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LOCATION: Spalding, Lincolnshire
START DATE: January 2018
A supportive and friendly school in Spalding are currently looking for a Maths Teacher to join on a full time, ongoing basis from January 2018. This is a temporary position with the opportunity to become permanent for the right candidate. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified Maths Teacher with a solid experience of delivering the Maths National Curriculum up to GCSE with experience of working with mixed ability students.
The school takes pride in the high quality of education which they offer their students. This in turn fully prepares each student for their future whether it is full time employment or higher education. They expect staff to provide a stimulating learning environment for all of their students. Through personalising approaches and targeted learning the school strives for every student to achieve their potential.
If you are interested in this Maths Teacher role please send your CV to email@example.com or phone 01775 739290
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Homeschool Conference – Rogers, AR
March 23, 2017 - March 25, 2017$50
Homeschool Conference with Ken Ham from Answers in Genesis at the Embassy Suites in Rogers, AR.
WHEN: March 23-25, 2017
Thursday, March 23rd
4:30 pm – Why the 20's Generation Will Change the Church and Culture
Friday, March 24th
9:00 am – Developing a Truly Christian Worldview
1:00 pm – Defending the Christian Faith in Today's World
6:00 pm – How to Raise Godly Children in an Ungodly World
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10:30 am – How to Present the Gospel in Today's Secularized Culture
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The Implementation of the FAIR Education Act: Teaching LGBT History in Schools
Ghose, Priya
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California's FAIR Education Act, which passed last year, requires all public schools to include the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans in their social studies classes. It is outside the scope of education law to detail who or how LGBT-inclusive history would be implemented; School districts are expected to work with their in-house or contracted curriculum designers for guidance in how to meet the letter of the law. FAIR benefits students because teaching LGBT issues in the curriculum correlates with safer school experiences for all youth, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. My research goal was to provide an extra resource for school districts in the process of implementing the FAIR Act. I started with two questions: What historical events and people should be covered in the new curriculum? And, in what grade levels would it make the most sense to incorporate LGBT history? To investigate these questions, I combed through LGBT history and cross-referenced important events in LGBT history with California curriculum standards. I also interviewed LGBT historians, LGBT activists, and teachers who have taught LGBT topics in the classroom. Ultimately, I created a guide for California teachers that suggests opportunities for the infusion of LGBT-inclusive history and contains lesson plans about different topics in LGBT history. The booklet has been submitted to LAUSD for review.


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Quote from: Grooveski on March 06, 2019, 12:16:52 PMThat's great news. ...about racing starting again - not the bit about the track nearing a release - that bit sounds optimistic. Less so today than yesterday though. Yesterday's step 1 was selecting all the hedges I'd done the night before and punching delete.Between some poor UVing and having a bit of a funny shape - was going for the 'flattop' look that they cut them to at OM 70-odd percent of the time....but it wasn't really doing it for me - hence delete-all. Last nights efforts are looking better. Only done memorial and mountside so far and they still have that obviously-an-extrusion look but as base geometry goes - yeah, looking kinda hedgy....and should look even hedgier with the shaders applied.
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But the idea of transformation has always been something that I romanticize in a work. I'm cautious of it but I also need it to connect my thoughts with the process of making. That's really important.
Nari Ward
There is a deceptive simplicity to Michelle Charles's images of medicine bottles, honey jars, bars of soap, and other household objects. These straightforward images contain no outward trace of struggle. They have the total coherency of road signs, and a careless eye might class them with mechanically reproduced designs. In fact, this coherency derives from fierce rigor and precision, a hand making its mark at just the right moment. A battle has been waged not unlike the calligrapher's struggle to achieve a single flawless gesture. These sublime images are found in a moment of skill and command, extracted through practice and repetition.
Charles's subjects suggest healing, cleansing, and domestic regard. Her small photograms and paintings on wood of glasses of milk are as soothing and remedial as a midwife's herbal recipe. Embedded in Charles's work is a dialogue with art both past and present: from the hyperrealistic Egyptian Fayum mummy portraits to Rothko's somber and evocative paintings. But these influences cannot be measured in mere footnotes.
Charles trained in the manner of David Bomberg's tough-minded British school of the hand and the eye. Her drawing is anchored and substantial, with a hard-won ability: a mark that can spatially carry the form right around the back. She penetrates the flatness with her touch. Each drawing in her most recent series, for instance, includes a rendered needle that seems to have knitted the drawing itself. Physically, she finds the gradual and convincing weight of everything she draws, stabilizing our gaze through the immediacy of her vision. When you look at her drawings you are in the here and now.
George Negroponte is a painter based in New York.
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But the idea of transformation has always been something that I romanticize in a work. I'm cautious of it but I also need it to connect my thoughts with the process of making. That's really important.
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Weigel wins prestigious Raskin scholarship
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (June 13, 2016) — Before Amanda Weigel makes her invited talk next month at the biannual meeting of the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), she has to decide what she wants to talk about.
She could choose her almost finished UAH ESS M.S. research, looking at the potential effects of surface roughness on tornado genesis. (The thesis will be worth the wait.) She could choose the hurricane hazard risk research she did as one of the first students in UAH's Human Dimensions, Discovery and Decision Making Lab.
She might choose to talk about the hurricane storm surge product she helped develop with Baron, although it's a good bet she will want to talk about her new gig as a UAH Information Technology and System's Center science research associate working with the Global Hydrology Research Center's Data Active Archive Center.
"It's a really different perspective," said Weigel, whose work includes writing guiding documentation for datasets, such as those generated during NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement instrument's ground validation, or by the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 instrument.
"It gives you a wider perspective of all the data that's out there and how you might leverage it for different research," she said. "It's a completely different way of thinking about ways to do things at a larger scale."
Whatever topic she chooses, Weigel will be presenting her talk as the winner of ESIP's 2016 Robert G. Raskin scholarship, which includes travel support to the July meeting in Durham, North Carolina.
"Amanda's diverse skill set and research experience have given her unique and valuable insights into the needs and uses of Earth science data," said Emily Law, ESIP president. "Her interest in interdisciplinary research and her passion for promoting collaboration among Earth science professionals align well with the mission of ESIP."
Weigel was involved in NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's work on the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy-led Climate Data Initiative, where she supported the collaborative development of data models and a faceted classification scheme for the human health theme. She also supports NASA/Marshall's Data Science and Informatics Group's ongoing research to design knowledge graphs that improve the search and discovery of data and resources within atmospheric science.
Weigel has received funding from the NASA DEVELOP program, the UAH Master's Competitive Internship Program and the UAH Office of the Vice President for Reseach-funded Industry/University Cooperative Graduate Student Research Program. She plans to pursue a doctorate in atmospheric science.


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MeyGen Subsea Turbines Lose to Offshore Wind
Atlantis's tidal stream project in northern Scotland, MeyGen, was not awarded a contract for difference (CfD) from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in this allocation round in respect of Phase 1C of the project.
According to Atlantis, cost reduction for the Phase 1C achieved through improvements in the technology, larger turbines, higher volumes, economies of scale and reduced financing costs was not sufficient to allow the project to secure a contract for difference in this auction where it was competing with technologies such as offshore wind.
The first phase of the project, Phase 1A, is approaching 2GWh of generation, and was made possible by the outgoing Renewables Obligation scheme, which provides a means of revenue support in addition to wholesale power prices.
