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WordPress Review
What our happy users say about plugin.
Tested it. Pretty awesome for a free plugin!
Simple, intuitive, and very helpful. Totally deserves a try.
Excellent and great addons
Great addons and excellent for our website…
Great plugin
No problem installing and using this plugin. must recommend for everyone 5 star for you guys
Nice plugins & lots of features available
Nice plugins created
Excellent support
Solved my calendar color does not display properly, replying quickly and solving my problem. Very good business service 🙂
My site works great
Loved it. I had to make my own site where I can invite organizers to host events and then advertise it to prospects to get attendees for the events. So far I am using the plugin, it is coded well with SEO point of view as well. I am delighted to have the free plugin.
Good plugin for event management
Good Plugin for Managing Events and the Plugin and Supports Deserve 5+ Stars.
Awesome Support & Great Plugin
Nothing but good things to say about this plugin. The support has been excellent and the plugin has done everything that I have wanted.
good support
good support
Excellent plugin
That's a fantastic Event plugin! Worked very well on my website.
Great Support
Without any problem, This plugin completely working fine with my divi theme and top of also team provided great support.
Great Event Management Plugin
WP Event Manager is a Wonderful WordPress Event plugin packed up with great features and add-ons. The team is very much responsive and hard working. Thanks for such a great addition to WordPress community.
Simple and easy to use
simple and easy to use .straight to the point …….
Leichte Bedienung
Die Benutzeroberfläche ist selbsterklärend und leicht verständlich. Gleichzeitig aber auch sehr flexibel zu gestalten.
Very flexible and versatile plugin
WP Event Manager is a highly flexible and versatile event management plugin. It's a very useful plugin for non-technical WordPress users. The plugin developer is also very responsible and approachable.
Great plugin especially if you need to add events from UI
Before I have chosen wp-event-manager plugin I have tried several but none of them offered for free so many options as I wanted. In addition, the support is great. The authors are responding very fast when an issue is reported and you can really see that they care about the plugin and their customers.
Just great!
Scalable and Easy to use event management plugin
Fantastic Customer Support
I have had some major problems with our theme and the support received far exceeds any expectation. Gam has worked diligently to assist me in trouble shooting and resolving the issues. We have used the plugin for a completely different application to host training and sell our courses. It fits the bill and works easily for our clients.
Really good plugin
I want to thank to the team that developed this plugin, it's really simple and it looks good. Big up, guys! 🙂
WP Event Manager Offers Full-Featured Event Management
I was very impressed how fast and easy it was to set up the plugin. After installation, it literally took just two clicks to create the pages and shortcodes for a basic event management system. This is a valuable plugin that many WordPress users can benefit from.
Impressed! Feature rich plugin with endless customization options
WP Event Manager is first of all super easy to use. I had it up and running in a matter of minutes. But it also has a lot of customization options. The field editor is really awesome! You can basically change/add/remove any field that you see on the back-end and front-end event submission forms. This allows you to build something tailored specifically for your event. The developers are very generous as the number of options in the free version of this plugin will surprise you. Definitely take it for a spin!
Full selection of event management plugins
I have reviewed a lot of event manager plugins and none compare to WP Event Manager.
Awesome plugin! need a little more work on the style
Awesome plugin, work great with have many nice features. my only note on style and theme that I think can have more improvement, also as long you using bootstrap why not just use a vanilla bootstrap style which make it much easier to integrate into the site theme … but again great work 🙂 Thanks
Amazing Plugin, the support was helpful and so fast to fix any request, they help any one to the maximum,
Great Support
Support was fantastic.
Great plugin
The all most you need for better event management
Great Support and Plugin
Great Plugin, great support. I would appreciate a little more styling and layoutoptions and most of all a buddypress addon.
Very helpful support
Its a super light-weight plugin and is easy to use. They also provide excellent support chat – I've had numerous exchanges on their live-chat and managed to resolve issues immediately!
Sophisticated plugin with great support
The plugin makers team is really good and made this full-fledged plugin. The layout is very much similar to WP job manager which is led by Automattic Inc itself. The support team of plugin provides support to free users as well which is exceptionally good, and a must learn for other developers too. Thanks a lot. recommended for this one and will try the Add-Ons once our site is running up.
Good Plugin with some very good features for every Event Agency, Eventmannagement or for an City Guide!
Events plugin and addons
neat and clean code, easy to use.
Nice Plugin
Nice Plugin. They are providing many features and easy to customize the plugin. great work 🙂 Thanks
Super Plugin for Local Event Magazine!
I installed the free plugin and am very happy. Already got some add ons too 🙂
Quality plugin
Great plugin for painlessly creating an event listing site using WP. Clean code and many options for developers.
lots of usefull features and great addons
the free version is usable, what makes it great are the addons, which extend the great features of the plugin.
Very Clean Event Manager Plugin
Wp event manager plugin is very clean plugin in terms of code. The plugin is fast and does not impact the design of the theme too. I am using this plugin for my blogs and I am loving it totally. Best event management plugin in WordPress. Good job team .
Nice Plugin, i love it
The plugin is good, i like it but please work on the widget, separate upcoming events from past Events. That is, in the widget you should have Upcoming events.(when there is no upcoming event, it should write no upcoming event) Past event should display the list of past Events (you have this done already)
Simply Great!
Ashok and his team is highly appreciated for the work they have done. They immediately responded all my queries and always helped and guided me whenever I was stuck. This is a great plugin with many features. Covers many aspects of what an event should have to make it successful. Many thanks for all support.
Great Event Plugin and Excellent Support
I came across this plugin (free!) and its add-ons for my sports event startup. Worked around the free plugin for few days to see if it matches my website needs. After testing the free plugin for few days and checking whether the support team is responsive to the my questions for the plugin.. all I can say is it looks amazing and promising to me. The plugins amazing functionality and its superb user interface is something worth and a hard work of the team. I give it full 5 star to them as it's the best event plugin till date. I further look forward to their addons for my websites RSVP forms, gathering users data and maybe their ticket purchase feature. Thank you. Arshad
Comprehensive Event Plugin
WP Event Manager is one of the most comprehensive event WordPress plugins available in the market. The user-friendly settings and detailed guidance make this plugin stand out. WP Event Manager plugin along with it's add-ons can be the best solution for any event website.
Bastante intuitivo
Bastante intuitivo
great plugin and grate support team
this is a very good plugin and also have best support team to solve your issue Thanks
Easy to configure Event management plugin
This plugin is very easy to use and configure. It has lots of useful features for creating an event listing website.
simple to set up with great guide
I've looked at a few of these membership plugins. Some were too hard to set up and overly complicated. I liek the simplicity of this oen plus it has enough add-ons to meet my needs! Oh, and even more important, their customer support is excellent!
Great Event Plugin With Wide Options For Customization
I'm impressed with the vast and easy to set up customization options. I would say that it is a handy plugin to create the event WordPress sites within minutes.
Awesome Plugins
I think WP Event Manager is one of the best events manager plugins in WordPress. Easy coding & modification… Maybe I will consider for buy Pro versions.
Great plugin
I love this plugin! Is awesome 🙂
A must-have event management plugin
One of the best WordPress plugins for event management! If you want to handle events through WordPress, this is the plugin for you. It is very easy to install and setup. It's versatile and allows easy submission of events both from the backend and the frontend. And all that for free! Haven't tried them, but add-ons look amazing as well.
Great Plugin and great support
Very helpful support and a great plugin to work with.
Nice and Practical!
I was looking for a plugin to manage my events (I arrange meetings with people around my state to make football shirt changes) and I found this one. I found it very practical and easy to use, and it certainly helps me to stay organized. Keep up the good work, guys!
Very good support !
Very nice and helpfull people
Awesome Event Management Plugin
Event manager plugin is "must have" if you want to turn your WordPress website into an event management portal. Event management plugins allow you to display all relevant information for events into one place.
Its an awesome plugin
Awesome plugin build by awesome people. I know how serious you people are about this plugin. Its going to be one of the best thing to use for events management in WordPress. This lot of features and support. Its waoo <3
A very useful plugin, work really well
A very useful plugin. It works very well and helps me to create and manage my events. I tried a few and this one is the most suitable. Fast and easy to use. Recommend this to all the sites that need event listing and management.
Great plugin! Easy to use.
awesome plugin with great support
Thank you for making my work easy
Awesome plugin for event management
Awesome plugin it really helped me alot
El plugin tiene muy buenas opciones, me ayudo mucho para poder crear un sitio web de un cliente. Cuando tuve limitaciones para una función que necesitaba, me contacté con el soporte y rápidamente me ayudaron a implementar una nueva función que no es oficial dentro del plugin, pero me ayudaron sin problema, son geniales!!! Thanks! 🙂
A Must Plugin For Event Management
Great plugin for event management. One must have it. Will give 5 on 5. 🙂
Working fine
It is very useful for me too! Great plugin with great and many features. Thank you for this awesome plugin.
Huge help
I'm so excited to have found this Event plugin. The free version does everything I need. I purchased one of the add-ons and event though I ran into a problem on my end, the customer service was exceptional. Better service than I sometimes get with paid plugins. 5 stars!!
Perfect, accurate and Very useful indeed.
Genuinely speaking, this plugin has really helped us a lot with their functions. I strongly recommend this plugin for great results. Thank you for this.
New but incredibly performant WordPress plugin!
Considering the fact that event listing websites are a robust way of keeping you aware of all the happenings around you. WP Event Manager plugin is a great addition in this respect. Despite being relatively new, it is incredibly performant free WordPress plugin which helps you build an event listing website. ✅Clean code, proper documentation, and support make it fun and easy to extend for custom use. 🎖Also, the fact that it makes use of native WordPress UI and structure, makes it easy to get started with it. And the availability of .pot file helps you easily translate it to any language. Kudos to the entire team. Cheers! ✌
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The support is amazing!
Lots of features and up in few minutes
Spent some time evaluating many free and paid event management plugins to my project and glad I settled on WP Event Manager, out of the box plugin has whole set of options and features, I was up and running in a few minutes. Added few addons for extra functionality, support was fantastic and quick help addressing my questions.
its great…
in few words i can say the plugin is great and it helped me a lot…
Lot of functionality
This plugin has really a lot of functions and is easy to configure using template files, and the support is really fast, I will buy the extension because will solve me a lot of problems. The only thing I'm sorry about is not having discovered it before.
Nice Plugin
Nice Plugin
Thanks for your contact
They helped me to fix my problem.
A great and worthwhile plugin
Perfect utility for people who want to create and manage events. Absolute must-have.
Highly recommended event management plugin
Tried this plugin for a few days now. I highly recommend it. It comes with plenty of awesome features and has built in the form management as well as many other features to convert your WordPress blog into a full-fledged event platform. Haven't tried other premium addons but free version is already offering a lof of value.
Fantastic! Very pratical and easy to use!
Simply Setup
This is the perfect plugin for displaying events on your website. The setup is very simple and detailed. Answers all of the questions for someone looking to attend the event you're advertising.
Excellent support and great larynx
Excellent support and great larynx
The Perfect Plugin for Events Managaments
This is a nice and really easy to use plugin when it comes to event creation, submission and management. It has everything you need. You and your clients can create new events, manage the existing events, filter them by category, location and much more!
What an amazing plugin!
This is plugin is really amazing and useful! It saves a lot of my time to create an event and it can be shared with friends. Highly recommended!
Really good support!
As long as im working when their chat hours are open, they are super helpful and try their best to help wherever possible! Ive only encountered great support and help from them!
Awesome plugin
This plugin has really a lot of functions, and is easy to configure using template files, and the support is really fast, I will buy the extension because will solve me a lot of problems. The only thing I'm sorry about is not having discovered it before.
Good support !
Live support (by chat) very helpful ! a big thank you !
SImply Great!
Definitely give WP Event Manager a look if you need to add event listings
WP Event Manager is easy to use and set up. It only takes a few minutes to get up and going. And I like that it includes a setup wizard to automatically create all the necessary pages.
Awesome Plugin!
Best plugin for events
Great Plugin for Event Listing
It is a great plugin for event website. The features are also up to the mark for prompt functioning.
Awesome plugin! Simple but have many options!
Loved it!
Great job keep it up.we are here to appreciate you.Thanks
Great job keep it up.we are here to appreciate you.Thanks Support means adons and compatability are also good
Great. All in one
Awesome plugin with all in one. I'm using this plugin with my third party site and it is working fine without facing any issue till now. I as admin am able to manage everything from back end of the WordPress and front end users are also able to manage events from front end dashboard. Easy to use for admin and users both. Easy to search the events as well. Very useful for me!! Keep it up guys.. 🙂
Was will mann mehr schade nur das man die searchbox nicht deaktivieren kann
Superb support 🙂
I think all event plugins suck.. this one is no exception but the amazing support I got in this case made the situation workable at least Thanks!!
Nice and helpful event plugin
It's a great product, available also in several languages!
Страхотен плъгин
Плъгина върши страхотна работа. Съпорта също много помага. Съжалявам че не го бях намерил по рано много време и нерви щеше да ми спести. Поздрави на създателите.
Best Plugin For Event Management
This is a great plugin for Event Management and event plugin with the most complete feature. 🙂
Full selection of event management plugins
it every good!
Twitter Review
What our happy users say about plugin.
Dove into the @wp_eventmanager #WordPress plugin and was impressed with its ease of use and customization options. The field editor is really awesome! 👏— Brian Jackson Ⓦ (@brianleejackson) April 16, 2018
Developers are very generous with features in the free version. Definitely take it for a spin! https://t.co/pCcOy83hD4


