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This brand-new North facing home is perched high on the hill in the Cedar Grove Estate with expansive views of Bombo beach and surrounding farmland. The quality-built home has been finished to the highest of standards and is truly stunning with very generous covered outdoor living on the East and North. The spacious main bedroom has an ensuite and large walk in robe while the 2 additional bedrooms have built in wardrobes. Other features include; timber floors, study nook, ducted air conditioning, double garage with internal access, lots of storage and a low maintenance grassed back yard. Everything's been thought of in this outstanding home and being just minutes from Kiama's cafes, shops and pristine beaches, this could very well be just what you have been looking for. Call today to arrange an inspection.
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In a recent article in Building (13.9.19), a recent case in the High Court in Hong Kong highlighted how important it is to comply with any conditions precedent to making a claim. These are often found in construction contracts, and make certain rights conditional upon their satisfaction. These are typically giving formal notice – not verbally or by an email, but via a contractual letter – within a certain timescale, and usually following up with the particulars of the claim so many days thereafter. Whilst these requirements are not specifically highlighted as 'conditions precedent', the courts have interpreted them as such, especially where the consequences of failing to comply are clearly set out in the contract. If we look at FIDIC Clause 20.1, this provides that the contractor must give notice to the engineer for any claim that is related to any extension of the time for completion and/or any additional payment "as soon as practicable", and within a time limit of 28 days after the date on which the contractor "became aware, or should have become aware, of the relevant event or circumstances". If he fails to give notice within this period, the FIDIC contract states that the contractor will not be entitled to any extension of time or additional payment, and the employer will be discharged from any liability in relation with the said claim. Now this might not be new to many, and indeed is now quite commonplace, but nevertheless it is surprising how often these essential notices are overlooked.
The angle that the recent case of Maeda Corporation & China State Construction Engineering vs Bauer Hong Kong 2019 raised was to consider what the condition precedent requires of the contractor, rather than whether it actually was one. In this subcontract, two notices of claim for extra time and money were required to be served by the subcontractor – a notice of intention to claim, followed within 28 days by details including the contractual basis. Bauer, who was the diaphragm walling subcontractor for this tunnelling project, submitted a claim in compliance with this, but also submitted an alternative claim which had not been trailed in its notices. This is common when we are trying to work out what is the best strategy to secure additional time or money, and where there are a number possible routes under the contract. This was all referred to an arbitrator, who rejected the initial basis of the claim, but then went on to consider the alternative claim. The arbitrator decided that the contractual basis of this claim did not need to be the same as trailed in the notice, as it would have been unrealistic for the subcontractor to have fully thought this through when the second notice was written. This went to appeal, where the judge disagreed and concluded that the arbitrator has failed to take into account the express terms in the contract which needed to be strictly complied with, including the contractual basis. This means that a contractor needs to have fully particularised the claim, evaluated its impact, and explained its contractual basis, all within a maximum of 28 days of flagging this claim to its employer – a tough ask for many substantial variations or claims. It seems that this is an evolving area of case law, as an earlier case in 2014 had concluded the opposite. Either way, it is an area that all parties should be wary of when signing or delivering construction projects.
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There are a lot of things going on during the year-end festivities. Would you want to buy a house as well?
If you aren't terribly picky, the answer might be yes.
Sellers usually avoid the end of the year because the mix of weather, shorter days and busy schedules make it tough for buyers to find time to get to their home.
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Carroll College has gone Test Optional! This means that students can be admitted to the college and be awarded merit scholarships ranging from $15,000 to $20,000 without submitting an ACT or SAT test score. The admission decision will be based on the application materials including high school transcripts, essay, and letters of recommendation.
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- The student's unweighted academic GPA is below 3.0
- Merit will be awarded based on unweighted GPA (not academic)
- The student is homeschooled or attends a school that does not provide letter grades
- The student wishes to apply for Direct Entry Nursing
- *The student wishes to compete in intercollegiate athletics. *For the Class of 2020
- Student-athlete, merit awards may be incorrect if they apply as Test Optional and submit test scores later. If a student is even considering playing, they should not submit a Test Optional application.
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Students can apply using either the Common Application or the Carroll College Application. On the Carroll College application, there is an option for Test Optional. If a student fills out the Common Application and wishes to be considered Test Optional, they should email that request to their admission counselor or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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- The all-leather version of the Lems Boulder Boot is ideal for both backcountry hikes and suburban explorations. Its minimalist design yields protection and comfort, thanks to the combination of an exterior leather and interior cotton lining.
- This packable Lems boot carries an injection rubber outsole that also provides a decent amount of cushioning to users. It places the forefoot and heel flat on the ground; hence, its zero-drop design. This configuration helps promote a natural gait.
The Lems (men's and women's) Boulder Boot Leather is a fairly true-to-size light hiking gear. It is offered in Lems sizing that corresponds to a specific US size; for example, in men's sizing, a size 40 Lems is equal to a 7 to 7.5 US while a 41 Lems matches a US size 8. With this, it is advisable to visit the Lems website to get the correct sizing.
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Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the share of a bank's total deposit that is mandated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to be maintained with the latter in the form of liquid cash.
Click here to know about SLR & Repo Rate.
This article covers the following:
1. Objectives of Cash Reserve Ratio
The Cash Reserve Ratio acts as one of the reference rates when determining the base rate. Base rate means the minimum lending rate below which a bank is not allowed to lend funds. The base rate is determined by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The rate is fixed and ensures transparency with respect to borrowing and lending in the credit market. The Base Rate also helps the banks to cut down on their cost of lending to be able to extend affordable loans.
Apart from this, there are two main objectives of the Cash Reserve Ratio:
- Cash Reserve Ratio ensures that a part of the bank's deposit is with the Central Bank and is hence, secure.
- Another objective of CRR is to keep inflation under control. During high inflation in the economy, RBI raises the CRR to lower the bank's loanable funds.
2. How does Cash Reserve Ratio work?
WWhen the RBI decides to increase the Cash Reserve Ratio, the amount of money that is available with the banks reduces. This is the RBI's way of controlling the excess flow of money in the economy. The cash balance that is to be maintained by scheduled banks with the RBI should not be less than 4% of the total NDTL, which is the Net Demand and Time Liabilities. This is done on a fortnightly basis.
NDTL refers to the total demand and time liabilities (deposits) that are held by the banks. It includes deposits of the general public and the balances held by the bank with other banks. Demand deposits consist of all liabilities which the bank needs to pay on demand like current deposits, demand drafts, balances in overdue fixed deposits and demand liabilities portion of savings bank deposits.
Time deposits consist of deposits that need to be repaid on maturity and where the depositor can't withdraw money immediately. Instead, he is required to wait for a certain time period to gain access to the funds. This includes fixed deposits, time liabilities portion of savings bank deposits and staff security deposits. The liabilities of a bank include call money market borrowings, certificate of deposits and investment in deposits other banks.
In short, the higher the Cash Reserve Ratio, the lesser is the amount of money available to banks for lending and investing.
NDTL = Demand and time liabilities (deposits) with public and other banks – deposits with other banks (liabilities)
3. How does CRR affect the economy?
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is one of the main components of the RBI's monetary policy, which is used to regulate the money supply, level of inflation and liquidity in the country. The higher the CRR, the lower is the liquidity with the banks and vice-versa.
During high levels of inflation, attempts are made to reduce the flow of money in the economy. For this, RBI increases the CRR, lowering the loanable funds available with the banks. This, in turn, slows down investment and reduces the supply of money in the economy. As a result, the growth of the economy is negatively impacted. However, this also helps bring down inflation.
