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Sales Teams
Many of the traits that common to great business leaders are also common to successful sales professionals. Confidence and believability are essential traits of a sales leader as is the ability to control nervousness and anxiety.
The most vital trait a sales professional must develop is awareness to "buying signals", most of which will be non-verbal. Some researchers put the level of non-verbal communication as high as 80% of all communication. More reasonably, it could be around 50 – 65%. Even verbal signals can be missed if the sales person isn't sensitive to hearing the message behind the spoken words. Anything that dulls your sensitivity will slow down your response to any stimuli. Many factors lead to employee desensitization – with stress being the greatest.
There are literally hundreds of verbal and non-verbal "buying signals" transmitted during the sales process. But what happens if your sales person isn't picking up on them? Lack of awareness to these "buying signals" is often what kills the sale. This inattentiveness is normally seen in an inability to assess and capitalize on non-verbal signals from customers and prospects. It is also demonstrated in the sales person's lack of awareness and control over the non-verbal signals they themselves project. This truly limits your sales teams' performance and potential.
Awareness is a skill that can be systematically developed – in all of your employees. Without training, people rarely capitalize on their ability to take in and act on non-verbal information. Through the application of recent discoveries in neuroscience, we work with your sales teams in an experiential fashion in order to help them develop this before now untapped ability. This same movement based training also addresses the physical manifestations of stress, creating the ability to stay "tapped into" those all important "buying signals."
Research by Joseph LeDoux, a neuroscientist at New York University, as well as our experiences with clients, indicate that there is an organic element to emotional decisions that can be understood and addressed during the sales process. ETM offers learning modules that increase your ability to understand and impact the physical and emotional connections that determine how your customers respond and make the decisions they do.


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June 26, 2012
The Event
What does a vegetarian do at #OysterTuesdays? Network, of course.
I'd heard a lot about Oyster Tuesdays via Christine Korda's lively Twitter feed ($1.25 for lovely fresh oysters in the inimitable old-school ambiance of the Windsor Hotel). And, of course, I'd heard a lot about Windsor Arms being a premier high tea destination in Toronto from all and sundry. When Christine tweeted an invite, with the disclaimer that the hotel had a fantastic vegan selection, created by Douglas McNish, author of Eat Raw, Eat Well... well. I had absolutely no reason not to head over.
To add to the overall enthusiasm of it all, @SkinnyGirlCKTLS and @louise_philp were guaranteed to be there.
Me at the Event
For all the socializing I seem to do, I'm actually a fairly shy person on the inside. You know. Deep deep down. Somewhere. Shy me was out in full force as I crept into the already full room at Windsor Arms, but she was quickly swept to the wings in the friendly company I encountered.
There were women who'd known each other for ten years and more, there were people attending their first Oyster Tuesday, there were samples of Skinny Girl Cocktail thrown into the mix, and there was instant unwinding and long conversations about everything from travel to the future of mobile advertising.
What I loved: I found it interesting that almost every person in the room had been invited over by Christine. That's good PR for you! It also meant that the group had a certain homogeneous nature that I hadn't seen in any Meetup/event so far. It was interesting meeting people from very similar backgrounds, with very similar interests. It was like walking into conversations you were already a part of. Also, the outdoor seating at the patio was incredible, and I could easily have sat there all week!
What I didn't love: It's great that Windsor Arms has a gourmet vegetarian selection, I'd have loved to see one vegan counterpart complementing the oysters, since $1.25 is a great rate :)
Overall: I'm definitely heading back, not just for the networking at Oyster Tuesdays, but also for the kale salad which Christine says is the best she's ever had. Stay tuned to find out!

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Swanage Bijou Glamping
Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset
Luxury Bell Tents
Great Facilities
We are closer than any other camp area to:
Swanage Town Centre
Swanage Steam Railway
Swanage Pier
Swanage Beach
Luxury Camping in the heart of Swanage
Just arrive and relax!
Luxury accommodation
Romantic camping in style; we offer 5 meter diameter luxury bell tents already erected in their own area, with comfortable interior furnishings like carpets, double memory foam bed or double height luxury airbeds, with practical exterior additions to make your stay relaxing and enjoyable.
Beautiful secluded area
Although in Swanage, the level lawn site is screened and surrounded by high hedges, and trees with a proper countryside feel. We allow open fires and bbq's by your tent for a complete camping experience! We provide good recycling facilities so you can keep your conscience plastic free too!
Free facilities
Every comfortable tent comes with tea and coffee facilities, wind brake, picnic table, lantern, and everything for your own camp fire. Centrally located flushing toilets, washing up basins and free hot showers are provided near the reception and your car space is just thirty seconds away.
High Season is
Carnival Week (26th July to 5th August) & Bank Holiday Weekend (23rd to 27th of August).
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all other days we are open.
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Four night mid-week stay
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Towels and all bedding – £70 per tent per booking.
A security deposit of £200 is required for each booking as a late night noise bond and an accidental damage deposit.
If you would prefer to bring your own tent, please go to the Swanage Bijou Camping website.
Guest Reviews
Fab location. Clean and simple facilities. No hassle. One of our best holidays with our four children and visiting in-laws. Wish it could be open for half terms too!
Loved it! Been there twice both brilliant!
Fantastic stay at this campsite. Its quiet, clean and has every resource needed. There are several fields to camp in, separated by small streams and woodlands. The site feels peaceful and safe with well-maintained facilities. A hot breakfast van is available during the mornings hosted by very attentive staff, I noted children are served warm hot chocolate – as opposed to the boiling hot version outdoor hospitality stands tend to offer.
The owner of the campsite, Andy, is very passionate about maintaining the integrity of his business-vision and this is reflected in real customer service. Andy implements and expects good standards by all and this provided our stay with a genuine experience, rather than being treated as visitors to a profit machine. Everything that is available is well-thought out and has an ethical purpose. .
Hot showers, clean toilets, quiet. Short walking distance to town. Perfect.
What a great little find! Lovely site with a rural feel but in town so everything in walking distance. Friendly helpful staff, great breakfast van, and clean facilities. Will be back.
It's a lovely camping! If you wanna get the most out of your summer, don't look any further, get a tent and spend time in this great camping, very good and clean facilities, walk distance to the beach and town center, and great camping site, green grass and separate from the cars. Good entratainment too with golf and football golf. The whole area is also very beautiful. Thank you for having us, looking forward for our next visit.