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Former commissioner to ask for new trial
Former Columbia County commissioner Scott Dean is seeking a retrial on his conviction for child molestation.
A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on June 15 before Superior Court Judge James G. Blanchard Jr., where the judge will hear a motion for a new trial.
Dean's attorney, Pete Theodocion, filed the motion on Feb. 23.
Such a motion had to be filed within 30 days of the conviction, Blanchard said.
If Blanchard denies the motion, Dean can appeal that decision, said Assistant District Attorney Parks White.
A jury convicted Dean, 42, on Dec. 16 of two counts of child molestation. In January, Blanchard sentenced Dean to 20 years in prison, followed by 20 years on probation.
Based on guidelines from the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, Dean won't be eligible for parole for 18 years.
The jury found Dean guilty of exposing himself to and inappropriately touching his teen daughter, one of five children he and his wife adopted from Guatemala in 2008. The girl claimed he came into her room at night and touched her.
Dean denied the charges when he testified at the trial.
The motion for a new trial is based on assertions that the verdict of the jury contradicted the evidence and that Dean "may be able to present newly discovered evidence showing his innocence," according to the motion.
Dean served on the Harlem City Council and more than five years as the city's mayor before winning a seat to the county commission in July 2008.
He won the July 2010 ReÂpublican primary in the District 4 commission race despite being accused several weeks earlier of exchanging inappropriate text messages with a married county employee.
Dean then ran unopposed in the November 2010 general election.
He resigned from the commission in February 2011 when he was indicted on the child molestation charges.
The following accounts were taken from reports from The Columbia County Sheriff's Office. Additional reports are available at www.columbiacountyso.org:
Thief takes an hour
to start stolen car
A man spent more than an hour trying to start a car he stole from a Martinez barber shop early Wednesday.
The owner of Omar's Barbershop, 3741 Washington Road, told authorities that someone stole his car from the barbershop parking lot. He left the 2007 Ford Mustang in the lot in front of the business at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. When a salesperson arrived to open the business Wednesday morning, the car was missing.
The surveillance video footage showed a man wearing dark pants, a royal blue shirt and work boots carrying a satchel walk onto the lot at about 12:30 a.m. He made his way to the Mustang. The thief got into the car and spent more than an hour inside before getting it started.
Just before 2 a.m., the thief drove the car west on Washington Road.
Store clerk recognizes counterfeit $100 bill
The clerk at a Martinez drug store called authorities Tuesday after she said a man tried to use a $5 bill disguised as a $100 bill.
The 33-year-old clerk said at about 11:30 a.m., a man attempted to use a $100 bill to purchase items at the store on Old Petersburg Road. The clerk recognized the money was a $5 bill with $100 printed on top of it.
The clerk said she wasn't accepting the money and the man got angry. She handed him the altered bill and he left.
Girl, woman get disturbing messages
A Martinez woman and an Evans juvenile recently told deputies they received disturbing messages from people they didn't know.
On Tuesday, an Evans man called authorities after his juvenile daughter said she'd gotten three e-mails from someone claiming to be stalking her on Facebook. The sender sent one message claiming he knows where she lives and that he'd been stalking her. In a second message, the sender threatened her if she continued to ignore him, and again said he knew her address.
In a third e-mail, the sender told her, "Do not try and hide from me young lady. I will come for you if you do not respond."
The girl didn't respond and told her father.
On Wednesday, a 23-year-old Martinez woman said she received vulgar text messages from someone claiming to have a job for her.
The woman said she got a message from someone on Monday claiming that he heard she needed a job. When she responded "yes," the sender responded that he had a good job for her and was willing to pay good money.
When the woman asked about the job, the sender said she'd be his assistant answering phones. The sender also said that the woman could do sexual favors for him if she was interested.
The woman said she told the sender never to contact her again.
The woman received another text message Tuesday demanding that she show up for work because she's under a contract. She didn't respond.

