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Bunny its cold outside!
Keep Your Outdoor Rabbits Safe and Warm
Its been a hot year and so far Autumn has been mild – but that is likely to change. It's important that you get your rabbits outdoor enclosures ready for winter before the weather turns really nasty. They need to be well sheltered from draughts, rain, flooding and of course kept snugly warm. It is still vital however, that they have permanent access to their exercise area so they can choose when they want to stretch their legs and explore. Remember that the MINIMUM enclosure guidelines for a bonded pair of rabbits is 10ft x 6ft x 3ft tall.
This is where a shed style 'hutch' with an attached aviary style walk in run attached can often be the best set up for bunnies. See the I Heart Rabbits – Housing Facebook group for more enclosure examples.
Keeping Warm.
- Make sure the hutch / shed is as insulated as possible. You can use pre made hutch huggers or use off cuts of carpets with a layer of duvet over the top (in a waterproof duvet cover) and finished off with tarpaulin over the top. This can be used on the top and sides of hutches but NOT over the front as its important they still have ventilation, light and can see out. You can use a clear shower curtain over the front part of the hutch or shed windows to stop the rain but still allow light and visibility.
- Use a max/min recording thermometer in both the sleeping area and the exercise area of the rabbits enclosures. Then you will know exactly how cold it gets and can see if your heating methods are helping. Be sure to keep thermometers and wires away from nibbling teeth!
- Line the sleeping area with cardboard (as long as your rabbits are not chewers!), newspaper, SOFT straw and then a layer of bedding hay. This creates a nice cosy bed. You can also use fleece blankets and towels if your rabbit is well litter trained (and again, not a chewer!) but often the straw / hay bed is warmer. A bonded pair of bunnies will be much warmer as they can snuggle with each other. You can use a Snugglesafe microwave heat pad to add in last thing at night too. Make sure to use a lovely fleece cover on these – check out the Snugglebunnies page on Facebook as all the profits from their items go to the Rabbit Welfare Association.
- Check the water! Often water bottles can freezer and the rabbit is unable to drink. You can use pre made bottle covers or you can make your own with bubble wrap and an old woolly sock. Bowls are often better than bottles but these can freeze too. You can place these on top of a Snugglesafe head pad overnight to reduce the risk of freezing.
- Access to their exercise area is vital – so this needs to be weather proofed too. Make sure the area cannot flood and that they have areas off of the floor to perch on. Use clear shower curtains or plastic sheeting to cover 3 sides of the run. You can also use thick, clear corrugated plastic over the roof . Never enclose the whole run as this will cut own the ventilation too much.
- Lastly – YOU need to go and feed, check and play with your bunnies just as much as you do in the summer. Often, many rabbits get left to fend for themselves in winter as their owners do not want to go out in the cold and wet to see them. If you have a large shed enclosure with a walk in aviary, this makes it much easier for you to spend time with them in the nasty weather.
Be on the lookout for any change in eating habits or behavior that can show that a rabbit is unwell. Seek immediate advice from your vets if you are concerned. Very young or elderly rabbits and those with health problems will often need more care in the winter months. Make sure you are already registered with a good rabbit savvy vet.
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Too Hot To Handle!
A hot cross bun is not a happy one!
Most of us humans cant wait for the weather to brighten up and bask in the glow of Mr Sunshine. However, imagine doing that whilst wearing a fur coat and not being able to cool down via sweating…doesn't sound like much fun does it?
Rabbits can easily suffer from heatstroke and this can be fatal. Ideally they need to be kept in an area with a constant temperature of between 10 – 20 degrees celcius (50 – 68 degrees Fahrenheit). They do not cope well with sudden temperature changes and anything above 22 degrees celcius can cause heatstroke.
It is highly recommended that all owners purchase a thermometer that records the maximum and minimum temperatures. Place this in the rabbits main living / sleeping area (make sure its up high safely away from inquisitive bunny teeth!) and check it throughout the day. You will soon see that hutches and closed in areas become significantly hotter than the outside air.
Hutch temperatures can become dangerously high and one recent study shows that they can easily reach highs of 40 degrees celcius within just a few hours – this is like cooking your rabbit 🙁 It can even become far too hot for them when they are in the shade or on a cloudy day.
Its vital that you understand the signs of distress and heatstroke in rabbits as this is an emergency condition that needs veterinary attention. If your rabbit seems lethargic, off food, is panting, wobbly when moving, dribbling or generally acting weird then CALL THE VETS! Warmer weather also brings a higher risk of Flystrike so make sure you are extra vigilant about checking your bunnies bottoms and cleaning out the enclosure more than usual.
There are quite a few ways of making sure your rabbits (and guinea pigs) stay nice and cool in warmer weather (see the poster for some top tips). The MOST important is that their whole area is in complete shade and that they have constant access to their run from their hutch / shed / cage etc. This allows them to move around and seek out cooler areas. It also allows much better ventilation of their living space.
Icepods made by Scratch and Newton are fab and provide a nice, safe way of keeping small furries cool. Simply pop them in the freezer overnight and then wrap in a tea towel. Place inside the bunnies area and it will release cold air around it. The bunnies dont tend to lay on it directly, but it helps keep the temperature a little lower in that area. You can achieve the same effect by 3/4 filling a large bottle with water and freezing. This still needs wrapping in a tea towel (to prevent any frost burns) but will defrost a lot quicker than the icepods. It is also more of a chew risk once thawed.
You can also get specialist cage fans that are battery operated and can really help keep the air flowing through the enclosure. They can be used indoors and outdoors and just need something to hang on. Never point these directly at the rabbit if it has no way of getting away from it. many rabbits will choose to come and sit in front of it for some time if they feel hot. Never place cooling items in front of, or pointing at their food, hay or water as this could prevent them wanting to eat and drink.
It is not recommended to freeze fruit or veg and feed as it is thought that the very cold temperatures of this can upset the gut by causing a mild tummy ache that in turn, can lead to stasis.
Marble / granite & Glass ceramic tiles can be placed inside the rabbits enclosures (make sure there are no sharp edges) as these stay cool for some time and the bunnies can lay on them. These can also be popped in the freezer for a couple of hours before use for an extra blast of coldness (no longer though as they may crack). And an old towel can be misted with water and frozen for another chill out mat.
Be sure to offer more water sources than usual and try to offer a water bowl as well as a bottle. Rabbits often prefer to drink from a bowl and bottles can leak / break / get stuck and then the rabbit is denied access to vital water. Always offer more than one water source as a back up and refresh twice a day.
A covered pop up tent filled with children's play sand or untreated top soil makes a great cool area for them to dig in. make sure they are fully supervised at all times when using this & do not give them any chew toys or scattered food to avoid the risk of ingesting the sand / soil. Also make sure you check the bunny thoroughly once the playtime is over and remove all traces of sand / soil from the underside of the rabbit including genitals.
For more tips on keeping bunnies cool, check out the following website links:
Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund
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Storm Damage – The Aftermath & Prevention.
Bad weather can cause serious problems for outdoor pets. High winds can easily fell trees, damage hutches, blow over fences and if severe, can even knock over sheds! Heavy rain and snow can cause flooding and all of these things are highly stressful for rabbits to endure.
This shed was blown over by the severe winds caused by #stormdoris which reached up to 94mph in parts of the UK. Its a dramatic reminder that we can never take it for granted that an outdoor enclosure is going to be safe.
Storm Doris also caused this huge conifer to crash down on top of 3 rabbit hutches at the Hopper Haven Rabbit & Guinea Pig Sanctuary – causing significant damage to the hutches and a storage shed. Luckily no animals or staff were injured but the clean up effort and repairs are going to cost over £900! (see here if you would like to make a donation).
Even if your enclosures survive intact, your garden may be severely damaged. This fallen wall could have easily caused harm to people or pets and will mean the garden is not predator proof or rabbit safe until all the repairs have been undertaken. It's vital that you check your garden after any bad weather, to look for breaches in security and damaged or weakened areas.
Less serious damage can happen at any time from our normal winter weather. This hutch has had its felt ripped off of the roof meaning it is no longer waterproof. Hutch covers can also become torn over time and its important to check the integrity of all enclosures and their covers on a regular basis.
Many 'off the shelf' enclosures do not withstand bad weather well. For example, the above photo shows a hutch that is flush with the floor so has no protection against flooding. It also has owner reports of "leaking so badly that bathroom sealant had to be applied to all the joints". Conversely, hutches on tall legs are not at risk from flooding BUT they can easily topple over in high winds. Tunnels (either man made or dug by rabbits) can easily flood and trap a rabbit to one part of its enclosure. Many cheap, pet store hutches and runs are badly made, easily damaged and are false economy as rarely last more than a year without needing some repairs.
Lastly, there is a huge problem with bad weather that is often over looked – STRESS! Even rabbits in secure enclosures that do not get damaged are often spooked by high winds and heavy rain. As they are a prey species, they suffer easily from stress and this often leads to Gastro Intestinal stasis. They can stop eating, stop passing faeces and become very unwell in just a few hours. It is vital that you closely monitor your rabbits both during and for a few days after bad weather. You may decide to move them into a more secure location such as a garage (not safe if a car uses it too) or utility room when there is a storm on the way. If so, make sure the temperature of the room is as close as possible to that of their normal enclosure and try to keep to their normal routine. As always, seek veterinary advice if you are concerned about your rabbits health.
So what CAN Be Done?
Prevention is always better than cure so it is important to really think long and hard about your rabbits outdoor set up before the adverse weather arrives. Take the time to think about how the enclosure will cope with extreme weather – both hot and cold, dry, wet and windy. Remember that the RWAF enclosure guidelines state that a pair of average sized rabbits need permanent access to a minimum space of 10ft x 6ft which comprises of a sleeping area and an exercising area.
The photo above has been chosen as it represents an ideal rabbit enclosure. It is made of good quality materials and is seated on a level, concrete base. It meets the RWAF minimum size guidelines and has permanent access to secure sleeping and exercising areas. The base is slightly raised off of the floor and the run has low level boarding – both of which help prevent flooding. The roof is slanted and has a wide overhang which helps prevent the rain from running down the sides of the enclosure. It also has plenty of ventilation as well as having cozy areas in the sleeping compartment. Multiple levels allow the rabbits to exhibit natural behaviors and increase their area by making use of the vertical space.
Now, this style may not be a viable option for all owners, however the principles are still valid. Make sure your enclosures follow the same points as above even if you are using a mix and match set up. Here are some more tips:
- Anchor / screw down hutches and runs to the floor and also fix them back to a fence, wall or shed to reduce the chance of them toppling over.
- Make sure your enclosures are raised off of the ground and attach clear perspex sheeting to the lower quarter to help prevent flooding (do not cover the whole enclosure as good ventilation is vital).
- If you use tunnels, raise them off the ground during bad weather to reduce the risk of flooding.
- Make sure the enclosure has a slanted roof and add some guttering to allow drainage to a safe place away from the hutch.
Lastly – buy the best you can afford as quality items really do make a difference. Don't be fooled by price or marketing blurb, check out owner reviews that are NOT on the manufacturers website (try rabbit forums instead) to ensure you get an all round, non biased view of the product.
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Keeping Outdoor Pets Safe
Sadly our gardens may not be as safe as we think they are. Many owners of small pets will be aware of potential problems from predators such as foxes, cats and dogs but are unaware of the threat from other humans.
There has been a sharp rise in incidents over the past few years where rabbits (and other small furries) have been stolen from gardens. The reasons behind this are varied and vile. Many are stolen to use as bait for dog fights, or for their fur coats. Sometimes children have been deliberately taking pets to 'play' with and others have been stolen out of malice.
So I urge ALL pet owners to ensure their gardens are as safe as possible, not only from the threat of natural predators, but from humans too. There are a range of things you can do:
- Secure Enclosures.
It may sound obvious, but if you have a small furry then make sure it is always INSIDE a secure environment that is fully enclosed. Its vital they have room to exercise so make sure it meets the RWAF minimum size guidelines (for rabbits). If you let your rabbits free range then please ONLY do so whilst you are also in the garden to supervise them.
- Padlocks.
Make sure that both the pets enclosures AND the garden gates are secured using heavy duty padlocks. Also make sure you have a spare set of these keys in a safe but easily accessible place in the house in case of emergency.
- Garden Fencing.
Its important that your fencing is secure and at least 6ft tall. You can add trellis on to the top of fencing to make it even higher. Then, grow thorny plants like roses or blackberries up the fence to make it more uncomfortable for people to climb over. You can also use prikka strips, which are hard rubber spikes that attach to the tops of fences. This is mainly to stop cats entering your garden but it can also help deter humans.
Although it will not physically stop anyone from entering your garden, it can be a good visual deterrent. Also, it can be useful in capturing evidence if someone does manage to get in. You can also use posters / stickers on the outside of the fence to show that CCTV is in operation.
- Lighting.
Movement activated flood lights can be a good deterrent. have them pointed at the garden gate / back door rather than directly at the rabbits enclosure otherwise the bunnies will keep setting the light off!
- Neighborhood Watch Schemes.
Anyone can sign up to start a scheme and these can be very beneficial to the whole street. Posters and stickers can be obtained that clearly show that the houses are part of a scheme. This can act as a good deterrent for people looking for mischief.
- Rubbish Bins.
Don't store your bins outside your garden fence as this makes it easier for someone to climb over the fence!
So make sure you are doing everything you can to keep your pets safe. Never leave them in the garden free range if they are unsupervised and take as many steps as possible to keep your garden and all its contents secure.
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Discontinued: Oxbow Papaya Fruit Plus Tablets
EDIT July 2018
Oxbow have re-released these and they are now available again.
For many years, rabbit owners have been giving the Oxbow Papaya Fruit Plus tablets to their rabbits to help prevent hairball build up. Although, not scientifically proven to help, the anecdotal evidence and owner testimonials are overwhelming with positive results.
These little tablets contain the active enzymes Papain and Bromelain. These enzymes are thought to break down some of the mucus in the gut. They do not break down the fur itself. It is the mucus that binds the fur together inside the gut and this causes the faeces to get clogged with too much hair. This can show as mis-shapen poops or, if particularly bad, will look like a string of pearls. These are very hard for the rabbit to pass naturally and can cause a gut slow down or blockage resulting in an emergency situation.
Unfortunately – Oxbow decided to discontinue these tablets on 1st September 2014 and they have not produced a direct replacement (There are a few still available on Amazon). They now offer the Oxbow Natural Science Digestive Support Supplement which is great…but has not active enzymes in it so is no use for hairball prevention.
But there is another way….
As always, lots of fluids are needed to help a rabbit whilst it is moulting, along with daily grooming. The best brush for rabbits is the cat zoom groom by Kong. It is soft and rubbery so does not hurt or damage the skin like slicker brushes and combs can do. Feed the rabbits their fresh greens / herbs soaking wet as this helps to get more fluids in as well.
Pro C by Vetark is a fabulous product that can be added to the drinking water daily. It contains probiotics that help the gut cope and also extra vitamin C. Rabbits metabolise more vitamin C when they are stressed and moulting is a stressful time. This helps the entire rabbits system cope a bit better during the moult. It can turn the water a shade of green so don't worry if this happens. Use for a 5-10 day course. This is generally a product that I would always recommend to keep in the cupboard for use at any times of stress of illness.
I have searched around for an alternative enzymatic product and found something that may work. It is a Bromelain supplement called 'Natures Own' with no added nasties in it. Each tablet contains 100mg of Bromelain. The Oxbow tablets contained 23mg of Bromelain as well as 2.9mg of Papain and 1-2 tablets could be given daily. This means, if using these 'new' Bromelain tablets that are 100mg…you can cut them into quarters thus feeding 25mg per quarter. This can be given as a daily dose and increased to half a tablet (50mg) per day for when the rabbit is moulting.
I MUST stress that I have not tested these tablets in rabbits – but have been looking for an alternative that is as close to the Oxbow tablets as possible. This recommendation is purely based on the fact that these new tablets contain Bromelain in a sufficient dose that almost matches the Oxbow tablets. It is not an exact replacement. You can always discuss this with your vet before use and always stop if any tummy upsets occur.
I would be very interested to hear from anyone does choose to use these and if you notice any improvements.
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Usually, guests have to cancel because of their filming schedule that can change at the last minute. A cancellation of a guest is beyond our control. Extras could be replaced with another guest. Some solutions will be available.

