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- This article is about the The Adventure of Link boss. For the boss from Ocarina of Time, see Volvagia.
Barba, also known as Volvagia (バルバジア Barubajia?), is the boss of the Hidden Palace, the sixth dungeon in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. It is a long bodied serpent-like dragon that lives in lava.
The room in which Barba is encountered has three lava pits. It rises out of any of these before an attack. When it rises from the lava, it stops at a height as high as Link's maximum natural jump height. It then spits a stream of fireballs at Link, then sinks down into the lava before reappearing from another pit. Barba's only weak point is its head. Link is able to attack the head when Barba rises up from the lava, but he can also use the Jump Spell to damage it more easily. Barba's fireballs can be blocked with the help of the Reflect Spell. It is immune to the Thunder Spell and Fire Spell.
Name discrepancy
The name Barba is a mistranslation of Volvagia. In the remake of The Adventure of Link for the Game Boy Advance, as well as the port included in The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition, its name was changed to Volvagia.
The name barba is spanish for beard
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Non-canon warning: This article or section contains non-canonical information that is not considered to be an official part of the Legend of Zelda series and should not be considered part of the overall storyline.
Hyrule Warriors
Volga's unlockable Master Quest outfit is a recolor of his standard outfit based on Barba from Zelda II.
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Dr Murdoch interviewed by BBC on Tor Hidden services
Dr Steven Murdoch was interviewed by BBC on Tor hidden services. Researchers recently noticed a spike in the number of hidden addresses in the Tor network. While there are some plausible causes of this dramatic increase, it might be hard to know for sure the actual reason behind it. Reed the full article here.
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Discount Cabinet HardwareWritten by Krystin Spellman
Discount hardware can be extremely functional, but is usually less decorative than most cabinet hardware available today. Inexpensive hardware is available in a variety of colors and styles, but is usually mass produced and will not last as long as the more expensive alternatives. This type of hardware is generally available in three materials, wood, plastic, and steel, allowing discount hardware manufactures to still offer a diverse selection to their consumer base.
Wood, Plastic, and Steel Hardware
Wood hardware is limited to handles, since a wood hinge quickly wears down over time. Discount manufacturers create their handles and knobs out of wood composites, making these handles best for painted cabinetry. If you are looking to purchase wood handles to stain, it would be best to select a more expensive handle made of the same type of wood as your cabinetry.
Plastic handles come in a variety of colors, and often come in a variety of fun shapes, making them great for children's furniture. Additionally, plastic handles can be cleaned with any household solvent, making them a good fit for high use items. The life span of plastic hardware is not long, as the connections may begin to wear down over a short period of time.
The strongest and longest lasting budget hardware material is steel. Finishes may wear down over time making it less attractive, but your hardware will stay structurally sound. If you should choose to purchase wood or plastic hardware, attempt to find hardware that uses steel connection points for better extended performance. This way you are sure the get the longest amount of use of the least amount of money.


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Stretcher Support TL2015 Air
The TL2015 Air stretcher support is designed for use in PTAs (Patient Transport Ambulance). Due to their compact dimensions, you can install this sturdy stretcher support in many vehicle types. Here is an overview. Just as versatile as it can be installed, so free are you in choosing your mobile stretcher. This is because it can be locked on all DIN rolling-type mobile stretchers using the appropriate fixing system.
Stretcher mounts must be able to lock the stretcher securely and as comfortably as possible. That is their main task. But who says they cannot look good doing that? The stretcher support TL2015 Air does that. That too, in a particularly appealing form.
One of the safest stretcher supports
As an ambulance manufacturer complying with the highest level of vehicle safety, the safety of stretcher supports is also very important to us. Therefore, we have also successfully tested the TL2015 at 20 g forward, 20 g reverse, 15 g sideways (75°) and 10 g in five directions according to EN 1789.
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At the head of the stretcher support is a practical opening. This access allows operation of the oxygen cylinder at any time. This is possible without having to move out the stretcher support. If the PTA is equipped with a seat at the dividing wall, the oxygen cylinder is operated comfortably from the seat.
At any time at hand
How well the work equipment can be used in routine work depends on many factors. It must be easily possible to unlock, move in and move out a stretcher support. Even if it has to be fast. The TL2015 makes all of this easy for you. Because the large shell handle in bright red is placed in the middle. Moreover, it is sturdy but easy to move. As a result, you can unlock in no time. Which is why the stretcher support can be easily moved out.
Room for oxygen
The space available in a PTA is limited. Therefore, the TL2015 Air also uses the area under the stretcher support. It offers space for a 10 – 11 l oxygen cylinder and a scoop stretcher. Or for a 10 – 11 l oxygen cylinder and a spineboard. The oxygen cylinder is securely fastened inside the stretcher support. Nevertheless, the bracket tested above EN 1789 can be operated quickly and easily.
A large flap offering much space
The flap at the foot of the stretcher support can be opened in no time. Once folded up, it allows easy stowage of the scoop stretcher or spineboard. Practical. Safe. Fast.
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There are plenty of things that you can give as a gift to your loved ones. You can make sure that they are happy, contented and pleased to receive your gift. Talking about chocolates they make the best thing to give as a present. And chocolate gifts can be in different forms and shapes. It is not solely about chocolate bars but a lot more.
If you are looking for Birthday chocolate gifts then you have a variety to pamper you. You can easily come across the right options and give them as a present. Have a look at some of the options and your mood will elevate right away.
Chocolate bouquets
Many times you have given or received flower bouquets in your life. But have you ever gifted or received a bouquet that has chocolates filled in it? These chocolates are not pushed in these bouquets; these chocolates are nicely filled in the bouquet. You can find the bouquet dotted with different types of chocolates. Such a bouquet looks so stunning and elegant. You can find small or huge sized bouquets having chocolates. You can add up a message too with the chocolate bouquet.
Chocolate cakes
You can come across so many stunning chocolate cakes to give as a gift. There are different options in chocolate cakes to pick from. You can find crunchy caramel chocolate cakes, liquid thick cream chocolate cake, dark chocolate cakes, dry fruit chocolate cakes, chocolate chips cake and so many other options. A huge chocolate cake that is designed in a specific pattern with a text on it would make anyone's day.
Moreover, you can also get a chocolate cake personalised to give as a gift. You can make sure that there is a chocolate cake that has a picture of your love one on it. The chocolate cake carrying the picture of the receiver would make the other person go on cloud 9. Such cakes not just taste delicious and rich but look really spectacular.
