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Here at Hodes, we offer a long list of people communication and consultancy services. But they all fall under the banners of employer branding and engagement or candidate attraction and graduate communications. While we do provide some set products, almost all our services are designed to tackle specific issues. So you won't be expected to pick out exactly the site or the engagement survey or the fully integrated global multi-media campaign you need. Rather, we'll take the time to understand your challenges, then devise a solution that's a nice, precise fit.
Acknowledged as a pioneer of employer branding practice in the UK, Hodes has exceptional credentials in this area. Not only did we win the first CIPD award for Employer Branding, but we also wrote the definitive book on the subject in 2009. In the last few years, we have helped world-class organisations in a variety of industry sectors define and manage their employer brands, including Anglo American, ABB, Barclays, Barclaycard, Cargill, HMRC and Genzyme.
Our approach to the subject is simple. We believe that the employer brand is best seen as a two-way deal between an organisation and its people. On one side of this deal is the promise that the business offers its employees and candidates and on the other its expectation of their performance, behaviour and attitude. The art of employer branding is to articulate this deal in a way that is distinctive, compelling and relevant to the individual, and to make sure that is delivered consistently throughout the employee lifecycle.
We work with clients in all sectors to help them understand this deal and to ensure that it is aligned to organisational goals and attracting and retaining the talent they need. In simple terms, we help businesses become employers of choice for their employees of choice. Perhaps you're looking to align your employer brand more closely with your corporate positioning. Or it could be that your HR strategy would benefit from a more clearly articulated people deal. Whatever your precise needs, our team of dedicated HR/brand consultants, researchers and creative consultants will help you define your employee value proposition (EVP): what you stand for as an employer.
Then, with a validated expression of this deal, we will help you manage your employer brand, improving the consistency and quality of the employee experience. This could involve integrating your EVP into HR processes and leadership behaviours, or bringing the employer brand personality alive in everything from onboarding programmes to L&D support materials and recruitment communications.
You'll find out more about our approach to employer branding here.
The case for investing in engagement is well proven. No one doubts the positive impact that higher engagement levels can have on attrition, productivity, customer satisfaction and, ultimately bottom-line performance. So why is it still such an issue? Engagement levels are hovering around the 30% mark for most businesses – and this isn't shifting.
One answer is that there is no one answer. Engagement is different for every organisation. The desired outcomes range from better customer service, improved safety or compliance, to lower absence and greater retention of key talent groups. And, of course, what drives engagement differs, too. In other words, there is no room for formulaic responses here. There is, however, space for insight, innovation and creativity. And that's our approach at Hodes.
We work with leadership teams, HR, comms and marketing teams to engage people in three key areas:
Drawing on a broad suite of services, we help employees understand and respond to commercial strategies and vision and values programmes. This involves engagement research, insight and strategy, strategic narrative, vision and values, and organisational change.
We help galvanise employees by encouraging their contributions as advocates for a brand. Here our focus is on brand and rebrand narratives, internal brand propositions, customer experience, brand tracking and social media policy.
True engagement involves aligning every aspect of the employee experience with your brand. As such, every point of the talent lifecycle is an opportunity for engagement. Not surprisingly then, our services span a range of activities extending from onboarding, induction and talent management to mentoring, employee referrals, exit procedures and alumni engagement.
As well as these three 'specialist' areas, we support business-as-usual internal communications. Our services include comms audits and IC strategy, channel launch and refresh content strategy, creation and management, IC coaching, social business and collaboration, recognition schemes, campaigns and events.
In a constantly changing world, we work with leading organisations on some of the most important talent challenges facing them. From direct sourcing to social media management, from building reputation and talent pipelining to executive onboarding, we have the capability to reduce costs, improve recognition and increase quality of hire.
As dramatic as the changes have been in the talent arena in recent years, some certainties remain. The best people still need persuading to move employers – and they won't move for reward alone. We help organizations in all sectors identify, attract and recruit such people.
Sometimes this involves supporting businesses in their journey towards direct sourcing. We train, consult and advise across a range of direct sourcing activities, from social media monitoring and management to digital copywriting. Alongside this, we devise bespoke resourcing solutions drawing on a range of high-value talent services, including resourcing strategy, brand campaigns, social media engagement, executive onboarding and assessment communications.
An intelligent, research-led approach shapes everything we do. Whether we're targeting a collection of hard-to-find skill sets spread over several countries, or maximizing the effectiveness of senior executive hires with a brand-aligned induction process, we plan thorough, measure robustly and adapt swiftly.
From Gen Y and Millennials to undergraduates and interns, our Future Talent team helps clients engage their talent of the future. We do this through a comprehensive suite of services. These range from planning and implementing online and offline attraction strategies, through campus campaigns to event design and organisation. Everything you need, in fact, for your future talent offer to cut through the clutter and inspire the people you need.
To deliver a successful campaign, we are big believers that you need to remain close to the target group and keep a close ear to the ground to understand what makes them tick. As well as being on campus whenever possible, one of the key ways we do this is through strong relationships with key graduate groups. As the marketing partner and long-term sponsor of Enactus (formerly Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)), we're actively involved in their work to help develop socially responsible business leaders. Not only do we provide advisors to support their student teams, but we also judge their national competition.
