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Hello Commissioners:
Tonight we will meet by conference call at 6:30 PM. Just dial 913-213-1946 and you will be joined to the call.
I have heard from Jim Nicholson, Phil Hudon and a couple others that they will not be able to make it. If you can not make it tonight, please call me sometime in the next couple days so we can talk to make sure we are on the same page. My personal cell phone is 913-209-3936.
Below you will find the detailed commissioner handouts for November 2018.
First, thanks to Matt Thoman, Dan O'Keefe, Marshall Hollingsworth and Harry Moyer for their help preparing popcorn to be distributed today. Congratulations to Harry for being the latest Commissioner to receive the Distinguished Commissioner Service Award. He received that award at Roundtable.
Also, I saw Joe Ogilvie performing an important civic duty as the assistant supervising judge in my polling place on Tuesday. Thanks for doing that Joe.
Here's the packet:
November Training Topic – Nick Badgerow, the Duties of a Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America: Commissioner Training November 2018 – 5 Duties
Youth Protection Training – R.J. Wilson, we are at about 61% as a district of having our Key leaders trained. Here is the spreadsheet of everyone who is trained (marked Yes) and everyone who is not trained (marked No.) Please reach out to the people you know and the Units you serve. ST YPT 2018-10-26
Rechartering: – Scott Tener and Matthew Thoman. Many packets were handed out at Roundtable. Matt and Jenna have arranged for the remainder to be handed out in person. Scott is tracking where people are in the process. Rechartering support is one of our main duties. You can see that document here:
Journey to Excellence: JTE forms are due back to the District Staff no later than December 31. If the form comes in after that it does not count for our District JTE. Please sit down with your Units or ask them to fill in their JTE form before the end of the year. Each Unit is receiving their JTE form with their rechartering Packet. This is one of our main duties.
Guidance on Scouts BSA and the addition of girls to Packs and New Troops. Jenna forwarded the document I sent to you the other day in an email. I wanted to include it here so you can be sure to make your Units aware of the guidance. Here is the document:Heart of America Council – Scouts BSA Implementation Guidelines
Detailed Assessments: I appreciate all of you who have worked hard to complete detailed assessments this year. I know we will achieve Gold JTE status. I have 7 of my 20 Units which have agreed to assessments and I know more will come along. Please make sure all of your units have a detailed and five simples before the end of the year.
I have tried a new tool to get Key Three members to complete a detailed assessments. You can see the files here, but please do not take the assessment:
Committee Chairman Self Assessment Form // Chartered Organization Representative Self Assessment Form // Unit Leader Self Assessment Form
You are welcome to use these forms for your Units and I will be happy to send you the assessment replies or even enter in the assessment for you. They should work for Crews, Troops and Packs.
Commissioner Tools Down: Today as I was preparing to send you our updated statistics for assessments and RT attendance I noticed that my.scouting was being updated. It looks like the site has updated but the reports and tools are not available at the moment. I suspect that it will be fixed later today. When it is fixed I will send you that big spreadsheet showing the health of your units. Hopefully…the update will give us more insight into how your Units are doing. Right now, when you enter in an assessment, I receive no feedback from the system. In order to know something is wrong at the Unit level I rely on you to tell me. I have asked specifically for this to change in the updated Commissioner Tools. We shall see.
A personal note on how I am working to remain focused: There are a lot of things that will pull us in many directions. I am really trying to keep my focus on:
- Youth Protection Training,
- Rechartering, and
- Detailed and Simple Assessments.
- JTE Completion
In addition, we are fortunate to have some great help to complete our other functions:
- Alan, Anne, Harry and David and their staff are really focused on making Roundtable work for our leaders.
- Frank will make sure that our Tiger and Lion Dens are getting what they need to be successful.
- John will make sure you are all trained and earning the awards you are due.
Packets for your Units: Tomorrow, before I head for popcorn, I will try to get a Unit Packet put together for you that you can send out to your Packs, Troops and Crews. It will likely be a page on this site and it will be simple and focused on the objectives Nick will talk about tonight and the focus I hope we can keep.
Dates to Keep in Mind:
December 6, 2018 – Roundtable, Shawnee United Methodist Church. The plan in Boy Scout RT is to have everyone bring holiday snacks to share and to have a true white elephant gift exchange. Spontaneous caroling may occur.
December 13, 2018 – Shawnee Trails Holiday Party. 6-8 PM. Place to be announced.
January 3, 2019 – January Roundtable, 7PM, Shawnee United Methodist.
January 8, 2019 – Recharter Turn In for all Shawnee Trails Units. 6-8 PM. Atonement Lutheran.
January 10, 2019 – Commissioner's Meeting. I will need someone to help me with this meeting because the Wood Badge post course meeting is scheduled the same night.


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India: new office, opportunities and difficulties for development!
In March, Mobupps visited an international conference AdTech India 2018 for the first time. A huge milestone for a brand, it was part of a big campaign aimed at exploring India. We asked Yaron Tomchin, Mobupp's CEO, about the conference.
You opened up a branch in India, and by doing so entered a new market. Can you describe in detail how it happened?
First, in March, we started building up a local team and looking for a country manager, the most important position. That person would oversee business development in the region, staff hiring and training.
Second, we focused on media development, expanding our partner network and platforms, and increasing our ad traffic in India.
Third, we took aggressive actions with media owners, e.g. special bonuses, additional payment methods, etc.
Fourth, branding, a very crucial step. It allowed us to create a positive image on the market. It helped us achieve quality indicators in work and actively participate in top conferences, meeting clients, as well as organizing our own meetups with existing partners and clients.
The last step was reaching out to the top advertisers and agencies. We aim to develop our India footprint by monetizing our international publishers' inventory within the India IP as well as approaching Indian advertisers and offering them our international ad network reach.
How would you describe the organization of AdTech India 2018?
It was great. It was in no way inferior to any other big conferences in Europe, like MWC or Gamescom. I think there were about two or three thousand participants.
Let's talk about audience tendency. Were there many mobile developers or web/VR/AR as well? Were they from India or companies without branches in India? Is it true there were many participants from the Far East?
Most companies with stands were mobile firms, responsible for mobile performance/branding campaigns. Besides that, 90% of the participants were local companies and developers. It was great in terms of networking and further localization on this market, but it felt like the locals were unhappy. Big brands always fight for their region. And yes, there were many from Japan, China and Korea — all of them definitely see India as a rapidly developing region.
What other conferences Mobupps plans to visit this year?
This year, we're focusing on the Far East conferences — GMIC, GMGC, China Joy, Gstar — and gaming conventions in Europe.
How is your Asian office faring? What changed since you opened it?
We have high hopes for it. Cheap smartphone boom in Asia led to the China mobile marketing becoming one of the most developed in the world. A lot of content and purchases is done on mobile devices. However, the Far East counties are very different. The difference between China's and Japan's mobile markets is bigger than between that of Germany and Russia. That's why you can't see Asia as a single subject when forming a mobile marketing strategy.
In April of 2016, we opened headquarters in China and developed an approach for the market. Good results allowed us to expand and conquer a new market — India.
India's mobile market specifics
In February of 2017, our colleagues from Unilead researched India's mobile market. We interviewed Mukundhan Sekar, Mobupps's BDR in India, about the current situation on the market.
— Hi, Mukundhan! How do you see the growth and insight of India mobile app market?