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Acquiring cryptocurrency by many people is perceived as a fine way of increasing personal fortune. Mining cryptocurrency is not easy. It requires a person to be persistent and to have advanced analytical skills.
Before you decide to mine cryptocurrency on a mining farm, you have to remember that this way of making money is good if you practice continuously. It reminds trading intangible assets in a certain way.
How You Can Mine
To start mining, you need to have hardware and software that corresponds to your task, works fine with each other, and is compatible with the PC. There is special hardware for bitcoin mining, which you can acquire, but it is not cheap at all. If you do not possess any, you can also work from your personal computer. However, you need to have special software. Here are some main principles of how mining farms work:
- Mining is only a comparison. A person in reality has to operate a system that randomly matches the data. Cryptocurrency mining is based on blockchain technology.
- A user has to operate nodes that randomly get matched. You can improve farms' performance by randomly choosing a number. To make it, you have to choose the right moment. To increase your chances, you can use mathematical algorithms for it.
- You can mine different cryptocoins. This should not only be Bitcoins. It can also be Ethereum, or other currencies.
- Mining is a good way to get a moderate, but stable income over time. If you would like to earn more with e-currency, you have to use initial coin offerings.
These are the main facts you should know about how to mine cryptocurrency. It is a specific way of making money. It requires involvement, investment, and considerable time.
Where To Keep The E-money That You Earn
After you have mined some digital money, you have to save them on an account. Crypto money can not be placed on a regular bank account. They have to be kept on an e-wallet. You can register on one of the electronic accounts in the internet.
There are e-wallets that are available for different types of currency. You should have a separate wallet for Bitcoins, Ethereums, and other types of currencies. To withdraw cryptocurrency, you will have to pay a small fee, like when you are using a bank ATM.
Buying and selling e-money is a good method to increase personal fortune. Use it for your own benefit.


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FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- By imposing strict rules about alcohol, parents can reduce their kids' impulses to drink, according to a new study.
Tight parental control over drinking helps inhibit what's called "approach tendencies" in teens, the researchers explained in the study published online and in the May print issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
Approach tendencies refer to a person's inclination to approach or avoid a stimulus.
"With repeated alcohol use, cues that are previously associated with alcohol use -- such as the sight of a beer bottle -- become increasingly important," study corresponding author Sara Pieters, a researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, said in a journal news release. "This might be due to alcohol-induced changes in the brain's reward system and the formation of memory associations."
She and her colleagues looked at the behavior of 238 adolescents (120 females, 118 males) aged 12 to 16 and the alcohol-related rules imposed on them by their parents.
"Results indicated that in young adolescents, approach tendencies were related to alcohol," Pieters said. "However, we found that if parents set strict rules regarding their offspring's alcohol use, adolescents could inhibit these approach tendencies, particularly males. Conversely, permissive parenting seems to exacerbate the link between approach tendencies and alcohol use for adolescent males."
Previous research has already shown that stricter parental rules are associated with less alcohol use by children. But this is the first study to investigate how parental rules affect kids' impulsive processes.
Adolescents may internalize parental rules in such a way that their approach tendencies can be more successfully inhibited, Pieters suggested.
"In summary, the link between parental rule-setting and adolescent alcohol use is well-established, with more rules being associated with less alcohol use. This study extends previous research on this topic by indicating that parental rules might also be related to the degree to which approach tendencies are linked to changes in alcohol use, with approach tendencies being predictive of increases in alcohol use for adolescents with permissive parents," Pieters said in the news release.
"This suggests that parental rule-setting is particularly relevant for adolescents who are already at increased risk to develop alcohol-related problems for reasons such as genetic factors," she added.
More information
The U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has more about parenting to prevent childhood alcohol use.


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Traveling offers many unique opportunities. You can see and experience a wide variety of places. This can all be quite exciting. You will want to have the best time while traveling. The following tips will help you enjoy your travels.
When traveling out of the country, it is advisable to drink only bottled water. This is especially important in countries where the quality of their tap water may be questionable. It's better to possibly pay a bit more and be safe than risk getting sick because of contaminated tap water.
When traveling internationally, do not keep all your valuables in one place. Separate your passport, identifying information and cash and travelers checks from each other. Unfortunately, tourists tend to keep these items together, and in the event that they misplace a bag or are the victim of theft, they lose all their essential documents.
In order to get the most out of your trip with a toddler, when choosing a hotel, you should make sure that you have either another room or a balcony. Since toddlers take frequent naps and also go to bed early, this will ensure that you will be able to occupy yourself while your little one sleeps. No one really wants to call it a night at eight in the evening when they are on vacation.
Before leaving on an overseas vacation, ensure that there are at least six months from your planned date of travel and when your passport expires. Many airlines will refuse to allow you to board unless you meet this minimum requirement. In other cases, you will not be able to enter your destination country. In any case, it is easier to 'be safe than sorry.'
Travel Guide
When you are travelling to a new location it is necessary to gather as much information as possible beforehand. It is no longer necessary to purchase a travel guide (although these are very useful when on location). There is a wealth of information available for free on the Internet. You will especially want to research the hotels that you will stay in.
Travel Packages
Planning your travel in advance is always good advice to follow. Make sure to plan your trip at least a month or a few weeks in advance to ensure you have enough time to make changes. Planning ahead leaves more room for error and gives you more time to get the best deals on travel packages.
There are lots and lots of cruise lines offering fine travel packages in the Caribbean. Some are more memorable than others, though: Consider a barefoot windjammer cruise as an exciting alternative to a more modern, conventional cruise ship. Visiting the islands of the Caribbean powered along by wind and the tides is more romantic than steaming around them on a massive cruise liner.
You should now have some great tips that you can incorporate into your own travel plans. You will surely want to enjoy your travel time as much as possible. Implement these tips on your next trip. Have a great time traveling! The next stop on your travel plan is waiting for your arrival!


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First Access to the World's Hottest Salsa
Some like it hot. You like it hottest in the world. Luckily, we've managed to get our hands on the first batch of salsa made from the hottest pepper known to man. And we're bringing the goods to your door for 50% off the normal rate. Your taste buds have been warned.


