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The Truth About Leaks
Roof leaking is a very common problem although it should not be happening. Regardless of the weather and the time of the year, your roof should withstand all weather conditions. If, however, there is a leak, there are several reasons and you need to determine which one is in question.
Perhaps your roof has been constructed a long time ago and the construction itself has deteriorated. If your house or residential building where you live is over 40 years old, this is quite normal. However, the solution is quite expensive – you probably need to replace the whole roof construction. Because of the age of the roof, the beams have probably distorted over time. Due to the wind or snow melting, tiles are probably damaged or shifted. If you have roof windows, since they suffer more rain and snow than side windows, they are much more quickly pdamaged, and robably window frames began to rot. In this case, it is necessary to replace all of the roof parts. Read this blog to understand.
If you have problems with your roof since it's made, the problem is with the contractors. Whoever built it and made the roof probably did initially a bad job. In this case, it is probably necessary to make a series of corrections. The materials used for your roof are likely to be in good condition, and you will only need to purchase those materials that have not been placed due to omissions, or some extras that will secure your roof more.
Leaking happens to roofs that have not expired, and which are constructed quite well. You will need to replace several tiles and repair your roof windows. This is a very common occurrence.
It is very important that you repair the roof in time because otherwise your roof construction will rot and you will have to change it completely. Also, moisture will probably get into the floor and walls, and you will have to repair them too, which is very expensive. Moisture can get to electrical installations in the wall, which poses a life threat, as well as a fire hazard. Repair your roof in time.


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Runaway & Homeless Youth Prevention Month
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The mission of the 6th Street Center is to provide a safe place where youth experiencing homelessness can acquire the skills, resources and opportunity they need to transition into healthy independent living and adulthood.
The 6th Street Center for Youth opened in 2008 as a MHSA funded collaboration between Youth For Change, Butte County Department of Behavioral Health's HERE Program and the Runaway and Homeless Youth Task Force. The 6th Street Center provides services to youth ages 14-24 that are homeless, marginally housed or runaways.
We believe in modeling healthy behavior and relationships, encouraging productive activities, providing access to needed resources and imparting the knowledge that each youth is valued and capable of accomplishing their goals.
"When I was homeless, I went to my sanctuary called 6th Street. I believe they saved me from death. The 6th Street Team helped me realize things could get better. Life changing encounters happen at this place." – 6th Street Client

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The practice can be contacted between 8.00 and 8.30am and between 6.00 and 6.30pm for urgent matters, and between 8.30am and 6.00pm for non-urgent matters.
If you need urgent medical advice or dental care you should call 111. If you have an immediate, life-threatening medical emergency, such as loss of consciousness, severe chest pain, serious accidents or serious loss of blood, you must call 999 or attend the Emergency Department at St Mary's Hospital, whichever is quickest and most appropriate to your situation.
Both NHS 111 and the emergency 999 service are free to call.
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This won't be a little blurb on the FairTax. But I would heartily recommend any of you reading this to look into it. With John McCain recently endorsing tax reform in the form of a flat tax, this is extremely pertinent political news. So while checking out the FairTax blog, I ran across this funny little bit that is worth re-"printing" (what is the word we should use for this now?)…
In a piece on Townhall today Mike Adams offers an amusing look at conversations from the trenches of a grassroots movement. The premise is that he carries around, in public, a copy of FairTax: The Truth which draws out unsolicited comments from various critics. Here is one:
Supporter of the Flat Tax of Yesterday (SOFTY): Sorry, I support the flat tax.
Adams: How often do you change your underwear?
SOFTY: What?
Adams: I assume you change your underwear every day?
SOFTY: Yes, what the hell does that have to do with it?
Adams: That means you've changed underwear 8036 times in the last 22 years.
SOFTY: And?
Adams: And the I.R.S. has changed the tax code 16,000 times in the last 22 years. They change the tax code twice as often as you change underwear. How long do you think a flat tax would remain flat?
SOFTY: (Silence)
Adams: Would you like to borrow my book?
Now that is a conversation you're likely to remember the next time you change ya draw's!


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Favorite Sound Munich High End 2016
You're looking at, among other things, a Western Electric 11A horn system c.1924 (before the advent of electrical recording) courtesy of the fine folks at Silbatone Acoustics. Silbatone's own electronics designed by J.C. Morrison provided the juice (using vintage, and I mean vintage VT-1 and VT-2 triodes), while one of Frank Schroeder's or Thomas Schick's tonearms rode the grooves. All-in-all, this was the most goosebumps inducing sound at The Show, at least according my goosebumps-O-meter, as it was able to convey the life in music. I find some systems, OK some modern systems, pale in comparison on this note, delivering a strained sounding imitation more intent on sound effects than music or in the worse case serving up music that is, for all intents and purposes, DOA. A corpse.
Joe Roberts, Silbatone's master of ceremonies and publisher of the much loved Sound Practices magazine of yore (I have a complete set), told me about how Western Electric demo'd these horns by placing them in lower Manhattan and listening to them in Hoboken. I love that.
When I say "favorite sound at the show" I do not mean best sound at the show as these are very different things. I certainly heard many other systems I enjoyed that would fall more easily into a "Best Sound" category including the dCS room, Nagra, MBL, and totaldac/Vokativ but even here each of these systems sound very different from each other making a Best seem sorta silly. So I'll stick to Favorite this year in Munich.


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Up Again
Posted by Jim Zeiser on Monday, October 24, 2011,
Yesterday I just had to know if there was anyway I could ride the Chinese scooter, now. I took a big freezer bag, put my hand in it and drew the slide tab over to tighten it against my wrist. Now I had a plastic mitten to keep my hand a little warmer than if it was bare. I put my hand on the scooter's handlebar and-voila-I could grasp it effectively. Today I went out and took a little ride into Town and was able to ride fairly confidently.Overall I rode only eight miles but it told me what I ...
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Down For Awhile
Posted by Jim Zeiser on Friday, October 21, 2011,
I stupidly fell on a slippery plank last week and broke a bone in my hand. I know, it could have been worse but wearing a splint and not being able to ride is like a punishment. The Honda scooter finally found its way to the local garage and I'm hoping they can pull the clutch shaft for me. I couldn't do it. If they do I'll have time to order the parts to finish the job since working one-handed is more than I'll be able to do. The doctor said four to six weeks for this to heal so by the time ...
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My Little Experiment
Posted by Jim Zeiser on Tuesday, October 11, 2011,
That sounds mysterious doesn't it? No, I'm referring to the 250 Yamaha. There are so many things that don't add up on it that it confuses me and I keep shooting in the dark to see what happens. Lately it will start, run and I'll take it for a ride and then it will suddenly die. Sometimes it starts and sometimes it won't, which necessitates pushing it home. Today I'm checking to see if maybe I have a defective battery. I checked with my fancy voltmeter after the latest dying incident and I got...
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Interesting Times
Posted by Jim Zeiser on Sunday, October 2, 2011,
Even though the days are getting cooler I'm still riding. The Chinese scooter has acquired another 700 miles in about a month and with any luck I'll still be using it until the end of October for my job. I know I've said it repeatedly but it's been a major gas saving device. This last tank of gas in my minivan has lasted me over three weeks. The comical thing is that I rarely even visit gas stations because of it. When I fill up the car I also fill a couple of gas cans and then I fill the sco...
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The undefeated Lady Chaps complete a storybook season with a 78-73 win over University of Alaska Anchorage at the NCAA Div. II National Championship, earning LCU's first national women's basketball title in school history.
The Lady Chaps are now 35-0 and only the third team in NCAA Division II history to complete a perfect season, and the only team to win a National Championship in their first year of eligibility.
More than 500 fans made the trip from Lubbock to Indianapolis to support the Lady Chaps in the championship game, and nearly 1500 students, faculty, staff, and fans packed the Rip Griffin Center on LCU's campus to cheer on the Lady Chaps.
Some important moments in the Lady Chaps 35-0 National Championship season:
The Lady Chaps' victorious season made national headlines, and was also treated to extensive coverage by local media. Below are just a few of the many news stories written about this incredible season.
Coach Gomez and the Lady Chaps wish to convey a heartfelt thanks for all of the support from the beginning of the season until now:
"We hope to represent LCU in a way that would bring honor to God and would be a blessing to our current, former and future students, faculty and staff."