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Pre-erected luxury bell tents all kitted out for a comfortable stay under canvas. You can relax and start enjoying your holiday as soon as you arrive without the struggle of having to put up your tent or take it down!
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We are dedicated to encouraging people to eliminate their stress, live the low life and look the part! Port A is a great place to forget about all your stress, let your hair down and just enjoy life. Wearing one of our products lets everyone know that you are living the low life and proud of it!
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Modern, quality built home by award winning Gary Sandhu. Offering over 2300 sq ft this 4 bedroom home has three floors for you to sprawl out on, easily meeting all your family's needs. On the lower level there's a rec room with a wet bar, bathroom and bedroom. The main floor is where you'll find the kitchen which features quartz countertops, dining area and living room with an electric fireplace. On the third floor there are 3 bedrooms and the laundry room. Flooring includes tile and high end laminate. The house has been plumbed in for gas and central vacuum. Open House Saturday from 1 pm to 3 pm
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#Karachi, these news are concluded to re-elections in these areas. Rigging was at the top in these areas and no one was happy. All the parties were found exclaiming bad impressions they got showing the nature of this problem in Karachi. Hoping to get a good NEWS soon.


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Wirefy heat shrink connectors turn any electrical wiring job into a fast and highly efficient process. Simply crimp your terminal and apply heat. Professional grade electrical connections can be made in seconds.
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As the wisdom of recognizing your own true nature dawns, it clears away the blinding darkness of confusion, and, just as you can see clearly the inside of your home once the sun has risen, you gain confident certainty in the true nature of your mind.
When you gain this kind of realization, you understand that this nature of reality has always been this way, timelessly, that it is not created by any causes or conditions, and that it never undergoes any kind of transition or change in the past, present or future.
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Glen Cove - Located in the Northshore school district and close to 405, shopping and parks! The Trafton 2 Daylight has an updated larger kitchen with Solid quartz counter tops, extraction hood over gas cook top, stainless steel appliances and pendent lighting. Master Bath has large lavish freestanding soaking tub.Large bonus room upstairs. Basement has addtl bath/bed & bonus room! This home backs to a private open space!
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120 g dark cooking chocolate, chopped
120 g butter
1½ cups caster sugar
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180 g dark chocolate bits
1½ cups smoked almonds, chopped
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- Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 26 x 16 x 5cm slice tin. Line with baking paper. Put cooking chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat and stir until melted and smooth; cool slightly.
- Stir sugar into chocolate mixture. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating with a wooden spoon after each addition until just combined. Stir in vanilla.
- Combine flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture; stir until just combined. Stir in 100g of the chocolate bits. Pour batter into prepared tin, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate, almonds and salt flakes.
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New MGBSFL season – Division Two preview
We take a look at the 12 teams who will be looking to get out of the bottom tier of Jewish football
Andrew Sherwood is the Jewish News Sport and Community Editor
Title tilts, promotion challenges and improving on last season's performance are the wishes of the 12 Division Two managers this season…
FC Team player-manager Mitch Young says his side are aiming to both challenge for the title and enjoy a good cup run.
Describing how pre-season has "gone well", he says "The experience of playing together for so many years is our main strength, while we have also added Marc Hecht in defence and 18-year-old Bradley Jacobs so he will bring down the average age!"
Brandon Hamme wants to see his Mill Hill Dons side challenge for promotion, saying: "We have made some impressive additions to the squad over the summer, which I believe could take us to the next step and see us improve on our sixth place finish last season.
"I believe that there is some really strong competition in the league this season, so we know it won't be easy for us but on our day I feel like we can beat anyone in this league."
Talking about the strengths of his side, he says: "We are a very technical side with probably some of the best players on the ball in the league. Going forward when on form we can be deadly, with our player of the year Zach Cohen leading the attack, he is bound to cause some defences some nightmares again this season."
Saying how happy he is with his team, he added: "I believe we have a really good group of lads with a real good team morale. Last year we had the youngest team in the league, so our squad is full of potential. A late signing last season, Jamie Nagioff, is one to watch out for, he brings in a wealth of experience and has now joined the club on a full-time basis.Skipper Nick Phillips really came into his own at the end of last season, becoming a driving force in the middle of the park and a real leader on the pitch, definitely one to look out for. Adam Isaacs had a very impressive season for the Dons last year, his pace caused many full backs across the league issues all year long, he is bound to play a crucial role in any success we may have this season."
Catford & Bromley player-manager Jeff Gotch says his three-year-plan is coming to an end, meaning he needs to deliver! He said: "This year we aim to stay competitive until the end – I had a three-year plan and now is year three so the chairman insists I must deliver."
Happy with how pre-season went, he said: "Our strengths are a mix of youth and experience and togetherness that we have gained over last couple seasons as a squad. We've made few signings and kept most from last year – Mitch green is a key addition."
Martin Smulovitch is hoping his Real Hendon side can enjoy some cup success this year. He says: "We have a mix of experience and youth, which should bode well for a strong league campaign – and an outside chance of cup success!"
Describing their pre-season preparations has having been "sparse but positive", he says the team unity, experience and plenty of self-belief are the key strengths, while believing Chaim Gothold, being free from managerial responsibility, will be a handful for all defenders, plus Motty Korman, who seems to be improving with age."
Sam Rose is hoping to see improvement from his North London Raiders C side, saying: "We want to improve on our seventh place finish last season, we want to hit the ground running and hope to be looking down the table rather than up it this season!
"Our pre-season prep has gone well as we look to improve on everyone's fitness and blend our new players into the squad. I'm really pleased with the attitude of the guys over our pre-season games and the style of football we've been playing and look forward to this translating into positive results once the season begins."
Happy with his acquisitions over the summer, he said: "We've definitely strengthened our team in the centre-back position alongside Raiders stalwart Adam Leveson, so I expect to see a much more solidified defence this season. Alongside this, our midfield should really pack a punch this season as we look to push on in search of goals up top."
Saying how "very happy" he is with the squad, he adds: "I think we identified early on in the summer break where we needed to improve and got our transfer business done early. There was some initial transfer buzz as there always is, but no tangible offers came our way.
"Look out for new signing Sam Roth this season in defence – if pre-season is anything to go by, I look forward to writing the phrase 'marauding defender' many times in my match reports. Keep an eye out for the deadly duo of Liam Stein and Alex Elf up top – they mean business this season."