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Ajahn Chah Quotes About MindfulnessQuotes about: Mindfulness
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way. If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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We are pleased to offer our local businesses the opportunity to become a member here. The Bridgwater community is thriving, and this scheme makes our Centre the new hub for businesspeople to socialise, network and support our work. By giving a small yearly fee to the Centre (either £180 or £95), we give them some great benefits too! If you are a businessperson and want to become a member, please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Here is an overview of how your company will benefit:
- Invitation to 3 informal members lunches a year
- Where appropriate, we can help you promote your service/products online
- Reductions on facility hire rates
- Link on our website
- Name in our brochure which last year totalled 10,000 copies
- Staff discounts on group bookings
- Free tickets (on the higher tier)
This scheme was launched in June 2013, our pioneering business members are:
Alletsons Solicitors
Bridgwater solicitors offering a range of services including family law & care cases, collaborative law & divorce, conveyancing, housing, wills & probate.
AM Sensors
AM Sensors was established in 1999 and the founding directors have over 100 years combined experience in the control and instrumentation industry. The range and quality of our clients is a testament to our capabilities and extremely high standards.
Blackmore Farm
We have accommodation available in our Manor House and Converted Barn, both Bed&Breakfast and Self-Catering. This unique 15th Century, Grade 1 Listed Manor House will also provide a special venue for your wedding reception. We have a farm shop and café, and make our own ice cream!
Bridgwater College
Bridgwater College is located in the heart of Somerset, with main centres in Bridgwater and Cannington. It also has outreach centres in Bridgwater (Angel Place), Lufton near Yeovil and Paignton Zoo.
Green Olive
Experience all the nuances and delicacies of Turkish Cuisine, without having to travel. Taste the fragrant and varied dishes of this exotic and expansive country. We have an impressive menu of traditional and regional dishes from right across Turkey.
Lets TALK
Lets TALK is a consortium of experienced family lawyers from leading Somerset law firms. All our mediators are lawyers who have been trained as family mediators and the group has been awarded a mediation contract by the Legal Services Commission.
Maxwells Chartered Accountants
Maxwells are a long established independent firm of Chartered Accountants in Bridgwater, Somerset offering a complete range of accountancy, financial and business consultancy services to both businesses and individuals.
Lyndon Brett Partnerships
Surveyors and property management specialists. Commercial properties, valuations, planning, architecture, drawing and design work.
KDR Electrics
Customers deserve a quality service and we enjoy delivering that quality service!
George Allen Accountants
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Welcome to my new home! I'm super excited to have all my stuff together in one spot and unpacked. The bathroom is down the hall and you can hang your coat here. Let me show you around a bit. There are pictures in the gallery, some videos, even a shop where you can check out and enroll in McGoo U classes! I hope you take a look around and stay awhile.
Speaking of videos, I want to take a moment to talk about the "Fun" selection under videos. If you were an attendee of CookieCon, this is where you can go to re-live the ridiculousness of my keynote speech that I gave to kick off the conference. If you were not at CookieCon: Let me explain… no, it will take too long to explain, let me sum up.
We cookiers have built an awesome community. We are helpful, encouraging, talented, friendly, and… let's admit it, crazy. Even as awesome as our community is, we're missing something. Cakers have it, CUPcakers have it, moonshiners have it, heck! even the sasquatch hunting community has it. What are we missing?
a TV SHOW!
In an effort to rectify this glaring omission in our broadcasting, I introduced a brand new, cutting edge technology at CookieCon that will change the television and cookiesphere as we know it. Introducing… CookieVision!
"Is it a tv show?" you ask. think bigger. "A cookie CHANNEL?!" even more awesome.
Imagine a device that when activated makes ALL your favorite shows and characters as obsessed with cookies as you are! Imagine turning on your set to any show, any time and it is about cookies. THAT is CookieVision!
Though CookieVision is still in beta testing, Professor Crumb {the leading creative director of new media technology and co-creator of CookieVision… Mr. John} was on hand at the conference to show us a preview of what we can look forward to with CookieVision and to take notes on the cookie community's reactions.
- Be prepared to be wowed with the revolutionary power of the cookie.
- See how it will change your favorite tv shows and programming.
- Be warned… you can never un-see Mr. John in a dress and lipstick!
Mr. John and I had so much fun putting these together and we hope you enjoy!
Funny video clips from Arty McGoo's keynote presentation at Cookie Con 2014 in Salt Lake City. Check out cookie-themed parodies based on popular movies, TV shows, and music such as Breaking Bad, What Does the Fox Say?, Party Rock Anthem, The Twilight Zone, Downton Abbey, Twilight, The Walking Dead, KISS, and more.
Back to housewarming… I'm so glad you came. I have a lot of big plans for this space and I hope you come by and visit me often. You're always welcome as long as you play nice and share. Have a fabulous day and … BAKE THAT!


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I read this article a few days ago doing my usual morning net surf. Started this post then, but wasn't sure where to go with it.
Then yesterday, I had this little moment with Jude. Jude is my youngest child and will turn five in a week. Five. When he was born, in my mind I saw him as a middle child of five kids. I figured I would have at least two more babies before I turned 40 and then Mac and I would have to work hard at natural family planning in order to enjoy those retirement years in peace. Haha, right?
Jude became the youngest of four when we brought Tristan into our lives. Then last summer, after 4 years, we found out we were pregnant again. I was thrilled. A little worried as well, because we have come to rely on my salary more than we should and taking time off for a baby would be hard, but we had 8 months to save money and be ready. Only five weeks into the pregnancy, however, I miscarried.
Walking to work yesterday, I thought about my youngest son who has gotten so big. And then my thoughts turned to the baby that we lost. He would be a few weeks old now. I was profoundly sad at never getting to know him and at the idea that my body may be done having babies.
Then I thought about the article. About how that little baby is still with me. In my MARROW. The idea takes the phrase "flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone" to a whole new level. Each baby that I have is with me still. The thought made me wonder at the world we live in – how little we understand it – how amazing our bodies and our connections to each other are.


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Last week I attended a conference kindly organized by Outbrain, a start-up company located in Netanya, Israel. Outbrain's VP R&D, Itai Hochman, described their engineering philosophy, which includes—among other things—avoiding "broken windows". The Broken Windows Theory (popularized by the decline of crime in New York in the 1990's) suggests that having broken windows in a neighborhood quickly escalates into more severe crime. The engineering analogy would be that unattended "issues" in the product would similarly result in more global deterioration of quality.
The broken windows metaphor is appealing. But, a metaphor from the economics world—that of a debt—may provide a few more tools to handle product gaps.
In many parts of the world, it is common to take loans to finance large purchases, such as a house or car. Interestingly, most people can typically pretty easily understand the concept of a loan, or debt. There's the net cost of what you want to buy (say $100,000). Rather than paying the net cost upfront, one pays some down payment (say $20,000), and then pays back the remaining portion in installments over a period of time (say $2,000 monthly). The eventual sum paid incorporates some interest, which means that the overall price paid is higher than the net price. Most people get the concept, and can even handle the math with some basic calculators.
What's interesting is that when creating software, a similar phenomenon occurs. And, as the recent economic meltdown has proven, taking more debt than one can afford can have a detrimental effect.
Here's how the analogy works.


