionary Baptist Church and a committed Preacher of the Gospel, with theological education and work experience.
Interested persons who wish to be considered must submit a cover letter and current resume'. Candidates selected for further consideration will be notified and asked to provide additional information later in the selection process. Those candidates must consent to a reference and criminal background check to advance through the process.
Applicants may submit information to:
Salem First Missionary Baptist Church
Attention: Church Council
P.O. Box 412
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
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Flatneset Hiking Trail
Take in the dramatic beauty of Senja on a family-friendly coastal trail
Essential info
- Destination: Senja
- Season: June-September
- Difficulty: Medium
- Distance: 9.8 kilometers (out‑and‑back)
- Elevation Gain: 110 meters
- Duration: 3-4 hours
About Flatneset
The island of Senja is an island of contrasts from the flat seashore to the steep, jagged mountain sides shooting up from the ocean. The family-friendly trail from Straumsnes to Flatneset takes you on an easy hike along the water's edge and offers amazing views without demanding an exhausting climb first.
Parts of the landscape you'll see on the way are protected under Norwegian law because of their cultural and biological significance. The nature on Senja is quite varied and described by some as a "cross-section" of Norwegian nature containing fjords, mountains, and forest, all in one place.
Weather conditions can swiftly change on the island so be prepared for wet, foggy and cold weather as well as dry. It might also be wise to invest in a map of the area you'll be hiking in and a compass.
Getting there
On road 86 (Norwegian Scenic Route Senja), just east of Finnsæter and Senjatrollet is a steel suspension bridge. On the eastern side of the bridge, take the small road towards Straumsnes. Then take a quick right and head towards the end of the road.
Park by the power station.
Trail description
The trail begins by the power station and follows the seashore around the inlet and then out to the point at Flatneset.
By the end of the trail is an old fort from World War II.
Return along the same path.
- When traveling to Senja in the summer time, you will see the midnight sun adding to the already extraordinary experience of visiting the island.
- There are several fishing and hunting possibilities on the island. For fishing in the lakes you need to pay for permission, but fishing in the ocean is free. For hunting you likewise need a special permit.
Where to stay
There are several accommodation options on the island of Senja, but the two closest to this trail would be Hamn in Senja and Skagi Senja hotel & lodge. You can also chose to camp outdoors, just be aware that there are certain restrictions to the right to roam.
For a complete overview of accommodation possibilities and additional information for tourists on Senja, please visit Senja's official travel guide online.
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Clothing retailer Boden's head office no longer supported their needs or their brand, and they originally thought that their only option was to relocate to a new home. Working closely with the client, we developed a detailed picture of their needs to help them with their search. However after extensive analysis of potential new locations, as well as their existing office, we discovered an opportunity for them to stay put and retrofit Boden House.
The existing office space, where teams were previously segregated across six floors, has been extended into a large warehouse space at the rear to create one open, buzzing workplace, where all the teams are now visible.
Mezzanine levels have been added to the previous warehouse space, wrapping around a central, triple-height atrium which houses the social hub - the heart of the space and business. Tiered amphitheatre seating links the social hub to the other floors, whilst providing ample social and meeting space for the whole business to come together within minutes for events and presentations, helping the team feel more together and boosting team morale.
Based on data gathered through our workplace consultancy the client have adopted a more agile way of working, moving away from a focus on 'the desk'. A variety of different types of workpoints to suit the varying tasks required by teams have been created - spaces for collaboration in creative design hubs, break-out spaces, touch-down benches, quiet rooms, booths and bookable meeting rooms of varying size.
The building's exterior has also been transformed into a modernist icon, with external walls painted white and new windows framed in black.
With one team member stating 'this building has changed my life', this project is a great example of how space can have a huge impact on both mental and physical wellbeing, helping people feel more together and connected to the wider brand.
Robin Howard, People Director
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Talk of Shame Episode 11: Andrea Finds Something Disgusting in Her Vagina: Part II
After a one week hiatus, Episode 11 of Talk of Shame is finally here. This week, Mackenzie explains what the fuck actually happened to her leg, Andrea talks about something comparably disgusting that happened on the same day, and the girls debate why you should or shouldn't give your phone number to someone who you have no intention of talking to again.
