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|Great Balkan War
|Total: 850,000
|Total: 350,000
|Casualties and losses
(includes genocide casualties)
The Great Balkan War as it is coloquialy known was the post World War I aftermath of the Balkan/Eastern Front which saw Bulgaria for the most part take part in the unrestricted killing of nearly 3.5 million people of its newly conquered territories as well as the displacing of roughly 1.5 million more. It is widely considered a Genocide by modern standards and remains widely criticised as one of the worst genocides of the many which occurred in the 20th century due to its extremely brutal massacre tactics, forced marches, displacement in favor of Bulgarian settlers, and a fabricated famine.
The starting time period is February of 1919, The Bulgarian authorities rounded up, arrested, and deported thousands of Greeks, Serbians, Hungarians, and Romanians, the majority of whom were eventually murdered. The genocide was carried out after World War I and implemented in two phases: the wholesale killing of the able-bodied male population through massacre and subjection to army conscripts into forced labour, followed by the deportation of women, children, the elderly and infirm on death marches leading to the the border with Ukraine where usually they would settle into the local populations or die due to the ongoing Russian Civil war.
The Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars (Turkish: Balkan Savaşları, literally "the Balkan Wars" or Balkan Faciası, meaning "the Balkan Tragedy") consisted of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913. Four Balkan states defeated the Ottoman Empire in the first war; one of the four, Bulgaria, suffered defeat in the second war. The Ottoman Empire lost the bulk of its territory in Europe. Austria-Hungary, although not a combatant, became relatively weaker as a much enlarged Serbia pushed for union of the South Slavic peoples. The war set the stage for the Balkan crisis of 1914 and thus served as a "prelude to the First World War".
The First Balkan War broke out when the Balkan League member states attacked the Ottoman Empire on 8 October 1912 and ended seven months later with the signing of the Treaty of London on 30 May 1913. The Second Balkan War broke out on 16 June 1913. Both Serbia and Greece, utilizing the argument that the war had been prolonged, repudiated important particulars of the pre-war treaty and retained occupation of all the conquered districts in their possession which were to be divided according to specific predefined boundaries. Seeing the treaty as trampled, Bulgaria was dissatisfied over the division of the spoils in Macedonia (made in secret by its former allies, Serbia and Greece) and commenced military action against them. The more numerous combined Serbian and Greek armies repelled the Bulgarian offensive and counter-attacked into Bulgaria. Romania, who having taken no part in the conflict, had intact armies to strike with, invaded Bulgaria from the north in violation of a peace treaty between the two states. The Ottoman Empire also attacked Bulgaria and advanced in Thrace regaining Adrianople. In the resulting Treaty of Bucharest, Bulgaria lost most of the territories it had gained in the First Balkan War in addition to being forced to cede the ex-Ottoman south-third of Dobroudja province to Romania.
The Greater Bulgarian Dream
For the majority of the existence of any Bulgar state the various tsars have been under the impression to become the dominant state in the Balkans. With a large amount of ethnic Bulgarians remaining outside the borders of nearly every Bulgar state the various iterations of the Tsardom were in every mind to unify the Bulgarian peoples across the broad array of territory they were spread across. By the time of the modern Bulgarian state, however, they were by far the most powerful Balkan state, having a large army, a relatively modern military, and when under the right position was economically the strongest. However, with failings during the Second Balkan War, the Bulgarians eventually were forced to align with the Central Powers during the First World War in order to try and regain and expand Bulgarian territory overall
The Bulgarians having performed more than amiably during the First World War, was one of the only nations left standing on its own two feet following the war. With the de facto peace in February of 1919 the Bulgarians saw their final opportunity and took it re-opening hostilities on the Serbians, Greeks, and Romanians. With the Austro-Hungarian empire collapsing, the German Empire fighting the reconstituted Polish state, and the Russian Empire imploding in a civil war, The only powers with any power left to stop the Bulgarians were the United Kingdom, and the United States both of which declined to intervene on the balkans behalf. This began the major chain of events which caused the events which are more officially known as the Great Balkan Genocide which saw the permanent establishment of Bulgaria as the dominant power in the Balkans.
The Great Balkan Genocide
Initial Actions
The first few actions of the "war" were most notably the confiscation of property, and the various arrests of prominent members of the Serbian, Greek, and Romanian populations. This overall wasn't where many of the ethnics began to understand what was happening, but this came much later after the fateful Massacre at Bucharest, With Romania essentially ceasing to exist as an independent state due to the war, with joint Bulgar, Austro-Hungarian occupation taking place, with the collapse of Austria-Hungary in early march of 1919 left a vacuum which saw a Romanian Home Army develop with which they were intending to reclaim their homeland from the Bulgarians. This led to Romanian uprisings in Bucharest and in the countryside which saw the Bulgarian army deployed to handle the situation. However, the Bulgar forces were denied entry into Bucharest and even saw civilian attacks on their military forces as they tried to gain entry a second time. With the Romanian Home Army managing to secure enough supplies for a move on their capital, the Bulgarian army took drastic measures.
With no defenses besides the local police forces, Bucharest was fired upon by artillery, and then had a major Bulgarian force march into the city. The immediate casualties in Romania's largest city exceeded 100,000 as indiscriminate killings occurred all across the city. The Romanian Home Army unwilling to see their populations killed anymore blindly rushed to the defense of their capital, their relatively new leaders, with their more prominent leaders either being imprisoned or not willing to join the army, were unable to fight the much more battle hardened and well equipped Bulgarian Army. With upwards of 300,000 troops the Bulgarian army wiped out the Romanian Home Army in the Battle of Bucharest which saw their force of roughly 120,000 (relatively big for such a revolutionary army) absolutely wiped out. Only 6000 men survived from the home army as the Bulgarians obliterated the force taking no prisoners.
Word of the massacre in Romania traveled quickly as more militias began to form to counter the Bulgarian movements. However, the newly coalescing Hungarian nation in the Carpathian Basin was more than willing to commit to preventing the Romanians and Serbs from rising up, offered to employ a mutual agreement to help each other when it came to these respective forces. This joint agreement was one of the best things which occurred for both nations as their mutual assistance to each other was effectively balanced to prevent either the Serb or new Romanian militias from ever gaining enough time to re-form into a legitimate fighting force.