Similarly, we're closely involved in the TARGETJobs graduate awards. We helped develop the Employer of the Year category which encourages graduate employers to honour their promises, and our benchmarking report on the best employers is now a key publication in the sector.
We recognise that Higher Education is ever changing and our clients need to be flexible and innovative in their approach to reach their target groups, and stand out from their competitors.
As a result, we keep a close eye on the market to ensure we can advise our clients on the key stakeholder relationships they need to be building, the latest opportunities to engage students and how to be one step ahead when new government policies and plans are announced. The rise in social media activity targeted at students is apparent but it's about a balance of online presence and campus activity. Our teams have the expertise to develop and manage multi channelled attraction campaigns that targeted students and graduates alike can't fail to spot.
Similarly, through our strategies, we look at how undergraduate opportunities can produce the future graduates for our client, feeding the talent pipeline to maximise ROI of the attraction campaigns.
It is becoming more commonplace to target talent earlier. With the surge of school initiatives, alternative entry routes and apprenticeship opportunities, it is little wonder that future generations are faced with career decisions at ever younger ages.
Given the rise in popularity of these schemes following their government backing and the increase in university tuition fees, we work with employers to ensure they are attracting the right candidates through brand and career awareness. Success for us is about ensuring our clients are front of mind when key decisions are made.
This is the process of measuring your website traffic and the effectiveness of your online advertising. It helps you understand where your visitors come from and how they interact with your site.
All our new web builds come with a monthly report on how effective our clients' web campaigns have been. By tracking each visitor's journey to your site, we can evaluate a campaign's success from first contact to application and beyond. It's all designed to help us create better ads, strengthen marketing initiatives and produce websites that convert more visitors.
A campaign isn't simply about making one big, bold statement. To be successful, every stage of 'follow up' activity must have resonance. It's all about engaging with prospective and existing candidates.
We work with clients to ensure that they use the most appropriate media channels, across as many touchpoints as possible, and then we measure the campaign's effectiveness. This is vital. Because it's only through tracking and analytical reporting that we can establish how it's performing – and then go onto feed these results into the long-term strategy.
A blog (short for web log), is someone's regular commentary on a topic. A vLog uses video rather than writing. Blogs by employees are great for bringing an employer's culture to life. Often they focus on the social side of work as much as on hard facts about the job itself.
It's vital to avoid corporate-controlled marketing speak. We'll advise you on the best ways to do that – and how to highlight the pivotal experiences that encourage candidates to pick one organisation over another. Something we've already done successfully for clients like HBOS.
Campaign reporting helps you understand which media and creative executions are working best for you. Instantly. That means you can get the most out of your budget – investing it where it's generating the most impressive results.
We've monitored and tracked results from marketing campaigns for clients such as Hertfordshire Constabulary, Enterprise-Rent-A-Car and the BBC.
This small website – usually no more than seven pages – is based on a template design and used for a specific recruitment campaign. Clients choose one of three designs. Then we build the site to look and feel like an extension of their current brand, hosting it for one month.
We've recently created these cost-effective, quick turnaround sites for Royal Mail, E.ON, the Ministry of Justice and East London NHS Trust. Clients like the fact that they can easily upload vacancies, track how well the campaign is performing and generate highly relevant applications.
Although the rise of digital has allowed recruiters to reach talent in new ways, there's nothing quite like the personal touch. And campus/location-specific campaigns are an extremely effective way of engaging and attracting candidates.
As well as utilising 'off the shelf' events, such as careers fairs, we plan onsite campaigns that ensure employers' brands have a consistent presence. Working with budgets big and small we develop strategies which consider everything, from the academic calendar to key sites on campus.
Organisations keen to build a new talent pipeline, or a deeper relationship with an existing one, invest in Candidate Relationship Management (CRM). It's all about developing and implementing a medium- to long-term communications strategy that makes sure you connect with your target audience.
We can help you define who that audience is, decide how you'd like to reach them and how often, and identify the results you want. Something we've already done to good effect for clients like Edward Jones.
By using a content management system (CMS), organisations can create and publish web content without having to go through a third party. It offers more control over everything from simple information that needs constant updating – like news items – to the look, feel and content of an entire site.
We can help you get the most out of a CMS so you develop more targeted campaigns and communicate more effectively with candidates. That might mean working out whether you already have the right CMS for your needs or building a CMS from scratch.
An organisation's main website usually has a careers section. But its look and feel is often linked to a company-wide database and confined to a specific design. We can improve career sections of corporate websites with tailor-made content that works with the site's functionality.
We might add employee profiles and videos for instance to make the careers section more engaging and convert more applications. It's something that's worked well for clients like E.ON, Comet, Hertfordshire Constabulary and STA.
Data capture allows organisations to gather and store personal information about candidates. This can help them gain vital insights into, and build relationships with, potential employees. It usually involves creating some sort of form with required fields. A simple example is an email newsletter sign up which asks users for their first and last name, email address and basic details on their university course.
By understanding how much data they need to capture, and how they plan to store, transfer and use it, we've helped clients like HBOS and Norton Rose.
Email marketing is a cost-effective way to keep in touch with candidates and employees. Sending a personalised HTML or plain text email to subscribers can, for instance, highlight an application closing date or encourage people to reconnect with a brand.
