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The interactive nature of video can amplify your emails in ways no other feature can. But where do you even begin? How can you make sure videos enhance your insurance emails? In this episode of Operation Agency Success, AgencyBuzz product manager Heather Cherry discusses the right way to use video in your insurance agency's emails.
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The interactive nature of video can amplify your emails in ways no other feature can. But where do you even begin? How can you make sure videos enhance your insurance emails?
Here's the right way to use video in your insurance agency's emails.
Videos are gaining popularity in email marketing, and it's easy to see why. On average, videos can increase open rates by up to 19 percent and click-through rates by 50 percent.
When implemented well, a relevant video can increase the value of your email. And remember, value is the one of the most important parts of insurance email marketing.
When you think of a video in an email, how do you imagine it? Is the video immediately playing within the email as soon as you open it?
This happens when the video is embedded into the email code. This may seem like the best way to add video to an email. But, embedding can be problematic.
Many email clients and internet service providers, like Android and Outlook, do not support embedded videos.
When you try to send an embedded video to these platforms, the videos doesn't even show up. Some service providers even flat out reject the email. This is because embedded video attachments are often used to spread viruses.
So what's the better way to share video in your emails? Clickable image links.
First, you'll take a screenshot of the video player. Then, add it to your email. Link that image to where the video lives online.
Recipients will open your email and click on the video image. Then, they can watch the video in a new window.
These clickable image links are visible across many platforms and providers. They also offer better insights to determine the success of your videos. It's a win-win.
Here are five best practices for using video in your insurance agency emails.
Tip One: Add a play button to your screenshot to help your audience know your image is a hyperlink to a video.
Tip Two: Keep the video under a minute. Remember, people spend less than 10 seconds reading your email. Don't waste their time with a long video.
Tip Three: Add a subtitle to the image to avoid any confusion. A short sentence like, "Click here to watch the video" helps guide people to where they need to go.
Tip Four: Don't use video just to use it. Make sure you have the right audience. Make sure the video enhances and compliments your message. It should add value, not unnecessary fluff or clutter.
And tip five: Good video topics for the insurance industry are customer testimonials, policy education and training, or personalized agency information.
And if you're an AgencyBuzz user, click on the link below for a step-by-step guide on how to add video to your emails in AgencyBuzz.


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"For it is in giving that we receive." ~ St. Francis of Assisi
Happy November, dear ones! This month Heroic Tarot celebrates the nature of generosity in the form of the Six of Pentacles! This Minor Arcana card represents material resource and the ability to open ourselves to the flow of abundance in our lives. The Six of Pentacles teaches us to become more charitable as we find a balance between individual and community needs. Michele Morgan, in her book A Magical Course in Tarot, puts it succinctly when she says, "To give, without expectation of return, will make you rich indeed."
The Six of Pentacles also contains a message about the relationship between the giver and the receiver. Rachel Pollack, in her book Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, states:
Many people will only accept limited 'gifts' from others. A display of strong emotions, for instance, may embarrass or scare them. The same may hold true for people who resent 'charity' and put any offer of help in that category. Therefore the Six of Pentacles may indicate giving people what they are able to receive.
Oftentimes, the challenge lies in understanding whether the gifts we offer others are appropriate. When we own the projections of our fears and requirements, we gain clarity regarding our own or someone else's needs. Sometimes all we need to get back on track is to honor the the things that are working in our lives. Generosity and gratitude go hand in hand. Elizabeth Gilbert, in her book Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, says:
In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.
Schedule your Heroic Tarot reading today and let us examine how we can invite more generosity and gratitude into your life!
Contact me to reserve an individual or couples reading, order a gift certificate or inquire about having Heroic Tarot at your event! Telephone readings area also available by special appointment. I also teach one on one Tarot classes! I have listed my in person November schedule below and will update as appointments are made.
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Couples readings are an hour and a half and cost $160 if paid in cash or $175 if paid by credit card/PayPal. My hourly rate for events and parties is $150 an hour with a 3 hour minimum (5 hour maximum).
Readings take place by appointment only Tuesday through Saturday at Samovar Tea Lounge (297 Page St.). Their amazing ambiance and tea service (as well as their tasty food) is a lovely compliment to a reading.
I do not accomodate walk-ins. If you have a question that is not addressed in my FAQ, please let me know!
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I don't know what is happening. Maybe the ghost of Steve Jobs is haunting my devices. Or maybe Apple devices only work as supposed for the fervent believers. The fact is that both my iPhone 4S and my MacBook Pro (13″, circa 2010) took a nasty turn South since the last software update.
Both are experiencing network issues. The iPhone is often on Edge, when everyone around in on 3G. Turning it off and on, or turning 3G off and on in Preferences sometimes solves the problem. The MacBook is having issues with WiFi access, the nasty "!" now appears often over the menu bar icon — again rebooting the device usually solves the problem.
But the MacBook Pro is being the most infuriating. The rainbow wheel of hell has decided to test my patience, appearing even after seemingly innocent actions (changing fields in a web form, for example). Only a month ago, I have reinstalled OS X in this machine from scratch because it had become too slow, so the reappearance of this problem after such a short interval is being particularly annoying.
The main problem, I guess, is psychological. Whenever my Apple devices start to act, I can't avoid feeling cheated. I have payed a premium to have something that works smoothly, out of the box. If I am to Google for solutions every other Wednesday, and spend 3 hours hacking configuration files, I might as well switch to a cheaper — and more open — platform.
(Erratum 17/2: I have also blamed an autocorrect bug on the new iOS updated, but it seems that it only occurs in Safari, and then only in a few sites, so I have been hasty in my anger.)


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Even the most seasoned author faces problems when writing. Each genre carries its own set of rules, and authors who don't follow the rules face problems. Here are the common problems (and solutions) faced in writing romance novels.
- Stay true to the romance plot line. The basic plot line is simple. Girl meets boy. Girl loses boy. Girl reunites with boy. They end up happy. The problem arises when the author deviates from the plot line by putting the girl in some crisis to be rescued, or by inserting some other dire situation as part of the main plot instead of a subplot.
- Make sure your heroine is likeable. Avoid making her pitiful, wimpy, whiny, stupid, or a victim. She's the heroine so make sure you emphasize her courage, ingenuity, or warmth instead of her destitution.
- Offer an attractive hero. He doesn't have to be drop-dead gorgeous, but he does have to be someone of good character. No bullies, brutes, or bad boys and no wimps. You need to offer a hero who complicates the heroine's life, but doesn't try to deliberately make her miserable.
- Make the initial attraction between heroine and hero believable. It's not realistic that the initial chemistry reaction to each other kicks in during a dire circumstance.
- Make every word spoken in dialogue count. Listen to real people talk and you'll have a good model of how to write dialogue.
- Write the romance novel you would want to read. If you want to read it, there's a good possibility the editor and publisher will see its potential in the marketplace and consider publishing it.
Remember that romance novels provide readers with an escape into the world of romance. Romance novels aren't boring. Instead they offer some fun, some thrill, a lot of romance, and pure entertainment. Happy writing!