While the Hungarians were more focused on Croatia, Transylvania, and the other Carpathian States, the Bulgarians embarked on a massive attack on Serbia in 1921. The Serbian military remnants which had reformed to combat the Hungarians and Bulgarians made their main final stand in 1923 at Belgrade which Bulgaria had every intention of Seizing. The Serbians were unable to hold off the Bulgarian army and following the Battle of Belgrade the Serbian residents which remained were systematically deported to the rump Serbian State or murdered outright in Cold blood
Settlement and permanent claim
With a clear majority of the Balkan resistance movements defeated, albeit in a relatively close engagements with the Greeks in Macedonia, the Bulgarians embarked on their second rather haphazard phase. Many towns and cities were starved out of food and other essentials, Some of the more independent and foolhardy citizens, mostly Romanians, were outright killed by the Bulgarian military. In one glaring instance the majority of its remaining population, roughly 150,000, was marched to the border with Ukraine and a good part of the population was plainly murdered until they started to run into Ukraine. To this day, there remains nearly two million ethnic Romanians within the modern USSR as a result of the various marches and eventually mass flight.
In Serbia and Greece the Bulgarian forces had undergone the same events, however, with a much clearer path. Belgrade had seed major rebuilding and resettlement by Bulgarians, and the Serbian and Greek populations of these new areas given the option of leaving to what was left of their respective homelands. This offer was widely accepted and roughly 1.5 million Serbians and Greeks left for the remnants of their countries. By 1925 the Bulgarian Tsardom proclaimed the Third Bulgarian Empire and secured a major investment and trade agreement with the United States. The estimated death toll of the Balkan Genocide is roughly 3.5 million, with 1.5 million people having left on the Bulgarian agreement. An unknown number of the various ethnicities also left undocumented from the area with multiple Serbian, Romanian and Greek communities having sprung up in many of the surrounding nations in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Poland in particular saw large signs of Romanian and Serbian communities which popped up following the Genocide.
The Bulgarian population by this point was roughly 6.4 million and growing rapidly with many ethnic bulgarians being re-incorporated into the Empire following the Great War and a major baby boom underway as well. The now vacated land was outright seized by the State and great care was undertaken to settle much of the new territory with Ethnic Bulgarians. This also led however to a pseudo form of slavery as many Serbs, Greeks, and Romanians were put under the command or service of Bulgarians. Its estimated roughly 2 million of differing ethnicities remained within the new Greater Bulgarian state but due to these ethnicities also being different from each other only isolated lower class revolts which were put down in quick succession.


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This open storage side table is one of many that can be made from our Ciao Collection tops and various style bases. Hand-made with dovetail joinery, this solid Teak 18" Ciao Box rests on top of 15" Teak Reef legs.
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Leah Reed Foster, University of Georgia '15, is a college rep for American Made Dorm. She wrote today's column. Heading off to college can be a scary thing. You leave behind your friends and family and are thrown into a new environment. Even worse, you're forced to share a shoebox with a potential stranger. And how are you supposed to make this concrete box feel like something you can call home? Well, I found that making my dorm room cozy and comfortable helped me to help me cope with all of these new changes. Here are a few tips to help make your dorm room feel like home:
- Pick bedding fabrics and colors you love. I know this sounds a little self-explanatory, but the fabric you choose sets the tone for the whole room. You can choose to go with muted colors for a more serene feel, or pick vibrant colors and make your room bright and fun. Which ever route you choose, make sure you absolutely love it!
- You don't have to match your roommate. I know a lot of girls feel like they have to select matching comforters or duvet covers. However, you can each show your own personality while still color-coordinating. One of you may select a fun print, and the other may select a solid to compliment the pattern.
- Curtains and Rugs make all the difference. When I walked into my dorm room for the first time, I was appalled that someone expected me to live in a cement block. However, adding curtains and a rug really warmed up the space. The fabric provides a contrast and softens harshness of the floor and walls. It also can add a pop of color to break up the beige walls and floor. Curtains also help block out that early morning sun on Saturday mornings!
- Pictures…lots and lots of pictures. Pictures remind you family and friends from home. Soon you'll be adding new pictures of friends whom you meet at school that become like family.


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Farmers consider rates boycott
Farmers in the Moorabool Shire are considering not paying their rates when the notices arrive next month.
Geoff Fisken is a farmer from Yendon, south-east of Ballarat.
He says a valuation of properties in the shire last year resulted in some farm rates increasing by 120 per cent.
Mr Fisken says he could barely afford the $16,000 rate increase he paid last year and is dreading this year's bill.
"It's got to be about fairness here, I mean, I think we were paying our fair share, our fair amount, as far as individuals we were contributing to the shire before, and to get whacked around the ears with a 100 per cent [increase], whether you say it's valuations or not, I don't think that that's an excuse," he said.
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Starting July 1, Microsoft UK is substantially raising the prices the company will be charging its UK business customers for software and services. "Microsoft has revealed that it will increase volume licencing prices in the UK by an average of 29 percent to adjust for the 'sustained currency differences between European countries'," Computerworld reports.
Microsoft alerted partners in early 2012 that there would be "significant" price increases coming to Volume Licensing in the UK starting July 1.
Why has Microsoft done this? It's to bring the UK into line with the Euro pricing seen throughout EU/EFTA as up to now the UK has been up to 30 percent cheaper than mainland Europe for no real reason other than currency fluctuation.
Many partners were been preparing their clients for "up to 30%." Recently, partners received the final word from Microsoft:
- Enterprise Agreements = 25.7% increase
- Select/Select Plus = 24.6% increase
- Office 365 = 21% increase*
- Open Value/ISV/SPLA = 33.5% increase
- Open = 7.5% increase
*This will all but wipe out the Office 365 price drop we saw earlier in the year.
These are huge increases. There's no doubt about it. An £80,000 order now will be £100,000 in 7 or so weeks!
According to a Microsoft spokesperson the changes will not apply to Windows, Office, or other products sold to consumers through retailers or on pre-installed PCs. Academic on-premise pricing will continue to be heavily discounted, and the public sector will remain unaffected. However, Microsoft confirmed that it could not rule out future increases, as it will continue to monitor currency movements and may make further adjustments if there are large fluctuations.
In other news, Cumulative Update 6 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 is available. Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 resolves the following issues:
- RMS promotion fails if NetworkName and PrincipalNames are not in sync for agents.
- UI is limited to only 100 MB for the Memory Usage field in the wizard.
- Additional OIDs in auth certificate are not processed correctly.
- AEM creates duplicate computer objects in OpsMgr based on Agents NetBIOS name.
- Cannot open reporting pane on OpsMgr 2007 R2 remote console.
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It was bromance all the way at the special screening of Homi Adjania's latest film 'Finding Fanny'.