We can integrate email subscriber functionality into your site build, create email marketing strategies that support your recruitment campaigns, design and create impactful emails, and measure how well they work. One client we've helped in this way is M&S.
Events can make your employer brand stand out in a memorable and innovative way. But to be successful, they demand careful preparation and appropriate delivery.
Rest assured, we have the knowledge and capabilities to design, plan and deliver events which make an impact, whether it's on campus or in your office.
Google Calendar – an online calendar that can be seamlessly integrated into your website – can be viewed by anyone you choose. It makes it easy to share and update events, including reservations, appointments, conferences and shows.
We can help you display events content on whichever page of the site you like. We can also allow users to subscribe to this via an RSS feed so they can quickly see when any new events are added.
This private network allows organisations to share information with suppliers, vendors, partners, customers or other businesses – easily, instantly and, above all, securely. In fact, as extranets are more secure than normal websites, the most confidential information can be shared openly and confidently.
We've built extranets for clients such as HBOS and STA based on key factors like the number of users, the location of the users and what the different levels of access should be.
The candidate journey can be long, intensive and occasionally a little intimidating. Adding further to the confusion, future talent are often faced with several offers from competitor employers.
To that end we help clients stay at the forefront of the candidate's mind throughout the process. To do this we develop onboarding strategies which not only provide ongoing supportive communications for candidates, but also promote the client as an employer of choice.
A Google gadget is a miniature object that sits on a user's iGoogle page. A series of feeds are directed to the gadget so that employees gain access to a continuous stream of regularly updated information at no expense.
We have created branded Google gadgets for clients who wish to engage employees with market updates, company news and new roles. With our help, Enterprise-Rent-A-Car and GSK have made Google gadgets available as downloads from their career websites.
If you really want to get under the skin of an educational institution then first you must pass the scrutiny of its many stakeholders or, for want of a better word, 'gatekeepers'.
We use our specialist knowledge and experience to build these relationships so that our clients can reach their target cohort of students. As well as forging with Career Services, we establish robust ties with key influencers like course leaders, departments and student support staff – that way we can deliver campaigns which are both strategic and durable.
Employers will often 'tier' or rank their target universities (or schools) based on the number of applications they produce. However, this can be a self-fulfilling prophecy as, for example, the top tiered universities will also be where employers spend the most time.
We help clients review these rankings in a more dynamic way and then produce a targeted list of universities which (when combined with an expert attraction strategy) generates applications from candidates of the right calibre.
Typically featured on job boards, these are web pages where organisations can display their credentials. The pages tend to be very light in design and are often offered as part of an advertising package. Clients who've made the most of this extra from the media include Hertfordshire Constabulary and Edward Jones.
New government policies, an increasingly competitive market and the realisation that targeting bright minds early matters, all mean that the future talent market never stops moving. As a result, employers need to keep their ear to the ground if they want to stay close to their talent pools.
We use quantitative and qualitative methods to ensure that our clients' activity is effective and strategically well placed. And it's with this insight we've helped the likes of Rio Tinto, ABB and KPMG make their mark online, on campus and, most importantly, on target.
An intranet is a private, internal website – and a fast, efficient way to help people really feel at home in a business. Employers can talk to thousands at once, giving them information on everything from benefits to company events and industry developments.
Our job is often to rework the copy used in internal communications. Or we may develop specific elements for internal use – like the screensavers we produced for Anglo American. But we can also build intranets from scratch if that's what you need.
Usually between five and 20 pages, a microsite gives candidates more tailored information than a corporate careers site. As it has a longer shelf life than a campaign site, it's a cost-effective way to communicate with specific markets while reinforcing your brand.
The microsites we create for clients like HBOS, Genzyme, the BBC and Techs in the City often support advertising campaigns. They're keyword rich too, achieving high search engine rankings before ultimately driving traffic to the main careers site. We always put clear ROI metrics in place to measure how well they work.
An onboarding site is designed for people joining a new company. By smoothing the whole process – from offer letter to induction and beyond – it keeps them feeling positive about their move and reinforces the company's employer brand. Fewer candidates drop out after they've accepted an offer. And those who join become more productive more quickly.
With our help, clients like M&S are using onboarding sites to make candidates feel valued and special long before their first day.
We've helped clients like HBOS and M&S use online questionnaires to gather information on potential employees. They're a great way to enrich a site with random surveys or interactive quizzes that really engage visitors.
More importantly though, they can test knowledge or skills. They encourage candidates to deselect themselves by highlighting the competencies you're looking for. And they speed up the recruitment process. As a result, they can save you money.
In Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC), you pay each time someone clicks on an ad that directs to your website. You can use it on advertising networks, in blogs and on search engines. In the search engine form, you bid on keyword phrases relevant to your audience.
We can set up, run and manage your PPC campaign and advise on keywords, content and ad placement. Most importantly, we'll track the campaign's performance. Highly cost-effective, PPC works well when integrated with organic search engine and social media marketing – as our recent campaigns for Barclays and Hertfordshire Constabulary show.
This describes a broad range of digital interactive media that makes advertising more engaging. Ads can expand when you roll over them for instance or stream HD video. They can invite users to play a game, navigate through different 'pages', turn sound on and off, select from a drop-down menu and so on.