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Laetitia Sonami will do a presentation on the evolution and implementation of her newest instrument as well as a discussion and demonstration of her use of neural networks in the Wekinator environment. The Wekinator is an open source software originally created in 2009 by Rebecca Fiebrink that allows the use of machine learning to build new musical instruments, gestural game controllers, computer vision or computer listening systems, and more.
About Laetitia Sonami
Composer, performer, and sound installation artist Laetitia Sonami was born in France and settled in the United States in 1975 to pursue her interest in the emerging field of electronic music. She studied with Eliane Radigue, Joel Chadabe, Robert Ashley, and David Behrman.
Her sound performances, live-film collaborations, and sound installations focus on issues of presence and participation. She has devised gestural controllers for performance and applies new technologies and appropriated media to achieve an expression of immediacy through sound, place, and objects. She has performed for 20 years with her lady's glove, and is now developing a new series of work entitled "Magnetic Memories in the Age of the Oracle" which explores magnetic forces, memory, and archeological deposits of sound layers. Her latest instrument, the Spring Spyre, uses neural networks developed by Rebecca Fiebrink (Goldsmith University).
The trajectory of Sonami's research is guided by careful attention to the notion of presence in both the staged performative works and its concomitant gesture of embodiment in installations. Exploring invisible media on the electromagnetic plane, Sonami's unique approach questions the validity of "efficiency" long associated with the medium. She poses a series of questions which invite viewers to discover new behaviors through erratic performance and to project imagined connections onto networks of silent copper.
Sonami's recent projects include OCCAM IX, a composition created with Eliane Radigue, an improvisation duo, Sparrows and Ortolans with James Fei, and an upcoming installation, le Corps Sonore, at the Rubin Museum in NYC in collaboration with Eliane Radigue and Bob Bielecki. Sonami has performed in numerous festivals across the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and China. She lives in Oakland, California and is a guest lecturer at the San Francisco Art Institute, Mills College, and the Milton Avery MFA program at Bard College.


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Bengaluru: India's largest online retail firm Flipkart will launch a new smartphone under its Billion brand, which is the first major initiative by co-founder and executive chairman Sachin Bansal since he stepped aside as chief executive in January 2016.
The new, so-called Made for India smartphone called Billion Capture+ will go on sale on Flipkart on 15 November.
The Flipkart smartphone, based on the Android operating system, will be priced at Rs10,999 for the 32GB model and at Rs12,999 for the 64GB model, Billion category head Hrishikesh Thite said.
The phone has been designed, engineered, manufactured and tested in India, he added.
The phone's appeal with customers will be closely tracked.
Flipkart, which is the leader in the crucial smartphone category, boasts of key partnerships with top phone brands such as Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo and Oppo, all of whom have competing products with Billion Capture+.
Overall smartphone sales account for more than 50% of all e-commerce in India.
In an interview, Bansal said that Flipkart will launch more products across categories such as large appliances under the Billion brand over the coming months.
"This is a very significant event for us, given that a hi-tech product like a smartphone takes our brand to another level. What we have done better from our side is that we've tried to understand consumer needs better, we've tried to understand what are the features in a smartphone that they would like to see more of and what are the kind of features that they don't use much. And that's something that we've used to over-index on those features that they need more in a smartphone, and we've taken away those features that they don't value as much," said Bansal.
The launch of the new smartphone brand raises the prospect of a possible cannibalization of sales that Flipkart gets from its top smartphone brands, although Bansal dismissed the possibility of that happening.
In July, Flipkart launched Billion across categories such as home appliances and fashion—Bansal's first initiative since he stepped aside as CEO in January 2016.
Mint had first reported on 15 June that Bansal was developing Billion and that Flipkart may also offer a low-priced smartphone under the brand to compete with the likes of Xiaomi and Micromax.
Under the Billion private label, Flipkart has already launched mixer grinders, cookware, backpacks and irons, and will expand to other categories over the next few months.
"Eventually we want to launch everything. But there are a couple of things that drive the prioritization—one is to find the manufacturers who will work with us according to the quality expectations that we have and the scale expectations that we have. The other is our bandwidth. We have a team of 50 people. There's a limited bandwidth that we have," said Bansal.
Flipkart has, so far, positioned the brand as a value-for-money offering, indicating that it will be a budget brand. The name Billion is a favourite of Bansal's—the company's flagship sale event is called Big Billion Days.
Bansal's attempt at building the Billion brand is one of Flipkart's supplementary bets. He has a 50-member team for Billion that includes sourcing executives, marketing managers, engineers and product experts.
The initiative is also part of Flipkart's efforts to increase sales of private label products, which offer higher margins to online retailers than those sold by third-party brands.
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The Afterglow Wireless Headset is a headset that you can use with Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, PC Gaming and all mobile devices. It has three different sound modes and has comfortable ear cushions. It also has three different ways it can light up. The Afterglow Headset has a slide mic that was easy to slide in and out. There are controls on the ear piece. On top of all that, it has a rechargeable battery.
The Afterglow Wireless Headset is awesome. I liked how it lights up and that it has a mic. I used the headset with my Wii system and iPod. The headset is easy to use once an adult helps you hook it up and explains how to use it. The only thing I thought was confusing was the control on the earpiece because when you turned it up, the volume got lower and when you turned it down, the volume got higher. I think it should be the other way.
What I liked the best was that I could play the Wii or listen to music without distracting my family.
I think kids my age and older will really like this. I would recommend it to others because the headset is comfortable, cool to wear and you don't have to buy more batteries. The suggested price is $89.99, but you probably can find it for less. Visit Afterglow's website, afterglowgaming.com.
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The book "Super," by Matthew Cody (Knopf), is a the sequel to his book "Powerless." I liked "Super" because it had an intriguing plot with lots of superheroes, and there was a super villain (Herman Plunkett, aka The Shroud). The book started slowly, but I would recommend it, especially for boys who like fantasy and adventure stories.
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Machinima is a portmanteu of machine and cinema. This two week course will cover basic Machinima creation, copyright and creative commons and will result in the learners participating in the production of a Machinima to be entered in the SIGVE EduMachinina Fest. Particpants also have opportunity to make their own Machinima to enter into ISTE SIGVE EduMachinima Fest.
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The Adventures of Peter Pan at Synetic Theater
Adventures are supposed to be dangerous and exciting, captivating and wondrous! Filled with never-ending adventures, Synetic Theater brings to the stage their very own adaptation of J.M. Barrie's iconic adventurous classic Peter Pan. Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili, with Co-Direction and Fight Choreography by Vato Tsikurishvili and Choreography by Irina Tsikurishvili, this stage production— The Adventures of Peter Pan adapted by Ed Monk and overseen by the Creative Team of Marley Giggey and Tori Bertocci— has fighting,