Arjun and Ranveer in a naughty mood. Pics/Satyajit Desai
Deepika Padukone looked ravishing in a peach sari
Gauri Shinde, Homi Adajania and R Balki
Amitabh Bachchan greets the team of the film
Sunil and Krishika Lulla
Shruti Seth with husband, Danish Aslam
Ken Ghosh
Neha Dhupia
Imran Khan
Goldie Behl
Aarti and Kailash Surendranath
At the red carpet event, Dippy's rumoured beau Ranveer Singh was — as expected — at his wacky best and struck some funny poses, much to the delight of the lensmen.


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Public pensions and return migration
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In a median-voter framework with pensions and immigration we show that too few unskilled immigrants are allowed into the country because the unskilled native median voter is concerned with negative effects on his wage. He does not consider the positive effects to other groups in society. When return migration is allowed for, the median voter is more willing to accept immigration because he can shift some of the burden to future generations.


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Broke Three Extruders--Including A Makin's!
Decorating By tguegirl Updated 30 Jun 2010 , 3:18am by tguegirl
I love the extruders but I'm at my wit's end. I've broken two cheap little extruders (simply by trying to use them....fondant is impossible to get through a cheap extruder!) and finally got the green Makin's that everyone loves. I was trying to use it with mmf that got relatively hard. I had put it in the microwave but less than 10 seconds later, it cooled off and got hard again. Five minutes later, my friend broke the Makin's! From now on, I will never use mmf in an extruder again--the Satin Ice went through much better because it stayed soft.
I was just wondering--what extruder should I buy for the future? I contacted Makins, who recommended that I buy the stainless steel Makins extruder instead of the green aluminum one. Has anyone tried this one? Does anyone know of an extruder that I won't break and that will actually work?
You need to add some crisco to your fondant to make it a little softer so it will extrude better. I use the green Makins on both fondant/gumpaste and clay which is much harder with no problems, as long as what I'm running through it is the right consistancy. Still trying to figure out how you broke them??? Do you mean you bent the aluminum discs???
yes, the stainless steel Makin's is the cheaper one & when I first tried to use it I thought it was a complete piece of junk, there was absolutely no way I could squeeze fondant through it. Then I saw a post with a tip to just rub some shortening on the fondant you're putting into the extruder so I tried it & it totally worked! I made some hair with the disc with little holes, and a rope border with the disc with one larger hole. HTH!
I added lots of shortening to the fondant. However, the marshmallow fondant I make doesn't stay soft for very long after you heat it and within a matter of seconds becomes too hard to force through. The Makins was broken by a friend of mine who didn't know better and tried to force the fondant through regardless. When I found the extruder, the end would not screw on because part of the metal end broke off. As for the cheap ones, they just didn't work at all. I think I only broke one of those--the other one was just as good as broken because I couldn't use it because the fondant wouldn't push through.
dang- my husband is notorius for breaking stuff ( he is a big guy and pretty strong.. ), and he loves doing all my extruder work. I have the green aluminum.. is the SS one bigger?
I think the SS one is the same size but Makins told me it's supposed to be stronger. It was more expensive too. Mbark, did you find the SS for cheaper than the green one? I'm finding the SS for $25 more than the green one.
Here it is: http://www.riogrande.com/MemberArea/ProductPage.aspx?assetname=111575&page=GRID&category|cat_194|4856=Extruders
This is the stainless steel extruder they were recommending:
It looks heavy duty, but to me, the barrel looks pretty short
hmm, mine must be plain metal then. the one I have you have to push the top part down, it doesn't twist. I don't make/use MMF, I use Wilton or SI
Blakescakes, you're right! The green one is 6.5 inches long, the SS is only 4 inches. I guess I should stick with the green, use plenty of shortening with commercial fondant and avoid the mmf at all costs!
Oh I am sold on twisting, cause I cant pipe to save mylife, my hands cramp up too easy, and start getting arthritic so I cant hold constant pressure.
Iswear I am going to invent an extruder that holds more than the makins one.. LOL
I've already been looking at my mag flashlight, its threaded on both ends.. and getting the welding done will be no problem, hubby can do that, I just haveto get the exact size needed to make the plunger out of.
I have the green Makins extruder and put MMF through it all the time. You have to knead some shortening into the MMF, you want it softer than you would for covering a cake. If you have to microwave it to work with it, then you should be adding more water when you make it, it shouldn't be that hard.
Would this one be overkill?
I am just thinking that if I add up all the money from the cheap extruders I bought, I could've bought this one!
Would this one be overkill?
I am just thinking that if I add up all the money from the cheap extruders I bought, I could've bought this one!
That's the one I have and I think Jennifer Dontz uses the same one.
Texas_Rose--I did put shortening in it, but it didn't seem to help too much. I usually need to microwave my mmf before I roll it out. I do add a couple of tablespoons of water to it. I find that if I add too much water (enough so that I don't have to microwave it at all), it tends to tear too easily.
tiggy--what do you think of it?
I still add a little shortening to my fondant but it holsds so much more then the little ones.
There are quite a few larger extruders that work quite well if you want to spend the money for them. Most do work quite well if you need to work a large amount at a time.
I spray a little cooking spray thru the barrel of my extruder and the fondant slides right through.
Don't microwave your marshmallow fondant. That's what is making it so hard. To experiment, put a regular marshmallow in the microwave. Let it cool completely then try to take a bite from it. It will probably turn really hard. I first found this out from nuking some peeps.
Same thing happens to bagels.
Instead, try softening a tiny amount by kneading it with some shortening. It may take a bit longer than usual, but the warmth of your hands will help soften it.
Hopefully you will find a method that works well for you.
im using the green Makins one with MMF.. i just have to keep microwaving it and it works fine.. if the fondant cooled down i just take it out and microwave it again. adding shortning wont work cause the fondant will come out cracking from the extruder.
i have not tried adding water though it might work..
Thanks Barbaranne and Nusi! I'll experiment.


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Underneath the creepy makeup, wig and red nose clowns are people, just like us. Recently, a Tornoto-based clown named "Doo Doo" reminded us of that fact when he turned off his silly persona and saved two women from an attempted sexual assault.
Doo Doo the Clown honoured for bravery after intervening in assault on women https://t.co/0eey9t53P2 pic.twitter.com/D3m9OPAiaa — CBC News (@CBCNews)
November 24, 2015
Shane Farberman — Doo Doo's real name — was reportedly driving through the city with two colleagues when he saw a man jumping up and down on a car. Upon observing the man's strange behavior, Farberman called 911 and followed the man to his car.
As he trailed him, Farberman saw the man take a swipe at two women walking in the opposite direction. "They started walking a little quicker. They obviously knew something was up. And the guy turns around and starts chasing them," he reportedly told The Toronto Star.
Read More: NAACP Wants Obama Masked Rodeo Clown Arrested
He didn't hesitate to intervene, in his clown get-up and all. He reportedly screamed at the women to get into his car.