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We are a small, family-owned and operated business located in the heart of Kentucky. We specialize in unique wines and specialty foods from Italy.With roots stemming back to Calabria in Southern Italy, Sergio Sgro's parents emigrated to the United States after marrying and have since begun importing Italian wine and foods from their homeland. Passing on a love of fine wine and authentic Italian food to their son, Sergio, with his wife Susie, they longed to bring tastes of the "Motherland" to the Bluegrass.
The Sgros partnered with Rick and Suzette Davis, adding thirty-plus years of retail/wholesale experience, thus bridging the past to the present with Di Vino Wholesalers.


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Church of Uganda sold assets to build Church House in city
Monday August 27 2012
The Church of Uganda sold part of its assets to city businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and other entities in order to raise 30 per cent of the capital needed to build the multi-storey Church House building in Kampala.
According to a report that was handed to the Anglican Bishops during the bi-annual House of Bishops Provincial Assembly that convened at Uganda Christian University in Mukono last week, the Church sold the land on which Mr Ruparelia's exclusive Kabira Country Club sits for Shs6.75 billion. The businessman still has to pay Shs450 million.
Sold property
Other lucrative pieces of real estate that have been sold include Ndejje University (Shs1.1 billion), the area occupied by Bukoto Market (Shs780 million), land in the upscale city suburb of Buziga (Shs1.7 billion), other land in Bugolobi (Shs600 million), land in Bukedi Diocese in Busia (Shs450 million) and 66 acres on Wamala Road sold at Shs2 billion.
In all, the Church will be able to raise at least Shs6 billion which, in addition to Mr Sudhir's money, is more than 30 per cent of the Shs40.75 billion that was budgeted for the completion of the 15-storey building located at the junction of Kampala Road and Dastur Street in the central business district.
When contacted, the Provincial Secretary, the Rev. Canon George Bagamuhunda, confirmed the sale of the above assets. He said the Church is aiming at paying off a Shs7.5 billion debt obtained from Equity Bank.
"We did sell the assets to raise 30 per cent of capital needed to put up the building. We also need to clear the loan as quickly as we can so that we can move on. There is no reason we should keep a loan for other leaders to find," Canon Bagamuhunda told Daily Monitor.
He added: "For the money collected from individuals, since the resolution has been passed, the bishops in their respective areas can begin implementing."


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Men are easy souls and are actually attracted to a woman who smiles a lot and have pretty eyes. When I consider the fashion of the Forties, I consider sleek traces and sq. shoulders. Pleated trousers are additionally a good idea for tall skinny males as it adds quantity, however tall effectively built men could wish to keep away from it. Whoever wrote this was clearly an immature, arrogant male with no concept of trend.
Or, as one of many men who wears girls's footwear, I might like to not need to 'camouflage' the fact with thick socks, and boldly put on sheer-toed stockings as an alternative. Women put on pants and power fits", while the creativity, the flair, the colors, the design, which was reserved for the ladies solely, are finally reaching the menswear division.
Increasingly more it appears males are searching for new ways to distinguish themselves, and a method is by wearing a properly chosen hat as a vogue accessories. So a 'man' feeling extra like a girl at any time would take to dressing in womens lingerie to get the real feel whereas at different times he may feel more like a man and put on mens underwear. Well, french males are good to french women, so I think that should you like french males it is because you are extra a french girl than you thinked earlier than.
Sure, French males are completely different from American men or any other Europeans, however each tradition is unique. They've the suitable to really feel good too and not be forced by convention into sporting traditional men's flat sneakers. A significant hosiery firm might sponsor a men sporting hosiery campaign where each apprentice groups might have men wearing totally different colors with coordinating clothes, particularly shorts.


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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism
Animal Ethics
Ethical vegetarianism is the thesis that killing and eating animals is morally wrong whenever equally nutritious plant-based alternatives are available. The case for ethical vegetarianism starts with several uncontroversial premises. Virtually everyone agrees that: (1) It is wrong to cause a conscious sentient animal to suffer for no good reason. It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view. Cohen, The Animal Rights Debate , p.


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NBA Finals Trilogy 2017: Revenge or Repeat?
by Devin Barge, Editor
June 3, 2017
For the first time in NBA (National Basketball Association) history, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors complete for the third year in the row. As both teams have had phenomenal seasons in these past three years, this finals series will be one for the record books. Both titans of their...
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It was a remarkable year for sports, including the Rio Olympics, a record-breaking World Series, and a March Madness ending with Villanova upsetting the national favorites. Here's a view of 2016 in sports. 10. Kentucky Derby The 142nd Derby was held on May 7, in Louisville, Kentucky at Churchill Downs. This year th...


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Starting a little blog, will see how this goes.
Just finished talking to my supplier in Georgia, already set a pickup date for March 19th. I don't have my bees up here ready for winter yet, and we are planning for spring.
Granted, my spring planning started months ago. Changing gears to better match what I have time for in 2018. Getting extra help full time didn't work out so great. This year I'm only taking on what I know I can do myself, and any extra labor here and there will be a bonus. I'll be selling early packages and raising some queens, but that's it for bee sales. Going to focus on honey, and put back all the good comb I sent away in nucs last year. I'm not sure I'll ever do nucs again, or very few. They take so many resources and are just not worth the aggravation.
Last weekend was a fun weekend with kids. Sports were rained out, so we had a rare weekend at home. Reagan has been bitten by the riding bug hard, and Andrew the hunting bug a little.