Not surprisingly, candidates feel more involved with the brand and click-through-rates are higher – something clients like Hertfordshire Constabulary have benefited from. File sizes are bigger too of course, as is the cost.
SEO helps put a website at the top of search engine results for specific keywords and phrases. And with over 85% of visitors finding websites through natural 'organic' search, an effective search strategy is almost guaranteed to increase traffic to your site.
We make your site search-engine friendly in a number of ways. We pinpoint the keywords that applicants search under for instance, identify the features of high-performing sites and capitalise on them, and encourage linking to your site from other sites. Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, HBOS and Staples are among those who've already benefitted.
Site audits help organisations get to grips with any problems their websites may have. While not as comprehensive as usability studies or competitive benchmarking reports, they do identify around 80% of the key issues.
Our site audits look at structure, design, interactivity, content and copy. Most recently they've allowed Bank of America and KPMG to quickly understand which aspects of their sites they could improve.
A standalone site is a website that works without the internet. Usually it's housed in a CD or DVD ROM, but it can also feature on kiosks (for use in roadshows) or laptops. Costs and timeframes vary depending on each site's complexity.
Standalone sites are often used at graduate fairs so that each audience at each university has the same experience. KPMG is just one client we've helped capitalise on their accessibility and consistency.
This is the process of outlining the long-term direction of a campaign, brand, channel, product, Business Unit, or organisation. Companies look beyond the day-to-day and compare how the different activities they're involved in affect each other.
We use planning tools to help clients like GSK and Drax prioritise their investment in recruitment communications. We also look in-depth at the impact new products and technologies have nationally and internationally.
We advocate a consistent approach throughout future talent campaigns – which can often be challenging. as candidates will encounter a number of employer's representatives.
That's why we offer a variety of solution-based workshops and documents to help clients deliver a consistent message. These range from training on identifying and building the right institution relations to creating how-to guides on internships policies. In fact, whatever you need, we can offer all sorts of support that will eventually feed into your future business plans and strategy.
Want to know how user-friendly your website is? Usability testing will tell you. It involves gathering a group of typical users and finding out how they feel about everything from the site's structure, copy and layout to its design and functionality.
The earlier it's done the better. Expensive redesign is minimised, as are recruitment time and cost. The positive experience offered by a great website attracts good candidates and strengthens employer brands. We can help you improve what you already have or get it spot on right from the start – just as we've done for E.ON, Drax and Edward Jones.
Unlike vLogs, video profiles are corporately-produced. They show working life at an organisation through the eyes of its people and help candidates decide if what's on offer is right for them. You can also use excerpts from the videos in online ads – research shows video drives more web traffic than traditional formats – so maximising your budget.
The video profiles we've produced for clients like HBOS, KPMG and Comet highlight our strengths in this area. One we created recently for Hertfordshire Constabulary has won a Bronze Medal at the LA Film Festival.
Writing for the web and other digital media is different to writing for print – and not just because reading on screen is more difficult. Readers are much more likely to skim read, jump from page to page and start reading at different points. They also expect instant information. Vital too is SEO – using keywords to achieve higher search engine rankings.
Our copywriting and editorial service covers all digital formats. With our help, clients like Edward Jones, HBOS, Norton Rose and Enterprise-Rent-A-Car have made sure candidates can easily find, read and understand their content.


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I play you for MUTE, I'm gmt +2 and always on IRC. I can set up a specific time if you'd like, though.
If we could do something sometime before 12 PM this weekend that would be swell. Does 2 PM your time (so 11PM for me) work out for you?
hi, we have to play for the 2nd round of the lc open, I'm -6 gmt and I'm most free on the weekends lel
sorry, I've been so busy this week because of school exams and some projects but I can play whenever before friday
Yeah, thing is I have a midterm tomorrow so today isn't so great, I might be able to come on for a bit later on but idk when.
HI RT. just a reminder the deadline for this UBERS shit is Monday, I can do Saturday morning or Sunday most of the time if you specify a time, I am GMT -5.
I'm going to make psycho a project mod in uu so he can viability rankings by himself if you're opposed just let me know and i'll take him off but i don't see why you would be
Hi RT. we got paired for the UBERS tourney (or whatever the hell it is called) I am gmt -5 and need to team build still (obviously), just let me know when you are available.
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Jessica VanderKolk is a self-proclaimed local government nerd.
Wayne Wiley's voice catches just a bit when he tells the story of the 82-year-old grandfather who, after the bandages were removed from his cataract surgery, began to cry.
A benefit show honoring those living at the homeless camp off M-66 will be held 9 p.m.-1 a.m. tonight at Riverside Pub in Marshall.
Within a couple of months, Starr Commonwealth hopes to sell about 70 percent of the land it owns in eastern Calhoun County as it continues to reorganize.
WOMAN STABBED: A Battle Creek man, 61, was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to murder after a woman, 50, said she was stabbed while sleeping. Battle Creek police were called to the first block of Cleveland Street about 10:39 p.m.
It baffles me that young people often bemoan having 'nothing to do.'
The fire in the tent camp off Dickman Road and M-66 is still ablaze in Battle Creek. Granted an extension of likely several weeks before they're evicted, the homeless inhabitants of the camp have become the focus of community efforts to help them.