Hertswood Vale's Jacob Emanuel is also looking to improve on last season, calling it an "extremely disappointing campaign and that anything else would be better!
"I'm not aiming high, but taking each game as it comes. A cup run would be great for the club's funds but we're putting our focus into making our way up the league table this season."
Saying how pre-season has been jam-packed, they've shored up their side on the back of Hendon B's demise. "We took their former captain and manager James Neidle whose experience and ability to put his head onto anything in the air will be invaluable throughout the season," he says. "Whilst our defence has been strengthened, we've also added to our attacking options with the signings Edan Dodi, Gal Alkalay and Harry Marlow, formerly of London Lions. We're still confident of pulling off a major coup with another striker from the MGBSFL before the season kicks off."
Looking ahead to this season, he says: "We've learnt from our mistakes last season, creating a more balanced squad for the season ahead. Special mentions go to our new goalkeeper Joni Hirschowitz, who will provide a solid last line of defence for the Vale. Ben Chiltern a.k.a. the Jewish Kante is another to watch, adding another major cog to our engine in the middle of the park. Meanwhile, Josh Cohen, James Millet and Elio Elia will be hungry to add to the 25 goals they scored between themselves last season.
Of the new teams entering the League this season, Fairlop FC manager Aaron Dias has the loftiest ambitions. He says: "Our target is promotion, but we'd love to win the title and believe we have a squad good enough to achieve that.
"Apart from a few injuries, pre-season has gone well, with us training twice a week since the beginning of June."
Saying their strengths are going forwards, he says: "We've got goals from all over the pitch and expect to rack up a quite a few this season. We have two attacking full-backs who love to get forward and chip in with goals and assists.
"I'm delighted with our squad, Joel Russell, is one-to-watch, an ex-Arsenal Academy player, who's had a few years out with serious injury, but is now raring to go."
Bayern Mincha manager Daniel Holder is also looking at promotion, saying: "Our aim for the season is promotion, there is a lot of quality in the squad."
Saying pre-season has been a "mixed bag", he says: "A lot of players have been away and have yet to play for the club. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do with a full-strength team.
"Our main strengths are going forward, and in players like Adam Ellis and Sam Leader, you can get 30+ goals between them quite easily. We also have a lot of pace in the side with the likes of Josh Levy and Harry Salter.
"I'm very happy with squad. Watch out for: Adam Ellis, Sam Leader, Jake Dayan and Rafi Terespolsky."
Straw Hat Pirates manager Elliot Cukier says he's looking for a mid-table finish and solid cup run this season, and with pre-season having gone as well as could have been expected, is now looking forward to the start of the season.
He says: "Our strengths are passion and commitment. We think and shoot from outside the box. There's still a bit more recruiting to do, but overall I'm very happy with the squad. Everyone is very excited to get going. Key players to look out for are Aron Gale, Jono Nesbitt and Ben Mandell. Plus we have an FA Cup goalscorer turning out for us for a couple of games!"
Darren Zitren is hoping his Temple Fortune B side can surprise a few this season, saying: "We pretty much have an entirely new squad this season and a mix of players (previously playing across all MGBSFL divisions and Northern equivalents).
"The players have started to gel nicely in training, it's early days but we have the makings of a good team. We have a decent bunch of lads both on and off the pitch and hopefully this will be the key to any success this season."
Still assessing his squad, he said: "With a new team, it is hard to definitively articulate how we will play and what we will bring to the MGBSFL this season. That said, there are two character traits we have drummed into our boys which will be evident every time they step onto the pitch; teamwork and commitment.
"As our Assistant Manager, Steven Black, wrote in his pre-season note to the squad: "If it is the joy of winning, we celebrate together. If it is the heartache of a team-mate scoring an own goal to lose the game, we support that player together. If it is an opponent squaring up to one of our own for no reason, we protect them together. Whatever it is, we do it together… Every moment on that pitch, we battle together. It will be what defines us this season".
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- Editor's Column | May 30, 2014
IEC Keeps Safety at the Forefront
Safety is an easy topic to talk about and set as a top priority. However, it's the times when an employee is on the job and in the heat of the moment that they must draw upon their previous training to ensure safe work practices. For this reason, we can never do too much promotion about workplace safety.
Safety continues to have precedence within the IEC network. For example, at Mid-South IEC's Electrical & Low Voltage Tradeshow, they are offering safety training as a key component of the tradeshow. Also, IEC Chesapeake's recent Second Annual Safety Fest offered 20 safety courses and was completely sold out with more than 120 attendees.
These are just two recent examples of IEC chapters prioritizing safe work habits and offering classes and training to their members. Throughout the year, many chapters put on OSHA classes, provide weekly safety tips, teach proper personal protective equipment (PPE) usage to apprentices, and much more.
At IEC National we are in the middle of our celebration of National Electrical Safety Month. All May we will be releasing new Toolbox Talks (in partnership with CNA Insurance), unveiling new safety videos, giving discounts on our popular Jobsite Safety Handbook, and more.
At the core of Electrical Safety Month is this issue of Insights. Annually, we do a safety edition of the magazine, and I believe this to be our best to date. The articles are informative and instructional and touch on many different topics from the National Electrical Code® to the financial costs of accidents to Global Harmonization Standards.
As you read through this issue, think of ways you can apply some of the practices to your job. We can all work together to ensure the electrical industry is well prepared for the hazards that are ever-present.
For more information on IEC celebrating National Electrical Safety Month, visit www.ieci.org. IEC will also be regularly posting in May about safety on our social media sites so stay connected with IEC National by "liking" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IEC.National, joining our group on LinkedIn, and "following" IEC National (@IEC_National) on Twitter.


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Reconnecting with my godmother has given me a lot to think about in the past few weeks. The information she has about my early childhood explains a lot. We spent time drinking beer around a bonfire last night with some really cool folks and those snippets of information that leaked out were incredibly revealing.
At some point, she told me that I spent 50-75% of my first year with her, not my mother. This explains a lot, actually. See, I've never thought of my mother as a mother in the traditional sense. She was like this other kid in our family, but the one with all the power – the older sister who's really good at being a bad influence. I always felt like it was my job to take care of her. The reason it makes so much sense now is that I really didn't have that opportunity to bond with her the way infants are supposed to.