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About Us
Expertron Group (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned company, with shareholding held between the following individuals: Walter Smuts, Gavin Ehlers and Justin Schoeman.
Expertron CC was established in 1991 by Walter Smuts, doing development for the defence industry (aviation), and providing consultation services to the corporate market in the area of data communications security.
In January 2000, Walter Smuts and Gavin Ehlers founded Expertron Group (Pty) Ltd to begin the development of Expertron's first commercial product, Cell-ID, a strong user authentication system.
In October 2000, Expertron was the first company to join the Gauteng Innovation Hub, located between the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) campus in Pretoria, the University of Pretoria and the Persequor Techno Park.
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Charles H. Brower
Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
Based in CDDEP's New Delhi office, Charles Brower is a research analyst and Fulbright-Nehru Fellow. He received a bachelor's degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University, where his senior independent work – "Modeling Bacterial Pathogen Emergence at the Human-Animal Interface" – focused on the potential of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) ST398 to emerge in human populations following repeated introductions from the animal reservoir and the public health implications of such an occurrence. Stemming from this work, his Fulbright-Nehru research fellowship delves into agricultural antimicrobial use in India by investigating which types of antimicrobial use and farming practice contribute the most to resistance emergence in the chicken broiler industry. Furthermore, this project aims to determine the prevalence of carbapenem resistance in E. coli from agricultural reservoirs. Prior to joining CDDEP, Charles interned at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY where he designed a study to investigate the underlying causes of post-operative ileus in an orthopedic hospital.