The large-scale deployment of more mature technologies has driven down the costs of generation so that they are now approaching levels which mean projects require minimal subsidy support to be viable. Like the path followed by solar and onshore wind, this cost trajectory supports the rationale for early stage subsidy support for marine technologies.
Given the significant subsidy reduction already forecast by MeyGen and the opportunity to preserve an important domestic and export tidal stream industry, Atlantis said it expects BEIS to recognise the benefits of either a bi-lateral CfD discussion or the reintroduction of a marine energy sub-category in the next allocation round. Phase 1C is designed to provide nearly 240GWh of electricity to the grid each year from 2023.
Phase 1B of the project (6MW) did not participate in the auction because it had been awarded funding support from European Commission mechanisms such as NER300 and Horizon 2020.
Since November 2016, when BEIS announced the removal of the previously pledged ring-fenced allocation, the company has focused on developing marine power projects in other jurisdictions. In the near term, Atlantis will focus on delivering projects in France, Canada and South East Asia where tidal stream is well supported, and the company has also a three-year programme for the delivery of a 160MW tidal range and flood protection project in the Wyre Estuary.
Atlantis is said to be in discussions with French authorities about establishing a multi-turbine array in French territorial waters which could start construction in 2018, it has a 50% stake in a 4.5MW berth in Canada at the FORCE facility in Nova Scotia and will soon be in a position to release updates to the markets on contracts and project development rights in Indonesia, China and South Korea.
Atlantis has been awarded preferred developer status by the Duchy of Lancaster for the 160MW Wyre estuary tidal range and flood protection project and the company said it expects to be providing some exciting updates to the market shortly on the status of this project.
Tim Cornelius, CEO of Atlantis, said: "We've made great strides in reducing our cost of generation so that we can slash our requirement for revenue support, and I am incredibly proud of the work the Atlantis team has done in this respect. However, I must acknowledge the difficulties of competing on a level playing field with established technologies like offshore wind, which has been operating at commercial scale in the UK for over a decade.
"It would be a travesty if the UK were to lose out on another emerging industry where it has established a first-mover advantage and where the cost of energy is on a steep downward trajectory. We expect our ensuing discussions with BEIS to focus on how the future jobs and growth benefits of the sector can be secured for the UK. Our UK portfolio contains some of the best tidal stream sites in the world, and we support the ambition to ensure that the development of these sites is achieved through a UK focused supply chain rather than relying on imported skills and goods. We hope that the UK can continue to play a leading role in an industry it helped create over the past decade.
"Elsewhere in Europe, we are being kept very busy pursuing opportunities in France and Canada, both of which have pledged capital and revenue support for tidal stream power. The market for tidal power in South East Asia is growing rapidly and we hope to be making some announcements shortly with respect to large scale projects in that region. We are also very focused on our tidal barrage and flood protection project in the Wyre estuary, which we believe also offers a route to low cost, predictable and sustainable domestic electricity supply. We expect to be able to provide a further update to the market on these projects in due course. Our diversification strategy has been well executed. The future of marine power is very bright and I am very excited about the outlook for Atlantis."
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Marriage is a great alliance. It is the meeting of two like-minded souls whose hearts beat like one. It's the kind of stuff which has inspired poets to great heights and writers to wax lyrical about it.
But marriages can get boring sometimes in the long run. The male of the species are usually staid characters in front of their wives and a cavalier, happy-go-lucky dude in front of friends, particularly of the female variety.
This can give his wife or partner a few options to play with her husband, twist him around on her little finger with gay, sorry girlish, abandon.
So here we go with some tips to make the male crawl on his legs or grovel in front of you.
Talk Dirty While He Eats: This is a wonderful idea, an 'ugh' moment which will repulse him. Just when he is about to take bite exclaim loudly and relate a story about how you found a floating, smelly piece of cheese in the refrigerator with description in terms of colour, shape and size. The reaction is worth a video. You can extend this to periods, omitting no details.
Make Him Feel Frustrasted: Pick up his calls randomly and pretend the line is not good. Occasionally say one word and cut the line. Stretch this to a few hours and then call five hours later and inform him you were in a no signal area.
Extra Attention To Random Guys: Make sure you give extra attention to random guys. The coy glances and oohs and aahs will spread venom quickly into his body. Turn back to look at the guy to make his blood pressure breach the normal limits.
Speak To Nice Looking Men: Stop and say Hi to a good looking man. Make the partner feel small and ugly while you admire the man's body, pausing around the middle area to make him blush and then walk away swaying the hips a little more. This is a Blushing Moment for him.
Wear Tatty Clothes: Wear dull, ill-fitting clothes while going for dinner. Make sure to make some comments that all your good clothes are running out. He will be embarrassed. This may win you a double bonus because he may buy you some new apparel the next day. Push your luck.
Household Chores: Make him do it while he is watching an important game on TV. Give him 10 tasks to complete within an hour. Do it when the game starts. This will irritate him.
Eating Out: Buy salad, ignore it and start eating from his plate, praising the food at all times. A hungry man becomes a tiger.
Interruptions: Make frequent calls to him when he is having a boy night out and he will be hopping mad.
Turning On: Get nice and cozy with him, turn him on and walk off quickly. This will annoy him no end. This is a sure shot winner.
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Why come to Harris Girls' Academy Bromley Sixth Form?
For the past 2 and a half years as Principal of Harris Girls' Academy Bromley, I have watched our sixth form grow and thrive.
Last September, we opened a brand new and state-of-the-art building. I would be the last person to argue that a great building is the be all and end all of a good school, but our sixth formers are really enjoying having their own space for studying and socialising. It is fantastic to see such a large proportion now continuing their education with us until age-18.
Alongside their committed academic study, students here are also encouraged to participate in a range of enrichment opportunities, from academic lectures to volunteering at local primary schools.
Our sixth form is a campus of the much larger Harris Federation Sixth Form. Our students benefit from the scale of being part of something so much bigger: there's hardly a subject not on offer and sixth form can move between campuses if they need to.
But we are also a small, supportive site with very close relationships between staff and students. Class sizes remain small, allowing teachers to give both A Level and vocational students the specific academic guidance they need.
In addition to providing exceptional teaching, we are a friendly and welcoming academy; teachers know students incredibly well, and there is always a listening ear!
If our sixth form sounds like a place that could suit your son or daughter (we are co-educational in the sixth form), please give us a call. We would be happy to invite you on a tour of the school and to answer any questions you or your child might have.
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Ahead of the September 16th super fight, HBO releases a promotional special.
On September 16 in Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez will face off for Supremacy. The middleweight unification bout is the most anticipated fight of the year behind the Mayweather versus McGregor. The undefeated Triple G looks to remain perfect at 37-0 as he goes against a warrior in Alvarez. Alvarez who is 49-1-1 wants to end Golovkin's perfect record. Check out the HBO special below starring Ice Cube and Don Chargin.


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Enjoy smooth sailing to Buck Island aboard the Teroro II and Dragonfly
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St. Croix sport fishing is fun for the entire family! St. Croix's deep blue water is home to migratory fish such as wahoo, mahi mahi, tuna, marlin and the occasional sail fish. One of the best things about sport fishing in St. Croix is you don't have to travel far to get to the fish. On most occasions, your captain will drop lines just a couple of miles outside of the Christiansted Harbor. Closer to shore, try your hand at fly fishing or bottom fishing. Chances are you will land a snapper, bone fish, and maybe get to fight a tarpon! Whatever you decide, inshore or offshore, fishing on St. Croix really is a fun and can be quite tasty too! See our listings below for local sport fishing opertations.