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When temperatures in the classrooms of Ridgely Middle School reached the high 90s, Julie Sugar and other parents invited Baltimore County school board members to check out the problem. The board members didn't come — but local lawmakers did.
"That's when we realized that our school board was not responsive or accountable to the public," said Sugar, who once headed the middle school's PTA and is now president of the Loch Raven High School PTA. "And it made us realize that they did not have to be responsive or accountable to the public because the public didn't put them on the school board."
Frustrations with the board "reached a tipping point," and Sugar now is among parents and state lawmakers who are pushing to add elected members to the county's all-appointed school board. Residents in other localities in the region also have pushed to change the selection of school boards — which approve budgets and craft education policy — but they've found no easy answer.
In Baltimore County, members of a panel set up to examine the school board makeup there recently told residents that they could not come up with an answer. In Howard County, a hearing on a proposed change lasted for hours, a day before the plan was withdrawn. And in Baltimore City, a state delegate is proposing to strip the school board of governing power, suggesting that the system might be better off if it was controlled by the mayor like other city agencies.
Despite debates about accountability, local politics, and minority representation, experts say there's no data showing that students fare better under elected or appointed systems.
"My take on this is that what's clear is that there's no perfect system," said Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, who in August created a school board study commission and had pushed to add appointed members.
Of the state's 24 school boards, 18 are fully elected, according to the Maryland Association of Boards of Education. Two counties — Caroline and Harford — have decided to shift to "hybrid" models with a combination of elected and appointed members. Four boards are fully appointed.
In Wicomico County, where the board is appointed, County Council members recently voted to put a non-binding referendum on next year's ballot, asking voters whether the board should be elected or appointed. State lawmakers must approve changes to a school board's makeup.
Proponents of elected boards say they offer accountability because voters can potentially oust those they don't like. They also argue that they are more connected to their communities because anyone could run for the seats — members wouldn't need to be political insiders with connections to whoever is making appointments.
Others say appointees are more likely to be qualified to deal with complex issues. Appointed members may also be better at making tough decisions — about school closures, for example — because they don't face the pressures of winning a campaign. And some say that people will run for the local board only as a stepping stone to a higher political position.
Debates about how school boards are selected have come up repeatedly, but those who advocate for a different approach frequently meet with passionate opposition.
A day after a public hearing in Howard County earlier this month, Del. Frank Turner decided to withdraw a plan that would have added some appointed members to that county's all-elected board, and changed other seats to be elected by district.
The county had developed the proposal in response to concerns that the school board didn't reflect the geographic and racial diversity of the school system; it failed amid objections that appointed leadership might be less responsive to the public.
Different approaches
Anne Arundel County school board member Andrew Pruski, who also serves as supervisor of assessment in the department of research, accountability and assessment for Baltimore County Public Schools, said the success of a board depends on the people on it.
"I know people talk about what's best in terms of a structure," Pruski added, "and I don't think anybody has an answer because I believe it depends on the people who are in at the time and the leadership. If you have folks who are willing to work together and have a vision and care about what's going forward, then that does make a difference."
Nationwide, 95 percent of school boards are elected, according to the National School Boards Association, which doesn't take a position on elected versus appointed boards.
"There's research, but there's been no data that one is better than the other in terms of student achievement, which is the major goal," said Anne L. Bryant, executive director of the association.
The lack of hard evidence is why the Teachers Association of Baltimore County hasn't taken a position on the issue, said the group's president, Abby Beytin. The governor now appoints the county's board, and some lawmakers and residents have been pushing to add elected members, but others worry that minorities would be less likely to have a voice on an elected board.
"If I could see clearly that a change was really going to make things better, I would have jumped on that bandwagon ages ago," Beytin said. "I don't see a magic bullet that's going to say, if we do this, we will get a better school board."
Accountability concerns
People who want change often mention accountability, but they have different ideas about how to get it.
Baltimore County School Board President Lawrence Schmidt said some criticism of the board has been fair, which is why he made changes such as moving public comment periods to the beginning of meetings.
"But I'm not sure there's a relationship between some of the criticism and the method of selection," he said." You can have an appointed board or an elected board be secretive and not be responsive to the public. "
For Ulman, the issue is also tied to local finances.
"Sixty-two percent of my operating budget goes to the board of education," Ulman said. "I think people would say, 'Gee, you ought to have an appointment or two when 62 percent of your budget goes to something that essentially you have no control over whatsoever or very little influence.'"
Administrative control
Del. Keiffer Mitchell, a Baltimore Democrat, plans to introduce a bill in January that would make the Baltimore City school board an advisory body, resuming an uphill battle he fought as a City Council member and a mayoral candidate. The governor and mayor now jointly appoint the members.
Mitchell said that when the mayor oversees large agencies such as the police department, it's reasonable to ask why he or she shouldn't also manage the schools.
"Education is the most important civic function a city provides," he said.
Proponents of abolishing boards often argue that "perhaps that way, you could better integrate that system with other agencies," said Mike Petrilli, executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative education think tank. Then, if the mayor has a big idea — like an anti-poverty initiative — all agencies could work with the schools to achieve it.
Large cities that have tried mayoral takeover have seen some increased efficiency, said Thomas Alsbury, a professor of educational leadership at Seattle Pacific University who researches school governance.
But "in the cities that have tried it, it has not been the success that they'd hoped for," said Alsbury, who supports elected school boards, calling them "a uniquely American institution" closely tied to people's ideas about democracy and local control.
Sen. Bobby Zirkin, a Baltimore County Democrat, said that's why he has repeatedly introduced legislation to add elected members to the county's school board.
"In Baltimore County, our citizens are deprived of a basic democratic principle," he said. "They are deprived of the right to participate in the election process. For me, that is the sole factor… A few people will try to make this a referendum on the school system or a referendum on the superintendent, or try to tie this to other factors."
Carl Smith, executive director of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education, points out that the composition of Maryland's schools boards "always been fluid," changing as local issues arise.
For instance, in 2002, infighting between board members and conflict with the superintendent led Prince George's County to return to an appointed board after having an elected one.
"It is and always will be a process of change," Smith said.
Baltimore Sun reporter Joe Burris and researcher Paul McCardell contributed to this article.


