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With winter just around the corner, and heating switched back on – there's a greater chance that you could be impacted by one of the most common boiler problems: 'Lockout'.
What is 'boiler lockout'?
When a boiler has a fault, the system has a mechanism to automatically lock-down to prevent further damage. This safeguarding is referred to as boiler lockout.
As well as preventing further problems, the lockout also means you cannot use your oil supply. If your oil fired boiler is in lockout then it will need to be reset.
If you you're unsure if your boiler is in lockout mode, check for these signals:
- The display could show an error code
- You may notice a flashing red or green light
Causes of oil boiler lockout
Typically, older boilers are more prone to boiler lockout due to general wear and tear. Having your boiler serviced regularly can help support the safeguarding of this issue.
Another cause could be anything that may impact how high / low the pressure is, for example anything blocking the system. Sludge can be a factor in low boiler pressure. To counter the negative effects of sludge in your tank, consider using heating oil additives, which are chemically designed to enhance boiler efficiency and reduce the buildup of sludge.
There is a chance that lockout occurred due to a more serious issue, which could include faulty safety controls. If, after following the steps outlined below, you still experience lockout on your boiler then we recommend contacting a professional.
What to do when your boiler locks out
Check the fault code
This will help clarify the problem, and confirm whether you are experiencing boiler lockout or if there is another fault at play.
Reset your boiler
Once you have confirmed boiler lockout, the first thing you'll want to try is pressing the reset button. This is usually found near the light, though if you're not sure you can always check your boiler manual to find its location.
Check your oil levels
If pressing reset doesn't work, the next thing to check will be your heating oil tank. Boilers often lockout if the oil supply is very low to prevent any debris from being pulled into the system.
Hire a professional
If your heating oil tank isn't running low we'd recommend booking a repair service with an OFTEC registered technician. The good news is it's likely caused by blocked nozzles, dirty filter, or even trapped air – all easy issues to solve for a professional.
How to prevent boiler lockout
There are a few essential things you can do to ensure you don't get this problem.
Turn off your boiler during a delivery
Deliveries can disturb any debris that has collected in your tank which can clog up your system.
Service your boiler annually
Every boiler should be serviced at least once a year. An engineer will examine the boiler, release trapped air, check that the nozzles are clean and replace any dirty or faulty filters.
Use oil additives
Heating oil additives can help to break down pesky tank sludge and greatly reduce the chances of debris being pulled into your system.
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The only constant in the world is change. It's an overused phrase, certainly, but like most cliches, it has some truth to it. Yet as investors (and humans) we tend to try to predict the future by looking into the past, often missing big changes until it's too late. For example, 20 years ago how many people would have predicted the power of the Internet or the popularity of hybrid cars?
I suspect even fewer people would believe that a Spanish-language television station could challenge the big four networks, in primetime, for the coveted 18-34 demographic. Yet that's exactly what Univision
Think about that for a moment. At some point last year, Univision captured more young adult eyeballs than some of the most popular (and expensive) shows, such as 24 and Lost. Univision, with the top two Spanish-language stations, is so far ahead of other Spanish broadcasters that it's unfair to even consider them in competition. Univision's going after the big boys -- and doing a fine job of it.
Content is king in television, and it's crucial to Univision's long-term growth. Despite a recent spat with Televisa
Obviously, part of Univision's growth is simple mathematics. For every Spanish-language station, there's, oh, a couple hundred in English. There are so many specialized English-language channels now that there's less interest in the networks. On the other hand, the selection of Spanish channels in the U.S. is more limited, resulting in consolidated viewership.
Univision's stock isn't cheap by any means, despite being about 33% off last year's highs, and at a P/E of 35, it appears fundamentally overvalued. Yet the underlying growth trend is undeniable: Univision is capturing the majority of viewers in the fastest-growing demographic in the U.S. This growth, combined with room to raise advertising rates (still far below those of the traditional networks), makes for a compelling story.
Fool contributor Chris Mallon owns shares of Univision.

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Giorgi divides his life between creatively directing campaigns, design, and digital work at Leavingstone, running a homemade Georgian vodka business, and being an undercover Elvis impersonator for hire. Joining the agency at ground zero as a copywriter, his versatile talents have fuelled the phenomenal transformation of a small Tbilisi-based agency into one of the largest local creative companies with more than 89 international awards to show for its international appetite. Giorgi's vision and creative direction have brought home a couple of Cannes Lions among numerous trophies, a Gold Medal from Eurobest Young Creatives competition, and a series of Awwwards.com Site of the Day honors for his digital work.
Giorgi is a part-time professor at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, teaching how to craft Creative Digital Experiences. His MA in Political Science also comes handy when dissecting current culture as a guest speaker at local universities. Giorgi's creative side projects include working as an Editor-in-Chief for a comedy newspaper Sarkoma, and making music under his hip-hop monicker Mama Gwantsa.


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1 cup flour
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 egg
1 1/2 cups milk
6 thick beef or pork sausages
1. Sift the flour, salt and pepper into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
2. Blend egg and milk together and pour into the well in the flour and stir gradually to make a smooth batter. Whisk it and continue to beat for about 3 minutes.
3. Strain mixture through a fine sieve into a jug and set aside for 30 minutes.
4. Place the sausages in a cast-iron pan and bake at 240 degrees celcius for 10 minutes.
5. Pour the batter over the hot sausages and return to the oven lowering the heat to 220 degrees celcius for 30 minutes.
Serve hot cut into wedges with fresh salad or greens.
Cooks Tip
Allowing the batter to stand lets the gluten rest, ensuring a tender batter. Do not beat again before cooking.
This was the first time I had ever made toad-in-the-hole, and it was GOOD! I grew up eating lots of different sausage dishes and it's about time I tried some of the recipes - they are cheap, good to eat, especially for families on a budget. My husband, who is a very fussy eater LOVES this dish (well, He is english afterall...).
Look out for more sausage recipes that I will put on this blog over the coming weeks.
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Me gustaría presentar mi pintura al óleo sobre lienzo hecha a mano (recreación) de la obra de arte NIGHT STREET. Hice esta pieza con la misma cantidad de alma y emoción como en la primera pintura original. Esta pieza es creada con pintura al óleo sobre lienzo artístico usando mi técnica única de espátula. La obra de arte tiene textura, se puede sentir el efecto creado por la espátula al tocar la pintura. Al comprar en este sitio, usted está comprando directamente del artista Leonid Afremov. Garantizo su satisfacción ofreciendo la mejor atención y experiencia al cliente.