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Meet Chelsea Christensen, an American girl who moved to Italy for love. She blogs from Turin about the ups and downs of living in Europe under the name of "Italian Postcards" .
Chelsea, when and why did you move to Italy and why did you choose Pecetto [Piedmont]?
I moved to Italy because a handsome Italian man asked me to. How could I say "No"? I didn't, however, choose the town of Pecetto. It chose me. My "mother-in-law" rented the apartment for us so Pecetto, which is about 30 minutes outside of Turin, was my first experience of life in Italy. It is also where I started my blog, hence the title. We have since moved away from there but because it is where I began my Italian life, for me, all roads lead to Pecetto.
Did it take you long to settle?
Settle? When does that happen?
Can you tell us about where you live?
We now live in the centre of the centre of Turin. It is the most exciting place to be in the city. Every morning I wake up to a view of Palazzo Madama in Piazza Castello.
It is so much fun to have a bird's eye view from my window of the parades, festivals, markets and concerts happening in the piazza below. It makes for many good blog posts that I usually entitle, "What's Out My Window?" For example, only today the naked bike ride tour of Turin just whooshed by my window. That was a unique treat!
What do you love about where you live and is there anything that drives you crazy?
With our house being so centrally located, the city is really my oyster. The Roman ruins, castles, shopping, museums, and major piazze are all in walking distance for us. I love that. The only downside is that my neighbourhood is full of tourists, buses and the youth of Turin often staying up all hours of the night. It's a trade- off I can handle.
What do you miss about the US ?
I miss my favourite comfort foods. I miss Halloween and Thanksgiving. I miss a tranquil driving experience and I miss people getting my jokes as now they seem to get lost in translation.
Do you speak Italian?
I speak what I call "caveman Italian". It ends up sounding something like, "I.give.food.yes" but I know I'll get there.
Have any of your culinary tastes changed since you came to live in Italy?
I have a new found and very serious appreciation for the quality of food: the joy of spending hours tasting and choosing the best olive oil; learning how food is grown, made and processed before you eat it; the one-on-one feeling of buying food direct from the artisans and farmers. Italy has also opened my eyes to so many other foods that I never knew about before, such as zucchini flowers, white truffles, figs, and the world of cheeses!
At home, do you cook Italian food?
I love to cook. Family members have favoured me with their secret ragù recipes and I often try to copy things we have loved at restaurants. But the American in me still often comes out, making the food more "Italican".
Do you plan to stay in Italy?
I'll stay for as long as they will have me...until I wear out my welcome.
What advice would you give to someone planning to move to Italy?
Nothing I could say would really prepare you for life in Italy and you'll understand what I mean when you get here. I will say this: before you come take some language lessons, say goodbye to your tumble-dryer, start honking your car horn a lot and pretend that there is no parking lot. Don't go anywhere between the hours of 12:30 to 3:30, and of course read my blog.
That should prepare people well! When and why did you start blogging?
I clearly remember the day I started blogging because it was the same day that I got my first Italian car,a Fiat 600. I thought, "I'm going to go to beautiful places in my new Italian machine and I'll take loads of pictures and share my adventures on a blog. If I am lucky my family will read it."
What do you blog about?
I blog about things that make me laugh! Trust me, life in Italy is funny.
Who reads your blog - mostly Americans / British people or a mixture of readers?
Italophiles of all genders, ages and cultures.
What has blogging given you?
A creative outlet; friends, some whom I've met in real life; a way to stay in touch with my friends and family who are scattered all over the world. I love that when they want to know what we are doing, they can just log on and find out, any time, day or night.
All your blog posts are interesting but can you recommend one or two especially for Italy Magazine readers?
Some of my favorites:
The Ultimate Marathon
Motown in Italian (with audio)
Street performers (with video)
Happy blogging, Chelsea and thank you for talking to Italy Magazine.


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3 Ginger Banana Muffins
March 05, 2007
My freezer is full of unbaked muffins !!! I do not like to bake muffins and then freeze them. I find they just are not as good. So I started playing around with how to freeze the muffins unbaked. I have been doing this for several years and love it. It really only adds a few minutes to the cooking time. Every once in a while I will get a one weird muffin that does not cook like the rest but that has happened maybe 6 times.
This is what I do, I set paper cups in muffin tins and fill the cups with the batter. I set the tin in the freezer. When the muffins freeze I pull them out of the tins and put them in freezer baggie. I like that I can pull out only as many muffins as I want to bake. I just set the frozen muffin in the muffin tin and bake. Easy, easy!!
One problem I have had with freezing muffins is if the recipe has a lot of sugar it does not fully freeze. I do use several different types' flour because I think it is healthy to eat different types of grains. But you can make this with all white, all wheat even gluten free.
Another thing, I used both oil and butter in most muffins I make. Oil adds moister to the muffins but I love the taste of butter. So I use both. I know there seems like a long list of ingredients but it is all those spices add layers and that add more depth of flavor. Also when you freeze things the spices sort of lose some of their pow, so up the ginger and cinnamon a bit.
3 Ginger Banana Muffins
make about 16 muffins
3 ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup sugar or evaporated cane
1/4 cup mild flavored olive oil
1/4 cup melted butter, cooled
1 tsp. vanilla extract.
3 TBL. finely chopped candied ginger
1 TBL. fresh grated ginger
1 tsp. powdered ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup spelt flour
1/2 cup oat flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
Pre-heat oven 350˚F
In a bowl mash bananas with a potato masher. Then add eggs, butter, oil, and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together, add and stir until just mixed. Do not over mix. Fill muffin cups to top and bake 20-30 minutes, until center is done (remember do not over bake !)


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She spends her free time with her husband, Aaron, and their two dogs.


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Ray Bradbury passed away today at the age of 91. I haven't read much by Bradbury but I recognize his impact on the science fiction world. I applaud him for the social issues he brought forth 50 years ago in Fahrenheit 451. And I look forward to reading more (checked "Something Wicked This Way Comes" out of the library today). Do you have a favourite book by Bradbury? Why have his books made you think?
Had this actual conversation with my husband this morning regarding Kelly Ripa's "comedy" this morning with Neil Patrick Harrris. Breasts in Advertising Do you even notice any more? Do breasts actually encourage you to buy food products? Do you define yourself as a feminist?
I've been trying to avoid the obvious story with Luka Rocco Magnotta. But there seems to be rash of dismemberment and cannibalism??? First a guy in Miami on bath salts (recently a copycat in Louisiana on same drug). Then a college student in Maryland and now Magnotta. What is with the rash of cannibalism??? Does it have anything to do with a new Hannibal Lector series coming to TV in the fall?


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Well darn, I posted this and gave the web address back to this blog instead of to the Kitsap Images website. Here we go again, with the correct address below.
New entry page, lots of new photos. Thousands of "Kitsap and Beyond" photos for web and print.
Photo on the left is our granddaughter Natasha, the otters are on our beach and the ferry photo was taken at sunset from Seattle with the ferry heading towards Kitsap.


