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One size doesn't fit all when it comes to small business growth. Some small businesses grow slowly, while others experience rapid growth. There is one common stage shared by all successful businesses, however—a period of unplanned growth. Some business owners pull back the reigns when this happens; others work to grow through it.
The Pros and Cons of Unanticipated Growth
In his book, The Small Business Life Cycle, Charlie Gilkey calls this stage the Crucible Stage. "This is the stage of business that's awkward, it's challenging, and there's generally some type of catch-22 involved," writes Gilkey. "If you had more business you could make more money, and if you had more money you could get more business. If you had a bigger team you could do more, and if you could do more you could get a bigger team."
There are some significant benefits to going through this type of growth stage with your small business. It indicates that clients and customers are starting to recognize you as an expert in your field, but you're not quite big enough to be seen as a threat by competitors. You can also take it as confirmation that you have a business model that works. Finally, it's a welcome relief when your friends and family stop browsing the Internet trying to find you a different job.
The challenges of this stage might include the exhaustion caused by carrying the business on your back for a long period of time. And the attention of others could mean that any mistake you make could be more broadly noticed. Finally, you will likely need more professional services—administrative, legal, financial, etc.—to take your business to the next level.
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Business owners grow weary because they're trying to manage sales, update social media platforms, file quarterly tax paperwork, manage inventory, and keep the accounts and ledgers balanced. When your business hits an unanticipated growth stage, it's too much for one person to handle.
Make a list of the items you want to keep doing yourself (or what you realistically have time to do). Then determine the type of support staff you need to do the rest. Depending on the cash flow you have, you could hire part-time or full-time employees, or you could look for independent contractors. "Many services can be outsourced or done by freelancers," report writers at the Wall Street Journal. "This work may include accounting, manufacturing, website design, marketing and public relations—even administrative assistants can be hired on a 'virtual' basis now online."
Expand Your Space
You don't have enough capital for a warehouse or an office, but you've definitely outgrown your home office. How can you expand during this stage? Consider alternatives to a traditional office setting. One option is a virtual office. According to Marco Carbajo, writing for the U.S. Small Business Administration, "For a flat monthly fee, you get a business phone number, a live receptionist answering phone calls, a corporate business address for all your mailing and packages, personalized voice mail box that converts to e-mail, and even a fax number that will convert to email." If you decide to use a virtual office, Carbajo advises you to "make sure that all of the information you supply is identical to the information you have on your corporate documents. This includes things like the spelling of your company name to the description of your business operation."
Your business is set up with a virtual office, but what do you do with all of the business supplies stored in your home? From office supplies to company files and inventory, it's too much to fit in your home office. That's when you know it's time to consider self-storage. Climate controlled units maintain a constant temperature so your inventory is stored properly. An aspect appreciated by most small-business owners who make use of this option is that there are options for allowing employees to have access to the storage unit, meaning you no longer have to be home for them to get their work done.
Your business is taking off, and the growing pains you're experiencing aren't unusual. Instead of giving in to that overwhelming feeling, make a plan of how you're going to use this chance to grow your business. Add support staff, establish a virtual office, and consider using a self-storage unit to make your home office feel like a more productive place to work. It won't be long before you're past this awkward, small-business growth stage and onto the next opportunity.


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This is a fast paced maze game for hardcore gamers. The game will start with 40 levels and will be available on Windows, OSX and Linux.Every level starts with the player character standing on the start tile. The start tile is perfectly safe-- No, believe me. It's safe. When you leave the start tile, you have a restricted time to reach the treasure prior to the level squashes you. To make complex things, each level will include a number of barriers to lose your time and possibly kill you. You can make your own levels!
This game will make you ragequit and break your computer system or become a god-like speedrunner:)
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Houston rarely has two rainy days in a row. But this weekend was one of those few exceptions. And the only acceptable exercise on such occasions is either a marathon of reading and/or a binge of movie watching. I was productive. I did both...
So here is the rundown of the good, the bad and the ugly. Starting with the good... here are the three books I was able to finish (full disclosure here, I clearly did not read three books in two days, but I definitely finished all three this weekend :)...
I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
It is easy to take comfort, independence and freedom to choose for granted. This autobiography was a stark reminder than not everyone enjoys such privileges. I had always prided myself in starting from 0 and going as far as I have in life on my own. Well, this book redefined 0 for me. A truly powerful and engaging story that feels uncomfortable and intruding at times, but one that ultimately teaches a lesson in perseverance and courage. Highly recommend.
Big Girls Don't Cry
Do not be fooled by this title. First, this book is not a feminist manifesto by any means even if it does celebrate the historic moment when a woman was so incredibly close to winning the nomination for president. Instead, Rebecca Traister's work takes an honest look at the current state of women in politics and how easy it is to take missteps. Second, this book does not glorify the almost first-time female presidential nominee. Instead, it makes a brilliant analysis of the presidential campaign ran by Hilary Clinton and her team - a refreshing and very relevant read, especially in the midst of the current political landscape. Hilary should have this book on her reading list right about now, or at least a good 6 months ago...
Daring Greatly
You may have seen one of Brene Brown's TED talks on vulnerability before (there is a very good chance you have, by the way - there are more than 22,000,000 views of her most famous TED talk... 22 MILLION!). The subtitle of her book reads "How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way we Live, Love, Parent, and Lead." I'll fess up... This title has had a very profound affect on me, especially at work, where vulnerability is traditionally frowned upon (or so I thought..). If you struggle (like me) with the constant perceived need of stoicism, this book, combined with a healthy amount of yoga will make you feel much more comfortable in your own skin, flaws and all :).
Now, you didn't think I spent my entire weekend enriching my mind and reading such great and inspiring material, did you? Every now and then, you need something mind numbing... So here is the bad... and the ugly :)
The obligatory Romcom... Or so I thought.
If you want a romcom, Before We Go is not your movie. It's still a good and refreshing experience! Just not a romcom. That said, I actually really enjoyed the charming and easy-going nature of this movie. It doesn't make you think too hard but it certainly lets you enjoy a good chance-encounter plot with exceptionally good-looking leads that leave you with a ton of unresolved feelings at the end. And, to find that Chris Evans directed this? I think I have become an even bigger fan overnight.
And now we get to the ugly......
The Do-Not-Waste-Your-Time Romcom
Nicholas Sparks... enough said? I am not even sure what prompted me to see this. Perhaps it was the rainy Sunday afternoon. But I have always found his novels rather sappy and uninspiring. This movie adaptation tops that list. Combine that with a very uninspiring cast and you have yourself a recipe for a snooze. Which is what ultimately happened anyways! Mission accomplished, I suppose. At the very least, Chewie certainly enjoyed having me around the house for more than 4 hours at a time so we were all happy in the end, even if I was technically napping. And... I am officially caught up on my sleep needs. Hello, old habits! It has been too long.
Now, to finish on a much more inspiring note... I only have one more week of this maddening doctor-imposed leisurely no-run break. I am dead-set on going for my first run this Thursday (after being cleared by said doctor, of course). To celebrate, I happened to purchase these beauties yesterday. Only to later find out that someone rather famous has the exact same pair of kicks in the exact same color... Someone, give me the odds of that, please?
Happy Sunday, everyone!


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The Capital's "Naptown Pint" column: Talking beer labels with Joe Barsin
Read article by scrolling down or link directly to it at The Capital Gazette here.