The other thing that I've always known but had confirmed was that I was born of my mother's selfishness. She needed someone to love her unconditionally, and then she got pregnant. There I was – the source of unconditional love. But even I couldn't fulfill that for her. No one can. She has to love herself first, and that's the piece she's always been missing. She can't love herself. Part of that is from her relationship with her own mother and part of it is because she doesn't understand that she has good qualities. At least, I think she does – maybe. These days, I'm not really sure. She's still the most selfish person I know. Everything that happens is about her and she dramatizes it for television. The retelling, of course, always revolves around her downward spiral of emotional scarring. If I could trace them backward, I'd bet they started too early in her childhood for her to even remember what caused them. She has been hurt, there's no question about that, but she continues to put herself into situations where she keeps getting hurt. She recreates situations so she gets hurt, much like she creates drama to get attention. I'm not sure she knows how to stop the circle. Mental illness probably doesn't help much, but she doesn't want help.
So, the idea that I've been toying with for a long time now has come to the forefront of my mind again. I want to cut her off, I think. That means cutting off my entire family, really, and I'm slowly becoming okay with that. I have nothing in common with them, truly. I decided after last year's holiday drama that I wouldn't be attending any family functions this year. I'm sticking to that. There are reasons for this, of course. I have nothing in common with anyone in my family, so I go to these "family dinners" and feel like a complete outsider. We make small talk and my cousin looks at me like she's scared of queers being in the same room with her children, and then we leave. I spent a long time trying to impress these people, and a lot of time trying to distance myself from my mother's legacy, but no one at these functions will ever see me as anything but my mother's child. I could be perfect in every way to them and it wouldn't change things.
I'll also never fulfill the vision my mother had of me as a child. I say I love my mom because she's my mom, but that's just forced crap. Society tells us we're supposed to love our parents, but we don't have to, do we? What if we don't? Does this make us evil? Does it make us satan's spawn? Probably to anyone looking in on my situation from outside, this is exactly what it looks like. But I don't have to do anything, right? I guess this is what I"m realizing now. I don't have to love my mom and I don't. Strangely, it hurts to write that here, but I needed to say it. It makes me feel bad, but it's only the guilt of not fulfilling the traditional role of a daughter. That, I can overcome.
Part of the reason I want to cut my mother off is that I want to be a mother. And, having thought long and hard about the consequences of this, I've decided that I don't want my mother to have a relationship with my child. She's a dangerous influence in so many ways. She's good at being a bad influence, but she's also good at being detrimental to someone's development. The thing I know most about her is that she would never respect the parenting decisions Lin and I make in the future. She would never respect me as a parent in my own right and that is where the problem comes in. If she could be a bad influence on my terms, it would be okay, I suppose. But, there's no way she can do this. So, now I'm stuck with making this difficult decision and worrying about the fact that I'm not feeling very bad about it. Why don't I?


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By Stephen Standifird, Fort Leonard WoodAugust 13, 2016
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The sedan transporting a Department of the Army official makes a left turn toward the intended destination. Something feels off about the cars parked on the sides of the road as the driver approaches a roadblock.
Shots are fired as the driver slows down to assess the situation. An unfamiliar vehicle approaches from behind as another approaches from the alley where the shots were fired. In a split-second decision, the driver decides to ram the barrier to escape the scene.
Scenarios like this one are presented to every student at the Antiterrorism Evasive Driving Course, a five-day course in the Army and Department of Defense provided here at Fort Leonard Wood to students who will drive for staff officers or who will deploy to the Central Command area of responsibility.
Although the course falls under the Special Tactics Training Division, Military Police School, it is not designed for military police students, said Kevin Bates, branch chief.
"We see folks from the White House Transportation Agency, general officer drivers, colonel and promotable drivers," Bates said. "In the last three years, a lot of the special operations community has come through this course as well."
(A separate training course, which can last one to three training days, is offered for general officers and their Families who are set to deploy to high-risk areas.)
The staff driver course is broken down into two main areas of focus: hard skills and soft skills. The core of the hard skills is getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and driving; the soft skills include surveillance detection, conducting route surveys, conducting vehicle bomb searches, and identifying drivable terrain.
"While they are in the vehicle, they are learning everything about vehicle dynamics; what the cars doing why it's doing it; what their limitations are and what the car's limitations are," Bates said.
Vehicle dynamics include steering and braking techniques, emergency lane changes, high-speed driving, and driving in reverse.
"We try to get across to the students in this course that, basically, you are most vulnerable to a terrorist attack when you are in transportation mode," Bates said.
"We want them to understand [that you should] never give up the fight when you are in transport mode. You keep fighting … You have to out-think, out-smart and out-drive the bad guy."
The culmination scenario on day five of the course begins with the student entering a mock suburban area. Instructors in vehicles playing the "bad guys" use everything in their power to prevent the student from making it to the "safe zone," including ramming, blocking, and forcing the car into a spin.
"We are doing everything that we can, being the best bad guys we can, short of hurting or killing them," Donofrio said. "I always tell them I'm proud to have the opportunity to teach them something that might keep them alive."
The training scenarios are all about providing situations that compel the students to apply the skills they have learned in the course.
"You don't know until you are in one of those situations how you are going to react or what the car is capable of," observed Navy Lt. Commander William Phillips, student.
Donofrio said that students often send comments back after they have finished the course, praising the instruction they received here.
"Half of the people that come here said they are alive because of this course," he said. "I know I am teaching our country's most precious resources to stay alive."


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Playtime with smalls – dream vs reality
I think it's pretty safe to say that before we have children we often sit and dream about what our babies will be like as they get older. We fantasise about these amazing little angels who behave all the time and play nicely by themselves or with their siblings, and never get bored or need stimulating because we *of course* will be perfect parents who are always giving their precious offspring stimulating and fun activities to do.
Children. Are. Monsters.
They are beautiful, sweet and funny, they can be so loving; and they're the best thing that has ever happened to us; but they are still little monsters.
Grumpy. Difficult. Little. Monsters.
Because the problem is they are still learning about their world, pushing boundaries, exploring *everything*, and throwing ridiculously big tantrums over the smallest of things. But we deal with it because we know they don't know how to control their emotions and are responding to frustration the only way they know how. They are learning.
This, however; does tend to make everyday life with smalls rather stressful at times. We spend all of our time looking after these little people; feeding them, comforting them, washing and dressing them; and as if that's not stressful enough without having the added guilt that you should also be providing them with fun and stimulating activities that are also educational!
Over time you come to learn that there are tried and tested games and activities that your smalls enjoy, but these just aren't enough, and that's when you start to struggle.