Students at Beadle Lake Elementary school knew they were going to have special visitors to their school Thursday morning: Their parents were coming out to watch them sing Christmas tunes and other songs and show off their dance moves.
MAN ROBBED: A blind man who said he had slept with two women told Battle Creek police someone stole from him.
A former Kentucky police officer has a 55-year-old piece of memorabilia for a Battle Creek man or his family.
An open house to discuss design and construction of the I-94 overpass at the Skyline Drive exit, and resurfacing of the I-94 Business Loop from I-94 to M-96 (Dickman Road) in Battle Creek, will be held Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the W.K.
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After getting nice responses to my column about my 15-year anniversary of writing for the Battle Creek Enquirer, I'd like to tell about another 15th anniversary.
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This week's planned eviction of a group of homeless people from a camp near M-66 and Dickman Road is delayed indefinitely. In an email to Battle Creek city commissioners Wednesday night, City Manager Ken Tsuchiyama said the Michigan Department of Transportation had asked the city to delay the eviction.
Three past and present female officers are suing the Battle Creek Police Department, alleging cameras were installed in their locker room during an investigation.
After 24 years of having the state baseball and softball championships in Battle Creek, the Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced it will move the event to Lansing.
The House passed legislation Wednesday that instructs the Veterans Affairs Department to unearth the remains of an Army veteran buried with military honors last year even after police said he killed an Indianapolis woman and injured three others before ta
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Battle Creek police are seeking warrants for a man, 56, and his former girlfriend, 36, after they fought in the 100 block of Redner Avenue about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday.
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Harper Creek High School is holding its annual Boot 'em to the Curb campaign at the high school Friday.
Fallen veterans will be honored in a Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday at Fort Custer National Cemetery starting at noon. The event is open to the public.
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After almost 20 months of focus groups, surveys and assessments, the Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Department has developed a plan to boost physical recreation among residents for the next five years.
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Battle Creek police on Tuesday warned eight homeless people camping near I-194 at Dickman Road they must leave by Saturday. Frankly its a safety issue and obviously a public health issue as well, said Nick Schirripa, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Transportation, on whose land the camp is situated. Its not equipped to be a home or a camp as well.
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With enough interest, a new American Legion post could be formed by early next year for veterans of Calhoun and Kalamazoo counties.
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The city of Battle Creek has hired its communications specialist.
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Charges from a shooting near a Battle Creek school have been dismissed for a second time.
A former actress from Texas pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, under a deal that her attorney has said would cap prison time at 18 years.
When the temperature was in the high 30s, Abie McKellepp packed an extra pair of socks, a sweater and sweatpants to stay warm so he could sleep in Bailey Park. With help from a Battle Creek police officer, a shivering McKellepp found his way to The Haven of Rest for warm shelter.Temperatures in Battle Creek will drop to a low of 8 degrees Thursday morning, with snow expected through the day.
Has anyone ever noticed the two sections of 'Winter Driving Tips' on the Michigan State Police website?
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Battle Creek police arrested brothers, ages 31, and 28, after they fought in the first block of Vale Street about 5:21 p.m. Sunday.
Snow and cold: Sometimes it seems you can't have one without the other.
Michigan police chiefs and sheriffs are opposing legislation to ease phone companies' ability to discontinue traditional land line service starting in 2017.
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Just yards from the Adnams Brewery the hotel has been awarded 4 Stars by The AA and two Rosettes for the food in the restaurant. Situated right in the heart of the town with easy walking distances to the seafront and to the famous Common which offers views over the Blyth Valley and the coast.
Guest rooms are individually & tastefully decorated and offer a comfortable and welcoming environment to relax in.
Just a short stroll from the hotel is the beach at Southwold with its rows of colourful beach huts and the town has a wide selection of individual boutique shops to browse.
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Charly takes the name of the "My Traceroute" tool very literally. The journey is the reward for this alternative TTL-measuring utility.
Been there, done that – there is no need for most network administrators to think twice about the command syntax for the traceroute command; the diagnostics tool is something you probably have a gut feeling for, and you can shake it out of your sleeve without too much human latency. On my permanent search for perfection – and because laziness is a virtue in network management – I finally stumbled across My Traceroute, or MTR for short. I immediately liked MTR: it is proud to have reached version number 0.79 after just 13 years of development – no need to rush things, after all.
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Mtr display modes
You should also mention mtr's display mode, switched by hitting "d" while it is running. Or the latency/jitter toggle ("j". See for example http://www.linuxforu.com/how-to/who-clogs-my-network/ -- especially figure 3.
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The Boca Grande Historical Society Museum, located at 170 Park Ave. on the corner of Park Avenue and Banyan Street will be closed for vacation the week of May 28.
The museum will re-open to the public on Monday, June 4. Hours are weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, closed on Thursdays and weekends during the summer.
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I have recently purchased some used Easter Egg moulds for my spinning machine. Unfortunately I fear that the moulds have not been looked after very well by the past owner.
I have chocolate that I know is in temper, and I do not suffer from blooming. The problem is that when I make the eggs, they come out of the moulds and they are ok, but they don't shine like glass which I have managed when using other moulds that I have bought from new.