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Cloth Badges
Strathearn 2019 Scottish 6 Days
Cloth Points Award Badges
Gold, Silver and Bronze badges are gained by competitors who obtain an overall score equal to or less than the numbers shown on the table which depend on the class size.
The badges cost £4 and can be paid for by going to:
There will be no charge for posting.
Please contact Rona Molloy with details of what badge you would like and an address to post it to.
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Lost Property
The team at Scottish 6 days have collated a list of the 'LOST PROPERTY' Items, we have a detailed list below. If this belongs to you or your family can you please contact Rona and Jonathan:
Rona Molloy 07745 957326
Jonathan Molloy 07803 616471
Strathearn 2019 Scottish 6 Days Photography
We have had a great response regarding photography of each day, view the selection below:
Oscar Worth
Day 1 & 2
Andrew Johnson
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Crieff Sprint, Trail-O, Day 4, Day 6
Wendy Carlyle
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6 & Prize Giving
Steve Rush:
Day 1 part 1, Day 1 part 2
Day 2 part 1, Day 2 part 2, Day 2 part 3
Day 3 part 1, Day 3 part 2
Day 3 Elites WRE
Rest Day - Crieff Sprint MaCrosty Park
Drummond Castle Estate & Torlum Wood
Rest Day Trail O
Day 6 Overview
Day 6 Overview - Grandtully - Final Edition
Grandtully has previously been connected with canoeing the rapids but there was a new type of downhill race with the final day of Strathearn 2019 in close proximity to the river. For yet another day the weather held out and the Middle Distance race was a fantastic finale to what has been a hugely successful Scottish 6 Days.
Day 2 Jury Decision
The Day 2 Organiser has received 4 protests about the decision to void the legs across the river. The Day Organiser and Controller decided that they did not agree with the protests and convened the jury who have now reached the following decision:
Day 5 Overview
Overview - Day 5 - Craig a Barns
Craig a Barns was the birthplace of Scottish orienteering and has seen many excellent events since 1962. The map extract and control description from 1968 (extracted from a recent article at https://www.scottish-orienteering.org/membership/score-magazine/ shows that we have made some progress in mapping since the year I started orienteering and it was great to see a top-level World Ranking Event won by two of our GB athletes who are Norway-bound for WOC 2019.
Day 4 Report
Overview - Day 4 - Culteuchar and Dron
We promised a variety of terrain types and a few surprises. Culteuchar & Dron was very different from the past few days and offered fast running over closely cropped grassland before descending into the woods. And what a finish – who would believe 2,500 orienteers would end up in someone's back garden?
Wednesday - Rest Day Overview
Orienteers enjoyed a day of Munro bagging/golf/mountain biking/visiting distilleries/souvenir shopping/castles/Sprint Orienteering and Trail O (delete as appropriate). For others it was a case of setting up for the next few days – expect a surprise with the Day 4 race arena.
Congratulations to all who took part in the Rest Day TrailO and many thanks to the volunteers who made it happen. There were some strong performances and the winners were:
Seniors: 1. Matthew Pickering (UBOC), 2. Ian Ditchfield (MV), 3. Chris Embrey (MDOC)
Juniors: 1. River Edis-Smith (MDOC), 2. Samuel Leitch (SO), 3. Anna Harris (DEE)
Special mention goes to Matthew who completed a clean sheet of correct answers on both the TempO and Pre-O courses.
Full results will be on the web.
Prizes for the top 3 seniors and juniors will be presented at the 6 Day prizegiving on Day 6. If any of the winners are unable to be there, leave a message at registration and we'll arrange for you to collect your prize from there.
Day 3 Report
Beautiful weather, a stunning race arena and some of the best orienteering terrain in Scotland. Today's event near St Fillans had it all, with the added attraction of a World Ranking Event Middle Distance race (and Middle Distance for us all which was a welcome relief after two tough days).
Day 2 Report
Edinchip is a brand new area to orienteering and credit goes to Allan Downie (Tayside Orienteers) and Terry O'Brien (Event Coordinator) for their exploratory efforts finding new terrain that was under everyone's noses all the time. Edinchip was technically less demanding than Auchingarrich, but instead offered a variety of different terrain types from sheep grazed moorland, birch forest, marsh, ancient oak woodland and more marsh!
Scottish 6 days Lochaber 2021
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New and fresh out of the packet! The new Scottish 6 days Lochaber 2021 event website.
The 23rd Scottish 6 Days Orienteering event will be held in Lochaber between the 1st and 7th August 2021 (immediately following O-Ringen in Sweden). Lochaber is a scenic area in the Scottish Highlands, including Fort William, the outdoor capital of Scotland and Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK.
Entries will open on the 1 December 2020. Save the date and start planning ahead for another great experience!
Daily News
Some great news featured on this page! For specific information on each days activity please refer to the details below...
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for information about Scottish 6 Days Orienteering. Please share your excitement and get involved.
We have had a great response regarding photography of each day, view the selection on the page below:
Social Programme
A full programme of the social events planned is now available to view. Tickets for sale at Registration on Sat 27th July and each day in the assembly field at Enquiries/Information (until all tickets sold).


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Announced at last year's PlayStation Experience, Sony's classic, skeleton-based hack-and-slash MediEvil is set for a comeback. The nearly double decade-old PlayStation game is getting a remake, and even though there's been zero information since its reveal, we won't have to wait much longer to learn more!
Thanks to the success of Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy and the upcoming Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, the public demand for nostalgic Sony experiences is no longer a secret of the community. The company is definitely looking to capitalize on this demand, and not just with their upcoming PlayStation Classic mini-console in December. Sony Interactive Entertainment President Shawn Layden will be appearing in a PlayStation Blogcast episode within "a week or two" to give us a "big update" to the next remake on their roster.
Are you a fan of the original MediEvil? What are your thoughts on it getting a proper remake? Head down to the comments below to tell us your opinions!
Source: PlayStation Blogcast (via ResetEra)


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Designers We Love: Atwater Inc Studio
For Stina Funch, founder of Atwater Inc Studio, it's always been about the hospitality industry. Born in Denmark, Stina attended hotel school in her native country and worked in Starwood's European operations before moving stateside in 1999. She pursued a degree from the UCLA Interior Design program and quickly began working with large hospitality design firms in both Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Six years ago Stina started her own studio in order to spend more time with her family, not anticipating how busy she would quickly become.
Since then, Atwater Inc Studio has grown exponentially, opening offices in China and Oman. More recently Stina and her team have watched the majority of project work shift back to the U.S. from overseas in response to the U.S. hospitality boom.
Whether domestically or abroad, Atwater Inc Studio's guiding principle remains the same: create a unique boutique experience tailored to each client's specific requirements. "Regardless of the style, each project has to look like a million bucks while staying within budget," Stina states confidently.