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Marilou K. Peters
April 14, 1960 - September 10, 2011
Marilou K. (Lonergan) Peters "Mare", 51, wife of Randy J. Peters, entered eternal peace on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Norwalk Hospital. Born April 14, 1960 in Flushing, NY she was the daughter of Marilyn (Condit) Lonergan and the late Edward D. Lonergan, Sr.
Mare attended Blind Brook High School in Rye Brook, NY and Westchester Business Institute in Hartsdale, NY. She worked for 14 years at UST in Greenwich, CT as well as St. Thomas the Apostle Church, ERC and MBI in Norwalk, CT. Throughout the years Mare was devoted to activities and charities in both St. Thomas the Apostle Church and Word Alive Bible Church in Norwalk, CT.
She is survived by sons Steven Riccio and James Peters, husband Randy Peters, mother Marilyn Lonergan, sister Suzanne (Lonergan) Buffone and husband Joseph, and sister in-law Virginia Lonergan all of Norwalk, brother Edward Lonergan, Jr. and sister in-law Angela (Galasso) Lonergan of Manahawkin, NJ. She is also survived by her 11 loving nieces and nephews.
Mare was predeceased by her father, Edward Lonergan, Sr. and brother John C. Lonergan.
Friends may call on Monday, September 12, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 13, at 10:00am at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 203 East Avenue, Norwalk. A celebration of Mare's life will follow at the South Norwalk Boat Club, 17 Mack Street, Norwalk, CT 06854.
Donations may be made in Marilou's name to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065. firstname.lastname@example.com.
I was so sad to hear about Marilou. My heart is just breaking for everyone. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. God bless. Kelly
October 4, 2011
My condolences to the Lonergan and Peters family. My GOD'S grace and mercy be with you always…
October 4, 2011
I haven't spoken to Marilou since she left St Thomas Religious Formation program, but I would always think of her and her bubbly personality as I passed her house. God Bless you Marilou and thank you for all you did for the children of St. Thomas.
October 4, 2011
Randy, I just heard about Marilou tonight. It's been probably close to 14 years since the last time I saw either of you, but my heart is sad to hear about her passing. I am so sorry for your loss. She was such a warm-hearted, happy, beautiful woman, that always had a smile on her face. Remember when you and she started dating at just about the same as Tom and I…22 years ago if I'm correct. Those were the days, huh…a lifetime ago. Remember the good times…keep them close to your heart…and may God watch over you and your family during this difficult time in your life. May she rest in peace. My deepest sympathy to all of you. Your friends from the good old UST days, Diane and Tom Slosser.
October 4, 2011
We express our sincere condolences to the family. May her soul rests in peace. Amen
October 4, 2011
Suzy, Joe and family…I am so sorry for your loss. Although I did not know Mare, her spirit and hope were inspiring. Sending comfort and peace to you…SueB
October 4, 2011
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These fit small! US sizes not UK! (2020-07-20)
I got a size 10 which was stated as UK sizes.
When it came to be it fit like a 9.5-10 US actually. Could barely get my feet in! So order based on US sizes and even order over size.
Other than that nicely constructed. Looks more durable than the last run.
There is a heavy rubber odor from the shoes. Like toxic smelling haha not the ahhh that's nice rubber smell. But I'm sure it'll wear off once you wear them around in the field.
When it came to be it fit like a 9.5-10 US actually. Could barely get my feet in! So order based on US sizes and even order over size.
Other than that nicely constructed. Looks more durable than the last run.
There is a heavy rubber odor from the shoes. Like toxic smelling haha not the ahhh that's nice rubber smell. But I'm sure it'll wear off once you wear them around in the field.
Nice plimsolls, sizing is off (2020-07-14)
Nice quality plimsolls but these appear to have been resized by the maker for sale in the US as mine came with "WPG" and "12" stamped on the insole and the original "11" under the sole ground off. They also fit very tight for a UK size 12 so I suspect these are actually in US sizes after all.
All good (2019-02-26)
QUick delivery, no problems
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the item was of good quality, speedy delivery, a very good addition to my collection, would recommend this item
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Very happy with shoes.
UK WWII Style Plimsolls Reproduction (2018-11-10)
Super fast service. Very happy with these shoes.
Plimsolls (2018-06-25)
My third pair, a really good choice when one is looking for a comfortable, classic canvas shoe. I would recommend ordering one size up from one's normal shoe size, these run a bit small. A larger size will also accommodate an insole. The pair I got unfortunately had unsightly marks on the rubber toe caps where the rubbers seems to have melted and hardened again. Not what I expected, but then they're not dress shoes...
Excellent (2018-06-19)
Rapid delivery and fairly priced for the product.
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Good quality shoes, Fast delivery, and great customer service!
Excellent. Fast shipping. (2017-07-27)
Highly recommend.
Great item (2017-07-11)
Fitted well, good service
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Great pair of shoes very good quality and well worth the money! The best reproductions on the market and I would recommend them to anyone!
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Plimsoles - well made, good fit, delivered on time. No complaints.
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Excellent pair of plimsolls. Great for reenactment. Fast delivery and very professional. Many thanks
Fit well, look the part (2017-04-29)
Really good. Fit me and will keep my feet safe whilst at camp on expedition and in period uniform. Thanks.
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Seem to be good quality. Ordered my normal size and it seems correct. Like how they look.
Service that can't be beat (2017-01-30)
I ordered the wrong size Plimsolls - my fault ! Received on a Monday morning, emailed asking for RMA for exchange for a smaller size & received RMA right away. Shipped them back that same morning & sent WPG the tracking number. They shipped out the smaller size Plimsolls which I received that same week. Nobody else has better customer service. That's why I look nowhere else for my gear.
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Once again another excellent product from WPC
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Fast delivery (2016-04-14)
Plimsolls arrived in a couple of days of putting in the order, they are a little tight and with the laces being just a little short in my opinion, but am very happy with the item.
Excellent copy just what I needed very good
First class (2014-10-21)
These are great.
Plimsoles (2014-07-14)
Good sizing !! Good old Plimsoles ! "On your spots!! cover !!"
UK WWI style Plimsolls Reproduction (2014-07-01)
I bought these to replace a pair of the Indian Army originals which I got from WPG about two years ago. These had now fallen apart. The new run seems to be more solidly made, and the laces are long enough to actually lace them all the way up. Size-wise they run a little small, still ok for me but if you want to wear thicker socks or an insole, consider going up one size. Thank you very much once again for the fabulous customer service!
Not bad (2014-05-03)
These are pretty good shoes. The laces have broken 4 times after 2 days of wearing them, and the top two eyelets have fallen out. But they are still good, and I would recommend buying them.
Reproduction plimsolls (2014-04-02)
Debated on going with originals or the repros. Needn't have worried, great quality on these and they look and smell just like the ones we had for PT. Another great deal from WPG.
PT shoes (2014-02-13)
Excellent service all round. Fast delivery and a great item. Thanks.
Plimsoles (2013-12-15)
Mine will need about a quarter-inch of stretching, like the amount that comes with long wear: looking forward to that!
comments (2013-11-28)
....if you have one PT boats , it is perfect!!! good quality and super service shop
Plimsolls (2013-06-28)
A wonderful product and great transaction, as always. Comfy shoes!
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These are perfect in every way. Great fit! Some of the most comfortable shoes I've ever owned.
Nice Fit (2013-04-29)
Very lightweight, thin sole; don't go walking on gravel or sharp objects ... but that's how they are supposed to be. Very comfy on smooth surfaces.
UK WWII Style Plimsolls Reproduction (2013-03-11)
Excellent product. Fit and look great!
WW2 style Plimsoll reproductions (2012-10-11)
These are just excellent value for the money. The sizing is perfect. They're lightweight, appear pretty tough and well-made.
UK WWII Style Plimsolls Reproduction (2012-07-22)
These are my second pair and are FANTASTIC every user of WPG should order a pair - I will order even more soon (dont want the day to arrive when they are ever out of stock. Cheers and many thanks!!
Plimsols (2012-07-15)
Good quality. Sizing a bit confusing.
UK WWII Style Plimsolls Reproduction (2012-07-05)
These brothel creepers/murder boots are the best!
just maybe (2012-06-16)
i think they could use a profile view otherwise good service
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These are UNBELIEVEABLE!! Perfect for my 30's - 50's bicycle-touring living history sketch.
Brilliant, brilliant quality - good hard soles and great water-proof toecaps.
Amazing. Thanks WPG
Brilliant, brilliant quality - good hard soles and great water-proof toecaps.
Amazing. Thanks WPG
Plimsoles (2012-04-03)
I am very please with the product. They fit perfectly and the workmanship is excellent. These are a great product and I can recommend them to others.
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I bought mine without knowing what they would be like. My faith in WPG was rewarded, they''re great!
UK WWII Style Plimsolls Reproduction (2012-01-16)
Shoes looks great, size fits perfectly, shipping is fast as is can be in Russia.
Don't know how they could have gotten here quicker! Great comfort after a day in ammo boots.
Particularly suited for dry weather, I guess (2012-01-08)
I've ended wearing a pair for everyday use, very handy. If meant to be worn, be aware that they're completely rubberized & don't have any ventilating hole; so I wear them with saran air-ventilating insoles (Jungle Boot type), which insulate the sock from the literally drenched bottom of the insole, otherwise it will end with Your feet in a pool of chilling cool water; at least in mild humid weather, like here.
Plimsolls (2012-01-07)
To be used in a RMBPD display...Excellent copies and they fit like a glove. Many thanks WPG
got exchange. (2011-12-09)
I got my exchanged item.
Exchange proceding worked perfectly.
Thank you.
Exchange proceding worked perfectly.
Thank you.
Wrong size (2011-11-01)
Nothing to say about the envois and the product. All was OK.
I ordered the wrong size so mistake is on my side.
I send the envois bag for exchange.
I ordered the wrong size so mistake is on my side.
I send the envois bag for exchange.


