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Dead Of Summer Episode 3 Official Recap: Mix Tape
So much happened in this episode, you don't want to miss out!
Someone is watching Cricket!
Cricket is having a shower when she hears a sound coming from outside. She goes to check it out, but there is no sign of anyone nearby. Still spooked, she runs back to her cabin and we see masked figures watching her from the bushes.
We meet the young Carolina!
In a flashback, we see Cricket and her mother eating pancakes while discussing the Satanists. A news reporter is talking about people who believe in demons. Appalled, Cricket's mother tells a story of a teenage Satanist while serving breakfast to her daughter. Their neighbor arrives with some mail but declines to stay for breakfast. Cricket notices her neighbor's slender figure self-consciously. However, Cricket's dad points out that she is beautiful, kind and funny so it doesn't matter what she looks like. Cricket is not entirely convinced.
Blair knows his friend pretty well!
Cricket writes some more graffiti about herself on the wall when Blair interrupts. He makes fun of her and suggests that she doesn't even care about Alex, but sees him as a trophy. Cricket doesn't disagree. Meanwhile, the counselors are talking about their upcoming night off. Alex suggests they all go to the local bar, The Plaza, but Jessie doesn't think it would be Amy's kind of place. Amy is still angry at Alex for getting Blotter fired. He defends himself but she doesn't buy it. Joel arrives and tells the others that Blair, Jessie and Drew are scheduled to stay at camp with him to supervise movie night. Blair is happy to stay with Drew, while Cricket is excited at the thought of a night out with Alex.
"You want a mix-tape."
In another flashback, Blair catches Cricket writing graffiti about herself in their high school bathroom for the first time. He accuses her of lying about her level of experience and suggests that Cricket wants romance, not just sex. Back in the present day, Cricket sees a message on the wall written in response to hers. It says "Tomorrow Noon". She asks Blair if he wrote it, but he says no. She believes that Alex must have done it. In the meantime, Cricket confiscates an annoying "Hear 'n Speak" toy from a camper.
Deputy Skyes is investigating!
Sykes sits at the bar in The Plaza looking at the photos and map from 1871 he found in Dave's cabin. Sheriff Heelan asks him about the case. Sykes is spooked by what Anton said about someone dying, but the Sheriff doesn't take the threat seriously. He points out that all of this information is from one hundred years ago. However, Sykes believes that there are people still engaged in the occult today.
Cricket's having nightmares!
Cricket is in the woods walking towards a bonfire. As she reaches it she sees figures in wooden masks on either side of her. They threaten her by holding a knife to her throat. Cricket tries to run but her boots are stuck in the mud. She breaks free and runs away from the masked figures. She trips and one of her pursuers looms over her, coming closer and closer. Suddenly, Cricket wakes up in her bed—the whole thing was just a nightmare.
Some of the counselors are seeing things...
Amy notices Cricket staring into space while Jessie and Amy play tether-ball. Cricket tells Amy about her dream and Amy tells her that they've both been seeing things since they've been at Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, Sykes shows up at camp and talks to Jessie and Amy about the movie night. Jessie is jealous of the attention he pays to Amy. In her cabin, Cricket is getting into a bikini when she hears another noise outside. She finds a hole in her cabin wall through which some younger campers are watching her change. While she complains about this to Blair, he asks her about her date with Alex. She leaves to meet him by the lake.
Flashback to Cricket meeting Travis!
A younger Cricket is standing in the corner of a basement party when Blair offers her some refreshments. She refuses, as she's trying to lose weight in preparation for summer camp. They decide to leave the party, but are stopped by Travis along the way. He offers Cricket a tour of his house, but it's obvious that he has seen Cricket's graffiti and is after something else entirely. Blair warns her not to go but Cricket follows Travis upstairs. Blair leaves alone and disappointed.
What does this symbol mean?
Deputy Sykes arrives at an old cabin carrying the map with the drawing of the demonic beast on it. Inside, he looks at the piano and notices a symbol on one of the keys—a symbol that matches the one on the spine of a Bible that the Tall Man is holding in one of his pictures. Sykes hears a sound outside and peeks out the window. Although he can't see anything, we see someone hiding in amongst the trees.
Cricket is disappointed in love!
Alex is not at the lake when Cricket arrives, but Damon and his friends drop by. He tries to flirt with her, but is interrupted when Deputy Sykes walks up. Sykes gets rid of the locals and checks to make sure that Cricket is okay. In a flashback, we see Cricket waiting for Travis by her locker. When he makes a joke about her to his friends and walks right past her in the school hallway, Cricket bursts into tears. Even though he had told her not to go with Travis, Blair comforts Cricket. Back in the present, Blair is comforting her again as she admits that Alex did not meet her by the lake. He suggests she gets dressed up and go to The Plaza anyway. Jessie interrupts them and asks Cricket for a favor.
Someone is trying to warn Cricket!
Joel and Deb discuss which movie to show the kids that night. Joel is flirting with Deb and although she seems to be flattered by the attention she isn't encouraging it. Cricket interrupts them to tell Deb that Jessie just heard her grandma has died. She then gets ready for a night out by putting on a dress and putting her hair up in a scrunchie. She thinks some of the campers are spying on her again when she hears a noise, but it turns out to be the "Hear 'n Speak" she confiscated earlier. It says "Don't" repeatedly, and she thinks she sees a masked figure outside. Cricket decides she is imagining things and leaves the cabin before she can hear the complete message—"Don't go".
Damon is interested in Cricket!
The counselors are waiting to leave for The Plaza. Alex tries to talk to Amy, but she ignores him. Deb arrives to ask Amy if she would cover for Jessie at movie night due to her grandma dying, and Amy agrees. Once the other three counselors leave the cabin, Cricket and Jessie congratulate each other that their bogus "grandma died" story worked to get Jessie out of movie night. At The Plaza, Deputy Sykes is at the bar poring over the clues he has uncovered. Jessie walks over and flirts with him while Cricket tries to get closer to Alex. Alex doesn't seem interested, but Damon approaches her and offers to buy her a drink. She initially turns him down, but Jessie encourages her to use Damon to make Alex jealous.
It's time for movie night!
Jessie and Sykes go off to play foosball while Damon makes headway with Cricket. He offers her a ride in his Firebird. He compliments her hair and asks if he can keep her scrunchie when she takes it off. Alex watches as the two of them head off into the night for a quick spin. Damon's friends watch them too. Meanwhile, Amy and Joel are setting up the movie for the campers. We find out that Amy knows Jessie was lying about her grandma, but still was willing to do her a favor.
Cricket is in serious danger!
Cricket sits in Damon's car staring out the window. In a flashback, we see her walking home from school with Blair. She hears a noise and goes to look upstairs. She finds her dad in his bedroom with their attractive neighbor. They both are scrambling to put their clothes back on. Cricket is distraught and runs away crying as her father begs her not to tell her mother. Back in the present, Cricket notices that Damon is driving very fast. The glove compartment springs open and Cricket sees a knife and a red sharpie. She figures out that Damon is the one who left the note for her on the wall at camp. She tries to threaten him with the knife and get him to stop the car, but Damon just laughs. So Cricket punches him, and the car goes swerving into a ditch.
Alex is the knight in shining armor!
Cricket stumbles out of the car as a police cruiser arrives on the scene. Alex jumps out of the cruiser with Deputy Sykes and Jessie. They explain that Alex was worried about Cricket so they followed her. Damon crudely explains that Cricket was "asking for it"—a bridge too far for Alex, who leaps to Cricket's defense and clocks Damon. Sykes pulls Alex off him as Damon lies bleeding on the ground. Jessie and Cricket are shaken by the whole experience.
Romance is blossoming at Camp Stillwater!
Blair and Drew walk through the woods as Blair talks about movie night. Drew silences Blair, and then kisses him . Meanwhile, Jessie talks to Sykes about how guilty she feels for leaving Cricket alone with Damon. He reassures her that she isn't to blame. She leads him to a bench where the words "Townie + Braces" are carved inside a heart. They talk about how they shared their first kiss at camp. Their faces inch closer together and it seems as though they are about to kiss when, much to Jessie's disappointment, Sykes stops abruptly and leaves.
Things are getting hot and heavy in Alex's cabin!
Cricket drinks beer with Alex in his cabin. The two start making out and they accidentally roll off the bed. While they're on the floor Cricket spots a mix tape and thinks Alex has made it for her. He tells her it was actually made by Blotter. We flashback to the moment when Cricket tells her mother about her father's cheating. Cricket is shocked when her mom admits that she already knew. She suggests that women like herself and Cricket, because of their appearances, sometimes have to settle. Back with Alex, Cricket pushes him away and leaves with the mix tape.
Cricket wants the mix tape!
Cricket sits on the dock when Blair comes to tell her what a great night he had with Drew. She shows him the mix tape Blotter made her and admits that's what she wants after all. As they head back into camp we see two masked figures watching them from behind the trees.
Deputy Sykes finds another clue!
The masked figures walk towards the lake and throw Cricket's boots into the water. As we watch the boots sink down to the bottom they come to rest beside a severed hand holding a familiar looking bottle. Meanwhile, Amy brings Jessie a plate of cookies and sympathizes with her about the loss of her grandma. Jessie seems to feel guilty for lying, but we know Amy is tricking her. At The Plaza, Sheriff Heelan tells Deputy Sykes that they had to release Damon. Sykes is more focused on a soldier's journal from 1871. It mentions Holyoke and the fact that the villagers burned down his cabin, yet Sykes insists that the cabin still stands in the woods. He tells Heelan that the events in the soldier's journal mirror the events taking place at the camp right now. Heelan does not seem convinced.
Deb has a secret of her own!
Joel enters Deb's cabin looking for her and notices an old, rusty box. When he asks Deb about it she says she keeps it as a reminder to always follow your dreams. As she puts the box away, Joel notices a mask hanging in her armoire and we see it is the same one that Cricket saw in her dream. Damon arrives at Holyoke's old cabin in the woods and greets his masked friends—all wearing the same style mask Deb has. They take out a bloody bag and sit down at a wooden chest.
An ancient ritual is being performed...
Cricket plays Blotter's mix tape as she takes out her bikini. All the campers are playing volleyball while Joel films. Blair arrives with Cricket and she takes off her t-shirt to show off her bikini. Alex looks very impressed. Back at the cabin the masked figures wrap Cricket's scrunchie around the bloody bag containing the deer heart and place it at one point of a pentagram they've drawn in chalk. They tell the spirits that they have found "her" and stab the heart with a knife. At camp, Cricket hits the volleyball into the lake and Amy wades out after it.
What is happening to Amy?
As she reaches the ball, Amy sees that the water around her is turning blood red and bubbling. She sees a demonic face in the water and begins to back away. Storm clouds roll in as the weather shifts suddenly. The counselors gather the campers and send them indoors. Cricket runs out to see Amy is still in the water. Damon and his friends watch in confusion—they were expecting to find Cricket out in the lake, not Amy. A bolt of lightning strikes Amy, who falls into the water unconscious, as thunder claps and the storm erupts. Damon realizes his mistake, smiles and tells his friends that they were wrong about Cricket—it's Amy they need...
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It's a weird time to say the least. Oil is scraping the bottom of the barrel, commodity prices are collapsing and Chinese consumption is suspect. The global economy seems to be settling in for a period of anaemic growth. And while economists may argue about stagnation, recession or depression, the reality is, worldwide, supply is plentiful but demand is weak.
Yet to read the blogs and attend the conferences is to believe that we are in a renaissance period for enterprise startups. Capital remains plentiful (so far), new companies are being launched and growth expectations from startups are insanely high. Is the B2B space immune to the depressed conditions outside?
Technology isn't bought, it's sold
Much as we'd like to think otherwise, tech is no different. Every segment is hyper competitive with multiple vendors (high supply) vying for cost-conscious companies in the real economy (low demand). Pick any segment -storage, security, SaaS - there are very few products that just sell themselves.
The result: sales and marketing costs are linearly tracking growth rates and show no signs of plateauing.
Financial data for startups is hard to come by, but S1 filings give a peek into spending patterns for fast growing companies. The chart below plots the sales and marketing costs of a few B2B startups in the years preceding a public offer.
High-growth and high-spending are strongly correlated. That's not a novel insight; startups prize market share over margins. But the sheer scale of sales and marketing expenses, relative to the top-line, is sobering. Underlying the high-spend trajectory are two assumptions. One, the lifetime value of the customers will compensate for the costs upfront. Second, the company becomes a market leader at which stage it can transition to a sustainable cost structure.
But the "go big or go home" approach requires a deep pool of capital. At some stage, the effects of the real economy will creep in, and money won't be cheap. When that happens, unit economics will come under scrutiny and sales and marketing budgets will feel the pinch.
But will high-growth rates be a casualty of austerity?
Not necessarily. Companies that use data smartly to hyper target their marketing efforts can continue to grow much faster than average. Here's how.
Your market is smaller than you think (and that's a good thing)
As a marketer, I shudder when I hear demand gen leaders talk about tens of thousands of qualified leads as their baseline. The size of your marketing funnel depends on your market, not the other way around.
For instance, if your product is suitable for companies above 1000 employees, the US census lists around 9,000 businesses that fit the criterial. Assuming a three year lifecycle cycle for the product, a rough rule of thumb is 3,000 organizations that are in the market this year or 750 this quarter. That is your universe. All other leads are just noise.
Marketing teams have access to data and tools them identify these targets. But this requires a change in mindset, away from vanity numbers and towards data-backed metrics.
Rediscover account-based marketing
For the greybeards who have been in this space for a while, the resurgence of account-based marketing (ABM) may feel like déjà vu. Yet this time it really is different.
In the past, ABM was a synonym for sales team having a list of target accounts and persistently working them. Today, sales and marketing teams have access to deep data on accounts that go beyond just organization charts and company attributes. The technology exists to tie in different threads such as employee activity, an account's digital footprint, overall trends in of the business and much more.
It's B2C personalization applied to B2B.
External, not internal data
Focused marketing on a narrow set of prospects will yield better returns on marketing dollars. But to realize the full potential of data-driven marketing, companies need to shun the comfort of their internal data.
Today, most companies use the data in their CRM or marketing automation tool as the base for any campaigns. Any external information such as sales triggers and inbound activity is used to augment the internal view. But this only exposes a sliver of the overall opportunity.
Growing faster than the market requires visibility into what you don't know. Companies need to start from external sources first and then correlate the results to their internal data. This flip may seem minor, but the implications are profound. You may find that customers who you previously ignored are actually a good fit. You could also get visibility into your competition that's not biased by your team's interactions. Insights from external data are far richer than any analytics on your CRM.
Ultimately few of us can predict the shifts in the economy. But startups that use data to market smarter, not harder, can improve their odds.
At Compile.com, we deal with a variety of datasets both big and small. Often, there is a need to run analysis on top of 3rd party datasets that we haven't ingested to see if it's worth the effort. This particular …
By leveraging data-science and machine learning techniques, demand generation teams can now automate the opportunity identification process, completely reshaping how public sector marketing is driven.

