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Our unique approach has enabled us to tailor a new form of SEO or Organic Search Marketing that also drives our Melbourne clients' site's traffic, growth and sales unlike any other agency!
History of Melbourne: Melbourne is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.[1] The name "Melbourne" covers an urban agglomeration spanning 9,992.5 km2 (3,858.1 sq mi),[2] which comprises the broader metropolitan area, as well as being the common name for its city centre. The metropolis is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley. Melbourne consists of 31 municipalities.[11] It has a population of 4,725,316 as of 2016,[1] and its inhabitants are called Melburnians. The first European settlement in Victoria was established by Colonel David Collins in October 1803, at Sullivan Bay, near present-day Sorrento, but this settlement was relocated to what is now Hobart, Tasmania, in February 1804, due to a perceived lack of resources. It would be 30 years before another settlement was attempted.
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If you want to improve your online presence, get more leads/sales, and much more with your website, then look no further. SEO is just one component of online marketing which every business needs in the digital era we are living in. At Aussie Web Marketing, we can handle your whole project from Search Engine Optimisation, social media management, etc.
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At Aussie Web marketing, we don't just make statements, we DELIVER upon these statements. One thing that sets us apart from our competitors is that we provide scheduled reports so you can see for yourself how everything is progressing along.
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SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is a technical term/acronym for making your website appealing to search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing. SEO is conducted implementing by on-page optimisation, keyword research, high quality backlinks acquisition, and other techniques we use in-house.
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Generally speaking, you should see results within 3-6 months, however, there are many factors such as domain authority, what keywords you wish to target, what industry and even your website design! We would be happy to discuss your project with you and outline expectations.
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Outsourcing SEO to a specialist who has a proven track record is highly beneficial as it allows a professional to implement the appropriate SEO techniques that are actually needed to strategically rank your website higher; whereas, if you implemented the incorrect techniques which are not suitable for your particular needs, it may actually be detrimental to your ranking. Not only that, but by outsourcing your web marketing needs to a SEO specialist, you can spend more time running the daily business operations, such as sales, reporting, accounting, customer service, etc.
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Making sure your data is safe and used for its correct purpose can be a nightmare for any IT Manager. Azure Information Protection used in conjunction with Rights Management Services is a great tool to ensure your emails and documents are fully compliant with your policy and those of your regulatory body, (OFSTED, SRA etc). AIP is affordable, built in to the heart of Office 365 and simple to implement and use. You can control and secure email, documents and sensitive data that you share outside your company firewall.
Azure Information Protection, as part of a wider secure cloud implementation is simple to implement and use but a most effective way to secure and control your highly sensitive data.
AspiraCloud will work with you to understand your requirements and make Azure Information Protection work for you. We can help train and support end users, techies and admins to make sure you are getting the most from Office 365 and Azure. We can offer a mixture of formal training and consultancy to meet the specific needs of the business.
If you run a business that needs to find out more about placing your trust in the cloud or you want to make sure your employees are meeting the regulatory requirements, then you should find out more about the Microsoft Cloud and our commitments to you. Organisations will not use technology they do not trust. With AspiraCloud and Microsoft Azure Protection we are focussed on making sure your online world is as safe as possible.
Azure Information Protection can be implemented as a standalone solution but becomes much more useful as part of a wider approach to using the cloud effectively to modernise your business.
If you want to know more, why not start with a conversation and a short demonstration?
AspiraCloud can offer advice and support on how your company can best make use of Azure or Microsoft 365 as part of a well-planned and safe cloud first strategy for business improvement.
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Please see my response just prior but I also wanted to tell you that you are not alone! Many women (and some men) have this also and are concerned about it. I know this doesn't always help you feel better when you are feeling embarassed about it, but if you see a good doctor who is familiar with this problem, you should be able to get some relief with treatment. Dr. I


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The Todaro Leadership Center was a project-in-the-works for nearly 10 years. The education building was designed to meet the needs of the YMCA of Greater Boston's Camping Services Branch for a new training and function/events center. When it came time to build, however, the group had difficulty finding a general contractor who could build what they needed while staying within the budget they had to work with, so the project stalled.
Meanwhile, TPD Construction Co. completed an unrelated project for a member of the group's board of directors. The board member was so impressed with TPD's service and quality that he asked us to look at the Todaro project and see if we could find a way to complete it within their budget.
TPD was able to make it work, and the YMCA got what they were looking for: a 7,800 square foot function center with a dining hall, commercial kitchen, and individual meeting spaces, all within the budget that was available.


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Some vocations allow you to clearly see how God uses your work for his glory. A surgeon saves lives.A teacher prepares children for a lifetime of learning. A construction worker builds homes that provide shelter from the elements.
In other vocations, the connection seems less clear. What if your work involves typing words on a screen? What if you spend most of your working hours in an office, scribbling on a notepad or moving words around in sentences?
Lauren Pratt is the News and Information Specialist at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and many of her days involve such tasks. Recently, we had a chance to chat with Lauren about writing. In our conversation, you'll see how God can use her work for his glory — and how he can use yours, too. Here's our conversation. …Read More.


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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The Roommate
The Roommate – 91min - PG13
This movie is masterfully executed by all players, but has no real soul. All the elements are in place to make a good physiological thriller: it's shot well and the actors did a good job, but it falls flat. I had no connection with anyone on screen. None. Zip. NADA. I think that the high creep factor and low thrill factor were the blame. This movie had many creepy elements but it never paid off with any real suspense.
Sara Matthews (Minka Kelly) is a freshman and is excited to start her new life as a college student. She meets her new roommate Rebecca (Leighton Meester) and they bond, but Rebecca is stand-offish with other people on campus. As the year progresses, we see Rebecca start to slowly break down and become more unstable. Sara grows in her role as a student. She is taking classes and working part time at a coffee shop and also has a boyfriend (Cam Gigandet) — a frat boy drummer from a band. Rebecca also grows: grows obsessed with her roommate, that is. She takes it upon herself to remove all the other relationships in Sara's life. Sara finally starts to put the pieces together and we have a huge confrontation that really does not have much of a climax, it was and "eh, sok, nothing to write home about" kind of an ending. This movie was not overly gratuitous in its nudity or violence. We had a shower scene that could have been very revealing but the choice of camera angle hid all of the naughty bits. The violent scenes did allow us to fill in the gaps with what they did not show us, but where it did so well on those elements it lacks on the elements of tension or thrills. If the thrill element was better this could have been a marvelous movie. Today movies seem to rely on the boobs and blood elements to sell their products. I applaud the effort in avoiding the easy way and shooting something that was more complicated, an honest effort that fails is still worth something.
One other thing that kind of bothered me was that the entire cast was all beautiful people. It would have been nice to see a few average looking people to give the eye some variety, heck even toss in an ugly one or two so that way it seems like a real collage campus. There were a number of elements that were a shot for shot copies, err... sorry "homages" to Single White Female. We have the two characters getting a small animal, and the crazy character killing it. Oh, spoilers coming. Sorry I need to be quicker there. Then again, if you have seen SWF you know what's going on anyway. We have the crazy roommate taking on the image of the object of her obsession and having a liaison with her obsession's ex-boyfriend, and killing him. The end fight scene is really a letdown; they have so many opportunities for a cool death scene. They had a gun, an open window in the fifth floor, other bludgeoning items, and the weapon they decide to go with is……a box cutter. I am guessing it must have been the brand of box cutter that makes people not want to fight back once they get stabbed with an inch long strip of metal.
This is Christian Christiansen's fourth feature film and he was nominated for an Oscar for his short "At Night" he has potential, but this might have gotten lost in translation. He is Danish. Perhaps what plays well in that market does not translate well to the American palate. This movie might have been the height of thrills in Denmark but here, it really is just a basic cable version of an after school special.
As we are on the topic of this kind of movie, what was the last thriller you saw that made your hair stand on end?
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- WydeOpen said...
When I watched this movie I remember commenting to myself: "If it at least had boobs, this might be worth watching."
- November 1, 2011 at 3:16 PM
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Address: Sperm Whale Head Rd, Seacombe VIC 3851
Book Direct with the Owner at Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park with Whitsundays Tourism in Seacombe, for all your Attraction and travel needs.Located 30km south of Sale and adjacent to Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park, Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park covers 5km of coastline. This untamed stretch of coastline runs alongside the slender strip of sand dunes that protect the Gippsland Lakes. Beneath the water, vast plains of sand stretch in every direction. However, the sand is not a monotonous as it may appear; wave action and currents sort sand particles into different groups and layers whilst surface features, such as mounds and ripples, are a result of animal and wave action. The coast does not have any rocky headlands or platforms, and offshore there are only a few ribbons of reef which are periodically covered by sand. These formed as shorelines or sand dunes during ice-ages when the sea level was lower than today. The huge subtidal sandy expanses characteristic of the area, are teeming with marine life. In fact, they are known to have one of the highest species diversity levels of any place on the planet, with 860 species discovered within 10 square meters. These sand dwelling critters can include tube building worms, small molluscs and many tiny crustaceans. Aboriginal Traditional Owners Parks Victoria acknowledges the Aboriginal Traditional Owners of Victoria - including its parks and reserves. Through their cultural traditions, Aboriginal people maintain their connection to their ancestral lands and waters. Indigenous tradition indicates that this park is part of the Country of the Gunaikurnai indigenous people. Before you go Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.
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Transparency: Plans, Reports:
Any successful venture requires a well-thought-out plan, measurable performance indicators and progress reports. With contributions from staff clients and families, the Board of Directors regularly reviews and revises its Strategic Plan to identify news priorities and direction. As a community-based organization, Brain Injury Services is committed to accountability and transparency and makes its plans and reports readily available to the public.