Mixed Chocolate hampers
These mixed chocolate hampers don't have just chocolate bars but also many other chocolate oriented things. You can find a hamper of chocolate packed with chocolate bars, chocolate wafers, chocolate syrups, chocolate chips, chocolate cookies, chocolate muffins, dry chocolate cakes, chocolate candies and so many other things. It would look so rich and exciting. The person can use the chocolate hamper for weeks and months.
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What is this Project about?
The impact on climate changes of Green House Gases (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere and its direct relationship with energy production and usage, has made energy efficiency a paramount issue on the social and political agenda.
In 2008, the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), an ICT industry-led initiative committed to promoting technologies and practices that foster economic, environmental and social sustainability, produced the "SMART 2020 – Enabling the Low Carbon Economy in the Information Age" report, where ICT and telecommunications potential to induce energy savings and carbon emissions reduction was revealed, while driving economic growth and productivity. The report quantified the global footprint of the ICT sector in 2020 at around 2.7% of global emissions, but also its potential for to enable about 15% decrease in CO2 emissions in other areas of the economy, by means of ICT-enabled initiatives in five key areas: electric grids, buildings, logistics, motors and dematerialisation.
In March 2009, European Commission (EU) has launched a public consultation in the 27 Member States, asking for new ideas on how to stimulate the use of ICTs to achieve better energy efficiency. The results were published in September 2009 and a Commission Recommendation was published on month later, recommending a set of actions to be taken by Member States and by the ICT sector for the improvement of energy efficiency and energy consumption reduction.
In face of the raise in energy costs and environmental impacts GHG emissions, a significant number of business opportunities for telecom operators are worthwhile to investigate, offering innovative services and value propositions in key economic areas, reinforcing their social responsibility and environmental reputation.
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The Pharisees mumbled in their beards and complained that Jesus had been sitting with sinners and tax-gatherers. He instructed via a parable because Jewish people always looked to place themselves in the parables they heard. The Pharisees would never identify with the younger son, leaving only the older son. "The older brother was angry and wouldn't go in. His Father came out and begged him, but he replied, 'All these years I've slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends. (Luke 15:17-32).
There are two prodigals in this story but only one ends up in the right relationship with the father. Both sons were disrespectful and rebellious but only one repents. The younger begged the father to be allowed to come home while the older brother had to be begged by the father to come inside. The young prodigal said he was not worthy to be a son, while the older brother thought his father was not worthy to be treated as a father. The younger was happy to join the unrelated servants, while the older prodigal was unhappy to join his own brother. The younger said that he deserved nothing, thereby relying upon grace, while the older thought his faithful "slaving" deserved a reward. The prodigal son only wanted the father's presence but for the older son, the father was not enough.
Gospel basics are still the pathway to enjoy our Fathers presence.
Repentance and Faith means we value what He has done for us, more than anything we think we can do for Him. It means believing He is more interested in restoring us to son-ship than He is in our perfect performance.
Grace is the only way to find acceptance with God; no one ever qualifies! We aren't slaving to find favour or trading our service for blessing. It is a privilege to serve but Father all by Himself, is reward enough.
Receive your Fathers love now. The older prodigal was looking for a better day ahead to enjoy the Fathers blessing. We are not waiting for a better day!
Love who the Father loves. The older son said "This son of yours!" not "this brother of mine." Love your brothers and sisters because they are important to Him too.
Friend, come inside. It does not matter whether we are coming from the pigsty or a busy field near Father's house, if we are not inside the house with our Father and feeling Him celebrate over us, we either haven't understood His heart or heard His voice yet.
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July 29, 2017
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the driver killed in a single-car crash on Springhill Road early Thursday.
22-year-old Megan Harpster was killed after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into a tree. Her car then caught fire.
Harpster was pronounced dead on the scene.
By: Charlene Cristobal | WCTV Eyewitness News
July 27, 2017
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on Springhill Road near O H Hudson Lane.
Troopers say the single-vehicle crash happened at 4:10 a.m. Thursday, about half a mile from LL Wallace Road.
According to FHP, a driver in a Kia Sportage was heading southbound on Springhill Road entering a left-hand curve. The driver traveled off of the roadway and onto the west shoulder. Troopers say the driver attempted to correct back to the left, which caused the vehicle to spin out.
The vehicle then collided with two trees on the east shoulder before catching on fire.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
FHP has not yet released the identity of the victim, pending notification of family members.
Springhill Road was temporarily closed between New Light Church Road and LL Wallace Road, but has since reopened.
Residents living nearby said crashes are common along that road and said speed is a problem.
"People disregard the road signs. They're speeding. Either they're texting or talking on the phone and they disregard the speed. We need more security and law enforcement agencies in this area," said John Franklin, who has lived off Springhill Road for about 65 years.
The stretch of road was also the scene of a fatal accident back in May.
Wakulla High School track coach Paul Hoover was killed in a hit and run crash on Springhill Road near Clinton Hudson Sr. Lane. Authorities still have yet to find the driver responsible for his death.


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After fuelling up with a delicious breakfast at The Trout, the second part of your day will be a scenic drive to one of England's most beautiful lakes, Ullswater. The steamer boat cruises connect to some of the most famous and iconic walking routes in the National Park and offer views of Wordsworth's Daffodils on the west shore in Spring. If you start to get itchy feet after seeing all the wonderful views, or if the little ones would like to burn off some energy, feel free to hop off to explore the numerous lakeshore walks and surrounding fells. The ticket lasts all day and can be used as many times as you want from Glenridding, Pooley Bridge or Howtown.
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The Good Place is back for Season 3. The love this show inspires in me is boundless. The "philosophy/comedy' I.E. a show about philosophy – about what we owe to each other – drizzled with comedy. And great comedy, at that. I have rewatched seasons one and two, AND listening to the podcast(s), AND watching different teases coming out on YouTube. I am vested in THIS.
Now, the way I see it, the ultimate goal of this show isn't just to figure out if these four "bad" people can be "good" people, it's to re-establish the entire Good Place/Bad Place dynamic. And so if all Michael wants to do is to prove that the four of them can be good under the right Earthly circumstances, yeah, this is tainting the results. But at some point the truth will be realized and Michael will say "but they still did good things! Even if they had to be together to do them and we had to help them, they still did them! They shouldn't go to the Bad Place!"
The only explanation for that is that the system is wrong. The idea of treating not only every person but every action in complete isolation and assigning everything positive or negative point values and creating arbitrary cutoff points doesn't work.
I first started thinking about this in the Trolley Problem episode last season, it was hard for Michael to have a moral dilemma because he knew factually exactly how right and wrong every possible action is and calculated it as a mathematical model. But if that isn't a fact and the universe just doesn't work that way, there's your dilemma. Eventually Judge Gen and everyone else will realize the same thing.