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|Step 1: Crawl inside. Step 2: The screws go tight, all around. Cross my heart and hope to die... Stick a needle in your eye...
The 'NoonTech Diagnostic Machine' is a medical device used by Titan Station Director Tidemann's science division who used it to facilitate the creation of their own Marker following the Aegis VII incident.
The machine was used to access the lateral geniculate, the part of the brain where the Marker's signal stored its information, blueprints and knowledge. By inserting a needle through the ocular cavity to the LG, this information could be accessed without the need to open the patient's skull.
Incidental survivors Isaac Clarke and Nolan Stross were both regularly subjected to the machine. They are given memory suppressants shortly afterward so they would have no knowledge of the device or its capabilities.
The NoonTech Diagnostic Machine resembled a standard MRI machine in overall shape.
The machine was first physically encountered by Clarke shortly after the Marker began a cataclysmic Convergence Event, following the arrival of a Necromorph horde. A hallucination of Nicole Brennan, Clarke's deceased girlfriend guided him to the machine. Realizing that the "steps" described to him by Nolan Stross related to the machine's operation, Clarke entered the device.
The needle built into the machine extracted the information and caused great pain to Clarke. However, he acquired the information necessary to destroy the Site 12 Marker.
Isaac will panic and move his eye around VERY erratically should his heart rate become too high. The needle should be moved very slowly and cautiously, even slower when it is within 1.0-0.1 inches of Isaac's eye. It is not recommended to proceed when Isaac's heart rate exceeded 100b pm as it will not drop any lower than 90. Once this happened and made it highly dangerous to extend the needle, reload the checkpoint if Isaac started panicking.
Death sceneEdit
If the player did not successfully line up the laser to Isaac's pupil or allowed his heart rate to become too high, the machine will suddenly malfunction. The entire needle apparatus is suddenly thrusted downward and impaled Isaac through his eye as he screamed in pain. The needle attempted to retract, but ended up drilling in further, eventually piercing into Isaac's brain and causing his death.
- The Machine is first referenced at the very beginning of Dead Space 2 on a holovid of an interview with Nolan Stross. Doctor Foster commented that his eye is looking better, hinting that it was not long since Stross's last use of the machine.
- Isaac should be unable to see out of his right eye for at least 24 hours after using the machine since the needle punctured his iris and retina and he apparently did not heal it after getting out. However, when he took off his helmet at the end of the game, waiting for death, there is no evidence of the operation to be seen.
- Surviving the machine will earn the player the trophy/achievement "Cross Your Heart, Hope To Die."
- If Isaac died in the machine, the screen to his left displayed "Alignment Compromised, Please Call Engineer." It is ironic as it just killed the last remaining qualified engineer in the complex and possibly the entire station, knowing how badly overrun the Sprawl was by the Necromorph threat.
- According to the computer within the machine, it is referred to as "NoonLight Diagnostics" and is designed by DTK Industries.
- It seemed that Nolan Stross is completely obsessed with and afraid of the eye-poke machine, claiming that "she is in there." This is a reference to his wife, whom he killed along with their son in a fit of dementia. He also wanted fellow survivor Ellie Langford to see "him" (His son) through "Step three" which involved the machine.
- When inside the machine, the holo-projectors for all suits flipped closed.
- When successfully penetrating Isaac's eye, a brief message appeared and said "The World Must End" (This is shown in Unitologist characters during the event) The meaning of the message is later revealed during Dead Space 3 "The World Must End" referring to the creation of a Moon by absorbing an entire planet (Convergence)
- There is a reference to the machine in Dead Space 3 where Ellie mentioned that the data needed for the Codex was taken out of Rosetta's brain to which Isaac said "That sounded familiar. At least, they did not poke her eye out."