On the other hand, when the RBI needs to pump funds into the system, it lowers CRR. which increases the loanable funds with the banks. The banks thus extend a large number of loans to businesses and industry for different investment purposes. It also increases the overall supply of money in the economy. This ultimately boosts the growth rate of the economy.
4. Difference between CRR & SLR
Both CRR & SLR are the components of the monetary policy. However, there are a few differences between them. The following table gives a glimpse into the dissimilarities:
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
In the case of SLR, banks are asked to have reserves of liquid assets, which include both cash and gold.
The CRR requires banks to have only cash reserves with the RBI
Banks earn returns on money parked as SLR
Banks don't earn returns on money parked as CRR
SLR is used to control the bank's leverage for credit expansion.
The Central Bank controls the liquidity in the Banking system with CRR.
In the case of SLR, the securities are kept with the banks themselves, which they need to maintain in the form of liquid assets.
In CRR, the cash reserve is maintained by the banks with the Reserve Bank of India.
5. Why is Cash Reserve Ratio changed regularly?
As per the RBI guidelines, every bank is required to maintain a ratio of their total deposits that can also be held with currency chests. This is considered to be the same as it is kept with the RBI. The RBI can change this ratio from time to time in regular intervals. When this ratio is changed, it impacts the economy.
For banks, profits are made by lending. In pursuit of this goal, banks may lend out to the max to make higher profits and have very less cash with them. An unexpected rush by customers to withdraw their deposits will lead to banks being unable to meet all the repayment needs. Therefore, CRR is vital to ensure that there is always a certain fraction of all the deposits in every bank, kept safe with them. RBI curbs these issues with the help of the CRR.
While ensuring liquidity against deposits is the prime function of the CRR, it has an equally important role in controlling interest rates in the economy. The RBI controls the short-term volatility in the interest rates by adjusting the amount of liquidity available in the system. Too much availability of cash leads to the fall in rates while the scarcity of it leads to a sudden rise in rates, both of which are unhealthy for the economy.
Thus, as a depositor, it is good for you to know of the CRR prevailing in the market that ensures that regardless of the performance of the bank, a certain percentage of your cash is safe with the RBI.
6. Current Repo Rate and its impact
Apart from CRR, there are other metrics used by RBI to regulate the economy. RBI revises the repo rate and the reverse repo rate in accordance with the fluctuating macroeconomic factors. Whenever RBI modifies the rates, it impacts each sector of the economy; although in different ways. Some segments gain as a result of the rate hike while others may suffer losses. RBI recently cut down the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75% from 6%. In the same line, the reverse repo rate was also reduced by 25 basis points to 5.5% from 5.75%.
Changes in the repo rates can directly impact big-ticket loans such as home loans. An increase/decrease in the repo rates can result in banks and financial institutions revising their MCLR proportionately. The MCLR (Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate) is the benchmark rate below which a bank/financial institution cannot lend.
A decline in the repo rate can lead to the banks bringing down their lending rate. This can prove to be beneficial for retail loan borrowers. However, to bring down the loan EMIs, the lender has to reduce its base lending rate. As per the RBI guidelines, banks/financial institutions are required to transfer the benefit of interest rate cuts to consumers as soon as possible.


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short-form isn't just for beginners!
super short-form course
Whatttt???? Short-form in our advanced improv section?
That's right! Because we believe short-form doesn't just have to be something you do as a beginner and then leave behind; it's an amazingly fun style in its own right that can be massively entertaining and richly rewarding for experienced improvisers to perform.
From our teachers: "I love everything about improv but what I love most of all is SPONTANTEITY, PLAY, CHARACTER AND GAMES!!! And this course has got LOADS of them!"
We'll be encouraging 100% commitment on stage with lots of play and spontaneity. We'll be improvising faster than our minds can keep up with, allowing ideas to fall out of our subconscious and turn them into comedy.
Characters will be conjured up immediately in the moment based on emotions and changes in the body, and raw immediate honesty will lead to fast and funny scenes and games.
We'll be removing the blocks that stop spontaneity on the stage until we have a joyfully playful exciting team that can create hilarious scenes and games together as one.
Together we'll learn how to make scenes and games funny. Yeah that's right, unashamedly doing improv for comedy to make it funny for the audience.
You will be helped out of your comfort zone to challenge yourself, release your spontaneity and make an awesome sparky show.
There will be more feedback than the way we teach our level 1 & 2 courses. We'll be looking at each game and then playing it again and again, looking at how we can make it better and funnier with gradual improvements. We'll be honest about works on stage and what doesn't and work together to make the best show we can.
This course is in our advanced level section so if you haven't got any previous experience of performing improv comedy on stage it's best to start with our Level 1 Beginners Improv Course or Level 2 improv courses first.
next available dates
Dates: Every Wednesday for 8 weeks from Wednesday 12th February 2020, with show on Sunday 5th April 2020.
This course is now fully booked. Please contact us to be added to the waiting list for future dates.
Covid-19 Safety & Flexibility
We have followed government guidance to make sure all of our classes and shows are covid-secure, while also working hard to make sure socially-distanced improv is still fun, friendly and playful!
We also offer full flexibility on bookings to give you peace of mind when planning ahead.
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Teaches the skills you'll need to master scenes, stories and sketches in a relaxed environment.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla.
Hoopla's workshops are supportive and collaborative.
Thanks for the workshop. All the feedback has been extremely positive! The team loved it!
Inspiring. Everywhere you look, huge grins suggest an enthusiasm and an attentiveness that is rarely seen in a course.
The capital's best improv. The UK's first improv comedy club.
what's included
Each workshop consists will start with some fun warm-ups as always, to get you out of work mode and into the improv zone. But after that it will be a lot faster paced than our normal courses, with a variety of exercises to really stretch people and maximise improv time.
The second half of each worshop will be focussed on short-form games, and how to play them well to make a great show. We'll be looking at classic games, uncovering some old games that haven't been played for years, and developing some new games together to make short-form fresh and exciting.
You'll be rehearsing with the same people regularly every week, so you progress each week, getting to know each other and building up a team with your fellow improvisers and the teacher.
We'll be playing, playing, playing and playing some more and having a great laugh and an awesome time improvising!
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- Improvising classic short-form games and updating them to make them awesome.
- Uncovering some long-lost games not seen on the improv scene for years.
- Devising brand new games to help freshen up short-form.
- Letting out your subconscious without blocking it or thinking about it.
- Really going for it on stage.
- Being bold and taking risks.
- Going faster than you can keep up with.
- Allowing yourself to say things by accident and make those mistakes part of the game.
- Constant ongoing rolling emotional honesty as a way to be spontaneous while still being safe and supportive.
- Simple scene structures to create a who/what/where quickly, escalate something funny and reincorporate to make a satisfying ending.
- The Circle of Expectation.
- Playing with being big and obvious from an audience suggestion.
- Telling self-contained adventurous stories in one scene.
Putting a Show Together!
- Rehearsals.
- How to gather and use audience suggestions.
- Selecting order of games.
- How to introduce games succinctly and confidently.
Making it Funny!
- Improv for comedy.
- Being immediately honest, truthful and real to generate fast exciting comedy.
- Cutting to the chase instead of waffling.
- Clowning applied to improv.
- Being emotional and letting yourself get caught up in emotions.
- Getting immediate characters based on how you are feeling right there and then.
- Getting big immediate characters based on picking up slight changes and feelings in the body.
- Physical characters.
- Emotions, reactions, being altered.
- Playing with status, voice and movement.
Commitment and Enthusiastic Support!
- How to look and be confident on stage.
- Scales of agreement and enthusiastic support on stage.