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… that was a movie weren't it?
So, with the ethernet connection PLUS the USB to RS232 cable I had a bit of fun as a study break. So we've got two Terra Term sessions (one by serial port, one by ssh over ethernet), a cygwin terminal, a TighVNC X session and a terminal running on the pirate. Silly fun but all I could get into as the study is frazzling the brain somewhat.
Previously I did forget to report the trauma of getting the LCD display going. Kookie issue, classic in fact. The font they used for the "code" view on the blog the instructions sat was COURIER, and oldie but goodie font coming from type writer days.
In keeping with the lack of Human Factors considerations the 1 and the little "L" looked the same so I spent a week of study breaks re-reviewing code until it clicked and voila!
Now I have to admit I only got the display to rattle my Nephew (since he has a boring old Raspberry Pi without LCD). It is way too small to be practical. If it was a touch screen then perhaps it could have been a Programmable Entry Panel (PEP) like what I have used and programmed on some of the defence projects I have worked on. Will likely be good enough for simple tasks.
I am trying, in the background, to sort out why Lisp for Erlang (lfe) is not installing on this beasty. Once I get that sorted, with the help of the user group, I will likely dabble a bit. Stay tuned.


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An emphatic example shows how deeply the US establishment considers war a permanent and unquestionable situation
The following example shows emphatically to what degree war has become a norm for the US establishment. David Stockman was hosted by the Fox Business Network to speak about the deficit and managed to upset the whole panel with his clear 'anti-war' positions. Below, a part of the discussion and commenting. Stockman states:
This military spending is crazy. If you take all the hostels in the world, China, so-called hostels - I don't believe it - 200 billion, Russia 70 billion, Iran 12 billion, the whole GDP of ...
He gets interrupted by the host with a ridiculously simplified argument, without even mentioning the source of this argument:
What do you have to say about the fact that 50 percent of the planes in the navy are not flyable?
But things are getting worse for her because ready-to-respond Stockman gives a straight and reasonable answer:
That's because they are conducting seven wars that we don't need to have ...
At this point, the alarm hits red and we should assume that the 'bosses' from above are shouting in host's ears to interrupt the guest again. Indeed, the host interrupts and tries to change the substance of the discussion:
Regardless, the military is not up to the speed in terms of readiness (!!!)
But unfortunately for her and her bosses, Stockman insists on his reasonable argument:
No, no, we could get out of these wars, we get out of Afghanistan where we're still there, 17 years later. What are we doing in Somalia? ... That's why all this money allegedly needed for defence.
Then, Stockman remembers his Republican roots for a while by putting fiscal 'normality' above all, and targeting both military spending and social spending as being equally bad for the growing deficit!
To get 82 billion dollars for defence increase that they don't need, no way do they need, they agreed to give the Democrats 65 billion more of domestic spending that we absolutely can't afford. So, now you have the warfare state, the welfare state, gaining up to kill the fiscal outlook of this country ...
But the alarm hits red again and the host insists on the military spending issue:
When you say that they don't need military money, to what do you attribute all these accidents that we report on every day in the military?
But Stockman scores again and makes the whole Fox studio really upset:
All these accidents that you report on, is because they are running the military red-hot around the world and they shouldn't be. All they have to do is stop, and there wouldn't be so many accidents. And we don't need to be running the military at this rate ...
He gets interrupted again by the - now desperate - host who needs to find something to justify the military spending, thus endless war:
Do you think that's one of the reasons that ISIS is now on the run?
And again, unfortunately for her and her bosses, Stockman scores one more time by telling the truth:
We created ISIS! We blew up the political consensus in the Iraq ... Bush going into Iraq, blew up the tentative agreement between the Shia and the Sunni and the Kurds, blew up the whole country. When we finally left, which we had to, ISIS then took all the weapons we left behind ...
Meanwhile, the host is ready to explode because obviously she can't make this guy align (not even slightly) with the pro-war agenda and makes one last attempt, by trying to change - as always - the direction of the discussion, away from the substantial issues:
So, since it was created under Bush, we shouldn't give the military any more money to put ISIS on the run? ... I don't follow ...
And Stockman, ready again, gives the appropriate answer:
No, I'm saying we should stop intervening everywhere in the world because it is not a threat to the interest of the United States ...
At this point the show ends abruptly as the Fox understands that it can't handle this guy. End of the game: Fox pundits - David Stockman 0-5.
As you can see, neither Stockman, nor anyone else there, puts the slightest doubt about the 'necessity' for cuts on social spending, however, when the discussion turns to military spending, the Fox machine makes it clear that cuts on US military spending are out of question.
Notice also through the whole discussion a common practice in mainstream media: the host is trying to disorientate the guest by dragging discussion away from the real issue - in this case, the fact that endless wars are a key factor for the economic downturn of the United States. When she fails, she becomes really upset, as she realizes that Stocknam remains focused on the point he wants to make.
This is a common picture in the 'liberal' mainstream media too. Exactly because both the Democrats and the Republicans have been completely taken over by the banks, the corporations, and the deep state, faithfully implementing the neocon/neoliberal agenda.
War is one of the things that will never question and they will do everything to preserve it at all costs.