After a bit of hesitation, the women hopped into Farberman's black Hummer joining the two other clowns in the backseat. The man who was attempting the assault went after them, but authorities arrived to detain him as he was attacking the vehicle.
Farberman received a celebratory scroll honoring his bravery along with praising remarks from City Councilman Norm Kelly. "You give an additional definition to the word clown. You weren't clowning around. You were acting decisively and bravely," Kelly reportedly said.
.@DooDoo_TheClown the clown recognized after heroic rescue, via @sachgau https://t.co/Z64UHzkwbR pic.twitter.com/C0dgR23jZW — TorontoStar (@TorontoStar)
November 24, 2015
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Bruton is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Brue along the A359 between Frome and Yeovil. It is seven miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, ten miles northwest of Gillingham and twelve miles south-west of Frome in the South Somerset District. The town had a population of 2,907 in the UK census of 2011. The parish includes the hamlets of Wyke Champflower and Redlynch.
Bruton station is situated on the Great Western Main Line (often referred to as the Berks and Hants route) between Westbury and Taunton although the stretch between Westbury and Castle Cary is also part of the Heart of Wessex line and is only served by rail services between Bristol and Weymouth.
Bruton has a museum dedicated to the display of items from Bruton's past from the Jurassic geology right up to the present day. The museum houses a table used by the author John Steinbeck to write on during his six-month stay in Bruton.
The River Brue has a long history of flooding in Bruton. In 1768 the river rose very rapidly and destroyed a stone bridge. On the 28 June 1917, 242.8 mm of rain fell in 24 hours at Bruton, leaving a water mark on one pub twenty feet above the normal level of the river. In 1984 a protective dam was built 1 km upstream from the town.
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Dancing is considered to be a talent, more than it being called as a hobby. There are some people who are gifted with this talent since their birth, while the others are the one who develop interest in this art from when they grow up. There are also a group of people who have a liking towards this art form but they require some trainer who can make them excel in dance. Professional training in this art form is a must for you to take in order to sharpen your dancing skills and make it even better.
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If you get enrolled in any of the dance classes in your area, it can give you the assurance that you will be provided with proper professional training in this art form. There may be many classes in your locality providing you these dance lessons, but you need to choose the best one. You can select the school which you like the most and then learn a dance form about which you are really passionate about. All the schools have professional dancers or specialists who have the responsibility of teaching you to dance.
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The Nyeman R-10 (KhAI-5) was a Soviet reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft, designed in the mid 1930s in the Kharkiv Aviation Institute, under the direction of Iosif Grigorevich Nyeman. The first prototype of the plane, with a factory designation KhAI-5, flew in June 1936. Despite a lower performance, the aircraft won a contest against another reconnaissance plane design, the Kotcherigin R-9, and was accepted for a production with the military designation R-10. The aircraft entered service in the Soviet Air Force in 1937, replacing some Polikarpov R-5s. R-10s were first used in combat in the Soviet-Japanese Battle of Khalkhin Gol in 1939. Then, they were used in the initial stage of the World War II, starting with use against Poland in the Invasion of Poland (without combat encounters) and against Finland in the Winter War (1939–1940). R-10s were next used in the first period of the German-Soviet war, following the German attack on June 22, 1941. By this time, they were outdated and suffered heavy losses. Profile: World War 2 Drawings http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/2-Airplanes/Airplanes.htm Info: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkov_KhAI-5
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Choice-Based Conjoint, also often called Discrete Choice Experimentation, is a powerful research and management tool that allow us to understand and predict people's preferences. Whether it is a manager wanting to predict product preferences, a health researcher wanting to explore the treatment preferences of patients, or a transport engineer examining people's choices of public transport this tool can provide the insight needed.
This course starts with an introduction to the capabilities and applications of Choice Based Conjoint that is suitable for all audiences. It explains the basic requirements of a CBC research project, and details the outputs that can be obtained. The course then continues on to more advanced topics where you will get training and hands on experience developing and running a CBC project. This includes design, data collection, analysis and reporting of results.
This course is suitable for managers, marketing/business researchers, and academic researchers interested in building an understanding of CBC.
If you are a PhD student I am happy to provide a discounted rate for this course. Please contact me through the Udemy messaging service. Provide your university email address, your name, and a link to your supervisor's profile on your university website.
如果你是一個博士研究生,我們很高興為你提供折扣。請通過Udemy與我聯繫, 提供您的大學電子郵件地址,名字,大學網站及鏈接到你上司的個人資料。
This version of the course includes Chinese language support, with all materials translated from English to Chinese.
Welcome and Introduction to the course.
The Chinese language version of the slides can be found in the downloads section
00:00 - Caption instruction (turn on subtitles)
00:02 - Title
00:12 - Welcome
01:05 - The lesson
02:13 - What you should come away with
An overview of how you can best learn Choice Based Conjoint.
The Chinese language version of the slides can be found in the downloads section
00:00 - Caption instruction (turn on subtitles)
00:02 - Title
00:25 - This course's learning approach
01:15 - Understanding learning style
02:11 - Your learning objective
Explains how 'utility' is the basis of choice based conjoint.
The Chinese language version of the slides can be found in the downloads section
00:00 - Title
00:14 - Conjoint and utility
00:49 - Utility as a dependant variable
02:43 - (Academic) utility - Random Utility Theory
03:40 - What utility does....
04:44 - Conjoint is about measuring utility
Describes the different ways to measure utility, highlighting why measuring using 'Choice' offers the biggest advantages.
The Chinese language version of the slides can be found in the downloads section
00:00 - Title
00:10 - Utility recap
00:33 - The different ways to measure utility
02:16 - Rating scale measurement
03:48 - Ranking based conjoint measurement
06:00 - Choice based conjoint measurement
07:55 - A side note on combined measurement
The adaptive conjoint link from the last slide in the lecture:
Explains each of the elements of a Choice Based Conjoint experiment.
The Chinese language version of the slides can be found in the downloads section
00:00 - Caption instruction (turn on subtitles)
00:02 - Title
00:23 - Experiencing a survey
00:47 - An 'Alternative'
01:02 - An 'Attribute'
01:26 - An 'Attribute level'
02:42 - 'Choice sets'
03:23 - The whole Choice Based Conjoint
Provides examples of what Choice Based Conjoint can be used for.
The Chinese language version of the slides can be found in the downloads section
00:00 - Title
00:31 - What problems does CBC solve?
01:37 - Some examples
02:02 - Cost management in health example
04:53 - Brand equity measurement example
07:07 - Product design example
An example of how a Choice Based Conjoint study is developed, run, and analysed.