It's pretty much exactly the problem the character God faced in The Bible. She was, by any objective account, an asshole. Prone to capricious anger and imposing so many tiny rules on everyone that no one knew how to behave. And, because She 'knew all' all she could thing was "Why don't you all just listen to me! Why can't you all just behave! I am Love. I am all you need. If you all just realized that you'd be ok, but you keep effing it up for yourselves."
Well, after a while she had an idea, and a pretty clever one at that. If I, as God, can't figure out what's wrong with these humans then maybe I can become human and figure it out from the inside. She really did want the best for everyone, but she just got so frustrated by them.
So she set up an experiment. She would live for some time as a human, but the full experience. Birth, childhood, the whole megillah. She wouldn't be God disguised as a human. She would be God as human. She got to experience a mother's love. She got to feel the joy of friendship and the pain of betrayal. She was a teenager! Hell, She even found out what it was like to believe God had abandoned you. To feel hopeless and alone. She screamed "WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME!" to herself and realized that she didn't have an answer for once.
She got it. She got why it was so hard to just listen. Being human is tough. We don't know shit, have crazy hormones, and can be complete monsters. But we can also be kind, and love, and help.
So, she changed the rules. Instead of trying to control every aspect of everything and getting pissed when we didn't remember everything, She came up with just two: She's God, so don't forget it, and be excellent to each other.
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Alex Boyd is a successful vape shop owner who has "millennial secrets" of the digital marketing age. As a featured guest at our "Vape Shop Master Summit" from June of 2016, he offered tips of the trade for almost every aspect of marketing a successful vape shop.
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Before Alex got into the vape industry, he worked for Proctor and Gamble as a marketer. When he decided to start his own vape business, he started with just $500 in hand. Now, with 20 employees, he's worked his way to $1.5 million annually.
Alex's First Vape Shop
Financing for a vape shop is risky for conventional banks, but there are plenty of opportunities for consolidation or acquisition. Alex found an opportunity in a struggling vape shop. The previous owner was pulling in $2,000 a day but made some questionable financial decisions. Buying cars and motorcycles with company money, mishandling finances and allowing employee theft ultimately led to the decision to sell when he could no longer make a profit.
Alex bought it for $10,000 cash. He kept the name but brought in new employees, rebranded and cleaned the place up. He removed a lot of the counterculture environment, ditched the sticker-bombed atmosphere and created a customer-friendly look that brought in more customers.
Tips for Keeping Your Store Inviting
- Use professional signage; don't sticker-bomb everything.
- Keep bar stools to a minimum; this prevents people who are just there to get ideas and then buy online from "hanging out" and discouraging real customers.
- Get rid of the cloud — the vape one, that is. Customers should be able to see in front of themselves and across the room without a cloud impeding their vision.
Catering To Every Demographic
There are definitely generational differences in clients. The four groups vaping clientele fall into are:
- Baby Boomers, who want ease and simplicity in their vaping experience but will be loyal over the long term.
- Gen Xers and Millennials, who want to engage socially but also enjoy the counterculture side of vaping.
- Gen Zs, who are much more likely to want mods and design their own vaping experience.
Recognizing the older demographic that frequented the store, Alex picked up some brands that were more visually friendly — no skulls or tattoos. He still carried some hobbyist items but balanced the demand with that of the office professionals who prefer a more user-friendly design.
Tips for Engaging With the Older Crowd
- Stay professional; have employees ask, "How can I help you today?" rather than "Hey bro, what's up?"
- Stay neutral; brand your own juice and keep the counterculture to a minimum.
- Try old-style punch cards; they make great marketing tools and cost next to nothing. They can also be used for friend referrals.
"Steal Ideas, Don't Copy"
Steve Jobs said, "Good artists copy, great artists steal." Alex Boyd takes it one step further and says, "Steal ideas, don't copy," when it comes to marketing a vape business. For example, for the "Nancy Market," 40+ females who want to vape, a huge mod isn't cool or practical. They want something they can stash in their purses, something that's sleek and simple to use but also something they can show to their friends if they want to. "Build your company for what the market wants, not what you want" is his key for ensuring a successful vape business.
Tips for Making a Mark
- Target the same things other successful brands do for the same demographic.
- Mimic the high-end brands, even for lower-price juices.
- Watch out for trademark infringement; the relationship that comes from the idea is what's important, not copying exactly what other brands do.
Working Around the "Tobacco" Labeling Regulations Online
One of Alex's most prominent marketing tips is taking advantage of how customers can do the marketing for a vape business. In his store, a poster behind the counter states that customers will receive a 10 percent discount if they leave an online review and a 5 percent discount for checking in. His employees are instructed to ask at the point of sale if the customer wants an immediate 5 percent discount. They then encourage the customer to "check in" right then on their phone. Because regulations are so strict for online advertising, this type of online marketing is the most effective and productive.
Tips for Engaging Online Marketing
- Encourage "hand checks," which means taking a picture with a product in hand and posting it to social media.
- Let customers tag, remembering that 2-3 times a week is optimal.
- When wholesaling to stores, let the stores push the marketing. Offer free bottles and marketing materials to stores, allowing the stores to promote the brand.
How to Handle Branding
When Alex was developing branding ideas for his Occultus juice, he wanted it to be mysterious. He designed an idea with a tall character in a cape who didn't speak a word. At a 10×10 convention booth, he enlisted a 6' 7" man draped in a cape to stand quietly in front of the booth. When passersby asked about the juice, he said nothing and handed them a card while pointing to the bottles on the table. This tactic created a secret society story consistent with the brand that closed deals with 80 stores before the convention was over.
Tips for Effective Branding
- Find your demographic.
- Create a story.
- Create hype behind the brand.
- Keep everything consistent.
Alex makes it sound easy — and it can be, with a little help. For more great tips on starting, running and marketing a vape shop, check out the Vape Shop Master Summit and all the resources at VapeMentors.
Jesse is the Digital Marketing Director at VapeMentors and Chief Technology Mentor. He is an ecommerce and internet marketing expert with a background in business and technology.


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Walking past the entrance to the Centering Center on St Patrick's Day, I was forced to check my stride by a distinctly off-centered patron charging through the doors like a snake being expelled from the land with extreme prejudice. So lightning fast and violent was this departure that I was almost sent tumbling into the gutter. Clearly, the Centering Center's numerous meditation classes had failed to ground this particular client in any kind of spiritual connectivity or just plain old peace of mind. In fact, I was reminded of William ButlerYeats' famous lines "Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world."
Yeats, of course, is a popular poet with New Age groups on account of his interest in esoteric mumbo jumbo; the kind where Egyptology and Celtic fairy lore rub shoulders with Pre-Raphaelite fancy dress; Horus traipsing around an English country garden in the rain while Tinkerbell flies face first into a Chinoise birdbath. Imagine the Masons letting their hair down and sneaking a puff from a hookah pipe when the other brothers are not looking.