Starting small
In this section I'll be writing about different indoor and outdoor activities that you can do with your smalls. Sometimes it can be the simplest little things that keep them happy, so that's what I'll be keeping an eye out for!
Simple, cheap and easy 🙂
A tried and tested favourite
There's one activity that Jacob has always loved and that's a water play station. It doesn't matter if it's big or small, has lots of stuff to play with or it doesn't; the simple act of playing with water is a brilliant way to keep your smalls entertained!
Personally I think it's more fun to play this outside, as it doesn't matter if water gets everywhere. But obviously it's just water so it's not necessarily the end of the world if things do get wet inside.
Jacob enjoys the water station most when we give him different kitchen utensils and other kitchen bits to play with. I honestly never knew anyone could have that much fun with a colander…
In the past we have made different types of water play stations, such as:
- Kitchen utensils/ pans etc
- Lots of different sized and coloured cups (plastic)
- Mini buckets and spades and other seaside toys such as sand moulds
- Bath toys (even better if you add bubbles)
- Bottles and straws
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What I like about a water play station is that they can be so versatile, there are so many different ways that you can make it fun.
You could even add a small amount of food colouring to the water to add more novelty to it 🙂 (though I wouldn't advise doing this inside).
You could also make it into a treasure hunting game by adding some food colouring to the water to make it darker and then throw in some large colourful beads and other shiny bits and pieces that you think your little one will like and then use a sieve to find the treasure 🙂
These games are great as they will keep your small entertained and stimulated and they won't even get grubby playing this! Bonus!
Introducing different items into this activity will keep it fresh and stop it getting boring; and thankfully the clean-up time is minimal.
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Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 300
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Sigmund Bails ran from his past straight to a supernatural Louisiana town after coming into his shifting abilities later than most, to dire consequences. With help from the colorful locals, the were-kraken has been working hard to gain some semblance of control. Unfortunately, the dead bodies turning up around tiny Hedgewitch Cove seem to point to the fact his kraken side is running wild again. It's bad enough he has to hide from a part of himself; since moving down south, he's also been avoiding the one person every shifter hopes to find—his true mate.
Despite being part witch, part siren and part hunter, Virginia Peugeot has shied away from her supernatural side ever since a frightening childhood incident. Which gives her plenty in common with Sigmund. Their sizzling attraction is just icing on the cake…or would be, if the man didn't make an Olympic sport out of sprinting in the opposite direction every time he sees Virginia coming. There's only so long a woman can wait, especially when she's caught the interest of another eligible alpha male in town.
If Sigmund won't make the first move, maybe his kraken will. If an old enemy doesn't claim his mate first…
LOVED! I have been waiting for Sigmund's book and was not disappointed! I was ummmm… hooked. He has known Virginia is his mate since he first met her. The problem? Oh, he doesn't think he is good enough for her and he has issues controlling his shifter side. He is a monster… blah… blah… blah. Why are all Alpha males like that? LOL! He still fears his kraken side but events happen that force him to step up to the plate and do what is meant to happen. Oh, don't forget the curse that is still in play. Yup, the gold coins are back, but can Sigmund and Virginia complete their mating before something kills Virginia? Well, yeah cause there IS an HEA but the journey there is filled with heat and humor.
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Do You Come to Work When You Are Sick?
I'm at home nursing a cold today. I got the cold from my son who got it from a classmate who came to school sick when he should have stayed home. And so it goes...
The same scenario plays out in companies across the nation every day. "Presenteesim", the act of showing up for work sick, has a significant impact on an organization, not only in the risk of spreading disease, but also in terms of diminished quality, productivity, and attention to safety. But people continue to report to work sick for a variety of reasons. Here are the top ones I see. Take our poll and let us know why you come to work sick.
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ISL 2017: "We will do all our talking on the field," proclaims confident Ranko Popovic
Game 5 of the ISL will see FC Pune City begin their campaign with a home encounter against Delhi Dynamos. After a disappointing previous season, the Stallions are looking to finally make their mark in the league.
With a new coach in place and a tremendously talented squad at his disposal, this might be the season where FC Pune City announce themselves on the ISL stage. Ahead of tomorrow's matchup, manager Ranko Popovic looked confident in his pre-match press conference.
"The boys are ready. We have had a long preparation in training and in the practice games with the players now itching to get on the field. But this being the first game of the season, the players might have a nervy start," said Popovic.
Popovic also revealed that he does not believe in home or away advantage when asked about the benefits of starting the season at home. The Serbian was of the view that in order to make the fans happy, his team would have to get three points - both home and away. He said, "Our ideology won't change because of the stadium. It is good that we enjoy a good support at home but fighting for the badge and the club will be our top priority, irrespective of the stadium."
The Stallions boss said that a few of his players are carrying knocks ahead of the season opener and explained that the final call on the injured players' involvement would be taken tomorrow.
The manager was also asked about the rule of fielding six Indian players in the starting lineup instead of the AFC's rule of seven locals plus four foreigners. Popovic replied, "For me, it depends foremost on the quality of the players. The number may differ but if the quality is there, there is no need for any ruling of this sort."


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It's been a while that I have held my camera. In fact, since the beginning of Bahrain's summer this year, I have not been a "regular" at the favourite "picture haunts" on the island. The old Manama Suq, the Suq Al Qasariya in Muharraq, the several coasts where sunsets are legendary and evening walks on the Manama Corniche, photographing fishing boats and fishermen.
The main culprit has, of course, been the weather but more it's the general feeling of lethargy that has taken its toll. This is also, perhaps, related to the blistering heat which, as I write, shows no sign of abating.
However, the silver lining on the proverbial cloud is that September is almost half way through and the uncomfortable weather cannot last long. Soon, we shall have the company of the pleasant north-westerly winds and that is when I will again be out in "strength".
There is certainly more to do in Bahrain than just photographing the Suq, its traders and its people; there is more to see than the sunset and the sea, the boats and the fishermen. There is more to Bahrain than what I have seen so far.
This winter, I plan to do it all. And, yes, the results will be on these pages. Because there is nothing like involving oneself with the camera. Because, as they say, it's your thoughts and your mind at work. And, of course, when doing that you actually use your eyes to do what they are meant to – SEE!


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Meet Guest Room 1.
This is one of our two identical and LITTLE guest rooms.