For the recent remodel of the former Fess Parker hotel, newly branded as the Hilton Santa Barbara Beach Resort, Atwater Inc Studio was tasked with creating an elegant, timeless California-casual style. "We wanted guests to walk in and be awed," Stina explains. To facilitate this, Stina chose several blown glass fixture styles that extend the California beach story. Gem starbursts in the main conference hall evoke sea urchins while casting dramatic shadows on the ceiling above. LED-lit gems are reminiscent of drying grapes from the hotel's own vineyard. "Hammerton Studio lighting is the pièce de résistance that makes the whole project come alive," adds Stina. "They offer singular design value with affordable fixtures that elevate a variety of spaces."
"I'm not just looking for unique and beautiful lighting products. I also need a partner who makes the specification process easy and hassle-free. That's Hammerton."
— Stina Funch, Founder Atwater Inc. Studio | Los Angeles, CA
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For you guys who were'nt here, just a little preview:
Elephant Hill was kick @$$!
Many, many more photos coming soon.
EDIT: More Pics Below!
For you guys who were'nt here, just a little preview:
Elephant Hill was kick @$$!
Many, many more photos coming soon.
EDIT: More Pics Below!
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Strange...none of that looks familiar to me!
It was great meeting you and Linda, Bart. Hopefully I'll see you again on Sunday in Reno!
Eric, Shimi and Yukiko
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Oh, and Bart? Where's the DVD?!?
(I thought I'd start pestering you early.)
No one went to the right?
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So were are the rest of the pics? You guys are slacking!!!!!!
Wouldn't settle for anything less Anita!
OK, here are 15 of my favorites. We took nearly 400 shots on Tuesday, and I also filled 3 mini DV tapes full of video as well....
Anyway, here they are in no particular order!
And last but not least:
I have soooooo many more shots, I will try to post more as time permits!
What a blast! And only a little scraping of the underbelly!
Great pics Bart! Looks like so much fun, I need to go one time while the VX is still alive and kicking... look forward to more photos and some video.
Its not butters its MARGARINE...
LOL that was the funniest thing. After 1st climb we have what was thought to be a gas leak. After further inspection well we all know the rest.
Had A blast and great pics bart.
"It's not sexual harassment, I am just building up your tolerence"-Dumke
Thanks everyone, I'll try to post more soon. There are so many more!
Yeah man, it was ATTACK OF THE BLACK. We had like 5 or 6 Ebony's out there...
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This Week's Wacks
709 WACKS and still goin'!
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June 5th, 2009
A new study shows that men AND women spend about the same amount of time in the bathroom: around 30 minutes a day, or 8 days a year. Of course, women spend most of their time looking at a mirror, while men are reading the newspaper.
Japanese scientists say they have created the first monkeys born with green skin that glows. That God, I wondered if anyone was going to solve that crisis.
President Obama made a swing through Las Vegas last week. He didn't hit any of the casino's. The president said he's lost his appetite for gambling after he lost on that General Motors bet.
Frankly, I was surprised when the government gave General Motors all that bailout money. Even Pete Rose advised against it.
Microsoft has unveiled their new search engine, Bing. Instead of Googling, they hope you'll Bing. Do you think it could be buh-buh-buh-better?
Angelina Jolie was taken to the hospital last week after getting hurt on the set of her new movie, "Salt" on Long Island. She apparently bumped her head, but other than thinking she used to be on "Friends," she's just fine.
Well, I think I've finally reached middle age. Not only did I not know the MTV Movie Awards were Sunday night, I don't even know what channel MTV is on my cable system!
Maybe it's just me, but I think "John and Kate Plus Eight" ain't that great!
General Motors has officially filed bankruptcy. What's that old saying? "As goes General Motors... oh, wait! There it goes!"
Believe it or not, a "Where's Waldo?" movie is in the works. They'll use a cool approach: they won't say which theater it'll be showing at -- you'll have to find it.
Apparently, Susan Boyle was under quite a bit of pressure as a contestant on "Britain's Got Talent." The final straw came last Sunday, when she announced that she was really General Motors.
North Korea's Kim Jong Il has named his 26-year-old son as his successor. Needless to say, Kim W is very excited about it.
General Motors has filed for bankruptcy. Boy, who could have seen that coming?
Money is so tight in California that the state has canceled summer school classes. So there is an upside to a downturn in the economy.
Hummer is now owned by a Chinese company. Only fitting: whenever you fill up a Hummer, it's not unusual that an hour later you feel like filling up again.
A new poll shows that almost half of all Americans believe that torture is sometimes acceptable... especially in the case of the show, "I'm a celebrity; get me out of here."
Osama Bin Laden has released a new tape full of threats. It's on the "Death to Infidels" label.
Jon Gosselin, of "Jon and Kate Plus 8", says that his 8 kids are happy. Translation: they must not watch the show.
Here's a title for a scary spinoff: "Jon and Kate Plus 8 and Kate is Late!"
Osama bin Laden has resurfaced again in another video tape. This time, he condemns America, criticizes President Obama and offers to take over for Jimmy Fallon when that thing's finally over.
Bin Laden also said that, in his next tape, he hopes to sing a duet with Susan Boyle.
President Obama is in the Middle East and very worried about what might be said. Oh, not HIM .what Joe Biden might say while he's gone.
1. "8 is Only Half of Enough"
2. "Jon and Kate are Light Weights"
3. "Your Tax Dollars Not At Work"
4. "Over Full House"
5. "Accidentally on Purpose" (oh wait, that's taken)
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Located at the entrance of the Alpine village of Les Diablerets and 5 minutes from the train station, the Café-Restaurant de la Couronne offers guests and passers-by delicious home-made dishes with an excellent price-quality ratio.
Stone walls, traditional wooden bistro tables and a large fireplace in the dining room: this is the welcoming setting of this building dating from 1840, which was turned into a restaurant in 1888. Owner Claudine Nicole likes to say: she serves the dishes of her choice to the taste of her guests. They appreciate the authentic cuisine that is certified by the "home-made" label. They love the simple but tasty home-made accompaniments such as seasonal vegetables and French fries seasoned with delicious herbal salt. Meat fondues are among the classic dishes on the menu card, the most original version being one with whisky broth. A lovely selection of regional wines as well as from Lavaux and the Valais accompany these dishes.
In summer, there are a few tables outside allowing guests to sunbathe, while a field of boules invites them to have a game with their friends.
Practical information
Offers for groups of up to 60 persons
Field of boules available
Closed on Tuesday
Closed from the 30th of June until the 23th of July 2019
Hunting Menu - La Couronne (application/pdf)
La Couronne
Route du Pillon 123
1865 Les Diablerets
Tel : +41 24 492 31 75
Opening hours
- Monday
- 06:30 - 23:00
- Wednesday - Sunday
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Here's the real reason you shouldn't retire at the same time your spouse does
Togetherness isn't all that it's cracked up to be—but probably not for the reason you think
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Massachusetts Poor People's Campaign Holds Press Conference at State House in Boston
A crowd of nearly a hundred religious leaders, local activists, and concerned citizens gathered Monday morning on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to hold the Poor People's Campaign (PPC) press conference, one of dozens across the country. Eastern Mass. Coordinator for the campaign, Savina Martin, began the conference and laid out the movement's platform.
Though the PPC has a multifaceted and comprehensive agenda, it first and foremost commits itself to "lifting up and deepening the leadership of those most affected by systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation and to building unity across lines of division". To convey this message of unity and justice, the conference featured speakers from a broad range of backgrounds, including members of the clergy, veterans, Black Lives Matter organizers, Fight for $15 representatives, undocumented worker activists, and more. These speakers an array of topics from living wages to DACA, emphasizing the need for intersectionality and inclusion as the movement progresses.