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Bounding box
For oscillators and spaceships, the bounding box can refer to the bounding box that contains the object in all phases of its period. This is what we usually use in the infobox. For example, weekender, which has a minimum bounding box of 16x10, has a "total" bounding box of 18x12. For the loafer, this is a 10x10 bounding box.
~Sokwe 05:09, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry,I didn't notice that. And I think it necessary to put up a notice on that. Zhuyifei1999 11:23, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
- Shouldn't the bounding box of the glider be 4x4 then? Codeholic 08:14, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
- The glider bounding box should actually be 3x4 (starting from generation 1). I'll go change it.
~Sokwe 04:37, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
- The glider bounding box should actually be 3x4 (starting from generation 1). I'll go change it.
To everyone trying to edit the bounding boxes of spaceships: we currently do not have a standard for what the bounding box is. For oscillators, the standard is to use the bounding box of the envelope of the pattern over its full period. Extending this to spaceships, it is reasonable to use the minimal bounding box of the envelope over the pattern's full period. Under this metric, Loafer has a 10x10 bounding box. Another reasonable definition of bounding box is to take the minimal single-phase bounding box of the spaceship. In this case, the bounding box for Loafer is 9x9.
One issue with both of these definitions is that they don't always match with the image in the infobox. For small patterns, the standard for the image (and hence the pattern file) is to take the phase with the smallest population. For example, the image for the MWSS shows neither the minimal bounding box over all phases nor the minimal single-phase bounding box (and the infobox for the MWSS gives the bounding box of the image, rather than either of the minima, showing just how inconsistent we are about this).
Personally, I have been using the all-phases definition, but I'll avoid changing anything on any current pages until a standard is agreed upon. At the risk of making the infobox too big, we could include both the minimal all-phase and minimal single-phase bounding boxes. Whatever we decide, I think the infobox should indicate that the bounding box given is not simply the bounding box of the image (e.g., label it "total bounding box" or "minimum bounding box" as is relevant).
~Sokwe 22:22, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
For oscillators, the bounding box across all phases is natural, but extending this to spaceships would give an infinite bounding box (or, if you only consider one period, the bounding box is dependent on your starting phase and therefore not uniquely defined). I think that the minimal bounding box is the more natural metric for spaceships. Calcyman (talk) 00:22, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
- >if you only consider one period, the bounding box is dependent on your starting phase and therefore not uniquely defined
- Under the all-phases definition, the minimal bounding box over all starting phases is chosen. To me, what seems like the most natural metric depends on the spaceship. For example, the glider fits in a 3x3 bounding box in all of its phases, and this feels like the natural "size" of the glider, but by the all-phases definition it has a 3x4 bounding box. On the other hand, I have a hard time thinking of the following as a width-10 ship since it has a width of 12 over its full period:
x = 38, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
- If we do choose the single-phase definition, I think it should be labeled "minimum bounding box", which would hopefully avoid some confusion. The single-phase definition is certainly easier to describe.
~Sokwe 07:45, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- I'd certainly like to vote for the "minimal single-phase bounding box" option, and I agree that "minimum bounding box" or "smallest bounding box" would be a good label.
- It was plenty enough trouble to find just the single-phase minimum for some recent high-period spaceships. With the Parallel HBK, you'd have to apply some slightly fiddly logic to be sure you had the right answer. The naive automated bounding-box-finding algorithm would have to run through a full cycle of the Parallel HBK for each of its 245,912 phases. Even for a simple glider, it's easy to get the "wrong" answer of 4x4 if you start with the wrong phase and don't check the other one. Dvgrn (talk) 23:15, 7 September 2015 (UTC)


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BLACKWELL, Elizabeth, American physician: b. Bristol, England, 3. Feb. 1821; d. London, 1 June 1910. In 1831 her father and family came to New York and in 1837 settled in Cincinnati, where he died soon after. For some years Elizabeth helped her mother to support eight other children by keeping a boarding school. In 1844 she resolved to become a physician and overcoming much serious opposition obtained admission to Geneva Medical College, Geneva, N. Y., where she was graduated with highest honors 1849, being the first woman to obtain a medical degree in the United States. She studied later with her sister Emily in Paris, again overcoming all opposition, and together in 1853 they started in New York, the Infirmary for Women and Children, the first institution of its kind conducted solely by women. In 1868 they founded the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary which was afterward affiliated with Cornell Medical College when that institution became co-educational. In 1869 Dr. Blackwell settled in London and assisted in founding the National Health Society of London and the London School of Medicine for Women. She lectured extensively on medical and educational topics and wrote among other books 'The Physical Education of Girls' (1852); 'Moral Education of the Young' (1879); 'The Human Element in Sex' (1884); 'The Influence of Women in Medicine' (1889), and 'Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women' (1895).


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The West Africa Coordinator of Pan african Federalist Movement (PAFM) and National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, says it is unfair for the president to be exempted from the country's tax net and calls for his addition to serve as an example to others .
He makes a strong case that the first gentleman of the land earns an income as an employee of the state and that should warrant his obligation to pay a taxable percentage on his remuneration to the state. He cannot fathom why the vice president is not offered the same opportunity as it is in the case of the president.
Whiles blaming Ghana's constitution for the laxity, he explained his position by stressing "it is unfair for the president to be excluded from the payment of taxes. He is the first gentleman of the land and a good example must be set in that regard. I am struggling to understand why the vice president is rather required to pay tax. That is the law but I think it is wrong and must be changed"
His comments were in response to a question by a pupil.on whether on not the President pays tax during an interactive session with some pupils of the St. Martin DE Porres School in Accra on Wednesday.
The encounter which was held on the theme: "Our Taxes Build a Great Ghana " was at the instance of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) as part of activities to mark its citizenship week celebration.
Mr. Mornah encouraged the pupils to build a tax-paying mindset as part of their academic development in order to contribute to the economic strength of the country.
"By law, you are not supposed to pay tax as children. Even with that, you pay indirect tax anytime you purchase an item. As citizens of this country, you are required to observegood hygiene, patriotism, peace, unity and all other activities that promotes nation building. But all of these are not enough until you fulfil your tax demands, " he noted.
He seized the occasion to enlighten the pupils on the various taxes they are likely to encounter now or in future. They include the Income Tax , Gift Tax, CorporateTax, Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Property Tax and Value Added Tax (VAT). He also made mention of the Tax Identification Number (TIN) and entreated the pupils to get one for themselves when they reach majority age status.
The broad theme for the NCCE this year is "Our Nation, our Heritage: Consolidating Ghana's Democratic Gains ."
The occasion is used to set the agenda for school children to join in the awareness creation campaign on tax compliance and also to inculcate in them the culture of tax paying as they grow to become responsive adults.


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Some days are just great and this was right up there with the best of them! I got to meet my idol, Iron Chef Bobby Flay, at the Williams-Sonoma in Annapolis, Maryland. His new book Bar Americain is a real winner. While standing in line to meet Mr. Flay and have him sign our books, we were treated to samples of his recipes:
- Pumpkin Soup with Cranberry-Maple Creme Fraiche with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds and Chives
- Apple Chopped Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
- Hot Potato Chips with Blue Cheese Sauce
- Red Velvet Cupcakes
All delish and all on my "to cook" list (starting this weekend)! I can't put this beautiful book book down. Really, I'm just too excited to blog, so for the "rest of the story" from my big day, go to Cindy Dyer's blog — my friend, photographer, artist, and designer extraordinaire!
And why am I the sneeze guard heiress? It's all tongue-in-cheek to provoke a grin and pique some interest; however, my dad, Johnny Garneau really did invent the sneeze guard.


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Anne Derenne (Alias ADENE) is a French cartoonist and illustrator based in Madrid (Spain). She studied international economics, getting a Master degree in development economics in 2006. But in 2011 she began her carrier as a freelance cartoonist. She is collaborating with cartoon platform cartoonmovement and with different magazines and associations. Her artwork has been exhibited in a lot of collective international exhibitions worldwide.
In 2016 she won first prize in international cartoon contest Niels Bugge, also special prize Portas da Villa in Luiz D'Olieveira Guimaraes contest.
In 2017 she won second prize in «Exile» cartoon contest organized by EXILE-Kulturkoordination in Germany.
Twitter: @Adenecartoon
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She also works as a children´s illustrator: http://illustrationannederenne.blogspot.com


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Oh my, reviewing Globesweeper has proven to be one of the best things I've done of late. Because the tips in the comments for other puzzle games to try are making me such a ridiculously happy boy. After the really brilliant Tametsi, I've been playing last year's Delete, from LineWay creators Pony.