Naptown Pint: Talking beer labels with Joe Barsin
By Liz Murphy, Contact Reporter, Naptown Pint; Article published on July 20, 2016
It's been a little quiet around these parts, hasn't it? A little too quiet, and for that I apologize. Yes, I know it may sound strange to say, "I'm sorry," like I'm talking to a person. But writing these columns has always felt like sitting down and writing a letter to a good friend. A good friend who is probably too polite or too tired to tell me what a bore I'm being, but hey. That's what a good friend does, right?
In the past month or so, a lot has been going on in my world. Aside from recovering from three back-to-back beer conferences - I know, woe is me - we're frantically preparing to move out of our first-ever apartment in Annapolis in less than two weeks! (Don't worry, we're staying in town.) It's a bittersweet milestone since this is the longest we've ever stayed in one place. But the lazy jerk in me is so looking forward to not having to schlep up and down four floors every time I want to walk our dogs.
With all of this going on, I haven't had a ton of time for fun - and many of my actual friends probably think I hate them. (I don't, you're all wonderful.) But thankfully I've enjoyed a few brief bouts of relief and relaxation in the form of two people - Joe and Eva Barsin of Citizen Pride.
Even before I met this fantastic husband-and-wife dream team of designers, I was a huge fan of their work - and you probably are, too. From flags and doormats to canvas art and magnets, their bold and iconic Maryland-themed designs - the red crab, the terrapin, the raven - have become synonymous with our local culture. Heck, even Mother's Peninsula Grille in Arnold features a massive, bright Citizen Pride mural over their bar. And don't get me started on my love for "Captain Crab," Joe's fantastically audacious, but so utterly perfect naval officer with a crab mustache, for this year's Annapolis Film Festival.
In our apartment alone, we have a flag, a canvas print and seven - yes, seven - of their magnets. Then, of course, there are Maryland Bay Plates that adorn both of our cars - also designed by Joe Barsin. But what you may not know is that, in addition to his ability to craft bold iconography and stunning designs, Joe is also a devout beer guy.
"When I was around 12, my dad had a best friend," Joe shared. "His name was Bob Anderson. He totally looked like a Bob. He was a Marine during WWII. He lied about his age and fought in the war when he was 17-years-old. He would always show up at our house, and while everyone else was trying Blatz and Budweiser, he would always come with what I called the "elephant beer" from Belgium. It was this glass bottle. It was long. It had aluminum foil on the top - white foil. It had a little elephant on it. It was so cool, and it just stuck with me."
Other opportunities over time cemented this love affair with beer as he grew older - a trip to Italy, which was then followed by the rumblings of better being made back stateside. For example, when Hugh Sisson of Heavy Seas fame opened Maryland's first brewpub in 1995.
It was the sum of hundreds of experiences and moments that led him to share this story with me around a dinner table - alongside his wife, Eva, and my husband, Patrick - while holding a bottle of beer from Lucky Owl Brewing in Ohio (not available in Maryland), for which he developed all of the artwork. As usual, the work pops. It's clean, striking and memorable, with subtle nuances. For example, he showed me that the breast of the owl was a hop - I don't know how I didn't catch that - and owl eyes were scattered throughout the typography.
"This is my dream job," he said. "Making anything to do with beer, period."
What I learned, however, is that his first foray into designing for beer happened long before Lucky Owl - and it was right in our own backyard at Ram's Head on West Street.
"Eva and I were in our early twenties," Joe remembered. "Now [Ram's Head] is giant, but at the time, they were not - they were just this one tavern. We presented our design to Bill [Muehlhauser, founder of Rams Head Group] and his board. It was a ram - very old style, 17th-century woodcut - and it's doing a dance with a beer in its hand."
They ended up going with a different design and a bigger company, which Eva and Joe both concede was the right move. But in a zippy twist of fate, the design was not thrown in the trash. About a year ago, Eva spotted it in a glass cabinet next to the hostess stand inside the West Street tavern location, being displayed as a part of Ram's Head history.
Next to their dining room table is Joe's nod to beer history - a collection of local cans and bottles that feature some of his favorite label artwork. He picks one up Stillwater Artisinal, the brainchild of DJ-turned-Baltimore-based-gypsy-brewer Brian Strumke.
"It's funny, I bought this beer years ago, because the label just blew my mind," he recalled with a touch of reverence in his tone. "I love this design, because it's so crazy. It's very operatic, very 18th century, very over the top. And then when I saw his Brewmore Baltimore interview… this label is so him. It's an example of pure identity. It's also very complex, from a design standpoint."
Other favorites of his include Van Dammit from Jailbreak Brewing Company and the old Ozzy can from The Brewer's Art.
I probably spend much more time than I should perusing beer aisles at stores. In fact, one of my favorite pastimes is staring at the wall of large formats at Bay Ridge Wine and Spirits, crippled under the weight of my own indecision. And while I consider myself someone who loves art and design, it wasn't until Joe took me on a "walk" down his memory lane that I realized how much thought goes into the design of a beer label - or at least how much should go into it.
Even looking back at the iconography he created for Lucky Owl, it took me a moment to realize that the decision to keep the label art singularly focused on the owl logo across multiple styles of beer - with some variation - was a smart, strategic choice. The Lucky Owl brand is in its infancy; now is the time to make the statement of their identity clear and memorable in the eye of the consumer. And for Joe, to be coming in on the ground floor like that is a dream, for a designer.
"When you walk into Dawson's [Liquors in Severna Park], there are like 10,000 labels. The sheer volume is overwhelming, but remember - every single one of them has been touched by a designer," Joe pointed out. "Every single one of them has a story behind them."
Liz Murphy lives in Annapolis with her husband, Patrick, and their two lazy dogs, Horatio and Nugget. Liz also runs her own Annapolis-based beer blog, Naptown Pint. You can usually find her kicking back a pint (or four) at 1747 Pub off Church Circle. Or you can just set a scotch ale out on your porch, and she'll be there in five minutes. You can reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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These youngsters proved that the circle of life begins in Haddenham this week - when they performed an amazing production of The Lion King.
Haddenham Community Junior School put on their colourful production of the Disney classic to packed audiences, marking the end of term.
"When we decided on staging such a complex and sophisticated show, I was a little curious about what the end result was going to be like, but that end result was simply spectacular!" Said head teacher, Andy Leach.
With thanks to www. haddenham.net for the wonderful pictures.


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"Super Affiliate" Zac Johnson Steals Landing Pages From Newbies
A few months ago, Nickycakes was contacted by someone who goes to school with him about Affiliate Marketing. This guy, let's call him Joe, was just getting started with learning SEO, PPC, and other aspects of making money online. Like many others, including the Cakes, he was desperately trying to find decent information online to help him get started, having read pretty much every crappy thread on digitalpoint and come up with pretty much nothing other than how to run zip submits and ringtones on adwords. Over the past few months, Nickycakes and Joe met up a couple times to get lunch and talk about campaigns, traffic sources, affiliate networks, school, whatever.
Long story short, after only a couple months, the dude's bankin 6 figs a month. Awesome success story, especially for someone so new to the industry.
Today, "Joe" contacted Nickycakes with a problem. Someone jacked his landing page, almost word for word, and reposted it as their own. Not exactly uncommon, especially with bottom feeders from digital point struggling to make a few bucks on adsense every day. If it's just one of those idiots, a simple email asking them to remove the stolen content would probably be enough to get them to take it down. Well, as it turns out, it's not just any digital point retard. It's one of the self-proclaimed "Super Affiliates." But don't take the Cakes' word for it, let the screenshots do the talking!