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Paris says, 'Antony is a cake designer who is as fabulous as his ideas and sketches.'
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Paris says, 'Antony is a cake designer who is as fabulous as his ideas and sketches.' Antony was born in South Africa and went to boarding school in Durban. He was a fabric designer for an international company who moved him to Melbourne. After working in Melbourne for seven years he then went to Europe to work in Dusseldorf and Italy. Antony came to Sydney in the late 1980s to work as an art teacher, but lost his penchant for it.
Antony then worked as a wedding stylist at Planet Cake's competitor Sweet Art. This is where he met Paris when he styled her wedding flowers and invitations. Paris fell in love with him and so he came to work for her when she took over Planet Cake. That was eight years ago.... Read more.
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Curiocity magazine was devised on a walk through Oxleas Woods in South London. We hand-made two issues with friends, producing 100 copies of each, before launching officially in September 2011. Four years, six issues, and 15,000 copies later, we began work on a book-length A to Z of London for Particular, an imprint of Penguin Books.
Our book Curiocity: In Pursuit of London is structured as an A to Z, with 26 chapters, each containing a hand drawn map by one of 14 illustrators. The maps reimagine London as, among other things, a beehive, a clock, a body, a globe, a prison, a star chart, a riot and a cabinet of curiosities. As we pegged out the 26 chapters, we attempted to touch on every dimension of London life, down to the most functional and taboo, and to suggest ways of interacting with issues and subcultures that can seem inaccessible.
Find out more about it in a feature in the Evening Standard here. The Standard described Curiocity as a 'remarkable book … a nerdy Londoner's paradise … an exquisite 450-page cross between an encyclopaedia and an artwork.'
You can hear an interview on the Monocle Weekly podcast here.
The book is out in shops now or you can buy it online here.
You can still buy Issues B-F of Curiocity magazine online here.


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Have fun with this variation on the traditional sushi rolls. These bulgur hand rolls add a great chew and wonderful whole wheat flavor. Slideshow: More Bulgur Recipes
How to Make It
Step 1
In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Stir in the bulgur and salt, remove from the heat and allow to sit for 25 minutes, or until the bulgur is tender. Drain excess water. Set aside to cool.
Step 2
Stir the rice vinegar, sugar, and sesame seed oil into the bulgur.
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Spoon about 2 tablespoons of bulgur into the center of each nori sheet. Lay in some carrots and cucumber on top of the bulgur. Gently fold the corners towards the center and roll into a cone shape. Serve immediately.


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Who needs to see a character's back story? Not the reader, usually, but it is essential that the writer knows the back stories of principal characters, at least. And they must be well written. If the writer can't take the characters that seriously, how can the reader? Besides, there might be another useful by-product: an illustrative scene from a character's back story can easily lead to an excellent 'slice of life' short story – one which is capable of standing on its own. I have found some of my best stories by this route.
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Although not surprising, it is sad to see the Daily Mail continuing its long history of attacks on the Labour movement and its members (see, for example, the 'Zinoviev letter' of 1924). There has been an upside to the Miliband affair, however. Ed Miliband is learning at last to bite the hand that smacks him rather than that which feeds him. Hopefully, he will begin to carry this forward in other contexts (Labour's relationship with the trade unions, for example – SUPPORT THE FIREFIGHTERS – or its policy on immigration).


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- It improves your mood and lessen episodes of mood swings.
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- It most likely does not contain all the essential nutrients women need to stay healthy even with the onset of menopause.
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MenoEase360 can relieve your menstrual pains and discomforts so you won't have to endure these throughout menopause.
Unfortunately, products like this cannot provide a cure-all solution that everybody will respond to well.
That means you may be in for a hit-or-miss situation that requires you to also study your options depending on your health condition and the menopausal symptoms that you are experiencing.
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Q: Who Should Use MenoEase360?
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Q: Should I take MenoEase360 once or twice daily?
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Q: How long does one bottle of MenoEase360 last?
A: One bottle contains 30 veggie capsules. Taking 1 capsule daily, therefore, makes a bottle last you for a month.
Q: How long will results last?
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Q: Which are the other alternatives to MenoEase360?
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New Delhi: Zee News today denied that two senior editors tried to extort money from Congress MP Naveen Jindal and described their arrest as an attack on the freedom of the press by the government, led by the Congress.
The TV news channel has been accused by steel tycoon and Congress MP Naveen Jindal of extortion - he says he was threatened that unless he agreed to 100 crores of advertising on the channel, the channel would run stories on how the government allegedly favoured his firm while allocating valuable coal fields.
Mr Jindal's firm filed a police case against Zee's top executives nearly two months ago. Yesterday, the Delhi police arrested Sudhir Chaudhary, head of Zee News, and Samir Ahluwalia, head of Zee Business. Delhi Police's Crime Branch, which is investigating Mr Jindal's complaint, today issued notice to Subhash Chandra, the owner of Zee TV.
Delhi police said in court today that they needed custody of the two editors for three days to "gather more information about the conspiracy through sustained interrogation". The police say they are investigating the angle of deception in the case.
Zee claims that it was Jindal Steel and Power Limited who tried to bribe its executives into dropping stories on the company. Today, the channel's CEO said that the police was pressured by the government into "legal arrests."
"Our channel raised fundamental questions about coal blocks allocated to the Jindal Group. Jindal's mother pleaded with us to play down Coal-gate," said the CEO, Alok Agarwal.
'Coal-gate' is the moniker for an alleged swindle in the allotment of coal blocks to private firms. A report by the government's auditor has faulted the government for ignoring a competitive bidding process and assigning coal fields without transparency. According to the auditor or CAG, Mr Jindal's firm is among those that got windfall benefits as a result of the government's weak policy.
Mr Jindal's executives used a hidden camera to film three of their meetings with the Zee officials who have been arrested. A forensic lab has confirmed that the video has not been doctored or edited.
Mr Jindal today said,"We have made an effort that the truth must come out. Media must be above suspicion. I have all the respect for the media. The matter is in the courts and I would not like to comment on it further."