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Barefoot Books have a great selection of Halloween books for children, for all those who plan on having a get together or just want a few (not too) spooky stories to read together.
The first two books I have listed are great anthologies that feature short stories that are great for reading each evening in the run up to Halloween or to appeal to a large group in organised storytelling events:
Tales of Wisdom and Wonder
Prepare to be amazed, intrigued and enchanted by these astonishing tales. The seven stories gathered from sources around the world are full of magic, mystery and transformations. This Book comes with CD read by Hugh Lupton so it is great for playing in the background at your Halloween party.
A bewitching world of mystery and magic awaits you! Meet singing elves with magical feet; skeletons that move of their own accord; and a heroic blackbird who outwits a powerful king. Master storyteller Hugh Lupton is at his exceptional best as he shares the most mysterious tales in his repertoire.
This book is now out of stock online but contact me if you are interested in buying a copy direct as I have some in stock at discounted price.
For those of you looking for books for independent readers, the Monster series is a great collection of books, with lots of popular titles, including the very popular The Feathered Ogre. "This Italian tale tells how Pírolo, the King's youngest gardener, sets out on an impossible quest which frightens even the bravest of the King's knights. Can he steal a magic feather from the back of the terrifying feathered ogre who eats tasty boys and girls for his supper? "
If you have little ones and totally want to avoid anything that may frighten then, I Could Be, You Could Be could be for you. Trick or Treat does not have to mean getting dressed as a witch or Dracula, with a little imagination and creativity your little one can be whoever they want to be! " Join a young boy and girl on thrilling adventures as they imagine themselves as space-travelling astronauts, ferocious dragons, jungledwelling monkeys and more. The fine line between children's make-believe and the fantastic worlds they create is cleverly portrayed through Barroux's bright landscapes "
For those of you wanting a little Halloween boogie, Barefoot's Dragon on my Doorstep and Creepy Crawly Calypso singsongs will add lots of fun to your Halloween party.


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You can often think of techniques as being tools in a tool box. Each one has a specific role, and each occasionally needs to be picked up, used and then placed neatly back in that toolbox. Some tools, the ones used often are near the top, others rarely used have to be rooted out from the bottom, gathering dust and grime. An unused tool soon rusts, and becomes alien in the hands of the user, the once fluid dexterous motions forgotten.
I felt like it was time to get some old tools out and see what was what.


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To do this go to the Request New Password page and enter the email address you originally signed up with. You will then be emailed a one-time login link that will allow you to login and set a new password.
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Pizza, such a wonderful part of life isn't it? So wonderful that even the healthiest of health freaks shouldn't have to miss out. As many of us do, I struggle with finding a balance between healthy eating and guilty pleasures. While I love indulging in sweets and unhealthy delights I find myself feeling sluggish, fatigued and just a little off after eating these foods. For this reason I have tried to create spins on some of my favorites, allowing myself to indulge in guilty pleasures without feeling too guilty. With that I give you my guilt free veggie pizza.
Veggie Pizza
1 box Simple Mills Artisan Bread Mix
2 Eggs
4 Tablespoons of Water
2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 Cup Trader Joe's Pizza Sauce
Goat Cheese (as much as desired)
1/2 Caramelized Onion
1 Roasted Red Pepper
2 Bulbs of Garlic
1 Tomato
1 Roasted Cucumber
2 Tablespoons Rosemary
Whisk eggs, apple cider vinegar, and water in large bowl. Add bread mix and stir until the mixture reaches a thick doughy consistency. Let sit for about 5 minutes to thicken.
In the meantime roast one red pepper. Slice in half and place face up, spread olive oil on top and place in the oven at 350 for about 20 minutes. Slice cucumber and place in the oven with olive oil at the same temperature.
Caramelize onions-place in a stove pan with olive oil or butter and heat until golden brown.
Separate the dough into two pieces and place each on a greased cooking sheet or pan. Mold each dough into a round pizza shape.
Spread 1/4 cup of pizza sauce on each pizza, add goat cheese.
Slice red pepper into long slices.
Add 1 bulb sliced garlic to each pizza, 1/2 red pepper, cucumber and caramelized onions.
Slice one tomato and add 1/2 to each pizza.
Sprinkle rosemary and desired spices.
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Dealing with diarrhea can be a very embarrassing and frustrating experience. The urge to use the bathroom with little to no warning can make you feel that you don't have control of your own body. If your diarrhea situation is really dire, you may have even resorted to cutting back on attending social events because you worry about your ability to quickly access a bathroom. Although you may feel that there isn't much you can do about your situation, there are diarrhea remedies you can employ so that your diarrhea symptoms aren't so severe. Use this information to learn more about the natural remedies you can use to help you deal with diarrhea.
Eat More Yogurt
If your diarrhea is being caused by an insufficient amount of "good" bacteria in your intestines, eating more yogurt may be the perfect way for you to restore the balance that you need so that diarrhea can be avoided. Yogurt contains a number of friendly strands of bacteria that will coat your intestines so that you won't have the painful cramps and discomfort that can often accompany diarrhea.
To treat your diarrhea with yogurt, simply consume a cup of yogurt twice daily after you've eaten a meal. This can go a long way toward helping to relieve your diarrhea so that your life won't be continually disrupted by bathroom visits.
Consider Consuming Bentonite Clay
While many people would never dream of eating clay for any reason, it may be the cure that you've been looking for to help you get rid of diarrhea. Bentonite clay is a consumable form of clay that essentially binds your stools so that they are not as loose as they used to be. This cuts down on the number of times that you will need to use the restroom and can sometimes offer nearly instant relief.
When using bentonite clay, it's a good idea to gradually increase the dosage as your body becomes accustomed to the substance. You can start with one tablespoon of bentonite clay mixed with a small amount of juice or applesauce. Pay attention to how your body responds to the substance, and gradually increase the dosage until you are taking in no more than about four tablespoons of the clay each day.
Erase the belief that diarrhea will always have to be a part of your life. Begin using these natural remedies as soon as possible so you can restore your system and be diarrhea-free.


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Over $200,000 Price Adjustments! Ultra-private custom built estate with more than 1,000 feet of water frontage on over 5 acres located in Annapolis on Crab Creek leading to the South River. Wildlife sanctuary setting is only 3 miles from downtown. Private drive leads to this spectacular home with two story rounded turret. Gorgeous Brazilian hardwoods on main level. Soaring two-story family room with floor to ceiling wall of glass windows overlooking the water. Additionally there is a wood burning stone fireplace with raised hearth and stone slab mantle. Gourmet kitchen with granite counter-tops, Kraft maid cabinets, six burner gas stove with grill, double ovens with duel fuel of gas and electric, stainless steel appliances, center island with secondary sink, pendent and recessed lighting, ceramic title, eat-in area and over-sized pantry. Separate butler's pantry with granite counters, sink and wine cooler - all convenient for entertaining. Owner's suite looks at nature and water from the private balcony - what a great way to start the day. Owner's suite has built in gas fireplace and two walk-in closets. Owner's bathroom has double sinks, over-sized jetted tub with brushed nickel fixtures and glass enclosed shower. Lots of unique custom pocket doors throughout. Detached three car garage with office / au-pair suite above. Rough-in located in the basement for potential bathroom. May 2018 house freshly painted inside and out. Bring your kayak, canoe and paddle board and enjoy this amazing Annapolis waterfront home.
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Does something seem a little different to you this month? You may not have been able to put a finger on it at first, but then you realized there seemed to be a lot more men with mustaches walking around. The mustaches come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common – they are part of a growing effort to change November to "Movember." Even better, these mustaches are meant to get men talking about prostate cancer in a fun and unique way. With roots in Melbourne, Australia in 2003 and a rapid growth globally, including to the U.S. in 2007, Movember is one of the hottest cause movements of recent note. In just eight short years, more than 1.1 million participants have helped raise $174 million and countless conversations about the cause.
I decided to join in on the fun this year along with some friends and colleagues. Based on my experience, here are a few observations on why Movember has been so successful:
1. Owning a niche – It is well-established that consumers care about supporting causes more than ever, but much of the focus has been on women. The most visible causes are female-focused (breast cancer), and women play a leading role in family health conversations and spending, but we men have often felt a bit left behind when it comes to causes. Movember speaks directly and uniquely to us through one of the most lasting and recognizable symbols of masculinity – our facial hair.
2. Having fun – Like other edgy campaigns, including the Colon Cancer Action Alliance's Undy 5000 and Rethink Breast Cancer's Your Man Reminder App, Movember has recognized that pushing the envelope can help nonprofits to break through the cause clutter. It also helps them connect with Millennials, in particular, who are much more comfortable with serious social issues being discussed in humorous, provocative or smart ways.
3. Using social media – We know that humor and sex are also popular topics of discussion in social media and content that is very likely to be shared. Who doesn't want to see photos of their friends with goofy looking mustaches? Movember has individual fundraising pages for participants and online Mo Community pages where you can check out the Mo Lodge, post and view photos and videos, track global participation and fundraising, and share personal stories. All registration and donation pages have easy links to social media and pre-populated content making it easy and fun to spread the word.
4. Engaging great partners – Movember has wisely chosen partners to support the effort, including beneficiaries like the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Livestrong, and numerous lifestyle and fashion brands like TOMS, Five Four, Threadless and PalmerCash that have similar audiences and brand attributes. These organizations understand Movember and their supporters are more than happy to join the cause.
So, as Movember comes to a close, ladies – please be a Mo Sista and thank that man you see with the cool mustache, and guys – think about joining in on the fun as a Mo Bro next year!
Chris Mann is an Account Director in Cone Communications' Cause Branding group. You can check out his mustache and donate to his Movember efforts here.