I am wondering if the moulds that I have bought for the spinning machine have been damaged due to poor maintenance, or whether I can get a shinier finish by cleaning them in a degreaser etc.
Any help, much appreciated.
A few pictures attached to this post - the one with gold is the shiny one, the other one is the not so shiny one.
Do you have a picture of the molds in question? Needing a degreaser sounds like they are icky, but if you work with these guys regularly I can't think you'd need to scrub them more than usual. Are they scratched and is the polish worn off? Microscratches do accumulate if they cleaned them too harshly over time that might be taking away from the well kept molds you're used too.
It looks like you're still getting a good shine but it's a few points off the specular brightness.
If you have a handheld microscope (yea don't we all have one just laying around? haha -- I have one ($12) from some botany days) it would be curious to compare the two.
Strange indeed. Curious to track this to its conclusion.
Hi Andy,
Thanks for the reply. I will take a picture hopefully tomorrow or early next week. I think it might be the cooling process of the eggs. The spinning moulds are the one's with clips and hinges, and I have been told that the plastic of these is thicker than other spinning moulds.
I am hopeful of improving the finish though!
Thanks once again
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Scientists Reveal Cloning in Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Genetic scientists at the New York Stem Cell Foundation lab claimed a major breakthrough in early October, reporting that for the first time they had used cloning techniques to produce embryonic stem cells which contain the genes of specific individuals. "The cells weren't normal," the Los Angeles Times explained — "they contained three sets of chromosomes: two from the adult cell and an extra from the egg. They would not be fit for use in stem cell therapies." Nonetheless, continued the report, the controversial creation "marked a first in stem cell research and may point the way toward treatments for diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's."
NBC Cancels "The Playboy Club"
Following a full-tilt campaign by a coalition of pro-family, anti-porn, and decency organizations, NBC made the decision to pull the plug on its highly promoted fall drama The Playboy Club. In its first cancellation of the season, the network made its move "less than 24 hours after the new series drew only 3.5 million people for its third episode," reported Access Hollywood. The industry insider report noted that the ill-advised series "started weak, with 5 million viewers for its first episode, and didn't improve."
Chaplains May Perform "Gay" Marriages — But Not at West Point's Catholic Chapel
The answer is Yes — and No. Yes, the Pentagon said, despite the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage for federal purposes as only between a man and a woman, military chaplains may still perform "marriage" ceremonies between homosexual partners. Barely two weeks after the dropping of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy, which effectively prohibited homosexuals from serving in the armed forces, the Pentagon has issued a new policy that will allow military's chaplains to officiate at same-sex wedding ceremonies.
BBC Criticized for Dropping B.C. and A.D.
The UK's BBC media giant has found itself in the middle of a cultural conflict after its decision to drop the use of the traditional Christ-centered dating method which uses the initials B.C. (Before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini, or Year of the Lord), replacing them with the secular terms B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era) in many television and radio broadcasts.
Census Overestimates Number of Homosexual Couples
The U.S. Census Bureau has admitted that it overestimated the number of households with same-sex couples in its 2010 Census report. In a press release, the bureau announced that, according to its revised estimates, there were approximately 131,729 same-sex "married" couples in the United States, and around 514,735 same-sex unmarried partners. The new estimate was revised down from the original "summary file count" of an improbable 349,377 homosexual "married couple" households and 552,620 same-sex unmarried partner households.
University Targets Christian Groups With "Non-Discrimination" Policy
Following complaints by a homosexual student who was allegedly dismissed from a Christian fraternity at the school, Vanderbilt University has launched a crusade aimed at forcing Christian groups that receive school funding to follow an official policy that conflicts with some of the groups' own faith-based bylaws and policies.
Southern Baptists Mull Name Change
Concerned that their group's name may sound too "regional" for effective outreach throughout the U.S., officials of the 166-year-old Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) have announced a task force assigned to study the possibility of changing the name of the 16.16-million member evangelical Christian denomination, the nation's largest.
Texas Student Suspended for Saying Homosexuality is Wrong
An honors student at a Fort Worth, Texas, high school was sent to the principal's office after he told a fellow student that he thought homosexuality is wrong. Fourteen-year-old Dakota Ary was in his German class "when the conversation shifted to religion and homosexuality in Germany," reported Fox News. "At some point during the conversation, he turned to a friend and said that he was a Christian and 'being a homosexual is wrong.'"
California Couple Fined for Home Bible Study
Once again California has demonstrated why it is called the "Land Where Nothing Is Permitted." A couple in San Juan Capistrano, a community in southern Orange County celebrated in song as the place to which the swallows return each March, has been fined $300 by the city for holding Bible studies and Christian get-togethers in their home. Ironically, the community was founded as a Christian mission in the 1700s, and is home to the oldest building still in use in California (pictured at left) — a Catholic chapel where the mission's founder, Father Junipero Serra, celebrated Mass.
Celebration, Sadness, Concern As "Gay" Military Ban Lifted
The centuries-old ban on homosexuals in the U.S. military officially ended at 12:01 a.m., September 20, with celebration and jubilation in the "gay" community, and sadness among the millions of Americans who opposed the repeal as destructive to their nation's defense and security.


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U.S. households that use heating oil will face record prices this winter as weather forecasters predict colder temperatures in the Northeast that will drive up demand, according to a government report.