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Holland America Line said its next ship due in 2018 will be named Nieuw Statendam.
HAL officials made the disclosure at the Rotterdam christening ceremony of its latest ship, Koningsdam. Nieuw Statendam will be a sister ship to the 2,650-passenger Koningsdam.
Last year, the 1,258-passenger Statendam was transferred to the fleet of P&O Cruises Australia and renamed the Pacific Eden.
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Supporting Retail Markets: Political & Business
March 17, 2011Please find in the link below, a collection of documents provided by WUWM Retail member countries. These documents provide guidance and support in various areas of good practice, market management and business support for retail market management and traders.
Please note these are not all provided in the English language - the country of origin (and thus likely language version) is indicated after the title.
- 6. Graham Wilson - Management Models
- Annex 2 WUWM Contribution sustainable food hearing
- Annex 2b Possible Initiatives EC Hearing Sustainable Food
- Bolton Markets Survey 2010 (UK)
- Championing the Market Stall (UK)
- Future Vision'Amsterdam Markets (NL)
- Market Safety (2010 - NL)
- Markets 21 Report (UK)
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- Retail Manual (NL)
- Retail Markets: Good Practice Guide (UK)
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The street of Charoen Krung is a colourful Bangkok tale. The "new road" is, ironically, the city's oldest, built at the behest of European merchants who had set up shop in vast mansions by the river in the eighteenth century, surviving today as the former French and current Portuguese embassies. The road begins in Chinatown, skirting the grimy tangle of the Talad Noi, an area of winding alleyways lined with workshops selling machinery, hooks and engines. From here it proceeds down – although often choked in traffic – past traditional Chinese shophouses and backstreet Indian and Muslim communities to Saphan Taksin, under the shadow of the doomed Sathorn Unique "ghost tower" (scroll down) and the boat shaped Wat Yannawa. Along the way it takes in the looming proto-fascist Central Post Office, tourist hordes disgorged from the riverside hotels, sometimes dubious tailor and gems stores, local street markets and quiet backstreets lined with wooden houses and hanging orchids.
In the last few years, the area has become a locus for gentrification, adding another layer to its palimpset. There is incredible street art as a result of the Bukruk Street Art Festival and by the Warehouse30 development, galleries like Speedy Grandma and Soy Sauce Factory, and now bright hip little cafes like "Little Market" and (soon) flashy bar Tropical City.
The apex of this new buzz is the refurbishment of the old General Post office as the Thailand Design and Culture Centre, an impressive complex of libraries, exhibition spaces and a rooftop terrace offering an awe-inspiring up-close view of the building facade's gargantuan 1938 original Garuda statue, looking out over the skyline. It is truly iconic, a new view of Bangkok as a tropical Gotham. I was wowed.
But the area is peppered with other, more low-key surprises – like this Vietnamese temple I never knew about, close to the Chinatown end, dating back to the nineteenth century and featuring a coop of sacred chickens under a bodi-sashed tree.
Or Harmonique, a restaurant in an old Chinese mansion entered through a gap in an ancient banyan tree.