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The Olivia two seater grey sofa is a delightful addition to any room and although it is quite compact, it certainly comes with a lot of comfort, design and quality.
Not every modern home has the space to benefit from multiple armchairs and sofas so for those of you looking for a compact sofa which still has design, comfort and style then the Olivia two seater sofa in grey is our favourite choice.
Our entire Olivia contemporary sofa collection has been made with a solid wooden frame and hand upholstered in a delicate wool touch fabric which has been carefully engineered to bring you a smoother and softer feel compared with traditional fabrics.
This whole range also has cushions with removable cushion covers to give you that extra level of functionality and to give you peace of mind that your sofa has been designed with a modern lifestyle in mind.
For the ultimate designer furniture experience why not choose our two man delivery service which will deliver your designer sofa to a room of your choice.
We aim to deliver all orders within 3-10 working days, with the exclusion of Scotland where during busy times it can take us upto 14 days to arrange delivery.
What are our delivery charges?
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|Orders £50-£100
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|Orders over £100
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What is the 2-Person Delivery Service?
Our two person delivery service is available for every order over £250 as standard. This includes the following:
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General Indoor Furniture Assembly & Care Tips:
• Try to assemble your furniture near to where it will be placed to avoid having to move it once assembled.
• Be sure to place your furniture on a flat and even surface to prevent unnecessary stress on the connecting joints.
• If you need to move your furniture elsewhere, make sure you get somebody to help you lift it. Do not drag the furniture, as this can damage the item itself, as well as the floor.
• If you have assembled your furniture yourself, be sure to regularly check the bolts and re-tighten them if necessary.
• Ideally try to place your furniture away from elements such as sunlight, heat, moisture, excessive temperatures and air conditioning units.
Olivia Cleaning & Care FAQ's:
Do I need to do any regular maintenance to my furniture to keep it in good condition?
•We recommend regularly vacuuming or brushing the chair lightly to remove any dust, crumbs, or pet hair.
•Over time, wooden furniture which has been pre-treated with oil may dry out. To maintain the finish of the legs, we recommend regular treatments with suitable oil as recommended by your local stores.
What happens if I spill something on my furniture?
•If accidental spillage occurs, immediately wipe away any excess liquid and press paper towels onto the spilled area to minimise the liquid from seeping into the cushions. Use a clean, well wrung cloth to wipe away any stains. Use a gentle cleaning solution which is suitable for upholstery if necessary, testing this on a usually invisible part of the cover before use.
•Removable cushion covers can either be hand washed, or placed on a very light washing cycle to remove any stains.


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As the Hosted PBX space is finally gaining traction, carriers are buying instead of building. ShoreTel bought M5. Comcast long ago bought NGT. Even Broadsoft bought a service provider, Adaption Technologies.
It's public: Bright House Networks, a top 10 MSO, is acquiring Telovations, a Broadsoft based UCaaS provider. Tampa Bay is not only home to Telovations but one of the biggest markets for BHN.
Telovations will become part of the Enterprise Sales division at BHN, reporting to Craig Cowden, SVP, Network Engineering & Operations, and Enterprise Solutions, Bright House Networks.
This makes me wonder about the rest of the Cloud Communications Alliance members. Who's next?
On a similar front, 8x8 just made Gartner Magic Quadrant. It's stock is more than 50% higher than it was in June. Analysts have it a buy due to strong revenue growth. The market cap is about $457M for approximately $110M in revenue. It would be worth it for someone like TWC who does not have a Hosted PBX service yet. That is the funny thing about the BHN-Telo deal: TWC usually does things first and BHN follows. This time, it may be the other way around.


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Minister Shane Ross was appointed as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 6th May 2016.
Achievements and priorities of Minister Ross at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
The Minister's priorities for his term of office are contained in but not confined to, those set out in the Programme for Partnership Government. His immediate priority is managing the many day-to-day issues facing the transport, tourism and sport sectors while at the time same time planning and managing the medium and longer term issues, including the implementation of the Government's commitments.
The Department Statement of Strategy sets out the main objectives and actions of the Minister's Department over the period 2016 -2019 and is available in Irish and English here
To date, since May 2016, there has been
· a continuing growth in tourism numbers with the latest CSO statistics showing an increase of 12% in overseas visits to Ireland for the first nine months of 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The challenge for the Minister, Minister of State O'Donovan, the Government, the tourism agencies and the tourism sector is to provide the supports necessary to maintain this growth.
· an allocation of additional funding to support rural communities by assisting in rural tourism and transport:
· an additional allocation of €850,000 to the Rural Transport Programme in 2016, to bring the total allocation for 2016 to over €14.5m (an increase of 20% on 2015) and an increase of €2.19m in funding for the Programme in 2017. This funding will support the existing services and the development of new routes benefiting in particular older people and those vulnerable to social isolation.
· allocation of €2.7 million in funding support for the four regional airports in Donegal, Ireland West Airport Knock, Kerry and Waterford.
· allocation of almost €1.5m in funding from Fáilte Ireland's Capital Grants Allocation for 2016 for key projects along the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland's Ancient East.
· funding for greenway projects in Kildare, Meath, Longford and Westmeath totalling in excess of €3.5m in support the local economy.
· The securing of €1.8billion for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Vote for 2017 which represents a €72m or over 4% increase on 2016, including an increase of 7% to €1.46 billion in the land transport programme.
In light of the worrying increase in road fatalities this year to date, the Minister will be progressing measures to enhance road safety, in particular the enactment of the Road Traffic Bill 2016 by end-2016. This will strengthen the law in relation to drug driving and other road traffic matters.
Sector Specifics
· Initiation of EU requirements relating to the imposition of noise related operating restrictions at airports.
· Significant progress made in consultation mechanisms for engaging with aviation sector stakeholders and in advancing agenda of the National Civil Aviation Development Forum
· Initiating work on the review of capacity at State Airports, with particular on the possible need for additional terminal capacity at Dublin Airport.
· Regional Airports Programme.
- Increased funding for Roads, PSO and Rural Transport in Budget 2018.
- Ensuring increased accessibility to all passengers using the transport network.
- Commenceed the Mid-Term Review of the Road Safety Strategy.
- Developing a new strategy to set out a cohesive and forward-looking approach to the development, funding and promotion of Greenways.
- Phoenix Park Tunnel opened & Luas Cross City completed (2017)
- Ongoing development, funding and promotion of Cycling and Walking
- Luas Green Line Capacity Enhancement - provision of longer trams on Green Line from 2019
- DART Expansion Programmes incl. completion of City Centre Resignalling project
- NDP projects incl. National Train Control Centre, development of Metrolink and BusConnects
Achievements/ Priorities
· Transfer of Wicklow Port to Wicklow County Council
· Further reform of Port control as per the National Ports Policy
Sport & Tourism
· Increase in the Tourism Marketing Budget (€1M secured for Budget 2017).
· RWC 2023 Bid.
· Open Consultation on a National Sport Policy Framework Q4 2016, to lead to National Sport Policy Framework.
· Sports Capital Programme for 2017.
· Continued progress on the National Sports Campus.
· Development of the Lakelands Concept.
· Further implementation of the Tourism Action Plan.
(to achieve overseas visitors revenue of approximately €5billion, growing employment in the tourism sector to 250,000 and increasing the number of visits to Ireland to 10 million.)