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The Help" is a 2011 American period drama film directed and written by Tate Taylor. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer and Emma Stone. "The Help" is an American story about three women who take risk in writing a novel based on the stories from the view of black maids. The main idea of the film is to show the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis. This film is about Skeeter who is 21 years old who returns to a quite town and wants to become a journalist. Successfully she gets a job as a columnist for the local paper. Her mother only concern about to find a husband for Skeeter. Aibileen also works as a maid for a family, she worked as a nanny all her life and raised 17 children, but she one of her sons. Minny is another servant, she raises children of her own, but sometimes she can be really rough and cheeky. Blacks in this film represented as slaves for rich and successful people. The film shows the inequality of black and white people, restriction of rights of colored people, the poverty that touched a huge number of population.
Three maids start to write stories of lives from their own point of view. Those days in Mississippi laws and a freedom of speech were restricted and it was illegal to express your opinion and publish it in a publishing house. The movie shows racism several times. For example, when Aibileen was in the bathroom and it was built specially for her and a white lady said that black people have different diseases than white people. Also it shows several scenes when the maids travel on buses, white people were always at front, while black people were at the back of the bus. Hospitals, shops, toilets, shells and even water – everything was separated for white and colored people. The maids were unappreciated by white and rich employers. They had small salaries, bad conditions, they had to do a lot of work and be really kind with their employers. It was a real disrespect in the manner they were treated. The racism in society led to the segregation of the Blacks and White. For Black people amenities were set aside and they were different and worse than for White people. For example: one character in the movie tried to prevent using toilets which were inside the houses, instead of this they built toilets outside of the houses. The main purpose of the segregation was to separate Blacks and Whites, because the colored were said that they have diseases.
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Saturday, August 08, 2009
Grammar School for Bloggers: Contractions
If you're a blogger, you want your blog to look as professional as possible. Unfortunately, many of us are a little rusty in the English department. With that in mind, I've decided to start a recurring feature on this blog called "Grammar School for Bloggers" where I give a few tips and pointers for using proper grammar, spelling, word choice, etc. I've been an editor and a writer for many years, so I've picked up a few tricks along the way in these areas. Even if you're not a blogger, I hope you'll find some of these tips helpful in your everyday life.
Today's subject is contractions. For example, it's important to know when to use:
you're vs. your
it's vs. its
Here's the trick: A contraction is a combination of two words.
you're = you are
it's = it is
Therefore, to figure out if you should use a contraction in a sentence, substitute the two words it stands for to see if it makes sense.
For example:
You're a great person.
Substitution: You are a great person.
Make sense? Yes, so the contraction is correct.
Are you going to you're class reunion?
Substitution: Are you going to you are class reunion?
Make sense? No. The correct sentence is: Are you going to your class reunion?
More examples:
My dog chases it's tail.
Substitution: My dog chases it is tail.
Make sense? No. The correct sentence is: My dog chases its tail.
It's time to go to bed.
Substitution: It is time to go to bed.
Make sense? Yes, so the contraction is correct.
If you think contractions are easy, then you're right!
Posted by Susan Heim at 10:25 PM
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Oh my god, thank you for this post. I know it's silly but these things drive me crazy:)ReplyDelete
Can you do one about the fact that "a lot" is two words? :)
And one on the appropriate use of an apostrophe for possessive vs. plural?
Hi, Lani! Thank you for the suggestions! I'll add them to my topic list. I've started planning future columns, and the two mistakes you mentioned are ones that I see all the time, too.ReplyDelete
What a great idea for a blog. I will definately book mark your site.ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by yesterday !
I know I need to get better about watching my grammar. I always mess up effect and affect too.ReplyDelete
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DARTMOUTH, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's track and field team competed at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Classic Saturday.
Kevin Rodrigues (Dorchester, Mass.) finished with a time of 2:13.45 to set the new school record for the 800 meter run. Rodrigues also ran the 1,500 meter run at 4:41.40 to surpass the previously held school record which was 4:45.11.
Shawn Wright (Baltimore, Md.) placed sixth in the high jump, clearing 1.75 meters. Wright also competed in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash.
Travelis Mosely (Pompano Beach, Fla) improved on his 200 meter run from last meet, crossing the finish line at 24.54 seconds today.