Following the press conference, a cohort of PPC leadership marched inside the State House to deliver letters detailing the campaign's mission and calling upon legislators to take action. The letters were handed to the offices of both Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senator Harriette Chandler. PPC leadership vowed that, if meaningful action is not taken by state legislators, a nonviolent direct action campaign of civil disobedience would be launched in late May.
Though the event received little media attention, MAPA covered the event through livestreams, video interviews, and photography via social media. To learn more about the Poor People's Campaign, and to get involved, visit their website.
"Forward, and not a step back!"


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Hello everyone, it has been a bit since we were active on the blog, but for a good reason might we add. The WAM Team just spent a week in Bucharest four our first We Are Museums 2016 edition field trip. That's right we are going east again!
Many connections, meetings and ideas came from this journey in Romania, some we can share already with you, readers and museum lovers. Taking a dive into a whole new culture -albeit strangely familiar- here are the highlights of our week in Bucharest!
#MuseumCrawl, come rain or come shine + Instagram pics
For those who did not know, Museum Crawl Berlin (get the #museumcrawlberlin map here) was incepted by Diane Drubay, the founder of WAM in an attempt to get to know our 2015 hosting city and its cultural offer as well as to quench her thirst for museums…if that is ever possible. While Diane walked tirelessly in Berlin, we figured we should do the same in Bucharest, a city essentially unknown to us.
Our #wambag sitting smugly next to butterflies at the Antipa Natural History Museums
And boy did we crawl, although my better half would object that we did not do enough. Granted, she has longer legs and a stronger willpower under a heatwave. In 5 opening days we explored 13 museums (plus the National Library), diverse in their collections, time period and offerings.
You find them all on Instagram under #museumcrawlbucharest. The only thing we know now is how much we have left to visit when we come back in September.
Truly it's a lot of walking and you have to have some #museumjunkie inclination, but you get a sense of place in no time and as your perspective becomes broader and richer by the hour. A truly rewarding experience.
The Contemporary Art Museum, inserted in the former People's Palace, today the Romanian Parliament
It's not just about museums, it's about place. It is particularly accurate in Bucharest, which bears witness to so many historical layers, traumas and finally the energy to move forward.
More than just taking pretty pictures for Instagram and finding hidden gems, #museumcrawl -ing means embracing the lesser-known and putting it on the map.
So whether or not you have a precise method for your #museumcrawl, do it and share it!
Memorial houses are so good
Constantin Brancusi is likely to be the Romanian artist you will know, but hang out in museum collections and you will find other loveable names like sculptor Dimitrie Paciurea , paintress Cecilia Storck or almost contemporary Mircea Marosin and so many more.
But Memorial houses also do a great job at keeping cultural heritage alive. As the former communist regime claimed the take down of many a beautiful villa, it is even more precious to enter artists' houses as old as 1760 (as is the Theodor Pallady House for instance).
The Storck House-Museum
Not only that but they relay stories with minimal mediation (although more content in English – and French- can only do good!) and give you an extra sense of connection to the city.
Google, please do a better job at referencing memorial houses, because we love them!
It is all about the ecosystem, people
We Are Museums is about occasions as much as it is about strict planning. It started with a encounter with a city (Vilnius) and blossomed with further unique encounters. We travel across the world but we also love to understand how one place works and how it feels museum-wise. Glocal is the fancy term for it, I reckon.
With Bucharest, one thing that has been key are the people who convinced us to come and are helping us to make this an event truly profitable for their ecosystem and ours. As Dragos and Raluca Neamu -respectively Manager of the National Network of Romanian Museums and Trainer at National Institute for Cultural Research and Training) drove us through the city (when we wen't walking, see above), we were able to meet instrumental people in a record time.
At Seneca Cafe
Aside from potential venues, we got the occasion to sit with Seneca lovers in a gem of an anti-café, got a taste of the artist squat at Carol 53, met with Maria from The Institute, creative movers and shakers, sat for a brainstorming at Fabrica, a fomer factory turned club and creative venue, marvelled at the beauty of auction house Artmark Palace, and got inspiration breakthroughs at Carturesti Verona, a dreamy combo of a bookshop and a garden-restaurant, brought to you by two of Romania's young entrepreneurs and whizz kids.
We also visited Halele Carol (also known as Carol Factory), half a factory in activity (yes, you've heard right), half a cultural hotspot for concerts and festivals. What can we say, it looks realer than all the post-undustrials cultural revamps we've ever seen. We mean that in a good way.
Carol Factory
We were fed, info, stats, creativity, opportunities and passion. So much actually what we have added a third day to the conference….Details to come soon!
Wifi everywhere, for real
Now, you will be disappointed if you don't find some, but for real, it is very easy to get wifi across the city and in museums (except for rare cases). I really don't envision walking in a lapidarium in France and, boom, wifi. But at the National Museums of Romanian History it is the case. As wifi penetration is the second best in Europe just short of Finland, and one of the fastest worldwide, thus sort of making up for poor internet access at home. Opportunities for apps really seem like the way forward.
We spotted one bilingual project, "Museums and Collections of Romania", an initiative supported by National Heritage Institute and ICOM Romania to centralise info on 900+ museums across the country and show iconic pieces on Ios and Android. It was launched already two years ago, so, time to follow up.
Stay fresh, always
Apparently, early June is ideal to hold an event weather-wise. But in the last days of July, you sure need to watch your hydration, especially if you are going to work and walk extensively. Your best friend and ally will soon become lemonades and fruit cocktails, 100% guaranteed.
Grab one lemonade in the flavour you want (mint, mango, watermelon, you name it) served in a lovely small water jug with a straw or a heanvely mix of fruits anywhere and even on a Saturday night! Here we are at Eden, yet another incredible place right in the center of Bucharest which is one big illuminated garden sipping our fruit cocktails…on a Saturday night….like everyone else there.
Gradina Eden
So, will you join us next June in Bucharest? We hope we made our point, but look ford to more articles and contents as we progress towards D-Day!


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Australian Survivor sure loves its flashy advertising; last week, it was "the best season ever," and tonight it was the "shock elimination." We're still in the pre-merge, and this show is delivering punch after punch. These past few episodes have wrung every drop of tension out of the Janine and Harry rivalry–even more than I thought possible. And the series is still getting mileage from the Champions versus Contenders theme, even though the tribes have been swapped for several episodes now.
For every fierce rivalry in this game, there is also pure love. The bromance between Luke and David and the trust between the Champion women have nothing on the true, true love between John and a Mexican parma. Every opportunity he has had to name a desired reward before a challenge, the mulleted one has requested a parma. The reunion between John and his most loved food is the highpoint of the episode, which otherwise focuses on Harry and his fight to last another day.
John wins his parma in one of the more terrifying Reward Challenges I've ever seen. Using the Tower of Terrors once more, each castaway dons a blindfold and shuffles out to the end of a plank. There, they retrieve a ring hanging from a rope and then launch themselves into the ocean. Once in the water, they can remove their blindfold and swim to a floating ledge to try and throw their ring onto a hook. The Champions tribe is dominant and win handily.