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Irwin Mitchell's serious injury experts secured the maximum award under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority's scheme for a young girl assaulted by her parents.
We were asked by the London Borough of Ealing Council in January 2011 to act for Isabel, then 8 years old. Isabel had been subjected to an assault at the hands of her parents in July 2002 – her breathing had been deliberately restricted and she had also suffered fractures to her legs, arms and ribs.
Serious assault
As a result of the attack, Isabel was left severely disabled. She had cerebral palsy in all four limbs with spastic quadriplegia. She suffered from epilepsy and was blind. Isabel was also wheelchair dependent and fed via a tube into her stomach. She remained in nappies and was dependent on others for all of her care needs on a 24 hour basis.
Before we were contacted, the Council's legal team had been dealing with Isabel's Criminal Injuries Compensation claim and had lodged an application on her behalf back in October 2002. By that time, Isabel had been placed with long-term foster carers who were experienced in dealing with severely disabled children. It was anticipated that she would remain with the family for the foreseeable future.
At the time of our instruction, the Criminal Compensation Authority (CICA) had agreed that Isabel was entitled to £200,000 for her injuries and their consequences. They had also agreed an award for her future loss of earnings. However, the CICA argued that all of Isabel's care needs were being met and would continue to be met by statutory services via payments to her foster carers for the care they provided and via provision of equipment by the NHS. They therefore refused to make any further awards for future care on a private basis, and valued the claim at a total of £250,000.
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We asked an expert in care to visit Isabel and produce a report outlining her current and future care needs. The report highlighted that Isabel ideally required 24 hour support from two carers, at an estimated cost of £201,000 per year, as well as identifying equipment and accommodation needs.
Given Isabel's severe developmental delay, it was established that she would require a Trust to administer her award until she reached the age of 18, after which time she would require the services of the Court of Protection, including the appointment of a professional Deputy. Costs were calculated for this.
Isabel's potential losses
A letter showing Isabel's potential losses (over £5 million) together with the care report was submitted to the CICA in July 2012. Following further submissions, the CICA agreed in September 2013 that Isabel's claim warranted the maximum award under the scheme of £500,000.
The legal costs associated with Irwin Mitchell acting on Isabel's behalf were £7,000, and a further £4,300 for the care assessment and report. A Trust is now to be set up to protect and administer Isabel's award.
Throughout, we received instructions from the Local Authority legal team in respect of the application, and they were updated with progress as appropriate.
Serious injury solicitor Kate Petchey said of the claim: "It was important in this case that Isabel used an experienced solicitor to manage her CICA claim, as the Local Authority who were responsible for her care were in a position of possible conflict, given that the CICA were arguing they would or should be able to meet her needs for life. It was equally important to minimise the cost to Isabel, in order to reduce the amount of legal costs she would pay from her compensation on conclusion of the claim".
If you have been injured in a violent crime, our criminal injury claims team could help you to secure compensation. Our lawyers have handled a number of cases involving different incidents, often through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme. Contact us today for more information.
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Vertical axis wind turbine family used a lot of models, it can change the airfoil to improve operational performance, but their airfoil adjustment methods are also different. Changing the angle of the blade to the angle specified by the program will allow the generator set to operate over a wide range of wind speeds.
Vertical axis wind turbine home use cam push rod or eccentric adjustment blade angle of attack, in the blade length direction of the blade shaft, the blade through the blade shaft mounted on the blade support of the rotor, a connecting rod to pull the blade rotation, connecting rod subject Cam or eccentric control, but also equipped with a wind device so that the cam by the wind direction control, the cam is set according to the control law to design, so that the leaves run to a different location to a predetermined angle.
It is also possible to control the vertical axis wind turbine's angle of use of the blades by wind and stoppers. The advantage is that the wind turbine can be self-starting, and can work at low wind speeds up to high wind speeds. The structural aspects Relatively simple, the least sports, processing, installation and maintenance easy.
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Vegetable Masala Oats Porridge
Vegetable Masala Oats Porridge, a very healthy and tummy full breakfast for a wonderful morning. Adding vegetables and masala makes the simple oats porridge rich in taste and flavor. Even nutritionist also suggest us to take different form of oats instead of simple oats porridge with milk or yogurt. So These different varieties would encourage us to consume oats at regular intervals. I have seen many kids including my daughter who doesn't prefer oats because of its sticky nature when cooked. But adding vegetables and masala make them to like oats and we are anyways enriching them with vegetables and hence it is healthy for them also.
|Vegetable Masala Oats Porridge
|Preparation Time
|5 mins
|Cooking Time
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|2 persons
|1 Cup
|1 tablespoon
|Green Chilli
|Chopped Ginger
|1 teaspoon
|Curry Leaves
|2.5 Cups
|To Taste
For Seasoning:
|1 teaspoon
|Mustard Seeds
|1/2 teaspoon
|Cumin Seeds
|1/2 teaspoon
|Vegetable Masala Oats Porridge
- Finely chop onions and keep it aside. Wash and peel the skin of carrot and finely chop it and add green peas to it and keep it ready. Heat a pan and add oil. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and when the mustard seeds starts to sputter add cumin seeds and fry for 5 seconds and then add chopped green chillies, ginger and curry leaves and fry for another 10 seconds
- Then add chopped onions along with a pinch of salt and saute it till the onions turn transparent. Then add oats and fry for 3-4 minutes in a medium flame
- Then add green peas and chopped carrots and stir fry them in medium-high flame till the carrots become tender
- Then add water and required salt and keep the flame low. Allow the oats and the vegetables to cook completely in water. It will take 5-6 minutes till the oats gets cooked and the mixture becomes a nice porridge consistency
- The yummy vegetable masala oats porridge is now ready to serve hot.
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Tried and turned well.thnx for the recipe
What oats did you use? Can you tell me the brand please
What oats did you use?


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Re-Imagining Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Wednesday 4th May 2016, 10am-4pm
Westcott House, Cambridge
Forgiveness and Reconciliation are not only two major themes of Christian faith and the life of the church, but also of the world and for humanity.
Re-imagining forgiveness and reconciliation is a one-day event facilitated by the Revd Dr Stephen Cherry, Dean of King's College Chapel and author of Healing Agony (Continuum, 2012), and Dr Elizabeth Phillips, Tutor in Theology and Ethics at Westcott House and author of Political Theology (Continuum, 2012).
Morning sessions will focus on forgiveness and reconciliation in the life and teachings of Jesus, including discussion of a contemporary parish-based case study. One theme of these sessions will be the relationship between reconciliation and justice; afternoon sessions will further explore this theme in relation to the pressing problems of, and various Christian approaches to, racism.
You can find more information and a booking form on the Westcott House website.
The cost is £35 per person, which includes lunch, teas and coffees.


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Book 18 Chapter 9 of Tom Jones.
This is part of an ongoing project in which I will record and post one chapter per week of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones over the course of four years.
In this week's Tom Jones, the story continues! We meet back up with Sophia as well as Squire Western. No spoilers, though!


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Went to an outdoor party where I froze because it was 75 degrees out. (I seriously don't handle cold well)
Am halfway through my second book of the year (I am totally doubling my average this year!)
congrats on 14 miles! you are awesome! cute pictures of you two - how fun!
WOOT WOOT, way to go 14 miles!
I wanna sight see ATL!
I would DIE if i tried to run 14 miles. Straight up die. But I'm loving your "sight seeing" outfit!
How awesome that you saw Ashley - great pictures of you guys! congrats on the 14 miles. I'm running my first 5k in a few weeks and I'm stressing about that! haha I'm a baby!
Hooray for cooking something edible!!! ;) You go girl! And what book are you currently reading? Always love to find books to add to my list!
You guys look cute!
ASHLEY!! Your outfit looks amazing on you! Those bright colors and that awesome blue skirt - perfection! Looking beautiful, as usual :)
I'd say you've been pretty productive! 14 miles? Get it girl!! I spent my weekend at a friends cabin...We left 100 degree weather and when we arrived it was 60 degrees there! Heaven!
Sounds like an awesome weekend! 14 miles? You're a trouper.
omg I want that dog!
And dammmmn girl, that's a lot of miles! you get down with your bad self!
LOVE your outfit (you are rocking the colour blocking!!)
14 miles!!!? GIRLLLL you make my rolls shy. GET IT GIRLLLL, WORK IT, WORK ITTT <3
AND your outfit is perfection. I love it!!!!
Love you muffin!
14 miles?! Get it girl! You are too cute in your dress.
Wow 14 miles?! Crazy & amazing!! Looks like a great weekend - adorable pictures of you & Ashley! Love your outfit! XO
O'Malley! What a cutie. As are you and Ash :) This makes me want to be in Atlanta so badly!!
14 miles - awesome girl!! So jealous you and Ash got to hang! so fun.
You're killing the color blocking lady! You look hot.
14 miles? seriously? ughhhh HOW ASH? JUST HOW?!?!?!??! I think I'll die after 4
Aww you met Ashley s. too?! Exciting
still amazed by your 14 miler. You rock! and I loved seeing you, can't wait to plan your visit to the mitten hopefully within the next year! don't worry though, I won't make you come in the winter! haha :)
You look so pretty!! I love your blue skirt and the red top. They look great together. And share more about the 14 milessss!! How was it?! I'm so excited to hear about it. Di dyou run it alone or with a group?
i love that its been in the 70s! :)
and that's awesome that you ran that much! i would die! literally!
You did it! Holler so proud of you friend!
Looks like a fab weekend! I bet your apt loves you a little more after the scrub a dub dub
14 miles?! You are crazy girl!! I couldn't imagine getting up to 4 again, never mind 14!!!
You ladies are so pretty! :) Congrats on 14 miles, girl! You are amazing!
I'm tired just reading about what you've been up to! :) Congrats on the 14 miler!
I'm so glad you got to hang out with Ash!! Only wish I was there, too! You two look so cute. Speaking of cute...that fur baby- oh my! Glad you had a good weekend:)
Okay for starters 14 miles I am ready to pass out just reading that and for two jeez laweez can I please have my legs look like yours YOWZAS