Joel Piercey (Randolph, Mass.) represented the Lions in the triple jump while Joseph Merrigan (Quincy, Mass.) and Matthew Mansaray (Achushnet, Mass.) each competed in the 800 meter run and the 1,500 meter run.
Israel Tetuan-Chavez (Selma, Calif.) competed in both the shot put and discus throw for Eastern Nazarene while Robert Gorman (Ellington, Conn.) ran the 800 meter run, 1,500 meter run, and the second-leg in the 4x400 meter relay for the Lions.
Bridgewater State captured first place at the meet among the 20 teams that competed, finishing with a total of 141 points.
Eastern Nazarene returns to action April 6 at the Carla Coffey Classic.


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Castle and grounds, England: no archers.
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In medieval Europe, a large and diligently maintained greensward was a symbol of great prestige, for it implied that the edifice it surrounded was a castle worth defending. Feudal baronies, often at war with one another or with their nominal lieges, kept the grounds of their castles clear of brush that might conceal approaching enemies. And in the days before lawnmowers, such manicured meadows demanded the work of many hands, which made them evidences of their owners' affluence, for only the rich could afford the necessary labor.
As is almost invariably true, what was the fashion among the wealthy became a symbol of luxury coveted by the commons, and when Europeans (and most particularly Scots) settled in North America, the practice of keeping a lawn came with them. At first, it remained the prerogative of the upper classes who could afford to hire laborers, but after the invention of the lawn mower in 1830 — and particularly after its popular adoption around 1890 — the residential lawn gradually became a commonplace.
So, next time you spend a fine, clear Saturday pushing a roaring machine around your property rather than going to the beach or reading a novel, blame it on a medieval baron. But then be thankful you don't have to mow the lawn around this castle with a scythe while keeping a watch out of the corner of your eye for approaching archers.


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One more day to go until the end of my first week with students. So far I am happy with the new cup system. I taught the first to eighth graders about it. The funny thing is that some ninth graders visited since they had off for school and they thought the cup idea was great.
Now I have to teach the kids not to wave the cup in the air. I hadn't thought about that.
A few eighth graders created some really nice avatars for our wiki. The avatars will be uploaded, perhaps, next week. They'll also use them for their blog. I didn't see too much work out of the seventh graders. They have less experience in using The Gimp.
The third graders were really happy with the Kid Pix sticker project. The second graders are doing well with a very similar project using stampers.
The fifth graders got a review of how to access the file server. I started with learning how to open a file that is already saved at that location. I just had a blank document called computer_prayer. They wrote a really short, three sentence paragraph about their favorite prayer, why they like it, and who taught them the prayer. We reviewed spacing between words and after punctuation. We also reviewed why there might be red and green squiggles.
In math class, we worked together to draw a bar graph. Tomorrow, they will draw a bar graph of their own for homework. We will also learn/review range, mode, and median. I'm almost ready to start using Accelerated Math.


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Well being that it's mid July, people have been traveling quite a bit. As for myself, I have been out of my house for the majority of July. And I won't be officially home until the end of it.
That beckons a few questions, wouldn't you agree?
How does one travel as a celiac?
Which restaurants do you go to/avoid altogether?
How do you go camping in the wilderness without knowing the condition of your grill as a paleo?