- Backing each other up.
- Putting energy into the game and show.
- How to save a game that's crashing.
- Getting rid of the blocks that prevent team spontaneity.
Most of all it's going to be loads of fun and lots of laughter every week!
teacher Steve Roe
Steve is the Director of Hoopla Impro.
He co-founded Hoopla over 14 years ago and has been teaching and performing non-stop ever since.
He currently performs in Music Box the Improvised Musical and Gämez, as well as hosting Hoopla's Saturday night shows. Steve has previously performed in The Maydays, Story Kitchen Theatre Sports and more.
Steve directs Gämez, Hoopla's new short-form house team, and co-produces Hoopla's line up of shows including new house teams every season.
He's trained in improv with John Cremer from The Maydays, Keith Johnstone, Charna Halpern from iO Chicago, UCB and more. He's also trained in clowning with Mick Barnfather and fooling with Jonathan Kay.
He loves this stuff.
We have followed government guidance to make sure all of our classes are covid-secure, while also working hard to make sure socially-distanced improv is still fun, friendly and playful! We also offer full flexibility on bookings to give you peace of mind when planning ahead.
For additional FAQs please see list below:
What previous experience do I need?
You should have done our Level 1: Beginners Improv Course and Level 2: Performance Improv Course or similar amount of improv or acting somewhere else.
Do I need to have done your Level 3 Long-Form Course first?
No. You are welcome to hop straight into this course after our Level 1 and 2.
How often do you plan to do this course?
Probably about once a year.
Can I do the course if I have a disability or use a wheelchair?
Yes. We are always happy to work with people to find a solution they can play with for each exercise. We have had many wheelchair users on our other courses and have always been able to work out something with the teacher. So please contact us if you have any concerns or requirements.
What if I can't make every week?
As we're forming a team over the course it's best not to miss more than two sessions over the course. Please don't book the course if you're likely to miss more than two sessions.
What if I'm running late?
We'll be starting each session at 7pm. Please don't book this course if you are likely to be late on a regular basis.
What's the class size?
The group size is going to be limited to 16 people - small enough that you get lots and lots of practice and stage time, but big enough that there's still a lively atmosphere in the workshop. It'll be fun as we get to know each other and build a team together.
Can I pay by instalments?
Yes. You can book and pay the £100 first instalment and pay the remaining £110 once the course starts.
How is this course different from your Level 2 course?
Different games. Higher pace of teaching. More challenging. Greater emphasis on spontaneity. More feedback from the teacher.


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Coming from a farming family in Mildura, Dale Schilling saw firsthand how severe weather can have a devastating impact on farmers' livelihoods. Today, as CEO and founder of Hillridge Technology, he hopes to ease their financial pain through a novel approach to weather insurance.
Read about:
- The origin story
- Hillridge Technology: Breakthrough in agriculture
- How Asia fits in the picture
- The business outlook
When bad weather strikes, farmers are often the hardest hit. That's something Dale Schilling knows all too well having grown up on a farm in Mildura, Victoria.
"During school holiday visits to dad's farm, I often found him looking up at the sky hoping for the next rain. He'd pore over the farm's accounts late at night, brow furrowed," Dale says. "He had a big weight on his shoulders, so he was always preparing for the unforgiving nature of droughts."
Lacking any reliable form of weather insurance, Dale's father was perpetually pained by the thought of having to negotiate with banks for loan extensions following incidents of extreme weather.
"He wasn't that great with numbers, either," Dale recalls. "He had a hard time figuring out what to do."
A newborn Dale Schilling in his father's arms
The problems faced by financially vulnerable farmers continued to stay at the back of Dale's mind, even as he set about pursuing his career. His ambitions took him first to Japan, where he worked for Mitsui in the oil and gas sector, the US to study, and later in Sydney, Australia —where he landed a job at the multinational management consulting firm the Boston Consulting Group. He would stay at BCG, in the natural resources sector, for the next twelve years.
However, six months ago, a friend had approached him with an unexpected business offer. He asked Dale to become his chief operating officer in his new blockchain startup. Although he declined the offer, it got Dale thinking.
"The truth is, I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur," Dale says. "I've just felt like I lacked a decent business idea."
It was during this time though that Dale decided to familiarise himself with this new idea of blockchain, coincidentally also stumbled across a case study about weather insurance.
"I actually had a dream about my dad that night. I woke up thinking, what a brilliant idea but surely, weather insurance must already exist though, right?" Dale laughed.
After doing some research he found that it did exist. But it was only practised in small pockets, not really in any systematic way which was meaningful and valuable for farmers.
Then came the light-bulb moment.
Dale began to see the potential for farmers to benefit from an organised blockchain-type weather insurance, which offered farmers payouts whenever a severe weather event occurs, based on what the weather bureau says happened.
In the past, when farmers were hit by devastating environmental events, they sought out to receive an insurance payout, in proportion to the assessed damage. However, this process often took months and meant farmers were pushed to extremes of financial desperation, struggling to keep their business afloat. The frail relationship between big banks and small farms often receiving very little empathy was a difficult reality Dale did not want to accept.
It was these realisations that helped Dale see a great opportunity. It was an opportunity to give back to the farming community he grew up with and give back to people like his dad and grandfather with a real business solution.
A few months ago, Dale founded the company Hillridge Technology and is currently the CEO, excited about revolutionizing the way insurance is offered en masse to Australian farmers.
The name Hillridge originates from Dale's grandfather's ram breeding farm. Years ago, when Dale's father was a young man, he was in the market for a single sheep. Venturing onto a local ram farm, he managed to find one and it was there that he met Dale's mother.
Even before Dale was born, it appeared that farms played an important part in his life.
It's always been a passion he's held close to his heart, which explains why he really hopes that Hillridge Technology offers a real breakthrough for Australian farmers.
Rams stationed at Dale's family farm
"All farmers need to do is rely on the weather bureau to state that there was a catastrophic natural event like a drought or cyclone in the area," Dale explains. "They won't need to actually explain the damages incurred on their crops."
With the help of blockchain organising the weather data information transmitted, farmers will later be able to receive payments, without question.
Simple yet innovative.
Dale's business venture sees the integration of new technologies with well-established farming, hoping to cut down on overheads, costs and time taken to settle a claim or finalise negotiations with insurance companies.
"Timing-wise, it just felt right too. Machine learning and mass-personalisation through advanced analytics is something we are just seeing emerge now, it wasn't even possible two or three years ago," Dale highlighted.
In addition, it's been found that by 2050, the agricultural sector will need to be producing 70% more food than we do today to feed the world. However, one of the main problems for Australian farmers is that there is no new land and so we're forced to increase effective use of the land we already have.
It means farmers have to take out a lot of debt to invest in their land, technology or equipment for their businesses. When they take on such a big loan and face fluctuations in revenue due to the weather, it means that they become very dependent on the big banks, who often mistreat them.
This makes them very vulnerable.
"We're trying to give farmers like my dad some financial freedom from banks, so that even if bad weather hits them, they will still be covered," Dale elaborates. "We want to make sure they can still meet their loans, send their kids to school and not have to be worried the banks breathing down their backs."
Dale sees huge potential for his business idea to help many farmers across the country.
"The agriculture sector here produced around $60 billion of farmgate revenue last year," Dale comments. "That's incredible, yet China is 20 times that size."
It's one of the reasons why Dale is committed to first proving the business model in Australia, before later expanding to Asia.
"The thing is, when you can successfully automate weather insurance, it makes it possible to insure farmers for not just large amounts, but also small amounts too," says Dale.