Joe's Paypal Receipt For The Landing Page Design (June 3rd, 2008):
"Super Affiliate" Ripped Off Landing Page:
Whois Record For The Jacked Page (Regged Jun 5, 2008):
So Nickycakes' first reaction was like…WTF? This self-proclaimed "Super Affiliate" Zac Johnson is resorting to stealing newbies landing pages to make his campaigns? Not only that, but the dude has made two posts about running this very campaign on his blog trying to get people to sign up with his advaliant referral id like he deserves commissions for ripping off his industry peers.
The designer was, of course, contacted to make sure there was no possibility that he had sold the same landing page copy to Zac as well.
It absolutely blows my mind that this clown actually gets invited to speak at affiliate marketing events. The dude doesn't even know how to register a domain with private whois, stoops to stealing landing pages from other, more intelligent affiliates, and expects nobody to find out? This is the guy everyone looks to for advice?
Bottom line is, if you're such an expert with PPC and Affiliate Marketing, you would never need to steal the hard work of newbie affiliates to make a few bucks.
Peanut Gallery
It does seem kinda strange that Zac doesn't respond to this. I'm new to AM and was following the guy like he was an affiliate god. I'd like to know if he's anything but.
Also, I can't believe nickycakes would slander the guy just for fun.
First of all.
I think this newbie should take this as a lesson learned.
When you enter a industry with fierce competition. People WILL be cold-hearted and WILL have no problem stealing ALLLLL your crap…
That's just the name of the game.
But I do agree. This guy is a serious jackass. But again- This stuff happens all the time.
I remember a lawsuit with CPA Empire, they stole a landing page of a affiliate making $1K a day and then they banned him and didn't pay him a penny.
This stuff is common and newbies need to understand that.
Why didn't he get his attorney involved? Again, he let himself get pushed around.
Any big shot guru who would have had his page stolen would have gotten his pit bull dog lawyer on the thief.
Thanks for calling it Cakes and making the 'world' aware… I'm off to get his book … : )
Good blog post on Landing Page Theft too.
Great Nickycakes post/story
you guys are all soft, watch out for real marketers.
landing page theft.. boohoo ;(
99% are d'bag city.. rude.. disgusting.. willing to steal.. lie.. cheat.. for a dollar… Wish Anonymous would go after the a##wipes! Especially the rudes one like Chris…


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"Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone" (Colossians 4:6).
We live in a society that cares very little about hearing the truth. In fact, we often go out of our way to avoid the truth, in favor of some more palatable lies. I have a feeling that's why we are so enamored of talk shows. We see the sorts of people and situations featured on Jerry Springer or Montel Williams, and we figure that, compared to their outrageous behavior, we have few problems. We can avoid having to face our own sinfulness and lostness precisely because we surround ourselves with people and stories more depraved than we are. We circumvent the process of being honest with ourselves about who we are; and we are just as dishonest with one another.
If we're asked about what we think of someone's new hairdo or someone's new choice of a partner, either we lie outright, or we ask first if they really want to hear the truth (viz., "Do you want the truth?"), implying of course that if it's all the same, we'd much prefer to lie and save everyone the embarrassment. Lying comes much easier to us. And sometimes knowing the truth and being unwilling to say it is even a worse form of lying.
Telling the truth is painful, which is why this verse from Colossians is so perplexing. In the Oxford Study Bible the helps say that "seasoned with salt" means "with spiritual understanding." Next it gives reference to Mark 9:50. I find that particular interpretation of Mark (i.e., "spiritual understanding") unsatisfying. The salt that Mark is talking about is cleansing, purifying—"Everyone will be salted with fire" (Mk. 9:49). Mark goes on to say that "Salt is good" and that it may bring peace, but more in the sense that an enema is good: It may clean you out, but in the process, it's going to be extremely uncomfortable.
It occurs to me that the church needs to speak the truth about some things. I'm at the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Nashville, at the moment. I just came from a very moving service, centered on healing and wholeness for those afflicted with AIDS. The Reverend Bill Lee spoke the difficult truth about how when folks need healing, people who follow Jesus ought to be ready to tear the roof off to bring it to them. It then struck me that there are a whole lot of people who need to find the healing love of Jesus, but the church is often not only unwilling to tear off the roof to bring it, in some cases the church is guilty of reinforcing the steel girders that keep people on the outside, hammering away to break through.
Why have we as a denomination at our national gathering, for instance, once again avoided having the conversation necessary to bring healing and wholeness to our LGBTQ brothers and sisters? I know there are difficult disagreements surrounding this issue. People get mad. It's tough. But this issue isn't going away just because we don't want to talk about it. We're Christians, people who follow a crucified nobody—tough is what we do! The church—we folks who follow Jesus—shouldn't be afraid of dying for what we believe in; we should be afraid of not speaking truthfully. Where did we ever get the idea that we could get away with anything less?
There are going to be a lot of people who disagree with me—who think that LGBTQ folks are in need of some kind of repair before they get access to the healing love of Jesus. But I think LGBTQ folks are already the way God wanted them; it's the church that stands in need of repair.
There are going to be a lot of people who disagree with me—who think we should let this lie, avoid stirring the waters. But I think there are too many people dying up on the roof to let it lie.
All of which brings us back to Colossians. How can the author say, "Let your speech be gracious," which implies blessedness, life-giving affirmation, and then turn around and add, "seasoned with salt?" They certainly don't appear at first to go together. In fact, those two phrases look awfully awkward placed next to each other. How can talk seasoned with grace be also seasoned with salt? It may just be that the biggest part of grace is telling people the truth rather than the lies they'd prefer to hear. Come to think of it, if it is the salty truth we speak to people, rather than the savorless lies that help them maintain their self-delusions, then maybe we've spoken to them with "spiritual understanding" after all.
Derek Penwell is senior pastor of Douglass Boulevard Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Louisville, Kentucky and lecturer at the University of Louisville in Religious Studies and Humanities. He is the author of articles ranging from Stone/Campbell history to aesthetic theory and the tragic emotions. He is a graduate of Great Lakes Christian College (B,R.E.), Emmanuel School of Religion (M.A.R.), Lexington Theological Seminary (M.Div. and D.Min.), and a Ph.D. in humanities at the University of Louisville. He currently blogs at The Company of the Eudaimon and on Twitter at @reseudaimon. Penwell was once shot with a potato gun while fleeing the scene of a Cold War espionage sting at a premium vodka distillery in a rural Estonian outpost. (He doesn't like to talk about it . . . so don't ask.)


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Day 7: A Boronia and quolls
Back to school
Day 6: If you should meet a crocodile
Every Journey begins with a single hop
Day 5: Frogs, a helicopter and plants
Of blue butterflies, and dragonfly wings.
Day 4: Fishes and (Dragon)flies
I'm on top on the world
Day 3: The long climb up and the deep dig down.
I'm not in Hobart anymore....
Day 1: Travel and a welcome from a Tarantula!
Spiders, Spiders everywhere!!!
Day 2: It's off spider hunting we go!


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One of the goals of Writing 101 is to tap into new and unexpected places for post ideas. Today, let's look to Twitter for inspiration. Don't worry — you don't need a Twitter account to participate in this prompt. Below, you'll see five tweets: each tweet is interesting in its own way, and we hope one will elicit a response from you. Today, write a response to one of these tweets. Shape your post in any way you choose — agree or disagree with the tweet, or use it as a starting point for a story, personal essay, poem, or something else.