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When I was down in Steph's recently, I took lots of photos just to show you what a lovely shop she has! Here are a couple more!
I can always seem to find just the fabric I need here - they are just gorgeous!
And this little nook of Steph's is all red, white and black and looks fantastic!
Narelle, one of my Tuesday night ladies, has spent many months creating this beautiful cross stitch picture. She has now finished finally and had it framed and it looks magnificent! The flash on my camera wouldn't turn off when I took this - but you get the general idea!
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Gamescom 2011: First Borderlands 2 Trailer Released
August 15, 2011
By Jimmy Thang
2K Games has released the first trailer for their highly-anticipated shooter Borderlands 2. Taking place in a snowy landscape, the video shows off the new "Gunzerker" class.
Featuring a buff burly body akin to a Gears of War character, the Gunzerker is seen wielding a large Tommy-gun esque weapon while wreaking havoc upon his alien enemies. Like the first game, Borderlands 2 features a highly stylized cel-shaded aesthetic.
For those unfamiliar with the first game, Borderlands is a highly-beloved NVIDIA 3D Vision-supported first-person shooter that blends addictive RPG elements like loot drops and leveling up.
While little is known about the recently revealed title, the trailer confirms that Borderlands 2 is set to release sometime in 2012.


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Summer Camp 2018
Monday – Friday:
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Our summer camp offers a cost-efficient camping experience with activities that implements various cultural components. Fundamentals of African oral literature can be understood through dancing, arts & crafts, folklore and singing.
We provide a warm and cheerful space for children to make new friends, embrace diversity, gain leadership skills, learn respect and understand social issues.
We provide free breakfast between 7:00am to 10:00am.
March Break Camp
8:30-3:30 pm
We hope the knowledge your child received during black history month will fuel their pride on their identity.
For a memorable day, we have created fun-filled interactive activities that involves singing and dancing to the beats of the drums, learning new skills, and making new friends.
PA Days
To be announced
Drumming Class
The art of drumming is as old as time. The djembe is one of West Africa's best known instruments. We offer group classes for children and adults.
African Dance Class
An easy way to keep fit. You will be having so much fun that you won't even realize how hard you are working. We have classes for children aged 5-13 years old and adults classes as well. Send us a quick message to find out more.
Family Walk Day
Saturdays 4-6 PM
What a better way to spend time together with your love ones. Join us every Saturday as we walk around some trails in Scarborough. A great way to revitalize the body and have great conversation. Free for all members and their families.


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Masturbation + Purity + A Conversation That Won't Satisfy Either Of Us
Many of you know that I am on the speaking team for XXXChurch.com. I also blog for them from time to time, though it's been quite a while. Recently, though, I was given the assignment to write an answer to the question, "Is Masturbation Keeping Me Pure?" Pretty crazy prompt, honestly. Sort of presupposes that whoever were to write the blog is actively participating in the act, but I went with it. After all, it's a question I've wrestled with, but I've got to say, it's uncomfortable to dive into. At any rate, I won't spell it all out for you here when I've already written about it there, but it has sparked up quite the conversation.
Here's where most of conversation is happening (largely by people who have not read the blog, go figure): Facebook Interaction
Like I said when I posted this on Twitter: It was a doozy to write, and it won't satisfy anyone. Here you go.