Despite being the sort of person who refuses to sit on the floor in any circumstances, I have always felt naturally quite centered. I certainly don't need to take Centered Center classes to learn how not to lose my temper. For example, It didn't even occur to me to hurl abuse at the inner child of the multicolored mass of neuroses that nearly knocked me down. I merely suggested in a moderate tone that it demand its money back. Yeats, on the other hand, would probably have cracked the yahoo's oblivious skull with a shillelagh carved with magic symbols. So whatever misfortune befell them inside the Centering Center, the person concerned should consider themselves fortunate they encountered me outside and not the Irish bard when exiting the building at such velocity without due care and attention.


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Lakefront House For Sale in Tronadora
Tronadora, Tronadora, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Basic Listing Information
- Price
- $595,000
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- Property Type
- House
- Listing Type
- Residential Sale
- Status
- Sold
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- Beds/Baths
- 2/2
- Beds
- 2
- Baths
- 2
- Location Type
- Lakefront
- View Type
- Bay View, Lake View
- Total Lot Size
- 1.72 ha (4.24 acre)
- Total Living Area
- 400.00 m² (4,305.55 sq ft)
This house with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms is located in Tronadora, Guanacaste Costa Rica, in the county of Tilarán. This lakefront property with bay and lake views is situated in this part of Costa Rica. The land area of this house is 1.72 hectare (4.24 acre), and it has a living space of 400.00 square meter (4,305.55 square feet).
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Luxury Home with Lake View
Luxury home with guest cottage on over 4 acres with year round stream. Very secure and private with beautiful landscaping throughout. This property has many features to include another building for storage, room for a pool or another cottage. Property is bordered by 2 public roads and can be subdivided.
- Details
Roof Type Metal Number of Bedrooms 2 Number of Full Bathrooms 2 Unit Floor 1 Number of Stories 2 Total Living Area 400.00 m² (4,305.55 sq ft) Total Lot Size 1.72 ha (4.24 acre) Floor Type Tile, Wood Construction Status Completed Year Built 2003 Air Condition No Furnished No Pool No Jacuzzi No Parking No Telephone Yes Internet Types DSL Internet Television Types Standard Satellite TV
- Geography
Location Tronadora, Tronadora, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Country Costa Rica State Guanacaste County Tilarán District Tronadora City/Town Tronadora Location Type Lakefront Geographic Type Other Geographic Type Comment Lake Areal area View Type Bay View, Lake View
- Infrastructure
Street Access Type Other Type of Water City Water Sewer Available Yes Type of Internet DSL Internet Type of Television Satellite Television Type of Electricity Public Telephone Available Yes
- Financial/Legal
Price per Air-Conditionable Living Area $1,487.50/m2 ($138.19/sqft) Price per Square Meter $34.68/m2 ($3.22/sqft) List Price $595,000 Ownership Type Fee Simple


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Outer metro covers townships and councils to the north, east and south of Adelaide. This includes the Barossa, Murraylands, Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.
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The East Cambridgeshire Local Plan sets out the vision, objectives spatial strategy and policies for the future development of the district. It also identifies land and allocates sites for different types of development, such as housing and employment, to deliver the planned growth for the district to 2031.
The preparation of the Local Plan was informed through several stages of public consultation. The Local Plan was adopted by the Council on 21 April 2015. A statement setting out the outcome of the Review of the Local Plan can be found below.
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Built in 1867 from adobe, the I.G. Baker House is one of the oldest in Montana. A grant from MHF will partially fund a Historical Structure Report, prepared in accordance with the appropriate guidelines from the National Park Service, that will guide future repairs and renovations of the museum.
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The Drysuit Challenge (Again)
It's been a little while since I posted about spending 12 hours (and a very restless night) in my drysuit.
On the day we arrived in Chicago this year, Rocket suggested that we sleep in drysuits in the rubber bed in his playroom. Being a mixture of tired, jet lagged and horny, I didn't even question it. Rocket, Rubberwulf and I donned our drysuits, thick gloves and hooded S10s, and lay in the bed, all groping and vibrating each other to cum in our suits.
For once, tiredness helped me – I was in no rush to get out of my suit once I had shot inside it. Being in rubber in the rubber bed with two other rubberised perverts felt so right, so I quickly dozed off – Rocket said that I was snoring in my mask, woke only to take it off, then started snoring again straight afterwards. Seems I was content!
I only woke up a couple of times during the night, and thanks to the jet lag, Rubberwulf and I woke up really early – we were horny enough to vibrate each other once more (Rocket had headed to his bed upstairs by then), and even that wasn't enough to make me want to escape my suit.
Later that morning, Rocket appeared, still drysuited. The three of us played again, and it was the perfect start to our holiday.
Since then, I hadn't tried sleeping in gear again until last weekend. Happy with myself for making it to 24 hours in chastity that week, I thought it might be a good time to try sleeping in my drysuit again, especially since we didn't have many plans for the weekend.
On Friday night, I got into my drysuit, thick gloves and hooded S10 – the plan was to lock the hooded S10 on until I was tired enough to try sleeping in it, which also prevented me from removing the suit. I set the time lock until midnight (about 4 hours from me gearing up) – as tempting as it was to set it to be locked on all night, I worried about something happening if I did need the mask off during the night for some reason.
I stayed up chatting to friends in gear – the mask took a little while to settle on my face, but by the end, it genuinely felt like it was meant to be there. Midnight came and went – I didn't rush to unlock the mask: I was happy with my new "face".
I made it to 1am locked inside my rubber – but sadly something came up and I took it as an excuse to escape. 5 hours in my S10 was a new record for me, but I was disappointed in myself for getting out without forcing myself to sleep like that. I had gotten myself in a defeatist mood by then – I wasn't going to gear up for the rest of the weekend as it felt a bit pointless.
On Saturday, Rubberwulf said I should try again, and he offered to lock the suit on and hold the keys for me. I tried to ignore the idea he'd seeded in my mind (as I didn't want to fail again), but I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it.
I geared up at 6pm, and Rubberwulf later locked a chain through the drysuit zipper, making sure the suit was staying on. I tried not to get too horny in the suit, and gave in to my tiredness from the night before.
Despite being tired, I don't think I slept in the S10. I was very relaxed, listening only to the sounds of the valves in the mask as I breathed, but sleep seemed to evade me. I took the mask off sometime around 3am, and had a couple of hours of disturbed sleep during the rest of the night.