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Getting a Credit Card with a Bad Credit Rating
Paying with plastic has become a common part of everyday life, with more people now using credit or debit cards than cash for day to day purchases. The rapid rise of online shopping means that it's almost essential to have some way of paying by card, but people with poor credit ratings have always struggled to get approved for credit cards. It's not impossible though, and there are ways for people with even the most impaired credit histories to enjoy the convenience of plastic. People with mild credit problems or low incomes will probably not be approved for the most heavily advertised credit cards with the most attractive offers, but many companies operate a policy known as Risk Based Pricing. This basically means that their cards will offer a different interest rate depending on the credit score of the applicant. If your credit rating isn't good enough to be accepted for the card you apply for, you may be offered a different card with similar features but a higher interest rate. Risk based pricing is a great way for people with some adverse credit history to get a card, but people with more severe problems will need to look elsewhere. Several companies offer a card specifically aimed at people with poor or no credit history, and market them as a 'first' or 'starter' card. The idea is to offer a card with a low credit limit and a comparatively high interest rate, as a way of allowing people to being to develop some positive history on their files. While these cards are poor value in comparison to more mainstream offers, the acceptance rate is very high and by opening an account and keeping up with your repayments, your credit rating will slowly be improved to the point where you may be able to apply for a cheaper card further down the line. People with more severe credit problems such as bad debt or a previous bankruptcy may find that even these starter cards are out of their reach, which leaves only one real option : prepaid cards. These cards, also known as secured cards, are not in fact credit cards at all as they need to be 'loaded' with funds before you can use them to spend. After you've credited money to your account, the card can be used like any other Mastercard or Visa, with the important difference that you can only spend money that you have in your account - you can't build up a debt. This means that there is very little risk for the card issuer, and so acceptance is virtually guaranteed. The flipside is that the issuer doesn't earn money by charging interest on your balance, and so they instead impose a variety of different charges on the cardholder ranging from a small percentage of everything you spend using the card to a monthly or yearly administration fee. You may also be charged a considerable sum for even applying for the card, so shop around and check the small print carefully before signing up. To sum up, no one would deny that a bad credit rating makes it harder to get a credit card or other plastic payment solution, but with a little searching, there are cards of some kind available for nearly everyone.
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Electricity/Water/Gas – who pays?
Update: ActewAGL no longer looks after the water for Canberra, Icon Water is now the utility for Canberra's water and sewerage. Icon Water manages the water meters on all properties. All electricity and gas still go through ActewAGL. You can find the Icon Water website here and the ActewAGL website here.
Clauses 42-50 of your lease (see the standard lease on our website) will help answer who pays for electricity/water/gas.
Under clause 46, the tenant is responsible for all charges associated with consumption of services. However, other clauses provide exceptions, and say when the landlord pays.
Is it consumption?
Check whether the whole bill is for consumption, or whether there are other costs involved.
The landlord pays for the physical installation of services (clause 43). The landlord also pays for the annual supply charge for water and sewerage(clause 44). The landlord pays for all rates and taxes (clause 42(a)), which includes the 'water abstraction charge' on your water bills because that is a tax.
The tenant pays for the connection of all services in their name (clause 43(2)).
ACTEWAGL has an explanation of their bills here, there is a clear explanation on the second page that provides details of usage. Icon Water has an explanation of their bills here. If the Landlord or Agent is asking you to pay the bill you should be given a copy of the whole bill to enable you to clearly see the consumption costs you are paying for.
Did the landlord agree to pay for the service?
The landlord is responsible for a service if they agree to be responsible for it (clause 42(b)). If your lease says that the landlord pays for water, then your landlord has to pay for it. If the lease does not address the issue and you never talked about it, and the landlord doesn't pass the bills on within a reasonable time, arguably the landlord has agreed to pay for the services.
If the landlord agreed to pay for a service, they can stop paying for it after the fixed term of your lease ends, but they have to tell you before they start charging you. The landlord should not just charge you a pile of past bills that you weren't expecting. The landlord has to give you an opportunity to verify readings (clause 48(2)).
Are the premises separately metered?
This is an important question when there are multiple houses or buildings on the same block. You do not have to pay for services if the bills might include usage by other people who aren't part of your tenancy agreement. If two houses on the same block are rented out under different tenancy agreements without separate metering for services, then the landlord has to pay for all services. Under clause 42(c) the lessor must pay for services for which there is no separate metering device, so that amounts consumed cannot be accurately determined.
If the premises are separately metered by ActewAGL or Icon Water, you should be able to find a separate meter on the property, and have an official ActewAGL or Icon Water bill. If the premises have some other sort of separate metering system, as a starting point you can argue that it is not accurate because it is not controlled by an impartial, accountable, expert body (Actew/Icon) but by the landlord. Gather what evidence you can about the meter itself. If your meter has a label on it saying that it cannot be relied on to give accurate readings (some meters have this) then take a photo of it as evidence for the Tribunal. If the landlord still thinks you should pay, they can apply to the Tribunal, and the Tribunal will decide whether the meter readings can be relied upon or not.
Was a reading carried out at the start and end of the tenancy?
You shouldn't have to pay for bills that include consumption by other people before your tenancy agreement started or after it ended.