I read somewhere that you should in your mind already be what you intend to be. Something along the line of "there is no try". People often ask me about my writing and I point them towards this blog and tell them the novel is in development. Truth be told it could be written in a month if I was of the right mindset. I took a week off work last year and sincerely intended to pit in the work and get it done but the was nothing in that week except Box sets and boxes of biscuits.
There was nothing stopping me now, that lost week, or 20 years ago for that matter. I simply didn't believe enough.
If I had one lesson for anyone – writers, artists, entrepreneurs amybody at all it would be that you can't get there on your own.
You need to have encouragement.You need to have support. You need to have guidance.
I wanted to be a writer since I was child and I knocked out a couple of award winning stories in my school days. There is only one reason why I didn't and it was I never believed it would work. Writing couldn't pay the bills. There's a reason why they're called "Struggling Writers". Stereotypes often (not always) have a grain of truth in them. From the youngest age I was taught these stereotypes. Writers get screwed, robbed, defrauded, cheated. They're weak and mocked and lonely.
0.01% billionaires, 0.1% millionaires 98.99% working in Walmart and Aldi and Starbucks (Chuckle)
Truth be told, it's writing events like this one that get me going. Like the spark that starts the idle car or taking a run up before jumping the chasm I need events like this to get me writing.
So before I forget. I'd just like to say Thank you.


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Thursday, 26 November 2015
Lunch At Blackfriars Newcastle
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Oh wow! That food looks and sounds amazing! I think next time my fella and I go to Newcastle without the kids we'll have to give it a try :) xReplyDeleteReplies
You really must visit next time you are in town, it is such a great place. xxDelete
I really must visit Blackfriars again soon - your lunch looks gorgeous an the perfect way to celebrate your birthday xReplyDeleteReplies
It really was gorgeous, I want to visit again soon too as was so many great meals on the menu xxDelete
The food looks loveky. If I ever go to Newcastle I'll have to check the place out. The price is also great too.ReplyDeleteReplies
The food was amazing, such a lovely place as well xxDelete
ooh This looks fabulous and tasty and now I'm wanting to eat out...why do pictures of food make me want to eat them? lol I enjoyed your post. AngelaReplyDeleteReplies
I want to eat it again too, food always make me look hungry too lol xxDelete
This looks lush! It looks way better than what I have for dinner! Looks like a great place to lunch!ReplyDeleteReplies
It really was so lush, I wish I could have it again myself xxDelete
That chunky bread looks divine especially mopped up with your starter. I have never been to Newcastle before maybe I should go soon.ReplyDeleteReplies
The bread was very yummy, Newcastle is a lovely city you really should visit sometime xxDelete
Sticky toffee pudding with salted caramel sauce and banana ice cream! Heaven!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
It was amazing, I wish I had of got the same pudding too xxDelete
Oh yum, that looks delicious!!! I love a good steak but theyre hardly ever cooked the way you ask for so thats nice to see! :) xxReplyDeleteReplies
I love steak too, I know I find that I find that steak is never how you like but this was just perfect xxDelete
Ohhh, that food all looks and sounds amazing! The steak looks really, really nice! HAven't had a good bit of steak for a while actually! I'm glad you had a lovely time. :) xxReplyDeleteReplies
The food was amazing , the steak was perfect xxDelete
Oh I love time alone without children! I mean, I love our children dearly but time to just chat, be, and eat gorgeous food is just heavenly.ReplyDelete
The place looks fab, and the foodie photos have made me feel super hungry!
Lovely post,
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I am exactly the same I love my children but it is nice to have a little break now and then xxDelete
It really is one of the best places in the Toon, the food is always top notch! I visited the Medieval banquets recently and would highly recommend it!ReplyDelete
Rach x
I seen your medieval banquet and it looked amazing ! I loved Blackfriars and will be back xxDelete


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BioPharm Insight: Perrigo Reconsiders Big Deals, Mylan Good Target, Bankers Say
A panel of healthcare and financial experts — including Strategic Communications' Tom Crawford and Barbara Ryan — explores the dynamics driving life-science investment decisions and sector transactions surrounding the segment's Life Sciences Investor Survey IV.
Perrigo's (NYSE:PRGO) balance sheet allows for more transactions, and it has a long-term view on acquisitions, CFO Judy Brown said on a FTI Consulting [Strategic Communications] panel on Thursday.
The executive said that analysts and investors have asked the company if it would do a deal in the double-digit billion dollar range. She responded: "We are amenable to all opportunities as they approach us."
A merger between the Ireland-based generics firm and peer Mylan (NASDAQ:MYL) would be a good combination, said two industry bankers, who added that the idea of a tie-up between the two pharmaceutical companies often gets batted around in the investment banking community.
When asked whether a merger of equals between Mylan and Perrigo could happen, an industry source said: "Something like that personally would not surprise me." A spokesperson for Mylan did not return a request for comment.
If a deal is ever reached, it would effectively be a merger-of-equals with a small premium, the first banker said, who added a possible transaction may require divestitures to appease regulators. Mylan has market cap of around USD 19.3bn and Perrigo's is around USD 22bn.
With Actavis (NYSE:ACT) planning to acquire Forest Labs (NYSE:FRX), the list of targets amongst the top five generics companies has shrunk, the first banker said. Sandoz, part of Novartis (NYSE:NVS), Teva (NYSE:TEVA), Mylan and Perrigo round out the five after Forest. The same banker said Sandoz and Teva cannot be acquired and with Actavis acquiring Forest, Mylan is left as standalone firm.
All five firms have talked about combinations with each other at different points in time, as any of these combinations would be synergistic and a good fit, the first banker said.
Perrigo, with its domicile in Ireland, is set up to do deals, the second banker said.
Last year, the company merged with biotechnology company Elan in a USD 8.6bn deal that allowed to move its domicile to Ireland, which has a lower tax base than the US. It took on considerable debt to fund the transaction.
CEO Joe Papa said in early February that Perrigo was likely to hold off on large deals until it had reduced its debt, according to the Irish Times.
If Perrigo does launch a large deal, the first banker said it will have to ensure the transaction is not viewed by the IRS as part of a continuing transaction with the Elan merger. Consequently, any talks with a future target would have had to start after the Elan deal closed in December, this banker said.
Under IRS inversion rules, the foreign target in a tax inversion transaction has to own 20 [percent] of the pro-forma entity. Numerous pharma companies have been exploring inversion deals like Perrigo's, this news service has previously reported.
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The Legacy Project as they're known and the creators of "The Great Picture," Jerry Burchfield, Mark Chamberlain, Jacques Garnier, Rob Johnson, Douglas McCulloh, and Clayton Spada have produced the world's largest camera which was used to create the world's largest photograph. The Great Picture, with its ghostly reflection of the shuttered Marine Corps Air Station El Toro made its international debut from March 8 to March 27 at the Art Museum at Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Five of them told the story of how they made history and communicated with the audience at the venue on March 9, 2011.
Six photographers from the Legacy Project made the world's largest silver gelatin print using the world's largest camera, both recognized by the Guinness Book of World's Records. They proved with their work that Black and White traditional photography isn't dead. The photograph is a magnificent tribute to a historic turning point in Orange County history as well as a statement about the evolution of the photographic medium, hand versus mechanical/technological processes, and the importance of "vision machines" to the advancement of culture.