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After a time of uncertainty it is now certain: The Transition International Queer Minorities Festival will also take place this year. From November 22-25, Transition for the seventh time will be showing films in Schikaneder regarding the topic of queer minorities. Because even though we are without fundings this year, we want to make a statement against the reactionary forces and their conservative life concepts, that not only in Austria are met with growing popularity. For that we are depending on your help.
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Upgrades 2009 page replaces upgrade items — other news items below.
21 December 2009: New Metrolink tram in service
15 December 2009: Preparation work for East Didsbury line
30 November 2009: New Metrolink depot takes shape
04 November 2009: New Metrolink tram progress
05 October 2009: Oldham Loop Closed for Conversion
05 August 2009: Funding for two new tram stops on the Bury line
04 August 2009: Second Cross City Route
04 August 2009: Droylsden Line Utility Diversions
28 July 2009: Chorlton line, retaining walls construction work
28 July 2009: Holt Town construction works on Droylsden line
13 July 2009: First new Metrolink tram lands in Manchester
08 July 2009: Bus services for Oldham and Rochdale Loop Line closure
01 July 2009: New footbridge at Droylsden
22 May 2009: Central Park line construction work
22 May 2009: Chorlton line construction work
13 May 2009: Greater Manchester Transport Fund
01 May 2009: MediaCity:UK line has Transport and Works Act powers
22 April 2009: Droylsden line construction work
21 April 2009: GBP100 Metrolink standard fare
06 April 2009: Queen's Road Depot Expansion
09 March 2009: New Depot
06 February 2009: Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority
03 February 2009: Droylsden Line Utility Diversions
28 January 2009: New trams take shape
28 January 2009: Smedley Viaduct
The first new tram went into service on Wednesday 16 December between Piccadilly and Eccles. It is one of eight which will run on existing Metrolink lines; eventually it will be one of forty in use on the extended network. There was an official launch event on 21 December 2009.
The St. Werburgh's Road to East Didsbury extension is one of the Accelerated DfT Package items in the Greater Manchester Transport Fund Delivery Programme.
A phase 3a Metrolink line from Trafford Bar to St Werburgh's Road is under construction and due to open in spring 2011.
Preparations for the extension began on 14 December with trees and vegetation clearance along the disused railway cutting from Mauldeth Road West in Chorlton towards Didsbury. Also in early January work will start from Parrs Wood Lane, Didsbury. These are expected to take approximately 10 weeks to complete.
GMPTE carried out detailed ecological surveys before the work started and is liaising with Natural England and local councils to protect wildlife along the route. As part of GMPTE's environmental policy, more trees will be planted than will be removed.
Progress on second depot construction; following months of intensive work preparing the foundations, drainage and other key services on or below the ground; some of the tracks and the shell of the main workshop are now in place. Track connections to the Altrincham line were installed during August.
The work at present underway is for phase 3a. Full phase 3b works may be completed before this depot is brought into use. Current proposed opening dates are Autumn 2010 for the Stabling Yard with the full depot completed by Summer 2011.
Officials from GMITA, GMPTE and contractor MPact–Thales toured the site of the depot, which is being built on land alongside the Altrincham line between Trafford Bar and Old Trafford stops.
Pictures by GMPTE are in the depots photogallery.
The first tram has completed its 1,000 mile endurance test, which took place between the Queen's Road Depot and Bury during the night. It has been accepted by GMPTE. Testing is continuing on the trams with all required tests being undertaken for Network Rail approval. Metrolink runs close to the main line at Victoria and Cornbrook also over Network Rail track between Timperley and Altrincham. Unofficial reports indicate that five new trams have now been delivered.
Driver Training is planned to commence in early November, this must take place before the new trams enter public service. It will be on the Bury line during the day. Although these trams will pull into stops and the doors open, passengers will not be allowed to board. New trams will probably start to be introduced across the Metrolink network during December 2009.
On Saturday 3 October 2009, the last trains ran on the 22.5 kilometre Oldham loop line. Rail services continue on the Calder Valley line between Manchester, Rochdale and Leeds.
Earlier in 2009 two detailed passenger surveys indicated the number of people using the loop line and journeys made. Bus operator First Manchester has made significant enhancements to the commercial network. GMPTE has also modified its subsidised services. Normal bus fares will apply on all the services; single journey, day, week and month tickets will be available.
Work to convert the line to Metrolink will start immediately and information events about the project will be held in communities along the line the near future.
Metrolink services between Manchester and Central Park should start in Spring 2011. Manchester to Oldham Mumps is expected to open in autumn 2011 and onwards to Rochdale in spring 2012.
On 4 August the Government announced that GBP 4 million from the Community Infrastructure Fund is awarded to two new stops on the Bury Metrolink line. This is part of GBP 30 million allocated to transport projects to support thousands of extra homes being built across the country over the coming months.
Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority Chair, Councillor Keith Whitmore, said that the funding will help realise a long held ambition to open new stops at Queen's Road and Abraham Moss.
One new stop will be at the Abraham Moss Centre in Crumpsall near the existing City College and popular facilities like the library and leisure centre. Journey time to Victoria of five minutes by tram versus the average of 13 minutes by bus. It will replace Woodlands Road stop, which is underused and poorly located.
Queen's Road stop will replace the present staff halt. Journey time to Piccadilly Gardens will be seven minutes.
GMPTE's May schematic and June geographic Metrolink diagrams show this between Victoria and G–Mex on the Cross Street route. It will be part of the Greater Manchester Transport Fund Metrolink Phase 3b expansion proposals.
A 'business case' has been sent to government officials at the Department for Transport (DfT) for approval.
A second city–centre tram crossing is needed for the extra services that will operate when phase 3b is completed. GMPTE expect building programme details are likely to be ready by the autumn.
Market Street in Droylsden is due to reopen to two–way traffic next week after months of work to divert utilities on Market Street and Manchester Road.
Diversion works will then move on to Davenport Street near Edge Lane. High voltage cables will be relocated and sewer works continue. Davenport Street will be closed between Manor Road and Manchester Road for approximately four months, from Thursday 13 August at the earliest. Local traffic diversions will operate.
MPact–Thales — the consortium appointed to design, build and maintain the new lines and depot — has already cleared the overgrown cutting and is laying drainage in trenches along the track bed.
Retaining walls construction is due to begin on 3 August. A piling rig will arrive in Firswood. It will gradually progress down the route over the next few months — through to the Chorlton High stop at St Werburgh's Road. Work will only take place in the daytime Monday to Friday and last for a few days at any one location along the route.
When piling work is finished and all the drainage laid, MPact–Thales will be able to start building tram stop foundations in the early autumn.
Following utility diversions that took place in the area during June, work on foundations for the new stop will start in August.
Heavy duty piling rigs will be used to start creating concrete retaining walls for the stop in the area between Ashton New Road, Holt Town and Cambrian Street. The work will pave the way for track laying to start in the autumn.
Beswick Street will be closed to traffic in both directions between Ashton New Road and Branson Street from 3 August until early November. There will be a sign posted diversion. Temporary traffic lights will also be in use on Ashton New Road for around seven weeks.
Manchester's first new M5000 tram arrived at the Metrolink Queen's Road depot on 13 July at around 6 am, having made the final leg of its journey under police escort. It left the Bombardier depot in Vienna on the back of an articulated lorry in the early hours of Thursday and travelled almost 1,000 miles as it made its way through Germany, the Netherlands and Rotterdam before landing at the Port of Hull on Sunday.
The new tram is yellow at the front, and has yellow and silver sides, in line with the new Metrolink identity. The new colours have also been used inside the tram, and full–length glass double doors will make it feel lighter and brighter than the current vehicles.
Philip Purdy, GMPTE's Metrolink Director, said: "We've been looking forward to this day and following the new tram's progress very closely. I am really pleased with the result. The tram will now undergo extensive operational and safety tests and we'll also have to train people how to drive it. The tests will go on through the summer and the autumn before the tram goes into service."
Two detailed surveys took place earlier this year — they looked at how many people use the service and the kinds of journeys made — the results fed into the planning process.
Following talks between GMPTE and First Manchester, the operator has made some significant enhancements to its commercial network to support passengers who will be affected when the Loop Line closes for conversion to Metrolink after services finish on Saturday 3 October.
The changes, which come into force on Monday 31 August to give passengers a month to prepare, provide a mixture of express and high frequency services that reflect the types of journeys currently made on the Loop Line. In addition, GMPTE has modified its subsidised services to support these changes to ensure that an appropriate level of service is provided. Normal bus fares will apply on all the services; single journey, day, week and month tickets will be available.