The Chinese language version of the slides can be found in the downloads section
00:00 - Title
00:36 - Digital camera context
00:59 - Target features to investigate
02:03 - Designing the experiment
02:59 - The survey
03:41 - The data collected
04:34 - Analysing the data
05:36 - The regression output
06:54 - The results
07:56 - Using the results
Explains the three main types of experimental design.
00:00 - Title
00:30 - The challenge of design
01:23 - The purpose of design
02:01 - The types of design
03:19 - Alternative design
05:23 - Choice set design
07:55 - Information/context design
09:43 - The reality of design
10:36 - The benefits of design
Explains how to use factorial designs to generate the alternatives in the Choice Based Conjoint experiment.
00:00 - Title
00:13 - Alternative design
00:43 - Factorials (definition)
02:01 - Full factorial (creation)
05:43 - Full factorial (size and interactions)
07:20 - Fractional factorials (definitions)
10:10 - Fractional factorials (creation)
15:56 - Fractional factorials (correlation test)
19:02 - Factorial designs recap
Note: I explain one mechanism here to create fractional factorial designs. There are other ways of generating fractionals that can produce different results. With further study in this area you can start to learn these different ways and anticipate when one design method may offer advantages over another.
A website that examines different ways to automate the creation of factorial designs:
A good overview of fractional factorials can be found here:
Explains how to create and Orthogonal Main Effects Plan (OMEP) to generate the alternatives in your CBC.
00:00 - Title
00:13 - OMEPs
01:33 - Advanced OMEPs
02:34 - Generating OMEPs in SPSS
If you need any help with creating an OMEP in SPSS this help website can talk you through. It also provides sample coding:
Introduces an alterantive to orthogonal designs (Full/Fractional factorials and OMEPs); natural designs.
00:00 - Title
00:10 - Orthogonal designs
00:45 - Natural designs
01:26 - Some effects to design in...
04:17 - Natural designs (conclusion)
Explains how to construct a choice set using a random design.
00:00 - Title
00:13 - Choice set design
00:38 - Random design generation
08:24 - The quality of random design
Details how to use a combinatorial design to create choice sets.
00:00 - Title
00:04 - Combinatorial Designs
01:33 - Generating them in Excel
03:59 - Generating them online
06:53 - Design Quality
Explains how to construct choice sets using BIBDs, and highlights other potential designs available.
00:00 - Title
00:07 - BIBDs
01:04 - BIBD generation
02:27 - Design quality
03:31 - Other block designs
I have attached an Excel file containing some BIBDs to help you start building your library of designs.
Details the main issues to consider when choosing how to present your choice sets to participants (the survey layout).
00:00 - Title
00:13 - Survey layout
00:51 - Classic matrix
01:29 - Shop layout
02:29 - Horizontal vs vertical
03:25 - Text vs visual
03:44 - Interaction
04:06 - Choice set layout
Gives some helpful hints and tips about how to give instructions in your survey that will improve your data quality.
00:00 - Title
00:08 - Instructions
00:27 - Survey instructions
03:21 - Choice set instructions
Introduces some of the software packages that can be used to design your CBC experiment.
00:00 - Title
00:36 - Packages: Advanced and DIY
01:23 - Advanced: Confirmit
03:01 - DIY: SurveyGizmo and similar
04:44 - A look at SurveyGizmo
SurveyGizmo: http://www.surveygizmo.com/
Confirmit: http://www.confirmit.com/
Introduces some of the major issues to consider when choosing an analysis approach for your CBC project.
00:00 - Title
00:34 - Analysis = Discrete DV models
01:45 - Why are there different models?
05:24 - Discrete DV models
06:54 - The link to design
07:39 - Software
Stata: www.stata.com
Regression Models for Categorical Dependent Variables Using Stata, 2nd Edition, by J. Scott Long and Jeremy Freese
Provides an overview of the main analysis methods available to CBC researchers.
00:00 - Title
00:18 - What is simple?
01:07 - Linear regression
03:27 - Linear probability models
05:41 - Logit and probit
07:40 - (Conditional) Multinomial logit model
09:54 - Many more
Gives a top line overview of some of the more elaborate analysis methods available to CBC researchers.
00:00 - Title
00:30 - What is complex?
01:19 - The big three
02:11 - Mother logit
03:49 - Latent class
05:32 - Bayesian estimation
06:40 - A warning
For a technical introduction to some of the more complex analysis methods try this website:
Gives the background to the research problem being addressed in this example of regression analysis.
00:00 - Title
00:13 - Research background
00:43 - Keeping it simple
01:20 - Alternatives
01:41 - Experimental design
02:48 - The data
Describes the way to structure the data in Excel so that the analysis can be completed.
00:00 - Title
00:05 - The survey data
00:33 - What it needs to look like
01:56 - Excel
Gives step by step instructions on how to run the regression in Excel.
00:00 - Title
00:13 - MS Excel
Gives an overview of how to interpret the regression model to be able to predict choice frequency.
00:00 - Title
00:58 - Summary
04:30 - Coefficients
05:55 - Regression equation
Explains how to calculate the choice probabilities for the alternatives that you are interested in. These choice probabilities are analogous to market shares and let you predict the market.
00:00 - Title
00:11 - Using the regression equation
00:30 - Calculating the choice probabilities in Excel
Introduces the conditional Multinomial Logit (cMNL)model for analysing CBC data. Gives you some background on the data we will be using for this exercise.
00:00 - Title
01:03 - Research background
01:40 - Keeping it simple
02:12 - Alternatives
02:37 - Experimental design
03:51 - The data
Describes how to prepare the data set so you can run the cMNL analysis. This is a very important stage as most of the difficulty with this analysis is in the data setup.
00:00 - Title
00:18 - The survey data
01:17 - What the data set needs
02:02 - The data in Excel
The xls and SPSS files are in the download materials.
Gives step by step instructions on how to run the analysis in SPSS. A written version of these instructions can be found in word file attached to the "Brief Overview" lecture at the start of this section.
00:00 - Title
00:08 - Analysing in SPSS
Goes through each of the major elements of the output of the analysis and explains how to interpet them meaningfully.
00:00 - Title
00:25 - Case processing summary
01:13 - Stratum status
02:01 - Omnibus tests
02:58 - McFadden's R-square
05:10 - Variables in the equation
07:30 - Regression equation
Explains how to use the results to calculate choice probabilities, which are generally much more meaningful for decision makers.
00:00 - Title
00:12 - Using the regression equation
00:41 - Calculating in Excel
Decision Support System help decision makers make sense of results and can be a great way to add value to a CBC project. This lecture explains the basic elements of a DSS.