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Dan Lynch has his spots. At Bowery Ballroom, it's a 10-foot swath by the balcony rail. At 92Y Tribeca, it's a column near the stage. At the Music Hall of Williamsburg to tape the Fiery Furnaces in December, he arrives before the first band, goes to the tiny indentation by the soundboard, and makes his nook. The eight-foot mic stand goes up first, holding pairs of Neumann KM-150s and DPA 4021s angled at the speakers. The cables snake into his bag, where, behind a beer-proof plastic window, a digital four-track records in 24-bit sound. He periodically checks his headphones while the Furnaces play, absorbing the rush of the Music Hall's speakers, politely shooing away a beer-drinker tottering too close for comfort.
"It's almost like the music is a bit of escape from the heavy stuff I have to deal with during the day," acknowledges Lynch, 46, a Notre Dame–trained civil rights and criminal defense lawyer whose cases have included homicide, police brutality, and false arrest, and who once served as counsel to the office of legendary attorney Ron Kuby. Known as NYCTaper, Lynch has uploaded almost 400 shows to NYCTaper.com since his site's inception in 2007. Later, in a corner of his Stuy-Town apartment, he sits below his sleeping children's Christmas decorations and transfers the Furnaces gig onto his well-worn PC. He tucks the setlist into an accumulating drift between DVD-R spindles. After a weekend mixdown, he posts it. Just over 300 people download it.
"I know, when I go out 150 times a year, very few of those shows will have historical significance," he allows, unworried. "It's a realistic thing." Across the living room is a filing cabinet full of Grateful Dead DATs—the impetus for his initial interest in taping back in 1994—as well as "what we used to call 'non-Dead stuff.' " Lynch tapes by compulsive muscle memory, bred by a lineage traceable to the 1972 foundation of the Bronx-centered Hell's Honkies and the Sheepshead Bay–based Dead Relics tape exchanges. His own innovations on Deadhead practices—an affinity for arty indie rock, instant blog access—also put him squarely at the center of the MP3 era, where bands, now more than ever, make their money on the road. It's hard to fathom now that any group ever opposed tapers' enthusiastic publicity. Last year, 23,000 people queued online for Lynch's boot of an Animal Collective show at the Bowery Ballroom, crashing his server. When the Mountain Goats came through in December, the band gave him VIP access, as did Wilco in September.
NYCTaper.com hails Lynch as "NYC's live music archivist." But he's really the latest public face for the city's secret history, which includes such heroes as Charlie Parker obsessive Dean Benedetti (who only recorded Bird's solos), librarian Lionel Mapelson (who stealth-recorded the Metropolitan Opera directly onto gramophone from a catwalk), and hundreds of working professionals. "There's not a soundguy or a crewmember working in any performance space in this city who, if he had his act together, hasn't wired up a patch to record shows," shrugged one veteran recently.
"If it's on tape, I can't throw it out," says Dave Nolan, 47, a self-described "audio packrat," whose current gig transferring recordings at the 92nd Street Y is the latest entry on a sonic résumé that includes engineering stints at WBAI and WNYC, his status as co-founder of the local chapter of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, and a stint heading the archives for the St. Mark's Poetry Project. A dresser in his East Village apartment contains over 4,000 cassettes dating back to 1986, including radio airchecks, old answering-machine messages, and other detritus.
"There's a term in the archival community: LOCKSS," he says. " 'Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe.' The music is going to be fine. It's the stuff in between that's really important. In 50 or 100 years, that will almost be more valuable as historical documents."
The brilliant Life photographer W. Eugene Smith believed the same. The 1,751 audio reels he cranked out in his Flower District loft include Thelonious Monk rehearsals, Albert Ayler jams, and a young Steve Reich's lessons with Monk's arranger (and Smith's loftmate) Hall Overton. Smith also mic'd the stairwells, providing field recordings of mewling cats, bickering roommates, and mumbling junkies. "Smith's achievement is chaotic and utterly weird," admits Sam Stephenson, whose newly published Jazz Loft Project (Alfred A. Knopf) is a stunning cross of scholarly history and Smith's haunted photography.
Elsewhere in the boroughs, filmmakers Paul Lovelace and Jessica Wolfson staged a multi-day "tape-in" at the Staten Island home of legendary countercultural radio host Bob Fass to begin the process of indexing nearly 2,000 hours of Fass's Radio Unnameable reels capturing Bob Dylan, Abbie Hoffman, and other longhair deities. There's also Joly MacFie, the fiftysomething videographer behind the 13-year running Punkcast.com. Not to mention an entire generation with recording-ready cell phones. All face the dual problems of the post-meltdown information age: the sheer economic burden of preservation, and sifting a narrative from the data blizzard.
Gene Smith's modern equivalent—for whom narrative is barely a flicker—might be found in G. Lucas Crane, 31, of the Ridgewood venue/living space Silent Barn, who has rigged the two floors with 20 microphones, snaking around communally painted walls, zine libraries, and tattered couches to a gorgeous Soundcraft Live Spirit 4 console set so deeply into its hutch by the front door that it escaped a recent robbery. Crane calls it "a center for non-amoral surveillance."
"It's sort of urban white noise," he assesses, the patter of a washing machine clattering peaceably in the mix next to the winter lull of Wyckoff Avenue. Across the house, a tea kettle goes off. "It works best for psychedelic sampling," he adds, explaining his process of mixing directly onto hieroglyphically labeled cassettes, to be used in projects like his band Woods, where a tape deck is Crane's main ax.
Crane's roommate, Showpaper editor Joe Ahearn, emerges from his bedroom. While Crane was on tour with Woods, Ahearn appropriated the system, known as the Party Lab, for more traditional use: a series of live recordings by bands playing in the kitchen, including Knyfe Hyts and Soft Circle. Ahearn has crossed paths with NYCTaper, too: "Oh, yeah, he did some pro bono work when [Bushwick venue] Market Hotel got in trouble," he remembers.
"It's small potatoes at my job," says Lynch, who praises the vast network of shows put on by DIY impresario Todd P at Market Hotel and myriad other spots. "I like the freedom of doing the Todd shows," he notes, his presence around that scene and many others no less informed by utter enthusiasm than Crane, Smith, or anyone who ever hit Record: an echo trailing, maybe for decades.