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Since the doom-laden post about the recent Bill McKibben piece in Rolling Stone, it was good to come across a project from Sustainable Wales (thanks Chris). It's called Letters from the Future whereby they've got writers to 'send back' letters from parents to children based on their projections of what life will be like then.
Things will have changed (obv.) but certainly more positive than how McKibben would have us see it. (That's not to say that McKibben hasn't go it more right though of course).
Anyway, it's good that artists are engaging in this stuff. Here's a sample:
2030. Letter to a son.
By Robert Minhinnick
You said I was mad but I wanted to show you. So I collected rainwater, then found an oak tree. Not long ago I couldn't have told you one thing about an oak. But around here oaks used to cover everything. That's why you see the word deri so often. See, I'm learning from the landscape. And from you.
Then I found the oak tree's galls, which are blisters on the leaves. I scraped them off and crushed them. Next I added some copper sulphate crystals that were hanging about in the garage – grandad used them to get a better blue from the hydrangeas. Last, I bought some gum arabic from that new art shop where Pound World was. Mixed it up. And I'm writing this down in my own ink.
Okay, I could have sent an attachment zinging round the planet. But I want to show you maybe we can't rely on electricity forever. You know the ration hours: 7am till 11am, 6pm till 9pm.
But the young adapt quickly. When the government abandoned the Severn Barrage last year, it made us think. All that wasted effort and money, with a gap of only five miles from where they'd started over at Brean Down, and down in Lavernock, our side. But it wouldn't return the investment. So now there are two enormous concrete piers in the Severn. Everybody calls it a catastrophe. But we can learn from it. The graffiti' s fantastic they say.
One of my blogging butties calls these days the dangerous here and now. I love that phrase. Because, dangerous or not, this now is the best time of my life.
Yes, it's different from the past. People say it's 'the Emergency'. But somehow it's more real. I've learned to look around and ask what's here – the land, the weather – and be involved in it all. I think about history and how it made us. Language, even. After all this time Welsh makes sense. Now I know what melin and pandy mean, and why those places are called what they're called. Melin and pandy and ton and gwaith and nant. How they explain the land and what we do with it. As if words themselves were the landscape. Words like deri.
But you know I'm not one of the new Luddites. Moaning on in sackcloth they've woven themselves. Or the smug greenies, saying I-told-you-so. Those tipi villages on the banks of the Taff and the Rhymni? You won't catch me there. Look, I'm not knocking it because in a way the Jeremiahs were right. But I still have faith in The Web. There's wisdom there for all to find. Yes, the Web will stop that dog-eat-dog attitude we had before the banking crash. And that attitude is still a threat.
The Web shows we cannot return to the old life before the Emergency. There'll never be business as usual again. Oil was finite and we wasted it. Then all the alternatives, like ethanol, caused problems.
But there's a billion bloggers out there with ingenious schemes. And an infinity of practical tips. Where did this ink come from? The Web of course. It's adapted from a medieval recipe.
Wind? The turbines on Mynydd Maendy are vital now. But the thousands of wind farms will never happen. A windmill is beautiful, turbines big as the Eiffel Tower are scary. As to solar, it's coming. Ha ha. The government says hang on, it's almost here. Latest plan is painting solar cells on to houses. I'm not holding my breath. But you'll see it.
True, I never thought we'd run out of… things. There I was, playing Assassin's Creed on the Play Station, with a takeaway chicken tikka in a polystyrene tray on the desk, a 35p energy drink in an aluminium can, which I'd crumple and chuck, to wash it down. Your father the eco-criminal.
As to politicians, they were always too late. Politics tried to catch up but events just raced away. Suddenly we were telling schools to teach kids to grow food. And how to cook that food. Because the parents, including me, were clueless. We were brought up on TV dinners, so children like you were in charge.
All down to energy, see. And resources. They realised that energy was too important to waste building another rugby stadium. The government was screaming about making it a producer society, not a consumer society. Because we'd consumed too much. We'd become locusts. So now we had to learn to produce. And I don't mean plasma screens and Domino's pizzas, I mean vegetables and DIY manuals and clean water and, yes, art.
The government came up with was a slogan. They're good at slogans. Nobody spoke about your carbon footprint any more. It was too late for that. But your 'intellectual footprint' was the official phrase now. Make yours as big as possible.
After the National Curriculum was abandoned schools became more independent. And they're smaller, like the one in our street. Cooking, IT, practical science and DIY before 11.a.m when the power's on. Then gardening, language, maths and the arts – poetry, painting, music – when it's off. Brilliant.
Thinking back, I liked school. But when I left I couldn't boil an egg, grow spuds, change a plug, a tyre or a ball cock. Result? Grief all my life. Now the children run in, happy to learn. And all these schools have their own windmills.
Libraries too. There's queues for the books and CDs. I used to think libraries were for old people. That libraries weren't cool. Well nobody says cool anymore. We use love instead. And you know what I love? Reading those haiku things in kitchen candlelight. Just little poems, brilliant things, flickering on the page as the candle flame twists and our shadows conspire. I know some off by heart. Here's one by this character, Issa. Around the time the ironworks were coming to Dowlais, Issa was wandering around Japan, writing poems. Just like some are doing here.
A bath when you're born
and a bath when you die.
How stupid.
Why has it taken me fifty years to discover that? How stupid. Then there's that pub, the Old House, in Llangynwyd. They say the building dates from 1150. Apparently they've started these triban writing competitions there again. Harder than haiku. It was the centre for local writers, centuries back, and it's going great. Too far for us to get to, but good to know about. Cracking website, but they say you can't beat it live.
I remember 2000, the fuel crisis. A warning we ignored. But suddenly oil became too precious to waste making crisp packets. Biofuel? Another pipe dream. All it meant was using a field to grow a crop to turn into a liquid to put into a petroltank so we could drive to see the Dan yr Ogof dinosaurs. Remember them? Now petrol and ethanol are rationed, and boy, are they expensive.
'Stay home' is our new mantra. To grow food. To produce, not consume. Oh yes, consuming is over. We're producers now. Got to be. And we look after our water. Here, of course, we've ample. But it takes energy to pump and heat it. These water wheels they're building are fine with me, and Dwr Cymru has used sonar to track the tributaries of the Great Spring of Glamorgan.
No, I'd never heard of it before. But six million gallons of fresh water were coming out at Ewenni every day, the cleanest water you'll ever taste. From a glacier that melted ten thousand years ago in the Beacons.
What's also great are the seaweed farms down in Ogmore. They were growing it for biofuel, but people said, no, we'll eat it. The first man doing it is a hero there. He had a driftwood bonfire going and boiled a ton of the stuff. And gave it away, like a soup kitchen. But this was laverbread and the idea's taken off.
As I keep saying, any food shortages will be sorted out by the new Genetic Engineering Institute. It's being built near Chepstow, where the army camp was. No-one can get near, it's all hush hush.
Yes, there are thousands of great schemes. That's why they're calling this period the People's Renaissance. Creativity is a duty now. It could keep us alive. You won't remember, but we were going to build the new Hollywood on the opencast at Llanharri. True! Well someone's planting a sweet chestnut forest there now. Government wants us to eat nuts and bake with nut flour. Why not when it's so much warmer?
Strange but you see more smoke than before. There's coal being burned. Illegal yes, but it's all around us. Gangs go into shafts and opencast craters because of black market prices. Okay, I've done it myself. There's that ton in the back garden, because we can't trust the gas coming through. Yes, for some the black economy is the only economy. You can get mutton and venison, petrol or bio. But it costs.
Around here we were almost ready for the Emergency. After 200 years, we still had roots in the co-operative movement. So we're good at working together. And all those time-banking schemes, like Creation in Blaengarw, have really expanded. Credit unions are flourishing, while the local currencies are fine by me. Just don't end up being paid in Treorci dollars when you live in Troedyrhiw.
Yes, we were ready. And it's better now. I actually talk to neighbours, and we make sure the oldsters are fine. Funny, I used to think Neighbourhood Watch was consumer paranoia. Middle class people scared of losing their X Boxes. But it's just about mucking in. Isn't that how it's supposed to be?
Hey, real writing's hard work. I'll stop now because the neighbours are coming round. Plus your uncle in his latest electric car. Flash git, but he's bringing his luxury nettle soup. Because Saturday night is story night. Everybody cooks and we share the booze. Yes, that gooseberry wine. From the south side of the allotment. Like a good Sauvignon Blanc. And we'll sit in the candlelight, telling our stories. You see, that's what I've learned. That everybody has a story. You have so many already, in so few years. Yet before all this, I never had the chance to tell mine.
Yes, I love story telling. It's why we're on the planet. To tell stories about how it was in the past, or what we're doing in this dangerous here and now. First time when they asked me to join in, I was scared. Didn't have a clue. But now when I've finished telling a tale, and people laugh or slap me on the back, or are quiet for a moment, it seems the most important thing I'll ever do. Hey, maybe I'll read this. Maybe I will.