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Welcome to Pondwood Self-Storage
Pondwood Self Storage has been Central Maine's premier self-storage company for over 15 years. We offer self-storage solutions in a variety of sizes that are sure to meet any personal or commercial need. We have a well-maintained facility, convenient access hours, and an extremely friendly, helpful staff. You're sure to have a truly exceptional experience when you store with us.
Need to pay your rent outside of office hours? We offer convenient online bill-pay through our secure website, so you can manage your account on your schedule.


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When it comes to plants in the landscape, there are tried but true and therefore played out and boring (and should be retired), and there are tried but true and thus indispensable. Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy' falls into the latter camp, an indispensable plant for landscapes in those four-season climates that include a good dose of winter. Emerging early in spring, it provides structure and color with zero supplemental water, and its fat leaves offer a foil to smaller-leaved plants, which, packed in too closely and in too great of numbers, will resort in a landscape that suffers from what we call "small-leaf syndrome." Then, in late summer, its flower-heads start to emerge, slowly opening in early fall to attract pollinators of all varieties, feasting on its nectar during a time of year when nectar is starting to run scarce. Finally, in winter, it retains its structure and fades to a lovely rust color, its spent flower heads offering the perfect platform for snow to sit atop. Aside from the short period of time in spring when you must chop the plant down to the ground and thus don't see it, this plant is the very definition of year-round appeal – both for you and for the lovely pollinators that will seek it out come fall blooms.
Go forth and plant with aplomb!


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As a fan of film, I love exploring behind the scenes. Reading about the production process, the special effects and the stories of what could have been.
Aliens. One of the most iconic science fiction films of the 1980's and one of those rare cases where the sequel surpasses the original film. Director James Cameron took the alien creature and ramped up the tension by not having just one but hundreds of the nasty critters running around.
The film contains many great characters but the ones that most people remember are the four survivors at the end of the picture, Ripley, Newt, Bishop and the colonial marine, Hicks.
Hicks was played by actor Michael Biehn but he was bought in to replace James Remar. The film had already begun principle photography and was two weeks into the shoot. In an interview with Den Of Geek, Michael recalls the phone call from his agent,
I got called by [producer] Gale Hurd on the Friday night checking my passport was in order. I said yes, and I was shooting Monday morning. Which meant that I didn't have to do that three weeks of rehearsal period, before the movie started, where they did the round table reading, and they would take all the soldiers out and march them over and over again, and have all the dinners
The rest as they say, is history. But why was Remar recast? In an interview on the Sidebar podcast four years ago, Remar said,
I was initially cast as Corporal Hicks, and I was fired after a couple weeks of filming because I got busted for possession of drugs, and Michael Biehn replaced me … Y'know, I got to talk with Cameron over the years and I really love the guy. I don't know if I'll ever get to work with him again but, y'know, he said I would. And he expressed that, and knows that I've been sober all this time and I like what the guy does, I like him … It was an honour to get started, I just wasn't focused and I f**ked it up … getting fired from Aliens alienated me from [Walter Hill] for twelve years, he didn't hire me again for twelve years. And I know why – because I made him look bad. Y'know, it was f**ked up.
The 2010 release of the Alien Anthology on Bluray was to include an extra entitled, "Dailies: James Remar as Hicks Enhancement Pod". Presumably this would have been the first time anyone had seen footage featuring Remar as Hicks. Unfortunately for reasons unknown this extra was pulled at the last minute from a request by Lightstorm (James Cameron's production company).
However Remar is still in the film for one shot. When you first see the interior of the alien hive and the camera pans down to reveal the colonial marines, that shot includes Remar as Hicks albeit the back of his head. A still from that shot is shown below so you can see for yourself the next time you watch the film.
The only other available media is this collection of black and white photos. Click the picture for a higher resolution copy.


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30 minute creamy goat cheese pasta with brussels and sun-dried tomatoes: a Mediterranean-inspired one-pot main guaranteed to become a family favorite. Nothing defines comfort food quite like a creamy pasta dish. And, considering we woke up to 7+ inches (and counting) of snow this morning in Denver, I'm craving all the cozy comfort foods.
But firstly, let me admit that I stood at the refrigerator and ate this insanely delicious pasta straight out of the Tupperware this morning for breakfast. In other words, it's equally enjoyable hot and cold, for breakfast or dinner.As much as I love pasta (I'm Italian, so carbs basically compose a portion of my DNA), I prefer them to include a veggie component to feel less heavy. And let's be real: veggie noodles don't come close to replicating the joy of eating real pasta. So instead, I opt to compliment the noodles with roasted or sautéed veggies for a fresher feel.
This recipe, for example, calls for equal parts veggies and noodles to level out the usual pasta-to-veg ratio while adding a texture, flavor, and nutrient boost.
30 Minute Pasta Dinner:
This recipe starts with a mix of halved and shredded Brussels sprouts to add satisfying texture and welcomed vibrancy. Additionally, sun-dried tomatoes add a burst of umami, plus some bright and tangy top-notes. When shopping for sun-dried tomatoes, look for ones packed in oil (as opposed to dry-packed) for supreme flavor and texture.
Next, let's talk sauce. The rich flavor and ultra-creamy texture is all thanks to the power of goat cheese (AKA the king of soft cheeses). As the goat cheese emulsifies in pasta water, it creates a velvety, noodle-coating sauce with a floral lift from lemon.
Do I Have to Use Goat Cheese?
Goat cheese is certainly ideal here, though you could try using an alternative, such as French goat's or sheep's milk feta, which tend to be creamier than other types.To sum up, this dish makes for a satisfying meatless meal that is sure to please the taste buds of everyone at your table.
As always, if you give this recipe a try, be sure to comment below and let me know how you liked it, and tag #dishingouthealth on Instagram so I can see your beautiful creations!
Need More 30 Minute Dinner Inspiration?
Broccoli Fried Rice with Turmeric-Tahini Sauce
Vietnamese Shrimp and Rice Noodle Bowls
30 Minute Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta with Brussels
- 12 oz. Brussels sprouts
- 12 oz. dry pasta of choice
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil divided
- 1 Tbsp. unsalted organic butter
- 1 medium shallot thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp. kosher salt. divided
- 3/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper divided
- 1 tsp. lemon zest plus 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 4-oz. log goat cheese, softened
- 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil drained
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
- Trim and halve one half of the Brussels sprouts. Use a mandoline or knife to thinly slice or shred remaining half; set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1 1/4 cups pasta water and drain remaining.
- While pasta cooks, heat 1 Tbsp. of the oil and butter in a large high-sided skillet over medium-high. Add halved Brussels sprouts (reserve shredded sprouts). Cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden-brown. Reduce heat to medium; add remaining 1 Tbsp. oil, shredded Brussels, shallot, garlic, 1/2 tsp. of the salt, and 1/4 tsp. black pepper. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until shallots soften and garlic becomes aromatic.
- Combine goat cheese, Dijon mustard, lemon zest and juice, remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and black pepper, and reserved 1 1/4 cups pasta water to a food processor or blender; blend until smooth.
- Add pasta, goat cheese sauce, and sun-dried tomatoes to skillet with vegetables; toss to coat. Cook 2 more minutes, stirring often to allow sauce to coat noodles. Stir in basil right before serving.