00:00 - Title
00:11 - Definition
01:07 - Aims
02:44 - Reasons for having one
Talks through a simple example of a DSS. The sky is the limit with how elaborate you wish to make a DSS, but even the most simple one can make a lot of difference when helping a decision maker understand CBC results.
00:00 - Title
00:10 - The example
Lists some of the resources available to help you move into more advanced forms of CBC.
00:00 - Title
00:12 - The challenges
01:31 - What you know
02:03 - Experimental design
02:49 - Analysis methods
04:08 - Presentation of results
05:21 - State of the art
06:02 - Hunt around and build your resources
Provides the details of some of the key supplies in the industry that can help you with your CBC projects.
00:00 - Title
00:21 - Survey software
01:04 - Panel providers
05:30 - Data analysis
06:10 - Complete solutions
As a heads up the Centre for the Study of Choice (CenSoC) has now moved and is called the Institute for Choice. You can find their details here:
I obtained my PhD in Marketing several years ago, having specialised in studying advanced research methods for understanding consumer purchase decisions and word of mouth behavior. Since then I have worked as an Assistant Professor at several universities around the world running various industry and academic research projects.
I have taught advanced research methods in an industry setting and also to both undergraduate and postgraduate students at universities.
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Getting to Long Island is as simple as flying into Hamilton Island Airport and taking a 30 minute transfer with Cruise Whitsundays to the Island (Breakfree Long Island Resort).
The closest mainland airport is Proserpine Airport and direct transfers to Breakfree Long Island Resort are available from here via seaplane. Otherwise, you can be transferred from Proserpine Airport to the Port of Airlie via bus, taxi or private car and catch the same direct ferry service to Breakfree Long Island Resort.
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Andreas is Chairman Central & Eastern Europe. He manages and coordinates the offices in the region. Andreas has extensive real estate knowledge, particularly in the investment market. He combines this experience with a particular focus on every client's business needs.
Prior to joining CBRE, Andreas worked for Bank Austria/Creditanstalt. He was involved in the bank's real estate investments and real estate development projects in Austria. Andreas joined CBRE in 1991 as Managing Director of the newly founded office in Austria. In this role, he has first established the Vienna office and later the CBRE network in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Shepherds' Nights Festival Candlelight Procession, Beit Sahour, West Bank 12/25/10: video
Beit Sahour is a mostly Christian village, with Catholic and Greek Orthodox faiths, directly east of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The town played a key role in the First and Second Intifadas, with local activists pioneering nonviolent resistance techniques. On December 23rd through 25th, 2010, Beit Sahour hosted its third annual Shepherds' Nights Festival to mark the Christmas holiday. The Festival is a family-friendly event with musical performers, dancers, local artisan and food vendors, and a Santa Claus with gifts for children. The three-day event is organized jointly by the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between People (PCR) and the Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI), a program of the East Jerusalem and Shepherds' Field YMCA/YWCAs.
On the Latin Christmas Day (Greek Orthodox Christmas is January 7th), the final day of the Festival begins with a Candlelight Procession through Beit Sahour with the theme "Light a Candle for the Establishment of a Palestinian State."
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The Ghaziabad police today arrested a youth and recovered 540 mobile SIM cards procured illegally, one laptop, two LEDs and 25 modems from him.
The youth, identified as Chirag Sapra, a resident of Delhi's Mukherji Nagar, was arrested from a rented apartment in Radhey Shayam Colony of Murad Nagar here, during a search operation launched to verify the antecedents and addresses of tenants living in the town, SHO Subodh Saxena said.
When policemen knocked at the door of the house from where Chirag was arrested, a man opened the door and seeing the police fled from the spot. Police entered the house and saw Chirag working on computer.
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hello bakers
please any one help me
i want a cake recipe suits any pan size easily and with economical elements (no fancy content) becouse am starting bussneiss at home if u suggest asponge then advice me the basic recipe and how i could adjust it i still have problem with different cake pan sizes
thank you
Are you opening up a cake business without at least ONE recipe you're able to adjust to different cake pan sizes??? Sounds a little rushed to me. Maybe you should reconcider and get some practice and confidence in baking first. Sorry if I sound harsh, just think it might end up in a disaster...
no who talled you ihave no recipe
i have sponge cake recipe am using if for long time in small business but i want to try another recipes that i could adjust
its ok ..
but rather being harsh ..you could tell me somthin usefull .
thank you
I think I did ;)
thank you ^_^
Why can't you just multiply or divide your current recipe to adjust it to different sizes? If you convert your measurements to weights, it'll make it even easier.
could you explain to me please
Hi Vanilla B! If your vanilla sponge recipe fills two 8" pans, it should fill one 10" pan. Or you can double the recipe and fill two 10" pans.
Is this what you are trying to figure out? You can do that will any recipe, although it tends to be easier if you measure your ingredients by weight rather than cups, etc.
Exactly. Recipes generally aren't written to only fit a specific pan size. If you want to fill a bigger pan or multiple pans, multiply the ingredients. Smaller, divide them. Generally the only thing that changes is the bake time and that's something you have to figure out with your oven. I usually just multiply by the same amount across the board. Unless you have a very delicate recipe, this should work.
Sorry and what I meant by convert to weights is that if you're currently using cups, measure the ingredients in whatever recipe you use on a scale even the eggs, then it's easier to divide and multiply the ingredients in each recipe. As far as specific recipes there are literally millions, unless you're asking for something specific or are having issues with a specific type of recipe, it's almost impossible for people to suggest recipes.
If you have your so called "sponge cake recipe" that you have used for so long in the "small business," why want to use another. Apparently it has worked for you for so many years. And you should know how to adjust the recipe for all pan sizes.
I agree with Julia1812 and I know someone exactly like you. She tried to get me recipes to start her business. Sadly she stills wants to know how I make my cakes. People like you and her are just a disappointment to the baking and decorating community.