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Czech Nymphing Intro Kit
1 Fly Kit Contents:
3 Heavy Tungsten Bead Nymphs (size range 10-14)
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3 Heavy Tungsten Bead Nymphs (size range 10-14)
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3 Brass Bead Nymphs (size range 12-14)
2 Florescent Indicator Leader Sections
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Angling Evolutions 2-Part Dry Fly Treatment System
The new Fish Pimp Shake-N-Float fly dryer and floatant systems looks very promising. This is the deal: it is a canister that hangs on your lanyard. The canister has two side-by-side chambers, one filled with fly dryer and the other with floatant. The top of the canister twist. You put your fly into the canister so that the contents of chamber 1 flows in and out of the cap. Give your fly a shake and then twist the cap 180 degrees to access the contents of chamber 2 which contains floatant. Shake and you are good to go. The leader sits in a notch and does not get smashed.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Whitewater Fly
Great shop. Great selection. Great service. www.whitewaterflies.com.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Fishing Nets By Sam Lacina
To see the most awesome, masterfully crafted fishing nets ever created go to http://www.flyfishingnets.net/. I first met Sam at the 2009 FFF Conclave. He was a student in one of my classes. Sam is not only a super fly tyer, but he is a master artisan, creating some of the most wonderful works of art with wood. He made a custom net for United Fly Tyers and it was beyond cool and beautiful. The nets are not only individual works of art, but are made to be used.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Fish Pimp Strike Indicators
Angling Evolutions, makers of Fish Pimps strike indicators, announced some modifications in their great product. I had the chance to chat with Quentin Hoffpauir, chief pimp, at The Fly Fishing Show about these changes. He indicated that the new model has an improved aerodynamic surface (dimples...like on a golf ball) which helps it sail through the air with less friction. Also leader gripping power is improved with more macho surgical tubing to hold the indicator (pimp) firmly against the leader. Soon their new website will be up and running at: http://www.fishpimpco.com/.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Fly Fishing Show, Somerset, NJ
The Fly Fishing Show will be in Somerset, NJ January 22-24. See you there. Information can be found at: http://www.flyfishingshow.com/.
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Marc Petitjean
From time to time I come across some very good fly tying swag. When this happens, it's important to share the "find." So, you have heard of Marc Petitjean of Switzerland. An excellent tyer, winner of awards and designer of ingenious tying tools. I had a chance to watch him in action at The Fly Fishing Show and chat with him. I was amazed to learn that most of the tools are handmade (think Swiss watches) and the materials are hand selected. I found the CDC to be excellent and his 100% silk tying thread is wonderful, coming in 4 subtle colors: cream, grey, olive and black. What I am now into is using the split thread dubbing technique. View Marc on www.youtube.com/marcpetitjean, or go to his website at http://www.petitjean.com/. I warn you that his tools and materials are expensive, but worth the extra dough.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
World Fly Fishing Championships, Poland
The official website for the World Championships is: http://www.2541.pzw.org.pl/. Check out the link. Not much up yet, but there are some very nice pictures of the waters to be fished. Stay tuned for more updates.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Marino Mouse
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The Fly Fishing Show, Marlboro, MA
The Fly Fishing Show comes to Marlboro, MA this weekend. Check it out Friday, Saturday or Sunday. For details go to http://www.flyfishingshow.com/.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Two Of My Favorite Things
What? Yes, two of my favorite things. First, coffee. Those who know me are aware of my major coffee Jones. Second, squirrel. That is for fly tying. Nothing beats a nice grey squirrel pelt. Love the tail. Love the under fur. Love the spiky guard hair. Give me a squirrel and a pot (make that urn) of coffee and I am good to tye flies all day.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Massachusetts Striped Bass Bill
The Massachusetts Legislature will hold a hearing about the protection of striped bass in MA waters. Save those stripers.
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Planning My Vacation
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Howdy Jim
Sending a shout out to Jim Ferguson. Jim is an awesome fly tyer, specializing in Atlantic salmon flies. He hails from Oregon.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
United Fly Tyers
United Fly Tyers will meet this Thursday evening at 6:30, Holiday Inn Select in Woburn, MA. Come join us to welcome Larry Grant as our speaker. Larry will present "Trout, Trout Flies and the People Who Tye Them." Directions: Take Exit 35 off 128, Continue on Circle to Main St/Rt 38S towards Woburn Center. Approximately 0.1 turn right on Middlesex Canal Park, Holiday Inn Select is the first business on the right, less than 1/4 mile off the highway.
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
Trout Chow Fly
Many have asked if I have a recommendation for a fly that looks like those gnarly, liver-colored pellets that are fed to trout in hatcheries. After I got past the idea of going for hatchery fish that were just sprung from prison, I came up with this little fella. Tye it with or without weight...some trout chow floats, while other brands sink. I like the unweighted version as it hangs in the water column nicely.
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In this series, the Chronicle follows multiple riders as they seek to fulfill their FEI World Equestrian Games dreams in Tryon, North Carolina, in 2018. We'll check in with them in the coming months as they pursue a team spot to see how they're getting their horses ready and preparing mentally.
Will Coleman rode at the 2012 London Olympic Games with Twizzel, where they finished in 37th place. He's been rebuilding his string from the bottom up since then.
He's got two horses in contention for the World Games this year—Tight Lines, an 11-year-old French Thoroughbred gelding (Turgeon—Merindole, Tel Quel) and OBOS O'Reilly, a 15-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (OBOS Quality 004—Omard Clover Queen, Clover Hill), both of whom he's brought along since they were young.
Last year, "Oboe" finished 12th at the Luhmühlen CCI**** (Germany), while "Phish" completed his first four-star at Rolex Kentucky and went on to place second at the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI*** (Maryland), earning the USEF National Fall Three-Star Championship.
This spring, Phish finished third in the advanced division at the Cloud 11-Gavilan North LLC Carolina International (North Carolina) and will compete in the advanced this weekend at The Fork (North Carolina) before heading to Kentucky. Oboe ran the CIC** at Carolina and placed sixth. He'll also compete in the advanced at The Fork before heading to the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI**** (England).
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I've got two horses listed for WEG. Tight Lines is on the Elite list and OBOS O'Reilly is on the Tier 1 list. They both ran very well at Carolina. Oboe had his first run of the year in the CIC**, and Tight Lines did his first run of the year in the national advanced class.
The focus of our winter, as always, has been trying to hone their dressage and get their bodies ready for the season. I don't really start competing the older ones until March in most cases. They've just started to get going competitively, and then it's a quick build to Kentucky. Tight Lines will aim for that, and Oboe is currently entered for Badminton.
Oboe is a pretty reliable cross-country horse now. For him [at Carolina], I thought he could go out and have an easier run and stretch his legs. He made very light work of the course. For gearing up for Badminton, it was a fine first run. We can build towards Badminton now. His last run will probably be the Fair Hill CIC*** [Maryland].
It was pretty cold and wet by the time Phish went. It was pissing down, but he doesn't mind. He lives to run cross-country. I think he had a grand old time.
He's fresh and feels really good. I think they're in a pretty good place. We have a few weeks to go, but they're high-pressure weeks. I'm happy with how they're looking at the moment.
I have never competed at Badminton. Obviously it's a bucket list thing for any event rider. I think I've got a horse that can tackle that cross-country course. His dressage has improved a lot. I've had a really awesome group of owners on this horse for a long time, and they've been really wonderful. I think this will be a really cool experience for them. That's a big reason to do it to. We're getting near the end of this horse's career, and why not? Why not do something that you've never done before? If you think you've got a horse that can do it, then go for it.
[USEF High Performance Director] Erik [Duvander] has involved himself in our program basically from the moment he took the job. He's been to my farm in Virginia and the place we were based in Florida several times. I probably saw him every other week all winter. His involvement has been very helpful, and his demeanor and the way he's worked with the whole team is really cool.
He's given me a lot of confidence because he sees a lot of good in my program, and I think that makes me feel a little bit emboldened by what we're doing. There are always little tweaks, but by and large he's been really supportive. The biggest thing is the continuity and staying on the road you're on. You can't go changing everything all the time, or you'll never get anywhere. I'm comfortable in the system I'm in. He recognizes the value of Katie, my wife, and my dressage trainer Allison Brock, and all the people I work with. He just wants to complement it and encourage it more than anything. It's been a really great thing.
We made several brief trips to Wellington throughout the winter. Ali Brock is down there. We did some classes at one of the [Adequan Global Dressage Festival shows]. Any time you can get in the ring and practice [it's helpful], and in particular for Tight Lines—trying to figure out the best way to warm him up and get him in the ring and get him the most confident. He's a really feisty Thoroughbred. That was very helpful for him to go through that exercise a few times.
I finished London, and I literally had nothing. Twizzel was my only upper-level horse. Oboe was the only other horse that I thought had some potential, and he was young at that point. To be honest, he had pretty humble beginnings! I didn't think he was going to be nearly as accomplished as he's become.
I just had to start over. I needed a totally new group of owners. A lot of your career is dependent on getting the right people involved. There's a number of them that I owe everything to—Rich Booth and the Booth family, Tom Goeke, Jerome and Sarah Broussard and Team Rebecca, Suzanne Lacy, Vicky Castegren and Hyperion Stud, and Nanki Doubleday. They gave me the opportunity to hit the reset button, and they've really given me a career. They've been huge supporters. Other people have come on top of that, but these guys gave me the chance to get out there on better horses. Together with them, we built the whole thing from the ground up. We started primarily with young horses, and we've just been bringing them along slowly and methodically.
I'm happy with it. It's stood me well. We've got the nicest group of horses I've ever had, and hopefully we can keep it going. Some other people have come on now, really, really wonderful people like Tom Tierney, Ken and Kathleen McDermott, John and Lin Burgess, Lyda White, Mark Thompson—even my mother, Deedi Coleman, has a share in Oboe, and I'm beyond blessed to have them all in my camp. We just have an amazing core group of owners who are really supportive. They just get it. They understand the process and how hard this sport is. I'm so grateful. Katie and I have a busy life, but a wonderful life, and we owe it all to these people.
It would mean everything to me to make another team. I've had to live with the disappointment of the London Olympics for the last five years [where they had a refusal on cross-country]. Not a day goes by that I don't yearn for the chance to get back at it. That's what high-level sport is. You've got to wait for the opportunities and be patient and hungry, all at the same time, all the time. I think that's what we've been, and I think that's what will hopefully give us a chance. I've got to go to Kentucky, and that's the only thing I've got on my plate right now—getting the best performance out of my horse at Kentucky, and whatever happens from there is what happens.
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