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GET My Card and Auburn University: Student Input leads to Campus Card Expansion
For colleges and universities to be successful, students, administrators, and faculty need to work together as a community; each group collaborating with one another to make the campus experience enjoyable for everyone.
Auburn University is a great example of this kind of community collaboration. Millennial students embrace technology more than any other generation and they are eager to integrate the technology into their daily lives and make it part of their school identity. Auburn University's Student Government Association approached the office of Auxiliary Services to allow for expanding their campus cards, the Auburn TigerCard, to support smartphone transactions. Auburn University is launching a campus wide implementation of GET™ My Card during the Spring 2017 semester.
Despite the setbacks, Auburn's experiences serve as a great example of how technology can facilitate collaboration between student bodies and the administrative offices supporting campus life.
First Steps: a Soft Promotion
Auburn began their implementation journey during the Spring semester in 2016; a soft promotion for expanding the TigerCard's potential through GET was actively supported by Student Government and chronicled in the student newspaper. The promotion was designed to identify possible problem spots of the implementation process and determine what the most popular and useful elements of the program's functions are for the students. The SGA, and other campus student organizations, have been thrilled to participate in supplying their feedback about the convenience of using their smartphones in dining venues and to verify attendance in their classes as the process continues. Students have been essential in this enterprise by providing feedback about expanding the program further to possibly support photo identification verification for mid-term and final exams along with transaction identification.
It wasn't an easy road and sometimes miscommunication led to complications. Auburn undergraduates quickly learned they could not show their phone as ID when they went to the academic advising office.
It is important for students to realize their smartphones can become extensions of their official student ID card, but cannot replace the card itself. The program allows for the display of a student's ID number and their picture for verification purposes, but only for transactions from the account on the card. Students should understand they can use the GET My Card application on their smartphone when they are in the dining hall, but their physical card remains necessary for identification at offices around campus.
Auburn's Advice for Others
"Our students are accustomed to using . . . digital wallets with their smartphones . . . As a CBORD University, we began searching for options that would integrate with our current infrastructure," according to Melanie Chambless, IT Specialist at the Auxiliary Services office at Auburn University. It has been the consistent teamwork between the student body and administration which had made the implementation of GET My Card on campus.
While the implementation of this program at Auburn stands as a success story of campus community collaboration, Chambless has advice for schools looking to expand their CS Gold® systems. She encourages other schools to "completely jump into the program." The smartphone application must be fully supported by all registers at all locations on campus accepting payments with the TigerCard. Schools need to confirm their registers can support the digital barcode rather than relying on the operator to key-in a 9-digit student number; this will greatly decrease the opportunities for errors to occur during the transaction.
If you are interested in learning how GET My Card works in a campus environment, check out our To the Point | GET My Card video. CBORD's webinar, Q&A: GET My Card, includes implementation procedures along with how the user interface directly enhances the student experience.


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Siemens has expanded its cellular router portfolio by adding the Ruggedcom RM1224 as an entry level device. The Ruggedcom RM1224 with 4G LTE worldwide connectivity and automatic fallback to 3G UMTS or EVDO cellular networks is suited for providing data communication to and from remote locations.
The router comes with an integrated four-port switch, which can be used to connect up to four Ethernet devices. It also includes two antenna connections, making it possible for operators to use multiple receive and transmit paths (antenna diversity) and thus increase both signal quality and bandwidth. The RM1224 has one digital IO and is equipped with its own redundant power supply for bridging short-term power failures.
It offers downlink speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s and uplink speeds of up to 50 Mbit/s via LTE. When there is no LTE available, the Ruggedcom RM1224 supports HSPA+ (Evolved High Speed Packet Access) and EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized). Depending on the available mobile service provider infrastructure, this enables high transmission rates to end devices (downlink) of up to 14.4 Mbit/s and back to the telecommunications network (uplink) of up to 5.76 Mbit/s. The RM1224 offers end-to-end communication link encryption via either IPsec or OpenVPN, and also offers an integrated firewall.


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Well its been a long time and i am so so sorry!!! Life has been crazy but great! I am now the proud owner of an MA in Design Practice plus a national award – Cynnal Cymru (Sustain Wales) for my work on raising awareness about abuse, violence and control in the areas of 'Sustainable Practices in Arts, Culture and Sports' – two illustrated children's books this year so far and now my very first exhibition in the medium of illustration @ Oriel Ynys Mon (Anglesey) which i am very excited and very nervous about all at the same time!!!!
I promise, promise promise to start blogging more now, in fact as i am also writing a pocket sized illustrated book to help with depression i will be on here more as i would like to share some things with you and also ask you guys for your input!! See you soon!!


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Peter is the Head of Institutional at Ascot Securities and has over 38 years of experience in Australian equity markets. He has held senior roles with other ASX participants including Hambros, El & C Baillieu, Ord Minnett and Instinet. Peter is also a Master of SAA.
Question: What does an average day look like for you?
Peter: I am responsible for a small team of senior market professionals providing broking and advisory services to a range of institutional clients who manage both long and short funds.
The day starts early as we process new economic and market data from around the world and narrow it all down to specific trading opportunities for our clients. We use cutting edge analysis software that is proprietary to aaig, of which our business is a part, and then apply our market experience and judgment to make convictions calls on where to trade.
At Ascot we focus on absolute return and we are completely benchmark agnostic. We scan the entire market, make sense of the myriad data points, and recommend only true alpha generating positions on individual companies. In the current reporting season, we have scored a 70% success rate on our directional calls.
Question: What are the key challenges facing your business?
Peter: Our business continues to grow, so the main challenge is finding the right individuals to join our business. We are very careful about who we hire. Our team is small but very skilled, experienced and high impact. That's our business model. It's a good problem to have.
Question: What are your priorities for 2019?
Peter: The main priority is to start marketing our Introducing Broker service through our Integrated Trading Platform. We opened our first account with ASRW last year and completed all necessary internal testing. We have everything in place to get started and are merely waiting for the timetable set by the ASX to roll around so we can formally transition ASRW. This will happen in the third Quarter of 2019. After that we will market the service more broadly.


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Ajax arrived at hotel De Bloemenbeek in De Lutte on Monday morning. The bus turned into the parking lot, which is very familiar to Ajax, at around eleven-thirty a.m.
A small group was on hand to welcome Ajax to De Bloemenbeek hotel, and the youngest guests, dressed in Ajax jerseys, took advantage of the opportunity to hunt for autographs from the famous Ajax players. A warm welcome was also reserved for Frank de Boer, who has prepared for the new season in De Lutte both as a player, and now for his fifth consecutive season as the coach.
Xavier Mous, Sheraldo Becker, Anwar El Ghazi, Queensy Menig and South African intern Haashim Domingo were included in the selection. The five players from the Ajax Reserves will only be training on Monday, and will return to Amsterdam that same evening.
The first training takes place this afternoon at two-thirty at local SV De Lutte. Ricardo van Rhijn and Viktor Fischer are still in Amsterdam, working on their recoveries. Naturally, World Cup players Jasper Cillessen, Daley Blind and Joel Veltman have not yet joined the group.
Ajax will be in De Lutte until Friday, and friendly matches will follow on Saturday against Achilles '29 and Real Sociedad.


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Panther (mountain), Catskills State Park, New York. We hiked up Panther via Giant Ledges yesterday and it was a great hike. Many people don't realize how great a hiking area The Catskills are and I have mixed feelings about saying anything about it, I'd rather keep this gem of a hiking area a secret. Let people believe it's a run down resort area, fine by me.
Panther is a 3800 foot mountain in the Slide Mountain wilderness area of Catskills Park. We snowshoed this hike a few years ago but I'd never been back to do it in the summer. What an incredible hike with great views and great flora all along the way.
This scene is the stereotypical Catskill scene: ferns, mixed trees, and shale. I love shale and the Catskills are loaded with it. The kinds of sedimentary layering that this rock shows in larger formations like this one coupled with smaller pieces of it all over the place makes for a very different hiking environment from the metamorphic rock we find in Connecticut or the granite we find in New Hampshire or out in California.
I really love this rock, it feels old and well seasoned and slightly decrepit.
I'm delighted with how much detail the Ricoh GR recorded, for my purposes this remains my favorite hiking camera.