The landlord is responsible for all services up to the time of reading at the beginning of the tenancy (clause 42(d)). The landlord is also responsible for services after the reading at the end of the tenancy, if the tenant hasn't used the services since the reading (clause 42(e)).
The landlord is responsible for undertaking the reading of services, unless they are connected in the tenant's name (clause 48(1)). If the landlord doesn't arrange a reading by the day after you move out, then the landlord pays from the previous reading (clause 49). So, if the landlord wants you to pay bills that aren't in your name, the landlord has to get a reading done at the start and end of the tenancy. Otherwise, the landlord pays the bills before the first reading and after the last reading.
Has a repair issue increased the amount used?
If a leak has increased your water usage, or if flooding means that the carpet has to be dried out with blowers, there are two arguments as to why you shouldn't have to pay the full water or electricity bill.
Firstly, a tenant is only liable for consumption of services. If services are used without your choice when you are not consuming them, eg water is bursting out a pipe and going down the street, then this is not consumption so you shouldn't have to pay. If carpets are soaked through, then drying them out is a cost associated with repairing them, and the landlord is responsible for repairs.
Secondly, a tenant is entitled to compensation for any loss they would suffer as a result of the landlord's breach of the tenancy agreement. The landlord is in breach if they haven't provided or maintained the premises in a reasonable state of repair, or if they haven't carried out repairs within the required time after you notify them of the repair issue (within 4 weeks for standard repairs, and as soon as necessary for urgent repairs). If the landlord's breach causes an increase to your services bills, that increase should be paid by the landlord, not you. However you must be able to show that you contacted the landlord about the need for repairs.
Take a look at your past bills and estimate how the repair issue has increased the bill. Companies that hire out carpet blowers can often give you a written estimate of electricity usage. You can also take photos of your meters.
For information about how to cut usage and costs go to ACTSmart
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With fewer and fewer shareholders attending the annual meeting with each passing year, it's time we update how to handle investor relations. But this isn't a bad thing. In fact, fewer participants at the annual meeting mean shorter meetings, less money spent, and less paperwork to file with the SEC—all of which are beneficial for the company.
Investor engagement has a tendency to scare IR executives with the ever-present threat of shareholder activism, but instead of confusing investors with verbose proxy statements and complicated press releases, being transparent and straightforward with shareholders will lead to less activism. It might seem like the higher ups at the company are losing the upper hand if they disclose more information, but actually, it can lead to better communication and, in turn, less activism.
How to Avoid Shareholder Activism
Communication. Communication. Communication. Without clear communication between the company and its investors, they are forced to fill in the gaps where information is vague. If you have ever witnessed a rumor spread, you'll understand how dangerous it is when people add in their own presumed details. Don't let your investors make up stories!
Honesty is the Best Policy
No one likes getting bad news, and giving it can be even worse; however, investors deserve to know pertinent news—no matter how bad it is. While it might seem easier to brush certain details under the rug, consider how bad it will look on the company when that information is discovered weeks later. The only thing worse than sharing bad news is getting caught trying to cover it up.
Quick and Concise
Along with being honest, it's critical that information is delivered to shareholders clearly and quickly. Whether it's implementing Plain English into the proxy statement or having an updated website with a "News" section, new information should be readily available for shareholders to learn on a consistent basis.
While it is stressful to keep shareholders informed with company updates, there are tools and resources you can use to ensure optimal engagement. Events such as IR conferences and analyst days are great opportunities to keep investors in the loop. Want to make sure you're making the most out of your company's investor relations? We've made a guide for you! Click on the image below to get your free checklist for improving investor engagement.
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So here I have been writing this blog for free all of these years when I read an article in the New Yorker of a woman who makes over a million dollars a year from her blog. Each month she gets 23.3 million views and 4.4 million unique visitors, which she estimates are 95% female. Wow, I am impressed and not at all jealous. I am just amazed how she can do it.
Her name is Ree Drummond and goes by The Pioneer Woman. You can read her blog at http://thepioneerwoman.com/ She is a successful author who once lived the privileged life as the daughter of a California orthopedic surgeon, but gave it all up to live on an isolated Oklahoma cattle ranch with her four children and rugged husband that she refers to as "Marlboro Man." The nearest town, 19 miles away, has a population of 3,413. She writes about her daily life and posts lots of recipes and photos she takes around the ranch.