This will be a great opportunity for farmers in China. Whilst the average farmer in Australia earns closer to $1 million per year, the average Chinese farmer only earns around $5000 per year. By building something automated and scaleable, Dale believes that his business can be taken to China, to India, anywhere where farms are subject to lower revenues, and fluctuating weather conditions.
Dale's family farm
Although still at a very early business stage, Hillridge Technology's expansion into Asia is something that Dale has always been excited about.
It's not just China and India that Dale sees potential in, but also Japan.
"During my high school days, I had the opportunity to study in Japan. It was beautiful, I loved it very much," Dale said.
His desire to familiarise himself with not just academic Japanese, but also the Japanese business culture, led him to a five-year journey working with the mega trading house Mitsui.
At present, Dale says that it were these positive experience working in Japan which has made him consider how Japan could be a great target market fit for his business.
"They have a really firm understanding of how and why insurance is important," Dale commented. "The farms in Japan are typically quite small too, and so weather insurance seems to be an amazing, supportive opportunity for these farmers."
Interestingly, Dale added that although Australia generally seems to view the Japanese as slow decision makers, he believes they're actually building consensus, testing the idea.
"Once the Japanese make a decision to do something, they won't back away," Dale said.
It's something he's learnt to appreciate and hopes to apply in his own business, for the benefit of farmers.
Currently, the business is still at an early stage. Dale is focused on building a good custom profile and testing the market to see if there is actually a need for this product before building a prototype. For startups, this is known as product validation.
"Without a doubt, we believe the need for this product exists, but there is no substitute for proper market research!" Dale laughs.
Dale Schilling, founder and CEO of Hillridge Technology
He aims to conduct market research interviewing and surveying farmers till mid-November 2018, undertake some actuarial modelling for the insurance companies, and also visiting banks, insurance companies and investment banks to find a corporate partner who can underwrite the insurance.
Dale aims to then develop a viable product and launch mid-2019 after he gains regulatory approval.
"I move fast. I've only been working on this for six weeks, but I've already got a team of interns, and a survey and website up and running."
For startups, it's all about the planning process too.
"2018 will all be about proving the market fit and finding a corporate partner. 2019 will be about proving the business model in Australia, whilst 2020 will be focused on business expansion into Asia."
Dale says expanding into new foreign markets will require a sensitive awareness though, with each geography treated accordingly and differently.
"Farmers need to be re-engaged with," Dale says. "Their values, distinct to each region, must be respected and understood. You can't just assume foreign farmers will just roll over and buy your product because it worked in your home country."
In the meantime though, it appears Dale is focused on Hillridge Technology's endeavours for Australia of course.
Although there is still a lot to be done, he is confident he will get there.
A young Dale Schilling on his family's farm
Dale is currently undertaking market research for Hillridge Technology's future, having recently created a survey for farmers. He aims to get survey responses from over 1000 farmers and also conduct interviews with 100 farmers. So far, he's found very positive strong signs of interest for his business idea. Dale mentioned that if any of our readers know of any farmers who wish to share their opinions, he'd love to hear from them. Send HHQ or Dale an email (email@example.com.


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Even though my father was born in Indonesia and I am planning on turning my life upside down by travelling around Asia, I have never actually made a proper visit to the continent. Until several months ago, when I got to go on a chance business trip to Seoul in South Korea.
The trip was exciting for a number of reasons: I got to fly first class (that being the upside of travelling for work) and I got to stay at The Shilla Hotel, which was stunning. There was an amazing pool area where I got to relax for half an hour when I arrived in the late afternoon, and I loved the bathrooms in my suite so much that I almost measured the entire space and wrote down the specifications. However, the most exciting part was quite possibly the breakfast, which offered, simply, everything. I just kept loading up on the pastries, but all the food was fresh and luscious and so, so worth it.
I went from meeting to meeting for three days and unfortunately did not get any time to explore on my own (that being the downside of travelling for work,) but luckily I was with a lovely client, who took the time to take us to a variety of restaurants for lunch and dinner and left me with some serious cravings.
Here are six places I believe you must visit when in Seoul:
◊ The Shilla Hotel. Arguably the best hotel in Seoul. There are several restaurants but I only visited Ariake, where they serve sushi. The space was extremely tranquil, and the quality palpable, and it is also extremely expensive. I would suggest going to the hotel for breakfast. It is the best in the city and you will know why when you are there. The food is fresh, the choice is plentiful and very, very tempting.
◊ Gogung (Insadong.) When I mentioned to the client that I liked bibimbap, they immediately directed us to Gogung. The Insadong branch is down a set of stairs and the interior is authentic and unfussy. The food was plentiful and amazing. Get some kimchi and bibimbap and you are doing it the right way.
◊ O'sulloc Tea House (Myeongdong.) This tea shop sells authentic Korean tea and with that, all the tea flavours you could possibly imagine. When you go to the café on the first floor, you find the most amazing green tea drinks, cakes and ice cream. We must have ordered pretty much everything on the menu, and it was all mouthwateringly delicious.
◊ Tutto Bene (Chungdam.) With the chef having accumulated his craft in Tuscany and Piedmont, the interior of this Italian restaurant is like being time and space warped into the most cosy and picturesque corners of Italy. The details are magnificent and there is just so much to see in such a small space. It's cosy and romantic with table lights and books and all sorts of props that just really seem to make sense when you are there. This place must be experienced. And whatever you order, always end with the tiramisu.
◊ Gida Sushi (Itaewon.) It looks like the back entrance to someone's shabby kitchen, but there's most likely a queue to get in and some of the best and most popular sushi you can get. It's down to earth, authentic and a much better experience than visiting any fancy sushi restaurant in town.
◊ Kuai 19 (Gangnam.) Because you just can't say no to Psy's mother's Chinese fusion restaurant. (And the food is good!)


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This website is about music...mostly. You'll find information about classes and lessons I teach, Charlotte Community Singers and Instruments for Peace Project. In the left column are blogs relating to certain classes, groups and projects. In the right column are links to additional pages, pdfs, music files and sight singing lessons. Look around...enjoy...come join me.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
hearing chord changes
A good way to prepare for singing harmonies is to listen for the chord changes in a song. If you can hear when the chords change then you are ready to try singing some simple harmonies by singing chord tones. Today's lesson gives you practice doing this with "Down in the Valley" in the key of G. The only chords in this song are I and V7.


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According to leading market research company The NPD Group, Canadians spent more than $4.66 billion on computer and information technology products in 2009, up one percent from the $4.61 billion spent in 2008. The modest annual growth was fuelled by an exceptionally strong fourth quarter, which saw eight percent year-over-year growth across all product categories.
Canadians purchased more than 83 million IT products – eight per cent lower than the year before – at an average price of $56 per unit. The most popular among these items was the computer notebook, which came down 15 per cent in average price, fuelling a 31 per cent rise in the total number of units sold.
The rise of the notebook came at the expense of the traditional desktop computer, which saw sales numbers drop 15 per cent from the previous year. Digital cameras and digital video cameras have also come down in price while offering a compelling array of features and functionality. Handheld video cameras from Flip, Samsung, Sony, Sanyo and Kodak offer the same HD quality recording quality at the fraction of the price of their upscale hard-drive and MiniDV counterparts.
Personal media players, gaming consoles, LCD TVs and GPS devices have also come down in price and have sold well specially during the holiday gift-buying season.
Sales within the IT industry were stronger than those within consumer electronics, which saw an 11 per cent decline in revenue from 2008, although the 15 per cent drop in the average price of flat-screen LCD televisions sparked an 11 per cent rise in the number of units sold.