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Opening of Grove Academy will Fulfil 1913 Pledge
Grove's new buildings incorporate outstanding facilities for teaching and learning that will help staff deliver the new curriculum for excellence.
The Grove campus has many admirable facilities including an assembly hall, sports hall, gym hall, dance studio, fitness suite and 25 metre six lane swimming pool. These recreational facilities are contained in a wing next to the school's main entrance on Claypotts Road carefully designed for dual use by the community. From Saturday 3 April 2010, Dundee Leisure will take over managing these recreational facilities out of school hours. After six pm week nights, over weekends and during school holidays members of the public will be able to use the gyms and swimming pool. Interestingly, the opening of the swimming pool will fulfill one of the long outstanding conditions contained in the agreement for the annexation of Broughty Ferry into Dundee in 1913. Dundee Leisure are already taking bookings for swimming lessons tel 01382 432332. The new Grove is already the base for BERAs continuing programme of evening classes. I am sure that the renewed Grove Academy will continue to serve Broughty Ferry as an outstanding school promoting the attainment and achievement of our young people. In addition, we can look forward to it providing a hub for our community learning and recreation.
Scottish Evening at Eastern Primary School
No Smaller Class Sizes for Broughty Ferry Primary Schools
Education Cuts in Dundee Revealed
- removal of 11 visiting specialist art, design and drama teachers supporting primary schools across the city;
- 6% reduction in the per pupil allocations for books and supplies for all nursery, primary and secondary schools - taking into account the rate of inflation for text books and consumables such as replacement toner cartridges for laser printers this is nearer a 10% cut in spending power or a reduction of about £5000 for each of the larger Secondary schools in the city;
- early retirement scheme for experienced teachers aged 58 or over to save £0.5m;
- end of funding for language assistants in secondary schools;
- reduction in IT staff tutors working with schools and teachers;
- removal of, or reduction in, funding to Fairer Scotland funded programmes that support pupils who are troubled or troublesome and
- most parents in the city will find that by some postcode lottery, there are no planned reduction in the P1-3 class sizes at their children's school. Only the thirteen smallest primary schools in the city have been selected for this programme. For example, Broughty Ferry's three primary schools will not experience any class size reductions this year. In fact, since Barnhill, Eastern and Forthill primary schools are operating at or near to capacity, they would each need additional classrooms built in order to retain their current volume of pupils and accommodate P1-3 pupils in classes of 18 or under. As no money is budgeted for building permanent or temporary classrooms in the Council's capital plans for Education 2009/2012, its difficult to see how any progress on class size reduction in any Broughty Ferry primary school might be achieved. Of course all primary schools in the city will miss the impact and artistic support from the mobile Art, Design and Drama teachers. This seems particularly perverse given the additional demands of the curriculum for excellence and the provision of drama rooms in each of the six new PPP primary schools.
Next Meeting of The Ferry Local Community Planning Partnership Wed 17 February 17:30
Next Meeting Wednesday 17 February 2010
Venue Grove Academy beginning at 5.30 pm
Local Community Planning Partnerships have recently been established in each Dundee City Council Ward. The main purpose of these bodies is to ensure that Community Plans are devised and implemented in response to the locally identified needs in each Ward and to improve the co-ordination of Dundee City Council services with those of our other public and voluntary sector partners.
Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings and to raise questions in relation to items on the agenda through the chair of meeting.
If you wish to attend and would like further information about the meeting or the Community Planning Partnership, please use the contact details shown below.
1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES and Presentation by Grove S1 pupils
Sandy Park - Councillor Rod Wallace
Grove Office Redevelopment - Update
St. Aiden's Church - Redevelopment Plans
- Castle Green Master Plan Review
- Development Trust Event
- Working groups - Mental Wellbeing/Community Safety
- Community Plan Monitoring 2009-2010
(a) East Dundee, Dichty Walking/Cycling Group - Councillor Bidwell
(b) Forthill Walkabout - Forthill Tenants
Angie Hastie, Communities Officer
Tel 435894 (Mon-Wed only)
PPP Schools Update - Statement to the Education Committee Monday 8 February
The PPP schools could not have been built without the foresight and commitment of the Labour led administration of Dundee City Council. The form of funding available from the Scottish Government was to finance school building through a Public, Private Partnership (PPP). Had we listened to the carping of the then Opposition SNP Councillors in Dundee, no progress would have been made and these nursery, primary and secondary schools and fine new sports and recreational facilities would not have been built. If you live in a community in Dundee not benefiting from this programme, you may well be wondering what plans are in place for your local schools and what lies beyond the Labour led Administration's plans for five new Primary schools in Whitfield, Lochee-Charleston and the West End as well as the new Kingspark School.
So while celebrating success of one programme and our Administration's legacy of new school building and school refurbishment in the city, its difficult to identify the SNP school building legacy apart from Harris Academy. I hope for the sake of children in our city being educated in unimproved schools that your administration will indeed conjure up a school building programme, 'to match Labour's PPP programme brick for brick'.
Commenting on Violent Incidents Against Dundee Teachers
2009 - 276
2008 - 245
2007 - 345
2006 - 353
The figures show that there has not been a dramatic change in 2009 compared with 2008. Right now it's too early to say whether the increase of 31 incidents is the beginning of an upward trend or a blip on an otherwise downward trend from 2006. That these incidents have been managed over a four year period without resorting to the permanent exclusion of any pupils from our schools is, I hope, positive news. Were a more detailed breakdown of these statistics available, it would be possible to distinguish between verbal and physical acts of violence. In either case of course I don't condone any violent incidents against our teachers. If this upward trend were continued in the future I should be concerned.
Education Committee Denied Report On School Building Programme
At the meeting of the Education Committee, on Monday 28 September 2009, I had requested:
'the Committee to agree that the Director of Education should be requested to bring forward a Report about plans for the improvement of the School Estate in Dundee, more particularly by giving an overview of plans for the next phase of school building and refurbishment in the City, including any projects to be funded by the Scottish Futures Trust, to the next meeting of the Committee.'
At the meeting, I was persuaded that a more realistic time-scale should be imposed. With the verbal reassurance from Education Convener that a report would be presented before the Budget meeting in February 2010, I agreed to withdraw my motion and not go to a vote. This agreement was not minuted.
The lack of a report on the agenda of the Education Committee on Monday, reveals a contempt for the Education Committee who will be denied an opportunity to scrutinise progress with each of the schools in the capital programme before the capital plan for the Council as a whole comes up for approval at the budget meeting on Thursday next. I am concerned about what the SNP administration have to hide from parents and members of the Education Committee.
Balmossie Brae Residents in Catch 22
The latest twist to their woes came earlier this week when resident Wendy Butter phoned Stewart Milne to request that the grit bins were refilled as the weather looked as though it might deteriorate. She was apparently advised, that the Scottish Government had placed a ban on selling of grit to anyone but local councils so private contractors had to source it through local councils. Stewart Milne were reportedly unable to source grit from Dundee City Council as Tayside Contracts will not supply it to outside suppliers.
Resident Wendy Butters said,
"I think we are going round in circles here!"
Ferry Councillor Laurie Bidwell said,
"Over Christmas and New Year the developer was apparently not contactable when residents needed to summon help with winter road maintenance on their estate. This does not seem like an exemplary standard of aftercare. Right now the Council have access to grit but they are not responsible for this unadopted road. Stewart Milne Homes, who are responsible for the road at Balmossie Brae, reportedly can't access grit to fill the bins so that at least the residents can grit their own road and pavements. The residents seem to be in a catch 22."
"I contacted the City Development department of the City Council earlier today and have asked that consideration is given to making house developers' responsibility for winter road maintenance more explicit in conditions applied to future planning permissions. This of course won't help the residents of Balmossie Brae. They need more thorough aftercare from Stewart Milne Homes and less buck passing until their roads are adopted, hopefully in 2011."


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Interfaith Hospitality Network Hosting week: Prospect will be hosting IHN families during the week of February 9 - 15, 2020. Signups during Fellowship Time will continue until February 9. The volunteer sign up may be viewed here or in Fellowship Hall after worship. Sign up by contacting the church office or a coordinator.
The IHN Ministry Team is continuing to monitor changes in program for efficiency, and we encourage volunteers to give us their feedback after the next hosting. Our goal is to ensure that volunteers feel valued in their service to the program. Our sincere thanks to all members for your services in caring for the IHN guest families. (IHN Coordinators: Allison, Ina, Mary, Nancy & Frank)
Prospect Hunger Program
The Prospect Hunger Program will be bringing bagged lunches to Newark to feed the homeless living in and around Penn Station, once a month. The lunches will be bagged assembly line style during Fellowship Hour. Please join us after worship for both fellowship and lending a hand to create the lunches. This is a monthly event, which takes place on the third Sunday of each month.


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thank you so much for visiting my blog Elizabeth! Like you, I believe beauty matters. Your photography is beautiful. And how very sweet that your husband "hijacked" your blog! I am your newest follower. Now I'm going to go read the post at Nester.
How Fun! Vol. 17
"How fun!" I find myself exclaiming this many times throughout the week. Here are just a few things that touched me or made me smile:
Today, we are celebrating 100 posts!! Well, actually 101 because my husband hijacked my blog yesterday, but it was worth it! I can't believe that we've reached this milestone. I appreciate all of you who read, comment, and link up! Thank you so much!
In case you missed it, Ebony M was the winner of the March giveaway. Congratulations, Ebony!
I've seen a picture around different social media venues of women from the 50's in a roller coaster. The women in the front are holding onto their hats and laughing up a storm. I did a little research and found out that the photographer is Grace Robertson. You can read about her here and see some more of her wonderful photographs.
I really liked this post from The Nester called I Choose Slow .
And finally, I can't tell you how excited I am that the cards we had printed featuring my photography are in. They will be in the store soon!
What we are eating next week:
- Saturday Kielbasa, sauerkraut, and potatoes
- Sunday 15 Bean Soup, rolls
- Monday Chicken in a bundt pan, roasted potato, cooked carrots
- Tuesday Chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, corn
- Wednesday Pizza with cut-up vegetables
- Thursday Spinach salad with chicken, feta, pecans, strawberries, and balsamic vinaigrette
- Friday Omelets, biscuits, jelly
Baking this weekend: Apple Pie
Spread a little Light this week! Share this above meme on your favorite social media site, or email it to a friend. Click the image to see it at full size.
Link-up as many posts as you like that are lovely, excellent, or praiseworthy. Share a wonderful piece of writing, a DIY project, a recipe, or anything else that strikes your fancy!
Thanks so much for participating! I appreciate links back to Beauty Observed. Either a text link in your post, or feel free to use my button. Please visit some of the other links and pass them along to your friends. Let's spread loveliness everywhere!