Also the Great Picture demanded great quantities of supplies and labor. The group of photographers hand-applied 80 liters of gelatin silver halide emulsion to a seamless 3,375-square-foot canvas substrate custom-made in Germany. Development was done in a custom Olympic pool-sized developing tray using ten high volume submersible pumps and 1,800 gallons of black and white chemicals. The image is three stories high by eleven stories wide. "It is quite fitting that the Great Picture will have its international debut in China where the camera obscura was first conceived," said Jacques Garnier, Legacy Project, who is in China for the exhibition along with the Legacy Project team. "The Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing is one of the few museum spaces in the world large enough to fully display this enormous piece of photo history." Although its journey to China ends now, the stories of the Great Picture with the Legacy will stay here and inspire us in the future.
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For most of us, survival means following the rules. Rules set forth by people who came before us, who live around us, and a few rules thrown in by ourself as we develop our lives. As children when everything is new, and unknown, we roll into a delicious adventure of discovery which determines our development into adulthood. The adventure is delicious when the child feels safe, cared for and "knows" or experiences, that no harm comes to him or her. Tastes of new foods, while being able to come back to the trusted milk supply, sensual experiences of the skin, caused by touch, and temperature, as long as the child can come back to the safety of adequate warmth or coolness, and loving arms. As the child explores and finds out what hurts and what protects, the child learns rules of living. This process of learning turns more and more into an adopting of a set of rules to live by as adults, to be successful in survival and achieving happiness.
One of the rules of grown-up living is that you need a vacation on a regular basis. The yearly trek to some unknown - or known but different - place from our daily environment, is the continuation of exploration, it satisfies the curious factor in our beings.
Why do we want to change the rules we have adopted? Maybe it's because the rules aren't working for us anymore, they don't let us survive in a way that makes us happy. If you were told as a young person, that your happiness depends on education, a good job, a loving partner, a family, you have a long road ahead of you to achieve all the parts of a good life by following all the rules involved in achieving this. The interesting thing is that after a while of having the "good" life, the restless self looks around driven by curiosity, to find something new, different, that gives new meaning to life. Travel, a new relationship, a new set of clothes, a new hobby, a new place to live, it's endless what we may end up doing to change the rules we had adopted. For most of us the curiosity only goes so far, we only reach for the unknown as long as we can come back to the safety of survival, the caring of a relationship, the acceptance of the tribe we live with.
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Salopek, http://www.outofedenwalk.com is taking a 7-year walk following the ancient paths of human migration and writing about people and their circumstances. What he is discovering so far (he is in his third year of walking) is that humans all want the same thing, a place of safety, a family or tribe to gather and enjoy a meal with. Survival is the foremost driving force of human actions, the rule so to speak for living. The question if there is more to life than survival, if there is a hidden rule that life on earth has a meaning, a purpose beyond survival, is the question that drives people like Salopek, me, and maybe you the reader, to travel, explore, to change your clothing style, your home decor, the club you belong to, your religion.
By not following the rules you have been living by, you can deepen the meaning of your life, or at least inject new fascination with living. So have a cup of warm water with lemon instead of your daily morning coffee, or vice versa and see if life takes on new meaning.
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EPA filed a $15 million complaint against Harley-Davidson, Inc for
"super tuners" that cause motorcycles produce illegal amounts of air emissions.
"super tuners" that cause motorcycles produce illegal amounts of air emissions.
Last Thursday, Harley-Davidson Inc. acquiesced to pay $15 million to settle a U.S. government complaint over racing devices that caused its motorcycles to emit illegal levels of air pollution.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that Harley-Davidson manufactured and sold about 340,000 "Screamin' Eagle Pro Super Tuners" since 2008. These aftermarket devices allowed motorists to alter their motorcycle's emission control system. Also known as "super tuners", they increase a bike's power- and also the amount of harmful air emissions.
The EPA issued a press release last week regarding the allegations:
"Given Harley-Davidson's prominence in the industry, this is a very significant step toward our goal of stopping the sale of illegal aftermarket defeat devices that cause harmful pollution on our roads and in our communities," said Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden, head of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division. "Anyone else who manufactures, sells, or installs these types of illegal products should take heed of Harley-Davidson's corrective actions and immediately stop violating the law."
The EPA began investigating Harley-Davidson after a standard inspection revealed violations. The EPA also found evidence that Harley-Davidson sold more than 12,000 motorcycles that were not covered by an EPA certificate of conformity and did not meet Clean Air Act standards.
The Clean Air Act requires vehicle manufacturers to certify to the EPA that their vehicles will meet federal emission standards to control air pollution. The Clean Air Act also prohibits manufacturers from making or selling devices that bypass a motor vehicle's EPA-certified emissions.
In the case of Harley-Davidson, the settlement will prevent the accumulation of hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxygen in our environment. Exposure to high levels of nitrogen oxygen has been linked to asthma and other respiratory illnesses; hydrocarbon contributes to ground-level ozone which has been associated with respiratory and cardiovascular disease.
Per the settlement terms, Harley-Davidson will pay a $12 million civil penalty and spend $3 million to mitigate air pollution through a project that replaces wood stoves with clean-burning stoves in local communities. Additionally, Harley-Davidson can no longer sell these super tuners and they will offer to buy back all such tuners at Harley-Davidson dealerships and destroy them.
Still, Harley-Davidson maintains that their actions were legal. According to the motorcycle company, the super tuners were made to be used on racetracks and not public roads.
"This settlement is not an admission of liability but instead represents a good faith compromise with the EPA on areas of law we interpret differently. For more than two decades, we have sold this product under an accepted regulatory approach that permitted the sale of competition-only parts. In our view, it is and was legal to use in race conditions in the U.S," Ed Moreland, Harley-Davidson's government affairs director, quoted the LA Times in a recent article.
Although the some motorcycle enthusiasts might be unhappy with the litigation, the EPA has full faith that their endeavors are important and necessary for protecting our environment.
"This settlement immediately stops the sale of illegal aftermarket defeat devices used on public roads that threaten the air we breathe," said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
The settlement, a proposed consent decree lodged in the United Stated District Court for the District of Columbia, is subject to a 30-day public comment period before it can be entered by the court as final judgment. To view the consent decree or to submit a comment, visit DOJ's website.
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|September 15, 2002
The Sunday Herald, found a blueprint outlining a plan for US global domination created by Project for the New American Century (PNAC) called Rebuilding America's Defences: Strategies, Forces and Resources for a New Century. It was written in September 2000 for the soon-to-be vice president Dick Cheney along with other members of Bush's cabinet. Sadly, this is not altogether shocking.
American Imperialism. This is why the world hates America. This is why dozens of people are willing to sacrifice their own lives to kill thousands more.
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You may recall that our matching Lineage 1 lines were stuck at a haplogroup of I-Z60*, ie negative for known subgroups, this branch of the yDNA haplogroup of mankind being given as forming 4,700 years ago, with 4,300 years to the most recent common ancestor.
Two of the lines had completed processing at YFull, and a third uploaded but not yet complete.
That's the old news.
YFull have published a revised tree:
Time to most recent common ancestor for our trio has leapt from 4,300 to "only" 750 years ago.
Lineage 1c's YF06319 has not yet completed processing but there's obviously enough information already analysed to create our own subbranch, SNP I-Y22033 which he shares with the already complete Lineage 1b (William of Crail) and 1d (Alexander of Meikle Pinkerton).