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I feel worn down both physically and mentally. I can't focus on work. I can't enjoy life.
My partner counts on me to be his rock and support him. I am always expected to "suck up" my problems because he has so many. He tells me that my problems will just add to his stress. I must try and deal with his problems and mine all at once. I don't have anybody to help and support me, because I'm always having to step up and help him.
I keep a lot bottled up inside. A family member recently passed away, but that was quickly overshadowed by his problems. It's like I don't even have time to figure anything out for myself because instantly I'm putting on my support hat and helping him through his issues.
I don't know what to do anymore. I'm physically, mentally and emotionally done.
When you feel overwhelmed, do only what will keep you out of trouble.
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I am a young mother of a baby under two years. I have a full-time job as well.
At home I have to prepare supper, and breakfast and lunch every evening for the next day. I also have to prepare my baby's food. I have all the washing and cleaning to do as well.
At work I am overloaded because a colleague went on medical leave and I have to do her job as well as my own.
My husband expects a clean house but does not help me, even with the baby. I have talked to him about giving up my job, but he does not want me to. He just says I am not the first woman who is going through this phase and I must cope.
In the past few weeks I have had the most unbearable backache, and I am falling behind with everything. What can I do to get back on top of things again?


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It's an inevitable question:
As a nation, the British people generally love to travel abroad, whether that's for an annual fortnight in the sun or a more long-term affair. Summer holidays are generally booked well in advance and the countdown begins, every day at work…only 55 more get ups…54 more get ups…7 more sleeps and I'll be in Turkey…
And then something happens; something that no one can ever give a start date for so that you can plan your travel around it (whether that's to make sure you're there or not there at the time). In Turkey, resistance has happened – uncountable people taking to the streets, overwhelmingly peacefully, to demonstrate against the government. Social media channels are flooded with updates and photographs about protests in the bigger cities all around the country – some photos make you laugh, some are inaccurate or misleading, some disturb, many enhance your faith in humankind…all of them make me teary.
The social media updates are there for all to see, but we're not too sure what commentary and images you're seeing in the UK and elsewhere in the world. Whatever you're seeing and hearing, we've received a few messages and comments recently with the inevitable (and understandable) question: Is it still safe for me to come to Fethiye?
Well, we're here. We're in Fethiye. You can never guarantee anyone's safety at any given time and the last few days have changed nothing as far as your holiday is concerned. The same familiar faces, the beaches, the views, the bars and restaurants are all still here. And the risks to your safety are still the same – standing on sea urchins, sunstroke, stumbling from the bottom step of a bar after a few too many – are ones that immediately spring to mind.
These are the times we're living in right now. If you're a regular visitor to this area of Turkey, you won't notice anything different – and the same can be said for much of the country. Certainly, no one is ignoring what's going on, and the people of Fethiye have held their own very peaceful demonstrations in support, but daily life goes on in the town's streets, hotels and restaurants. Fethiye is waiting for you, just as it always has been, and needs your support.
- Most of the daily demonstrations – the ones that are making international news – are taking place in Istanbul (Taksim and Beşiktaş), Ankara (around Kızılay) and Izmir.
- For British nationals travelling to Turkey, keep yourself up to date with the latest Turkey travel advice from the foreign office. As we write, it reads: "We advise British nationals to avoid all demonstrations."
- And if anything does change in the Fethiye area in particular, and we know about it, we'll let you know.


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Craving for sweet, fatty, salty snacks!? Don't rush for the wrong choices, that will ultimately, make you feel guilty! Instead, if you crave sugar, go for fruits; as they are nature's candies.
Wanting to eat, salty variety, wait, as they are prone to cause dehydration and might raise your BP leading to stroke and heart disease. Instead, have dried herbs and spices, as a substitute!
Going for butter laden food items!? Don't as they are cause of artery-clogging saturated fats. Instead, if your recipe requires butter or eggs, get use of nature's creamy, smooth avocados; they are superb replacement! Instead of mucus forming and hormones laden cow's milk, go for almond milk. It is full of vitamins and minerals; and contains no casein, lactose, gluten and completely cholesterol – free. Unlike the Cow's milk which cause mucus and brain fog according to the latest research.
If you crave bagel, go for banana! According to one study, grains contain Phytic Acid, which causes mineral deficit; as it impairs the body ability to absorb calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper! As the grains are sprouted the Phytic Acid level decreases ; and vitamins and minerals content increases, but now a days the grains consumed by the people are not sprouted; which leads to diseases like osteoporosis. Eat fruit carbs as they are more nourishing like in the case of fully – ripened bananas; which gives you all the nourishment without any depletion caused to your body.
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Depression among teenagers is on the rise and this book serves to attempt to dispel some of the myths around teenage depression. Depression's link to anger and aggression is discussed in details, and teenage defences are given comprehensive attention. The text concludes with some alternative remedies for reducing aggression in children, and outlines some tips for parents to assist with managing and reducing aggressive outburst in their adolescent.
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Kiyoshi Gōdabayashi (
Kiyoshi has an overall appearance of a sumo wrestler. He also has thick lips and eyebrows. His hair is tied up in a bun, similar to how a sumo would tie theirs.
Kiyoshi is proud of the legacy of his predecessors of the Chan RS and is willing to defend it to the bitter end. He also speaks in a Kagoshima dialect, a branch of the Kyūshū dialect, occasionally ending his sentences with the phrase de gowasu.
Kiyoshi enrolled into Tōtsuki Culinary Academy as part of the 91st generation class. As a second year, Kiyoshi had passed the Tōtsuki Friendship and Rapport Training Camp and Stagiaire events. He would later become the proud president of the Chan RS.
Shokugeki ShowdownEdit
Main article: Introduction Arc
As a part of her kitchen expansion project, Erina Nakiri targeted the Chan RS. Kiyoshi decided to challenge Erina to a Shokugeki for the right to keep the Chan RS alive. Before the challenge, Kiyoshi expressed his pride for the rich history of the Chan RS. Though Erina agrees that it has history, the club should not exist in her mind as the club has not claimed any accolades in recent years. Though Kiyoshi tried to sway her, Erina continued to mock the Chan RS' lowly current status. Angered by her lack of empathy, he added another condition: Erina must relinquish her 10th Seat if she lost the duel. Erina accepted his terms and the Shokugeki began.In the end, Kiyoshi lost the Shokugeki in a decisive decision. Erina tasted his seafood chanko nabe dish and found numerous flaws with the dish. Angry that her dish could not be any better than his perfected chanko nabe, Kiyoshi tasted her Ravioli Di Aragosta. As he ate Erina's dish, he sensed the difference in flavor and impact. Recovering from the experience, he noticed Erina making the call to officially demolish the Chan RS clubroom. With the deed done, Kiyoshi sat in despair as his beloved club was destroyed.
The 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn ElectionEdit
Main article: Tōtsuki Autumn Election Arc
Kiyoshi is not seen again until long after his defeat to Erina. However, his name was mentioned in a small article on Tōtsuki Sports, which claimed that he focused his main activities on sumo wrestling, wherein he notably won the district tournament in the high school division.[4]
Moon Banquet FestivalEdit
Main article: Moon Banquet Festival Arc
Kiyoshi again appeared during the preparations for the Moon Banquet Festival , in which he briefly appeared arguing with another student about his purchase of all the available plywood, stating his new goal was to re-elevate the demoted "Chankonabe Association" to an official Research Society again, before being challenged to a Shokugeki for the material.[5]
Eventually, the Chankonabe Association was elevated to an official research society again. As of the most recent Arc, Godabayashi apparently lost a Shokugeki during the Central Survivor's Purge and was forced to disband his club. However, he was caught again using unauthorized cooking methods by Central's goons, and threatened with expulsion.
Cooking StyleEdit
- Kiyoshi specializes in chanko nabe, a traditional large one-pot dish meant to feed a single individual a vast quantity of food as a part of a weight gain diet for sumo wrestlers. Kiyoshi has shown some versatility with his food forte, but according to Erina, there were many flaws in his cooking. As a second year, he managed to pass the Tōtsuki Friendship and Rapport Training Camp and the Stagiaire event.
Dishes Edit
Original Dishes Edit
- Unknown Seafood Chanko nabe Dish - In a Shokugeki against Erina Nakiri, he created this dish using different variations of seafood, such as lobster and oysters, and vegetables all mixed in a stew.
Clubs Edit
- Chan RS (Former) - Kiyoshi was the president of the club until he lost to Erina in a Shokugeki, causing the club's inevitable downfall.
Cooking Duel RecordsEdit
Official ShokugekiEdit
| Culinary
| Record
|Erina Nakiri
|Unknown Seafood Chanko nabe Dish
|Win: Chan RS will not be demolished and the club would be maintained in the academy. Erina must give up her Elite Ten Council Seat
|Loss - Chan RS is demolished and the club is added to Erina's Cooking Lab.
- ↑ Shokugeki no Soma episode 5 credits
- ↑ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Food-Wars-Shokugeki-no-Soma/Kiyoshi-Godabayashi/
- ↑ Shokugeki no Soma episode 5
- ↑ Shokugeki no Soma chapter 81, page 14
- ↑ Shokugeki no Soma chapter 124, page 4
|Etsuya Eizan • Kiyoshi Gōdabayashi • Satoshi Isshiki • Shōko Kaburagi • Tetsuji Kabutoyama • Nene Kinokuni • Rui Kofuru • Kanichi Konishi • Terunori Kuga • Shigemichi Kumai • Rentarō Kusunoki • Julio Shiratsu • Mea Yanai