— Indian app publishers play a vital role in developing games or applications for global reach. Innovations have helped both publishers and developers bring more investment and created opportunities for developing native applications.
— What about market condition and demography of Indian app users?
— The penetration of low-cost smartphones and high-speed data plans at lower cost increased user engagement in daily active users segment.
— Why is the monopoly of several publishers in the Indian monetization market taking place?
— Because most publishers are following the conversional way of monetizing the inventory & revenue, like Admob.
In Mobupps, we focus on filling the space for the right monetizing solution and help publishers attain the right growth & revenue.
— What major obstacles publishers face?
— 1. User Retention: It's a challenging task for any app developer. Users easily get bored with one type of play, we need to constantly update the game with new levels, characters, design elements, etc.
- Patenting: There are many new innovations but they are not patented properly, hence lots of duplicate games which affects the original game growth.
- Promotion and Market Research: Innovations should be supported by correct market research strategy and promotion in order to release the right application for the user.
— Fraud happens in various level of adtech industry. As a mobile ad network, we should ensure that the inventory shared for monetization has transparency to balance the ecosystem.
Good inventory always has good reach.
— Is KPI is a healthy sign for publishers?
— Actually KPI helps reduce fraud and increase the conversion revenue of the publisher inventory. It helps both publisher and advertiser see which channel is best suited for promotion.
— Can you give a few tips for effective app development?
- Always keep in mind the target audience, and remember the importance of rich user interface.
- Benchmark performance against battery life, and have a powerful user engagement strategy keeping the app interactive.
- Regular update and bug fixes will help increase user engagement.
— What place does India occupy in the application development industry?
— The Indian market is very potential and important for international game and app developers. The growth of modern technologies like augmented reality and virtual reality has presented new opportunities for game developers.
There are lots of android application games ready to compete with international titles, like Teen Patti, Teen Patti Gold, Ludo King™ (Beta).

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Every year the standards seem to change and the bar gets higher, but PSU's Department of Nursing continues to meet and even exceed the requirements for accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. In the fall, the CCNE awarded PSU's BSN and MSN degree programs accreditation for 10 years, the maximum time period allowed.
"This was a real A-team effort for that kind of outcome to be achieved in this kind of environment," Mary Carol Pomatto, department chairperson, said.Pomatto noted that in her five years leading the department, the national standards the department must meet have changed at least three times.
"The bar for accountability is constantly rising," she said.
Pomatto said the accreditation team met with PSU nursing students, members of the nursing program's advisory board, representatives of the hospitals where students receive clinical experience and others. In every instance, Pomatto said, the evaluators came away impressed.
"These people were completely wowed by our students," Pomatto said. "They felt they (the students) represented well the future of nursing."
For more information, contact the PSU Department of Nursing at 620-235-4431 or visit their website at www.pittstate.edu/nursing/.


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I may be nuts but I have been thinking about this for a few months now to host another round here. I figure I will post sign ups and see if anyone is interesting. I am also doing this over at lims_btvs. I am hoping with the Gilmore Girls revival coming out soon that the Gilmore fandom is back in effect!
-In order to join the round, just comment on this entry. Please give the rules a glance over before signing up. I have provided a form with extra info with things you like such as characters/screen caps that you can use here (if you wish to):
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-You may earn an extra skip if you promote the community (you can use the graphic above or just a text link to the community).
-Sign ups close when the first challenge's voting goes up. We will start when we have between 8-15 people.
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Welcome to the WIS Primary School Library!
The WIS library collects materials in English, French and Spanish, including offering a robust collection of digital resources. The Library is staffed by a certified Teacher-Librarian, a tri-lingual Assistant Librarian and two part-time Library Assistants. The library program is committed to supporting teaching and learning in WIS's classrooms, promoting reading, inquiry and literacy, teaching ethical research skills and supporting language learning.
more Library News
How to search our catalog:
Newest Books in the Library
September 2019 - We're starting to build a new Library Mosaic together. Each time a student returns their library books, she/he receives a little square colored sticker to place on our mosaic poster. Here is last year's as it was growing:
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Music — Dave DiCenso
Dave DiCenso
By Michelle Saturley
Drummer seeks new beat
DiCenso: Music is more background than focus here
Dave DiCenso has been making ends meet as a professional musician for a number of years. How does he do it? Does he toil tirelessly with a cover band, scrambling for gigs at bars, weddings, bar mitzvahs and Christmas parties?
"That's one way to do it," DiCenso said. "Most serious musicians are willing to do whatever it takes to break into the music industry. But everyone's version of 'whatever it takes' varies."
Though DiCenso first broke into the business as a drummer in a band (The Cro-Mags, a punk-rock outfit from New York), the versatile Berklee assistant professor thinks of himself as a gun for hire these days. He's currently hitting the skins for the Tempting Fate Review, a Cambridge-based jam band.
"I got into Tempting Fate because a few of the band members teach with me at Berklee," DiCenso said. "They knew I was a good drummer, but more importantly they knew I would come in, learn the songs, and get the job done. I think when you get to a certain level, that's what gets you jobs. They want someone who is easy to get along with and isn't looking to make everything all about them."
DiCenso was also attracted to the project because of its humanitarian mission: 100 percent of ticket sales from all Tempting Fate Review's gigs will go to specific charities. The group played a gig at the Axis on Boston, donating the proceeds from the event for the AIDS Action Committee of Boston.
"I liked that charity aspect of the band a lot," DiCenso said. "Especially from a local level. These are all people from area, and the money raised goes to local charities."
Another appealing aspect of playing with the band was the opportunity to showcase some of his own material. The group plays all-original songs, and almost every band member brings to the table proven songwriting ability.
DiCenso plays guitar and sings in addition to drumming. "That's how I write my own music," he said. ""If I had to describe the style of songs I write, I would say Americana meets country with a little bit of pop thrown in."
The drummer has a wide range of influences, which he thinks is the reason he's played so many different styles of music.
"When I first started getting serious about the drums, I was a metalhead," he said, citing such influences as Motley Crue, Queensryche, Metallica and Slayer. "But as I got older, I started opening up my mind to different kinds of music. I started getting into artists like Chick Corea, John Scofield, Miles Davis, and so on."
His versatility behind the drums also makes him appealing as a studio musician. DiCenso has played with pop legends Duran Duran, the former Kansas/Dixie Dregs front man Steve Morse and Japanese jazz artist Hiromi. He's laid tracks for ex-Extreme front man Gary Cherone, Dream Theater front man John Petrucci, and local singer-songwriter Carolyn Goulde.
When DiCenso isn't playing gigs or working on his original songs, he can be found teaching percussion at Berklee. The part-time job, he says, has helped his career as a musician in unexpected ways.
"Many of the teachers at Berklee are also working musicians," he said. "And they are very good at what they do. It's inspiring to be in that atmosphere, where everyone around you is at that level; they're taking what they do very seriously. It makes you want to be a better player."
DiCenso and his wife have been living in Manchester for a little over a year. The drummer hopes to see the all-original music trend explode in the Queen City, and his wish is that a venue opens in Manchester that is all about listening to music, similar to The Middle East in Cambridge, or even Tupelo Hall in Londonderry.
"Most of the places here in Manchester, music is more of the background noise in a bar where people are hanging out with their friends, drinking and partying," he said. "That's cool and all, but what would be great is if there were a place where people who really like to listen to live music could go and have the opportunity to hear original artists — all different styles, from folk to heavy rock. There are a few places in the city that are experimenting with that ideal. I think Manchester could support a place like that."