The BAM file for the fourth lineage (1a, Wanton Walls line) has now arrived, and YFull provided with the link today.
Possibly a little optimistic to expect yet another new SNP and a leap to 400 years ago?


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HOLMES BEACH — A local priest being investigated by the Catholic church for alleged sexual misconduct more than 15 years ago denied the accusation publicly this afternoon.
"I did not do anything to anyone," said Rev. Jean Ronald Joseph, a priest at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Holmes Beach who is on leave until the investigation concludes.
With a thick Haitian accent Joseph, 44, spoke about the allegation to about 150 parishioners and community members during a public forum at Holmes Beach City Hall.
Joseph, according to his lawyer and area police, was not being criminally investigated as of Wednesday.
The reported molestation occurred in 1993 between a minor and Joseph when Joseph was assigned to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Fort Myers, according to the Diocese of Venice. When the investigation was announced to area churches late last month, the diocese did not release specifics on the allegation.
But on Wednesday, Joseph's attorney, John Fleck, said it involved a 16-year-old boy who was a family friend of Joseph.
Fleck read a portion of the allegation aloud Wednesday. In it, the alleged victim, now age 31, wrote that on "one given night" he was invited to St. Frances for a sleepover.
According to the accusation, he was asked to sleep in bed with Joseph. He said he woke from a "deep sleep" to find Joseph touching him. The accusation continues that when the boy pretended to be asleep, Joseph stopped.
"I feel very angry about this," the alleged victim wrote.
Joseph said the accusation is false.
"There was never such a night," said Joseph, who said he's cried and been suicidal since learning in August of the allegation. Since the diocese informed him in August that he was being investigated he said he's been on anxiety, sleeping and anti-depression medications.
Fleck questioned whether the diocese followed church policy in identifying Joseph as a target of the abuse investigation.
"They did not follow rules that it would be a private church investigation," Fleck told the crowd.
The diocese did not return e-mails or phone calls to comment.
The diocese, Fleck said, sent Joseph a letter, dated Jan. 15, stating an investigative board determined the allegation is credible and that it needs "continued examination."
The investigation of allegations against Joseph falls under the Policy of the Diocese of Venice in Florida for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults, according to a December statement from the diocese.


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Bustin Boards has opened up a 2nd location of their Longboard Loft Store on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The new store is bigger and badder and now serves as the anchor store. The Brooklyn still continues to exist, but has been downsized some to make room for an expanded shipping facility at the Brooklyn Bustin Headquarters. Below are addresses and hours for both store:
Brooklyn Factory Store
340 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Open M-F 10am-6pm
Manhattan Longboard Loft Store
132 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002
Open Daily 12pm-8pm
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The new Bustin Boards Longboard Store is now open on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Come by the store for hundreds of exclusive artist-printed boards and the city's largest selection of longboard components and accessories.
Enjoy the picture tour below:
Tons of longboard decks in stock including artist print Bustin's and Earthwing's.
Rori rocking out behind the counter. Limited Edition Bustin Tees change often so get one while its hot.
Boards are the store are printed as special editions for the store featuring mostly funky, artist-choice graphics that you can't get online. Sorry online customers 🙁 We gotta give the locals some funk.
Tons and tons of completes were selected by our team riders and our community of riders.
The full family of Bones Bearings is available. We even peeled of the shield in the display case so that you can see the unique construction of each model bearing.
The Bustin store is the first place to get the brand new line of Bustin tee's, longsleeves, full hoodies and zip hoodies. Customers in the store are welcome to browse our site and design a board on the Bustin iMac Kiosk.
Again, we usually have about 100 boards in stock at any moment comprised mostly of unique artist-choice designs. These are true one-of-a-kind and arent available anywhere else in the universe.
We will be stocking an ever increasing selection of Bern helmets and pads.
Credit goes to Theseus for his brainchild, "The Wall of Wheels". Every wheel we carry is mounted on bearings on the wall ready to touch and spin. Wheels from Bustin, Abec11, Orangatang, Earthwing and more.
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University College London Union votes to boycott Israel
The University College London Union has voted to boycott Israel, just hours after a series of terror attacks left one dead and many injured across the country, writes Justin Cohen.
Officers voted 14-4 for the motion which mandates the union to join the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign.
The vote followed a day in which the Friends of Palestine Society organised fake checkpoints at the university, manned by students dressed as Israeli soldiers, as part of what it called the 'Palestinian Experience'.
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Ariel Tamman, co-president of the Friends of Israel Society, said anti-Israel activity had become more "invasive" on campus and claimed the latest move would leave supporters of Israel on campus feeling "intimidated". "It may lead to less Jewish students coming to UCL," he told the Jewish News, saying his group would be writing to the university authorities over both the motion's impact and the way the process was conducted.
Tamman claimed he had only become aware of the motion a few hours before it was debated, saying it had only been mentioned on the union's website and no effort been made to flag it more prominently.
A proposal to consider the motion in a larger student forum was rejected, as was an amendment to strike out a boycott from the motion, he claimed. Tamman said it appeared many officers "had already made up their minds".
The UCLU Friends of Palestine Society tweeted: "BDS is now official policy in the UCL Union. This is a tremendous victory for BDS at our campus. Well done to our BDS team for passing the motion."
When a former president of the UCL Jewish Society, Elliot Miller said the Palestine Society of "intimidates Jews all day then celebrates BDS", one member replied: "If our existence intimidates Zionists* on campus then that's their problem."
A petition has been started, calling on the UCLU to debate the BDS policy in a General Assembly so more students can get involved and debate the issue.
A statement by the Pinsker Centre for Zionist Education, which was recently set up to try and transform pro-Israel discourse on campus, called the decision a "slap in the face" for students who believe in "liberal tolerance and freedom of expression".
The decision is "the latest example of an extreme minority cynically manipulating the corrupt aspects of student democracy in order to pass policies which do not represent majority-student opinion."
Student Liora Cadranel wrote on Facebook: "Today on campus students were invited to a virtual 'Palestinian experience'. Needless to say, that was not the stabbings of innocent civilians. BDS is not about peace but is a hate-filled strategy. For those of us who truly care about Israeli and Palestinian lives it is time to think about new strategies which will stop the hate, stop the killing and bring peace."
University College London, which is independent from UCLU " told Jewish News "UCL is opposed to any policy of boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israel."
Union of Jewish Students Campaigns Director Russell Langer told Jewish News the decision is "extremely disappointing."
"This motion was voted on by only 21 people, a process that is completely undemocratic and unrepresentative. BDS is too divisive an issue to be decided by such a small and unrepresentative body, and a decision like this should have been put to an all-student vote."
Langer added that it was 'absurd' that neither UCL J-Soc and UCL Friends of Israel society were not consulted. He said "this meant that no opposition to the motion could be raised."
"This not only demonstrates the willingness of the wider UCL student body to reject BDS but serves to show the unrepresentative nature of the Union Council decision."
Arieh Kovler of the Fair Play Campaign, said: 'It's astonishing that the UCL Union would pass a motion so full of hate", adding that it turned the union "into a boycott-Israel organisation".
He added the motion 'troubling' because it includes a "clause that all Sabbatical officers must 'respect and uphold' the boycott", 'effectively barring' Jewish students from running for those roles.