The Energy Information Administration, which tracks and analyzes energy data, projects households will spend 19 percent more on average for heating oil and 15 percent more for natural gas from Oct. 1 to March 31, the period covered in its short- term energy and winter fuels outlook released today.
"It is going to be colder than last year and as a result of that, heating bills are going to be higher," said Adam Sieminski, administrator of EIA, in Washington today.
About half of U.S. households use natural gas as their main heating source. While only 6 percent of U.S. homes use heating oil, 80 percent of families that use the fuel are clustered in the northeastern part of the country, according to the EIA.
The EIA report says its prediction for higher heating bills stems from an expected return to normal winter temperatures east of the Rocky Mountains compared with last winter's unusual warmth.
Predictions of higher energy costs may weigh on President Barack Obama's re-election chances by compounding voters' economic anxiety in the last few weeks before the Nov. 6 election.
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The agency expects that households relying on heating oil will spend an average of about $407 more this winter, 19 percent more than last year, as a result of an increase in prices and consumption. The average expenditures are expected to reach record levels, according to the EIA.
In other ways, the EIA report may help Obama, who has disputed Republican claims he has been overly focused on developing renewable sources of energy rather than on extracting cheaper fossil fuels.
The EIA expects U.S. total crude oil production to average 6.3 million barrels per day in 2012, an increase of 700,000 barrels from last year. In 2013, U.S. domestic crude oil production is projected to reach 6.9 million barrels a day, the highest point since 1993.
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Sleep Paralysis by Gabriel Bruce released on December 5th on Off Modern Records (with pre-order)
Big Blue Eyes by King Dude from the upcoming "LOVE" LP out on Dais Records.
Put Me To Sleep by Porcelain Raft from their debut album "Strange Weekend" out on January 2012 on Secretly Canadian.
Can't Tell by Chevalier Avant Garde on Chevalier Avant Garde/Rape Faction split on Electric Voice Records and Skrot Up.
Get It Right by Tashaki Miyaki from their self titled EP on The Sounds Of Sweet Nothing.
Parents by Lee Noble from "Horrorism" LP out on October on Bathetic Records.
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By Maximum Youth
from Evanston, Wyoming
About Me Trendy/Stylish Dresser
Comments about Wilsons Leather Faux-Leather Motorcycle Jacket:
It's extremely warm. Wind doesn't get through it. It goes to a small size, however I do wish it went to XS for people of my size.
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By R
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Nice Jacket. What stood out was the tenacityof the sale person to get the order correct and find the correct sze as they did not have the item in stock. Very helpful and courteous.
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This jacket is just awesome. It looks great with whatever you're wearing and the way it fits makes you look great too. I've received so many compliments when I wear this jacket, it's truly a great jacket to own. It looks even better in person. I was skeptical about what size to buy at first, just go with what size jacket you normally wear. I did and it fits perfectly. For size reference, I am 5,9 and wear a medium in shirts and coats so I got a medium in this motorcycle jacket and it fit perfect.
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Great jacket. Good fitting and overall very nice looking.
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I would recommend this to all my squadmates. Too bad its got less protection than Onyx I.
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Use it for going out at night. Looks sharp. Keep in mind though, it's a motorcycle style jacket so sleeves are between 1 an 1.5 inches longer. Stiff when you get it at first, apparently needs to be broken in. Also smells at first, but you just need to use the jacket and let it get some air.Check the sizing chart before you buy, and you won't be surprised, but it is a little heavier than anticipated. Fits well though. Goes well with a v-neck shirt underneath. Stripes make it less boring.For more information, I'm 5'10", roughly 165lbs, slightly broad build, and a small fits me perfectly, especially since I like a snugger fit, and a medium would have been too big for me. Go with the size chart.WOULD NOT ride a motorcycle with this though.
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I bought this because of the red white color scheme (N7).The product fits well. Nice and snug. But, the sleeves go past my fingers. The zippers on the sleeves make it a more difficult job to hem.
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People love this jacket, I was asked several times where and how much I got it for. One individual said he was thinking about buying a motorcycle right after he saw the jacket. He was an idiot but this jacket's effect is undeniable. It looks good.
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Would prefer stripes only on right arm but it's still a winner.