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Corallum ramose, consisting of continuous serpula-like cell tubes, without
intercellular tissue, arising from the center of the branch, and increasing by
lateral gemmation. No transverse diaphragms or mural pores have been
observed in the typical species of the genus.
I only have one piece of this odd coral.
This specimen was collected from a roadcut near Schoharie, NY in the Kalkberg formation (Devonian, Lockhovian to Pragian stage).


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A traditional way of investing in silver by buying actual bullion bars. In some countries bullion bars can be bought or sold over the counter at major banks.Physical silver such as bars or coins may be stored in a home, a safe deposit box at a bank, or placed in allocated (also known as non-fungible) or unallocated ( pooled) storage with a bank or dealer.
• 1000 troy bars – These bars weigh about 68 pounds avoirdupois (31 kg) these are COMEX good delivery bars.
• 100 ozt bars – These bars weigh 6.8 pounds (3.11 kg) and are among the most popular with retail investors. Popular brands are Engelhard and Johnson Matthey.
• Odd weight retail bars – These bars cost less and normally have a wider spread due to the extra work it takes to calculate their value and the extra risk due to the lack of a good brand name.
• 1 kilogram bars (32.15 ozt)
• 10 ozt bars and 1 ozt bars (311 and 31.1 g)
Buying silver coins is another popular method of physically holding silver. Coins may be minted as either fine silver or junk silver, the latter being older coins with a smaller percentage of silver. Junk silver coins are also available as sterling silver coins, which were formally minted (issued).
Some hard money enthusiasts use 99.99 fine silver rounds as a store of value. A cross between bars and coins silver rounds are shaped by a vast collection of mints generally contain a troy ounce of silver in the shape of a coin but have no status as legal tender. Rounds can be ordered with a custom design stamped on the faces or in assorted batches.
A certificate of ownership can be held by silver investors instead of storing the actual silver bullion. Certificates permit investors to buy and sell the security without the difficulties connected with the transfer of real physical silver. The Perth Mint Certificate Program (PMCP) is the only government-guaranteed silver-certificate program in the world. Silver Certificates were printed for a time in the United States as a form of paper currency. The certificate was matched to the similar amount of value in silver coinage. For example one fifty dollar Silver Certificate equals fifty silver dollars.
Swiss banks present silver accounts where silver can be instantly bought or sold just like any foreign currency. Unlike physical silver the customer does not own the real metal but rather has a claim against the bank for a certain quantity of metal. Many digital gold currency providers such as e-gold and Gold Money, which present silver as an option to gold and work on a similar principle. Silver accounts are backed through unallocated or allocated silver storage.
Derivatives such as silver futures and options currently trade on a variety of exchanges around the world. In November 2006 the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) in India introduced 5 kg silver futures.
These do not stand for silver at all but rather are shares in companies that mine silver. Companies rarely mine silver alone as normally silver is found within or alongside ore containing other metals such as tin, lead, zinc or copper. As a result shares are also a base metal investment rather than solely a silver investment. As with all mining shares there are numerous other factors to take into account when evaluating the share price other than simply the commodity price. Instead of personally selecting individual companies some investors prefer spreading their risk by investing in precious metal mining mutual funds.


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DMT Molecule Structure- Pendant Necklace
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N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT or N,N-DMT) is a tryptamine molecule which occurs in many plants and animals.[3] It can be consumed as a powerful psychedelic drug and has historically been prepared by various cultures for ritual but not healing purposes.[4] Rick Strassman labeled it "the spirit molecule".[5] In most countries, DMT is illegal.
DMT has a relatively short duration of action, intense effects and rapid onset. For that reason, DMT was known as the "businessman's trip" during the 1960s in the United States, as a user could access the full depth of a psychedelic experience in considerably less time than with other substances such as LSD or magic mushrooms.[6] DMT can be inhaled, injected, or orally ingested, and its effects depend on the dose. When inhaled or injected, the effects last a short period of time: about 5 to 15 minutes. Effects can last 3 hours or more when orally ingested along with an MAOI, such as the ayahuasca brew of many native Amazonian tribes.[7] DMT can produce vivid "projections" of mystical experiencesinvolving euphoria and dynamic hallucinations of geometric forms.[8]
It is a structural analog of serotonin and melatonin and a functional analog of other psychedelic tryptamines such as 4-AcO-DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, 5-HO-DMT, psilocybin (4-PO-DMT), and psilocin (4-HO-DMT).
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Dreamdelic is a store for designs & apparel centered around philosophy, psychedelics, and even mythology. You won't be able to find a store quite like ours anywhere else on the internet.
We have a firm conviction about the power of psychedelics and other plant medicines to provide transformative and therapeutic experiences. This conviction stems from personal experiences, anecdotal evidence, and most importantly, scientific research.
Much like how the long standing prohibition of marijuana is coming to an end in light of a growing scientific body of research, we believe that psychedelic medicines will soon follow this same trend. Mushrooms are the new marijuana. Steps towards legalization have already been made in states like California and Oregon.
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Oppo Reno 2 review, high-end smartphone comes with a 48MP Rear Quad Camera. The main sensor Reno 2 uses a Sony IMX586 (f / 1.7) with a resolution of 48MP. Oppo also complete it with a 116-degree 8MP wide-angle lens.
Furthermore, there is a 13 MP telephoto lens with f / 2.4 aperture and a 2 MP monochrome lens.
The Oppo Reno 2 specifications are quite interesting, especially in the camera sector. This smartphone carries the composition of four cameras on its rear body. This phone has four rear cameras that are vertically lined up. The main camera has an IMX586 sensor with a resolution of 48 MP. This camera is equipped with optical stability which makes the image not blurry due to shake. The next camera, 8 MP resolution camera for wide angle. This rear camera is equipped with a special night mode for low light photography. For selfie cameras available pop-up cameras with 16MP resolution. Meanwhile, the second sensor uses a 13 MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom and 20x digital zoom support. This is the sensor that is sold in their marketing promos.
Not only that, this phone has a 6.5 inch Full AMOLED screen with an aspect ratio of 20: 9. For screen protection, this high end phone has a Corning Gorilla Glass 6 on the front and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on the back. Also embedded VOOC 3.0 which supports flash charging with a 4000mAh battery in it.
Oppo Reno 2 uses a Snapdragon 730 chipset with GPU andreno and runs using ColorOS 6.1 or android 9.0 (pie). This phone is also supported by 8GB of RAM with 128GB of internal memory or 256GB which can be added by microSD capacity.
This phone have a battery capacity of 4,000 mAh which is supported by fast charging of 20W. Another feature is the finger syndicate scanner.
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Menstruation is a monthly cycle that women usually don't really expect. Because, in this period, there are many changes in the body that occur and force themselves to adapt quickly to the routine.
However, menstruation is a biological condition that will only stop naturally if you have entered menopause. That is, you also have to get used to for years with this situation.
Now, in order not to continue to feel upset about the menstrual periods that you will definitely experience, there are many ways you can do it. At least, the following seven things can help you feel better when the uterine cell wall decays because there is no fertilization every month.
1. Moderate exercise
Exercise can help facilitate menstrual blood flow and reduce pain around the abdomen. However, choose sports that are not too extreme and intense such as light yoga, walking, and so on. Avoid exercise that is too heavy often because it can actually trigger irregular periods and stop menstruation.