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By Shannadora Hollis
While plant products continue to be a prime target for drug development, their clinical potential is often curtailed by scientists' inability to identify and synthesize sufficient and consistent levels of the plant's bioactive components. This has proved to be the case for the plant Valeriana officinalis, commonly known as valerian.
For a recent study published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers at the University of Kentucky set out to examine the biosynthesis of valerian in hopes of elucidating where valerenadiene, the plant's proposed bioactive component, is expressed and how it is synthesized.Historical and biochemical origins of valerianValeriana officinalis is a perennial native to Europe and Asia. It was used as a medicinal herb in ancient Greece and Rome for the treatment of insomnia, with its therapeutic uses described by the likes of Hippocrates and Galen (1, 2).
This tradition continues today. Herbal preparations of valerian still are used as a remedy for insomnia as well as anxiety. The biological activities of the plant are attributed to valeranone, valerenadiene and valerenic acid (3). These compounds are typically found in the plant roots and are derived from a larger class of chemicals known as sesquiterpenes. Valeranone may be derived from germacrene, while the biosynthetic precursor for valerenic acid is thought to be valerena-1,10-diene, also known as valerenadiene.Valerian's chemical structure: unraveling the sesquiterpene isobutanyl side chain
According to Joe Chappell, professor of plant biochemistry at the University of Kentucky and director of the Medicinal Plant Consortium, "Chemicals like you find in Valeriana, especially the sesquiterpene molecules, have represented a conceptual challenge ... because they're very unique in their structure."
More specifically, sesquiterpenes contain an isobutenyl side chain. The origin of this evolutionarily conserved functional group has been enigmatic, as a chemical rationalization for its biosynthesis has not been readily apparent. "Chemists have pondered how these molecules can be made biosynthetically for well over 100 years," adds Chappell.
To understand how the biosynthesis of such chemicals and their respective substituent groups occurs, chemists often start from the beginning of the process: by looking at the enzymes that catalyze the biochemical reactions of interest. "One would have to go in and study the enzymes themselves to really understand how you get this unique isobutenyl side chain," Chappell says.
This fundamental chemistry principle led researchers to attempt to identify the enzymes that catalyze the biosynthesis of valerena-1,10-diene, the structurally elusive isobutenyl side chain-bearing sesquiterpene.Identifying valerian's catalytic enzyme: reaching into the bioinformatic toolbox
"Plants harbor an unbelievable array of molecules. Many of these molecules are made by enzymatic catalysts that use unprecedented chemical transformations," says Sarah O'Connor, co-director of the Medicinal Plant Consortium. "With the increasing availability of plant sequence data, along with the bioinformatic tools to mine it, we can find these enzymes much more rapidly."
This was precisely the approach employed by Chappell et al. in the valerian study. The investigators first used the Medicinal Plant Genomics Resource and Medicinal Plant Metabolomics Resource. These searchable and downloadable online databases were made available to the research community in 2011 as part of an ongoing initiative to study how plant genes contribute to the production of various chemical compounds and to assist in the advancement of plant-derived drug development.
The project, led by Chappell, was part of a $6 million collaborative Grand Opportunities grant through the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Researchers from seven institutions studied the genes and chemical profiles of 14 plants known for medicinal properties, including Valeriana officinalis. More specifically, they determined the DNA sequences and expression profiles of the transcriptomes and the associated metabolomes of the plants, thereby allowing identification of candidate pathway genes.
The researchers took advantage of these bioinformatic tools to study Valeriana officinalis, using the databases to screen the various valerian tissue types (leaves, flowers, roots, etc.) for metabolites that yielded fragment ions with a mass-to-charge ratio characteristic of a derivative of valerena-1,10-diene.
Several ions meeting this criterion were found exclusively in the root tissues. One corresponded to an acetylated sesquiterpenoid diol. Sesquiterpenoids are biochemically modified sesquiterpenes. Their formation is catalyzed by the enzyme terpene synthase. Thus, the presence of this modified sesquiterpene in the root of valerian suggested that the terpene synthase(s) responsible for the biosynthesis of valerenadiene also might be in the root.
Chappell and his team identified seven possible Valeriana officinalis terpene synthase (VoTPS) gene candidates that may be involved in the synthesis of valerena-1,10-diene. To biochemically characterize these putative genes, cell-free extracts from E. coli expressing each of the VoTPS cDNAs encoding for the respective genes were expressed and analyzed to determine their enzymatic activity and reaction products.
Using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques, the team determined that the reaction product of one of the candidate terpene synthase genes, VoTPS1, was valerenadiene. This confirmed that VoTPS1 was indeed the enzyme responsible for the catalysis of the sesquiterpene.Revisiting "paper-pencil chemistry" to fill in the mechanistic gaps
With the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of valerena-1,10-diene identified, researchers next relied on the biosynthetic logic of their scientific predecessors to shed light on the origin of the sesquiterpene's enigmatic isobutenyl side chain. Joseph D. Connolly, a chemist at the University of Glasgow, previously addressed this mechanistic uncertainty by suggesting the possible involvement of a caryophyllene intermediate. Caryophyllene is a natural bicyclic sesquiterpene that is notable for having a cyclobutane ring — a rarity in nature.
"Dr. Connolly was one of the theoretical chemists that were thinking about how you get this isobutenyl group," Chappell explains. "He proposed the intermediate as a way to get the four-carbon substituent group generated. We took his suggestion of the caryophyllene intermediate…played pretty hard with it in paper-pencil chemistry, and we ultimately came up with a proposal for how the chemical transformation occurred…Then we wanted to test it by looking at 13C incorporation into valerenadiene. We could make a prediction about what carbons would be adjacent to one another in the molecule using NMR techniques."
The team observed a mechanism consistent with the expected labeling pattern of the proposed caryophyllene reaction mechanism for valerena-1,10-diene catalysis by VoTPS1. In this mechanism, C1 forms a bond with C11 of farnesyl diphosphate, the substrate for terpene synthases. This results in the formation of a caryophyllenyl carbocation, followed by opening of the cyclobutyl ring to yield the desired isobutenyl side chain.Is it time to put the enigma to bed?
Medicinal plants produce a wealth of pharmaceutical compounds. Unfortunately, the metabolic pathways involved in the synthesis of these compounds remain poorly understood. Elucidating these pathways has been difficult in part due to the limited availability of genetic resources for these plants.
Thanks to state-of-the-art, high-throughput genomic and transcriptomic sequencing resources and bioinformatic tools, research in the life sciences has experienced what many would consider a revolution. For the first time, these advances have been extended to the medicinal plant arena on a broad scale, and their influence is prominent in this study on Valeriana officinalis.
According to Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, professor of plant metabolic engineering and vice president of the American Council for Medicinally Active Plants, "This work opens the doors to study the biosynthesis of related sesquiterpenes and highlights the importance of newly available transcriptomic data to identify key enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of medicinally active compounds."
Valerian has created quite a buzz in the scientific community, as evidenced by numerous clinical trials involving the plant (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). Although the biological activities of valerian are attributed to sesquiterpenes, whether these compounds are responsible for the reported sedative effects of the plant "remains to be seen," says Chappell.
"We have now provided the research community with a means for producing this compound [valerenadiene] by itself in high yields and with a high purity," he says. "Now there will be lots of follow-up testing to determine if this is really the molecule that is providing the anti-anxiety and sleep induction benefits."