When you visit her site, you may think you entered the wrong address if you are expecting something like this one. Hers is a first-class, very commercial, on-going Internet magazine, and, like a magazine, has ads that pay the freight and then some. She has seven sections that can be accessed from the opening page: Confessions (about her daily life), Cooking (cowboy-friendly recipes with photos), Photography, Home Schooling (she home-schools her children), Home & Garden, Photography, and Tasty Kitchen (about, I think, recipes others send in).
Some describe her style as Ozzie and Harriet on a ranch. She doesn't indulge in politics, cultural criticism, or even gossip. Hers is a universe free from credit card debt, teen pregnency, and family strife, which is just what her readers want. She writes about cleaning out her closet, buying an organizer for her jewelry, and her basset hound's snoring—that sort of thing.
Her life is not entirely that of a typical ranch-wife, however. Her first book, "The Pioneer Woman Cooks," was tops on the NYT best-seller list in 2009, and her latest book, "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels" is in the works to become a movie. This takes a lot of time for business consultations with entertainment moguls, and she recently completed a rigorous book tour complete with luxury hotels in major cities and TV interviews, such as on the Today show. And not many ranch wives have over a million a year to spend.
This dichotomy has drawn critics. There is a satirical Web site called Pioneer Woman Sux (www.thepioneerwomansux.com) and a fictional Twitter feed, Pie Near Woman (www.pienearwoman.com). Both I find to be funny adjuncts to the original that help dilute the saccharine, but that's just me. Be warned; they are pretty profane. Her detractors find her patronizing as she portrays herself as a regular gal when she obviously does not live that way. One said, "If the size of her kitchen didn't give her away, then you weren't paying attention."
The Pioneer Woman pays a marketing and Web design firm (that also does eBay) to host her site and manage her server. From reading her blog you might think she is a very laid-back person, but her husband says she is type A when it comes to her blog, and a friend says she is like a duck that is placid above the water but is paddling like mad underneath. None of this matters to her avid group of followers.
I say, "Yeah, you go, girl!" I will be among her viewers.


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Greatest Poster Ever - postponed
I got thinking,
since this is basically the Holy Grail of posters to me (beyond the sheer beauty of it, I have reasons I will share later), I've decided to take the post down for fear that some twerp might interupt my bidding.
I'd kill for less. Lets leave it at that.
The beauty will return, once it is firmly in my hands.


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SERVICE DATE: September 14, 2018 at 1:00pm
Glen Ray "Joe" Carlton passed away suddenly at home, on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018. Age 66 years.
Loving father of Lillian Tabobondung and Chris Carlton. Loving grandfather of Blake, Deion, Montana, Ocean, Lyzander, and his great grandchildren. Loving son of the late Stewart and Eleanor Carlton. Dear brother of Bonnie Brock, Sandi Anderson, Gwen Kiraly, Nancy Armstrong, Karen Downey, Steven, Cheryl Morden, Donna Carlton, David, Dennis, Christine Carlton, Cindy Carlton, and the late Kelly and Beverly. Uncle Joe will be remembered by his many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
In celebration of Joe's life, family and friends are invited to drop by the family's home at 18 Wakefield Street, on Friday, September 14th, between the hours of 1:00 – 6:00 P.M.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the family would be appreciated.


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Sedgefield, and the Garden Route, has been a hippie haven for decades. Flower painted vans, tie-dyed T-shirts and the smell of patchouli were as common as fishing rods and fynbos.
Any counter culture refugee could move down here, rent a cottage for a pittance, smoke good dope and sell boxes beaded with shells or dream catchers to tourists. It wasn't limited to hippies, anyone who wanted a simple coastal life could make ends meet without too much trouble.
Then, about eight years ago, property boomed. Slowly, and then not so slowly, the run-down cottages sold for millions and were replaced with Hampton's style beach houses. These owners didn't need to rent out their houses for a few thousand bucks a month; they were so rich they didn't need to rent them out at all.
The hippies moved out of town into the surrounding forested hills and in the short term, things got better for the simple lifers. Wealthy property owners provided work for artisans, garden services and restaurants. People in property made a killing, everyone was flush for a while and life was good.