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Join us on Mondays for an Introduction to Permaculture Farm Tour of The Kul Kul Farm near the Green School, Bali. Learn how we're using sustainable farming practices and permaculture design principles to grow an abundant and diverse, education, production and organic farm in Bali.
This farm tour is suitable for everyone (if you bring very little ones we can organise a separate walk around for you that is more tailored for your kids, with less talking! ;)). Kids, farmers, bloggers, travellers and corporate executives are all welcome. We promise you will leave inspired, having met people passionate about organic food, sustainable living and nature eduction.
A delicious, organic, off-the-farm, vegan lunch will be served at the end of the tour. All our meals are inspired by Bali and our gardens.
Time (Every Monday)
11:00am -1:30pm (Arrive 10 minutes before the start of the tour.)
Adults IDR 375 000
Adults (Indonesian) IDR 275 000
Children 6-12 IDR 175 000
Children -6 free
BOOK by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject line: "VISIT"
Cannot make our Monday tour? Join a workshop instead. Or, if you are only in Bali for a few days please email firstname.lastname@example.com, and you can join a brief informal tour and lunch on another day.
Consider adding the following tours to your itinerary when coming to visit: Green School Tours
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Another failure of a knock-off TE37 wheel.
Coilover fail from an obscure company, Function and Form.
Is cutting corners for a nod from the stance crowd really worth it when you risk your safety?
JDMphasis... Innovation over Imitation
To select automotive enthusiasts, "JDM" is more than just an acronym for Japanese Domestic Market. JDM is not simply rare parts. It is a way of life. A culture. A modus vivendi. JDM is a lifestyle.


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If a given site targets users in a particular location, webmasters can provide Google with information that will help determine how that site appears in its country-specific search results, and also improve Google search results for geographic queries. Over time, you'll develop an optimized, online marketing program that you can monitor and tweak as needed. If you are not currently tracking your website, you should implement those two programs right away. However, the phrases 'organic coffee beans' and 'best coffee shops' offer plenty of information about the kind of searcher and what content they are looking for. As user queries are becoming increasingly targeted and the internet is filled with much greater volumes of content, it is more important than ever to have a niche.
Unheard ways to achieve success with page rank
Currently more than half of searches account for mobile devices. You can get great equipment from Yorkshire plant hire . Results are enhanced when permission marketing programs utilize database technology to segment customers, although not every person who signs up for permission marketing becomes a valuable customer. For example, you have beencreating webpages and blog posts that are just 200-300 words. If you look through almost every single industry there is, there is always one constant tip to take on board for you to be able to achieve your aims; keep things simple. Many people take the 'run before you can walk approach' and apply complicated methods to achieve the right results. Links within long-form, evergreen content are also more valuable than links in short, news-based posts.
Important ingredients for any web page should include local search when planning your SEO strategy
Crowdsourcing involves outsourcing the creative aspect of an advertisement or campaign to the public. Google very quickly recognizes if a backlink matches the target page subject. Therefore, backlink content should always relate to the landing page. Even newer kids on the block like Snapchat provide a super fun way to consume news. Ask questions on Facebook to promote your brand. A smaller company generally means a smaller budget. If the search term is popular, chances are you will see a lot of ads posted alongside or even mixed in with the organic search results.
I bet you didn't know this about RSS feeds
We asked an SEO Specialist, Gaz Hall, for his thoughts on the matter: "Based on the marketing objectives and target market, the team develops marketing strategies." Brand awareness means the consumers recognize and remember a particular brand or company name as they consider purchasing options. Link building is a long-term project that never ends, and it is a natural part of the ongoing marketing cycle. In order to remain relevant to both search engines and human beings alike, you need to regularly acquire fresh links for your website. Fresh links create exposure to new audiences and signal continuing engagement to search engines. Provide high-quality content on your pages, especially your homepage. This is the single most important thing to do. If your pages contain useful information, their content will attract many visitors and entice webmasters to link to your site. A simple way to create nonsensical names is to combine parts of two or more words into a new word.
You may be asked about domain authority in your marketing interview
When it comes to long-term advertising through social media, you need to ensure that you set goals, work on your analytics, and always understand your strengths and weaknesses. Some search engines, including Google, pay attention to your site's IPs. Remember that search engines evaluate each important page area or inbound link separately. As such, the title tag, meta-description tag, keyword tag, heading tags, alt text tags, and page text all produce their own prominence pictures that, together, tell the search engine a great deal about your page. Your online competitors may not be who you think! By taking a broad look at your sector from an online perspective will help uncover potential opportunities that you are missing out on. Prioritize keywords and phrases, plurals, singulars and misspellings.
Accurately summarize the page including details of landing pages
During growth periods, the communications budget may not need to be increased. It takes a few weeks at a minimum to measure the page-level way, but with careful monitoring you can determine patterns that emerge. Much of the time, it makes sense for the search engines to deliver results from older sources that have stood the test of time. However, sometimes the response should be from newer sources of information. The small business SEO market is very competitive and you are going to need loads of patients if you want your business to succeed online. Repeatedly seeing a specific visual image, headline, copy, or tagline helps to embed a brand into a person's long-term memory.


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Nippon is the ancestral homeland of the Iron Masters, located many thousands of miles to the west of North America. It was presumed destroyed in the War of a Thousand Suns.
According to the Amtrak Federation's records, Nippon was an island-nation known in Basic as 'Japan', located across the Pacific Ocean from North America. Japan's fate in the War of a Thousand Suns is unclear, but when combined with Iron Master traditions and histories, it appears that the nation suffered several direct hits from nuclear weapons and was mostly destroyed. However, enough refugees survived the conflagerations to reach the American continent, where they later founded Ne-Issan in rememberance of their lost homeland.
Iron Master myth records that their homeland was enslaved by the Dark Light (electricity) and became a place of decadence and corruption with people worshipping at the altars of consumerism and technology rather than holding to the honourable traditions of the code of bushido, as their ancestors had done. According to the Iron Masters, the sun god Amaterasu-Omikami destroyed the world in revenge for this hubris. As a result, Iron Master society outlaws all use of the Dark Light on pain of death, and promotes the values of honour and the warrior ethos over all else.
According to the same myths, the dominant geographic feature of ancient Nippon was Mount Fuji, a site of great spiritual importance. The hierarchy of Iron Master civilisation is based on the distance of the various ethnic groupings' homelands from Mount Fuji, with the Japanese making up the highest class of citizen and the Thais the lowest.


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Say it with me- zzz-aabb-aaaahhh-gll-ii-ooohh-naaaay. Just like that. Practice it. That's the hardest part. Trust me. I know custards like Zabaglione sound tough, but most of the time, learning the name is the hardest part. All it takes is a little bit of attention and a lot of love, and you have a super impressive dessert to share with your friends this weekend. And they will be impressed. Especially if you call it Zabaglione.
This has to be, hands down my favorite dessert. It also happens to be so. freaking. easy. it's ridiculous. But somehow, when you put "egg yolks" and "double boiler" together in a recipe, people run screaming. NO, NOT THE DOUBLE BOILER!
You do it with chocolate, right? Same thing here. Don't worry about curdling the yolks. You may, the first time. But you'll never do it again. Because once you get the technique, and the secret trick down, you'll be a pro. P.S.- the secret trick is not so secret: don't stop. That's it. Two words, or I can make it three: DO NOT STOP. Don't you dare put that whisk aside even if your wrist feels like it is falling apart. Once you do, it's all over (oh I see, that's why you're scared).
Just keep on keepin' on until your custard is perfectly thickened and be prepared to enjoy one of the best desserts of your life. At which point you'll think, "wow, that was way easier than I thought." and completely forget about how stressed out you were in the first place. Trust me. And make this recipe.
Spring berry gratin with Orange zabaglione
Serves 4
1 lb mixed fresh berries, washed and divided among 4 medium ramekins
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup unbleached cane sugar*
2 tbsp grand marnier or other orange flavoured liquer**
lemon or orange zest (about 2 tsp)
1. Preheat broiler. Fashion a double-boiler with a small pan in a larger pan, making sure water does not touch the bottom of the smaller pan.
2. Vigorously whisk egg yolks, sugar and grand marnier above simmering water, 8-10 minutes or until thickened. Do NOT let mixture bubble.
3. Immediately remove thickened mixture from heat, stir in citrus zest and pour over fruit.
4. Place dishes under broiler for 1-2 minutes or until golden.
*I learned this recipe with real sugar- white, bleached sugar. The bad stuff. I've tried it with honey. It doesn't work. So I settle for the lesser of the evils, and go with unbleached cane sugar. It's an occasional treat.
**Traditionally, zbaglione is made with marsala wine. I'm allergic. Any sweet wine will do, though I prefer an orange liquer for springtime. Your choice!
Zabaglione can be served as a simple custard, skipping the broiling step. I like it broiled-just a little golden on top. It's almost like crème brulee… but Italian and much, much easier. It's also fantastic with some fresh organic whipped cream on top if you're really looking to indulge.