Rail services will run as normal on the Calder Valley line between Manchester, Rochdale and Leeds.
GMPTE will be conducting a major information campaign over the summer, to make sure that people know about the alternatives that will be on offer.
Construction work near Droylsden Library, took place during May and June, with piling for & building concrete retaining walls to help widen Manchester Road. A new footbridge was lifted into place on Sunday 28 June.
This will run from Irk Valley Junction, on the Bury line, along the disused Smedley Viaduct and Cheetham Hill loop line to Central Park and eventually on to Oldham and Rochdale.
MPact–Thales, the consortium appointed to design, build and maintain the new lines, has already cleared the route and will start to install drainage in June. Once complete, work on the foundations for the new tram stops can begin.
Work will also have to be done to some of the bridges along the route.
Philip Purdy, GMPTE's Metrolink Director, said: "We've already done a lot of work to get us to this point but people are going to see a lot more activity in the area over the next few months."
Trams will start running from Manchester to new stops at Monsall and Central Park from spring 2011, then Oldham Mumps from autumn 2011 and finally Rochdale from spring 2012.
This line will run along a disused railway line from the existing Trafford Bar Metrolink stop.
MPact–Thales, the consortium appointed to design, build and maintain the new lines, has already cleared the tram route and will start to install drainage down the length of the new line this month. This will be followed by piling work later in the summer to create the concrete foundations of the new tram stops.
Philip Purdy, GMPTE's Metrolink Director, said: "Once the drainage is in place we can start building the stops, so people are going to be seeing lots of activity on the Chorlton line over the summer."
Due for completion in spring 2011, the new line to Chorlton will have three stops and be served by trams running every six minutes.
A new depot is also being created on the triangle of land near Trafford Bar, between the Altrincham line, Ayres Road, and the track bed of the disused railway line. Part of Elsinore Road, which runs parallel to the existing Altrincham line, has been closed from its junction with Ayres Road to a point before its junction with Skerton Road.
The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) has agreed a Greater Manchester Transport Fund (GMTF) prioritising public transport and highway schemes.
Metrolink extensions funded are to Manchester Airport, East Didsbury, Ashton–under–Lyne and the town centres of Oldham and Rochdale, as well as a second city crossing between Victoria and G–Mex.
On 13 May 2009 Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon welcomed the fast–tracking of two new Metrolink extensions to Ashton in Tameside and East Didsbury in South Manchester, as well as a package of cross–city bus improvements and new park–and–ride spaces.
See the Funding page for more details.
GMPTE has officially been given powers to run trams to the heart of MediaCity:UK in Salford Quays, as construction work gets under way on the new quarter–of–a–mile line.
Detailed designs for the civil and infrastructure elements are being finalised. Initial construction work is already underway foundations have been cleared and building work will start in mid–May.
It is being funded by the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA), Salford City Council and developers Peel Media — the organisations behind the MediaCity:UK development — and is due to open in summer 2010.
MediaCity:UK will be home to the BBC's new northern headquarters and is expected to create 15,500 jobs and bring GBP1 billion to the regional economy in its first five years.
Construction work in Droylsden town centre will begin near Droylsden Library in early May. A piling rig will be used to start building concrete retaining walls for widening Manchester Road and to create a new foot bridge.
There will be temporary traffic lights on Manchester Road between the Jolly Carter pub and Water Lane for the next two to three months as United Utilities move manholes.
Work to divert utilities along Market Street began earlier this year and is running to schedule.
Metrolink is stepping up its operation to catch fare evaders on the trams. From Monday 11 May, anyone caught without a valid ticket will be charged a standard fare of GBP100.
GMPTE, which owns the Metrolink network, has launched an information campaign to remind passengers that they must have a valid ticket before they board their tram. Posters are now on display on trams and at stops, and leaflets are being handed out to passengers.
Metrolink inspectors check passengers' tickets seven days a week and will issue the new GBP100 standard fare to those travelling without a valid ticket. The standard fare must be paid within 21 days — or GBP50 if paid within 14 days. Failure to pay the standard fare could result in prosecution and legal proceedings.
Work has now started on the depot extension. The Workshop will be extended and additional stabling sidings provided. A new perimeter fence now includes that part of the former Cheetham Hill Loop Line adjacent to the original depot site.
The remaining derelict building on the second depot site — a former bakery and packaging company — was demolished during January 2009. Subsequently most of the ground has been cleared of old surfaces. A work compound will be constructed on this site.
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) became Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA) on Monday 9 February.
The new name is the first of a wave of changes being introduced by the Local Transport Act 2008. It reflects GMITA's wider transport role and new powers, as it takes on a more strategic responsibility for planning and delivering transport improvements.
Further changes to be introduced later this year will strengthen the role of ITAs in the planning and delivery of better bus services.
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive — the executive arm of the authority — will remain as GMPTE.
Work to move existing utilities — such as gas, water, electricity and phone lines — away from the route has started and will take place throughout the year.
Several road closures and diversions will be in place along the route while utilities are being moved and the new line is being built. GMPTE is working closely with the utility companies and local councils to minimise the impact the work has on local communities.
The first utility work — on BT telecommunications equipment — will start in Droylsden town centre at the junction of Market Street / Villemomble Square with Manchester Road on 9 February.
Utility diversion in Ancoats, at the Pollard Street/Carruthers Street junction, will begin after the diversion work on Great Ancoats Street — which is not directly related to Metrolink — has finished. This is one of the most complicated and intensive areas of utility diversion along the route and the junction will be closed for the duration of the work which is expected to finish in 2010.
Greater Manchester's forty new FLEXITY Swift trams are beginning to take shape at the Bombardier production site in Vienna. The first tram shell has been completed and engineers have now reached the stage where they can start installing the electrical and interior fittings.
They will be tested in Vienna in the spring before the first one is ready to be delivered to Manchester in the summer. It will then go through rigourous testing on the Metrolink system for around three months to make sure it meets safety regulations.
The tram is due to go into service in the autumn once drivers have been trained to operate the new model. Transport bosses then expect to be able to add new trams to the network at the rate of approximately one each month.
See the Bombardier M5000 page for more information.
Smedley Viaduct — last used by passenger trains in 1966 — had become overgrown with trees, hedgerows and shrubs which were cleared in November 2008.
This brick built viaduct is just over 400 metres long, 30 metres high and has 26 arches. In December 2008 specialist abseilers, who are all structural engineers, carried out inspections under the arches to see what work may be needed to restore the viaduct.
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So tired. Too tired to type. Work has gone from ridiculously busy and stressful to it's-possible-I-might-have-an-aneurism-very-soon busy and stressful. I'm not even going to go into details, just believe me when I say I have face-palmed more this week than in any other week before it and I predict much swearing and head-holding before the week is up.
I've made a couple of jewellery bits and pieces, for the lovely K who is, as I type, gallivanting around Tonga somewhere swimming with whales (as you do). I envy her lifestyle so much. I also envy her ability to wear bathers in public and not worry about what anyone else thinks (she doesn't need to worry anyway). My thighs and other flabby bits are stopping me from swimming with whales! Well, that and the fact I am not a very good traveller, don't like flying, can't dive without holding my nose and spend too much money on craft supplies and op-shopping to actually go and buy myself some holidays in exotic locations. With whales.
Back to the jewellery. K wanted me to re-string a shell she loved onto some string or thonging. We'd already done this a while back but she wore it in the water (as she does) and it started fraying and disintegrating. So I decided to go with tiger tail (not really ideal for water either but stronger) and bead the whole length. Hope she likes it. I know she wanted a more natural look but hopefully she will approve of this different approach….
…also did some matching earrings…(both pieces using some wooden beads I bought last week)…
…and, finally, I repaired and re-strung a bracelet I had made K ages ago. This had also suffered disintegration via sea water baths and was barely holding itself together. But it is fixed again now, ready for another few months of ocean swimming (and probably the odd whale/shark/seal/krakken sighting).
It's nice having someone appreciate my funny little crafting endeavours and so, to K, I say thank you 🙂
PS Sorry – very short post but I am completely shattered after a very long day lifting furniture, dealing with clients, trouble-shooting problems and just being in a general unorganised frenzy. Hope you're having a zen-like, calm and non-stressful week – send some of that over to me! 🙂