Just as we all got used to the easy life, the recession pulled the rug. The money dried up as quickly as it had come but things didn't go back to how they were before. Property prices stayed high and rents never came down.
Since I wrote my small town suicide post a few weeks ago, another financially pressured young father has killed himself. High school kids walking home spotted him hanging from the rafters of his house and called the police. Thankfully his wife and two young children weren't the ones to find him.
We were having a few drinks at the Beach Bar last night and got chatting to a friend we haven't seen in a while. He's deep in hock. He's in the building trade and work has just dried up for him. Banks and lawyers hound him and his life has become about dodging creditors.
He told us how debt collectors showed up at his house with a court order to attach his furniture and other possessions. His wife, who was home at the time, objected. After a vigorous argument, the debt collectors left, and returned with the police. She was chucked into the back of a cop van and taken to Knysna police holding cells on a charge of obstructing the cause of justice. He had to bail her out.
We're okay for now, thanks to a bit of luck and a lot of hard work on Gavin's part, but a pile of money dwindles very quickly here. We can't relax, we have to endlessly think of ways and schemes to make money. Living here, with our beautiful garden, our sea views, and our 'simple' life costs money. A lot of it.


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VMware held their annual ecosystem and customer event, VMworld, this week in Las Vegas Nevada. Moor Insights & Strategy Cloud analyst Rhett Dillingham had the chance to attend live, and I watched the action on video from the office. There were hundreds of announcements by VMware and its partners, primarily related to the private, public and hybrid cloud. I wrote about many of these announcements here. One of the most interesting announcements that came from the show was an announcement of a partnership between VMware and Frame relating to App Express, part of Workspace ONE. I want to dive into that and explain it as well as provide some industry and competitive commentary.
VMware's traditional IT model
VMware has been incredibly successful in the age of on-prem, virtualized app delivery but has increasingly seen the importance of cloud-native delivery models. Like many of the on-prem enterprise vendor winners, VMware, like many of the companies I write about, is still working to crack the cloud-native model fully. This is classic disruption theory: it is very hard for a company to defend today's turf and lean into tomorrow. I have to give credit where it is deserved - VMware has come a long way into the world of cloud by building, buying and partnering. At VMworld, VMware showed they are not stuck on NIH (not invented here) with their new alliance with Frame.
The problem Frame and VMware are trying to solve
Let's start with the problem Frame and VMware are trying to solve together. It all starts with the enterprise end users and the apps they are attempting to run. Today, there is a hodgepodge of apps running on varied kinds of end points with varying software and ages from PCs to smartphones to tablets to kiosks. Each end point running their own apps on the device adds increased security risk and creates a lot of management overhead. There's also no user experience consistency. To help increase security, minimize management time and deliver a more consistent experience, organizations have opted to "stream" Windows apps from a central point from either the public cloud, private cloud or traditional on-prem methods like VDI. VMware's Workspace ONE comprehends all those delivery models and the public cloud streaming method, App Express, appears to be the simplest approach.
VMware Workspace ONE App Express is the simplest approach as it streamlines and consolidates the "front-end" operations like clients, protocols, connectors web delivery and an app store, but also "back-end" operations. This should result in much easier management and faster deployment.
Why would VMware partner?
So why would VMware partner versus build the capability on their own? It is simple - Frame is cloud-native, built from the ground up to deliver cloud workspaces. The company's services are already leveraging Azure, AWS, and will be adding Google Cloud, too. Frame also already has many name-brand customers taking advantage of their services.
Here is a video of how VMWare's Shankar Iyer positioned this at VMworld. Hear it in VMware's words.
App Express a competitive threat to Citrix Systems
I must mention that I view this as a competitive threat to Citrix Systems. Enterprises could build a service with Citrix Cloud that does similar things as App Express, but it would be very complex. Sure, the IaaS compute and data are running in Azure or on-prem, but you still must configure and manage the NetScaler gateways, both client and server VDAs and Active Directory. App Express with Frame is just so much simpler. Additionally, Unlike the fast growing mobile and cloud first strategy VMware has with Workspace ONE, Citrix's XenMobile platform appears to be stagnating.