I woke up pretty horny in the morning, my hard cock sliding inside the sweaty rubber of the suit. I'd passed the 12 hour record I'd set earlier in the year, and was still comfortable. Despite being really tired, I was happy – the hardest part (not being able to sleep well) was over! I put my S10 on once more, and slowly rubbed my hard cock through the suit, waiting for Rubberwulf to wake up.
Rubberwulf strapped me down to the table around 9am. I kind of enjoyed being so tired and in bondage being played with – my mind was relaxed for a change, meaning only the horniness and the gear mattered. He made me shoot what felt like an intense load, and it felt like the best reward for staying in my rubber "uniform" for so long.
He released me from the table and unzipped my (now pretty sweaty and smelly) suit around 10am. I had one of the nicest showers I've ever had – I stood under the refreshingly hot water for a while, smiling to myself for having achieved my goal and rewriting the "failure" of the previous attempt.
16 hours in my drysuit – ⅔ of the time for my goal of 24 hours of gimpdom, and I'm left feeling more positive about things again.
Things I've learnt in the past week or so:
- Hooded S10s actually seem to get more comfortable after a certain period
- Drinking through a hooded S10 is still a pain!
- With the keys kept away from me, I can make my brain accept I have no choice and relax into a "challenge"
- Once you take off gear after being in it for a while, your body feels weird – I had phantom drysuit sock sensations for quite some time!


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Paid search advertising is an increasingly significant part of business marketing strategy. Google Adwords is probably the most popular type of paid search advertising and works in a very simple way. When users go online they use words and word pairings to search for products, services or websites – these are the keywords. When a business opts for the keyword chosen by a user that business' paid ad appears on the search results page, either next to or above the organic search results. From here, users can click on the ad to discover more about the business.
Back in October 2016, research company Statcounter established that mobile web usage had overtaken desktop for the first time ever. One year on in 2017, mobile internet traffic took up a 53% share of total global online traffic and in the UK rates were even higher - 73% of adults accessed the internet via a mobile device. So, for many organisations target users are now arriving via a mobile device, which makes mobile websites a crucial tool.
Social media is an incredibly effective way to reach people, so much so that it has created its own sub-genre of marketing. Today, if you're looking to achieve brand awareness on a cost effective basis there are few other tools that have such an impressive impact.
The humble press release has become an important part of marketing strategy and PR for any business. But how do you factor them in to planning and what do you need to know?
Creating a captivating call to action is one of the hardest jobs we have as marketers. Drawing visitors to the website is easy compared to actually getting your visitors to do something on the site once they are there. So we've searched for the five simplest ways to create a call to action that works every time.
Every company and brand are different, so no two CTA's will ever be the same. Instead, you need to use these steps as a guide the creating the perfect one for your brand alone.
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Swedish NMR Centre at Göteborg University
Institute of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition
|habitual diet, vegan, vegetarian, omnivore, meat, metabolomics, H-1-NMRs, amino-acids, trimethylamine, creatine, metabolomics, vegetarians, kinetics, humans, Nutrition & Dietetics
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Background: Objective and reliable methods to measure dietary exposure and prove associations and causation between diet and health are desirable. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate if H-1-nuclear magnetic resonance (H-1-NMR) analysis of serum samples may be used as an objective method to discriminate vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore diets. Specifically, the aim was to identify a metabolite pattern that separated meat-eaters from non-meat-eaters and vegans from nonvegans. Methods: Healthy volunteers (45 men and 75 women) complying with habitual vegan (n = 43), vegetarian (n = 24 + vegetarians adding fish n = 13), or omnivore (n = 40) diets were enrolled in the study. Data were collected on clinical phenotype, body composition, lifestyle including a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and a 4-d weighed food diary. Serum samples were analyzed by routine clinical test and for metabolites by H-1-NMR spectroscopy. NMR data were nonnormalized, UV-scaled, and analyzed with multivariate data analysis [principal component analysis, orthogonal projections to latent structures (OPLS) and OPLS with discriminant analysis]. In the multivariate analysis volunteers were assigned as meat-eaters (omnivores), non-meat-eaters (vegans and vegetarians), vegans, or nonvegans (lacto-ovo-vegetarians, vegetarians adding fish, and omnivores). Metabolites were identified by line-fitting of 1D H-1-NMR spectra and the use of statistical total correlation spectroscopy. Results: Although many metabolites differ in concentration between men and women as well as by age, body mass index, and body composition, it was possible to correctly classify 97.5% of the meat-eaters compared with non-meat-eaters and 92.5% of the vegans compared with nonvegans. The branched-chain amino acids, creatine, lysine, 2-aminobutyrate, glutamine, glycine, trimethylamine, and 1 unidentified metabolite were among the most important metabolites in the discriminating patterns in relation to intake of both meat and other animal products. Conclusions: H-1-NMR serum metabolomics appears to be a possible objective tool to identify and predict habitual intake of meat and other animal products in healthy subjects. These results should be confirmed in larger cohort studies or intervention trials. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02039609.


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it's the first day of school.
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it's the undergraduate school.
university la.
today will be the first day of my Year 2 Semester 2 in UTAR Kampar.
my class at 2pm but im awake now.
woah! semangat gila babi nak p lecture.
it's so damn hot here that's why i terbangun myself.
my flu is betting better.
but my stomach is still not ok. i still smelled petai in my mouth. stomach is still fulled of 2plates of rice and a plate of petai! smelly but sexy. ahhh... i love petai.
wa ka lu kong hor im so excited right now.
ok i wana go get newspaper then sleep again.
have a nice day people!
don't forget to shit!
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My QCRI colleagues Kiran Garimella and Ingmar Weber recently co-authored an important study on migration patterns discerned from Twitter. The study was co-authored with Bogdan State (Stanford) and lead author Emilio Zagheni (CUNY). The authors analyzed 500,000 Twitter users based in OECD countries between May 2011 and April 2013. Since Twitter users are not representative of the OECD population, the study uses a "difference-in-differences" approach to reduce selection bias when in out-migration rates for individual countries. The paper is available here and key insights & results are summarized below.
To better understand the demographic characteristics of the Twitter users under study, the authors used face recognition software (Face++) to estimate both the gender and age of users based on their profile pictures. "Face++ uses computer vision and data mining techniques applied to a large database of celebrities to generate estimates of age and sex of individuals from their…
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We all know the mind can play tricks on us. But how? Australian magician Nicholas J. Johnson's new show Deceptology explores what's known as neuromagic — a field of study that explores why our brains are fooled by magic tricks.