This room is full of texture and not in an awesome way. This room has plaster walls and ceiling, and the plaster has been combed. The whole room has a liney, weird texture. Texture can be great but there needed to be something to break up the liney-ness, there also needed to be a big impact in the room.
I was watching P.S. I love You recently and I realized what impact I wanted to include.
Painted brick wall! I picked up a few brick veneer tiles from Menards and began tiling the focal wall.
Veneer set in thinset here.
Grouted and midway through clean-up.
And here we are, all cleaned up and painted.
The color is Valspar's Woodlawn Bedroom White.
This room still has a long way to go, i.e....
Paint the ceiling
Paint the trim
I've already added a lot more of different textures in the room (velveteen curtains, linen roll shades) that contrast nicely and work well together.
And lastly my little diy drum shade.
I had an old drum shade laying around. I cut off the top, painted the inside gold and glued striped fabric onto the shade. I replaced the glass dome globe on the pre-existing flush mount fixture. BAM! Cute, brand new drum shade.
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The asymptotic value of 2n choose n
Originally posted 2017-04-29
What is the asymptotic value of \({2n \choose n}\) as \(n\) goes to infinity?
There's a stupid solution that involves plugging in Stirling's approximation three times and cleaning up the ensuing mess, but I thought of a better solution.
Let's start by figuring out the ratio of two adjacent terms. Taking \(n = 4, 5\) as an example, we have:
\({8 \choose 4} = \frac{8!}{4!4!}\)
\({10 \choose 5} = \frac{10!}{5!5!} = {8 \choose 4} \cdot \frac{10 \cdot 9}{5 \cdot 5}\)
So it seems that as we increment \(n\), we're multiplying by \(\frac{2n(2n-1)}{n^2} \approx 4\). Therefore, the dominant term in the asymptotic growth rate is \(4^n\).
Can we do better? Yes. Let's take a closer look at the approximation we made in the last step.
The approximation we took was to multiply by \(\frac{2n}{2n-1}\) and pretend it didn't happen. And that's for a single step, for \(n \rightarrow n+1\). When you aggregate all of these small errors from 1 to \(n\), you get an extended product:
\(P = \frac{2}{1} \cdot \frac{4}{3} \cdot \frac{6}{5} \cdot \frac{8}{7}\cdot\cdot\cdot \frac{2n}{2n-1}\)
So we're overestimating by a factor of \(P\). How can we estimate the value of this product? Well, it would be nice if we could cancel out the numerator and denominator of adjacent terms… What if we take the complementary series to fill in the gaps?
\(P' = \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{5}{4} \cdot \frac{7}{6} \cdot \frac{9}{8}\cdot\cdot\cdot \frac{2n-1}{2n-2}\)
\(P \cdot P' = \frac{2}{1} \cdot \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{3} \cdot \frac{5}{4}\cdot\cdot\cdot \frac{2n-1}{2n-2} \cdot \frac{2n}{2n-1} = 2n\)
By multiplying these two series together, everything cancels out perfectly, in a zipper-like fashion. Our next approximation is to say that, since these two infinite series are complementary, they each contribute a half of the final product. Each component series is therefore worth \(P \approx P' \approx \sqrt{2n}\), and our improved asymptotic value is \(\frac{4^n}{\sqrt{2n}}\).
It's definitely not true that the two halves are equal in value, though. As it turns out, there's an infinite series that describes the divergence between these two halves: the Wallis product. There's a nifty proof of this product by Euler - see the Wikipedia article for details.
\(W = \frac{P}{P'} = \frac{2}{1} \cdot \frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{4}{3} \cdot \frac{4}{5} \cdot \frac{6}{5} \cdot \frac{6}{7} \cdot\cdot\cdot = \frac{\pi}{2}\)
Using the Wallace product, we can upgrade our approximation to an equality: \(P \cdot P' \cdot W = P^2 = 2n \cdot \frac{\pi}{2} = \pi n\)
The actual asymptotic value is therefore \(\frac{4^n}{\sqrt{\pi n}}\). This value can be confirmed by the brute-force Stirling's approximation solution.


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March 6th, 2018
Happy Spring Festival!
Thank you for creating the watchfaces for us for the Chinese new year. I'm sorry, I found some unusual downloads, someone tried to break the rules. I was on vacation, I can't do something. But this month, I'll take some measures to monitor the watchfaces downloads.
And the result of this month. The most downloaded VXP watchface is Inmotion Stepmatic, created by Morais. He will get the G8 as the prize.
The most downloaded Android watchface is LOCMAN Montecristo, created by J.Hessinger. He will get a S9 as the prize.
And the Spring Festival category, there are a few people joined in this category and it seems that not many people like this category. Many thanks to the creators, thanks for your beautiful watchfaces. And the contest winner is Master Mendes. He will get a D7 as the prize.
vmv105 uploads over 50 watchfaces, he will get a 40% off coupon code. And Warley Watches, JNascimento, Sinful96, Lluiset206 they will get a 30% off coupon code.
Thank you for all your beautiful watchfaces. We'll start a new contest soon, please keep an eye out on watchfaceup site.
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Hello Jon!
I thank NO.1 and you Jon for the opportunity to participate again in the contest and also thank you for the beautiful prize.
Congratulations to the other winners as well and let's get more engaged for the next contest.
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
The Ladder Poem
This is an old piece of The Ladder Poem, a long poem in parts I made into a comic. I've often been very frustrated with this comic. It came to me in an overtly religious way (half asleep I envisioned a ladder and a woman speaker conversing for eternity and I wrote the whole thing half asleep in total darkness on the back of other poems without even looking at the page). I did several versions of it, but continued to have trouble arranging it into a book. I never used this image, but I like it, and might do a third version of The Ladder.
Speaking of which, this is how Adam Fitzgerald and I got the name for our reading series (The Ladder Poetry Reading Series) and we're having our third reading with Bernadette Mayer and emerging writer Allison Power. I always sell copies of my poetry comics there!
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Our cidermaker – Simon Akeroyd
Simon's passion for orchards, apples and cider began when spending his school holidays at his father's farmhouse in the Calvados region of Normandy, nestled among the lush rolling hills and and cider orchards of France. On their farm was a cider orchard and barn where they produced apple juice, cidre bouche, calvados and Pommeau de Normandie.