2. Increase magnesium intake
One of the benefits of magnesium during menstruation is relaxing the muscles, thus relieving stomach cramps. In addition, minerals that play a role in healthy egg development can also prevent migraines and headaches and reduce water retention and bloating.
3. Monitor the menstrual cycle
You need to do this monitoring and recording because it is one of the important bases for evaluating the overall health of your body, especially in terms of fertility. You can also note what is experienced during menstruation every day, such as complaints that are felt, heavy or not menstrual blood flow, and others. Also includes several activities such as changes in diet, exercise, to sex that you do in this phase.
4. Keep the body warm
This simple thing can help reduce cramps that have the potential to attack you in each menstrual cycle. You can use a bottle containing warm water or some kind of heat pack.
5. Drink raspberry leaf tea
The alternative drink that you should consume while menstruating is warm raspberry leaf tea. The content of vitamins and minerals in maintaining women's health has been known for centuries. Fragrine in this ingredient also helps strengthen the uterus and reduces discomfort and cramps during menstruation.
6. Make a journal
Emotional and mental raging in the menstrual phase is natural or commonly referred to as PMS where someone feels upset, wants to be angry, easily emotional and so on. Try to be more calm by doing self reflection through journalizing activities because by writing it can ease your fatigue a little by being channeled through writing. Write what you are feeling, what you want to do, what you are thinking, what is bothering you and so on, write it all down.
7. Avoid dairy products
Milk, cheese, cream, and other dairy products can increase the hormone prostoglandin which will make stomach cramps more painful and bloating. Try to reduce consumption of this product not only during menstruation, but also in the daily diet to keep the condition of the uterus better.
Everyone certainly has their own way to make the days during menstruation not too tiring. Among these seven things, which have you done?


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What I Outsource May Surprise You …
I had a lovely email chat with one of my newsletter readers the other day, which I think you'll enjoy.
We were talking about outsourcing as many things as possible and I suddenly realized that I'd only ever talked about outsourcing business functions – but I do much more than that.
I actually outsource as much as possible.
I have just appointed a Property Management Company to look after mine and my mother-in-law and her mother's homes in case of repairs, etc, which saves me a lot of time – they also have the staff to do things as simple as changing light bulbs or as complicated as replacing a faulty dishwasher part!
A gardener is essential, as is someone to look after the pool etc.
I like both, but I want to enjoy them, not to work in them.
We are lucky here that food delivery from restaurants is very advanced, so that's another thing that we "outsource" along with cleaning for both homes and for things like ironing.
We haven't been into a supermarket for almost a year – a local one has a "private shopper" service for no fee – and they deliver for free.
I don't own a car anymore and have no current intention of doing so, even though my main home is in the cheapest EU country for cars – and I have 2 (empty!) garages.
Taxis and private chauffeurs are cheap – and I hire a car when I need one.
Just for Lisa and I, we hire a small one if we're visiting locally, something bigger for longer journeys.
When I want to take the family out for a few days, I hire a Mercedes minibus thing.
Very luxurious and a delight to drive – but I'd be crazy to buy one and leave it almost daily in the garage, depreciating. At my expense.
When I need to get to or from my local airports in Sofia and Vienna (and many other airports and cities, 250 of 'em, too!), I have the Blacklane app.
Nice chauffeur-driven Mercedes, no lifting of suitcases – and no airport parking fees.
And if my plane is late, they know and they wait for me.
In Vienna, London and many other cities around the world, I can rent a car "off the streets" from Daimler owned Car2Go for a few pennies – and leave it pretty much anywhere I want.
Everything is done on an app, in seconds.
But, Alun what does all that add up to?
Well, many would look at the "cost" in purely financial terms.
But that's not how you should look at it.
Look at the benefits, please, not the cost.
Giving these jobs to other people not only allows their families to have an income and to pay tax (which helps us all) – it also means that Lisa and I are together 24/7.
We're able to work, relax and travel together at all times, which works really well for us – I never have to worry about repairs (however big or small) or clean clothes or good food!
I'll never outsource emails or my service etc, of course, though – I'd never trust anyone else!
So, don't think of outsourcing as a way to help your business – look at the chores you have in life and look at how much time you'd have if you outsourced even a part of it – time to relax, time to earn …..
So – now you know how I manage to have 3 x homes in 2 countries – and still run 30+ businesses!
It's your turn now ….


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PORTLAND—When you're in dire need of a victory, you go out and achieve one by any means necessary.
Even if it means giving up your body in the process.
Scarborough's baseball team lost its first four games this spring by a grand total of six runs and was eager to get in the win column when it faced the daunting task of visiting Cheverus Tuesday afternoon at MacDonald Field, where it would take a little extra effort on the defensive end to prevail.
It became clear early that runs would be at a premium as not only Red Storm senior ace Ben Greenberg, but also Stags sophomore hurler Alex Jacobs were dealing.
Scarborough managed to push two runs across in the third, on RBI singles from junior designated hitter Zach Carreiro and Greenberg and then turned to Greenberg and its defense to hold the fort.
And did that defense ever sparkle.
Three times in the late innings, the Red Storm made pivotal plays to preserve the lead..
First, senior third baseman Nick Suchecki made a diving stop and throw to end the fifth.
That was a mere appetizer for what occurred in the sixth, as first, Scarborough turned a double play, then, with the tying runs on the verge of touching home, senior centerfielder Matt Hartl made the diving catch of his life to end the threat.
Greenberg slammed the door in the seventh and the Red Storm at last had a victory, 2-0.
Greenberg went the distance, allowing just three hits, and he dropped Cheverus to 3-2 in the process.
"Finally," said Scarborough coach Ryan Jones. "Most of us woke up this morning and had that feeling. We knew Cheverus is tough, but we really wanted to win. We didn't change much. I try to preach to them what we're doing works. We just had to be patient. I think we competed our butts off today. We focused a little bit more today, but we played the same game otherwise. The kids' hard work paid off."
Opposite directions
Scarborough entered the season depleted from a year ago, but still optimistic it could contend behind Greenberg. The Red Storm have been competitive this spring, but hadn't been able to find a way to win. After opening with a 4-3 home loss to Noble, Scarborough lost to visiting Marshwood, 4-2, visiting Bonny Eagle, 2-1 and Monday at Biddeford, 4-2. If you're scoring at home, that was four losses by a total of six runs.
Cheverus began by handling host Gorham, 11-1, and visiting Noble, 13-0, in five innings, but then lost at Marshwood, 4-3. The Stags returned to their winning ways Saturday when they rallied past visiting Biddeford, 6-3.
The Red Storm have had the better of this rivalry over the years, winning nine out of 10 times (please see sidebar, below) prior to Cheverus' 5-0 victory last season.
Two of the games were particularly memorable, a 14-inning marathon won by Scarborough in 2011, 6-3, and the Red Storm's 7-5 win in the 2012 Western A Final, on a walk-off home run from Joe Cronin.
Tuesday, the teams produced another thriller and Scarborough again found away to hold on.
The Red Storm had a chance to get off to a fast start when sophomore shortstop Nick Lorello drew a leadoff walk on a 3-2 pitch, but Carreiro hit into a force play, Greenberg struck out and after Suchecki singled to right, Jacobs got senior second baseman Cam Brochu to ground up the middle where senior shortstop Felix del Vecchio made a terrific sliding play to make the stop, then throw out Suchecki at second in a bang-bang play to end the frame.