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Over the past few years, payer and health plan interest in social support services—housing, transportation, nutrition, and more—has reached a new peak. A quick scan of the headlines illustrates the wave of health plan investments in social support services:
- Blue Cross Launches Food Delivery Program To Address Social Determinants
- Kaiser Permanente Invests In Affordable Housing Complex In Oakland, California For $5.2 Million As Part Of Initiative To Improve Community Health By Addressing Housing Insecurity
- Lyft Expands Work With Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana Medicare Advantage Plan
- Humana Foundation Dedicating $7 Million To Address Social Determinants Of Health
- Health Partners Plans Shows Positive Outcomes From "Food As Medicine' Nutrition Program
In addition to these health plan-specific program examples, there are also more systematic approaches afoot. A recent reports show that 80% of health plans now use one or more methods to identify and address social determinants of health—with 42% of payers integrating referrals to community-based social service programs and resources; 33.7% integrating consumer medical information with consumer financial, census, and geographic data; 31.1% offering a "social needs" assessment along with health risk assessments; and 70% of payers are integrating awareness of social determinants of health directly into clinical processes (see 80% Of Payers Use One Or More Methods To Address Social Determinants Of Health). A good example of more systematic health plan initiatives include the recent announcement from UnitedHealthcare to expand its efforts to identify consumers who have non-medical needs considered social determinants of health (see UnitedHealthcare Expands Initiative To Use Diagnostic Codes To Capture Social Determinants Of Health).
But coverage of a recent conference on the issues surrounding social determinants put this interest in perspective for me—and solidified the challenge for provider organizations that are looking for long-term sustainable service opportunities addressing social determinants (see Kaiser, Dignity Health Executives: Better Strategy Needed To Get ROI From Social Determinants Initiatives). The health plan presenters described their current initiatives as "a smattering right now" and "random acts of kindness." They said that the current social determinant initiatives are "too fragmented" to have an impact and "a strategic challenge most health systems encounter is trying to build a business case showing a return-on-investment (ROI) based on reduced cost or improved health outcomes."
This is a call to action for any provider organization management team that hopes that their social services-infused approaches to health care will become a long-term market. Without proof of ROI, these initiatives will become one-time public relations investments, rather than long-term programmatic approaches adopted by payers and health plans.
So, like any new service approach, management teams with a "great new idea" need to embrace the need for a proof of concept, a measure of ROI, and a plan to take the service to scale. There are a few basic steps, outlined in my previous article, Selling Social Services To Payers & Health Plans: A Step-By-Step Approach:
- Assess your organization's ability to deliver social support programs—services, geographic reach, consumers, and more
- Review health plan/ACO enrollment in your the geographic service area to identify target consumers
- Develop a concept statement about your social support services that are appropriate to the health plan consumers—services, costs, and performance metrics
- Meet with health plan/ACO managers to start the dialogue and present your service line concept
- Refine your concept statement based on the conversation with health plan/ACO managers
- Continue the dialog until you get to the demonstration pilot stage
But getting to the demonstration pilot stage is just the first step on this journey. The pilot project needs to be designed to measure performance and conduct an ROI analysis for your organization's proposed approach. Without a solid ROI, your approach runs the risk of becoming another one-time interesting experiment without long-term adoption. This is a tall order—and one that I think will need to be led by entrepreneurial provider organization executives.
If your organization has conducted payer-focused ROI analysis of a program or service line, I hope you'll contact our team at OPEN MINDS. We're planning to showcase these analyses at our executive institutes in the year ahead. In the meantime, to get more background on our work in ROI, check out these resources from the OPEN MINDS Industry Library:
- Technology ROI: Value-Based Purchasing For Executives
- On-Line Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: The Return-On-Investment For Health Plans: A Web Briefing
- On-Line Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: The Return-On-Investment For Health Plans
- For Telehealth, The ROI Is Where You Plan For It
- More Tools For Tech ROI
- In All That Tech Spending, Don't Forget The ROI
- The New ROI Numbers On Brain Training
- Are You Getting The EHR ROI That You Should?
- The ROI Of Recidivism Prevention
- Solve For The Payer: How To Use Outcomes Tools To Calculate Data-Driven ROI That Payers Can't Ignore
For more, join me on June 4 at The 2019 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute for the session "Self-Determination In The I/DD Market: Keys To Incorporating Consumer-Directed Care Into Your Services," featuring Ray Wolfe, J.D., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS; Dan Ohler, Vice President, State Government Programs, Optum Behavioral Health; and Mollie Murphy, President, Applied Self-Direction.


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Wide tire clearance allowing you to run tires up to 35mm makes the F|AR capable on all types of road surfaces.
Round 27.2mm Seatpost
The F|AR uses a standard, round 27.2mm seatpost making it possible for you to use various seatposts types from different brands.
Wide Stance Fork
The F|AR is designed with a wide stance fork for increased stability and also uses a 12mm through-axle giving the stiffness required for precise steering.
The Oslo Project
As an homage to our home city of Oslo and the style of all-surface riding that has emerged here, we produced only 14 framesets of this Limited Edition version of our new F|AR.
Light Weight, All-Road Geometry
The F|AR is like a road bike on PEDs. Frame weights are comparible to competitor's road frames yet this frame offers the tire clearance and geometry to allow you to tackle any road surface with ease and comfort.


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We design build and paint 3.5, 7 and 7.5 Ton lorries
We build coachbuild or convert 3.5, 7 and 7.5 Ton horseboxes, to customers specific requirements
Many people require dual purpose vehicles e.g. horsesboxes and moto-x bikes or vans for work and leisure use.
Vehicles can be built to suit all leisure pursuits of a family. We can also build motor homes, race transporters for both cars, bikes and karts.
We carry out traditional and customized paintwork. Repairs,insurance work and resprays, horsebox chassis changes and modifications are all catered for.


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14 Of The Most Unique Women That Actually Exist In This World
You are unique — and so is everyone else on the planet. We all pride ourselves in our quirks and uniqueness; and while everyone wants to be different in our own little way, we also don't want to stand out too much. We want to be looked at and admired, after all — not looked at and mocked. Then there are those brave souls who are truly unique and peculiar — and they embrace it. Whether they were born with it or it was a personal choice, here's the compilation of the 14 most unique women you won't believe actually exist in this world.
Barbie Dolls
Most women grew up playing Barbie dolls as a child. We enjoyed dressing her up and making her pretty, but as we grow older we forget about them and move on. Other women don't. They continue to idolize the tiny, plastic dolls and strive to look like her as much as possible.
One such woman is Valeria Lukyanova, who looks so much like Barbie Doll. She has huge eyes and face and body contours that resemble Barbie's. She claims it's all natural.