Título: NIGHT STREET por Leonid Afremov
Medida: 40" ancho x 30" alto (100cm x 75cm)
Condición: Excelente Nuevo
Técnica: 100% pintado a mano. Pintura al óleo en lienzo - Recreación del original
Firmado Por Leonid Afremov acompañado con Certificado de Autenticidad
El Certificado de Autenticidad viene firmado por Leonid Afremov y tiene el nombre del comprador como el propietario de la obra. Si usted compra para regalo, por favor envíenos el nombre de quien lo recibirá para ponerlo en el certificado y la dirección para su envío.
about this painting:
In search of new expressive means, modern art experiments a lot with color and shape depicting the surrounding reality in an unexpected and thought-provoking way. As one of its prominent representatives, Leonid Afremov has developed his own painting technique consisting in:
· Very bright and luminous palette.
· Quick chunky strokes applied next to each other.
· Rich texture created with a palette knife.
His oil paintings immediately catch your eye pulling you into the vortex of colors. More importantly, they are very emotional and positive. See for yourself!
In this beautiful cityscape, the artist depicted a quiet night street wrapped in soft twilight. Unfortunately, the stars are invisible in the dark-blue velvet sky, although street lamps are at their post lighting up a lonely block. They are motionless and erected like soldiers saluting to the general. Autumnal trees are dressed in yellow, red, brown and golden costumes and it seems that one can hear their indistinct rustling. What are they whispering to each other? Who knows… Maybe these leaves recollect the warm days and nights of summer, the warbling of birds and words of love told beneath their green arch… But now this time of happiness is over. Autumn is holding the city in its melancholic embrace.
In the center of the canvas, we can see a lonely silhouette. Holding an umbrella over his head, the man is strolling down the empty street, accompanied only by the sparkling reflections on the rain-washed asphalt. And although autumn is usually associated with dull weather and depressed mood, loneliness isn't always frustrating and agonizing. This is a time when you can put all your troubles aside to indulge in observation and meditation.
Oil paintings by Leonid Afremov are praised all over the world for their exuberant palette and unusual artistic manner. If you seek for a picture to adorn your room, "Night Street" is a great option because it combines calm cheerful tones and dusky shades of sweet melancholy. You can use it in any interior in combination with other modern cityscapes and canvas prints to lighten up your apartment and create a warm cozy atmosphere in your room. Discover the bright world of Leonid Afremov paintings and order one online without leaving the comfort of your chair!
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The first thing that strikes you about Jaime Hayon – the man and his work – is how much fun they both are. Hayon's work is currently gracing the BD Barcelona showroom in Berry Street, Clerkenwell, bringing the warmth of Spain into an autumnal London.
Cheeky grey and red monkeys made from architectonic concrete and resin hold aloft trays of bananas or delicious Häagen-Dazs cakes. His playful Showtime ceramic vases with their quirky glazes and shapes straddle the line between art and design. A sideboard has different shaped feet, inspired by current designs contributed by family and friends, but when put together on the same piece of furniture create something eclectic and modular.
For Hayon, it all starts with an idea or theme, then he sketches. Sometimes he puts opposite images together, 'Tropical Scandinavia' for example. SEEN can't be the only ones dying to see the fruit of that idea. Sometimes travel inspires his design process. A recent journey through Africa gave birth to the Monkey Side-tables. Rattan versions still linger in Africa, a hangover from Colonial days. Only Hayon's monkeys look like they might whip your cake away or push it in your face.
The colours are warm and sunny; custard-yellow, greens, sculpted smooth grey, reds, gold glazes… No time for neutrals here. The accent is on FUN. For as Jaime Hayon said yesterday, we'll all be dead soon enough. The pieces attract a lot of attention from the street, a tribute to their inherent humour, and an uplifting part of the Clerkenwell Design district.
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Put Not Your Trust In Princes
Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 30, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: Although there is no "God party" in politics, and politics cannot bring us salvation, there are moral imperatives we must take to the booth.
Labor Day
Sept 1, 2008
The command of Jesus to stop worrying about the material needs of the morrow is a perfect message for Labor day. I mean that both in the sense of the celebration of those who work hard for a living–usually worrying about tomorrow in the process–and those who begin active political campaigns on this day–usually worrying about the next four years in the process. The words of Jesus are meant, by way of the Beatitude, blessed are the poor in spirit, to tell us to let the power of God restore the original peace and confidence of the garden God planted in Eden. We can do that only if we make primary the pursuit of the kingdom of God and the righteousness of God. Do that, and all the rest takes care of itself. If we are out of harmony with God, 24 by 7 work and huge investment portfolios simply bring us trouble.
I say that to prepare you for a story about a petition I raised to God at Mass during one of the past election cycles. I asked God for the election of godly candidates to public office–exactly in those words–and after Mass one of our good parishioners criticized me for praying for the election of Republicans. Let's be clear about one thing: there is not a God party in any election. The European Catholics tried that in the wake of World War II, starting what they called Christian Democrat parties all over Europe. But God's reign is not of this world. No party can lay claim to divine sanction. Put not your trust in princes.
On the other hand, when Catholics enter the voting booth, we cannot leave our consciences out with our voter registration. There are moral absolutes, and there are irreducible moral minima. I challenge anyone to defend the proposition that it is virtuous to vote for a candidate who wants taxpayers to pay for the murder of babies before they are born. We can disagree about tax rates and Social Security and whether it was justified to topple Saddam, but taxpayer-funded infanticide? Remember, the only difference between a politician who uses your money to pay for abortion and the mafia chieftain who hires a contract killer is that, in abortion, the murdered person is always innocent.
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We spent a week in room 512. The condo has everything we needed and the Perfect View! We spent most of our time on the balcony. It was perfect for people watching, making sure the teens were good in the pool, and viewing the sunset....More
Hello Michele and greetings from the beach:
Thank you very much for taking the time to provide feedback. 512 is comfy and has lots of beds, lots of space and is directly beachfront. It is not the most upgraded vacation rental we offer. We do...More
The good parts, are nice views, nice pool, great beach access, nice condos on the inside, great balconies, and decent occupant parking. The bad... terrible hot slow elevator, no visitor parking, and could be cleaner. Overall it was ok.More
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Our farm share starts this week for the summer and I can't wait (pictures to come soon)! We get so many fresh vegetables and they taste so much better than what you can buy in the grocery store. One of my favorite things to make with the farm ingredients is a Caprese Salad. It's super easy to make and so tasty! All you need is:
Fresh Mozzarella
Fresh Basil Leaves
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Balsamic Vinegar
Salt and Pepper
1. Slice thin slices of the tomatoes and mozzarella. Wash and pat dry the basil leaves.
2. Using a toothpick to hold everything together, poke on the tomato slice, then the mozzarella, then a basil leaf. Repeat to the end of the toothpick.