Have a great weekend! Remember Philippians 4:8. "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
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And you rightfully so hit 100 views. It was such a sweet post & gesture on your husband's part. So glad to join you each week!
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Congrats on 100 posts! And loved your husband hijacking your blog. Can I say your menu makes me want to come over for dinner every week!! Have a blessed weekend, Elizabeth. You make me smile!!
Thanks for hosting & God bless!
Thanks for hosting, Elizabeth (and for sharing the chicken enchilada recipe!) 🙂
Hi Elizabeth!
Love, love that your husband got into your blog and featured YOU; awesome! ♥ What a lovely tribute on your beautiful blog!
Mmmmm…your menu for the week sounds yummy…will have to try the chicken n the bundt pan…love that idea!
Have a week full of blessings and joy! ♥
Congratulations on 100 posts! I love this week's list of fun things. 🙂


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What Every Body Is Saying About Bengal Kittens Is Wrong and Why
Her kitten proved to be an actual pill. The kittens usually begin to eat good food around 4 weeks old. Thus, if you are searching for a lovely and loving kitten for a companion and pet for the house, you have arrived at the appropriate place. Our pet superior kittens start at $1100.
Cats ordinarily do not avoid their litter box and should it, there's definitely some issue. The bengal cat likes company in any way times, so you could find you must receive two of them. Domestic Bengal Cats are not any different than every other domestic cat in regards to care and feeding.
Kittens go through many stages since they develop so we're continually re-evaluating them since they grow. They are ready to go to their forever homes around 12 weeks of age. All our kittens and cats are seen by a qualified veterinarian to make sure the very best health. At about 12 weeks of age, they are ready to go to their new home. Bengal kittens can take as much as a year to come up with their entire color and pattern. You're guaranteed an amazing Bengal kitten to enjoy for a long time to come.
Remember that can find such a wide variety of types of cats in shelters, it is well worth starting there when you're trying to find a Bengal. For instance, in the event the cat should be the sole cat in the house, we won't place it with somebody who has a cat already. In addition, there are long-haired Bengal cats but they're now called Cashmere cats.
Bengal cats are extremely active. They are quite lovable, and they too seek affection. Our bengal cats aren't kept in cages. People should look for rescue Bengal cat.
Three years back, my twenty year-old Siamese broke her sternum. Post on your FB page which you're trying to find a specific breed in order for your whole community can be your eyes and ears. If you thought that Bengal breeding proved to be a struggle, you may not even wish to consider Savannahs.
There are various unique sorts of bengals. They are strong and agile cats and should be slim and athletic. They are generally very healthy cats if you have bought from a reputable and registered breeder. They often get a misconception that they will be large in size, this is not so. When you have never owned a Bengal before, or are thinking about reading more info on these types of remarkable cats, have a look at our Bengal Cat Breed info page. Perhaps you ought to adopt a Bengal! Excellent Bengals aren't inexpensive.
Bengals aren't immune to Feline Leukaemia. They are not your laid-back lap cat! If you're thinking of a Bengal for adoption, you most likely have a great idea about what you desire.
Mama and babies are entirely doing well. Our babies get the greatest possible care. This boy will be big! It's all about being with pals, and around other people who enjoy exactly the same interests. Many families wind up coming back for another kitten for a buddy for their initial Far Out Bengal kitten. After some days, open the door of the room allow it to explore the house by itself.
Caring is the best method to come up with a firm bond involving you and your pet. There aren't any widely reported health concerns within this breed. Also, many rescue organizations utilize foster homes. Play is a critical part of the evolution of a kitten. Our breeding procedure is very carefully planned to guarantee healthful kittens and parents. If you application for a specific cat is denied, you are going to be notified concerning the reason why and, if appropriate, given the chance to remain a possible adopter for a cat that is suitable for your interest and is most suitable for your house.
Petfinder.com lists literally hundreds any any given time. Aurora has a wide assortment of vocals. The Bengal miaow isn't easily ignored!
Should you be in the market for a top quality show or breeder, the rates are $1800 and up. Pictures are going to be on the site soon.
Visits to our cattery are confined to folks who are interested in adopting our bengal kittens. So here is everything that you have to know. Her look is extremely wild and exotic. It may be recommended to request their official TICA cattery name. Now is the time to provide the tiny kitten another bath. It will grow rapidly in this period.


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First in a 3 -part series of interviews with Autonomy founder, Dr. Mike Lynch.
Part 1 will focus on the early 'startup' days of Autonomy.
Autonomy & Mike Lynch: "We're on a Mission From God"
Dr. Mike Lynch has lately been called "the UK's first software billionaire" because he recently sold to Hewlett-Packard his once-upon-a-time startup turned the UK's largest software company, Autonomy, for $11.7 billion.
I first met Mike Lynch in 1999 at a tech conference in Cambridge, England. Years later, in 2003 and again in 2005, I interviewed him for a couple of articles for the Financial Times and The Register. Lynch had fanciful visions about what software might eventually do and was talking to anybody who would listen.
Though he and Autonomy were relative unknowns in 1999, I thought he was a serious guy and would be an incredible success. I was right.
After building and growing the company over a decade, taking it public and becoming the largest software company in the UK, Mike Lynch recently accomplished the equivalent of the Entrepreneur's Triple Crown: he has sold Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard for a stunning price; he remains its CEO, with complete 'autonomy' over his baby; he is permitted to operate as an independent enterprise from the 'mother-ship,' H-P.
In interviewing Lynch, I first saw a technology mind nonpareil, but with little personality, ostensibly because he wasn't showing it to me. In subsequent conversations, I discovered a guy with an incendiary sense of humor and a lot of humility about what he's accomplished.
This first interview is about the early days of Autonomy when, like most startups, success, even survival, was by no means a sure thing.
"In 1990 I was just an academic at Cambridge University, nothing more," Lynch began. "I had no business experience whatsoever. A popular 'buzzword' and technological focus in Cambridge back then was 'neurodynamics,'" Lynch recalled.
In 1991, Lynch started "Cambridge Neurodynamics" which laid the groundwork for computerized fingerprint-identification systems. In 1996, this first company spun into Autonomy.
He said that he began to try to avoid that complicated term ('neurodynamics') and focus instead on communicating Autonomy's product in simpler, 'real-world' terms. Lynch told me this was essential for Autonomy to attract investors and customers.
Lynch carried on like an American, "unstructured information is irrelevant... nobody's going to do it manually by tagging... we're all too busy."
The seminal moment for Autonomy came when Lynch decided that his raison d'être for Autonomy was to create a technology that fit the way humans process the world rather than forcing human users to process information the way legacy computing systems always had.
According to Lynch, the computing establishment that started in the '60s has only addressed 10 percent of the world's information -- structured data that fits neatly in rows and columns; like an Excel spreadsheet.
"The computer from the '60s couldn't cope by the '90s. Now, we're helping organizations process the other 90 percent of the world's information -- unstructured data like web pages, video, audio, social media, emails and so on. This 'human information' is the more interesting, valuable stuff." Lynch likes to say that "customers don't send you a database, they Tweet or call you."
What kept Lynch and Autonomy going in those difficult startup years? "You'll always look back on those early days with massive nostalgia," Lynch said wistfully. "We were on a mission from God."
Lynch then recounted the first time he tried to raise funds for his baby. "When we first tried to raise finance -- remember, this is in the UK -- we went to a banker and told him we wanted to money for 'singular value sparse-space decomposition.' He sent us away immediately." Lynch recollects the incident with a titter.
After things got somewhat more dire, Lynch said, he ran into "an old-fashioned, English eccentric in a pub." After what Lynch drolly described as "15 minutes of due diligence," the eccentric wrote a check for ₤2,000 pounds (then about $3,000).
Asked if ₤2,000 was enough to keep Autonomy going long-term, Lynch sagely observed: "The thing about having only 2,000 quid is that you have to focus on what's important. And part of that is creating a high-margin product."
Finally, Lynch told me a story of what I would call "Startup Ingenuity." Though it's a bit dodgy; I loved it:
"In the early days," Lynch began, waxing romantic yet again, "when we had five people, Autonomy had a tiny, one-room office in Cambridge. We worried that bringing clients to our 'HQ' could be a turn off, as they would see we were so small." This would seem to be a major quandary and stumbling block for most entrepreneurs and their startup babies: How do I (and is it right?) make my business appear bigger than it is?
Like a comedian setting up a punch line, Lynch continued, "But we were resourceful and lucky. We had a broom cupboard, and we made a sign saying 'Authorized Personnel Only' and stuck it to the broom cupboard door. When a client arrived, we explained that they could not go past this into the lab, for security reasons. I like to think they imagined thousands of computer scientists coding frantically, tapping away at machines behind the door, rather than the reality of an old mop and a bottle of detergent. It was important to hide how small we actually were."
Lynch finished whimsically: "To this day it is still a tradition, so if, in an Autonomy office, you see a door with 'Authorized Personnel Only Beyond This Point,' behind it could be 100 engineers or a mop."
With that, we conclude Part One of our three-part series. Stay tuned as Part Two covers Autonomy's rampant growth, IPO and growing into a major European software power.