The Champions are given a chance to take one of the Contenders with them on the reward. Shaun nominates Harry, hoping he will tell them all the secrets from his tribe. Harry is more than happy to share, and Andy starts thinking it might be in the Contenders best interests to throw the upcoming Immunity Challenge and vote one of David or Luke out of the game, thereby giving the former Contenders the numbers advantage.
There are specific well-established alliances in this game. The three Champion women (Abbey, Janine & Pia) have a sisterhood which positions them well. David and Luke formed a fast friendship in the early days of the game. There is also a group of Contenders who seem prepared to stick together through thick and thin–Shaun, Daisy, and John have joined with Andy and Baden before. The current Contenders tribe has the dominant ex-Champions alliance in a group of five, with Matt and Harry on the outside
Harry, after exposing his lies and trying on a jerk persona, is in a bad place, and he knows it. His saving grace at the previous Tribal Council was an idol. It saved his life but cost him an ally. With only one ally remaining (challenge enthusiast Matt), Harry begins the episode with an idol hunt. Ross tails him through the scrub trying to impede his search. It turns out Simon 'could've nabbed a clue hidden by the water hole, but Harry shakes Ross and snipes the clue. The idol is hidden in plain sight at camp, nestled in the 'shelter's roof. This is the sixth idol in the game (seventh if you include Shaun's fake idol) and we're only halfway through the season. At this rate, everybody will get an idol! Everybody loves an underdog using an idol at the perfect moment, but it gets a bit tired when they seem to instantly replace themselves in the game.
The Immunity Challenge sees Andy attempting to throw it along with slippery slides and the castaways hammering through targets. The challenge ends in a showdown of puzzles. Even with Andy trying to hinder any progress Baden makes on the puzzle, they manage to beat the Contenders, sending them back to their second Tribal Council in a row.
There have been a few episodes now where certain castaways use their status as a fan of the game (or even an "ultra-fan") to justify making certain moves. Andy reminds the cameras once again that he is aiming to play the most strategically dominant game of all time. His current move is to throw the challenge (which he did unsuccessfully and tipped off Luke and David in the process) as part of this strategy. Andy has been strategically driven, but it is yet to be fruitful. The last time the Champions went to Tribal, he intended to orchestrate Daisy's demise but ended up losing one of his own allies when it backfired.
Likewise, Harry appears to lean on his status as a fan as he muddles his way through the game. In some ways, Survivor can be played using Occam's Razor. The simplest plan is often the best. In this case, the ex-Champs believe Harry doesn't have an idol, and they want to put all their votes on him. It's not a particularly revolutionary plan, so Harry could probably predict it's what might happen. Instead of keeping quiet, planting his and Matt's vote on their castaway of choice and getting them out via an idol play, Harry starts scheming. He thinks Janine has an idol and so he wants to take out one of her "family" – Pia. Harry wants to flip the ex-Champ boys to vote with him. He approaches Simon and Ross, explaining the strategic benefit of aligning themselves together. To seal the deal, Harry tries to draw Ross in with some crocodile tears and a sob story. Ross does feel bad for Harry, but it isn't clear if he's going to flip sides for the vote.
Tribal Council comes, and Jonathan starts his questioning. Harry discusses the strengths of his fellow castaways, in particular, Janine, who refuses to take credit for being a good player. Matt expresses his frustration that he doesn't have control of his own fate–he is at the mercy of the ex-Champions. Harry continues trying to sway Simon and Ross to his side. He offers both boys a better place in his alliance, an idol once he finds it and, perhaps most importantly to Ross, his socks. I've seen a lot on Survivor, but I've never seen someone use socks as part of a strategic deal.
Ross and Simon look like they're listening to what he has to say. Jonathan asks for the votes. Once all have been cast, he asks for idols. Harry produces his. In response, Janine plays hers. Everyone at home pulls a face wishing that she'd played it for Pia. But it doesn't end up being an issue–there are 3 votes Harry, 2 votes Matt and 2 votes Pia. Turns out the Champs split their own votes to ensure one of the boys went home. With Harry's votes negated by the idol, a revote between Matt and Pia occurs. Once one vote comes back for Pia, Matt is the 11th castaway sent home.
Matt hasn't been much of a game player this season but rather someone passionate about winning challenges. He was always ready to coach his tribe through each challenge (very loudly) and took each loss personally. I alternately loved and hated him, was fascinated by his eyebrows and wondered how I would feel if I was ever in his history class. With only 13 castaways remaining, the merge must be drawing near, and the battle between Champs and Contenders will reignite.
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Importance of Memory Care Facilities
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By Magnus Huntly-Grant & Euan Black
Furore continues over the eviction of Laura White from Saturday's X-Factor programme.
The anger and revulsion felt across the nation is just a natural response to the long line of televisual aberations which lead the discerning viewer to question the integrity of those on the other side of the camera. Brand and Ross, vote fixing, where will it end? the only problem is that the country's viewers are not unitised, the only protest we can profer is simply not watching. But, really, not watch X-Factor? Too ridiculous for words.
In times of crises such as these people need a finger to point, someone to blame for a twist so cruel. Poor Cheryl Cole was too angry for words. Cries of 'Fix' and various conspiracy speculation abound. Laura's rumoured dalliance with one of the shows executives, Matthew Firsht, possibly callled into question as a potential motive for her untimely offing.
But maybe things are more straight forward than that, maybe the scam is no secret, calls of a fix are
probably erroneous, after all, the votes are regulated by external bodies and Cowell et al understand that the public will to some extent make the next X-Factor elect someone who's records they will buy but the eviction format provides a framework by which Cowell does retain the ultimate editorial veto. In this case the expedient move for him was to get rid of Laura, and no one dares question the marketing genius of Simon Cowell. except that in this case they do.
Proliferated by every imaginable form of media; blogs, forums, news and now it has rightly permeated our government, as Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary, said in a discussion about the television during commons question time this week: "MP's should resist that temptation to comment on editorial matters"
And then confusingly: "Although, the temptation is great in my case, having seen the wonderful and talented Laura White very harshly voted off X-Factor on Saturday."
But most confusing of all was his negligence in forgetting to call for a parliamentry enquiry.
As enlightened viewers, you may feel like taking up the cause, in which case follow this link to sign the petition for her re-instatement. Sitting at a mere 14000 signatures at time of writing.
The performance, now being hailed as possibly the greatest performance by any living creature EVER, arguably lacked credibility in itself. Laura proudly explained that she would be playing piano and so she duly did but halfway through the song she stood up and the piano miraculously continued of its own volition.
Ultimately, sad piano music and ear jerking back stories may invoke viewers to vote in droves but wont necessarily sell records and if you are willing to participate in the utterly tasteless charade which allows for otherwise right thinking people (in most cases) to peddle the death of loved ones in the interests of buying that most valuable commodity – the tragic human interest cause, then how can you expect the people behind the format to have anyone else but their own best interests at heart. It also raises the question of how many people come through the X-Factor car wash unscathed.
If there was ever any doubt that of the proliferation of vacuous and pointless media, it is contained herein – The Laura White TRAGEDY – as the encyclopaedic mind of Goodwin69, the syntax challenged wordsmith of the ITV.com forum, reminds us: " I am disgusted at what happened last night laura was miles better than ruth ive been a fan since it sarted ive been to all the tours but not any more simon voted ruth out for one reason only which is so unfair."