Simon was educated at Christ's Hospital in Sussex, before completing a 4 year philosophy degree at Lampeter university, Wales. He went on to study viticulture (vine growing) and onoeology (winemaking) in Sussex. He returned to France and worked on various vineyards and fruit farms. On returning to England he worked for several years on the largest vineyard and winery in Northern Europe before joining the fruit department at the world famous RHS garden Wisley, looking after one of the largest apple collections in the country with over 1000 different varieties of apples. He also proposed and designed the popular Wisley vineyard.
After a career working as a Garden Manager for the Royal Horticultural Society and National Trust, and producer for the BBC, Simon has returned to one of his original passions, making artisan drinks and the conservation of apple orchards and collections.
Simon has also written 23 gardening books, including specialist books on pruning and fruit growing. www.simonakeroyd.co.uk
When Simon isn't writing or making cider, he can usually be found sailing and canoeing on the River Dart and Torbay, and looking after his honey bees. Simon regularly lectures on fruit growing, cider making and gardening too.
Pics below from clockwise from top left, calendar shot for naked gardening, Simon working at RHS Wisley fruit dept aged 21, the cider house in Normandy aged 23, Garden Manager at Coleton Fishacre, Devon, and Simon racking off cider at Yarde's ciderhouse.


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Production Central: The Single Is the New LP (Again)
Digital technology has changed almost every aspect of my musical life. I produce, market, distribute, watch videos and listen to music on my computer or via the Internet. In the past 20 years, advances in music production and recording have increased exponentially, streamlining the production process to the point where high-quality recordings can be produced in smaller project and home studios. Another result of music industry "techonomics"? Almost anyone with a computer and a few production programs can make a track and put it online: The amount of music available to consumers is daunting.
The music download age has given the control of the playlist directly to music fans themselves. They are listening to music in a way that reminds me of the early days of the music business, when music sales were all about the single. Not 'the single'' that leads to an album, the single that was released as a 45. That single was the goal itself.
Rewind 15 years. The age of downloading digital music was beginning to unfold, but it was nothing compared to the sale of the physical CD. Most major label records were still being cut in professional studios and the consumer was hungry for great albums such as Nirvana''s "Nevermind." The single or EP was used to entice new audiences into purchasing the full-length album and to service radio stations that helped break new acts, and market to a larger listening audience. You watched videos on MTV or VH1 and bands'' websites were just starting to become the center for all information related to that artist. If you were shopping a demo, it meant that you were looking to do a full-length album. The demo consisted of three to five songs, which were just a taste of what you planned on delivering to an audience.
Come back to 2011: the age of mass broadband, blogging and "stay at home" beat makers. Technology has turned music production into an egalitarian society, allowing small labels to get some attention and establish a following. Simultaneously, this democratization of music has contributed to a diminished consumer appetite for the LP. Listeners are creating their own playlists and podcasts, and digesting music at a much different pace. Understanding this shift in consumption is vital to the survival of a modern record producer.
Most bands or artists do a fair amount of marketing through social media. On the web, we get instant access to feedback and are able to see how music and art are trending. But all too often I come across acts that are so concerned with releasing a full-length album that they forget the ultimate goal of social marketing in the first place: Social media is the best source of real-time feedback. Facebook, Twitter, Ping, etc. help create a dialog with fans, humanizing the consumption/promotion process. Fans appreciate the opportunity to interact with a favorite band, get involved via remixes, contests, or just plain old blogging.
The math is simple. Making a full-length record requires a good amount of time. Most artists take 20 years to make their first record and then need to follow up with an LP every two to four years. But the average fan is consuming at such a high rate that a band can make itself obsolete before ever releasing its first album.
As a producer, I''m pushing more and more artists to focus on the single and to think of the EP as the album. I encourage creating music in small batches, such as two or three songs at a time, then releasing and promoting those tunes. Tour against those songs, get back into the studio and repeat that process over and over until the social media, record release, and live show attendance circle creates a positive feedback loop.
In the time it takes to complete a seriously good full-length album, an artist could easily release two solid, three-song EPs, or a number of singles with remixes that help reach and audience that may never have heard your band. A great single release will get good blog coverage, is ripe for a low budget video, and perfect for the podcaster. If it''s a flop, then no worries; on to single number two without breaking the bank and losing too much time. Conversely, if you release a full-length album and it flops, well, you wasted all that time without any fan feedback, which would have let you know that people weren''t feeling your tunes in the first place.
Yes, making music is an art, but we need to be pragmatic about the business end. Just because you can make an album doesn''t mean anyone wants to listen to it. This of course is fine if you are making an ambient album to play to your daughter while she sleeps, or that noise core record to torture your parents. But for most musicians, we want to reach as many fans as possible. Unless there''s already a huge fan base waiting for the next release, it''s a bit naive to think your album is gong to get listened to by anyone new, unless you''ve been planting seeds. Go slow and steady (or really fast and steady) through each successive single, remix, EP, tour, podcast, radio show and interview. You''ll get the feedback you that tells you when— and if—it''s time to make that full-length masterpiece that''s been brewing ever since you stole The Who''s Tommy from your father…or maybe even your grandfather.
Ming is a New York City-based artist, producer, and DJ. He owns Hood Famous Music and co-owns Habitat Music.


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Christmas season isn't just a celebration exclusively for people anymore, as pets also get in on the holiday action now! It only makes sense, since many people consider their pets to be part of the family, right?
From joining in the annual holiday dinner to getting dressed in festive outfits, cats and dogs sure know what it's like to celebrate the occasion. To top it off, there are owners who go as far as getting gifts for their beloved pets.
Take this little kitten, for example, who couldn't wait to get her hands (or paws) on the present her mom gave her. Unfortunately for her, it seems she accidentally gets herself entangled in the paper bag.
No matter how hard she tries to detach it from her, the bag just won't let go!
Check out the hilarious clip below as the poor cat struggles to free herself.
Maybe next time the owner gets her cat a present, they will have to use wrapping paper instead!
She seems none too impressed by the situation, but hopefully this doesn't ruin Christmas for her forever.


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Dustin Grooms, an assistant professor of athletic training in the Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions, will be the featured guest on the Party Line talk show with Dave Palmer on WATH radio from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wed., Aug. 15. Listeners can tune in to 970 AM/97.1 FM or listen via http://970wath.com/music/ and can call in to ask questions at 740-592-6646.