If want to start you own business there are tons of recipes on the internet that you can try and see which one works for you.
i use this recipe becouse ppl like sponge cake in my area
the second thing i have small work becouse my people never asked about cake size more than 10 inch witch i know to do my recipe very well
but i want to learn more from another experiance ppl like you how to calculate the other sizes because untill now i didnt get it how to devide what on what sorry
my recipe in weight by the way
and am sorry f i tired you guys i just want an example to understand more
thats the only question i have but other than that i know my recipe alot becouse they always ask for the same sizes and my work is simple piping not carving or fondant my customers doesnt like the taste of it (most of them)
the fourth column in this chart goes by cups -- and a typical cake batter is 5 to 8 cups per recipe -- just have to measure and record the different amounts you can get -- so this chart gives you an idea of the correct amount of batter per pan --
do you consider sour cream 'fancy'? if so then never mind this recipe but otherwise it's a great one for cakes that do not get refrigerated
but i use an extra quarter cup cake flour (for a total of 2.5 cups) and i add use 3 egg whites and one full egg -- but i just add them to the creamed sugar and butter -- i do not whip them separately like instructions say to do --
and i mean you can convert it to all weights too if you want
i'm not sure why some of us are a little crabby today -- please don't mind them -- you are most welcome here
its ok my friend thank you for ur understanding and forgive me if i had abad writting am arabic and i was glad to learn from you bu i found some ppl didnt understand what am speaking
thank you and i learnd alot from ur comment k8 memphis
all good, vanilla b, no worries
if i can get my private messages on here to work i'll send you another recipe no sour cream in it
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As Assistant Vice President of Client Relations, Emily Gottlieb is responsible for promoting GCG's presence with a focus on the Chicago and Midwest markets. She nurtures and grows GCG's current and prospective client relationships, while continuously identifying new business opportunities.Read More
As Assistant Vice President of Client Relations, Emily Gottlieb is responsible for promoting GCG's presence with a focus on the Chicago and Midwest markets. She nurtures and grows GCG's current and prospective client relationships, while continuously identifying new business opportunities.
Ms. Gottlieb is a former practicing attorney at several large national and global law firms, and prior to taking on her current business development role, she managed GCG's Midwest class action settlement administration and bankruptcy and restructuring Operations team, where she provided practical insight to the administration of over 50 cases covering the full range of GCG's service lines. During that time she gained hands-on experience in all aspects of GCG's administration process, including an understanding of GCG's legal notice strategies and solutions, with a focus on cases involving asbestos claims in which GCG provided legal notice. Further, she works with GCG's Media Team on the use of demographic profiling and analysis, strategic media planning, and campaign management in order to assist GCG clients in effectively reaching their target audiences.
Ms. Gottlieb draws upon her extensive operational and legal experience to provide highly customized and practical solutions to clients throughout the administration process – starting as early as client retention. She is readily available to assist clients with the design and implementation of class action administration and bankruptcy programs, and can recommend cost-effective and novel approaches to each project.
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I recently became a CISCO fan it came with my new role in the company.
In my company there are around 70 HP Procurve devices and CISCO Catalyst which i configured and upgraded using only the command line.
Something still comfortable about the WEB Interface that HP devices have.
CISCO lack of that comfort, the one it provides is very unfriendly and confusing, i've heard about SDM and it can be implemented into the Router overwriting the default Web GUI provided.
Can someone explain about that Web GUI and is it comfortable enough.
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Feb 25, 2012 at 2:16 UTC
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Feb 25, 2012 at 3:32 UTC
I tried Network Assistant.
Not looking for installing a piece of software to manage Switches, i'm a command line guy but my Manager likes the Web GUI management.
I understood that the default web gui in Catalyst switched can be rewritten to flash memory with upgraded with functionality web interface from Cisco.
Feb 25, 2012 at 4:08 UTC
I see... well I am also CLI fan ... you can offer CNA ... and enable https from his IP
I've just checked on Cisco download page and haven't seen for any of switches option to download additional Web GUI files. I've seen it for Routers and ASA, but not for switches.
Feb 25, 2012 at 5:11 UTC
I brought it up because one of the 2960 Catalyst switches offered very extensive Web GUI and the firmware was same as other switched i had but no with the same web gui that i'm looking for.
Feb 26, 2012 at 7:55 UTC
Maybe I don't understand what you are trying to do but.... You can start the web GUI by using the command you've already mentioned in your post. outside of that all you have is Cisco network assistant.
What are you asking about them? What's so bad about cli?
Feb 26, 2012 at 10:27 UTC
Maybe I don't understand what you are trying to do but.... You can start the web GUI by using the command you've already mentioned in your post. outside of that all you have is Cisco network assistant.
What are you asking about them? What's so bad about cli?
Nothing wrong with CLI.
My manager likes WEB GUI
i have two similar CISCO Switches that have different WEB GUI and i wondered is that something i can change.
Attached the web interface for WS-C2960-24TT-L switch the rest i have are WS-C2960S-24TS-L they don't have that web interface.
Feb 26, 2012 at 12:44 UTC
You are right there are 2 IOS versions for this switch:
You should check with your vendor to deliver to you IOS version that has Web Based Manager included.
Feb 26, 2012 at 1:36 UTC
Raj is right, check your IOS versions.
Feb 28, 2012 at 3:21 UTC
Hey Raj,
I got Model: WS-C2960S-24TS-L
SW Version:12.2(58)SE1
SW Image:C2960S-UNIVERSALK9-M
I need to get the firmware version with UNIVERSAL WITH WEB BASED DEV MGR to get the same WEB interface?
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Phoenix Park Ski Resort is located about two hours from Seoul, perched up on Taegisan Mountain. Renowned for the beautiful natural scenery surrounding the resort, Phoenix Park's elevation, aspect and powdery snow cover gives visitors the opportunity to experience a great snow holiday.
The resort comprises 22 ski slopes, 12 of which are accredited for international competition and will be used for the freestyle ski and snowboarding competition during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The mountain also includes Extreme Park, a snow park complete with a half-pipe, tabletop, round quarter, and rails and the 2.2km Panorama Slope. An 8-person gondola and a system of eight lifts that are differentiated by slope difficulty cater for skiers of all experience levels to access the slopes. For those just beginning or looking to improve their skills, there is a ski school and kids ski school on offer as well.
The facilities at Phoenix Park are exceptional, including Mount Blanc restaurant at the top of the peak where you can dine and enjoy the surrounds. At the main complex at the bottom of the mountain you will find a combination of local, Asian and Western food outlets, including Starbucks Coffee and Dominos Pizza. Other entertainment on site includes a bowling alley, karaoke, a billiards room, a game centre and the huge indoor / outdoor water park, Phoenix Park Blue Canyon which comes complete with spa facilities. Retail shops and a grocery store add to the convenience of the resort.
Phoenix Park Condominium, the accommodation complex, consists of a 5-star hotel, three condominium buildings, 4 villas and a youth hostel. All the buildings are connected by an underground passage so that guests can move around between facilities and the slope area regardless of weather conditions.
Other local attractions include the Pyeongchang Mooee Arts Centre, Herbnara Farm and the Heungjeong Valley, the location of waterfalls and natural mineral springs. And watch out for the film crews as Phoenix Park is also a location for one of Korea's most popular TV dramas, Winter Sonata.
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From Incheon International Airport, take the Airport Railroad Express (AREX) to Seoul Station. Transfer here for local line and go to Dong Seoul Bus Terminal (Gangbyeong Station Line 2). Catch the intercity bus to Jangpyeong Bus Terminal.