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Do not you Just despise slow sites? Well, you're definitely not alone. Your visitors despise them too– and, to make matters worse, so does Google. That is right, if you want your website to rank highly in search engines, sell more goods, generate more leads, earn more revenue, or simply deliver a more positive consumer experience, it must load quickly. Wp Rocket Redis
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So how Can you create your WordPress website faster? Well, if you are still using a generic shared web host, one of the most effective options will, of course, be to just switch to a higher performance hosting company. But what if you just haven't got the time or money to make the change?
Well, Luckily, there's something different you can do that is extremely quick and easy — something that requires next-to-no technical know-how whatsoever! I am speaking, of course, about using a caching plugin.
Today, I'll be taking an in-depth look at one of the leading caching plugins round. WP Rocket. In the next review, I will show you by just how much — and how readily — it could speed up your website (using real-life evaluations and actual data).
What is WordPress Caching?
Caching Involves generating — and saving — a ready-made static (i.e. unchanging) variant of your site in your own server ready to show to visitors at a moment's notice. This reduces the need for your website (or the user's browser) to communicate back and forth with the server to build the behind-the-scenes information that generates your site's webpages.
With less Communication going on between servers, and much less information being loaded each time your website is obtained, the time it takes to load your posts and pages is significantly reduced.
WP Rocket Will potentially.
· Cache all of the articles and pages on your own site
· Allow browser caching
· Defer loading of JavaScript files
· Decrease bandwidth usage with gzip compression
· optimise Google fonts
· minify and concatenate CSS and JS files
· Defer loading of images.
You may Be wondering what happens in the event that you publish a new blog article on a cached site, since, presumably, an unchanging cached version of your website would not take this recently created data into consideration.
Not so! WP Rocket will regenerate the cached parts of your site each time you update your content, thereby ensuring that your visitors will always see the most up-to-date variant of your site.
Characteristics of WP Rocket
It's worth Pointing out that, when it comes to features alone, WP Rocket contrasts fairly favourably using its rivals. Granted, you're probably more curious about just how much faster your website will be following installing WP Rocket (and rightfully so), but it is wonderful to know you are not missing out on some important features.
With WP Rocket, you get page caching, cache preloading, gzip compression, browser caching, Google Fonts optimisation, image and movie Lazy Load, minification, plus a great deal more.
The Fundamental SETTINGS
If you do Decide to explore the additional settings and choices WP Rocket supplies, you will see it's a few tricks up its sleeve for potentially improving speed even further, like the option to simply load media files (like pictures ) when the visitor reaches them on a webpage (a feature called Lazy Loading).
One of The highlights of WP Rocket is its simple setup procedure, which makes it a pretty much fool proof caching option for active WordPress webmasters. It is called being'childishly simple to install' — something customers who just need to get the work done and proceed will almost certainly appreciate. Wp Rocket Redis
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In fact, When the plugin has been uploaded and activated on your website, the cache will be automatically generated whenever someone visits the site. Everybody visiting your site thereafter should instantly begin experiencing significantly quicker loading times. Simple!
WP Rocket Aims to remove all such confusion by being mechanically up-and-running right from the box without being overly rigid that it is not able to deliver excellent results. After activating WP Rocket, you will see just a few tabs on the admin panel, each with only a couple of easy-to-understand settings.
You can See the remainder of the basic settings screen here. When there are a few more options to utilize, the plugin works just fine without any of them enabled. This truly is plug'n' play caching for WordPress!
Of Course, it is suggested that you read the online documentation to really determine what this plugin can do and how much extra performance you can squeeze from it, however, for those in a rush (or using zero technical interest in the ins-and-outs of caching), it's safe to say that speeding up your website with WP Rocket couldn't be made much easier.
The primary Selling purpose of WP Rocket is how easy it makes allowing caching on your site. With many other caching plugins, you are confronted with the sometimes daunting task of knowing — and filling out — several pages of settings and options. Depending on how you configure them, you could easily end up accidentally doing something a bit screwy (and even, in rare situations, inadvertently breaking your site).
WP Rocket Can be compatible with content delivery network (CDN) services. If your site is big enough to warrant dispersing its documents to multiple servers across the world for quicker loading times, you'll find WP Rocket over accommodating.
There's In addition, the option to modify the default cache interval. However, unless you're displaying especially fast-changing or important external dynamic content onto your own website (for instance, critical content from societal media feeds), the default option 24-hour lifespan should be OK.
Cache — Basic Cache Options
The Cache tab enables you to control How your webpage caching functions at a fundamental level. you're able to. Wp Rocket Redis
· Include/exclude cellular users from viewing cached pages.
· Include/exclude logged-in users from visiting cached pages.
· Enable caching on HTTPS pages.
· Choose how long a page stays cached before the cache gets cleared (the default is 10 hours).
Most of the time, you can Leave these as the defaults.
Media — Lazy loading + More
In the Media tab, you can enable Lazy loading for images and/or videos, in addition to disable WordPress emojis and embeds.
1 feature That's really nice here is your choice to replace YouTube movie iframes with a static preview picture. If you embed lots of YouTube videos on your site, this is a excellent way to speed up your site without sacrificing much, if anyusability.
File Optimization — Minification Along With Concatenation
The File Optimization tab is Where you are able to set up WP Rocket's minification and concatenation performance.
· Minification — shrinks the size of your website's code by removing unnecessary characters (like whitespace) without changing any functionality.
· Concatenation — minimizes the number of files on your site by blending multiple CSS/JS documents into one.
You can also set up some other Settings such as.
· Remove gender-blocking CSS/JS (PageSpeed Insights is notorious for yelling at you concerning this problem ).
· Combining Google Fonts files (helpful if you use multiple Google Fonts in your own website ).
· Eliminate query strings from static resources (this you won't have a big effect, but it might enhance your GTmetrix score, if you really care about that).
I recommend Enabling as a number of these settings as possible. I state as possible because a number of the configurations for CSS or JS might cause issues with your website (this isn't WP Rocket's fault — it is almost always a possible issue with minification/concatenation).
What I like is that WP Rocket Makes this clear once you go to activate one of these configurations.
Three cheers for great UX Design!
Preload — Preload Your Own Cache File
Without Preloading, your site only"assembles" the cache for a page when someone actually visits the webpage. That means the first visitor following the cache lifespan expires doesn't observe the cached version (because the cache has not been constructed yet).
Cache Preloading enables you to guarantee all visitors see the quick-loading cached page by"warming" the cache yourself, instead of waiting for a person to visit the webpage.
One of the Benefits of all WP Rocket is that it gives you two different ways to preload your cache, whereas a few caching plugins don't even provide one.
· Sitemap preloading — Reload your cache according to all the pages in your sitemap.xml file. It's low impact, but the disadvantage is that it doesn't cache newly edited or published articles.
· Preload bot — automatically crawls URLs after you publish/edit a post to make sure that recently edited/published content can be preloaded. The only disadvantage is the fact that it's a bit more resource intensive, which could cause issues on"weak" servers. Wp Rocket Redis
You Can Opt to use anti virus, One, or the two methods to preload your cache, depending upon your requirements.
Database — Clean Up Your Database
As your website ages, your Database will pick up all types of"gunk" from the form of revisions, trashed comments, transients, etc..
This area helps you clean out All that unnecessary crap from your database with a single click.