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LabEx Pasts in the present
Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
The cluster of excellence, Pasts in the present is a collective research initiative that combines partners from academia as well as heritage institutions.
Mediations of history and digital humanities
What uses for which pasts? Which pasts for what uses? These mirrored questions are political, cultural, social, epistemological, and technical in nature. They tie into the major contemporary challenges surrounding mediation in the digital age, both for scholarly and social uses: virtual museums, digital access to historical sources, modeling the data of cultural heritage, transforming the scholarly reading of ancient texts, creating oral archives for the 21st century. These collectively formed questions have underpinned the scientific program of the Cluster The Pasts in the Present: History, Heritage, Memory for nearly three years, and they mobilize all of the plurality and richness of the humanities and social sciences.
United in their effort to build knowledge together, the eleven research teams and partnering heritage institutions constituting the Cluster are spearheading some forty research projects and actions. These projects vary in scope from hyper-local to international. Welcoming foreign doctoral students and researchers, the Cluster extends beyond the Hexagon, thanks to (a) international collaborative dynamics of the research teams and (b) the framework of a structuring partnership, initiated in 2014 with the British Care for the Future-AHRC program. Leading several investigations and studies of a national scope, Pasts in the Present is also fully attuned to its surroundings, in terms of both its research interests and its partnerships with local communities and non-profits. The Cluster is interested in intertwined temporalities, contrasted historical and commemorative narratives and their effects, transformations and migrations of representations, materiality of the past and its vestiges, immateriality of know-how and knowing-how-to-be, the dematerialized circulation of collections. Pasts in the Present seeks to tease out the linkages between history, heritage, and memory.


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I'm working my way through these favourites posts a lot slower than I'd expected but there's only one more to go after this one. Today I'm looking at my favourite products for the eye and brow area so let's get into it.
Favourite Eyebrow Definer- MAC Brow Crayon in Stud
I've been using the MAC Brow Crayon for years because it's easy to buy, relatively cheap and the shade Stud is the perfect dark cool brown for my colouring. I've tried brow markers, pens, pencils and gel products in the past but this is the one that I keep going back to. It's just really easy to use and if I get a little carried away with it and over apply, I just brush through my brows quickly with a spoolie brush and it's fine.
Favourite Eyebrow Gel- Laura Mercier Eye Brow Gel
I did a bit of a mini rave about Laura Mercier Products in my last favourites posts so it's not going to surprise you that I've got another one of her products in this post. I used to favour coloured brow gels but have stuck to clear brow gels since discovering this one. I like it because it goes on well without getting that dry, crunchy texture that some brow gels have and it keeps my brows in place all day. If you're like me and have brow hairs that grow in every direction, you need this in your life.
Favourite Eyeshadow Primer- NARS Smudgeproof Base
I was a die hard Urban Decay Primer Potion fan but I started to get a rash from it (still haven't worked out why, maybe a silicone allergy?) so I switched to the Too Faced Shadow Insurance primer. I loved that but the product kept separating which I found really frustrating. I'd heard lots of rave reviews about the NARS one so I decided to give it a go and haven't looked back since. This primer lets me do what the others couldn't and that's using shadow or concealer directly on top of it and have no creasing even after a really hot day. I must have really oily lids because with the other two the only way I could avoid any creasing at all was if I put primer down first, a paint pot on top of that and then the eyeshadow. My eyelids have also stopped reacting so whatever is in here is working really well for me.
Favourite Mascara- Loreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black
I used to use this mascara for years but stopped to go see what else was out there but I came back to it in a big way this last year. I love everything about this product and the way it lengthens and thickens my lashes. It also holds a curl really well and I like it just as much with dramatic eye makeup as I do with a very bare eye look.
Favourite Liquid Eyeliner- Stila Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in Black
This liquid liner by Stila has become my favourite because it's very black and long lasting which is a necessity for me since my lids are so oily. I also really like the brush and the product comes out really easily and gives a lovely smooth line.
Favourite Eyeshadow Palette- Stila 'In the Light' palette
Stila has been one of my stand out brands in 2013 because their products have been really high quality with great colour choices and the prices are also quite reasonable. I have a lot of palettes but the 'In the Light' palette has been a constant go-to for every day looks because the colours just work well together. You can tell from the picture above that Bubbly, the gold shade, has been my most used but you'll find that the gold shade is always the first to go in any palette I own. What can I say, I love me some gold lids!
Swatched above from left to right is the top row of the palette: Bare, Kitten, Bliss, Sunset and Sandstone. The other two shades I use the most are Kitten for an inner corner highlight and Sandstone to blend out the crease. I also mix in a little Bliss with the Sandstone if I want something a little more subtle in the crease. Sunset is also really pretty on the lid and it's the shade I wish I'd remember to use more.
Swatched above from left to right is the bottom row of the palette: Bubbly, Gilded Gold, Luster, Night Sky and Ebony. Gilded Gold is probably the most disappointing shade in the palette because it's not very pigmented, has a lot of fallout and just seems unnecessary. The palette would have been better if this shade had been replaced with a mid-tone taupe that could be used on the lid. I don't tend to use this row much, apart from the gold shade, because I like more brown toned neutral looks. The last three shades are perfect for a cooler toned smokey eye look though.
Have you tried any of the products in this post? What are some of your favourites in this category?


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Youth House Group
This is a weekly house group for those in secondary school (aged 11 to 18) We currently meet on a Sunday evening during term time 6pm to 7.30pm. The young people get up to all sorts, from fun Bible studies with interactive quizzes to games nights, bowling and bonfires. We sometimes travel to special events such as Soul Survivor. Please contact Keefe on 07486 226462 to chat about joining this group. Although this group is Christian in content, young people don't have to be Christians to join and everyone will be made very welcome.