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Satya Nadella
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Satya Nadella is Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. Before being named CEO in February 2014, Nadella held leadership roles in both enterprise and consumer businesses across the company.
Joining Microsoft in 1992, he quickly became known as a leader who could span a breadth of technologies and businesses to transform some of Microsoft's biggest product offerings.
Most recently, Nadella was executive vice president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group. In this role he led the transformation to the cloud infrastructure and services business, which outperformed the market and took share from competition. Previously, Nadella led R&D for the Online Services Division and was vice president of the Microsoft Business Division. Before joining Microsoft, Nadella was a member of the technology staff at Sun Microsystems.
Originally from Hyderabad, India, Nadella lives in Bellevue, Washington. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Mangalore University, a master's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. Nadella serves on the board of trustees to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center as well as the Starbucks Board of Directors. He is married and has three children.
Kathleen Hogan
chief people officer • microsoft
As Chief People Officer and executive vice president of Human Resources at Microsoft, Kathleen Hogan empowers 100,000+ global employees to achieve Microsoft's mission. In her role, she focuses on making Microsoft an exceptional place for employees to work, and ensures that the company is creating a culture that attracts and inspires the world's most passionate talent.
Hogan previously served as corporate vice president of Microsoft Services, a team dedicated to helping businesses and consumers maximize the value of their investment in Microsoft technologies. She has also served as corporate vice president of Customer Service and Support. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Hogan worked at McKinsey & Co. and Oracle Corp.
Hogan earned her bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University. In addition, she holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. She sits on the board of directors of the Puget Sound affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Center for Women & Information Technology.
Drew Kugler: Kathleen Hogan is the Chief People Officer at Microsoft. Full transparency: Kathleen and I have known each other since the late 90's when I worked with her and her colleagues at McKinsey and Company in Silicon Valley. Last fall I was fortunate enough to be able to be introduced to our other guest here today. Satya Nadella is the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. He was one of the interviews that I got to conduct as part of an engagement that I was doing here last fall and at the end of the interview, I took a shot and I invited him to join us in today's podcast. He very graciously accepted. The truth is there are very few senior executives who I want to be on this podcast. You see the thing is most senior executives will talk a very good game about leadership and change. The difference with these two individuals here at Microsoft is they are playing and they are winning at a very hard game; changing a culture. Satya termed it the re-finding of the soul of Microsoft. This is Drew Kugler with Kathleen Hogan and Satya Nadella on Tell Me What To Say.
Kathleen and Satya thank you for joining me here today. Satya I'll go to you first. What made you put down such a big bet on the connection between culture and it as a vehicle for growing your business? What did you do to figure that out?
Satya Nadella: First of all thank you for having me on the podcast. You know, if you look at any successful organization, company, institution what happens is you get into this amazing cycle between the concept of the idea that you had for your company, the capability that you built around that concept, and then the culture that implicitly grew. And you really get into this complete reinforcement between the three and round and round it goes. Except at some point, the concept that you originally came up with will run out of gas, because there's no such thing as a perpetual motion machine. And when that happens, that's when your culture will matter. Which is the culture that implicitly grew in the first place. Was it conducive enough to build a new capability long before it was needed for the new concept? So for me at Microsoft, given where we are in our life cycle—which is we're forty-three years old—we've had tremendous success as a company. For me, coming in as a CEO, I recognized inherently that beyond not only meeting new concepts, new ideas that we need to pursue, we needed to work on culture as a first class thing that in the first place would allow us to build that capability and concepts. And so that's why I prioritized culture.
DK: Right. How did you go about deciding how you were going to use culture? What were some things that you looked into—was it—many listeners call me what can I read on that, and what were the real prompts for you to to move you to that point?
SN: There was a book I had read, maybe couple of years before I became CEO, which was more instrumental in sort of changing things outside of work which is called Mindset by Carol S. Dweck. And in fact my wife introduced me to it—more in the context of my children's education—and I read it and I realized that a lot of this—the way I distill it down—is this one very simple concept of if you take two kids in school, one of them is got even more innate capability, but the other one has less innate capability. But the person with less innate capability is a learn-it-all and the person with more innate capabilities a know-it-all; we know how that story ends. The person who is a learn-it-all will always do well in the end. I think that that applies to CEOs, that applies to everyone, and companies at large.
So it appealed to me. And, I felt that if—because the pursuit I wanted, or the cultural meme I wanted for us to even begin the dialogue of culture as something first class at Microsoft was a learning culture. But always it was hard for me to grab onto what's the way to talk about learning? And this metaphor of growth mindset or transitioning from the know-it-all to the learn-it-all was something that, at least to me, felt like a great way to make it accessible, make it something that appeals. And I didn't want it to be new dogma from whether Kathleen or me. It needed to be something that appealed to individuals because it will make them a better parent, it will make them a better partner, better colleague, better leader...and so that's the other reason why I think this one appealed a lot to me and so we picked it up as the culture of meme. And of course Kathleen and all the rest of our leaders and managers and individuals in the Microsoft have shaped it a lot.
DK: So Kathleen in Satya's book Hit Refresh he refers to you as his partner in the cultural transformation. How did you begin your piece, as the Chief People Officer, to to start your contributions in efforts to such a huge undertaking?
Kathleen Hogan: Well, thanks and it's great to be here as well. And I'll talk about quote my role, but again it's been a total team sport in terms of transforming the culture, right, with all the employees here. But when Satya first approached me about leading H.R., and I don't know if you remember this Satya, but I remember coming in and saying you know, "What's my scorecard?" You know I was running services at P&L. All sorts of things and Satya said, "The one thing I want you to do is help me transform the culture." So even back then, he was crystal clear that that was really going to be important, right? The mission and the culture of things that I want to be eternal. Our strategy is going to evolve, but that's going to be really important to us.
And so, and at that time, he had been reading that book Mindset and—but then we actually went through a nine month process from that point to really engage many, many, many people in this process. We engaged the SLT [Senior Leadership Team], we had offsite with the SLT—we can talk about that. We took our hundred eighty corporate vice presidents offsite and had—where we broke into seventeen teams and created the culture cabinet. We were doing surveys, we were doing focus groups. So we spent about nine months—this concept of going from a learn-it-all to a know-it-all; (laugh) wrong way—that we probably went from a know-it-all to learn-it-all culture before we ultimately grounded it in this concept of a growth mindset. So it was a it was a pretty long process that we went through. So it wasn't just Kathleen or Satya coming up with this. We engaged a lot of people before we declared what our "aspire to culture" is; which is this growth mindset really focused on being customer obsessed, more diverse and inclusive, and one Microsoft.
DK: So stay with me on this idea of all of these conversations that you were creating, and one of the things I like to point out is important conversations are very deliberate and very intentional. You can't just walk in the room and hope for the best. I am guessing though—that I'll take thought from you and a story from Satya as well—what comes to mind when you think about the best moments and the toughest moments in those conversations, which by your own description, nine months laying the ground work. That was that was a critical time. What's a example that comes to mind of success and struggle?
KH: Well, many, frankly many, come to mind. I mean and I mentioned the first offsite that we had with the SLT, and this was the first time we went into a room like this where we were literally sitting on couches and chairs. No PCs, no phones. You know, you thought that we had asked them to give up their first born, right, because that was really hard for people. And so I did—that started out difficult—but by the end when we really were talking about what's our purpose, what authentically do we do we want as an SLT? And I thought that was a that was a good conversation that we had.
The other one was we—and Satya talks about it in the book—when we have this executive offsite one hundred eighty CDPs we said let's talk about culture. And I think you—Satya said—we thought it might be a cute nod where everybody over dinner would say fine we'll spend five minutes talking about culture and then we'll do whatever we want. But people stayed late into the night and really talked about the culture that they wanted to have. And then when we met in the morning, Satya and I met with the seventeen leaders of the team captains of the tables, they had really thought deeply about this. And so I'd say that was a good conversation in terms of—I think it surprised us how much people really wanted to define the culture, and that the culture was going to matter to our leadership team.
SN: Yeah, I mean one of the things that strikes me—you know whatever multiple years now into this journey—is we never framed this cultural conversation or change in transformation as sort of a get from attribute ABC to attribute XYZ as fast as possible and call it done. If anything, we framed it as this continuous process of renewal. In some sense, we will never reach a destination. You're never going to claim—in fact the first day you'll never be—you'll go from being a learn-it-all to know-it-all is when you say you're done. And so that has actually helped us in two ways. One is not to get overly anxious about making quick progress. This is not about—so the ability to give each of us even breathing space.
What does growth mindset mean to you? Or what does it mean to be a learn-it-all? Bring your own personality, even in that first SLT that we had—or the senior leadership team offsite we had. One of the most interesting exercises, was each of us had to go around and talk about what is it that personally drives us? What's in fact our personal philosophy? And we would then go on to relate that to saying look we've got to be able to take whatever drives you, whatever it is your passion, your personal philosophy and connect that to Microsoft's mission. And that's when you have created the necessary condition for a learn-it-all culture, because without that it's going to be hard. I mean it's just—you know—you're not going to do things at this company—in fact many times I describe this as— what if we turn the equation, which is don't consider it as your working for Microsoft, but Microsoft as a platform is working for you. Is that the way to switch on the right mindset?
Because the real thing that we're asking here is for you to confront your own fixed mindset, right? I mean the growth mindset is not about wow I learned all this. In fact acknowledging the every day— starting with me—all the places where, "Oh wow, I wish I'd listened more. I wish I had sort of taken the cues. I wish had sort of been more in touch with the unmet, articulated needs of customers." Those are the things that I think really will shape our culture.
KH: I know you talk about important conversations, and Satya's always said the first important conversation is the one you have with yourself, right? Which is where did I show up with a fixed mindset? I mean and Satay every Friday when we debrief, always talks first about himself. You know, "Gosh in that meeting I showed up with you know more of a fixed mindset than I might have wanted to." And I think that's really important, because in the beginning people would show up and say, "Hey Satya I have I five people who have a fixed mindset." And he kept saying, "No it's not about that, it's really—it starts with yourself," right?
DK: Do you help—when someone comes to you with their inventory of the fixed mindsets that they have found—what's the—because I would see that is the difficult moment—because that also then depletes to a certain extent the individual. What do you say to them? How do you keep them infused with energy?