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In high school, Sharron acquired a $3.98 plastic Diana camera, and though the pictures were lousy, she was hooked. When she reached NYC, Sharron began working as a darkroom technician for various New York-based photographers, including W. Eugene Smith. Since then, she has rarely been without a camera in hand. Some of Sharron's early work can be found at McGill University in Canada and in several private collections in New York, and her more recent work has won awards in several art shows and is in included in a variety of South Florida collections.
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I am an old-school photographer who is pissed at the present state of street photography. Shoving a camera in someone's face just to get a reaction is not street photography; it is assault. As such, I favor a quieter, more contemplative approach to my photography, focusing on the fascinating rhythms and silences of the people I photograph. The first tenet of photographing people is to respect the subject. I don't shoot subjects who happen to be in embarrassing situations, nor do I photograph the homeless or other people who find themselves in dire straits. It's not fair to them and too easy for me.
And then there's the use of black and white photography. Printing a photograph in black and white "just because" does not give it weight or make it a great photo. The choice to use black and white has its own connotations, which must be integrated into the overall story. Back in the day, the majority of photographers used black and white film simply because shooting and processing color was very expensive and generally out of reach of your average photographer. However, that limitation also forced black and white photographers to discover all of the possibilities inherent in the medium. Color, however, makes for a convenient distraction and as such, a lot of compositional and technical mistakes are hidden from the viewer. When I shoot color, I ask myself whether the shot would work as well in black and white. That doesn't mean I will convert the shot to black and white, it just forces me to concentrate on the subject.
Likewise, the argument that shooting film is purer and therefore makes one a real artist…who cares? Not most collectors and certainly not the average viewer. They cannot tell the difference between a film and digital image today, and digital photography allows for a whole new range of artistic expression.
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Pinterest recently changed their best pinning practices guidelines to say that we need to prioritize the first five pins of the day. What does this mean? When does the "day" start on Pinterest? It's pretty simple – but lots of people are confused by the vague instructions. Pinterest's "first five" pins are the first five pins after midnight UTC made to your account.
Here's what Pinterest's Best Practices for Pinterest Success page says:
"The first 5 Pins you save each day will be prioritized for distribution. Save to the most relevant board first. It's okay to save a Pin to multiple boards, but save to the most relevant one first—that Pin will get distribution priority. Saving to irrelevant boards won't help and may hurt the distribution of your Pins."
Update 06/01/2018 – Pinterest recently redid their guide to simply things, and removed the "First 5 Pins" recommendation – along with a lot of other recommendations. HOWEVER, it was confirmed to Buffer via Pinterest's developers that the first five pins are still a factor.
THIS IS POST NO LONGER RELEVANT! Pinterest has now done away with the "First Five" and this post will eventually forward to a new one on times to pin. I'm still finding that the pins going out around Midnight UTC do the best for my clients, so I'm still prioritizing in this same manner.
Why the First 5 Pins?
The reason Pinterest says to prioritize these first five pins is that the algorithm will be sure to prioritize showing these five pins in the smart feed over the other pins you make that day. That doesn't mean they won't show your other pins, it just means that those will be shown first – then as they keep scrolling, your followers will see more.
Think of it as if you have five good chances to get someone's attention on Pinterest, what would you want them to definitely see?
When Does the "Day" Start?
Pinterest has confirmed that their "day" starts at Midnight UTC. People are getting very confused with converting midnight UTC to their own timezone – especially because UTC isn't impacted by daylight savings time. Many people are using the terms "EST" or "PST" when googling to convert the timezones, but we're currently in daylight savings time – or "EDT" and "PDT" – except for Arizona & Hawaii of course
Midnight UTC converts to:
- 7pm EST/8pm EDT
- 6pm CST/7pm CDT
- 5pm MST/6pm MDT
- 4pm PST/5pm PDT
- 2pm HST
You'll notice that these are the same times that many have always said are the "best" times to pin on Pinterest. Chances are you were already sending out your newest or best pins at those times and don't need to change a thing!
How to Embrace the First Five Pins
So what do you need to do? Just make sure the pins that go out after midnight UTC are the pins you definitely want eyeballs on, on the most relevant personal board. I cushion those pins a little bit – especially when scheduling via Tailwind – because sometimes scheduled pins get a bit laggy with publishing. I'll make sure that the pin before and after those chosen five are also pins I want to prioritize, just in case there's a delay.
What about live pinning, and pinning other peoples' content? You'll definitely want those five pins to be your content to your personal boards (not group boards). If you find yourself live pinning during that time block – play it safe by adding those pins to a secret board, and move them later. Therefore, your scheduled prioritized pins can go out as planned, and you won't have to worry.
Pinterest's "first five" pins aren't as complicated as they first sound. Once you figure out the right time to pin, and have your personal boards optimized for SEO, you're good to go! Because the first five pins recommendation is an easy and simple one, it's a great starting point for those brand new to Pinterest strategy.
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I recommend one course – Pinning Perfect* (affiliate link)! It's the best value for your dollar, regularly updated with all the latest information. Recently, I've seen lots of bloggers complaining about all the "new" Pinterest changes. Pinterest actually hasn't made any significant changes, the strategies they recently shared at conferences and in webinars were all the same strategies Pinning Perfect has covered for years. In my opinion, every single blogger or business person who wants to strategically use Pinterest for their marketing needs to use Pinning Perfect.
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Saving Wall Street: Bailout bill gives tax break to NASCAR
WASHINGTON — A tax break for NASCAR racetracks and other motor-sports facilities is among the "sweeteners" tucked inside a 450-page financial-services bailout bill to make the package more palatable to lawmakers.
The Senate-passed bill includes an array of so-called "tax extenders." One extends for two years a tax policy that had been allowed to expire in December that lets motor-sports facilities be treated the same as amusement parks and other entertainment complexes for tax purposes.
That allowed them to write off their capital investments over a seven-year period. The motor sports industry feared that without a specific legal clarification, motor sports facilities would be required to depreciate their capital over 15 years or longer because of a recent Internal Revenue Service inquiry into the matter. That would make repaved tracks and new concession stands more expensive in the short term.
It isn't a new tax break, rather the way tax law historically has been interpreted, said Lauri Wilks, the vice president of communications for Speedway Motorsports, which owns the NASCAR tracks in Fort Worth, Texas; Sonoma, Calif.; Concord, N.C.; and elsewhere.
"It gives us incentive to go ahead and invest in our facilities," she said.
Wilks said she couldn't put a price tag on the measure because track owners would pay the same amount, just over a longer period.
"Whether you pay all up front or depreciate them over time, the cash outlay is the same," she said.
A bill to extend the tax treatment had been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., and co-sponsored by a number of North Carolina members including Reps. Robin Hayes, a Republican, and Melvin Watt, a Democrat.
Thompson and Hayes voted against the original bank bailout bill Monday, which didn't include the tax extenders added by the Senate and passed Wednesday. Neither has said how he'll vote when the House takes up the new bill.
In the Senate, the motor sports provision was sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
Some watchdog groups oppose loading up the bill with unrelated items.
"Unfortunately, it took a legitimately historic piece of legislation that lawmakers on principle could vote for or against it, and they just loaded it up with business as usual, a huge tax package not related at all to the bailout, and crammed it over to the House," said Steve Ellis, the vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan budget watchdog group. "And it's going to be interesting to see whether this turns any votes or not."
House leaders are confident bailout bill will pass this time
What's in that Senate bill? Something for everyone
McConnell, pushing bailout, slammed for 2005 bankruptcy bill
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