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Dr. Kamlesh Bhatt
Critical Care Specialist, Surat
- Registrar & Fellow Critical Care PD Hinduja National Hospitals, Mumbai
- Associate Critical Care L.H. Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai
- Jr. Consultant Intensivist Rungta Hospital, Jaipur
- Clinical Asst. / Jr. Intensivist SDMH Hospital, Jaipur
- Consultant Physician & Intensivist & ICU Incharge, Bhandari Hospital, Jaipur
- More than 10 Years Experience in Critical Care.
Critical Care
- M.B.B.S. with Internship RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 1998
- DNB (Diplomat of National Board, P D Hinduja National Hospital,
- Mumbai), 2004
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EU emissions targets may be illegal
* 130g/km target breaks law * Talks could have to start from scratch * Vote due on issue next month...
European Union regulations forcing car makers to cut their average CO2 emissions to 130g/km by 2012 has been declared illegal.
The proposals had sought to push car makers to lower engine emissions across their model ranges or face stringent fines.
Now, negotiations on emissions targets, fines and start dates may have to start from scratch.
EU Parliaments Legal Affairs Committee, which made the decision earlier this month, said the regulation had not fallen under the correct Article of the EC Treaty.
A vote is due in October, which will either result in the rules being introduced by the end of the year or delay formalising the plans until next year.


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With that, we're posting here to check what you guys are looking for in your ISP - be it stability, speed, price or any extra services, and implementing them when we start offering fibre broadband plans to the public. Any feedback that you guys can offer will be invaluable!
Thanks everyone!


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My life has taken another detour and sometimes when life takes unexpected turns and throws us off our path we can choose to feel defeated or plow through. It makes us choose to act or not. I'm pushing forward and doing it with vengeance I have decided to do things differently, do things I have said I wanted to do for years but never got around to. I am tired of letting life just happen, I've been a bystander for far too long. It is time to take charge, there is no time like the present time. I've been on that platform watching the train of life pass by. Now I have decided to step on the train and see where it goes. It is a bit scary to enter new territory but we can't evolve if we don't go outside the box and our safety zone. But I am looking forward to it.
If you know me then you know I like challenges, it gets me motivated and help me going. So I have decided to do two different challenges at the same time. I am doing a Whole 30ish/paleo/vegetarian 30 day challenge and a 30 day fitness challenge. I currently don't have a gym membership and it is driving me crazy to not lift weights so instead of not exercising at all I decided to do this at home fitness challenge that uses resistance bands. And let me tell you that today when I started both challenges, the fitness challenge got me all sweaty, exhausted and my legs were on fire hahaha.
Day 1:
Breakfast: Banana, apple, coconut egg porridge
Lunch: Spinach/ kale tuna quinoa salad topped with an egg
Snack: A banana dusted with cinnamon
Dinner: Vegetarian beefless stew with cauliflower rice http://www.straightupfood.com/blog/2015/06/07/beefless-stew/
Evening snack: Home popped popcorn
Good night world…
Ps. Snap pictures are the best


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More people are starting their blogs. However, most bloggers do not know that they can make money from their blogs. Those who know have no idea where to start. Once a blog is created, bloggers need to know how they can benefit from them financially. There are several ways one can make money from their blogs. Here are some of them.
Pay Per Click Advertising
It is the most common forms of Internet advertising. Bloggers will put up adverts, and they get paid when people click on them. It is also known as Cost per Click (CPC). One can implement pay per click advertising through avenues like Infolinks, media.net, and Chitika. Most of these sites will pay via PayPal although some have options for cheques and wire transfers.
Selling Private Ads
Once the blog is getting a significant amount of traffic, bloggers can try selling private ads, which are similar to display ads in that they a graphic image in the sidebar. A page on the blog can contain an 'Advertise with us' page where different ad formats are listed. The charges can be listed as well as relevant stats. Advertisers will determine if the audience it drawls in coincides with their target audience.
These types are unique in that there is no middle man or ad network which means you can negotiate your own ad rates and placement. It is directly between the blogger and the advertiser, meaning the blogger retains all the profits. Be clear on what's expected by both parties.
Before doing a big push for this type of revenue stream, determine if It would be more ideal to promote your own products or services in this space, or even affiliate products and services. Which will make you more money from this website real estate?
If you regularly produce a newsletters, podcasts or videos, selling sponsorships can maximize your income for content you are already creating.
Selling Text Links
Once the blog gets a good amount of organic traffic, text-link ads are a good way of earning some extra money. Textlinks are where a piece of text from another page is linked on your blog. However, before selling text links, one should ensure they use the nofollow tag to avoid getting penalized by Google.
CPM Ad Networks
While most bloggers go for CPC ads, there is an alternative option where they can get paid for every thousand impressions served.
- CPC/PPC Ads: Cost per click (also called pay per click) ads are usually banners that you place in your content or sidebar. Each time a reader clicks on the ad, you are paid for that click.
- CPM Ads: CPM Ads, or "cost per 1,000 impressions," are ads that pay you a fixed amount of money based on how many people view your ad.
With the cost per thousand impressions (CPM), the payment is given once the number of impressions is reached. It is more constant than CPC since all the blogger needs to do is ensure they get the total number of impressions. Most CPM networks work with blogs that have been around for a while and generate good traffic. That means beginners need to work on driving traffic to their blogs before using this method to earn money.
Understanding Google Adsense
Perhaps the most popular network for placing these types of ads is Google AdSense. There is no direct contact with advertisers; you simply place the banner code on your site, Google chooses ads relevant to your content, and your viewers click on the ads. There are countless similar programs available if you find that AdSense doesn't work for you, such as Chitika, Infolinks, and Media.net.
Most bloggers and advertisers do not like this form of advertisement. However, it is still an advertisement option. When considering the use of pop-up ads, the language is important. The ads work best when the blog is directed to English-speaking traffic. The ads need to be visual without annoying the readers. Using them the wrong way will drive traffic away from the blog, so care has to be taken.
Paid Reviews or Sponsored Posts
Another way to earn from a blog is by publishing reviews on trusted products and services. Depending on the company, different payments can be offered for the reviews. The blog needs to have a high rank, and there should be a good flow of traffic. There are third-party sites that allow advertisers to have backlinks that are inserted in the blog, but be upfront and disclose your relationship to your readers. Try to keep sponsored posts to a minimum so you don't turn off readers.
You can even make money writing sponsored posts where you write about or give a review of an advertiser's product or service. Another option is to write an underwritten post or series, which is where you can write about any topic, but the advertiser pays for a "Brought to you by" mention in the content.
The ways you make money with this can vary. For instance, you might charge a one-time fee for a link within a post. If you are hosting banner ads, you might charge your partner monthly.
Display Ads
Display ads are graphics or images with words, usually positioned in the sidebar, header, footer or within your content. Google Adsense is probably the most popular ad network for these types of ads, and are meant to complement your blog's content, making them attractive and relevant to visitors. Advertisers hope that your visitors will then click on those images to explore and purchase the products or services they offer.
Advertising Banners
Website owners love this because they know they are guaranteed the money, other techniques such as affiliate marketing can go up and down a lot depending on what you promote.
Most of these methods provide payments through PayPal. However, some have other payment options. Creating a blog is easy for most people. However, one can turn their passion into a money-making project. Bloggers can look at these methods and decide the best one for them. There is no limit to the advertising method, and soon enough, money will be flowing from the blog.
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10 Signs The Takedown Of Paper Gold Has Unleashed An Unprecedented Global Run On Physical Gold And Silver
By Michael
April 18th, 2013
The crash of the price of paper gold on Monday has unleashed an unprecedented global frenzy to buy physical gold and silver. All over the planet, people are recognizing that this is a unique opportunity to be able to acquire large amounts of gold and silver at a bargain price. So precious metals dealers now find themselves being overwhelmed with orders in the United States, in Canada, in Europe and over in Asia. Will this massive run on physical gold and silver soon lead to widespread shortages of those metals? Instead of frightening people away from gold and silver, the takedown of paper gold seems to have had just the opposite effect. People just can't seem to get enough physical gold and silver right now. Those that wish that they had gotten into gold when it was less than $1400 an ounce are able to do so now, and it is absolutely insane that silver is sitting at about $23 an ounce. If the big banks continue to play games with the price of gold, we are going to see existing supplies of physical gold and silver dry up very quickly. And once reports of physical shortages of gold and silver become widespread, it is going to absolutely rock the financial world. But this is what happens when you manipulate free markets – it often has unintended consequences far beyond anything that you ever imagined.
The following are 10 signs that the takedown of paper gold has unleashed an unprecedented global run on physical gold and silver…
#1 According to Zero Hedge, the U.S. Mint set a new all-time record for the number of gold ounces sold on Wednesday…
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Thursday, 30 March 2017
Meeting Pepper the robot
Pepper is a companion robot with the ability to perceive human emotions and adapt his mood to people he engages with.
Built by Japanese-owned SoftBank Robotics, Pepper is being used for customer relations in over 140 SoftBank Mobile stores in Japan, with other stores set to follow.
I was so impressed with the exhibition and how the Science Museum is helping to inform the public perception of robots. I especially hope that young people with a passion for science and technology see how robotics can be incredibly exciting and also useful: we should see more and more robots like Pepper in our daily lives in future, with what was once science fiction becoming reality in shops, businesses, and homes.
Find out more about the Robots exhibition at the Science Museum here.