Greenberg was mortal in his first inning, as he gave up a bloop single to right-center to senior centerfielder Charlie Mull leading off and after catching senior second baseman Mitchell Powers looking at strike three, walking senior third baseman Chris Tinsman. Greenberg worked out of the jam, however, as he got del Vecchio to ground back to the mound and sophomore first baseman Jensen LaPoint to ground out to third.
Both pitchers had 1-2-3 innings in the second.
Jacobs got Hartl to ground to del Vecchio, who made another nice sliding stop, sophomore rightfielder Jack Hughes to ground out to second and junior catcher Ben Irish to fly deep to center.
In the bottom half, Greenberg got senior designated hitter Ethan Jordan to look at strike three, freshman catcher Logan McCarthy to ground out to short, then caught junior rightfielder Derek Hammond looking at strike three.
The Red Storm broke through in the third.
Senior leftfielder Nate Wessel flew out to right, but Lorello walked on a 3-2 pitch and stole second. Carreiro then came through by lining a single to right-center and Lorello raced home with the game's first run. Carreiro then stole second and came home with a second run when Greenberg grounded a single up the middle (Greenberg took second on the throw).
"Our defense was good for the most part," said Cheverus coach Mac McKew. "But we were lax in holding runners the inning they scored."
Suchecki almost broke the game open with a deep drive to center, but Mull ran it down as Greenberg took third. Brochu then was caught looking to end the inning.
Greenberg remained strong by getting senior leftfielder Brad Carney to ground to third, Mull to ground out to second and Powers on a called third strike.
Scarborough did nothing in the fourth, as Hartl grounded out unassisted to LaPoint at first, Hughes popped out to short and Irish crushed a deep drive to center, but Mull made the running catch.
Tinsman led off the bottom half with a walk and took second on a wild pitch, but Greenberg got del Vecchio to swing at strike three and LaPoint to look at strike three. Jordan grounded to short, but the inning stayed alive when Lorello's throw was off target. With runners at the corners, Greenberg escaped by getting McCarthy to ground out to short.
The Red Storm made two-out noise in the fifth. After Wessel struck out swinging and Lorello was thrown out on a bunt attempt, Carreiro walked and after Jacobs threw the ball away on a pickoff attempt, Greenberg walked as well. That brought up Suchecki, but he couldn't add to the lead as he grounded back to the mound.
Junior Alex Libby pinch-hit for Hammond to start the bottom half and reached on Brochu's error, but Greenberg caught Carney looking at strike three, then fanned Mull swinging. The third out wouldn't come via strikeout, instead courtesy tremendous defensive play number one.
Powers ripped a ball that appeared ticketed for the leftfield line, but Suchecki dove to his right to snare it, popped to his feet and threw across the diamond to nip Powers, much to the chagrin of the Cheverus coaching staff.
Brochu led off the sixth with a single to left-center and took second when Hartl grounded out softly to Powers. A groundout to short by Hughes moved Brochu to third, but he was stranded there when Irish looked at strike three.
Scarborough's defense took center stage again in the bottom of the frame.
Tinsman led off with a sharp single to left and del Vecchio followed by hitting the ball hard as well, but it was right at Brochu, who fielded it, threw to Lorello at short and Lorello threw on to junior first baseman Sam Warren to complete a clutch double play.
LaPoint kept hope alive by drawing a walk and Jordan beat out an infield hit to put runners at the corners, setting the stage for the catch of the young season so far.
With the Red Storm outfield shaded to the right, McCarthy made solid contact and sent a deep drive to center. Hartl got a good jump on the ball and gave himself up, diving and stretching until he cradled the ball in his glove as he hit the ground.
"You have to be ready in the outfield at all times, especially when Ben's pitching," said Hartl. "When your pitcher has a 90-mile-per-hour fastball, you shift all your outfielders because they can be really late. Someone can get a piece of it and it can go a long way. I had a pretty good jump on it. I realized I had to dive and spread out for it."
As Cheverus and its fans groaned in agony, Scarborough exulted as Hartl's heroics ended the threat.
"I got big-time help from the defense," Greenberg said. "I put my head down. I didn't think he'd catch it. He was willing to lay out like that for the team. Earlier in the season, I think we played scared a little bit and were afraid to make errors because we're young, but today the guys behind me played great."
"That catch by Hartl was phenomenal," Jones said. "We also had the backhanded play by Suchecki. The double play. Those plays were all huge. Two of them ended an inning."
"He made a great catch or the game was going to be tied," McKew lamented. "It saved the game. I think the wind helped hold it up a little bit."
Hammond replaced Jacobs to start the seventh and he managed to keep the score 2-0. Wessel led off with a ground ball that deflected off Hammond for a single, but Lorello grounded out to first with Wessel moving up, Carreiro chased strike three and after Greenberg was walked intentionally, Suchecki struck out.
Greenberg entered the bottom of the seventh with a high pitch count, but he got the green light to finish and he never let the Stags taste any hope of a rally.
After striking out Hammond, Greenberg got Carney to ground out to short and ended it by getting Mull to ground out to Suchecki, who fittingly got the final assist, throwing to Warren to slam the door on the 2-0 victory.
"It's about time," said Greenberg. "We needed to get one under our belts. We've been right there every game. We were a few untimely hits and costly errors away from winning every game. Today, Coach talked about playing with intensity and competing a little bit harder and I think it worked."
While Scarborough mustered only five hits, it did push two runs across, as both Carreiro and Lorello touched the plate. Carreiro and Greenberg had RBIs. Carreiro and Lorello also had stolen bases.
Greenberg evened his record at 1-1 on the season after allowing just three hits and three walks in seven shutout innings. He fanned nine and threw one wild pitch.
"I felt good today," said Greenberg. "I knew I faced the tough part of the order the inning before, so I just wanted to get them out (in the seventh). Powers and Tinsman are great hitters. I did my best to keep them off balance because they can rip the fastball."
"He was at 84 pitches going into the sixth," said Jones. "We knew he had 30 more. His mentality and focus meant we didn't need anybody else. He finished strong. He pitched great all game."
Jacobs pitched well, but fell to 1-1 after giving up two runs on four hits and four walks in six innings. He fanned four. Hammond allowed a hit and a walk in his scoreless inning of relief, striking out two.
"This was the kind of game you expect," McKew said. "I'm thrilled with Jacobs and Hammond holding them to two runs. You have to score runs if you expect to win. They're a much better team when Greenberg's pitching. He's the great equalizer. There's no margin for error when you compete against a pitcher like that."
No rest
Cheverus has its next three games on the road, beginning Thursday when it visits Bonny Eagle. Trips to South Portland and Portland follow.
The Stags will bounce back.
"This season is going to be a grind," McKew said. "The league's a grind. There's no clear-cut favorite. It's only game number five. We have 11 more. We move on to Bonny Eagle on Thursday."
Scarborough returns to action Saturday, when it hosts a red-hot South Portland squad.
Now that the Red Storm has a victory to their credit, look out.
"Coach says we're driving at night right now," said Hartl. "We're looking 10 feet ahead, instead of all the way down the road. We'll take it one game at a time."
"We've got a long way to go, but it's a long season," said Jones.
Sports Editor Michael Hoffer can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @foresports.
Scarborough senior second baseman Cam Brochu lines a base hit.
Cheverus sophomore pitcher Alex Jacobs delivers a strike.