Johnson's interest in neuroscience dates back to 2009 when he was hospitalised with a chronic tic disorder. He lost control of his expressions and movements, unable to prevent himself from grimacing, screwing up his face and clicking his mouth uncontrollably. His doctors took some time to find the problem, testing Johnson for a brain tumour, epilepsy and several other potential problems. [Read more...] about Neuromagic: Why we are fooled by our own minds


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I posted this vid about re-using plastic bottles on FB today and my dear, beloved Maddy made the excellent and pithy comment, "Just stop buying them".
Maddy is entirely correct.
'Recycling' has become increasingly popular over the last decades and, as a long (long!) time greeny, I initially felt that was a Very Good Thing. However, recycling only has value when materials are made into new and affordable products which are then purchased by consumers. When this doesn't happen the whole exercise becomes pointless.
This is why the waste hierarchy is important
The best, easiest and most sustainable way to REDUCE waste is to avoid making any in the first place!
As Maddy said, just stop buying. Do you really, truly need to buy that thing? Really??? In the case of food items, yes, you probably do – but even then there are things to consider:
- make sure you're not buying more food than you can use before it goes bad
- Freeze fresh items when you can so they'll last longer
- avoid excess packaging
- and, while we're at it, buy local, seasonal food as often as you can
Food aside, I bet you could usually do without those new purchases. You might want to consider a more minimalist lifestyle. Or, in a lot of cases, you could move right onto the 2nd level of the waste hierarchy…
RE-USE items and materials as much and as often as possible.
It is a great thing to re-use or upcycle waste items in creative ways – as in the vid above or like this. Once they already exist in the world, re-using waste items is far better than throwing them away. You don't even need to be that creative. I re-use old jars as food storage containers – and I have a set of former honey jars which are the perfect size to soak a portion of overnight oats for breakfast.
Avoid the unnecessary waste of 'one use' items. Instead, choose reusable water bottles, sandwich bags and other containers for your lunch. Get one of those reusable coffee cups or buy a flask.
Buy better quality clothing when you can. It may cost a bit more but it's likely to last longer (and bear in mind, very cheap clothing is likely to have been made by poorly paid women and children!). The 'make-do and mend' ways of the past were incredibly sustainable. Try repairing worn and holey clothing with patches and embroidery. If you're clever and crafty why not give Japanese sashiko stitching a try?
Even gift giving can be more environmental and less wasteful. And remember, unwanted items, still in good condition, can always be donated to charity!
The above are just a few examples of re-use in action but the opportunities are endless. Please search online for inspiration before throwing anything away.
Only after trying all of the above should you consider RECYCLING as an option.
Reclaiming resources from waste products is vitally important in a sustainable world. However, as noted above, recycling only has value when items actually are recycled (rather than just burned) and, most importantly, made into new and affordable products which are then purchased by consumers. I always choose recycled items when I can but, even though I actively seek them out, I rarely see recycled goods in the shops.
There will be various reasons for this but I suspect the main one is that consumers are not buying them. People seem happy enough to recycle (so long as things are arranged to cost them no effort at all!) but if they don't purchase the resulting recycled products the whole exercise becomes pointless:
- Recycling centres can't sell-on reclaimed material if no-one is buying it
- Producers need your support. They can't make quality recycled items if no-one buys their products
- Shops will not stock recycled items if you as consumers don't ask for them.
So, as a conscious consumer, please search out products made from recycled materials and ask for them when you don't see them in-store.
Somewhere between recycling and recovery is COMPOSTING
As noted right at the start, you should try to avoid food waste as much as possible. However, things like vegetable peelings and eggshells need to go somewhere. Food waste should never go to landfill since it produces methane gas as it rots.
If you have space in your garden, get yourself a compost bin for food and garden waste. It's very easy to maintain. I have been known to become obsessed with composting techniques but really, nature can just be left alone to get on with it. Over time your organic waste will break down into a wonderful rich, dark substance – perfect for nourishing your garden.
If you can't have your own bin your local council may offer food waste collection. They may use the waste to make compost of their own, or they could utilise it as bio-mass to burn for energy or turn it into bio-fuels.
This leads onto the final steps in the hierarchy…
RECOVERY of energy from waste
There are a variety of methods used to convert non-recyclable waste into energy – such as heat, electricity or fuel. The intention is that only the smallest possible volume of waste should require to go to LANDFILL.
It really is possible to live a life of minimal waste. The interweb is at your fingertips – all the help and advice you need is online! Just take a look.


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From the Parish Office
Councillor Tony Williamson 1933 - 2019
You may well have already heard that Councillor Tony Williamson passed away in February, but he leaves behind him a long and lasting legacy that has spanned some 30 years of public service to Watlington and almost as much time prior to that serving on Oxfordshire County Council. He will be missed by many in the Town, especially those for whom he did so much to help. His energy and focus on achieving the goals he constantly set for himself were legendary and despite his advanced years and terminal illness continued to cycle to most Parish Council meetings until very recently. The Council meetings will be somewhat emptier without his presence, but his memory will continue to remain a part of the ongoing Council narrative for some considerable time. Tony was absolutely committed to fulfilling his latest goal which was the transfer of the Charlotte Coxe Trust back into the trusteeship of a Watlington based organisation rather than let it languish under the management of an increasingly overburdened and understaffed County Council. The most fitting tribute to his years of service will be to continue that work and for the new trustees to eventually raise a glass in his memory once the process is complete.
Read our blog post here.
Resignations & Elections
We have had two resignations from full Council this last month, which were from Jeremy Bell and Fiona Butler. I'd like to thank them both for their service and wish them the best of luck in their continued endeavours. These resignations combined with Tony's recent passing do leave us somewhat thin on the ground with only 11 out of the 14 Council seats now currently filled. The usual process of advertising for co-option and the process of selecting new Councillors seems to be somewhat redundant given that we will be having a period of election purdah before the elections themselves in two months time. So the question that inevitably follows is, have you ever considered becoming a Councillor? Life as a Parish Councillor can follow a number of different paths, but each are equally as rewarding. You may want to be active in the community helping out with the day to day issues that affect the growing number of assets currently under the care of the Council. Alternatively you may want to have a hand in how we plan for the future of the Town especially at such an uncertain time in both our County's and nation's history. Or quite simply you might just be looking for a new challenge and have always wanted to give something back to the local community that you love. As well as full Council there are seven sub-committees that you might want to consider when thinking about applying which are, Planning, Finance, Operations, Pavilion and Sports Field, Strategy, Neighbourhood Planning and the more recently formed Allotment Committee. Each individual committee has its own focus and specialities and you will often be working alongside other volunteers in delivering community benefit to the people of Watlington. The council is fully inclusive and has enjoyed a good gender balance and mix of age ranges to date. Most importantly there is also a good ratio of working Councillors to non-working Councillors, so if you have any doubts about whether it's for you or not then simply pop into the Parish Office for more information about the nomination process or alternatively speak to an existing Councillor.