Personally, I find this to be The least exciting area of WP Rocket because there are plenty of free plugins which do a great job cleaning your database. However, I guess the key advantage here is that WP Rocket eliminates the requirement for you to put in another plugin.
CDN — Integrate With Your CDN
Should you use a CDN to accelerate The global delivery of your site, WP Rocket can assist you.
· Rewrite your URLs to use your CDN
· Exclude certain files from your CDN
As You can Discover free Plugins to do the first component, the second part, plus the fact which you can reserve CNAMEs for specific file types gives you more flexibility than most of those free choices.
By Way of Example, you may use one CNAME to your pictures, and another for the rest of your documents.
If you are using Cloudflare, WP Rocket also comprises a dedicated Cloudflare add-on which could help you get set up with Cloudflare and control specific aspects of the Cloudflare service right from the WP Rocket interface.
And that pretty much sums up The brand new WP Rocket 3.0 interface!
Through The plugin configurations, you could even enable caching for both mobile users and logged-in users all with a simple click. After moving on to this'advanced' tab, however, things start to get a little more complicated.
To give you even greater control over how caching Functions on your site, you're also free to exclude pages from the cache by adding their URLS into the'never cache the subsequent pages'
Through The CDN tab, you can configure the plugin to work together with your content delivery system of choice, whereas the tools section gives you fast access to the clear and preload cache buttons.
What's? More, should you get stuck, the FAQ and service tabs make it exceptionally easy to get into the online documentation, and even open a support ticket from inside your WordPress dash — a beautiful touch!
In General, WP Rocket aims to be everything to all people. On the other hand, it is quite simple to prepare and begin using on your site with default settings that actually produce good outcomes, yet, on the other hand, there's also a much large selection of settings and options to cater to more sophisticated users with particular needs, or people who demand more control over how caching works on their website.
By Default, each time you print a new post or add new content to your site, WP Rocket will regenerate that part of the cache. Furthermore, it will also refresh the related areas of the cache (including the archive pages, menus, or widgets). Wp Rocket Redis
If You need to refresh everything in the cache, though (not just recently updated or modified content), you can force WP Rocket to regenerate it from scratch. Going a step farther, you will also find options to have unrelated parts of your website automatically regenerated when a new article, page, product, comment, or a different type of content gets added.
field. (Note. Shopping cart and checkout pages are automatically excluded from the cache as part of their eCommerce service of WP Rocket.)
Documentation And Support
Even though Utilizing WP Rocket from the box is quite straightforward, should you get stuck or wish to know more about the intricacies of how it functions, there's quite a little high-quality documentation provided — including a getting started section, various tutorials, helpful FAQs and a convenient troubleshooting section.
As long As your license remains active, you can also open tickets with assistance to get whatever WP Rocket-related help you need?
My WP Rocket Testing Outcomes
As Mentioned at the top of this article, I had great results from using WP Rocket to cache my WordPress website. By testing the speed of my website with GTmetrix — with the default settings of WP Rocket and uploading and activating the plugin before generating the cache and running the tests — that the ordinary page loading times dropped from 2.2 seconds to 0.9.
The Website I tested the plugin on was a WordPress blog using the free Twenty Twelve theme, with about 80 posts and 37 active plugins. The website is hosted on a entry level shared hosting plan from HostGator, and has no CDN in play.
No two WordPress websites will be the same, though, so that these results may not be common for many sites. They do, however, show that a very basic WordPress site on the cheapest hosting will almost surely be able to achieve significantly improved load times using the plugin.
Additional Methods to Accelerate Your WordPress Website
Whether You decide to use WP Rocket on your site or not, there are a number of other means to accelerate your WordPress site that are well worth mentioning, for example.
· Deactivating all redundant plugins (many plugins will considerably slow down your website )
· Compressing and optimising all pictures
· Employing a CDN support
· Updating into a WordPress-specific high-performance web host, for example WP Engine or Flywheel(if your budget allows).
All of These are well worth trying in the event that you haven't already.
WP Rocket Pricing
With Prices beginning at only $39 for use on one WordPress site, WP Rocket is an affordable option for many. Additionally, there are some other strong free options available — for example WP Super Cache, and, for the technically minded, W3 Total Cache (to name but two of many. If you're searching for something which's exceptionally easy to prepare and use, however, and also provides access to a very helpful premium support desk, then WP Rocket is a powerful contender.
The complete Pricing options are as follows. Wp Rocket Redis
· Personal. $39 (1 sites)
· Company. $99 (3 websites )
· Pro. $199 (unlimited sites)
All Options include one year's access to plugin updates and support. After this period, you may continue using the plugin or renew your licence to keep access. There is also a 30-day refund available in case you are not completely satisfied with the plugin after purchase.
WP Rocket Is really very striking. Not only is it extremely simple to use, it also delivers great results.
Most of The tasks you can carry out to optimise the rate of your site take substantial time and effort — if that is optimising media files, reviewing and consolidating your plugins, migrating to a new web host or altering topics. WP Rocket, on the other hand, can be applied to your website in only a couple clicks.
What's? More, if you are a WordPress freelancer, whether helping customers with their existing sites or creating sites from scratch, then having something like WP Rocket in your toolkit could be of huge benefit. In only a couple of minutes, you'll be able to accelerate a customer's website and deliver them concrete outcomes (in the shape of'before and after' online rates tests), and, when the very best way to separate yourself from your competition is to provide more value to the client, things like this can really help.
As a Data-backed article on Moz sets it. "Quick websites have more visitors, who visit more pages for longer periods of time, who return more frequently, and are generally more likely to purchase goods or click advertisements."
Due to Its quick set-up process, speeding up your website using WP Rocket really is an easy triumph in the war against slow loading times.
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Producers for the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" are combing through Rodeo Dr and Sunset Blvd for some new possible stars, but if you want a shot at sipping cocktails with Erika Jayne, you better be strong.
According to a new casting sheet obtained by The Blast, "RHOBH" is "Currently looking for strong, self-confident women who have children and or married and reside in Beverly Hills."
Bravo may not be strict on the "reside in Beverly Hills" criteria anymore, because the casting producer also says potential stars can live in the "surrounding area homes" as long as they "want to share their amazing lives and business with us next season."
"RHOB" is usually tight-lipped about cast changes, and it's unclear if the new blood is being brought in to complement the existing crew ... or as a replacement for one of the current "Housewives."
Whoever producers choose, it's clear they don't want potential new cast members to get pushed around by any of the vets ... we're looking at you Lisa Rinna.


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This is a One Page Website that you can use for Real Estate business.
Note: You need a Divi theme to make this layout pack works
This is a One Page Website that you can use for Real Estate business.
Not directly related to Divi except i was working with Divi at the time.. and know there are pro mechanical keyboards users here! thank you in advance —>
kittens + red wine =>>> spilt over my ducky2 mechanical keyboard. game over. it stopped talking to my Mac.
took keys off. cleaned them. cleaned keyboard. replaced keys. nothing. anyone have any experience of killing a mechanical keyboard? could i try and get it fixed? or suck it up and just buy a new one? at the moment I am using a £7.99 keyboard.. which will drive me insane soon as it so lame!
lesson learned i shouldn't have been working in the evening, drinking wine, or having kittens charging around but hey i have a tiny house, work from home, and wanted to clear a backlog so i could take some holidays over xmas!