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OK, I lied when I wrote that I would not have finished Saving the World had I not been in the middle of nowhere with nothing else to do. I always finish books, unless they are incredibly outrageously horrible. I can't remember the last time I started a book and couldn't finish it. There was wire damage on my train line yesterday evening, so it took me an hour and half to get home. I sat on a train that was going nowhere, and thought about Saving the World.
This novel has a parallel story line. There is Alma, a Dominican author with writer's block and depression living in Vermont with her husband who works for an international aide agency trying to safe the world from poverty. And there is Isabel, a character from the early 1800's, who works in a boy's orphanage in Spain. A doctor from Spain wants to go on an expedition around the world spreading the smallpox vaccine. Only problem is he needs human carriers for the vaccine. He asks Isabel if she and 22 boys from her orphanage, who will act as live vaccine carriers, will come on his expedition to save the world from smallpox.
Compared to Isabel, Alma's problems seemed trivial and unimportant, making her character seem uninteresting and dull. Alma is a modern woman, she is a successful author and has everything in terms of material comforts, and yet she suffers from depression. Her husband is leaving for 3 months to build a green center in her home country of the Dominican Republic. She chooses to stay at home to work through her writer's block. Isabel faces an ocean-going journey around the globe and is responsible for the health and well-being of 22 orphan boys serving as live vaccine carriers trying to safe the world from smallpox. What an important mission when compared to Alma. What is Alma trying to do to save the world? Nothing, she is at home while her husband saves the world.
Maybe this is what Alvarez wants her readers to realize; that one person cannot save the world by themselves. Even though she stays home, Alma provides support for her husband during his dangerous mission. And even though Isabel is responsible for the health and safety of the boys and the vaccine they are carrying, she is one part of a large mission from Spain set out to spread the vaccine. With her are a team of doctors and nurses, and as they travel around South America, they are only successful when they are working together. How can one person save the entire world by themselves? They cannot. Isabel's team couldn't administer the vaccine when their director offended the host country's leaders. Alma's husband can't save the Dominican Republic village from poverty because he doesn't fully understand the roots of this poverty. Progress is only possible with collaboration.
There is phrase that Alvarez uses in the beginning of the novel, I don't have the book in front of me so I cannot write the exact quote but it goes something like this: Our lives don't belong to us, but to those who love us. Some people like to think of themselves as independent, free spirits, not belonging to anyone, not tied down to the system, just going out and selflessly trying to save the world. Alvarez reminds us that this is an illusion. We are all living on the same planet together, so it's up to all of us, not just the chosen few, to save it.
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Heritage seeds are horticulture's heirlooms – and by investing and planting historic varieties we're helping to safeguard their future, and ours
If you want a tasty slice of history with your next meal, sow and grow an heirloom seed. From the 'Lazy Housewife' bean, 'Grandpa Admire's Lettuce to 'Mortgage Lifter' tomatoes, these golden oldies of the garden not only sound good, they taste good too.
But hurry, they may not be around for long.
Thanks to large-scale intensive farming, which has seen modern veg seeds bred specifically to produce high yielding, slow-ripening produce (free from those knobbly bits), thousands of traditional seeds have begun to fade away.
Couple this with short-sighted seed trade restrictions that insist every seed must be registered with an official National List (an expense that's only worthwhile for commercial growers and varieties), and the seeds our grandparents might have grown are declining so significantly that some are becoming extinct – an issue that threatens not only the future of our plots but the planet too.
Food chain
"If you want to grow veg on a 100-plus acre farm with commercial levels of pesticides and fertilizers there's plenty of seeds to choose from, but most of us want seeds that grow well in our gardens, or grow organically, and for this we need heritage seeds," says Neil Munro, manager of Garden Organic's 'Heritage Seed Library' in Coventry, one of a handful of seed libraries around the world attempting to save our ancestors' seeds.
Tomatoes are a great example. Mainstream varieties are bred with thick skins to ensure they survive the rigours of harvesting, transportation and display, but a century ago they would have been picked fresh from the garden, and therefore would have had thinner and more delicious skins. Tall peas were also grown a century ago but, with the advent of the combine harvester, dwarf peas became the only ones deemed fit for market.
"Old heirloom varieties represent centuries of careful selection and breeding for small-scale growers, and that's because gardeners wants taste over looks, not uniform cauliflower heads that all come up at once. We're not growing for the likes of Tesco. Whatever happened to qualities such as flavour, adaptability and tenderness?" says Kate McEvoy, from seed company Real Seeds, which offers the best open pollinated and heritage varieties for home growers. "You will be told that new, modern varieties produce more 'uniform' or 'straighter' veg – but it's really because supermarkets have set incredibly rigid limits on size and shape. People seem to forget that we want to eat and enjoy these things – they're not just a commodity."
Kate believes the modern-day hybrid or 'F1' seed has been a "public relations victory over the small grower". All Real Seeds are open pollinated, which means any collected seed will grow into plants with the same characteristics as their parents, and the company is passionate about allowing people to collect and grow again.
"F1 seed is the result of a cross between two different but heavily inbred parents so any seed saved from these plants will give a whole mix of shapes and types, usually producing a poor crop," says Kate.
Eating history
F1 or not, behind almost all heritage seeds there's not just a great vegetable or fruit, but a great story to tell.
The 'Brighstone Bean', for example, was thought to have washed up on the shores of the Isle of Wight thanks to an 18th century shipwreck, and the 'Cherokee Trail of Tears' bean is so-called because it may have once been carried by the native North American tribes when they were driven out of their homeland in the 1830s.
The 'Mortgage Lifter' tomato – developed by an enthusiastic but poverty-stricken home gardener in the U.S – was give this name because he used the proceeds from sales of his tomato seed to help him and other families through the Depression.
Or how about growing seeds from Tutankhamen's tomb?
"We have a set of peas called 'mummy peas' in our library that, the story goes, were found inside the tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter in the 1920s and passed to Lord Carnarvon and his gardener to germinate," says Neil.
Indeed, many heritage seeds hail from the Victorian era – a crucial time in plant breeding – and they give us a tantalising taste of the kitchen gardens, and of course the grand dining rooms, of that era.
At the Victorian Walled Garden at Normanby Hall in North Lincolnshire, head gardener Paul Beetham and his team specialize in growing Victorian vegetable cultivars, with the garden restored to reflect its 19th century heyday.
"It's truly like stepping back in time," says Paul. "The garden provides a fascinating insight into the world before supermarkets and imports, and by supporting the conservation of these plants we are keeping them available for future generations."
Growing for the planet
In truth, our love of heritage seeds is much more than misplaced nostalgia.
In her book, Seeds – Safeguarding Our Future (The Ivy Press, £19.99), Carolyn Fry outlines how much we have to thank seeds for.
"Seeds helped humans to evolve and civilization to develop…and played a vital part in creating bio diverse ecosystems…" she writes. "Having helped us to become the most successful species on Earth, they may also be our best hope for saving us from ourselves."
Indeed, with more than 75 per cent of the genetic diversity of our food supply chain lost in the last century, heirloom seeds could be the key to preserving that variety.
"In Europe we've lost around 2,000 vegetable cultivars since the 1970s, and in America around 96 per cent of the commercial vegetable cultivars available in 1903 are now extinct," says garden historian Dr Toby Musgrave, author of Heritage Fruits and Vegetables (Thames & Hudson, £38). "Right now, for example, all commercially grown bananas that descend from the Cavendish banana are getting attacked by a fungus and, thanks to this global monoculture, the entire crop could get wiped out. If there were heritage bananas they could be used to breed new cultivars – we must conserve the seeds that have survived so we can draw upon them in the future."
With Britain on the brink of leaving the EU, however, only time will tell whether it will be easier or harder to get heritage seeds in the future. And we don't just need to grow heritage seeds, or eat the tasty results, we need to demand them – and, more importantly, share them.
With veg seeds so widely (and cheaply) available – hanging like colourful bags of sweets from the stands in garden centres – less of us are saving our own seed these days.
"Hand collect your seed and you can create 'bespoke' plants for your plot, adapted to your specific climate, soil and conditions – and selected for factors that you enjoy such as the size of leaves, or fruit or colour," says Neil, who, via the Heritage Seed Library offers six free packs of heritage seeds per year as part of the membership fee. "With your own seeds you can control the entire cycle so you know where that seed has come from – and it's the ultimate in reuse and recycling."
Indeed, thanks to seed guardians like Neil and Kate – and hundreds of amateur growers – many heritage seeds have made a comeback.
"We've managed to get the crimson flowered broad bean back onto the National List and that's a real triumph," says Neil. "Our library relies on the hard work and donations of hundreds of gardeners who have saved seeds or held on to seed from their grandparents.
"And, who knows, there could be gardeners all over Britain who could play a part in saving our growing heritage in the future."
Five historic veg to try
Wizard Field Bean A more robust relative of the broad bean – and formerly only grown here as green manure – producing many more pods from a smaller plant over a longer period and without those tough old skins.
Sutherland Kale A resilient and vigorous kale, once grown by the Scottish crofters, which was thought to be extinct until it was donated to Real Seeds by an 80-year-old Sunderland woman.
Sibley Squash A great old variety from the 'Hiram Sibley & Co' seed catalogue of 1850, which ripens early and produces lots of grey pear-shaped squash with dry, dense yellow flesh that grow sweeter as they're stored.
Lazy Housewife Pole Bean Unique, fat and buttery, stringless beans introduced in 1885. In 1907, this was judged to be 'one of the very best flavoured beans on the market' – though sadly the variety that beat it to number one is now extinct.
Little Finger Carrot Originating in France in the 1900s, this extra-sweet baby variety only grows to four inches long! A fun crop for children.
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First published in Vegetarian Living magazine, 2017