"Clearly, Canadians have come to see computers and other IT products as essential to their lifestyle, even more so than the television and stereo," said Darrel Ryce, Director, Technology and Entertainment, The NPD Group.
Total sales figures for gaming-related products generated $2 billion, more than half of which went to software products for gaming systems.
"As work hours get longer and time spent at home decreases, Canadians are investing more in technology that allows them to work and communicate on the go." said Ryce. "In fact, almost 40 per cent of computer software purchases were related to business or finance to help Canadians do their work while they are in transit or away from the office.


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How can creative industries benefit from blockchain?
Source | www.mckinsey.com : By Ryo Takahashi
Many readers will be familiar with blockchain as the underlying enabling technology developed for Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency. Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, provides this summary in his book on the Fourth Industrial Revolution: "In essence, the blockchain is a shared, programmable, cryptographically secure and therefore trusted ledger which no single user controls and which can be inspected by anyone."
Blockchain has the potential to become a powerful disruptive force. A survey of 800 executives, featured in the same book, suggests 58 percent believe that up to 10 percent of global GDP will be stored using blockchain technology.
Blockchain technology may provide several important features that could be leveraged for use in the creative economy:
- Transactions are verified and approved by consensus among participants in the network, making fraud more difficult.
- The full chronology of events (for example, transactions) that take place are tracked, allowing anyone to trace or audit prior transactions.
- The technology operates on a distributed, rather than centralized, platform, with each participant having access to exactly the same ledger records, allowing participants to enter or leave at will and providing resilience against attacks.
The implications of such features reach far beyond blockchain's original use in financial transactions. Any transaction, product life cycle, workflow, or supply chain could, in theory, use blockchains.
An artist-centric model for blockchain
In the creative economy, blockchain can redefine how artists are remunerated by acting as a platform for creators of intellectual property to receive value for their work. A common complaint lodged by artists is that, as performance-rights organizations and new intermediaries such as Spotify and YouTube increasingly insert themselves into the value chain between artists and their audiences, artists receive smaller cuts of revenue and have less say over how their creative works are priced, shared, or advertised. For example, on Spotify it would take between 120 to 170 streams for rights holders to receive their first penny.
"Today, when anyone wants to pay for the right to play a song at a concert or the right to play a song in a movie, this causes quite a lot of transaction friction and takes time," says Wences Casares, CEO of Xapo, one of the largest custodians of Bitcoin.


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I am honored to be a realtor with the Helping Heroes Program. Giving back to the community and those that serve and protect our country is very important to me. I served in the US Army for many years and was fortunate to be stationed in Tennessee. I am also a veteran of the hospitality industry with over 20 years of experience prior to my real estate career.
I cannot thank our heroes enough for the dedication to others and the sacrifices you have made. I hope to show my gratitude with a dedication to our heroes, a client-first philosophy, and outstanding service through the home-buying process. I understand that this is one of the most important decisions that you will make in your lifetime. As your agent, you can count on me to ease the search, negotiate the contract, find solutions, and inform you about the market to make the process stress-free and enjoyable.
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Our Volunteer Leadership
Board of Directors
President — Allen Nudel (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Allen has been a member of Congregation Beth El since 2006 along with his wife, Pamela, and two daughters, Avery and Elise. Allen's daughters have gone through the nursery school, Kadima and Camp Kee Tov. Allen was the chair of the Beth El House Committee for many years, charged with helping to maintain the incredible building and grounds that the congregation has created. By day, Allen is a Principal and Structural Engineer at Forell/Elsesser Engineers in San Francisco with over 24 years of experience in construction-related industries. Allen's project list includes everything from large institutional projects to multi-family housing, with a focus on higher education. Allen has worked with many non-profits such as the JCC's in Palo Alto, San Francisco and Berkeley, the Jewish Home of San Francisco, Peninsula Temple Sholom in Burlingame, and Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. Allen currently volunteers for several policy and construction-related committees with the Berkeley Unified School District.
1st Vice President — Jeremy Alberga
|Jeremy and his wife Suzanne, son Miles and daughter Sophia have been members of Congregation Beth El since 2009. Both Miles and Sophia have been active members of BENS, Kadima and Camp Kee Tov since they arrived in Berkeley. By day, Jeremy is Chief Operating Officer of the Global Health Group at the University of California San Francisco, where he works to help guide overall strategy, fundraising, and strategic planning of the Group. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Director of Global Viral, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the exploration of the microbial world, where he oversaw the organization's day-to-day administration and operations. He has almost 15 years of experience managing international health projects, including 3 years living in Cameroon and 1.5 years in Botswana, where he was the Deputy Country Director for ITECH Botswana, dedicated to building clinical capacity for the care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS. Jeremy holds an MA from George Washington University and a BA from McGill University.
Vice President, Membership — Lorianna Seidlitz-Smith
|Lorianna Seidlitz-Smith has been a member of Congregation Beth El with her husband, Nicholas Smith and two sons Elijah and Joshua, since 2011. Lorianna was also a member as a child with her great grandmother, Sally Seidlitz. Lorianna started out being active in the BENS community while their son Elijah was attending. He now attends Camp Kee Tov and is enrolled in Kadima. Along with serving on the gala committee for four years, Lorianna has also been on the membership committee and active in many other programs. She has been working hard to revamp the Women of Beth El program. Lorianna has a background in business operations and recently went back to college to persue her Business degree. Lorianna is a bay area native with strong ties to the greater community.
Vice President, Development — Steve Marylander
Vice President, Personnel — Karen Elkins Cohen
|Karen and her husband Andrew joined Beth El in 2013 and currently enjoy the full range of its Youth and Family Education programs. Their daughter Sydney attends the nursery school, and Karen's step- daughters Abigail and Clara attend Kadima and have spent many summer sessions at Camp Kee Tov. Karen has co-chaired Beth El's annual gala for the past two years, and previously acted as Vice President at Large on the San Francisco Fog Rugby Football Club's board of directors. Professionally, she leads the Human Resources function of Bay Area Beverage Company in Richmond. Karen has a Master of Science degree in Organization Development and the Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute.
Vice President, Program Council — Marc Ettlinger
|Marc and his family have been members of Congregation Beth El since their first Shabbaton, in 2012. Since then, they've been hooked and his kids are deeply committed members and ruach-bringers of the Kee Tov community. His older daughter is also training for her Bat Mitzvah at Kadima. Marc grew up in a conservative synagogue and went to a Jewish day school out east and loves the religious inclusiveness and diversity at Beth El. He currently also serves on another nonprofit board dedicated to research and education for Veterans health. He has a PhD in Linguistics from UC Berkeley and by day works in analytics and data science.
Treasurer — David Huebner
Immediate Past President — Leo Levenson
|Leo Levenson has been a Beth El member for 6 years. Leo and his wife, Rebecca, have 3 kids at home, aged 17, 12 and 5, along with one who has already left the nest and lives in Colorado Springs. Leo is a Berkeley native and is a finance executive with the City of San Francisco.
House Chair Committee — Jason Kaldis
Recording Secretary — Ethan Andelman
|Ethan has been a member of Beth El since 2010, along with his wife, Laura Mytels, and their sons Max and Elliot. As a family, they participated in the Chug Mishpacha family education program until Max graduated into the bar mitzvah program (and miss it!), and both kids have attended Camp Kee Tov. Ethan currently heads the adult education committee at Beth El, and has been a member of the board since 2016. By day, Ethan is a lawyer specializing in business transactions and dispute resolution.