3. After you have made all of the toothpicks you want, drizzle on top the olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
4. Top with a little salt and freshly ground pepper.
5. Enjoy!
Not only does it look pretty but it tastes great! Last year I ate so many basil leaves that I got a stomach ache, so be careful not to overdo it!
It's a beautiful day and I'm hoping to convince the family to go on a family bike ride this afternoon! Thanks for reading!


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PM Modi expected to attend 'Digi Dhan Mela' today
| Updated: Dec 30, 2016 15:58 IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the Digi Dhan Mela on Friday organsied in Talkatora stadium here. The Prime Minister is also expected to launch Aadhar pay and the rebranded version of UPI (Unified Payment Interface) and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data). Prime Minister Modi recently announced two award schemes named 'Lucky Grahak Yojana' for retail consumers and 'Digi Dhan Vapar Yojana' for small businesses to encourage digital payments during his 27th edition of 'Mann ki Baat' address. The winners will get a minimum of Rs. 1,000 through a lucky draw - while the winners will be chosen on daily and weekly basis under the Lucky Grahak Yojana, merchants who have won under the Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana will be announced every week. The first 'Digi Dhan' mela (fair) was organised in Gurugram, Haryana, on Monday and was inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. (ANI)


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- Erratum
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Erratum to: a method to estimate cell cycle time and growth fraction using bromodeoxyuridine-flow cytometry data from a single sample
© Eidukevicius et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006
- Received: 10 July 2006
- Accepted: 11 July 2006
- Published: 11 July 2006
The original article was published in BMC Cancer 2005 5:122
In our article in BMC Cancer [1] we modelled our graph for the passage of bromodeoxyuridine-labelled cells through the cell cycle presented in Figure 1 on the figure published by Johansson et al. [2]. We regret that we failed to quote this article and we are grateful to its authors and the editors for bringing this matter to our attention.
Authors' Affiliations
- Eidukevicius R, Characiejus D, Janavicius R, Kazlauskaite N, Pasukoniene V, Mauricas M, Den Otter W: A method to estimate cell cycle time and growth fraction using bromodeoxyuridine-flow cytometry data from a single sample. BMC Cancer. 2005, 5: 122-10.1186/1471-2407-5-122.View ArticlePubMedPubMed CentralGoogle Scholar
- Johansson MC, Baldetorp B, Bendahl PO, Johansson R, Oredsson SM: An improved mathematical method to estimate DNA synthesis time of bromodeoxyuridine-labelled cells, using FCM-derived data. Cell Prolif. 1994, 27: 475-488.View ArticleGoogle Scholar
- The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/6/184/prepub
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This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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Gardener for Wick Court
March 15, 2016
We are looking to appoint an experienced Gardener at Wick Court, to run our kitchen gardens providing fruit and vegetables for the kitchen as well as interesting and purposeful work sessions with groups of visiting children (aged 8 – 11 years). The successful candidate will also be very involved in a new project to improve the recreational garden around the house. The post holder will be part of a friendly, enthusiastic team and would be expected to be involved with other aspects of farm life.
The post is for 3 days per week.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo enhanced DBS checks
Closing date 2/5/16
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has won the latest battle in the long-running debate over whether its in-house administrative law judges are constitutional.
In a divided 5-5 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected a claim made by former investment advisor Raymond Lucia, who was banned for life from the financial industry in 2013, that the SEC's administrative law judges were in fact officers under the Constitution and whose appointments must be made in accordance with the Appointments Clause. The SEC, meanwhile, argues that the judges are merely employees of the SEC who can be hired by anyone and whose decisions are reviewable by the agency.
The ruling almost guarantees involvement of the U.S. Supreme Court, as Monday's ruling directly contradicts one in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver in May that held the SEC's judges are, in fact, "inferior officers" under the Constitution and must be appointed as such by the president, the head of a federal agency or a court.
Use of the in-house courts has risen sharply since the financial crisis and the passage of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. The SEC argues the system speeds up case resolution: critics have called the process inherently flawed, biased and unfair – not to mention unconstitutional.
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The psychics I visited in my 20s and early 30s were often socially awkward. I would find them tucked away in semi-deserted shopping arcades shuffling their cards in small, darkened rooms with an obligatory candle or two. Sometimes they'd be working from a spare room in their home, anonymously located in a nondescript suburban street. One man did readings under his old timber house. We sat at a 1970's Laminex table, surrounded by dusty crates, boxes and assorted junk, and an overgrown lawn.
Many of them were undoubtedly talented psychics (the man under the old house was brilliant), but there was always this air of not quite fitting in. So many of them seemed to exist on the fringes of the 'everyday' that most of us lived and experienced.
Of course, I didn't appreciate that I had similar gifts until I reached my late 30s. I'd had inexplicable blips of insight before then. I would know things I couldn't possibly know about people when they were in another city or country. But I didn't really understand what was going on.
But in my 39th year, it felt like all my psychic lights suddenly flooded the landscape. It completely freaked me out and one of my biggest concerns was that I would have to become like those socially awkward psychics I'd met previously; the ones people always saw as 'just a little bit strange'. Would I have to leave the old me behind? Did I have to become some kind of weird hippie chick and never wear my stilettoes again?
It's funny the things you worry about when the Universe challenges you to think about yourself differently. Of course, as time went by, it began to make a lot more sense. I discovered there were psychics and energetically-sensitive relatives on both sides of my family. And the anxiety and tearfulness I struggled with as a teenager, and then later as an adult, made a lot more sense when you considered my heightened ability to sense the emotions of others. I just hadn't understood what was happening. Instead I absorbed everyone else's emotions and thought they were mine (one of the 'perks' of having unmanaged empathic gifts).