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Palm House Necklace
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There's something incredibly enchanting about a separate ecosystem living under glass, with plants from the all corners of the world living happily together in their sheltered abode.
This tropical glass house necklace, loosely based on the fabulous Palm House at Sefton Park in Liverpool, features tiny trees and plants encased in glass (or.. er... perspex), ready for you to wear on your décolletage.
Hand drawn elements have been laser cut, intricately painted, and painstakingly pieced together to bring this design to life.
Four layers of perspex make up this necklace, which measures 7cm X 3.8cm, and is strung on a silver plated chain.


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Holiday Weather Outlook
Dreaming of a white Christmas? If so, your dreams may come true in many areas of the U.S. as we head into the end of this week and through the New Year.
Another round of cold, ice and snow will develop late this week and weekend from the Rockies east into the plains and Corn Belt. More lake effect snows will impact the Great Lakes and some areas of the Northeast will receive more snow.
As we get into Christmas week, only the far west and far southeast areas of the U.S. will experience warm temperatures. The door to cold air from the north will be wide open during the holiday week and into the start of the New Year.
Snow cover is impressive for the season so far. To date, 44% of the lower 48 states have snow cover as you can see the graphic below.
From December 19th through the New Year a series of storm systems and cold fronts will traverse the U.S. The most active weather will be from the Northern Rockies east into the Plains, Upper Midwest, Corn Belt, Great Lakes and the Northeast. Some ice will be found in some areas of the Southern Plains and portions of the Appalachians.
Stock growers in the above mentioned areas should plan on more stressful weather conditions at times through the remainder of December and into the first week of the New Year.
Although we don't expect the cold temperatures to be as severe as what we experienced in early December, many areas will experience below normal temperatures through the holidays.


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Dairy Drips in Dazzling Display
Bloomsbury, London - Tucked away on a side street in this district is a disused milk depot with a new occupant: the multimillionaire art collector Frank Cohen.
Art collectors of Art Kabinett social media network have viewed his collection during visits to London.
Cohen, pictured here, is ranked one of the world's top 200 collectors by ArtNews. This week, he opened the Dairy Art Centre with associate Nicolai Frahm.
The venue will put on three free exhibitions a year. The first is a solo show by the Swiss artist John Armleder, who deserves to be better known, Cohen says.
Self-made Cohen, born in Manchester, sold his stake in the home-improvement retailer Glyn Webb in 1997, netting him 25 million pounds ($38 million).
His eclectic collection of almost 2,000 works includes art by Jeff Koons, Tracey Emin, Stanley Spencer, Subodh Gupta and Ai Weiwei.
Shortly before opening, the space -- which still looks like a large dairy -- is crowded with builders and art students completing Armleder's brightly colored murals.
Pinault, Saatchi
Other collectors have found exhibition venues costly. Billionaire Francois Pinault stopped programming shows at Palazzo Grassi in Venice, and Saatchi sought U.K. government help to run his Chelsea gallery.
"This place is manageable, we've worked it out, and we can fund it ourselves," Cohen says. "It's not bang in the center of the most expensive property in the world."
Frahm, 38, an art adviser and scion of a Danish coffee- making dynasty, says the Dairy will spotlight lesser-known names because "it's a bit boring to show the artists that everybody knows." There's no cafe or bookstore for the moment.
The duo tour artist studios around the world and now have similar collections.
Cohen is someone "very energetic" who "loves to get things done immediately," says Frahm, who views himself as "a little bit more calm," and says, "I think we even each other out very well."
Talking Money
Cohen dismisses a U.K. newspaper headline labeling him now a billionaire. To help fund the Dairy, Cohen in February sold contemporary works -- mostly by artists who are no longer active -- at Paris's Pierre Berge saleroom.
"Everyone tries to refresh their collections," he says.
A previous exhibition space he set up in Wolverhampton (near Birmingham, U.K.,) had trouble attracting visitors because of its location.
A collector of coins and cigarette packets in his youth, Cohen caught the art bug courting his future wife in the 1960s. Her father was an antique dealer who, whenever Frank appeared, sold him a print by L.S. Lowry or Russell Flint.
For years, he collected modern British art (including Lowry), and initially shunned the Young British Artists. He owns no Damien Hirsts -- "I sort of missed the boat with Damien" -- except a heart-shaped spin painting Hirst gave him for his wedding anniversary.
He's now expecting a Koons steel sculpture, an orange "Balloon Monkey" which he says is taking five years to produce.
Cohen hopes his daughter and son, who work for the Gagosian Gallery in London and New York, will keep the Dairy going after him.
The Dairy Art Centre opens this week with an inaugural exhibition of works by John Armleder at 7a Wakefield Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1PG.
Information: http://dairyartcentre.org.uk


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I'm not a tech guru by any means but i've never had this problem with a beta or full game where every time i finish playing i have to go into task manager and remove a process to reopen the program.On top of that every beta patch that d3 has had the launcher would give me trouble similar to what it's doing now. I just hope the game works for me in a week. I've been waiting for this forever.
Why is agent so painful?
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# 2 May 8, 2012Kerish,
There's still an issue with your computer if that's what's happening. I'd guess it's a permissions problem. We can troubleshoot that if you like but first you need to get it to a state where it happens every time so we'll know if any changes we make fix it.
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