Cheverus senior shortstop Felix del Vecchio fields a ground ball.
Cheverus senior second baseman Mitchell Powers throws out a runner.
Scarborough junior Zach Carreiro dives safely back into first base as Cheverus sophomore first baseman Jensen LaPoint takes a pickoff throw.
Scarborough senior third baseman Nick Suchecki fields a tough hop before throwing out a runner. Suchecki also made a stellar diving play to end the fifth inning.
Scarborough sophomore second baseman Nick Lorello steps back to avoid Cheverus third baseman senior Chris Tinsman and throws to first to complete a key sixth inning double play.
Scarborough senior centerfielder Matt Hartl is congratulated by sophomore second baseman Nick Lorello after his game-saving diving catch to end the bottom of the sixth inning.
Scarborough junior first baseman Sam Warren records the out on Cheverus senior centerfielder Charlie Mull to end Tuesday's game.
Previous Cheverus-Scarborough results
Cheverus 5 Scarborough 0 (played @ OOB)
@ Scarborough 2 Cheverus 0
Western A Final
Scarborough 7 Cheverus 5
Cheverus 4 @ Scarborough 1
Scarborough 6 @ Cheverus 3 (14 innings)
Scarborough 4 @ Cheverus 2
@ Scarborough 14 Cheverus 0 (5 innings)
Scarborough 2 @ Cheverus 0
@ Scarborough 2 Cheverus 1 (8 innings)
@ Scarborough 12 Cheverus 2 (6 innings)
@ Scarborough 6 Cheverus 3
@ Cheverus 17 Scarborough 2
Western A preliminary
@ Cheverus 6 Scarborough 2
Sidebar Elements
Scarborough senior ace Ben Greenberg did what an ace does Tuesday afternoon, putting the winless Red Storm on his back and leading them to a 2-0 victory at Cheverus.
Mike Strout photos.
More photos below.
Scarborough 2 Cheverus 0
Top 3rd
Carreiro singled to right-center, Lorello scored. Greenberg singled to center, Carreiro scored.
S- Carreiro, Lorello
S- Carreiro, Greenberg
Stolen bases:
S- Carreiro, Lorello
C- Mull
Greenberg and Irish; Jacobs, Hammond (6) and McCarty
Greenberg (W, 1-1) 7 IP 3 H 0 R 3 BB 9 K 1 WP
Jacobs (L, 1-1) 6 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 4 BB 4 K
Hammond 1 IP 1 H 0 R 1 BB 2 K
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Us plays a lot closer to traditional horror conventions than Get Out ever did. It has a cabin; it has a likable family who only wants to have a weekend to themselves (played brilliantly by Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahidi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex); it has a lake, and of course a poor excuse for a boat. It has a hall of mirrors and it has bunnies. Whereas a lot of people want to say Get Out "isn't really a horror film" (as seems to be the norm every time a genre film reaches a certain level of critical acclaim), it undeniably is a true horror film. It's just that it dances in different directions than one might be used to. Us is a full embrace of the horror conventions you know and love, but it is never unoriginal. Peele knows the genre well enough to use all its best features to their fullest extent, and the result is a terrifying, hilarious and chilling horror film that moves in many different directions.
It is not only that Us is less explicit in its politics or cultural commentary, it is also that it has a broader spectrum to deal with. There is so much to chew on here that it is easy to feel a bit overwhelmed, or even a bit suspicious. It's difficult to pin down one main theme on Peele's mind here, as it moves from American exceptionalism and American pseudo-solidarity to quick-witted jabs at privilege, particularly in a sequence which involves a Home Assistant device called Ophelia, and more. There is a lot on the surface of Us and even more below it. It would be easy to suggest that it lacks focus, but Peele is too clever of a director for this criticism to feel accurate.
You can read this film in many different ways, and the film does not only allow for such interpretive spectatorship, it almost encourages it. "Find your true self," it says on a House of Mirrors in the movie's prologue, and as the mirrors twists and turns our characters reality so does the film twist and turn dependent on how you approach it. Aside from the political readings, which will certainly be the most talked-about considering which film it follows, there was too in my eyes a clear exploration of the effects of trauma, more specifically the effects of repressed memories coming to the surface. I have seen this first hand in my immediate family. I have witnessed how devastating inaccessible memories can be for the psyche, and how a person can change once those memories begin to come forth. It is a shadow that follows you around, always, and you cannot shake it even if you think the past is the past. This is a part of the film I could imagine myself talking about at length—not suited for a review format—but I could also see other revelations coming to light and re-shaping the work. This is a sign of a layered and rich film, and it entices you back into the theater immediately.
Us is first and foremost one of the most entertaining horror films I've seen in recent years, regardless of country of origin. It is expertly terrifying—the score and the cinematography is in such perfect harmony here that certain images will haunt your dreams for days after—and it is also enormously and surprisingly funny, even in its darkest moments. As someone who is not all that familiar with Jordan Peele's work pre-Get Out, he is certainly now one I'm deeply intrigued to follow in the future. And as so many have said before me: Jordan Peele is not the new Alfred Hitchcock or Stanley Kubrick; he's the first Jordan Peele.


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The backup is a fast and scalable server backup solution for Windows and Linux. This backup solution utilizes block-level backup technology to reduce backup windows from hours to minutes. Our technology only saves modified blocks, which increases storage efficiency. It also completes restorations at a much faster rate than normal, as it only restores the modified blocks rather than individual files or folders.
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Ordering Leaseweb Backup service
1. Click the 'Backup' icon in the Action panel in the menu of the server you are managing
The Backup page appears.
2. Click the 'Order now' icon at the bottom of the page
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The following steps will guide you through ordering the Leaseweb Backup service.
3. Select the available Server(s) in the left menu which you want to order the Backup Service for.
4. Select the size of your storage pool from the drop down menu.
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Here's how you and your children can have healthy teeth and keep trips to the dentist to a minimum.
Brush your teeth twice a day
Brush your teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.
Read more in our teeth cleaning guide.
Floss between your teeth
Floss or use an interdental brush every day to remove food, debris and plaque lodged between your teeth.
Read more about why it's important to floss.
Cut down on sugar, and other lifestyle tips
Have a healthy lifestyle, including eating well, not smoking and limiting your alcohol and sugar intake. It's good for your whole body, including your teeth, gums and mouth.
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Brush baby teeth as soon as they come through
Start brushing a baby's teeth as soon as they come through.
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Get children into a teeth-cleaning routine
Help your child have healthy teeth for life by having a good dental health routine.
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More and more teenagers (and some adults) are having braces and orthodontics to straighten their teeth.
Have regular dental check-ups
Have regular check-ups with your dentist. Don't put off going for a check-up. Detecting problems early can mean they're easier to treat.
If problems aren't treated, they may lead to damage that's harder, or even impossible, to repair.
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Don't delay dental treatments
There are a wide range of dental treatments available. Some, such as fillings and root canal treatment, are readily available on the NHS.
Others, such as cosmetic dentistry, are only available on the NHS in certain circumstances.
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100m Farmer's Carry, 53/35
*Deadlifts: Both athletes will deadlift the bar up. Then they will alternate deadlift from the hang position. If either athlete must drop the bar, they must stop working.
*Farmer's carry will be performed by one athlete at a time. Only 1 carry per round.
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Midnight Jasmine Large 2-Wick Tumbler Candle
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A seductively lush perfume of water jasmine, sweet honeysuckle, neroli, and mandarin blossom.