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[Story Sells] Why Morgan Freeman destroys this storytelling 'rule'
I'm six years old and everyone is staring at me. The whole class is restless. Mrs. Brown, at the back, nods her head in encouragement. I see Eric in the third row fidgeting in his seat. He's crumpling up paper for a spitwad.
No more stalling – time to pull out the big surprise.
It's Show and Tell, and I'm up. I pull out my gigantic pink dolphin.
But no words come out. I stand mute as the glass giggles at the boy with the huge pink toy.
"Can you tell us about him, Scott?" prompts Mrs. Brown.
But my mouth is dry and no words come. I just shrug.
Okay, this never happened. But if it had, you could say I was following the rule that some storytellers recommend.
Here's the rule:
"Show, Don't Tell."
Don't bore your audience by telling them stuff. Instead, hook their feelings by immersing them in a vivid world.
Great art does not explain itself, goes the haughty version.
Of course, you want to show the events of your story. Blow 'em away and immerse them in a world.
That's all well and good.
But telling is also equally important, especially in sales storytelling.
What's the difference between showing and telling?
SHOWING is when you narrate the action or describe what's happening in the story:
"The dark-haired beauty glided across the dance floor, her eyes locked on mine like lasers."
TELLING is when you explain the meaning of an action:
"She was a hunter, and I was her next victim."
"Telling" gives the audience the keys to interpret an event, so they understand what the event means to them.
To see how this is done, I suggest taking a detour to Amazon and reading the first few pages of Oren Klaff's book on selling, Pitch Anything. In just the first few pages, Klaff cocks both barrels of the shotgun – showing and telling.
Klaff tells the story of how he closed a difficult sale with a high-powered investment customer.
First, Klaff SHOWS the action well, describing the investor with pointed detail:
"He's a math phenom who can calculate yield curves in his head … he's seen more than 10,000 deals and can detect any kind of flaw or BS…"
He continues SHOWING us how the financial giant heckled Klaff during the sales pitch. Says Klaff:
"A minute later, I was explaining, 'Our secret sauce is such-and-such advanced technology.'
And he said, 'No, that's not a secret sauce. That's just ketchup.'"
Things just ain't going well for poor Klaff. This the part of the story of gravest conflict – the dark night before the storm. But fear not. Klaff is about to hit the climax and claim victory.
But — before he can SHOW us that point in the story, he needs for us to interpret his win in the right way. He needs us to understand how his victory came about because of his superior technique – a technique that the rest of Pitch Anything will teach us.
So before he shows us the reversal of his fortunes, he TELLs us why the sale almost slipped away:
"I was faced with the presenter's problem. You can have incredible knowledge about your subject […] and still not be convincing. That's because a great pitch is not about procedure. It's about getting and keeping attention."
In a few sentences, Klaff dismisses tons of other sales presentation advice. He zeroes in on what counts in a sales pitch – attention.
He then teases us with three techniques for snaring attention, before getting back to the events of his story.
The whole story is designed to get us readers interested in Klaff's methods, so we'll read the rest of his book. (Like many smart authors, Klaff uses the first introductory chapter as a sales pitch for buying the rest of the book.)
Telling is powerful in the context of a story. The surrounding narrative, smacking as it does of real events, shines an extra aura of truth on the Telling statements.
Even the best fiction does this. Let me close with my favorite example of TELLING from the silver screen.
The most beautiful example I know – from The Shawshank Redemption.
The entire film drips with the liquid gold of Morgan Freeman's narration. Narration that TELLs us the meaning of the drama on the screen.
In one scene, inmate Andy Dufresne commandeers the prison-wide PA system. He pipes a Mozart opera throughout the whole prison.
The next few images cut to different inmates in different parts of the prison. When they hear the music, they stop what they're doing. The band saw goes silent in the woodshop. The patients in the infirmary escape their beds.
It's a beautiful moment, but it takes Morgan Freeman's delivery to really send it home. This is what he says next:
"To do this day, I have no idea what them two Italian ladies were singin' about. Truth is, I don't want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I like to think they were singin' about something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it.
"I tell you, those voices soared. Higher and farther than anybody in a grey place dares to dream. It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage and made these walls dissolve away … and for the briefest of moments – every last man at Shawshank was free."
After you hear that, you know exactly what you've just experienced. Before Freeman's narration, we witnessed a moment. But now it's a Moment, a little cinematic pearl that lives on in the treasure chest of your memories.
And this ain't no bone-dry lecture, neither. It's got poetry of its own. You don't have to bore when you tell.
SHOW us what happens and then TELL us what it means.
Brilliant Scott. Loved this.
Thanks, Damon!
That's one of the best explanations of showing vs. telling I've come across, Scott.
Question on this part…
"He's a math phenom who can calculate yield curves in his head … he's seen more than 10,000 deals and can detect any kind of flaw or BS…"
Is that considered showing because we start to imagine what a "math phenom" would look like? I usually like to see a character description before that, like "At nearly 5'10" and 125 pounds, Morton was as lanky as they come. His mocha-brown hair frizzed in all directions like he just got up from bed, and his Harry-Potter-esque glasses sat slightly crooked high on his nose…"
Something like that. 😉 Thoughts?
Hi, Sunni, thanks and I'm glad you liked the post.
That's a good question …
I'd classify it as "showing" because it's a description of a character, even though it's more of an "abstract" description — almost a summary of character traits — rather than a physical description, as you so vividly demonstrated.
In contrast, I like to think of "Telling" as an explanation of what an event means … how we the audience should interpret it … the value that an event or person has on our lives. When we "tell", we frame the importance of events; outline the main takeaways; tell the audience why it matters.
"Telling" can border on the preachy/lectury, but as long as it marches in lock step with the vivid events, it can keep the attention of the audience.


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Anne (Baroni) McCarthy, 95, of Plainville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, joining her family and friends that went before her.
Daughter of the late Fedele and Julia (Scalle) Baroni, Anne was born on October 11, 1923, was a lifelong resident of Plainville, attended local schools and was a graduate of Plainville High School. She went on to work for Trumbull Electric, which would later become General Electric, where she played for the Trumbull Electric softball team during W.W. II. An avid crafter, she loved to sew, knit, crochet, and paint. Anything she planted into the earth would thrive, and she created a floral oasis in her yard year after year, grown mostly from clippings, with daisies being her favorite. Known for her kindheartedness and independence, she will be greatly missed.
She leaves her son, Kevin McCarthy of Stuart, FL; her daughter, Patricia Harlow of Southington; five grandchildren, Jason Harlow, who was always there to lend her a helping hand when needed, Ryan, Kellie, Brendan, and Caitlyn McCarthy; 6 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and many devoted friends, including her BINGO crew, her caring neighbors, especially Donna, and her lifelong friend, Stella. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas J. McCarthy, her sister and best friend, Theresa Tracz and her husband, Henry, her son-in-law, Robert Harlow and daughter-in-law, Dyann McCarthy.
In lieu of flowers, Anne may be remembered with donations to the charity of the donor's choice.
Family and friends may gather in celebration of Anne's life on Monday, March 25, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Plainville Funeral Home, 81 Broad St, Plainville. Words of Remembrance and prayers will be held at 11 a.m. She will be laid to rest at St. Joseph Cemetery. For online expressions of sympathy, please visit www.PlainvilleFuneralHome.com
Anne's wish to each of you, as she ended each phone call with her loved ones,
"Smile-Tomorrow is another day!"