Director-at-Large — Rochelle Johnson
|Rochelle Johnson has been a member of Congregation Beth El with her husband, Timothy and two daughters Ava and Vera, since 2014. Rochelle and her family moved to the bay area from Atlanta, GA in 2014 and has found a second home at Beth El. Rochelle became involved with BENS immediately after moving here and enrolling her daughters. Her youngest daughter, Vera, graduated BENS this year while her older daughter, Ava, attended Kadima. Both girls are attending Kee Tov this summer. Rochelle has been chair and co-chair of the BENS parent group for two years as well as helping on the Gala committee for a year. Rochelle's background is art education and she has been an active substitute teacher in the preschool and looks forward to finding other ways to be involved at Beth El.
Director at Large — Allie Liepman
Allie Liepman likes to say she was born and raised at Beth El. Allie's baby naming ceremony was at Beth El in 1989, she became Bat Mitzvah in 2002, worked at Camp Kee Tov for over 14 years and now is deeply honored to sit on the Board of the congregation. Allie is active on the Tribe leadership committee, loves to attend the Gala, Shabbaton and her newest favorite event is Shabbat-in-the-Round on the 4th Friday of every month!
When Allie took a short four years away from the Bay Area, she studied Family and Human Services at the University of Oregon. She returned the Bay Area quickly after graduating and just recently started working at Airbnb in San Francisco. When she's not working, she loves to spend time with her friends and family, traveling whenever she can to an ocean with tide pooling!
Director at Large — Jennifer Baumer
Jennifer has been a member of Beth El since 2008. A native of Los Angeles, Jennifer has lived in Northern California for most of her life where she worked as a middle school English teacher for the past 17 years. Last year, Jennifer started a job as a middle school Jewish studies teacher at The Brandeis School of San Francisco. She has also worked as a Room Representative for Kadima. Jennifer's family is well connected with Beth El with strong ties to the community. Her two daughters- ages 9 and 12 have both been at Beth El since nursery school and both attend Camp Kee Tov.
Director at Large — Beth Zeitman
Beth and her two children, Emily and Ethan (now young adults), have been Beth El members since 1998. Emily and Ethan have had the invaluable experience of growing up in the Beth El community, attending Camp Kee Tov and Beth El religious school, then becoming b'nei mitzvot. Beth became a bat mitzvah with the 2012 adult b'nei mitzvah class. Beth has been a Beth El volunteer over the years, taking on various tasks, from torah chanting at services, serving at the homeless meals, and co-constructing the beautiful bimah cover with a fellow b'nei mitzvah mom, to co-chairing the Program Council for several years and participating on the Finance Committee. Beth has been an accountant for over 20 years and is currently proprietor of Zeitman Accounting Service.
Director at Large — Katherine Resnik
|Katherine and her husband Steven have been members of Beth El since 2010 and feel deeply enriched by their participation in the Beth El Community. Katherine is a member of the Ritual Committee and serves as a volunteer on various committees and for a variety of Beth El programs. As a member of the Adult B'nei Mitzvah program, Katherine was honored to become a bat mitzvah in 2018. She is honored now to serve on the Beth El board and continue contributing to the vibrancy of our community. Outside Beth El, having retired from her psychotherapy practice, Katherine does clinical consultations and enjoys many creative interests. She is currently enjoying singing with the Nigunim Chorus and writing in a Life Stories group.
Bonnie Cooperstein
Bonnie has been a member for almost 30 years. She has served on the Ritual, Gala, and Shabbaton committees, and is presently Co-Chair of the Gift Shop, she has also helped in the office when needed. It was Bonnie's pleasure to have set up the Chardonnay Shabbats for 7 years. Bonnie's first and only Bat Mitzvah was at Congregation Beth El in 2018. Bonnie is now honored to serve as a Trustee on the Board of Directors and will continue to help any way she can.
Ending 2022 — Robinn Magid
For three generations, the Magid family has been an integral part of the fabric of Congregation Beth El. Robinn's leadership has included a wide variety of Beth El activities, including serving as synagogue Treasurer, Gift Shop Co-chair and Chanukah Bazaar Co-chair for three decades, Ritual Committee Chair, Synagogue Design Team member and countless other aspects of our daily congregational life. Robinn is a retired management consultant and a long-time board member of Jewish Records Indexing - Poland (jri-poland.org) Robinn's genealogical work resulted in her being recognized by the City of Lublin, Poland - her grandmother's hometown - with a medal from the mayor for inspiring the future and cultural identity of that city of 450,000 people on the city's 700th birthday. Robinn has also taught Jewish Genealogy in Kadima, the Beth El Religious Education Program.
Life — Odette Blachman
Odette Blachman is the sole surviving charter member of Congregation Beth El. A war-bride, born in Heliopolis, Egypt, she came to Berkeley just as the new congregation was forming. Her late husband Max owned a business in Berkeley in partnership with his brother. Her 3 sons became b'nei mitzvah at Beth El before the founding of the Nursery School.
She has held a number of positions on the Board over the years: fundraising chair, recording secretary, sisterhood president, chair of the stained-glass window project and handicap ramp at the old synagogue location. For the past 17 years she has managed the Beth El Gift Shop with Robinn Magid.
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I know other blogs have posted on this but I only recently tried it out. This is the Makeup Masala Gel Liner in Cocoa. This is my first brown gel liner so I can't compare it with other products although I do have other shades of the Indelible Gel Liners. I got it from the Makeup Mix Shop (click on my sidebar to shop).
It's 3 grams in weight housed in a glass jar with black cap. Consistency is very smooth, no tugging when applying. In the jar, you can easily get the gel with an eye liner brush (I use an angled liner brush) since it isn't hard. I like the brown shade. Black shades make my eyes look too strong or harsh.
The gel dries in a few minutes. It doesn't say if it's waterproof but it has very good staying power. On my arm I had difficulty removing it with soap and water and my Mandom Cleanser. It also didn't smudge when I tried to.
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On my eye lids, though, it's a different story. I have oily lids so I used a primer (UDPP). The gel liner did stay very long without flaking off or fading but after more than 5 hours I could see transfer of the brown line on my upper eyelid. However, the line itself was still there on my lashline and not faded. Maybe I should have put on a dusting of finishing powder on top of it. Anyway, at least it does stay on. I just have to experiment more on how not to make it transfer on my upper eyelid.
Fast forward a few more weeks --
I've tried it a few more times and even applied finishing powder on top of it. Still there were serious transfer issues to my upper eyelid! Anybody know what I should do? This doesn't happen when I use my other gel liners (Indelible ones).
I'm sure for those with dry to normal or combination skin this gel liner would stay on all day without problems. It's my eyelids that have a problem-- even with UDPP, Artdeco or any other primer my shadow still creases so I have to pile on primers. I'm that oily, ugh! I'll still continue to use it coz this is my only brown liner.


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Go Beyond Horizons is a new travel operator in Santiago the Chile, specialized in extraordinary experiences for the active and both nature- and culturally interested traveller.
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We are travel experts with more than 10 years´ experience working with individuals and groups in the south of South America.
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(The text and photographs on this page are fully copyrighted and may not be either linked or printed for distribution without the express written permission of the Wide Smiles administrative staff.)
Erika was born with a unilateral complete cleft lip and palate on February 14, 1997. Her photos are proudly presented to you by her parents, Charlotte and Bryan.
|This is our family sitting in a field of
Texas Bluebonnets. Erika is about 2 months old in this picture.
Erika at 3 months old. She loved to stand up already!
|Here is a close-up of Erika's cleft. Her
cleft is complete, from her gumline to her uvula. You can easily see her orthodontic
appliance in this picture.