Fragrance Notes:
Top: Neroli, Orantique, Mandarin Blossom, Yellow Grapefruit
Mid: Grapefruit
Base: Musk, Powdery Notes
Top note is the initial impression of the fragrance, middle note is the main body of the scent and base is its final impression.
About Large Tumbler Candles
You can't go wrong with Large Tumbler Candles for creating a centrepiece or decorating a mantle. Tumblers tend to play well with others, which make them perfect for mixing with multiple candles. Sleek 22-oz. design is topped off with a brushed metal lid that helps it join the ranks of "updated chic". And there are 2 wicks to double the fragrance to love (Up to 85 burning hours)
Up to 85 burning hours
Premium-grade paraffin wax that delivers a clean, consistent burn.
Premium quality ingredients with natural essential oils create distinctive true-to-life scents
Lab-tested to ensure the appropriate strength and consistency. 100% recyclable and accepted by most recycling centers.
Lead-free, 100% natural fibers, and hand straightened to ensure it is centered for the best burn possible.
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In this video you will be learning how to make southern cornbread from scratch. Your first step is to preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Then get a 10 inch skillet pan and put about 2 tablespoons of oil into it. Then place the skillet in the preheat oven. Then put about 1. 5 cups of corn meal mix. Add an egg and a little bit of sugar as well as a little bit of milk. Make sure you mix it to the right consistency. Then stir in some of the oil you had in your skillet in the bowl. Then after a stir pour your bowl into the skillet and put the skillet in the oven for around 11 minutes. And if you would like to learn how to make their main dish you can check out there other recipe which is linked in the video.
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Frequently asked questions
Here are the questions we get asked most often, but if you would like to ask us anything about our Farmstay for Dogs and can't find the answer here, simply contact us.
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What vaccinations does my dog need to stay with you?
Vanguard 5, Leptoguard and kennel cough, which must have been administered within the last 12 months and at least 7 days prior to arrival.
My dog has never been to a kennel before. Will they settle?
Absolutely! As we do limited numbers, we have more time to interact with your dog. We are definitely more of a 'holiday retreat' for dogs than a boarding kennel. If you check out our Facebook page, you should be able to find photos of your dog having a great time!
Yes, we tend to get very busy – especially at weekends and school holidays.
Yes – the arrival is charged as a full day, regardless of when your dog is dropped off. The new day begins at 10.30am (so if you collect you dog before 10.30am on the day they are going home, that is NOT considered an extra day!).
Can I bring my dog in just before closing time?
If it is the first time your dog has stayed with us, they must be dropped off in the morning, 8.30-10.30am. This gives your dog time to settle in before bedtime.
Is there a discount for longer bookings?
No – we believe that long-stayers need more time and attention.
Can I provide their food? Is there a reduction for this?
We are happy to feed special diets as provided by you. However, there is no reduction in fees as this often means more work.
My dog needs medication – will you give it to them?
Yes, but please let us know about medical problems before you arrive (there is no extra charge for administering medication). Please note, however, that we can't allow dogs that have a contagious disease or condition.
Can I bring my dogs special toy / blanket?
If you want to, but we cannot be responsible for the items. We provide plenty of clean bedding and toys.
Will my pet play with the others?
Absolutely, that is why we only cater for social (non-aggressive) dogs.
The farmstay has been set up to provide interaction and companionship; there is plenty to do, see and get involved in, and lots of playtime and attention from us.
Payment is on arrival by cash, cheque, EFTPOS or internet banking. Sorry – we do not accept credit cards.
Will I receive a refund if I come back early?
If you choose to collect your pet early, please appreciate that due to high requests for accommodation, we charge for all the days that are booked.
What if I want to collect or drop off my dog outside your hours?
Due to security reasons & council regulations, we have set drop off/pick up hours which must be strictly adhered to & our gate is locked in between these times. We do provide a drop off/pick up service when available for an extra fee.


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Crockpot Hashbrown Casserole
This cheesy hashbrown casserole is perfect for potlucks! Toss everything in your slow cooker and come back to cheesy potatoes!
I have been on a major slow cooker kick lately. I don't know if it's because it's so dang hot in the summer that I dread standing over a stove or turning on the oven.
Maybe it's because you basically dump things in there and then hours later dinner pops out like magic.
Or it could be because I like to torture myself with delicious smells wafting through the house all day. Who knows.
It doesn't really matter why I'm so obsessed with the slow cooker lately. All that matters is that I've brought you crockpot hashbrown casserole, because I love you. And I love cheesy potatoes. And I also love easy recipes that take minimal prep work and totally feed a crowd.
You're welcome.
This slow cooker cheesy hashbrown casserole recipe is so simple!
You could use shredded hashbowns in this recipe if you like, but I really prefer the cubed potatoes. They're a little more substantial and just have a better texture, in my opinion. You do you, though.
Also, feel free to mix cheeses here. I just use a few handfuls of freshly grated cheddar, but mix things up with some monterey jack or colby cheese, if you'd like, Pepper jack would add a nice little kick, too!
Oh, and if you're opposed to canned soup, you can use my substitute for cream of chicken soup instead.
You could also toss in some diced ham or seared Polish sausage to make this a main dish for a busy night's dinner! Winning. Or make this as a side for my turkey meatloaf!
Check out my French Dip, Grape Jelly Meatballs, and Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing for more slow cooker favorites!
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Crockpot Hashbrown Casserole
Hashbrown casserole in the crockpot is the perfect holiday side! Free up the oven space and serve up these cheesy potatoes!
- 32 ounces frozen diced potatoes
- 2 cups sour cream
- 10 ounces cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
Add all ingredients except for the parsley to the slow cooker. Stir well to combine.
Set slow cooker to low and cook for 4 hours or until potatoes are tender.
Stir well and sprinkle with parsley before serving.
Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on bunsinmyoven.com should only be used as a general guideline.


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Five ways to implement customer centric innovation in your business
Every company's dream is to uncover hidden market opportunities, which will lead to a major winning innovation. Unfortunately, it is not as simple as that. Customers and consumers are seldom able to formulate their opinion or to express their need. Steve Jobs once said, "It is not the customer's job to know what they want."
When an innovation is driven by the need of a customer, you are doing the customer centric innovation.
Here are five ways to implement customer centric innovation.
# Observation
An organization can critically undertake an optimal consumer centric innovation through an 'observation' and 'co-creation' Model.
IDEO designed baby tooth brushes in fatter shapes with soft and a squishy grip from their experience of observing kids having difficulty to hold on to their toothbrushes with their tiny fingers.
This is using customer as a consultant approach to innovation. Today, customer's user expertise is shared to design and deploy better products. For example Ducati has set up an online tech café to co-create with their biking enthusiasts. The online community has 1000 plus experts. The expert community gives continuous advice to the Ducati R&D department not only as Ducati fans but also as great technical experts. Some of them have even developed new designs for the next Ducati bike. As a result the major part of product management, R&D, and new designs are co-created via online communities.
# Think psychographics
Psychographics relate to the ignition of customer impulse, the propensity to purchase products that make them feel cooler, hip, trendier, sophisticated, etc. – thanks to a plethora of knowledge sharing platforms and the dynamic Web 2.0 age.We can think beyond the demographics now.