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Max Gotzler: A Testosterone and Diet Experiment
Ernesto Ramirez
June 9, 2014
Max Gotzler wasn't feeling his best during a long German winter. He decided to visit his physician to see if anything might be going on. This included various blood and micronutrient tests. When he received his results he noticed that his testosterone levels were on the low end of the acceptable range. Intrigued by this, he set out to figure out what affects his testosterone levels. Using a variety of self-tracking tools and methods he experimented with diet and lifestyle factors while tracking his testosterone values. Watch Max talk about what he found below and make sure to read his responses to our three prime questions.
Slides are also available here.
What did I do?
I explored how diet changes influenced my level of free testosterone. In addition, I observed how changes in testosterone related to my mood, sleep and energy level.
How did I do it?
Over the course of one year, I regularly checked my level of free (active) testosterone in saliva and correlated the results to other data I had collected using apps and tracking devices.
What did I learn?
I learned that eliminating carbs from my diet resulted in lower testosterone and adding carbs together with fat and protein increased testosterone. I also learned that sleep was closely tied to my level of testosterone. After good nights of sleep (usually more than 8 hours), my level was elevated the next morning.


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Meds for your child? What you need to know.
The decision to put a child on medication is never a light one. I can count many a parent who has said to me, " I will never put my child on medication". There is always some reason behind their strong feelings and usually it involves the fear that they will lose the person their child really is. They don't want their child to be a zombie or controlled in "that way".
Because of that, I find it bears repeating ad nauseam: The purpose of a medication is NOT to control your child. The purpose of a medication is to help a child control him or herself. If your child is doing well without medication, that is wonderful. However, I have had more than one parent, who gave me an anti-medication lecture trying to use my son as an example. They have actually pointed to him and said, "See? He's doing fine right now". This is a dead point to make because he takes his medications every single day. That means, at the exact time they pointed at him, he was under the effects of his medication. Were he not, I guarantee you "okay" would not have escaped their lips. Naturally some have given me the example of how well their own child is doing.
You cannot take example of how other peoples children are doing, with or without as concrete example of how your child will do. You must do the homework and research for yourself. That being said, here is what you need to know about applying medications to your child.
Trial and Error: Getting the right results from medications with your child will always, always, always be result of trial and error. There are no guaranteed results that will occur in every single child who tries any given medication. That goes for adults as well, for anyone who is going to start medications for disorders.
Time and Patience: Results don't happen overnight, period. To gauge full effects of any med you may have to administer them for at least a week and up to a month. During that time, you will have to watch for side effects and give them time to either clear up, or show you that your child can't use that medication. You will have to see how long the level of the med has a proper effect and talk to the doctor about whether or not to increase dosage.
Know your meds!: Read about them, research them, and know them inside and out. How long before you see results? What are the side effects? If they are wrong for your child, can you stop them cold turkey, or do you have wean them off? You need to know all these things for any form of medicating you intend to do with your child.
Don't cut out the doctor: I don't care what you are giving your child, over the counter or prescribed. Especially if you are using prescriptions and plan to add other chemicals from "over the counter", you need to have a doctor on board to advise you on what those extras could do mixed with things your child is already taking. Things like Melatonin, food additives, and supplements can interact with existing medications and bring out undesired effects. Keep your doctor on board and close to what you are doing. Don't hesitate to call and bug your doctors office with questions and make sure to do research.
No, medication is not for everyone but it is necessary for some. Not only should we not judge others for their use of medications (whether they do or don't), we should educate ourselves before we do. Considering your child for medication? Get educated and know the territory. Remember that you are your childs best and most important advocate.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Enough Already?
While biking up Cahug-Na Ave on Tuesday afternoon, right on the corner of The Boulevard, the Militant happened on an entire south and west wall of a business, gaudily clad in ad-wrap (pictured right). The south wall carried the name of the TV show coming to the CW (the Militant won't be a mouthpiece for the networks, so find it out yourself) while the west wall was emblazoned with large photos of its Caucasian cast placed in the archways.
Similarly, a block south on Cahug-Na and Selma avenues was another south/west-facing advertisement for some new NBC shows with their own Anglo actors. This time it was a tarp stretched out on the second floor above Caffé, Etc.
Oh and BTW, no, the Militant didn't cause that little event on The Boulevard on Tuesday.
Now, Sunset Strip billboard ads are an institution. Ads can inform and entertain. Even buswrap ads have become part of the urban landscape. The Militant isn't against all ads. In fact, he'd love to see more on the subway -- it forms a contemporary motif that plays itself out in front of you and documents itself over time. Sure companies can and should get creative in promoting themselves, but, like all things, it can go too far. Water is good for you, but you can still drown in it.
Can't a building just be...a building?
Worse yet, the Daily News just did a story on parking stripe ads for a certain ABC show starring a bunch of white people (okay and one Latina...no, not that one, the other one). So yeah, when you're hauling your groceries into your minivan at Ralphs, you're reminded to to tune in every Sunday night.
Does it really work?
The Militant is sure that many people are now trained to just tune it all out. They see an ad and become apathetic to whatever is being sold. We also learn to tune out other annoyances, like dumping our junk mail straight to the blue bin (tip: anything in the mail with a return address from "Wilmington, DE" is junk mail. Even if you have friends and relatives there - into the blue bin it goes. Hey, better safe than sorry). Also, when our landline phone rings, 90% of the time it's a telemarketer. The Militant just picks up the receiver and hangs it up right away when his landline phone rings. A legitimate caller would make another attempt to call you back.
Of course, there are those who fall for such annoyances hook, line and sinker. Guess they make the world go 'round, eh?
Perhaps one day we'll be so steeped in ads ("Hey look, there's a dog food ad on my cuticle!") that the raw aerosol lines of a graffiti tag would be a welcome sight, relatively speaking...who knows.
Perhaps this is all just a part of that 21st Century malaise. But that's a topic for another day.
9 comments:
- The Hollywood Jedi said...
wait... you have a land line?
- September 19, 2007 at 4:24 AM
- September 19, 2007 at 5:10 AM
- philpalm said...
Not really related to this blog, but how the heck can a person be invited to LA city nerd?
Well not only will you see non-white faces on TV, how do we know if non-white script writers and producers are used?
Maybe there is some West Coast clout when major movie and TV productions are based here at the West Coast (Vancouver is a different matter?)
- September 19, 2007 at 9:35 PM
you've got to be kidding me...complaining about what you see as a dearth of minority actors on the idiot box? you want to see people of color then why don't you tune into bet? won't see whitey there. or how about any of the tens of tv stations that broadcast only in spanish--which, by the way, keep brown people down more than the man ever could. think about it--why learn the language of upward mobility in this country--english--when you could easily tune in and get the news and watch novellas in your own mother tongue?! heck, let's just go to the mercado and read la opinion for that matter! c'mon man...wake up.
- September 22, 2007 at 9:12 AM
- Militant Angeleno said...
Anonymous: Wow, the Militant is honored that The Man himself actually reads this blog!
- September 22, 2007 at 10:54 AM
i ain't the man, militant. i just work for him.
- September 22, 2007 at 11:36 AM
- Militant Angeleno said...
Anonymous: And you're the Employee of the Month.
The Militant still laughs because people like you wish people like the Militant had no voice, yet the irony of you reading this blog is not lost.
- September 22, 2007 at 2:49 PM
i do read the blog. i need my entertainment; the juvenile, bleeding heart liberal views contained herein make me laugh. your assumption that people like me wish people like you had no voice is not only erroneous, it's completely baseless. you don't even know me!
keep slinging mud, because we both know you have no argument against my original comment.
- September 22, 2007 at 3:10 PM
As a sometime wannabe screenwriter, I can say we write scripts with white people in them because the big-name actors are mostly all white... I'd love to see that change, but I think it will be a slow process.
- September 24, 2007 at 5:38 PM