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park > Guadalupe Peak > Climber's Log
Guadalupe Peak Climber's Log
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starship_jen | HP #30 Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007 | |
Hiked with Paul on a very warm, clear sunny day. Couldn't believe the ladybugs! Neat! Nice views from the top. Headed to Carlsbad Caverns from there. Great trip! HP #29--woo hoo! | ||
Posted Jul 9, 2007 2:40 pm |
Alaska Mt Man | My first highpoint Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2007 | |
This was the one that got me hooked on climbing! | ||
Posted Jun 29, 2007 6:05 pm |
msihl | Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: May 20, 2007 | |
After one night at Pine Springs Campground, we (Hilda, Laurent and me) hiked to the top of Texas with fantastic views and clear skies. I tried my new Koflach Degre boots and they were comfy. We made it up in 2h 15mins and down 1h 45mins. I was carrying a 60 lb. backpack which slowed me down quite a bit. Good workout! | ||
Posted May 22, 2007 1:16 am |
Zandt | Round two! Date Climbed: Mar 11, 2007 | |
What a beautiful hike...got up at sunrise and hit the trail. First attempt two months before, I just wasn't in good enough shape...now I love my stairmaster. And what a bonus...just as I arrived at the summit, it snowed (not in the scary way). Comin' back to take a coupla friends up GP on May 19th. This was my first state highpoint...and will be theirs. | ||
Posted May 11, 2007 11:18 am |
st_mcchristi | Great hike great park Date Climbed: May 29, 2005 | |
fun hike, with a superb view, hoping to take another trip out there soon, one of my favorite parks! | ||
Posted May 9, 2007 12:24 pm |
JohnMcPike | Three hours up Date Climbed: Apr 26, 1998 | |
...2 hours down. Up to that date it was the highest hp we summited. It was a windy day but cool enough to be pleasant. Hope to go back again. | ||
Posted May 2, 2007 3:28 pm |
boisedoc | nice spring break trip Date Climbed: Mar 28, 1989 | |
great spring hike. Good views- mainly were curious about the snow covered peak in the distance- Sierra Blanca- climbed it the next day. | ||
Posted Apr 7, 2007 2:38 am |
ryan_tx | First state highpoint! Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2007 | |
This is my first state highpoint. What a beautiful day it was...clear skies, little wind, around 70 degrees at the trailhead, and 50's at the summit. A little hazy though, could barely see Sierra Blanca. I also forgot the sunscreen, so I got nice and toasted. Did the hike with my girlfriend, 7 hr. roundtrip. | ||
Posted Apr 5, 2007 7:16 pm |
bigbendbetty | GP trail Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2007 | |
Too snowy to easily climb El Capitan. When I reached the summit I saw some guy trying to steal the top off the monument | ||
Posted Mar 28, 2007 4:10 am |
metasyn11 | Beautiful day up the Guadalupe Peak Trail Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2006 | |
Climbed this peak during my cross-country road trip from Boston to San Francisco in November 2006. It was a fantastic day, and the summit was quite crowded (20+ people during my time up there). Will definitely revisit the Guadalupe Mts next time I'm passing through. | ||
Posted Mar 23, 2007 4:55 pm |
The edge | HP #39 Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2002 | |
Happy Valentines day dear friend... It was an awesome experience... Nice camping at the base... We could see the millions stars... Hey Eric; don't forget that I beat you (a first) on the way down... I will always remember our Las vegas trip afterwards... It is too complicated!!!!! | ||
Posted Mar 14, 2007 4:02 pm |
Koonsy | A 10 for sure Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2007 | |
Highligh of my spring break for sure, hiked up to catch the sunset from the summit and wow is all I can say about that. Great hike, steep start with a great finish. | ||
Posted Mar 12, 2007 10:09 pm |
lizrdboy | Snow Storm | |
Matt and I got to the ranger station at 1:00 just after it had started to snow. The rangers pleaded with us not to go up in such "treacherous" conditions. They can be so cute sometimes. The hike was awesome. Poor visibility, but the trail was easy to follow even with the blanket of snow. Hiking in the desert snow is truly a delight. We got back to the car at 5:00. The rangers had left early. | ||
Posted Feb 28, 2007 3:00 am |
tacoturner | scouting vertical rock routes Date Climbed: Jan 4, 2006 | |
Took jeep over old Butterfield Stagecoach trail, hiked bone canyon to base of wall connecting Cap and Guadalupe to photograph possible technical rock routes. Hope to return next spring for successful western face summit. | ||
Posted Feb 20, 2007 4:47 pm |
BigPsycheDadee | Standard Route - Windy | |
Climbed up the main trail and crossed over to El Capitan. Made for a long but fun day. Extremly windy (that was part of the fun). | ||
Posted Feb 17, 2007 8:17 pm |
westtex | Highest point in TX | |
Not too hot in early May, well worth the trip | ||
Posted Jan 18, 2007 9:06 pm |
LC | Perfect day Date Climbed: May 9, 2006 | |
One of the best days ever. Went down to Carlsbad Caverns and did some hiking in the caves. Afterwards, hiked up Guadalupe peak and enjoyed the view. | ||
Posted Jan 12, 2007 4:06 pm |
jazamoo | windy wonderful Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2006 | |
I stand at the highpoint of my birth state (which I haven't visited since birth), reveling at the beauty surrounding me. It's great to be alive! | ||
Posted Jan 6, 2007 9:53 am |
Alpinist | Guadalupe Peak Trail Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2006 | |
Beautiful clear day, but very windy. This is my 18th state highpoint. | ||
Posted Dec 29, 2006 10:16 pm |
Element | Texas Highpoint Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2006 | |
Awesome and rugged country! It is hard to believe that it exists in Texas. We arrived late in the evening and had plans to camp in the backcountry, but large dark clouds kept us in the campground.It rained most of the night. The next morning we headed out early and were the first that day to be on top of Texas. Not too windy with clear skies.Fantastic views! It was a fun hike with some mild exposure in areas. | ||
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Wirth became owner of the business in the spring of 1987, when she bought it from Judy Elgin, who had purchased Gulf Properties in 1984.
In December of 1987, Wirth brought in Tom Schumack as a partner.
"Nicole was a great partner in our 25-or-so years working together," said Schumack. "She was very professional."
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