SN: It's a great question. I mean one of the things that I've also come to realize is—although I would call it your own personal example of being that person who is confronting your own fixed mindset— or exhibiting the attributes of a learn-it-all is the best way to create energy. As a CEO, though I should also acknowledge that sometimes the system may not let a person, and so therefore my job should always be to work on, with Kathleen and others, on how do we make sure that the company's overall environment—take inclusiveness and diversity. You absolutely want to make progress where everyone who comes into this company can do their very best, because they find the overall culture to be more inclusive and more diverse. And you have to do a lot of things right in order to get that culture. But that said, individually my advice to anybody would be do not underestimate the power you have to influence and change. And don't overestimate the power of everybody else has. And that I think is true in all of our lives. You don't need to be CEO to do that. But that doesn't mean I don't acknowledge my responsibility as a CEO to create a better and a better environment each day. But I think that's how I would say we go about it.
And the practical way is—sometimes the question that both Kathleen I would get—is, "What is this growth mindset? It seems abstract or how do I go about exercising this?" Simple. Every customer conversation—for a salesperson it might be an actual conversation. For a developer it could be looking at the log files. Either one of them is a great opportunity for us to confront maybe some of the hypotheses we had in the past, and now get more in touch with the unmet and unarticulated needs. So that would be an example—every meeting that we have—if you want to be more inclusive in our culture—that will require each one of us to say, "How do I invite everyone to contribute?" The people with the idea is able to surface them. So these are just two examples of practically exhibiting it.
KH: And Satya and I've talked about what I would say are—what are big symbolic things that you can do, but then just small things like you talk about inclusive behaviors. We've rolled out ten inclusive behaviors and now a lot of teams just have a discussion: pick one, right? Satya himself in the monthly Q and A has talked about the inclusive behavior he works on. And wow, that's, that's powerful in terms of role modeling that. And so it's small things, but then also big symbolic things. We changed our company meeting where for four hours we would talk at employees, and now we have this hackathon where for a week we're really getting ideas from employees. And that's been very symbolic. So I think we've tried to be intentional about big symbolic things, small things.
The other thing I think that has been really helpful is Satya— you know this podcast about conversation—Satya I think such a has a monthly consistent conversation with all the employees. And I think that's really helped with a consistent drumbeat around the mission and the culture. And he always comes back to that, even if the strategy is evolving. And you know people, anybody can come to the microphone and ask a question, and often you do get questions about fixed mindset and you know that's an opportunity for Satya to talk about the culture. Reinforce it.
SN: Right. I mean what you just mentioned Kathleen I think is an important one, which is the consistency of the overall frame, whether it's our sense of purpose and mission, or our culture and going back to it, and letting it in some sense permeate for people to think about it, ask the hard questions and go dig deeper and deeper on the same set of teams has been helpful. Because one thing I've come to realize the power of is having simple frameworks like this. Even at our scale, without that simplicity, is very hard because it's too complex. And if you change the frame then it becomes even more confusing. And then there's no shortcut to time. That's why I think framing this is a continuous process of renewal, not looking for perfection in some finite time and having tolerance for it. The fact that you may have to go back—and quite frankly sometimes I also get impatient—and you know Kathleen sort of catches me on those moments. And then I realize that well, you know this is what —you're only human—what we're looking for is that personal meaning in what we do. And that is not consistent, even for anyone of us, and so therefore letting that be OK. And that's why I never like to sort of talk about oh let's celebrate some transformation. I want to in fact celebrate the struggle every day of the imperfect sort of world we live in.
DK: So let me build on the notion of struggle for a second, have you comment on something I want to thing in your book that really struck out. And I just want to read it very quickly and get you both, if you will, to comment on how you deal with it. "Culture change is hard." he wrote. "It can be painful. The fundamental source of resistance to change is the fear of the unknown. Really big questions for which there may be no certain answers can be scary." In my world, I deal with—that is the currency I deal with every day—is people afraid to change. I'm curious, especially as you get out into the other countries, the wide one hundred thousand employer each you have to have. How do you help both yourself and others process and confront the fear?
SN: It's a great question. One thing we're focused a lot on is also something that we describe as leadership principles—there are three of them. One of them is...
KH: Create clarity.
SN: Create clarity. Create energy, and generate success. Especially the attribute of creating energy I think is super important, which is: if you have what I would call a very deep accountability culture, which we have, and we take a great pride in it. It does work against this change which is because of the way I just described it, which is, "Wow I want to change, and I don't know what I want to break, but I'm accountable." That's what creates resistance. So for example, in our case we've had to make some systemic changes in what we measure, what hold people accountable for, and what permission do even give people to get things wrong and it's OK. So we've had lot—one of most classic one is for example—in sort of measuring things like revenue and profit as the only things, even though I am measured on it each quarter, which I think you can't get away as CEO you're going to have to report your quarter. But at the same time if you say you know since I've measured on revenue and profit every quarter, I want to take that same pressure and permeate it through a hundred thousand people. It's just not going to work, because there's going to be people who have to sort of create new things, fail at them. The leading indicators of success is what you should track.
So to me that fear or can only be mitigated if you give them the mission to fail and that's an artform. Nobody wants to fail for failure's sake, but you can fail and learn and get better. And being able to coach one through that process I think is probably one of the most important leadership exercises. That's what creates energy. You know it's classic when leaders come in and say when things have gone wrong, is when they need to create energy. Not when things are going great. Energy will always be there. And to me that's words at a premium.
KH: Well, and that's the I think the essence of the growth mindset. In fact Dr. Dweck—we met with Dr. Dweck early on, and she really talked about how the key conversations you have to have are not just about people who took risks and were successful. You know, of course, that's what you want to celebrate, but how do you look at the people who took risks, failed, but made you better, stronger and got you closer to the answer, than the person who just played it safe? And how do you do that to really allow people to feel like they can take risks and fail? And it's going to be OK. And let's be clear that's not the same as people who are just taking dumb risks all the time and failing all the time, right?
SN: And this is where I think—you know I'm a big fan of Joseph Campbell. And I think you have to have these myths inside the company that people believe it, because that's you know—wow I failed at it, I learned, and I didn't get punished. Unless and until that is true, is not that the CEO is saying it, it has to be true in the company. And unless that is the case, then it's not going to come true.
KH: And I think it's case after case after case. I have my own example with Satya where like a month into this role I was failing. I mean we really couldn't schedule interviews and I had to go in and I said, "Satya I'm going to send out my first email to all Exec staff basically saying that I'm failing on this and would you read the e-mail?" And I promised that was the only time I was going to ask you to read my emails. But you know Satya said to me, "You know you're too apologetic. You guys made a bad decision, but you're fixing the decision. Just assert that and move on." And wow, when I went back and told the team. It was like a huge burden had been lifted off their shoulders. And I tell you that the team has had the most creative recruiting ever in the last two years, and I think part of that was the permission to try fail and get better and stronger, versus play it safe. And so it's those moments, you know, it's not just Satya, it's all of us as leaders in those moments. How you behave, I think creates the you know, mitigates the fear that you're talking about so that you can really get to the change that you want to see.
DK: Exactly. So Kathleen I'm I'm conscious of our time here, so I want to, out of the time we've had in our years as colleagues and friends, I want to give last question to you.
KH: Oh no.
DK: Oh no, it's not that. But it really is, now that I've been around here a little bit over the past few months, the some of the word on the street, is you know we need to do this because Satya wants us to do this. You hear reference a lot—the book—everything how do we you and your colleagues separate from Satya, keep it a Microsoft transformation, and not Satya's.
DK: You know it's a great question. And again I think that's partly why we don't think we will ever be declaring success here, right? Like Satya's always said, it's not that we freeze and unfreeze culture, right, we're on this constant journey. And it can't just be about Satya. To your point I think it's necessary, but not sufficient. I mean certainly if you have a CEO that's willing to drive a culture as much as Satya has and be as authentic to the culture, that's certainly an accelerator. But then it's really about how do you activate all employees, right, like the hackathon that I mention. And then the other area really is the sixteen thousand managers, right? How do you take sixteen thousand managers—and we've been on that journey with the managers—for them to truly believe it? As opposed to it's because Satya said so.
But I'd even go back to when we first defined the culture, spending nine months. This wasn't Satya coming up with the culture. This was nine months of activating thousands of focus groups. In focus groups/engineering sales. Millennials/non-millennials. US/outside the US. I mean you go through all the different groups that we brought on board into this dialogue around the culture we wanted, that I really feel confident when we landed the culture, it was something that in general people wanted that culture. This wasn't Satya wanted it; nobody else wanted it. I think everybody wanted this culture and now together we've been figuring out how we all can lean in and create the culture that we want to have.
DK: Good.
KH: So I can spend a lot more time on that, but...
DK: But that's how you did it.
KH: Yeah. I mean it's meant yet to activating all layers right from employees to the managers to the senior leaders to play an important role. But ultimately it's about people believing in the growth mindset. You know, for me personally, the reason why I love this culture is because I truly believe in it. I believe in it for myself, right? I mean if you truly believe that potential is not pre-determined, that you really can grow and learn, and that you get your mindset—that this is about learning versus looking smart—it really can unlock amazing things. And I see that in myself. I see that with my—the people I work with. I see that with my son. I've used growth mindset—I mean it started with a Satya's wife using that book in his personal life, and I've used my personal life, too. So if you if you can get something that you truly believe, that's what it's about. It's about having everybody truly believe in it at Microsoft versus because somebody said so.
DK: Yeah. Satya is it where at this point where you had hoped for as you started out and read Dr. Dweck's book?
SN: Well, you know there are two thoughts on that. One is it's actually a pleasant surprise that something like this has taken root, and quite frankly and the only reason why it's taken root is definitely not because of some new dogma for me. It's because I think it speaks, as Kathleen so eloquently put it, to each of us individually. No one would say I want to be a learn-it-all or confront my fixed mindset because my CEO asked me to do it. They'll only do it if they felt that this is going to make them a better parent, a better partner, a better a colleague. And I think that's what's woke and so I'm pleasantly surprised because I had not understood the power of picking a cultural meaning that doesn't discriminate between your life at home and your life at work. It talks to your complete self. So that's I think what in some sense we're lucky to have picked up this as the cultural meme.
And the second aspect of it is, we are not sitting here and trying to—like we really resist this temptation—although we like to see how are we doing, how we are improving, how are we confronting a fixed mindset each day. But we definitely are not going to sit and claim any at any point in time some victory. Change that we've had over the last whatever four years has been good. But I think going forward, we will have to do the same amount. And it will be the same; it's not going to be some easy process. Every day in fact is going to be a new challenge, and are ready to confront it? Time will tell, quite frankly. So therefore I don't sit around and claim any kind of victory or destination reached.
DK: Good. Just a lot of hard, persistent, diligent work.
SN: That's correct.
DK: Thank you, thank you Kathleen. It's been an honor and I appreciate both of your time more than you know.