It's been a few years now and I've learned to manage my gifts. But I won't lie and tell you it's been a seamless and effortless process. Unfortunately there were times when I felt like I was swimming blindfolded and might drown in the unknown. There was so much I didn't know and for a while I didn't have anyone to give me the guidance I needed – so my gifts frequently managed me, instead of me managing them. It wasn't always fun.
But although there have been many weird and wacky experiences, I have realised that I don't need to live on the fringes of society if I'm psychic. These days there are lots of people like me living very 'normal' lives working in corporate jobs, teaching in schools, nursing, creating art, and so on. People like me are everywhere and a lot of them aren't weird hippie chicks (although yes, some of them are).
I've also realised that, like most psychics, I have my gifts for particular reasons that align with my skills and strengths. One of those reasons is so I can help young people to understand and manage their gifts so they don't have to suffer like I did. After all, if I'd met someone when I was a teenager and they'd helped me to understand I was picking up other people's stuff and there were ways to buffer that, well, that would have made my life a whole lot easier.
Our souls chose to be psychic or energetically sensitive or highly empathic before we were born in this lifetime. We chose to have these gifts so we could create beautiful lives, help others and make a positive impact on the planet.
And we don't need to live on the fringes of society to do it.


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Friday, June 30, 2017
Hodgepodge 244/365 - Shrimp
The splash page for shrimp at Seafood Watch has this summary: "Most 'Best Choice' shrimp ('ebi' in sushi) is caught in Alaska, but there are other great farmed and wild options. . . . Only buy imported shrimp if you're sure it's from a 'Best Choice' or 'Good Alternative' source. Over 90% of shrimp on the U.S. market is imported."
My shrimp are not from Alaska. They are previously frozen farmed critters from India. I will be very surprised if they pass muster.
But first: do you know the difference between a shrimp and a prawn? It's not a matter of size (large = prawn, small = shrimp), or of national preference (Brits tend to call prawns what we Americans refer to as shrimp). They are actually different species, in different suborders of the order Decapoda (phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Crustacea). The basic differences are as shown here:
So in fact, what we here in Monterey Bay call spot prawns are actually
. . . shrimp. (Getting a grilled "spot prawn" with its brood of eggs is always a treat. Yes, really.)
But never mind all that. Basically, what we eat here in the U.S. is "shrimp." No need to complicate things with taxonomy.
There are 29 "Good Alternatives," including Atlantic seabob shrimp; brown rock and Pacific rock shrimp; and pink, royal red, and white shrimp. Methods include otter trawls, bottom trawls, skimmer trawls, plain ol' trawls, and also ponds of various sorts.
And, let's just cut to the chase: there are 39 shrimp types to be "Avoided." I'm betting our Indian shrimp are on this list. Of course, I have no idea just what kind of shrimp we bought: the sign just said, shrimp, with a count per pound. But let's say it's whiteleg shrimp: the Indian variety is definitely under the NO category. The reasons? In short, "The industry is made up of thousands of farms, so there's low confidence that the available data is accurate and up-to-date. Data on environmental impacts is especially limited. There's also a lack of data on antibiotic use, and it's likely that antibiotics listed as critically important to human health are used. Published information on the frequency, magnitude, or impacts of escapes is also unavailable." Basically, we don't know if the Indian aquaculturists are doing an environmentally responsible job, or whether they use antibiotics (which is one of the chief harms of poorly managed aquaculture ventures—trying to keep crowded populations healthy, or at least alive). So if we don't know? Best to avoid. Sigh.
Well, I just heard "Dinner's ready." I guess this will be my last shrimp feast until I can find a more sustainable source. Or maybe I should just switch to vegetarianism. That would be a whole lot easier than being a responsible omnivore . . .
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The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. - Eden Phillpotts
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
It''s Been Over A Week...
But I thought I'd just post to say I will be back in the new year and hopefully you'll stick around. In the meantime I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Eat, drink and be merry!
And in an act of shameless self promotion that has become a festive tradition on my other blog I submit for you my Christmas Wishlist.
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- Jane Doe said...
Have a wonderful Christmas!
- 18 December 2008 at 20:03
- Creativestudent said...
Have a great christmas and good luck with sorting out the laptop in the new year!!
Keep up the blogging and come over to my blog and say hey! Im writing a short novel of sorts, and also talk about the things on my mind! Look forward to your comments!
See you soon!
- 21 December 2008 at 21:32
- grace said...
it's true. the internet can truly eat people up. i'm getting so addicted i've started dreaming about the internet. yikes
- 28 December 2008 at 14:39
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
- 30 December 2008 at 07:21
stumbled upon your blog found in quite interesting; please stop by when you have some time! all comments are always welcome! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
stay true to what you do~
- 1 January 2009 at 07:35


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Bassist Derek Engemann has exited Cattle Decapitation. He posted the following on Facebook:
"It's been a great journey, but I'm writing to let everyone know I have amicably parted ways with Cattle Decapitation. I'm very proud of the success we achieved together across the last two albums. In turn, I'm excited to focus my energy on the next upcoming Scour release, my reignited project Cast the Stone (HUGE news in the coming days), and the other big plans I have in the works. Thank you to everyone for the support, and I'll see you at NAMM!"


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Music PR Tips: Edward Abela- More Than A Musician
Music PR Tips: Edward Abela- More Than A MusicianJanuary 17, 2017
Here at Quite Great we're always doing our best to help our clients get the coverage that they deserve, whether that be on radio, in the press or online. Unfortunately, we can't control the media and it's not always easy to measure how successful PR can be. However, what can help is the active contribution of material from our artists, 'ammunition' if you will, which we can use to fire out to the various media platforms. By building rapports with our clients and regularly contacting them about things they can do to help their own campaign, we can form a working relationship where the client does not feel estranged from the work we are doing.
Cue our artist, Edward Abela. Edward is a London based multi-instrumentalist with a wealth of songwriting experience who creates ambient and atmospheric piano-led pieces that charm their way straight to your heart with their filmic qualities. Lucky for Edward, he gets to do what he loves every day working for Warner/Chappell music as a producer and composer. He has even written scores for BBC, Channel 4, DC Comics and 4QuarterFilms.
Whilst there are no doubts as to Ed's talents as a musician, classical music can be a difficult genre to promote to people, other than aficionados who already love this kind of music. Many people, particularly those of recent generations seem to be under the impression that classical music is 'boring', a dead genre of little relevance today.