Wrapping up
I must give VMWare credit from breaking through NIH to partner with Frame on App Express. VMWare customers now have a clear set of choices to deploy their enterprise apps with Workspace ONE, and App Express appears the best choice for quickly deploying Windows apps. This does raise some competitive questions, and I look forward to seeing how Citrix Systems responds.
Disclosure: My firm, Moor Insights & Strategy, like all research and analyst firms, provides or has provided research, analysis, advising, and/or consulting to many high-tech companies in the industry, including Advanced Micro Devices, Applied Micro, Apstra, ARM Holdings, Bitfusion, Cisco Systems, Dell EMC, Diablo Technologies, Echelon, Ericcson, Frame, Gen Z Consortium, Glue Networks, GlobalFoundries, Google (Nest), HP Inc. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei Technologies, IBM, Jabil Circuit, Intel, Interdigital, Konica Minolta, Lenovo, Linux Foundation, Mesosphere, Microsoft, National Instruments, NOKIA, Nortek, NVIDIA, ONUG, OpenStack Foundation, Peraso, Pure Storage, Qualcomm, Rackspace, Rambus, Red Hat, Samsung Technologies, Silver Peak, SONY, Springpath, Sprint, Stratus Technologies, Synaptics, Vidyo, Xilinx, Zebra, which may be cited in this article. I do not hold any equity positions with any companies cited in this column.
Note: Moor Insights & Strategy writers or interns may have contributed to this article.


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Maple Shade Dental Group at Women's Lifestyle Show
Maple Shade sponsored a booth at this year's 22nd Annual Women's Lifestyle Show on Saturday, October 26th at the Peoria Civic Center.
Guests indulged, rejuvenated and relaxed while enjoying presentations of the latest styles and trends from local vendors. There were presentations and interactive activities where guests were shown the latest techniques to transform their looks, create the perfect wardrobe and simple ways to make a dramatic statement to make them look and feel their polished best.
The day included a fashion show, doggie dancing, culinary demos, makeovers, celebrities.
Motivational speakers included Days of Our Lives actress & #1 Songwriter – Gloria Loring; and Author – Mary Jo Buttafuoco.


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Examples of Yvana's practice experience include serving as: lead engineer and project manager for the Port of Long Beach Storm Water Treatment and Reuse Evaluation Study; deputy contract manager for California Department of Transportation Architectural and Engineering Technical and Professional Stormwater Monitoring and BMP Development Services for Districts 11 and 12; project manager and engineering lead for a Confidential Restoration, BMP Design and Permitting Project and lead engineer and project manager for a grant-funded green infrastructure effectiveness study for the City of San Diego. Her project experience also includes the planning, design, costing, and implementation of green infrastructure BMPs and site improvements at State Park adjacent to Areas of Special Biological Significance along California's southern and northern coastline.
Yvana is the author of "Water Sensitive Urban Design: An Emerging Model for Sustainable Design & Comprehensive Water Cycle Management." Environmental Practice, Volume 11, Issue 03 and "Striking a balance between biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic viability in the design of marine protected areas." (CJ Klein, A Chan, L Kircher, AJ Cundiff, N Gardner, Y Hrovat, A Scholz), Conservation Biology Volume 22 Issue 03 pages 691-700. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.


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I'm currently working on the Political Economy of Democracy Promotion project, a collaboration between the University of Birmingham's International Development Department and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, the UK's most prominent democracy promotion organisation. WFD, funded by the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, works to support parliaments, political parties and civil society organisations around the world.
The Political Economy of Democracy Promotion project aims to identify the conditions under which democracy promotion activities are successful and how they can be improved. It has produced a series of policy papers (available here) that provide practitioners with advice on how to make their programmes more effective. In the current phase of the project, we're examining how the political inclusion of women – and in particular, their inclusion on parliamentary committees – can reduce inequality in the health sector, and the circumstances under which this is most likely to occur.
Building on my recent work on the behaviour of international election observers in sub-Saharan Africa, I'm also developing plans for a new research project that examines the practice of election observation and the impact of academic research on perceptions of African elections.
My broader research interests include democratisation, the politics of international development, and the interaction of state-capacity and democracy. Although my fieldwork has – to date – focused on sub-Saharan Africa, I am also interested in the politics of South East Asia.
My research has appeared in several leading journals, including Democratization, The Journal of Development Studies and African Affairs.


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