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Air Fryer 2 Ingredient Weight Watcher Friendly Bagels
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Air Fryer 2 Ingredient Bagels are as easy as it gets to making homemade bagels. No yeast, no boiling, and they are done in a hurry. Best of all these 2 ingredient bagels are Weight Watchers friendly!
- 1 cup self rising flour
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- 1 egg
- Mix together yogurt and flour until becomes a ball of dough.
- Place ball of dough on a flat dry surface and cover with flour.
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- Roll each ball into a long rope
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Did anyone do any smoking yesterday? I'm doing a brisket tomorrow, so I passed this year.
This is my first attempt at brisket. I got a flat only(about 7 lbs), not a whole brisket. I'm going to do an overnight "paste rub" and put it on in the morning. Any suggestions on avoiding dry meat would be appreciated. I'll probably leave it on the smoke until it gets to about 150 or so, and then spray and wrap in foil for the remainder of the cook.
I'm concerned about the hot weather tomorrow, since I think the direct sun adds about 100 degrees to the smoker. I'll light fewer coals than usual when I fire up the WSM. I usually use about 18 briquettes to get about 240, so I'll probably go with 12 or 15.
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Tel:01856 875417
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Fiona has established a sound experience of strategic business planning, corporate governance, change management, employee relations, recruitment and training through senior roles in the private and public sector. Fiona spent the first 10 years of her career in the financial services industry in a range of senior operational management and HR roles, followed by 6 years as Board HR Director and Corporate Governance lead in a healthcare organisation. She is at ease working with corporate Boards and small business; she recognises the need for solutions to be pragmatic, proportionate to the size and resources of the client and, most of all, effective. Fiona brings particular expertise in the challenges of working in the most remote and rural parts of Scotland and the need to design and deliver innovative and practical solutions for clients. The key skills that Fiona brings to assignments are:
Fiona has a BA(Hons) in Business Organisation, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and is formally trained in the Prince ll project management methodology. She is a Chartered Member Institute of Personnel and Development and an accredited business coach.
Career History
Consultant Partner, Sorton Partners
March 2011 to present
Partner in team based consultancy providing practical, professional support to public, private and voluntary sector organisations.
Director of Human Resource, NHS Orkney
November 2004 to March 2011
Executive Director reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this role focused on the strategic and operational management of all Human Resource services, Organisational Development and Occupational Health.
Prior to these roles Fiona worked for Standard Life from 1994 to 2004 in a range of business and HR roles, culminating in Group Organisational Development Manager.
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EOS – Empire of Scalping- Forex EA Bot Review
Are the claims made in on the website valid and is this a profitable bot ? I purchased ( with my own money) this bot and put it independently to the test to see if the claims they are making hold up to scrutiny.
I have written a guide to MT4 bots for beginners here that goes into much more depth about what an MT4 Forex Bot is ( or EA, Expert Advisor).
A forex robot or an Expert Advisor is a piece of computer software that automatically makes trading decisions on behalf of the trader. Forex robots are designed with inbuilt trading rules, which enable them to enter and exit trades without requiring the physical presence of a trader.
The main piece of software that forex traders who trade from home use is called MT4 and although it looks a bit dated and clunky its been used for years and is well trusted.
MT4 has lots of useful features, but the one of most useful here is the ability to download custom made programs that can trade automatically for you. These custom made programs are known as 'Expert Advisors' or EAs and also known as 'bots'. They are rather like apps you download for your smartphone.
EOS Forex EA Bot
EOS Forex EA Bot is an algorithm designed to make automatically trading the Forex market as easy and profitable as possible. The Forex system continuously analyses the FX market, looking for potentially high probability price movements. Once identified the software will notify you visually, audibly, and via email.
Their Bot is built for the Metatrader 4 platform only ( the MT4 software I mentioned) and they say they have an aim to provide a low risk system that provides long and short term gains with an easy to install and up and running bot.
DOEs the EOS Forex EA Bot COME WITH A FREE DEMO VERSION ?
Having a free demo version is useful because you can test it yourself on a demo account with a broker and see how the bot performs. This bot does comes with one license for live trading and one license for a demo account too.
The Bot was easy to purchase from their website and I quickly got an email confirmation on the purchase and what to do next . You get a unique link that you can click on that will take you to create your membership account on their site and then you can access the members area to access all the software and materials.
I have already installed MT4 on my own computer to let this run but if you haven't used MT4 ( Metatrader 4) before you can download from here.
EOS Forex EA Bot DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION
Download was easy but remember to adjust a few of the settings if you don't see any trades after 1 or 2 days. I got the instructions through email and there was also a setup and installation video to help me set up the bot on my MT4 software on my computer.
You have to allow autotrading on your MT4 platform which is the giant autotrading button at the top of the menu on MT4.
Your computer needs to be running all the time for this bot to work so I strongly suggest using a VPN to run this bot.
A VPN is having access to a computer via a secure password that exists elsewhere by a hosting company with lots of failsafes for power or crashing. Better still you can run multiple MT4 bots off of this server too. This means you can look at and check this special computer remotely using your phone or computer at any time, but you don't have to worry about keeping your computer on or a power cut.
These often cost less than £20 per month. I recommend the guys at 4xSolutions here .
HOW MANY LICENSES DO YOU GET FOR EOS Forex EA Bot SYSTEM?
I only got one license for one use for this product.
WHAT CURRENCY PAIRS DOES EOS Forex EA Bot SYSTEM TRADE?
This system trades almost any currency pair it can get its hands on….which to be honest is a bit of a worry.
With most Forex systems the particular method or concept that they use to signal a potential trade needs to be fairly specific. A lot of forex pairs 'behave' in different ways, so for example while the exchange rate between the Euro and the US Dollar is the largest market and most stable and predictable you will find that a currency pair like the Euro paired to the Yen is very volatile and can move 60 pips in a matter of seconds. Over the years I have found that the best systems only work on a few pairs at best and usually the higher the timeframe they work on ( 15min, 1hr or 4hr) the better. When I see a ot that trades a large list of currency pairs I'm often cautious.
EUR USD – The exchange rate price between the US Dollar and the Euro. This is the largest trading currency pair in the Forex Market and makes up about a quarter of all Forex Transactions. Its nickname with traders is 'Fibre'.
USD CAD – The exchange rate price between the US Dollar and the Canadian Dollar.
AUD USD – The exchange rate between the Australian Dollar and the US Dollar
EUR JPY – The Exchange rate between the Euro and the Japanese Yen . EUR JPY is nicknamed 'The Beast' because of its volatility so I'm surprised that this pair is included.
USD CHF The exchange rate between the Swiss Frank and the US Dollar
USD JPY The Exchange rate between the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen
The Live MyfxBook account shows an impressive overall 69% win rate but I cant help but notice that this bot has completely flatlined in the last year for profit.
The risk reward ration is hugely unpredictable. Looking through trades I'm seeing small and bigger wins and small and bigger losses. Its almost impossible to tell whether a trade is going to make a huge win or huge loss from looking at the past trades. The most useful thing I can do here now is to run my bot live for a few months and leave the results on this blog and see.
Generally when I see a bot that can potentially make a large loss relative to the potential upswing I'm again very cautious. There is a danger that this system may simply win a lot by having a stop loss that is so far away from entry point that you nearly win every time OR lose a LARGE amount of money not very often. This kind of crowd pleaser tactic works well early on it inevitably digs holes in accounts in the long term.
Most of the trades I have seen have been completed within a few hours so far.
There are some big profit claims on the site.
Whilst i can see 215% return over 3 years there are a couple of things that make me cautious. Firstly there is one huge gain in June 2017 that made 70% gain on the account in one day. This cannot be right. If it is the bot may have accidentally put a huge trade on and got away with it. This trade is massively not in keeping with the rest of the trades. Secondly this bot has clearly flatlined in the last year and looks like it hasn't had its results checked or the system serviced in quite some time.
A pip, short for point in percentage, is a very small measure of change in a currency pair in the forex market. It can be measured in terms of the quote or in terms of the underlying currency. A pip is a standardized unit and is the smallest amount by which a currency quote can change. It is usually $0.0001 for U.S.-dollar related currency pairs, which is more commonly referred to as 1/100th of 1%, or one basis point.
With spread betting platforms like MT4 you can choose how little or how much you trade 'per pip'.
HOW OFTEN DOES EOS Forex EA TRADE ?
Based on the results I would expect an average of about one trade per day, but some days it may not trade at all and others it might be quite busy. Remember the Forex market is closed at the weekends too.
EOS Forex EA ADVANCED FEATURES
Once there is a signal, an alarm sounds on your MT$ platform on your computer and there is a message on your screen detailing all the aspects of the trade from entry point, take profit area and stop loss.
There is also an email alert system so you can get an alert to your phone to let you know when a potential trade set up has occurred. This means you don't have to spend all day sat at your computer.
Its not just the logos or where they are based. All brokers ARE NOT the same. Be wary of brokers that are betting against you and instead ask any broker if they are placing your trade actually 'in the market'. A broker betting against you will want you to lose. They will do anything to make sure you lose in a sneaky way.
A broker that puts your trade in the real market actually doesn't mind if you win or lose. In fact if you think about it the more you win the bigger your account gets and the more your trade size increases and the more they make so in many ways they are actually cheering you along.
Another key component to your Forex robot is the Forex dealer, an IB that you use for your trading. Choosing the appropriate dealer and taking advantage of the various perks and services offered by Forex IB's can be the difference between success and failure with your Forex robot in some cases.
A great way to work with reputable broker while experiencing favorable trading conditions is to trade your robot with a Forex IB. Among other perks, they can reduce your transaction costs by providing you with cash bonuses for every Forex trade you make. For example, if your robot trades 30 lots per month and you are receiving a rebate of $5/lot, you will get $150 for free every month. This adds up to over $1500/yr just for trading. This will both enhance your trading success and help pay for various Forex robots and products that you may want to purchase in the future.
I work with Infinox in the UK as they make it clear that they place your trade in the market and don't bet against you .
MY INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF EOS Forex EA SYSTEM PROFITS
After buying the bot I set this up on an account on my own and let it start trading. You will be able to see the 'forward testing' of this bot from this site now as it trades but I also used the Metatrader 4 backtesting facility to see how this bot would have done in the last year as well.
I will post results here once I've let the bot run for a while.
So that we can easily compare all bots I test I run the accounts with the same starting amount in each and the same risk percentage per trade where that is possible.
My backtesting did not match their results. I will see what the forward testing looks like on this Bot.
Its just too early to tell. Ill update once I've seen it trade for a few months.
Its early days here but for now so I will return here in about a month to post some provisional live results here. Make sure you subscribe so you can get an email update.
Is it worth the £99 price tag? Time will tell.