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By Andrew Liszewski
The Qtires line of Celsius tires seem to have come straight out of the lab at MI6. Using what appears to be a special air bladder the tires actually have retractable studs that can be extended to give the vehicle a bit of extra grip when road conditions become slippery. When no longer needed the studs can then be retracted where they sit below the tread surface.
Besides the obvious safety benefits for driving on snowy, icy or even wet roads the Celsius tires are claimed to actually work better than conventional studded, winter or 'all season' tires. And because the studs are no bigger than they need to be they don't tear up the surface of the road like snow chains can. While they do cost more than a standard tire they also mean you don't need to buy a second set for winter driving.
The company even claims the tires can help save the environment since there's less need to apply damaging salts and chemicals to icy roads when using them. Of course that would require every single vehicle on the road to have a set of Celsius tires installed and that's probably not going to happen.
An interesting side note, in college I was actually known as the 'retractable stud.' To this day I'm not really sure what that meant but I still wear the T-shirt they made me.
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Your home is probably the biggest asset you own. This is why you should hire a professional to guide youthrough all your real estate transactions. My goal is to help 24 to 28 families each year either buy or sella home. I am NOT interested in Selling 100 or 200 homes a year because I would not be able to give each family the time, attention and energy they deserve....
Real estate is shifting to a more normal market; the days of national home appreciation topping 6% annually are over and inventories are increasing which is causing bidding wars to almost disappear. Some see these as signs that the market will soon come tumbling down as it did in 2008.
As it becomes easier for buyers to obtain mortgages, many are suggesting that this is definite proof that banks are repeating the same mistakes they made a decade ago. Today, we want to assure everyone that we are not heading to another housing "bubble & bust."
Each month, the Mortgage Bankers' Association (MBA) releases a measurement which indicates the availability of mortgage credit known as the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI). According to the MBA:
"The MCAI provides the only standardized quantitative index that is solely focused on mortgage credit. The MCAI is calculated using several factors related to borrower eligibility (credit score, loan type, loan-to-value ratio, etc.)." *
The higher the measurement, the easier it is to get a mortgage. During the buildup to the last housing bubble, the measurement sat at around 400. In 2005 and 2006, the measurement more than doubled to over 800 and was still at almost 600 in 2007. When the market crashed in 2008, the index fell to just over 100.
Over the last decade, as credit began to ease, the index increased to where it is today at 186.7 – still less than half of what it was prior to the buildup of last decade and less than one-quarter of where it was during the bubble.
Here is a graph depicting this information (remember, the higher the index, the easier it was to get a mortgage):
Bottom Line
Though mortgage standards have loosened somewhat during the last few years, we are nowhere near the standards that helped create the housing crisis ten years ago.
*For more information on the MCAI, including methodology, FAQs, and other helpful resources, please click here.
The information contained, and the opinions expressed, in this article are not intended to be construed as investment advice. Keeping Current Matters, Inc. does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained herein. Nothing herein should be construed as investment advice. You should always conduct your own research and due diligence and obtain professional advice before making any investment decision. Keeping Current Matters, Inc. will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on the information or opinions contained herein.


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Brussels, 5 July 2017 – The European Parliament today approved a Resolution on 'building an ambitious EU industrial strategy as a strategic priority for growth, employment and innovation in Europe'. The steel sector is the foundation of the EU's manufacturing base, and so the European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomes this call. The development of a coherent strategic approach to the management of Europe's industry is the key to securing growth and employment for the future.
"The Resolution highlights that industry as a share of the economy has declined, as has its share of investment in R&D. However, in the long term this will seriously harm the prospects of the whole European economy. Manufacturing is the backbone of the economy and it needs nurturing to grow sustainably", said Axel Eggert, Director General of EUROFER.
The Resolution seeks to tie together many of the key policy areas that affect the European steel industry. These include the Paris Agreement and greenhouse gas emissions reduction management, the circular economy, free and fair trade, and the investment environment.
"Today's Resolution follows on from the European Council's conclusions on industrial policy of 15 December 2016. It builds on the efforts now-President Tajani made when he was Commission Vice-President responsible for industry. We hope that the current European Commission will seize the opportunity to present an updated strategy with tangible proposals", added Mr Eggert.
"This Parliamentary term began with the Commission promoting the concept of 'Better Regulation'. Better regulation forms the core of a functional industrial strategy as it ensures that the cumulative cost burden of legislation is considered as a whole, and the various elements – economic, environmental and social – are included in creating a plan for European industry", emphasised Mr Eggert.
"Industrial policy needs to act as an umbrella for all legislation affecting industry, and not vice versa. Given the wide and varied range of EU policies on the environment and on employment – as well as the effects of global overcapacity in steel, the impact of unfair trading practices and uneven inter-regional investment conditions – the EU urgently needs to lay out a renewed industrial strategy that will successfully guide and support its manufacturing base for the next 10, 20 years and beyond", concluded Mr Eggert.
European Parliament Resolution on building an ambitious EU industrial strategy as a strategic priority for growth, employment and innovation in Europe
The European Parliament Resolution can be found: here
About the European Steel Association (EUROFER)
EUROFER is located in Brussels and was founded in 1976. It represents the entirety of steel production in the European Union. EUROFER members are steel companies and national steel federations throughout the EU. The major steel companies and national steel federations in Switzerland and Turkey are associate members.
About the European steel industry
The European steel industry is a world leader in innovation and environmental sustainability. It has a turnover of around €170 billion and directly employs 320,000 highly-skilled people, producing on average 170 million tonnes of steel per year. More than 500 steel production sites across 22 EU Member States provide direct and indirect employment to millions more European citizens. Closely integrated with Europe's manufacturing and construction industries, steel is the backbone for development, growth and employment in Europe.
Steel is the most versatile industrial material in the world. The thousands of different grades and types of steel developed by the industry make the modern world possible. Steel is 100% recyclable and therefore is a fundamental part of the circular economy. As a basic engineering material, steel is also an essential factor in the development and deployment of innovative, CO2-mitigating technologies, improving resource efficiency and fostering sustainable development in Europe.


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Simply Crochet: Has Crochet Finally Got Hip and Groovy?!
18 December 2012
Oh people, people, PEOPLE!
Those creative types at Future Publishing have had a busy couple of years dragging craft and the delights of domesticity from the depths of frumpishness into the bright lights of contemporary trendiness.
First off was the launch of Mollie Makes in May 2011 with a focus on craft. This was followed by bohemian bourgeois lifestyle mag The Simple Things and a highly desirable baking publication called Sweet in September 2012.
And now they've got crochet in their sights. AT LAST. Someone to save us from the horrors of What Not To Crochet.
I can't tell you how pleased I am that the granny square is about to get the skandi minimalist / bokeh-laden / urban hipster / sleek-design-blog treatment.
In fact I am so excited I can't remember how to use a hyphen correctly when deploying an ambitiously long compound noun as an adjective.
But back to subject at hand...
In January a new magazine entitled - suitably enough - Simply Crochet will hit the shelves at a reputable newsagents near you.
You can have a sneak peek here.
Crochet might finally be getting as cool, hip and groovy (I shall withhold the bold statement adjective of "sexy" for a couple of editions) as knitting.
It's time to sharpen up the Tulip Etimo Crochet Hooks, arguably the Lamborghinis of the crochet hook world.
They even come in "go faster" pink.
Well, if I owned some I certainly would...
(Image: Simply Crochet)
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