Grooms' research interests include the study of neuroplasticity, or how the brain and nervous system change after orthopedic or musculoskeletal injuries such as knee ligament (ACL) ruptures, osteoarthritis or ankle sprains. He also examines how clinicians can use new therapies to treat such injuries. In addition, Grooms studies sports or military-related concussions, including how to manage and prevent them and potentially avoid long-term consequences such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He has been a member of the Ohio University faculty since 2015.
Grooms will discuss a number of subjects related to his research:
How does the brain change after orthopedic injury?
What are some of the new therapies we are developing?
How do we capture evidence of changes in the brain?
What are new technologies related to the potential prevention of concussions?
What are new technologies related to the management of concussions?
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Bifolding Doors: FAQs
If you're reading this then it's likely that you've decided on, or have at least considered, installing bifolding doors in your home. Good choice. Not only will a set of bifolding doors lend an added element of uniqueness and class to your home, but they should bring more light and warmth into it, and might even improve your home's overall energy efficiency. If you're making the upgrade from conventional single leaf doors, sliding doors or french doors, however, you might have a few questions. Here we'll do our best to answer some of the more common ones and in the process, hopefully we'll be able to help you cement your decision.
"Are Bifold Patio Doors Secure?"
If your bifold doors are external (leading from the rear of your home into your kitchen, living room, dining room or conservatory) then this is probably going to be towards the top of your list of concerns. One of the main reasons many homeowners opt for bifolding doors over other solutions, however, is that they can be one of the most secure options available, if you make the right choices. The amount of glass used in most bi-fold doors is obviously the major reasons why many might assume they are not as secure as more conventional patio doors, but as long as the glass is double glazed and reinforced in some way, the glass will actually be much harder to break than a bog standard wooden door. This is because of the multi-point locking systems that lock at various points on the tracks beneath or above your doors. Many other doors will only have one locking point to break, but a bi-fold door will typically have several.
How secure you want your bifold doors to be will obviously depend on your own unique circumstances. Some tips you might want to consider to make your doors as secure as they possibly can be is to consider an aluminium frame instead of a wooden one, install a security screen to add another layer of protection to your home, or install a home security system. You don't necessarily need to go all out with the system either. You could simply purchase a magnetic window or door alarm to scare off potential intruders and alert your home and its residents of any ill intent.
"How Many Doors Can I Have?"
If you opt for a bespoke design, then you can effectively have as many doors as you like, though even numbered doors are more common, as bi-fold doors tend to come in pairs. With odd numbers of doors you would usually have a "traffic door" or "lead door" that operates independently of the other doors and also acts as the doors that the others follow. How many bi-fold doors you can have in your situation will depend on the size of the opening, the weight of the doors and the structural integrity of your home in general. These are all things you should discuss with the manufacturer or builders before going ahead with the install. Bi-fold doors are easily the option that offer the most flexibility in terms of available configurations because they can have any number of door leaves and can be designed to all open in one direction, to open in the middle or in multiple other configurations to suit your preference. They can also be designed to fold back inside or outside the home, depending on the space you have available.
"Are Bifolding Doors Energy Efficient?"
This obviously only relates to exterior bifold doors, and as long as they are installed properly, they should be very energy efficient indeed. Wooden frames (FSC-certified wood is a must) are especially great at holding thermal energy and as long as your doors are sealed properly. This is something you can actually rectify yourself with relative ease, and there are hundreds of sources online that should be able to help you understand how to adjust your bifold doors in order to make sure they are as tight as possible. You can also install seals made from either rubber or brush, which can be placed between the bottom of your bi-fold doors and the threshold. A tight seal here will not only keep out water and wind, but will also reduce heat loss from your home
In terms of being able to actually measure how energy efficient your bi-fold doors are, that will depend on your U-Value. A lower U-Value means your home is more energy efficient, with a decent U-Value typically sitting at around 1.3 or 1.4. A structure's U-Value is calculated by measuring the rate at which heat is transferred through it and dividing it by the difference in temperature throughout your home. To achieve a lower U-Value you'll want to make sure your doors are air tight and that you use toughened glass, which will naturally have a lower U-Value.
"Are Bifold Doors Expensive?"
As with anything in this world, there are expensive bifold doors, affordable bifold doors and bifold doors that sit somewhere in the middle. It's really a case of shopping around. Certain configurations will be more expensive than others though. If you're on a budget, you could opt for UPVC frames instead of more traditional wood or aluminium frames, though these will not last as long and are generally considered to be less aesthetically pleasing. Obviously, the more doors and the wider opening you need to fill, the more expensive your bifold doors will be.
"Do Bifold Doors Let the Cold and the Weather in?"
When it comes to keeping the cold out, the glazing you opt for will be one of the most important factors to consider. Any glazing, however, will help retain heat in areas that get a lot of sunlight, as, even when the doors are completely closed during the day, the sunlight will still get through. Even if you're not blessed with a home that basks in glorious sunlight for 80% of the year, however, then a decent set of bi-fold doors should keep the cold at bay. For one thing, they are low threshold which means they sit lower towards the floor than other doors. There are also more treatment options available for glazing than there is for wood and aluminium is not (contrary to popular belief) cold to the touch when exposed to the cold, as long as your frames have been thermally broken in order to avoid cold bridging.
Whilst the cold is generally easy to keep out (as long as you remember to close your doors that is), if you live in an area that experiences heavy bouts of rain on a regular basis then you might want to think about further weatherproofing options. For wooden frames, weatherproof paints are a must, and you can also invest in weatherproof seals designed to block rain water from getting into the home. You could also use silicone caulk to seal any gaps beneath your bifolding doors if it gets that far. Do be aware, however, that extreme weather can lead to condensation and misting between the panes of glass in your bi-fold doors, and if this is the case, they will need to be replaced.
"How Do I Clean my External Bifold Doors?"
Another major bonus of bi-fold doors is that they are generally really easy to clean. For the glass, a simple combination of soap and water is all you'll need, as well as a microfibre cloth in order to achieve a streak-free finish. The frames, meanwhile, can be cleaned by a cloth or sponge soaked in water and some mild detergent. For particularly stubborn stains, meanwhile, consider using an ink rubber. Wooden frames can also be spruced up easily with a quick coat of varnish. Frames, finally, can be cleared regularly using the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner. You'll want to clean out your tracks regularly in order to maintain consistently smooth operation.
There's no reason why anyone should count out the idea of installing bi-fold doors in their home, and hopefully here we've been able to help you all come to the same conclusion. Any more specific questions, meanwhile, will doubtlessly have their answers online somewhere.