Despite this, Ed is keen to talk about the 'constantly rising movement in the neo-classical genre thanks to amazing artists such as Ludovico Einaudi and Nils Frahm.' He notes that 'their influence is far reaching towards massive audiences. On the negative side, the avenues that can be reached are a little more limited than that of the pop music genre, simply because of the more selective audience'
However, this is where Ed has been particularly clever. Whilst discussing ideas of how we could improve footfall on Ed's social media pages, the idea arose that he could use his talents to rewrite short parts of film scores. The idea behind this was create innovative content for Ed's profiles, but it was also aiming to display the importance of music in film, which many look past when watching the modern blockbusters.
Ed has titled this mini-series of videos 'Improperly Placed Music' and as the title suggests, the music is not always fitting of the context, creating intriguing and often comical outcomes. Not only this, but you begin to realise how much the style of music actually affects your understanding of what is going on in the film. For example, In Ed's latest video, he transforms the innocent family film, Despicable Me, into a terrifying horror film through some clever video editing and a haunting soundtrack which completely alters the genre of film. As previously mentioned, if you've seen the film before then you'll be in tune with the humorous nature of what Ed is doing here. If you haven't, then it might be a bit lost on you. Sorry.
Whilst this is simply a fun thing to do, which Ed enjoys, there is more to it in terms of music PR than just amusing internet content. By blending Ed's mode of neo-classical songwriting and film-scoring talents with contemporary pop culture and film, he is able to access multiple markets, doubling the possibility of finding people who will like him and his music. Both those who enjoy film music and those who just like amusing online videos and films can be targeted through this spark of an idea. By incorporating a modern and relevant edge to what he does, Ed is without a doubt moving in the right direction with trying to get more people into the genre of modern classical music.
Since the creation of Ed's Despicable Me video, it has been hugely successful, practically overnight. By sharing it to the right places online, particularly social media, we have managed to get over 8000 views on a related Facebook page which has around 1.5 million likes. This only goes to show the power of supplementing your music. Whilst in this case, Ed's music hasn't necessarily gone out to people who like the classical genre, his name and talents have been seen by thousands of active social media users who can possibly share his work further.
Here's the page that found social media success for Edward Abela: https://www.facebook.com/Minionquote/
Not only do these videos showcase Ed's talents as a musician and composer, but they simultaneously create a 'multi-faceted Edward Abela' of whom people can get to know. Offering something else as a musician can be important in displaying another side to your personality; by doing something like what Ed has done, you can prove that there is more to the musician than meets the eye – a more 'human' side that fans can relate to and follow. That is perhaps the best thing about 'Improperly Placed Music'; fans are able to engage with Ed and his music by joining him on the journey for his mini-series.
The basic idea and tip here is that it could well be advantageous to yourself as a musician to supplement your music with something else, something different and outside the box to act alongside what you're doing. If nothing else, it will at least build you a bigger online profile and it can also be helpful in filling periods of time when you're not releasing any music. Devoted fans will always want to hear from you, even when you haven't got anything in the pipeline. Ed's mini-series is just one idea, but there's a wealth of potential projects out there that you could use to make yourself a more 'multi-faceted' musician that people will want to follow – What are you good at? What do you enjoy? How could you incorporate that into promotional material? You just have to use your brain a little.
You can see all the installments of 'Improperly Placed Music' so far here on Ed's Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXIrktUTtWvxb41o55HK9Q
And for more creative ideas and music PR tips, check out Quite Great TV:
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The winners speeches were all about this infamous topic, the most memorable of which was Oprah Winfrey's.
Seeing all black on the red carpet has been quite a thing and here I wanted to recap my favourite of the evening.
Zoe Kravitz in custom Saint Laurant & Viola Davis in custom Brandon Maxwell
Zoe's statement green earrings reminded me a lot of Angelina Jolie's ones at the Oscars in 2009...Viola Davis was simply stunning with her afro-styled hair and bright smile!
Sally Hawkins, Natalie Portman & Michelle Pfeiffer all in Christian Dior Couture
Diane Kruger in Prada & Samara Weaving in Laura Basci Couture
Laura Marano in Rita Vinieris
Claire Foy in Stella McCartney & Debra Messing in Christian Siriano
But my favourites where these two blue-eyed actresses below, that took the 'wear black' code and took it to its highest level.
Alison Brie in Vassilis Zoulias & Alexis Bledel in Oscar de la Renta Resort
Here my previous Golden Globes Best Dressed
Who were your favourites?
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Moms know there is nothing like teaching your children to do something -- bicycle riding, swimming, ice skating, cooking ... and, oh yeah, shoplifting! That's apparently what one mom was doing when she and her friend took her two young sons into a pharmacy in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and methodically handed them item after item for the kids to hide under their clothes. Oh, but that's not even the worst of it.
Police say that Mary Lancaster gave a bunch of cosmetics, totaling almost $100, to her 13-year-old, for him to hide under his coat. Meanwhile, in another part of the store, Lancaster's friend Angie Kimmel was with Lancaster's 11-year-old, showing him which items to take and hide.
In fact, reportedly when the little boy got the type of perfume that the mom's friend wanted wrong, he put it back and then stole a different kind. Quick learner!
Not only that, when police caught up to the foursome in the parking lot, the kids were initially the ones in trouble since they had the goods. And the mom was just fine with the boys taking the fall for her. A cop on the scene says the mom was even "chastising" her sons. But he says he had a feeling that the mom was involved too somehow.
Luckily, surveillance video from the pharmacy backed up the cop's gut instinct and showed that it was the adults who were coaching the kids to steal. It probably helped sway the cop that the items stolen were obviously not for young boys.
What a pair of despicable thieves that they would make two young kids do their dirty work for them. I guess they are not eager for these kids to grow up and be good, law-abiding citizens.
The adults were charged, but so were the kids, which I think is wrong. Kids have no recourse to say "no" to crazy moms who can kick them out of the house, not feed them, or beat them, or otherwise punish them when they get home.
More from The Stir: Woman Who Stole $5,000 Wedding Dress May Have Used Her Little Girl as a Decoy (VIDEO)
What's sad is that these kids are going to continue to be groomed by this mother, and for who knows what sort of lives, but I suspect not great ones.
Should the kids have been charged too?
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Off the Needles
Project Specs:
Pattern: Baby Cable from Sensational Knitted Socks
Yarn: Trekking somethingorother, ball band is long gone
Needles: #1 addi turbo
Notes: Begone, devil socks!