When GM followed a motto 'a car for every wallet' they made five different brands of cars to satisfy different customer segments. It was a demographic model that worked very well in the industrial era but lacked the fuel to sustain the acceleration in the information era. Contrary to GM's market endeavors, when the Japanese car manufacturers introduced more fuel-efficient cars in the American market, they were meeting the psychographic needs of the customers. Finally psychographic wants of customers began to trump their demographical needs. To apply a powerful customer centric innovation model it is very important to recognize the hot buttons of a customer which is the urgency to do business only with you.
# Apply constant customer need analysis or CCNA
Most companies fail to realize customer's need before they deliver. Considering this scenario, following a 'Constant Customer Need Analysis' (CCNA) program can create a better model for co-creation. CCNA is a strategic customer needs enquiry process and method developed by Paul Robinson. CCNA helps in a continuous dialogue that allows companies to clearly identify and address to the hidden needs of customers. Most of the needs can be observed as frustrations, hot buttons, aspirations and goals of customers. But the real identification is in sharing information with a two-way open and continuous dialogue. By applying CCNA on platforms like social media, blogs & Twitter brand conversations, companies can actively engage with customers, understand their primary concerns, needs and desires, both present and future. Applying CCNA is more like how a reporter and a lawyer will approach a case. There is a friendly investigative tone, like 'may I help you, or can we work on this together?' The CCNA dialogue is not a one-time affair. It is a constant and consistent CRM exercise even after you have delivered the solution.
Customer centric Innovation demands keeping a continuous listening stream flowing right up to the customer and in the process, developing a one-on-one relationship. Otherwise there is no scope of absorbing their changing perceptions and expectations. Expectations, explicit or implicit, as a mass movement can become wants which is where a marketer can act.
# Read between the lines
As Henry Ford aptly said, 'If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.' "Ford's quote about "a faster horse" isn't really a definitive debunking of market research. Look at it again. "Ford's customers didn't say that they wanted a 'safer' horse or a 'more comfortable' horse. They said that they wanted a faster horse. They were perfectly clear about what they wanted: speed"
The truth of the matter is that customers may voice out their needs in a language where the innovator has to really decipher. It is the innovator's job to read between the lines and come up with right solutions. In a market place where supply can also create demand, we can longer presume to think what the customer wants. We can also hardly assume what the customer wants without entering into their world. Therefore the job of a customer centric innovator is to figure out what the customers look forward to, before they even realize what do they want.


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13 October 2014
The Collector by Nora Roberts
The romance novels of Nora Roberts were my rebellion against the seriousness and difficulty of my undergrad and grad school reading, so I spent about 5 years reading everything I could get my hands on. Then my foray into blogging slowed down the romance novel reading as it introduced me to the new guilty pleasure of young adult paranormal romance. But at the suggestion of my grandmother, I picked up The Collector, a new one from Roberts.
Lila Emerson has an awesome job. She house-sits for vacationing rich people all over the world. How cool is that? She also has an unusual habit. Channeling James Stewart's character from Hitchcock's Rear Window, Lila spends a good chunk of time observing the neighbors....like with binoculars and everything. During one of her voyeuristic sessions, she witnesses a murder. A second body is found in the apartment, and the victim's brother enlists Lila's help to discover whodunit.
As a mystery, the story isn't bad. As a romance novel, the story isn't bad. The problem for me lies in the fact that it's a bit blah for both. I would have rather had a stronger romance or a stronger mystery. More sex or more suspense. A lot happens and a lot of people show up, but there is minimal depth. Definitely not one of my favorite Roberts' stories.
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How coincedental that you post about Nora Roberts the same time I pick up one of her books from the library. I haven't read one of her books in years.ReplyDelete
150+ books? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? She must be a witch. Or a robot. Or never sleep. Or a magical robot who never sleeps.ReplyDelete
I haven't read any of her books, but I am familiar with the post-secondary school need to read mental cotton candy in between the serious, heavy text books. For me it was the Shopaholic books and the Twilight Saga. We've all got our quirks, right? ;)
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College students increasingly view their time on campus as a hoop to jump through on their way to a job, yet many have no idea where they will land.
While previous generations' career tracks were simple and mostly linear, now entire industries expand and contract at alarming speed. In this new world, government statistics move too slowly to capture employment dynamics. What jobs are available in a particular occupation? What type of experiences do I need to get a job in those professions? What did people who have those jobs study in college?
As we live more of our lives online and use social media to update friends, family and colleagues on our job moves, much of what we need to know about the changing labor market is crowd sourced in real time. And many of those digital breadcrumbs end up in LinkedIn profiles.
The online professional networking site knows where most of its members — and there are more than 364 million of them worldwide — went to college, what they studied, where they work and what they say their skills are.
Over the last two years, this networking giant has been moving into the higher education industry, building an array of new tools for students in their search for a college and for a career. "A lot of decisions in life are not based on perfect data," said Itamar Orgad, who leads LinkedIn's higher education product team at its sprawling headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. "We are trying to optimize the data we have to better help the younger generation think about education and careers."
The interrelated search engines allow anyone to essentially reverse-engineer career paths of LinkedIn members by navigating the connections between their majors, schools and careers. While only as accurate as the profiles, the results are nonetheless addictive if you're interested in what people ended up doing with their English literature degree or where they worked before landing a great job at Google. Dive deep into profiles for details about members' lives, their skill sets, and how they are connected to other companies and people.
Crunching Life's Path
LinkedIn's new search tools aim to guide members in the selection of a college and a career.
Somewhat creepy? Perhaps. Useful to figuring out a career path? Maybe, although no two people are alike. Still, each click essentially draws a picture of the overlapping pathways that people do follow through their careers.
The various search tools on linkedin.com/edu are part of LinkedIn's strategy to attract younger users, beginning in high school. In 2013, it lowered the required age of participants to 14 from 18; today, students are the network's fastest-growing segment of users.
A handful of campuses have now partnered with LinkedIn to encourage students to use the site. Last spring at the University of California, Davis, representatives helped students build their profiles and a campus photographer took head shots for them to use online. Colleges themselves are using the service to find out where their alumni work.
Of course, the promise of big data guiding career paths has its downside. Going to college has always been about exploration, an openness to serendipity that leads to majors and careers that students never considered before discovering a great class or landing an interesting internship. Following a trail suggested by data on other people's careers edits out the personal successes that come from carving out one's own way.


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Saturday, November 5, 2016
Time is the Ultimate Currency
Starring: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy
Imagine a world where you stop aging at twenty-five, then you're genetically engineered to only live one more year-unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich "earn" decades at a time, becoming essentially immortal while the rest struggle to work or otherwise beg, borrow or steal enough hours to make it through the day.
That is the cycle of life for the people of this futuristic science fiction, In Time (2011), people like Will Salas played by Justin Timberlake. Will is a "time-watcher" of the ghetto who is just like everyone else wants to buy their way into an immortal youth. When his mother, played by the gorgeous Olivia Wilde dies, he meets a man who escapes the uptown life and gives Will his remaining time with one caveat, he must do something productive with it.
Living minute to minute, the two team up to be a powerful tool against the system. Sylvia decides the best way to get back at her father for sheltering her for all these years is to rob him blindly one 'bank' at a time. Keeping enough time to keep themselves alive, and giving the rest away to others struggling. An ordinary Robin Hood story, stealing from the rich to give to the poor.
Overall, if you find yourself looking for a science fiction thinker, don't look any further than this title. If you are looking for something a bit more adventurous, you can do a lot better than this.
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