From Seoul, catch an intercity bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Jangpyeong Bus Terminal.
A shuttle bus service from Jangpyeong Bus Terminal is available to the resort throughout the season.
During winter a general shuttle bus service departs daily from Seoul at Samseong Station (Exit 4 behind the Glass Tower) and Sports Complex Station (Exit 1).
From Incheon International Airport, follow the signs and drive onto the Yeongdong Expressway (Route 50). Head north to Pyeongchang and exit at Route 408. Follow the signs to the resort.
From Seoul, take the Gyeongbu Expressway (Route 1) out of town. About 16km along, take Route 50 and head north to Pyeongchang. Exit at Route 408 and follow the signs to the resort.


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Been working on test renders for the supermarket interior (unaugmented) – augmented views to come soon. Still waiting to hear back from Costco about filming on location, but I am thinking that I can do most of this scene with green screen and rendered environments.
For a transition between unaugmented view and augmented view, I think the Westworld metacamera technique that Charles showed could be useful; we get the unaugmented view down an aisle first (like the one above), pan to a character's face behind the camera, and then reveal their personalised view as we pan back to the aisle.
This Gursky-like angle can imply people waling through the aisles by showing augmented environments moving along aisles in the background, showing people moving below.
From above, we see the 'group shopping'/flocking behaviour. Could use rendered people for this view so long as it is rendered as a time lapse – fast moving motion blurred people can hide the fact that they are rendered.
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Beachcomber, Overstrand
With panoramic sea views and a 4 minute walk from the beach, this newly renovated cottage has bags of light, space and comfort for 2-6. It's a super-sized beach-hut, with all mod cons!
- Large vaulted ceiling drawing room with panoramic sea view
- Bedroom with ensuite shower room
- Spacious kitchen and dining room with French windows onto south patio
We'll never forget this lovely week we have spent in Beachcomber Cottage. Easily the best-equipped and maintained holiday home we've ever visited. George and Frank (1yr 3 months and nearly 3 years) had the time of their lives; with both sets of grandparents and Auntie Sal staying nearby too. We saw Red Arrows from the beach and even had a close encounter with a seal in the sea! Thank you for a beautiful week"
Stephen and Hannah, August 2016
With its lofty ceilings and big glass windows, this detached cottage has loads of light and air. Rather like an over- sized beach hut, wooden walls in the living room and decking onto the rear garden, together with a sea view, Beachcomber Cottage has a special feeling about it.
It has 3 bedrooms, one of which has a superking size bed and a large ensuite shower room, a double bedded room with an ensuite wash basin and w.c; and a twin bedded room, combined with a spacious family bathroom with standalone bath, there is loads of space for everyone.
Almost all the rooms are on the ground floor, the raised living room is spacious and light and from it a staircase rises into the mezzanine area – a great place for the kids or for adults needing a bit of space! Here there is a 2nd TV and a couple of sofas – a true room with a view.
The south facing patio seems to extend into the kitchen/diner and so gives a great place for cosy suppers or summer evening barbeques. Both the rear garden and the patio garden are enclosed.
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Overstrand, North Norfolk
Sleeps 2-6
3 lovely bedrooms (2 doubles, 1 twin)
2 bathroom/shower rooms
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Sea view
3 minute walk to beach
From £700 per week
Available from £700/wk
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- Fine cotton linens – not just white!
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How crazy is it that in the state of Florida, where sunny days are the norm for nearly 365 days a year, there is no viable rooftop solar business? As a recent article by Evan Halper in the LA Times pointed out, "….while Florida advertises itself as the Sunshine State, power company executives and regulators have worked successfully to keep most Floridians from using that sunshine to generate their own power."
The simple reason is because power companies and regulators in Florida and other sun-heavy states like Virginia and South Carolina have consistently resisted creating incentives and regulations that would encourage solar development. In fact, those states have put rules in place that actively work to block it.
The rationale behind this resistance is not so simple. Many opponents argue that solar generation by homeowners and small solar arrays "takes away" from the ability of the utility companies to generate revenue that supports the cost of infrastructure and overhead. Others bemoan the fact that federal and state government rebates for solar create a false economy for the consumer. In some coal-producing states, the large-scale use of coal to fuel electricity generation sees solar as a threat to the local economy.
What can we learn from successful solar states like California, Massachusetts and Vermont?
Money Talks: The California Solar Initiative (CSI) offers solar customers different incentive levels based on the performance of their solar panels encouraging consumers to install clean solar energy systems that can provide maximum solar generation. They have rebate programs that target businesses, low-income households and multi-family affordable housing. According to the CSI program website, the program has a total budget of $2.167 billion between 2007 and 2016 and a goal to install approximately 1,940 MW of new solar generation capacity.
Targeting Communities Works: This year, the Solarize Upper Valley program in Vermont, in an initiative lead by Vital Communities, helped 120 homeowners across the rural Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire go solar. These results prove the effectiveness of the Solarize model, which has been successfully deployed in Massachusetts and Connecticut in recent years.
Sharing is powerful: In Vermont, flexible and convenient net metering regulations encourage communities, neighbors and businesses within the same utility service area to share the generation capacity from one solar array to the allocated benefit of all participants.
John Quinney is the General Manager of the Energy Co-op of Vermont, (ECVT) a member-owned heating fuel delivery and energy efficiency co-op founded in 2001. ECVT provides energy and cost saving programs, heating oil, kerosene and wood pellet deliveries and heating equipment service, replacement and repair for over 2,500 households in northern Vermont.


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Saturday Knight makes new statement with Gallerie Collection
September 27, 2013,
New York - Saturday Knight Ltd's new Gallerie Collection addresses improving trends in the economy.
"We are seeing the housing market starting to turn around, and the economy improving, and that bodes very well for us in our category," said Dianne Weidman, vp of sales and product development. "So we want to be prepared for consumers who are ready to redecorate and updated their home and their bathrooms. For the last couple of years because the economy and housing have been difficult, the trend has been to de-spec and make things cheaper. But now there's a need for better designs and better quality at a fair prices."
Shower curtain constructions includes prints on textured fabrics, yarn dye jacquards, prints with embroidery, embroideries with piecing and seamstress details, and stripes with chenille.
Accessory shapes utilize innovative techniques and materials. In addition, jacquard and embroidered towel combinations compliment the designs and new constructions that have been incorporated into the coordinating rugs.
To create Gallerie, Saturday Knight recently hired Joanna Augustyn, formerly a freelance designer for the home textiles industry and earlier a designer for Croscill Home Fashions.
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