Labels: socks
Labels: socks
You will be glad when the cool weather comes and you have a pretty new pair of socks to wear. Hopefully your hatred of them will be over by then. ;-)
I think they look cool! I like the red.
Nice socks despite the hatred being leveled at them. Maybe a little absence in the drawer may make your heart grow fonder by the first cold snap. ;-) I do like the color.
I bet you'll LOVE wearing them, because every time you put them on, you'll get to gloat a little about the fact that they are no longer clogging your needles. ;-)
They are great socks (although they're red, so I would love them regardless), and as Beth said, every time you wear them you can revel in the fact that you FINALLY finished them.
Yeah, those baby cables can be slow and tedious but the socks look GREAT!
Oooo, pretty!
They're beautiful! Maybe put their devilishness to work and make them your prank socks? :)
At least they are DONE and psychic weight is leaving.
Ha! They look great, tho.


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Everton's biggest shareholder is facing questions over the ownership of the club in the wake of the so-called Paradise Papers leak.
It is claimed the papers suggest Mr Moshiri was gifted funds by the Russian oligarch to buy a joint 30% stake in Arsenal.
Mr Moshiri sold his shares to Mr Usmanov in February 2016, with the businessman going on to purchase a 49.9% holding in Everton last year.
The claims were seen as raising questions about who actually owns what in which club and whether Premier League ownership rules - which forbid any large investor from having holdings in multiple clubs - have been broken in the process.
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Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Littletown Farm Guest House
Jo and I stayed here on our way back from Scotland at the start of September. We strongly recommend it.
It's a beautiful place, rain or shine.
Littletown Farm is a traditional working Lakeland farm offering bed & breakfast accommodation in the beautiful, unspoilt Newlands valley. The bed and breakfast is in the heart of the Lake District national park.
The Farmhouse is in a unique location nestled at the foot of Catbells and was the inspiration behind Beatrix Potters Mrs Tiggy-Winkle stories.
"Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town. She was a good little girl only she was always losing her pocket-handkerchiefs!
One day little Lucie came into the farm-yard crying oh, she did cry so! "I've lost my pocket-handkin! Three handkins and a pinny! Have YOU seen them, Tabby Kitten?""
On the evening we arrived we had a walk in the rain until it went dark (which is why their ponies are not very clear). Then we had a relaxing drink in the bar with the good company of .
Before breakfast (a traditional and very good English breakfast) we had another walk - this time in the bright sunshine.
Jo wasn't seriously thinking of climbing Causey Pike even though she thought it looked fairly easy (Ho. Ho.)
""Sally Henny-penny, have YOU found three pocket-handkins?"
But the speckled hen ran into a barn, clucking"
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A wonderful post. It is a beautiful valley.ReplyDelete
You did well with the rain drop on the wire.
- Anonymous4 October 2011 at 09:40
I'm a Yorkshire lass and those dry stone walls and stone buildings gave me a real pang of homesickness.ReplyDelete
Nice looking hen!
Another series of stunning landscape and remarkable details! So, what was the company in the bar where you had a relaxing drink? That bit of the sentence seems to be missing.ReplyDelete
It shows someone reads my posts in detail,Librarian! The sentence should have read "Then we had a relaxing drink in the bar with the good company of another couple who were staying there and our exce3edingly pleasaqnt Scottish host." I think I was struggling how to describe our 'host' since really it is his wife's business but he ran the bar of an evening and because it was the weekend it was he who served us at breakfast-time so we saw far more of him than of her.ReplyDelete
I wondered why you were drinking with a punctuation mark in the form of a fulls stop. You can be very cryptic sometimes but that seemed a little excessive!ReplyDelete
The B&Bs didn't have bars when we were young. Has Prohibition been abolished in England?
It's a licensed premises, Geeb.ReplyDelete
I appreciate that it's licensed premises otherwise it wouldn't have a bar. Do I assume from that that it's a Pub with B&B rather than a B&B with a private bar for its residents. My point was intended to be flippant because when I was young B&Bing in the Lake District they certainly didn't have bars.ReplyDelete
No GB, it's a B & B with a bar for its residents. I don't know of any other B & B with a bar so I suspect it's still very uncommon.ReplyDelete
Your photos really made me feel the weather for some reason - both that special (and familiar) feeling of RAINY Lakeland, and that wonderful (less familiar) feeling that you get when it is clear and sunny in Lakeland.ReplyDelete
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03 December, 2010
Week in Review for 02/12/10
We are learning about WW2 and other conflicts and for our summative task, we needed to choose a conflict that we want to reasearch about and we need to make a nespaper or a video like on the news. I am doing the Korean War and it is very intersting.
For the inquiry unit, we also went on a three day class trip to a war memorial site. We went to see German, Commonwealth and Italian memorials. Each one was very different. The German one was like an ancient old one, and the Italian one is like very clean and white and nice with a big echo. We also went to grave sites at the Commonwealth memorial. There were so many people died in the war. I felt kind of sad.
We also went to the local war museum. It was very intersting. We needed to answer questions in our trip booklet. We needed to treat them like gold so they would not get lost. It was very useful to learn about the conflicts which have happened .
In math, we started to learn about average,like mean, median, range and MODE. MODE stands for... Most Often. We learned that, for example: 1,3,5,7,6,2,2,4,3,3,1,9,8. The number which we see most often is 3. So the mode is 3. We also learned Median and Mean. Median is the number in the middle when you have a group of numbers. EX:2,2,3,5,7. We put them in order smallest to largest and find the middle number. So the midian is 3. But if the group of numbers is an even number, you do like this. EX:2,2,3,5,7,7. 3+5=8. 8 divide 2 =4. so 4 is the midian. The mean is like this. 20,20,20. if you add them, it is 60. 60 divided by 3 is 20. the mean is 20. It was very fun.
Thanks S!
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she didnt move to florida she is my ccd principal person and she is kind of mean
she was the best teacher ever! she was alot of fun!!! i am so mad that she moved to florida!
i liked her in the begining of 6th grade by like 2 months in i hated evrything about her... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
She is slightly strict, but so understanding and so nice, and i know "fake nice" she is genuine, a good teacher keeps it simple and fun! she is great
she's the best, i wish she wasn't leaving to have her baby though.
She is Soooooo nice!!!!!!!!!!! she really is my favorite teacher!
she's the best teacher, i wish she wasn't leaving in march to have her baby.