Read our blog post here.
Prosecution of illegal HGV's
The issue of HGV's passing through Watlington seems to have fallen off the front pages somewhat recently, which we would hope may be related to the new signage at the M40 advising the start of the 7.5 ton weight limit, but even so there has been some additional good news passed on to us by our County Councillor Stephen Harrod advising that trading standards have recently prosecuted an individual whose 40 ton HGV passed through Watlington illegally last summer.
Read our blog post here.
Buses, Potholes & Lights
I'm not sure how many of you subscribe to the Watlington Town notice board on Facebook, but you may well have noticed a number of posts recently relating to buses, potholes and lights. It is very easy to sit back these days and simply complain that everything including society itself is broken, but the situation is somewhat asymmetrical and significantly more difficult to actually do something about. Terry Jackson has recently been organising a working group to look at local bus services, so please get in contact with her if you use the local service or would use other routes if they were available. With regards potholes, we advertised in this column some time ago that the County had started a new initiative to train volunteers in order to create a new local workforce capable of patching minor potholes in their communities, so if this is something you'd be interested in being trained up on then please contact the Parish office. The lighting team are due to visit the area soon to fix many of the lighting issues that have been identified, but please continue to use the Fixmystreet app to keep reporting any outages or other issues around Town or the surrounding settlements that you notice.
Planning approvals
SODC granted planning permission for three applications in the Parish during January. These were:
Dates of March meetings:
All meetings start at 8pm in the Community Office unless otherwise stated. We welcome residents attending any of these meetings as observers and may make statements on agenda items at the discretion of the chairman of the meeting. If people wish to speak on an item not included on the agenda it is necessary to contact the Parish Clerk during office hours. Minutes of all Parish Council meetings are available to members of the public on our website or in the Parish Office during opening hours.
Collated by Kristina Tynan, Clerk and Matt Reid, Chairman
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I thought I might do an ocassional series of "Pictures Round our House" – it will help me to actually look at the pictures again – as I find that one tends not to notice pictures after a while – and remind me of times in the past, and the significance of the pictures.
This is a sketch drawn by an art student at Stantonbury Campus school, in Milton Keynes, during a rehearsal of Nicholas Nickleby in 1993. This was performed in 4 parts – usually one a night, but I remember one mammoth weekend when we performed Parts 1 & 2 on Saturday, matinée and evening, and then Parts 3 & 4 on Sunday. I was a member of Stantonbury Campus Theatre Company, and took part in a lot of their productions – it was my main pastime all the years we were living in Milton Keynes.
The productions ranged from two handers (I was in "Educating Rita") to enormous productions, such as "Nicholas Nickleby" and The Mysteries – which were performed in three parts "Natvity" (Christmas 1988), "Passion" (Easter 1989) and "Doomsday" (Christmas 1989) In Doomsday, I played Beelzebub, manipulating a huge industrial cleaner, on which rode the most terrifying Satan ever – played by Mark Bell, who went on to perform with Cirque du Soleil, I think. Wonderful, wonderful memories.
I can't remember all the parts I played in the production of Nicholas Nickleby – they were mostly bit parts (girl in sewing room, poor person etc etc) but I did play Mrs Lenville, the wife of Mr Lenville, described as a melodramatic, self-centred tragedian, who becomes jealous of the attention Nicholas is receiving as an actor, and attempts to pull his nose in front of the company, an act which results in the actor himself being knocked down and his cane broken by Nicholas. I remember little about her but that she was herself melodramatic. I still have the beautiful costume, as I had borrowed it for a school outing (to a Victorian stately home, where both teachers and children were immersed in "living history") and during the time when I had it, the costume store for the company suffered a fire and many costumes were lost. I'm afraid I just hung onto "Mrs Lenville" and it never got returned!
The drawing itself shows Nicholas's sister, Kate, sitting with Miss La Creevy, who was the Nickleby's landlady in London. A small, kindly (if somewhat ridiculous) woman in her fifties, she is a miniature-portrait painter – shown by the paintbrushes on the table. She is the first friend the Nicklebys make in London, and one of the truest. The artist was , as I said, a student at the school whose theatre we used for the rehearsals & performances. He was carrying out a project, I think, and created many sketches and paintings, which he then sold – to members of the cast, and, I think, to the audience. I liked this one for its simplicity.
It now hangs outside our bedroom, on the landing, and I pass it several times a day, but rarely look at it. Writing this has been a great pleasure, as it has brought back memories of the play – amazing moving sets, the hard work, the camaraderie. Also the actor who played Mr Lenville. I can't rememberhis name, but he was a police officer, who joined the company (possibly for Nick Nick) and discovered a love – and real talent – for acting. He gave up his job, went to drama school in Cardiff and was just breaking into the industry when he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, and died shortly afterwards. It was a great loss, and I know that there is a seat in the theatre dedicated to him, and possibly even a plaque too. Sad face.
In researching dates for this post, I came across a site giving all the productions of SCTC until its closure in 2005. From 1988 when I joined – and ended up playing a main part in my first play ever (which was Rita) – until its closure I performed or stage managed in 20 of the 30 plays. I wasn't in some because they clashed with other productions that I was in/SM-ing for, with another theatre company (these included The Crucible, A Man for All Seasons, The Dresser, Assassins, a reprise of Educating Rita, and The Mysteries, two other versions.) What wonderful memories!!
I do have to say that amateur dramatics is the biggest thing that I miss being here in France. It was such a huge part of my life in the UK, and it's just not the same here. There's no English speaking theatre company in travellable distance and it's a bit sad. Still, choices have to be made…!


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S4C's children's series Deian a Loli has gone from strength to strength since it first appeared on our screens in 2016, and this year, the cast and crew from Cwmni Da, Caernarfon won the BAFTA Cymru prize for the best children's programme! If you are a fan, like my 5 year old daughter Elsi (and me too!), then you'll know that the Mother of Deian and Loli is played by actress Sian Beca, and you may also know that Sian's real life husband Martin is the director. Earlier on this month, Mam Cymru interviewed Sian about her role as an on – screen Mum and her life as a 'real' Mother to her two beautiful children; Elsa Grug who's 6 and Seth Isaac who's 3.
First of all, a massive congratulations to you and the rest of the cast and crew at Cwmni Da for winning the BAFTA Cymru prize for the best children's programme. How does it feel to win such a prestigious award?
I'm delighted, and not only for myself, but for my husband Martin and everyone else who's involved in the series. We all work extremely hard, and it proves that the idea and all the hard work has paid off. We live 'Deian and Loli' in or house! The kids come on set to film with us from time to time, and it's fantastic to have such recognition for our work.