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Biddinghuizen ice skating rinkDecember 27, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀ 7 °C
My cousin suggests ice skating at the 3km (2 mile) long artificial outdoor skating track at Biddinghuizen. How can I say "no"? I love ice skating and want to catch up with my cousin so, despite the two hour drive each way, we drive across Holland to Velonice at Biddinghuizen.
I've only skated two or three times in my life. Once was on a small rink in the snow in Warsaw last year. Before that I ice skated once or twice on indoor rinks as a child (25+ years ago). But I love the sport – possibly because it's so far removed from sweaty subtropical life as you can get.
We skate three laps of the rink. It's like magic to be outdoors in the near-perpetual sunset that glows yellow around us. The air is crisp. The speed skaters in training zip past in blurs. The children slate better than me. And I get to catch up with my cousin.Read more


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My Story
First, don't judge me by the work desk. I will be the first to admit it is a mess. But being this creative has it's drawbacks. One of them is that I just cannot keep my desk organized. What started as a hobby to manage my anxiety has quickly become a passion. I dream customization and engraving. I can't even walk into a store to grocery shop without looking at everything and wondering "Can I engrave that?" Thank goodness everyone in the house likes bananas, they are a great practice substrate for engraving names into!
Creativity takes courage. - Henri Matisse
I burn things too. Like that one time, I tried to make a 3D whale out of clear acrylic but wanted to use as much of the material board as possible. Needless to say, I got a little too close to the edge. Thankfully I caught the mishap in time and just needed to blow out the flames. When I am not catching materials on fire (seriously, it doesn't happen that often and I do have a fire extinguisher right next to the machine) I am taking ordinary items and turning them into personable keepsakes. Sometimes it as simple as placing a company logo on a stainless steel tumbler. Then there are the really creative projects like the 10-year anniversary box with the cosmic engraving inlaid with powdered aluminum.


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Wow... impressive photo!
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You have a wonderful gallery!
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Stunning image! Congratulations on your finalist award. :)
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Magnificent! Absolutely beautiful.
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truely great photogrphy, maybe to make this even more compositional materpiece, crop the picture in the left corner so you get this diagonal line...maybe?
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Alternative Facts in Genealogy: Finding the truth in my family tree
Those of us who are actively researching our family histories can often feel pressure to make our research match our family stories, legends, and myths. The accepted family story can often be extremely important to a family's identity, and it can be easy to ignore contradictory items that we come across in our research.
A person who has taken it upon themselves to be the family researcher often finds that their role is as much story teller as detective. The stories we tell today, especially with the help of DNA, are helping mold an even more accurate, truthful version of our family history.
How to find the truth in your family tree
I come from a complicated family, as I'm sure many do. On my dad's mother's side of the family, there are verified, well-researched colonial roots. At family gatherings, you can feel a strong sense of pride and belonging. I believe that my relatives are loving and generally welcoming people, but when it comes to my ancestors, I can't know for sure. What I do know for sure is that there was a widespread feeling in the late 1800's and early 1900's that immigrants from certain European countries were unwelcome. They couldn't speak English, ate strange food, had hard to pronounce names, and maybe even took some low paying jobs that the people who were already living here might have preferred to have.
(Hmm…. I could almost be writing this about immigration today! But I digress… back to finding the truth in my family tree…)
My dad's father was the son of a Dutch immigrant father. My Dutch great-grandfather married the daughter of two German immigrants. A nice family of relatively new immigrants! I sometimes wonder what it was like to mix those three cultures, American, German and Dutch. Anyhow, when the child of that new immigrant family married a descendant of those proud colonial families, you can imagine that it could create somewhat of a family identity crisis.
(And then my dad, the child of that family, married my mother, a child from a family that everyone assumed was only full of Eastern European immigrants. The horror!)
My sisters and I were sort of raised as thinking we were "Dutch", and obviously heard lots about our grandmother's colonial families. My immediate family's "family story" ignored my great-grandmother's German/Polish roots, and my mother's own close Eastern European ties. So when I started really trying to learn about each and every one of my ancestors to the best of my ability, it was easy to spot times when certain information was overlooked in favor of information that fit a narrative that people wanted to be true.
DNA can help you find your family tree's truth
DNA testing has been a huge part of helping me figure out which paper trail I should follow and helping me discover some of the "alternative facts" that have been preferred over the generations. I realize that people who came before we were doing the best that they can, and sometimes even what they thought was right at the time. My job, however, is to try to make sure that our family history is as accurate as possible.
If you haven't done a DNA test yet, and you are interested in doing one for this purpose, you might be interested in my post about how DNA testing can help verify your family tree.
One of the items of disagreement in my grandfather's Dutch and German family tree is the birthplace of two of his great-grandparents. There are many family trees online, and many records in the state where they lived, and all of them show one of two possible places of birth. One is in Alsace-Lorraine, France, a territory that was occupied by Germany, and is now French (my understanding is that it was a traditionally French area). The other place of birth shown on other documents is way up in northern Germany near the Baltic Sea, in Pomerania. Pomerania is a place that was actually divided between Germany and Poland.
Would you be surprised if I told you that almost everyone who has my grandfather's great-grandparents in their tree, when faced between choosing Alsace-Lorraine, France and place that is terrifyingly close to Poland (or maybe even IN Poland!) went with France? Just because people would have preferred that their ancestor be born in France doesn't make it true.
So what is true?
I have found ship manifests that show that my ancestor traveled from his hometown to Swinemunde, Germany (now Świnoujście , Poland) to Christiansand, Norway, with the final destination being New York City in the 1870s. While I have seen people travel far to get to a port to come to the US, it makes absolutely no sense that someone who is a short train ride from Paris, an international travel hub, go all the way to what is now Poland, and then to Norway, in order to get to New York City.
The other evidence that I have that supports the idea that these particular ancestors were born either in Poland, or in a area very near Poland comes from my great-uncle's DNA results. He doesn't have many close cousin matches, but among some of the closest (perhaps at a 4th cousin level), they are POLISH. Additionally, he shows a solid, while smallish, percentage of Eastern European DNA. It's true that many people in Germany show Eastern European DNA, it was just another little bit of evidence in my favor.
While I still have a lot of research to do in order to be able to "prove" (as if such a thing could actually be done) my hypothesis, this revelation moved me to want to write this post, to help encourage you, my fellow family tree historians, to ignore those "alternative facts" you might find. As convenient as it might be to go along with what your family wants and knows to be true, you must never cease in your own personal quest to document your family story as you find truthful.
Update: My dad's 23andMe results showed his Polish roots – right there in plain English!
What should we do if we uncover a family secret through our genealogy research?
This is a tough question. In the example that I gave above from my own family tree, the ancestors in question are so far back that I don't think that it will hurt anyone much to know that their data was wrong. And certainly, as a country I think we have moved past the idea that coming from an Eastern European country is somehow "inferior" (pro tip: it never was/is a bad thing to come from anywhere).
There was some discussion in my mother's family that one of her mother's brothers was a half-sibling. Not all of my grandmother's siblings knew of this information. To be honest, I never really accepted it as fact. I'm more of a DNA person, so I said that unless that brother had a child who did a DNA test, we could never, ever be sure that he was a half-sibling to my grandmother. As far as my mother ever knew, he never married, and died young and childless.
Imagine my surprise when a new DNA match showed up on my mom's ancestry account. According to this new match's tree, she is a first cousin once-removed to my mother, meaning that this person's parents and my mother share the same grandparents. But Ancestry places them in a 3rd cousin category – they only share 178 centimorgans. My mother's claim was true. My grandmother's brother was a half-sibling, since there is no way that my mother would share such a low amount of DNA with the child of a full first cousin.
What will I do with this information? With the information that these relatives have, they are equally as capable of coming to the same conclusion. And so, I have decided to let sleeping dogs lie, as they say. If they are ever curious and ask, I will share what information I have.
The point is that we are seekers and guardians of the truth, and we need to be wise in when, if, and how we decide to present it to our families.
DNA can help you find the "real" truth of your family's roots
Why not take a DNA test to see what you learn? Will it match your family stories? You can get your test(s) from any of the companies that I recommend below.
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I have more little items of interest like the one above, where I can't tell where the truth and the alternative facts begin. Have you ever found "facts" like those in your family story? Were you challenged by your family members when you presented your information? I would love to hear your story.
Thanks for stopping by!