She is a good teacher, and she can be nice...but only to good students...so try and get on her good side


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Cyndy Balot ECI 696
Project Update: Art: What is it good for?
Why is the subject of art not on the same level as math and reading in public schools? Why do art educators have to justify their programs by showing how the arts improve test scores in these other areas? Is the subject of art not worth learning about unless it helps to increase reading scores? These are some of the questions I would like to address in my next critical analysis.
I would also like to show connections between drawing and early literacy. Most people start to draw before they learn the alphabet. Drawing then is a kind of pre- literacy for most children. It is one skill they use to make sense of the world.
I would like to look at everyday uses for art education. We are all told we need math because we will have to balance a checkbook or measure a cup of flour. Don't we also use artistic skills in our everyday existence?
What about intelligence? Are all the intelligent people only good with letters and numbers? Isn't it intelligent to be able to abstract an idea pictorially, create a new movement in painting or design an interesting building?
I hope to show ways the art room could be used as a lab for students to work on and create ideas that connect whatever subjects need connecting for them to communicate something new.
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One Man's Adventure in Iran: Exploring Politics, Propaganda & Fear
In Which I Stagnate…
So, of course, I moved to California. I started exercising. I read self-help books to learn how to be "present" and live in the "now". I saw a therapist. It even kinda worked. But something was missing. The adventurous spirit that predated my malaise still remained dormant. I became determined to wake it from its slumber.
Reclaiming My Explorer's Soul
Complete immersion was the goal, but I wasn't going to put myself in a war zone. And I'm not climbing Everest either. To recover my sense of wonder, I needed to find a place that promised an inherent cultural tension and discomfort. I needed somewhere utterly forbidden.
There's no shortage of places you're not supposed to visit – just peruse the State Department's website. North Korea came to mind first, but as intrigued as I was by everything going on over there, it's nearly impossible to visit. And frankly, it looks boring.
Choosing Iran
But the Iranian Revolution was 37 years ago. That's almost an entire Kanye. Today, the nation is trying to build bridges with the rest of the world. It's always been an enigmatic, misunderstood place, but now it's trying to remind us that it's one of the cradles of civilization with an unsurpassed, rich history.
I don't mean to imply that Iran deserves sainthood status, but if you take the time to objectively understand the complicated and tumultuous relationship that Iran has with the U.S. (and other nations), you can only come away with the conclusion that there are few countries on earth that have been fucked worse by imperialism. Regardless, many Iranians abhor their own government more than any other. "Hatred" for America is spoon-fed to them through government controlled media and propaganda. Most of them just spit it out.
Iran has become notorious for incarcerating foreigners under dubious allegations. It's just one of the many topics that have made Iran one of the most salient nations in International headlines. This might be the most pivotal time in the arc of Iran's history – at least since they decided to start making rugs. I had found my destination.
The Chaotic Mess of Tehran
Booking a flight was as easy as traveling to St. Louis: LAX to Abu Dhabi to Tehran. Everything else was difficult. Credit cards are not accepted in Iran so I had to take cash to pay for everything – American cash, ironically, is preferred. When I arrived in Iran, I was carrying $5,000. This alone, made me nervous.
The virtual absence of crime in Iran is also calming – the south side of Chicago this was not. I was at the beginning of a journey that spanned the length of the country; two weeks spread between eight cities with countless miles and driving hours between them. I didn't know what to expect, and that was the best part.
Iran is a Country Shrouded in Fear
Iran is one of the most heavily censored countries in the world. Nearly half of the top 500 websites, including Facebook, YouTube, and unbiased news sources are banned, blocked and monitored – though millions of Iranians use a VPN to access them anyway. The thought of posting on Facebook and ending up like Roya Nobakht terrified me. I did it anyway.
While Iranians were comfortable opening up to me about government-related public opinion, it took time for them to give me their opinions. And only a few did. Others hesitate because you never know when someone is a snitch; someone motivated by income, revenge or upgraded status in the government. There was one driver that I encountered who I have no doubt is one of those people. When he blasted the US and praised Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, I smiled and nodded in agreement. I also made sure to tip him generously.
But, not everyone lives in fear. When I stopped in front of the former American Embassy in Tehran to take a photograph at a mural of the Ayatollah, an older gentleman stopped and began yelling at it, calling the Supreme Leader a "piece of shit" with near-perfect American inflection. I went over and chatted with him for a few minutes as this American-educated man, now calm, explained how Khomeini had destroyed his beloved homeland.
And Then, There's the Propaganda
This is a country determined to show off its military might –to the rest of the world and to its own people. This was hardly surprising. When you walk into El Chapo's office, you don't expect to see a candy dish on his desk.
Nowhere is this military presence more pronounced than in the beautiful town of Kermanshah. Situated about 150 kilometers from the Iraqi border, it's in an ethnically Kurdish area threatened by ISIS from the West. Iran is terrified of ISIS and Kermanshah is its first line of defense. As a self-identifying pacifist, this was jarring in ways I don't plan on experiencing in such severity ever again.
The Mosque is State
Peak Fear
[section]Nothing prepared me for the agony of the next 2 minutes. I noticed signs forbidding photography as I approached the most intense checkpoint I've seen in my life. Camera by my side and unauthorized American passport in trunk, I froze on the approach.
After my impromptu tour of the nuclear facility, the rest of the trip felt about as stressful as a tea party with my niece. I continued on to the famous and wonderful cities of Esfahan and Shiraz, where I visited "touristy" sites and ate some of the best food of my life. I chatted with locals, who were fascinated and honored that an American would choose to visit their country.
As my return home to Los Angeles approached, I began to feel the comfort that you typically feel in a small European city. However, full tranquility didn't return until I was safely through passport check and back in the welcoming arms of Uncle Sam, dressed not in red, white and blue top hat and tail coat, but as an Etihad Boeing 777.


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These two from the second novella, The Lees of Laughter's End.
Oh yes, my darling daughter, the night begins! Many are the terrible secrets of Laughter's End, an' could we fly wi' wings of black now's the time to leave the nest, derie! But who in this world can flee their terrors? Hands o'er the eyes, ye see, and voices t'drown out all sordid griefs, an' the mind has wings of its own, aye so beware the final flight! Into the abyss wi' all flesh left behind!
The stars swirled strange overhead and the Suncurl wallowed as if the wind had gasped its last. Black waves licked the hull.