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I added a couple of notifications tonight for the player. The first is for when an enemy spy is caught and confesses, the other is when the player finds out that an enemy spy has stolen a technology from him. In both cases, the player's diplomat character will give him the notice.
The first is only displayed if the player is not at war with the spy's empire, while the second is displayed every time it happens. Both of these are events that occur in the original MOO1 and in this game, but the original does not give notice of the first event.
I still need to add the ability to frame a race (pretty easy) as well as the gui to allow a player to select a technology category to steal from (easy, but tedious).
The two notices look like this:


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"I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God." (Psalm 38:15)
"This is what the LORD says:'…For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,' declares the LORD…" (Jeremiah 29:10-14)
Oh, how I wanted a beautiful photograph of "The Hazards" in Freycinet National Park! ("The Hazards" is the mini mountain range that, along with Wineglass Bay, makes Freycinet National Park on the East Coast of Tasmania so iconic).
I had come to these same rocks the previous year to capture this shot, and despite God giving me breathtaking skies, my inexperience behind the camera landed me a less-than-breathtaking photo. I was very disappointed, not only because I had lost such beautiful skies but also because finding more spare time to get out to Freycinet as a full time mum with a full time ministry was so difficult.
All I could do was wait on the Lord to provide me with another opportunity…whenever that might be…
On this trip a year later we had allotted six days to Freycinet National Park, and my main goal was to capture a shot of the Hazards and Wineglass Bay from the opposite direction, from the top of Mt Graham. This was another photo I had failed to capture during my previous trip due to burn-off haze and poor weather.
So I loaded up my pack with 28+ kg (62+ lb) of gear for a second time and started out for another 3 day trip over the Freycinet Peninsula.
When I finally arrived on the top of sunny Mt Graham I began setting up the shot I had come all this way to capture. As I was adjusting things, all of a sudden in my peripheral vision I saw a massively thick cloud bank rolling in off the Tasman Sea behind me. I turned around to see Mt Graham and Mt Freycinet rapidly being swallowed up in cloud.
I only had about a minute before my shot would be totally obscured by cloud and my camera and I would be drenched! In the sunshine, I had left all of my wet weather gear and waterproof bags for the camera equipment on some rocks about a minute away. I had to make a split second decision, "Should I finish setting up the shot and try to capture it before I lose it? Or should I make a dash for the wet weather gear?"
Painfully, I chose to forgo the shot and save thousands of dollars worth of camera equipment instead.
It then proceeded to rain on me for the next 13 hours straight…and the cloud enshrouded the entire Freycinet Peninsula for the next 5 days.
Despite all of my massive efforts to capture this shot, it was gone…again…
But there was an unexpected, strong presence of the Lord that came upon me at the same time the cloud did.
Amidst what would normally be great disappointment and discouragement I strangely felt encouraged and comforted by the Lord in my spirit as the rain began to pour down. I didn't understand why the Lord had allowed me to expend so much precious time and energy for nothing (photographically speaking) or why, despite three straight weeks of perfectly sunny weather, he had allowed a five day long cloud to come at literally the last second and steal my very hard-sought-after shot.
All I could do was wait on the Lord to provide me with another opportunity…whenever that might be…
It was just before sunrise on the last morning of our six day holiday. The Hazards were still enshrouded in cloud down to less than 200m (650 ft). This was my last chance to capture them for this trip.
I set up my tripod in the waning darkness and waited. Despite the massive cloud in front of me, I cried out desperately to the Lord, "Please, Lord, I haven't been able to get any shots because of this cloud. Will you please lift it, and reveal the Hazards at sunrise for me? I really want this shot to demonstrate your magnificent Creation."
Then I waited on the Lord…
And to my great delight, just as the sun was rising, he answered my prayer and opened up the clouds for a brief 10-15 minutes for me to capture this photo. Then, just as quickly as the cloud had broken, it redeveloped and the Hazards were once again obscured in a cloud–but I had gotten my shot!
Back on my computer I was gazing at the Hazards in this photograph, and all of a sudden, like a lightning flash, God spoke directly into my heart about this entire experience:
I really wanted to see the Hazards, and despite my many setbacks, and despite the cloud obscuring them for many days, I kept seeking that clear view of them. I was willing to put in the extra effort amidst multiple disappointments and discouragements, the discomfort of a heavy pack, walking for days and getting up before sunrise just too see them. Clearly, my earnest desire to see the Hazards outweighed my setbacks.
Likewise, there are many people who seek God but haven't seen him or met him personally yet. They may have gone through many discouragements and setbacks in their efforts to find and know God, and many fall along the wayside because they do not desire God strongly enough, but all those who really want to know God and who earnestly seek him will find him, and he will reveal himself to them. Just like God answered my earnest prayer and revealed the Hazards to me, so he will also reveal himself to those who diligently seek him.
This is because God promises every single person:
"'…call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I WILL be found by you,' declares the LORD." (Jeremiah 29:12-14 [my emphasis])
This promise is the absolute truth, for God is perfectly faithful and cannot break his promises.
I remember many years ago when I was once a very frustrated person: I wanted to know God personally, but I didn't know him yet. However, after a few months of earnestly asking God to reveal himself to me, he finally answered my prayers. He saw me seeking him with all of my heart, and he faithfully kept his promise and revealed himself to me.
(Read my story of how I met God here).
(Read the personal accounts of many other people around the world and how they met God here).
(Meeting God is not something we can invoke or cause to happen ourselves, for God himself, of his own sovereign will, chooses to make himself personally known to all those who earnestly seek him, in accordance with his unbreakable promise.)
"All that the Father [God] gives me will come to me [Jesus], and whoever comes to me I will never drive away." (John 6:37)
Thankfully, God earnestly desires for each one of us to know him and to see him and to continue in a loving, personal relationship with him. The greatest revelations God has given us of himself is through his Son, Jesus, and through his Word, the Bible.
(Read how to enter into a personal relationship with God here.)
(Find answers to questions about God here.)
I will never stop praising the Lord that he heard and answered my heart's cry to know him and to see him and to be with him.
Don't ever give up seeking him. You WILL find him when you seek him with ALL your heart. That's God's promise to you.
Jesus said, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened" (Matthew 7:7-8)
"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." (Hebrews 11:6)
"I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning." (Psalm 130:5-6)
"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us…" (Acts 17:24-27)


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In this post, you'll learn how to build custom WordPress login page with both Divi and Extra themes. Before Elegant Themes releases Divi 3.0, they made a 100 days series of free amazing Divi stuff; layouts, layout kits, tips and extensions. One of the coolest extensions they offered was Custom Login Page Extension which gives you and your clients who use the default WordPress login page a great user experience. With this extension, you'll be able to build custom login page for Divi theme.
Unfortunately, That extension was released only to work with Divi theme! and since there are a lot of users useExtra theme including me, I found it to be very useful to edit this plugin to work with Extra theme too and share it with you guys.
After you install the plugin, a new page will be added to WordPress admin menu called Divi 100. The plugin comes with 7 different login styles with the options to change the background color and background image, also you can change the default WordPress logo with your own and login button text color and background color.
Plugin Settings Page
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Enjoy the free extension.
If you find this plugin useful to you, please consider sharing it with the community.


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Harmony, featuring Kristi Head of LITE+CYCLE
LITE+CYCLE crafts scents and homegoods that conjure elements from the natural world. Inspired by rhythms and patterns found in the wild, their work shapes nature into things that allow for a deep, harmonious human appreciation of nature's elegance.
Kristi Head, creator:
The world is a beautiful place, and LITE+CYCLE simply aims to remind of us of that—respecting our bodies and our environment by only using *truly* pure ethically grown ingredients. LITE+CYCLE reflects an appreciation for artistry by stripping down a highly commoditized product genre (candles) into something truly pure. By limiting the ingredient palette into only pure essential oils and clean natural waxes, the process becomes more challenging and unpredictable.The artistry is in the work.
LITE+CYCLE helps express my personal idea of the life well-lived in its stubbornness for good values, ethical standards, healthy living, honesty and refined, non-superfluous aesthetics. Every choice I have made in creating this collection has been a present and conscious one, and that is all I need for a well-lived life.
Her perspective from:
— I am a voyer of innovation and high intellect, especially that which is challenging for me to grasp. http://www.selfassemblylab.net/index.php
— I don't surf the web often and when I do I find myself here because there is endless inspiration https://www.brainpickings.org/
Each week we feature creative entrepreneurs bringing artistry or beauty into the world through strong inner perspective. Full / more interviews here
Composure is a practice in artistry through scarves; our scarves and stories at alwayscomposure.com/shop


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Sunday, July 30, 2006
$300 Pot Of Pu-Erh
We've written about expensive tea here, here and here, but this is one that might just take the cake - or maybe not.
According to a recent press release, Hollywood's Tea Garden & Herbal Emporium recently unveiled a "$300 Pot of Tea to LA's Mover's and Shakers".
If the release is to be believed, the beautiful people are poised to descend upon this humble tea shop to partake in "a rare 1952 Guang Yun Gon Bin tea from China" The tea, which is described as being "of the Pu-Erh ("poo-air") variety, has been carefully stored and aged under very strict conditions for over 53 years."
If you don't have the time or inclination to enjoy your $300 pot of tea at the shop, you can part with $490 and take home an ounce of this stuff.
If all that's a little rich for your blood, maybe Coke's new Gold Peak premium tea is more your speed. We wrote about it just the other day, but here's more information from Coke's hometown paper.
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