Why do you think this series has been so popular?
I think it's popular because Deian and Loli are real kids, not animated characters like we see in so many kids programmes today. The programme portrays a credible and normal family, Mum, Dad and a brother and sister who live in a normal house in rural Wales. Children in Wales can relate to the characters who like to be outdoors, climbing trees and so on. The only difference is that Deian and Loli have secret magic powers, when they say the magic words "Ribidirew", they can freeze their parents, which allows them to enter a world of fantasy and adventure! I know that lots of kids try to test this out on their own parents, but fortunately it doesn't work, or god only knows what our kids would get up to! This element adds a great deal of adventure and excitement to the programme and kids just love to see what Deian and Loli get up to
How does it feel to play an on-screen Mum?
I've had to deal with the fact that this is the casting bracket I'm in now – we're all getting older! Because I'm a Mum to a boy and girl in real life, it makes the job a lot easier, and I enjoy working with kids because I enjoy lots of fun on set and don't take myself to seriously. I'm used to working with kids too as I've been in S4C's Rownd a Rownd for a number of years.
Erin who plays Loli and Moi who plays Deian are very professional, they correct me and Carwyn (who plays the on screen Dad) and keep us on our toes! We all get on extremely well, they're lovely kids and it makes the job that much easier and even more fun. We're like a real family.
As a real -life Mum, are you similar or different to the Mum we see on screen?
I'm certainly stricter and angrier in real life!! I'm also a lot of fun and I believe in having as much fun as possible with our own kids, but it is important that our kids know the boundaries and know how to behave! My kids have to eat at the table, they also have to wear aprons to eat and brush their teeth, it makes life easier when there's less washing to do! I'm strict with routines too, they have to get dressed before coming downstairs and they have to go to bed on time and so on. If they wake up too early, I tell them that the fairies are going to be angry with them, and that seems to be a good way to get them back to bed…at the moment!
What do you enjoy doing as a family?
We're very fortunate to be living in Caernarfon, a beautiful part of the country with so many attractions on our doorstep. We're members of the National Trust and enjoy visiting local castles like Penrhyn Castle and also Plas Newydd. We're also season ticket holders at Greenwood Forest Park, it's a brilliant place to visit with the kids in all weather. Elsa and Seth love being outdoors and enjoy playing in the mud and den building, they also enjoy cooking.
Cooking must run in the family as you also have your own catering company..
Yes! I set up Siwgr Lwmp when I was on maternity leave 4 years ago. I was keen to develop a company that would around the kids. I've always enjoyed collecting tea sets and crockery, and I went on to do a food hygiene course. Siwgr Lwmp organises afternoon teas for private functions and events, and I bake everything after the kids have gone to bed. It's been a busy year due to the fact that Merched y Wawr Cymru are celebrating their 50th birthday this year, and I've been going from one event to the next! Elsa loves coming with me on the weekends, she likes laying out the napkins and teaspoons and it's great fun to have her on board.
What advice do you have for other Mums?
Mums need to be organised! Don't waste anything, recycle everything from food containers to hangers. I keep lists for everything, from what needs to be in the swimming bags to what to take on holiday to my parent's holiday cottage in Aberporth in the summer and winter seasons – there's less thinking and less stress when you're organised! At the end of every day I clean up all the toys too, having a tidy house helps me to relax. Another tip is to take a potty with you, it's a blessing on long journeys, never mind how old the kids are.
What would be Sian Beca's perfect day?
Staying in my parent's cottage in Aberporth with my family. I've been staying there since I was a child and I love taking my husband, children and Nel the dog there as often as we can. I'd walk around the charity shops in Aberteifi, then we'd go for a family walk on the coastal path – with the kids on their scooters. Dinner in the Ship before returning to the cottage for a bottle of wine after the kids have gone to bed, Perfect!
Mam Cymru would like to thank Sian Beca for her time and for inspiring us to be more organised! Visit S4C's CYW page for further information on Deian a Loli and to watch previous episodes.
By Heulwen Davies, Mam Cymru.


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LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — A second person, a Lafayette teen, was sentenced for his involvement in an armed robbery that took place last November. 17-year-old Glenn Damien Ladd Jr. was sentenced to 12 years, with 8 years in the department of corrections and 4 years' probation. Ladd was sentenced after pleading guilty to armed robbery, pointing a firearm, and carrying a handgun without a license.
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On November 29 Lafayette Police responded to 4803 State Road 26 East regarding a robbery in progress. Police say the victim was walking along State Road 26 when a car pulled over next to him.
The driver tried to call to him through the passenger side window, when an accomplice, grabbed the victim's shoulder from behind and pressed a pistol against his side.
The robbers took a backpack, wallet, two jackets, and a set of keys and drove off.
Officers say a witness followed the suspect vehicle and they were quickly found by police.
They say 17-year-old Wanya Dunn, 16-year-old Glenn Ladd, and 30-year-old Zachary Sondgeroth were found inside.
They also allegedly found all of the victim's belongings and a 38-caliber revolver.
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RGF Supports MCT's Tidal Technology Development (UK)
Marine Current Turbines (MCT), a Siemens business, hosted a visit by Edward Davey, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to celebrate its success in receiving funding from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for research and development into innovative tidal technology.
Davey was in Bristol to announce the next round of RGF funding, which will provide a $30 million boost to seven South West based businesses. This is part of a $500 million package of funding for UK businesses in Round 5 of the Government's Regional Growth Fund (RGF).
The $1.7 million grant to MCT, awarded as part of the previous RGF Round 4 funding is for the development of tidal turbine technology through research and development activity into blades, and to establish a tidal turbine blade manufacturing facility creating 49 new jobs.
Tidal power represents a very promising opportunity for the UK to lead in this area of innovative renewable technology and to create new jobs and skills.
Commenting on the RGF award, Edward Davey, said: "The Government has been striving to rebalance the economy away from London and away from the financial sector. Here in the South West the impact the Regional Growth Fund is having is clear to see. MCT based here in Bristol builds tidal turbines, and is part of the UK's world leading marine energy industry. Wave and tidal power play an important part in our low carbon energy mix and MCT is a great example of how RGF is helping projects that will create green jobs and growth in the region."
Sven Stoye, chief executive officer of Marine Current Turbines, said: "We are delighted to receive this funding from the RGF which will contribute towards development of our next generation tidal technology. The UK is a key market for Siemens in further developing this pioneering technology. Marine Current Turbines was the first mover in tidal technology in the UK and this support will help us to move to the next level of development. Tidal technology represents a great opportunity for the UK to lead and has the potential to create new jobs and skills in this innovative renewables technology."