But we are safe, darling, 'ere above the squalid fates. Like queens we are. Goddesses!
'Them nails, Master?'
A sharp nod. 'It is never advisable to loose the spirits of the dead, to wrest them from their places of rest.'
'It's kind of comforting to think that there are such things as places of rest, Master.'
'Oh, I apologize, Mister Reese. Such places do not exist, not even for the dead. I was being lazy in my use of cliche. Rather, to be correct, their places of eternal imprisonment.'


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Review: Cisco Jabber
Product Review: Cisco Jabber
Businesses operate in an increasingly fast-paced world that demands more from individuals while also increasing efficiency. This kind of expectation means businesses need employees who can be contacted in the office, on the road, or out of the country so that questions can be answered quickly and effectively. With employees taking on more time-demanding tasks, finding time for individuals to contact each other when they are both available and through a method both can be reached at can seem impossible.
Cisco Jabber isn't limited to individuals operating within the same business sphere. Jabber allows employees from businesses to contact customers and representatives from other institutions as well.
Cisco introduced a software platform called Cisco Jabber back in 2011 that seeks to solve this problem. Cisco Jabber has come a long way in the last five years, but the core of its purpose remains the same: unified communication across multiple platforms. Cisco Jabber allows users to communicate with each other from anywhere on any device. This software facilitates communication using Presence, instant messaging (IM), voice, video, voice messaging, desktop sharing and conferencing. All of these platforms are unified with Jabber into one host application so that users can first see if someone is available (availability state) and second how they can be contacted (e.g. IM versus voice messaging).
One of the advancements Cisco Jabber has made since its launch five years ago is increased compatibility across different operating systems and media platforms. Jabber works on Android, Blackberry, iPhone/iPad, Mac, and Windows devices, allowing users to access Jabber in their office spaces or on-the-go. Additionally, the Jabber Software Development Kit (SDK) allows users to communicate using web-based applications, catering to businesses who operate using the Cloud.
Cisco Jabber isn't limited to individuals operating within the same business sphere. Jabber allows employees from businesses to contact customers and representatives from other institutions as well. Additional customization allows users to create unique availability states like "in a customer meeting" on top of the traditional "available" or "away" messages, further enhancing the amount of information transmitted to others trying to reach someone not "available."
Key Features and Specifications
Each operating system (i.e. Android versus Blackberry versus Windows desktop) has several unique features, specifications and system requirements. Several system-wide features and specific highlights include:
- Instant Interaction via IM and Presence
- Business-Class IP Voice and Video Telephony
- Complete collaboration for iPad
- Integration with Microsoft Office
- Web Application-based Communication
- Conferencing capabilities
- Predictive Search feature for contacts
- Localization (multiple languages supported)
Cisco Jabber is used in a variety of fields including education, technology, healthcare, retail, and financial services. Case studies for each of these areas can be found on Cisco's Collaboration Case Studies page. Cisco Jabber has several competitors also trying to unify communication. These include Skype for Business (formerly Lync) and Slack, among others. Each of these provides some kind of alternative to email messaging and many focus on a more "professional" social media feel. Few, however, match Cisco Jabber in user-friendliness and universal effectiveness.
Along with hosting webinars, Cisco appears at numerous trade shows throughout the year. Some of their upcoming trade shows in the U.S. include Cisco CIO Exchange 2016 (Coronado, CA) in October and the Cisco Partner Summit (San Francisco, CA) in November. A full list of their events can be found here.
Additional Resources:
Cisco Jabber Case Studies
Cisco Jabber Features
Cisco Jabber Data Sheet


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Q. We have several outdoor male strays who like to use our patio door/screen and house siding as a urine marking spot. I've tried spraying white vinegar in these areas but they keep coming back. It's getting to be a big problem. We have indoor cats all spayed/neutered with no issues. It's the outdoor ones causing the headache. We love seeing them, just not the peeing on the house. Any advice?
Marlo – Elizabethville
A. Your problem will get far worse if these cats aren't neutered.
We're in the heart of kitten season, with unfixed strays proliferating at an alarming rate.
Help is just a phone call away. A wonderful organization known as "Angelpets", located in nearby Dauphin, wants to help. They will loan traps, counsel you through the process, and direct you to free spay/neuter services.
I spoke with them after receiving your note. Not only was the reception incredibly prompt and pleasant, the volunteer asked that I publish their phone number and website
. Please call Linda Corson at (717)921-2117.
White vinegar is one of many repellants, few of which will discourage testosterone-fueled tomcats looking for girlfriends. Other short-term solutions include scattering orange and lemon peels or spraying with citrus-scented fragrances, spreading coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, oil of lavender, citronella or eucalyptus.
Or you can place plastic carpet runners, spike side up, near the areas they soil and embed them in the soil of your garden. Planting or sprinkling the herb rue will also deter some cats.
Bear in mind repellants are temporary fixes. The long-term solution is being proactive in capturing and altering. And it won't cost you anything. Organizations such as Angelpets are stretched for manpower and unable to send volunteers out to capture strays. If you could just devote some time to the project the stinky spraying will stop.
Corson explained how the trapping process has improved the past few years. A lightweight "drop trap" has been developed for more experienced strays leery of the typical Hav-a-Hart trap. It's just as humane, but is elevated so kitty is more likely to return to his or her normal dining spot without having to step onto wire.
All you need to is keep watch during feeding time and pull a string attached to a pole as kitty starts eating.
Coordinate the time with Angelpets so the cat can be transported to a participating spay/neuter veterinarian asap.
The real secret to capturing spooky felines involves a regular feeding schedule and spot. Most well intentioned people leave food out all day. This complicates trapping. Kittens are easy to catch, but savvy moms, grandmas and Tom's can be a challenge. Food should be left out for just 30-minutes at the same time and spot every day.
Corson makes an excellent point by saying, "So it takes us four hours to build a drop trap. That's better than putting 1,000 hours into all the litters these unfixed cats produce."
Nearly all neutered tomcats cease spraying right after surgery. And the good news? Your feline friends will be returned to the original colony (meaning in your neighborhood) so you'll still be able to see them.
Additionally, if any of these strays are friendly, they'll have a chance of being adopted into a loving home. Please take the time to at least chat with the folks at Angelpets. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the kind support they offer.
For additional information on managing stray and feral cats in neighborhoods and nearby affiliates log onto Alley Cat Allies at www.alleycat.org.
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