Erika's portrait at 4 months and 10 days before her first surgery. Look at her beautiful widesmile!! Mommy was sad to see it go!
|The family portrait: Bryan, Charlotte, and
Erika modeling her new (1st) swimsuit. She does not have on her Micropore tape for this shot, and her scar appears red. Look at her blonde hair coming in.
|Erika on the 4th of July, 1997. She is almost
5 months old here and it was 3 weeks after surgery. What a ham!!! She's living it up at
her grandparents' house.
Erika with Hunter and Trevor, her Cleft Talk buddies. Their mommies, Charlotte and Edyie, have become great friends thanks to Cleft Talk, the Wide Smiles e-mail support list.
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The Boom Portable Tower Bluetooth Light Speaker enables you to quickly play thousands of saved tracks and amuse with a dancing lightning show that moves to the beat of the songs. It has 6 entertaining light styles. Features Aux input and Micro SD card MP3 player that can play enormous amounts of your stored songs.
The Boom Tower Bluetooth Speaker is also fitted with a microphone for hands-free mobile phone calls. Every charge will give you with up to eight hours of play.. Bluetooth Speaker bring on an amazing lightning show, fantastic sound quality and depth from a travel-mug sized light tower! Perfect for desktop or for music on the go.
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- Attach easily via Wireless Bluetooth
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- Features auxiliary input and Micro SD card slot
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The Hard House Producer Collection rolls onto its fourth release with Technikal providing two mixes of his greatest tracks, remixes and edits alongside a massive USB with over 168 individual tracks featured on it
For Hard House fans this series is a dream to come to gather together the complete collection of tracks, edits, remixes and collaborations from the biggest names within the genre. The hard House Producer Collection series has now seen its fourth release and for any Technikal fan it's a must have. There are two options to consider for the music collected, a double CD with his finest collection of tracks spread across two mixes or a gigantic USB with over 140 individual tracks in all there glory.
The USB is not just a snippet or cheap rips, they are full DJ quality individual tracks with many exclusives never been released before. If you're looking to build your collection this really is a bargain. If you're a hard music fan you don't need me to highlight what Technikal has done over the years as his music speaks for itself. Music of which, you will find by the bucket load with this release. The USB version also features both CD mixes.
This series has already had Leigh Green, Paul Maddox and Ben Stevens with all the same formats on offer. Now, it's added another icon of the hard music style with Technikal. As with any Tidy release on their Glamzoo media portal, grab these quick as they are a limited edition and once there gone, they are gone.
01 Technikal – Traktion02 Technikal – Rollcage03 Rodi Style feat. Sarah-Jane Neild – Breaking Free (Technikal Remix)04 Seratonin Soul – Need U 2 Feel (Technikal Remix)05 The Generator – Where Are You Now (Technikal's Resonate Remix)06 Technikal – Overdrive (Technikal's 2007 Remix)07 Technikal – Terminal Velocity08 Guyver vs Technikal – Rushin'09 Technikal Presents Pierre Pienaar – Global Panic (2018 Remaster)10 Costa Pantazis & Guyver – Surekill (Technikal Remix)11 MDA & Spherical – Cosmos (Technikal Remix)12 Hyperlogic – U Got The Love (Steve Hill vs Technikal Remix)13 Stimulator – Cry For You (Technikal's Tidy Two Remix)14 Kym Ayres feat. Technikal – More & More16 Technikal – Heaven's Touch17 Ben Stevens vs Sam & Deano – Rescue Me (Technikal Remix)18 Rob Tissera & Technikal – Freefallin' (Technikal's Double Drop Mix)
01 Ross Homson – Politically Incorrect (Technikal Remix)02 Astrobass – False Alarm03 Technikal vs MDA & Spherical – Supersonic04 Technikal & Andy Whitby – Now!05 Carl Nicholson – Adrenaline (Technikal Remix)06. Technikal & Cally Gage – Get Crunk07 Paul Maddox – Mesmerized (Tissera & Technikal Remix)08 Cally Gage & Gammer – Make Ya Freak (Technikal Remix)09 Technikal – Ride With It!10 Technikal feat. Rob Tissera – Don't Say Goodbye11 Technikal & Jared P – Heatwave12 Andy Whitby – U Ready (Technikal Remix)13 Technikal – Back 2 The Old Skool14 Ilogik – I Just Can't Stop (Technikal vs Fusion DJs Remix)15 Technikal feat. Phil Reynolds – Reflex16 Technikal – Sssst…Listen17 Technikal – Summassault (2018 Remaster)
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Podcast: Bryan Rafanelli on Creating "Wow" Moments at Events (Episode 108)
The busy event designer discusses the importance of first impressions, his time at the Obama White House, and more.
July 31, 2018
Hosts: David Adler, Beth Kormanik
Guest: Bryan Rafanelli
In this episode of GatherGeeks, David Adler, C.E.O. of BizBash, and Beth Kormanik, editor in chief of BizBash, hear from Bryan Rafanelli, the founder, president, and chief creative officer of Boston-based Rafanelli Events. The renowned event planner and designer discusses why he includes three to five "wow" moments in every event he works on, sharing favorite details from some of his recent high-profile events. Rafanelli also shares stories from his work on events at the White House, and provides tips for generating emotion, finding proper sound levels, and more.
Download or subscribe to the show at bizbash.com/gathergeeks.
Running time 30:29.
Show Notes
Roundtable Discussion: why something new should happen every 20 minutes at an event; his favorite state dinners from his time at the Obama White House; how he has elevated the Boston events scene; the role of activism in the event scene
Further Reading
BizBash's coverage of Bryan Rafanelli
Follow Rafanelli on Instagram
Coming Soon to GatherGeeks
- Empire Entertainment's J.B. Miller, Nuage Designs' Pablo Oliveira, CatalystCreativ's Amanda Slavin


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What is PPC advertising? In this episode of 'Internet Marketing for Humans' we discuss what PPC advertising is why successful marketers love it so much. We also reveal the key differences between each platform / website and what motivates us to use specific platforms. Have you ever wondered which network is the cheapest and which might be the most profitable PPC channel.
If you are curious about advertising on Facebook, Google Ads, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or Reddit then we hope you find this episode of our podcast useful.
Podcast notes
PPC means 'pay per click'.
Pay Per Click is advertising where (in most cases) you only pay once someone viewing the advert you have created has actually done something, like 'clicking' the advert and visiting your website.
The name isn't entirely accurate as there are many other ways payment is charged and measured.
Google Ads (previously adwords) and Facebook being the biggest players you may have heard of, but what are the key differences?
The difference is Intent. We use Google Ads to capture people who are actively looking for the solution to a problem.
Facebook is viewed more as a way of advertising to people who are just 'going about their business'.
Facebook is cheaper than Google Ads on the whole; Facebook prices are rising but Google Ads is still currently more expensive because of searcher intent. People paying for advertising will only pay higher prices for advertising that works.
Linked In expensive because you can target very specific job titles etc.
Pinterest , Twitter and Reddit are cheaper because they have a smaller, and slightly untested market share.
Instagram is owned by Facebook so you can advertise from the Facebook ads platform. Numbers are high but intent is low. Good for videos views though, but right now in our experience it's best for brand awareness rather than measurable sales.
So each platform has different strengths and weaknesses.
In summary:
Google Ads tends to be the most expensive but can get astounding results, if you have the budget. The testing period for Google Ads can be slightly longer, but is usually a worthwhile investment.
Facebook ads is great for brand exposure and interaction, but make sure you use the ads platform, the 'boost' can be a fast way to spend money with no results
Other platforms have their place, but Google Ads and Facebook are currently the two big players.
There are lots of other ad networks we haven't mentioned, but they tend to have a higher entry point in terms of budget.
Finally, the most important thing to consider before spending any money on PPC is measurability. If you haven't got good systems set up to measure your version of what you consider success than we wouldn't advise spending any money at all.
PPC can see daunting, and the platforms / software aren't terrible friendly, but the results can be great. In our experience if the platform is incredibly easy to use then it may be geared more towards taking your money than delivering results.
The danger with PPC is that if you thrown enough budget at it you will get results. So our focus is on getting the maximum return on investment. This means testing and continuous optimisation.
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Jarrod W. Ramos, who the authorities say used a shotgun to blast his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom on Thursday, killing five people and wounding two others, had a long-running dispute with the news organization.
He had previously made "general threats" against the community newspaper company over social media, including some as recent as Thursday, said William Krampf, Anne Arundel County's acting police chief. The threats "indicated violence," Chief Krampf said.
[Read our coverage of the shooting here.]
As recently as 2012, Mr. Ramos, who has a degree in computer engineering, worked for the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Mr. Ramos, 38, was arrested after the attack. He was found hiding under a desk.
On Friday, he appeared in court via video link, charged with five counts of first-degree murder, and was denied bail. He did not speak and showed no emotion during the hearing, staring into the camera and occasionally blinking.
The authorities also released new details on the case, including:
• The gunman barricaded the back door to the newspaper to prevent people from fleeing.
• The 12-gauge pump-action shotgun used in the shooting was bought legally a year ago.
• The police investigated a threat Mr. Ramos made against the Capital Gazette in 2013, and the newspaper decided not to pursue any charges against him.
A Long-Running Dispute With The Capital
His feud with The Capital, the chain's daily newspaper, apparently began with a column in 2011 that detailed his harassment of a high school classmate, published days after he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge.
After Mr. Ramos reconnected with the classmate in 2009, his emails to her soon turned venomous.
"He seems to think there's some sort of relationship here that does not exist," the woman told a judge, according to court documents in a harassment case she brought against Mr. Ramos. "I tried to back away from it, and he just started getting angry and vulgar to the point I had to tell him to stop."
After she told him not to contact her again, Mr. Ramos wrote in a 2010 email that the woman should "go hang yourself."
Weeks later, the woman was put on probation at the bank where she worked. A supervisor told her it was because Mr. Ramos had sent an email — and had also called the bank — telling managers that the bank should fire her.
Mr. Ramos pleaded guilty to harassment in July 2011 and a judge gave him a 90-day sentence, but suspended the jail time. Instead, Mr. Ramos was granted probation before judgment. He was ordered not to contact the woman and to continue getting therapy.
Days later, The Capital published the column that apparently fueled his anger.
A Losing Court Battle
Mr. Ramos filed a lawsuit the following summer against the owners of The Capital, claiming that it had defamed him in reporting that he had pleaded guilty. Months later, he filed a fuller complaint alleging invasion of privacy, but the lawsuit was dismissed by a judge the next year because Mr. Ramos was unable to describe how he had been harmed by the newspaper article.
Mr. Ramos, who represented himself in the case, appealed the decision. But in 2015 an appellate court affirmed the lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit, stating that Mr. Ramos showed little knowledge of defamation law and seemed not to "have learned his lesson."
Tom Marquardt, a former executive editor and publisher at the newspaper, said Thursday night that he had long feared Mr. Ramos might resort to a violent act against the newspaper.
"I said at one time to my attorneys that this was a guy that was going to come and shoot us," Mr. Marquardt said. "I was concerned on my behalf and on behalf of my staff that he was going to take more than legal action."
Exhibiting Anger on Twitter
In November 2011, Mr. Ramos began tweeting under an account he called @EricHartleyFrnd, in which he mocked the column about him, by the reporter Eric Hartley, in The Capital, posted screenshots of court documents relating to a defamation case he had filed against the newspaper, and railed against newspaper employees. His tweets were laced with profanity, and often addressed Capital employees directly, as though he were having an ongoing conversation with them.
"See Tom, both choices were wrong," he wrote on Nov. 12, 2012, apparently referring to Mr. Marquardt. "You already chose that long ago. But to print it was far more wrong. That was true to your form as well."
On April 23, 2013, he addressed Rob Hiaasen, who was one of the people killed in the Thursday shooting:
"Rob Hiaasen, you're one of his enabled asshole aristocrats @capgaznews. Come punitive damages, you're still not ready. Love, /The Killjoy/."
The account went quiet after a tweet on Jan. 21, 2016.
But on Thursday, Mr. Ramos tweeted again, addressing a profanity to a Twitter handle that he appears to have created based on a judge in the defamation case, @judgemoylanfrnd.


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Can you donate a chocolate egg to help a local family who are struggling to provide for their children this Easter?
Your food donations continue to be a life-saver for many people in our community. Each tin or item really does make a difference. Thank you!
But you can go one step further by helping provide the gift of an Easter Egg for a child.
We have been put in touch with families through one of our local referral partners. Together, we can tell them that "hope wins". It is a small thing we can do, but something we can do with a big heart.
If you are able to help, we are collecting kids' eggs throughout March, so you can either drop off your eggs at any participating church, at our Storehouse office in the Christopher Centre, or bring your donation to our morning service, 10.30am at the Delphi Centre. Simply leave them at the Storehouse Collection Point and our Storehouse team will do the rest.
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What are park homes?
Park homes are detached, bungalow-style homes, also referred to as mobile homes or static caravans. They're usually installed permanently on sites that are owned privately or by a local authority. Park home sites are usually in rural locations.
You usually buy the property, and rent the land from the site owner, so be aware of how this affects your rights. The government has published advice on park home owners' rights.
You will have to pay utility costs to the site owner. For gas and electricity they can only charge you what it cost them. For water, they can charge a 'reasonable' administrative fee on top.
- The property itself can be cheaper than equivalent 'bricks and mortar' homes
- They are usually a manageable size, and on the same level
- You can gift it to a spouse or family member without paying inheritance tax. See the government's factsheet on this for more information.
- Some parks are exclusively for older people
- Some park homes are designed to assist with independent living.
- Ground rent (or 'pitch fee') and utility costs can change
- Park homes aren't always well insulated and energy bills can be high
- You may not have the same level of access to state support, such as grants for home insulation or warm home discounts, as you would in a traditional 'bricks and mortar' house
- Parks are often further away from town centres, so consider whether this would affect your ability to access shops and services
- There may not be a park in a location that suits your needs
- If you decide to resell you will have to pay 10% commission to the site owner
- There can be extra costs hidden in the small print of agreements
Make sure to research any sites you look at, in particular look at their facilities, road access, maintenance and parking. You should always seek legal advice when buying a property.
If you're considering moving into a park home, contact LEASE for more information.
Next steps
Read our guide Choosing where to live for more information about different housing options


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This is a Racing trading card of Mike Skinner's Car. It comes from the 2000 Upper Deck MVP set, card number 82. It is for sale at a price of $ .02.
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A collection of 27 short stories, ideal for reading in class, from acclaimed Aboriginal author Oodgeroo. The stories are traditional Aboriginal tales from Stradbroke Island, the Tambourine Mountains and from the Old and New dreamtime. A bright, beautiful and unique colour illustrated book, paired with Dreamtime tales just for younger readers. Beautifully illustrated by Bundjalung Aboriginal artist and illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft.
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Since 2002, Hexpress Ltd has been at the forefront of developing cost effective online health solutions which have now helped diagnose over 100,000 patients worldwide.
Hexpress has always understood that online healthcare should complement traditional health services by providing an enhanced quality of care, which is both cost effective and affordable. Our success has been built around our commitment to both technology and patient care.