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Spiced pickled oranges
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A sweet and spicy wintertime preserve
Despite being distinctly un-English in origin, spices and citrus fruits have become synonymous with English wintertime. We've certainly got a knack for taking foreign ingredients and entrenching them in our own traditions: turkey, cranberries, potatoes—and that's just the staples of the Christmas table. Spiced pickled oranges, therefore, while not English in origin, are certainly English in spirit.
"It's full of tradition," says Elspeth Biltoft, owner of Rosebud Preserves. "Using a spicy liquor is just another way of preserving exotic fruits for the dinner table." She began making spiced pickled oranges around three years ago, because she'd "always liked the idea of simply whole pickled fruit".
It's proved a huge success. One of an ever-expanding range of jellies, jams, marmalades, pickles and chutneys made on-site in two 19th century converted barns in Masham, north Yorkshire, this particular preserve is difficult to define. Made with dessert oranges "it's not bitter like marmalade", yet the oranges aren't 'preserved' in the traditional sense, in that they're neither dried nor salted.
Fresh, whole oranges
Elspeth's method is simple—and beautifully effective: "We wash fresh, whole oranges, then slice them up and cook them until tender," she explains. "In the meantime we make a syrup using unrefined sugar, white wine vinegar and spices such as mace, cloves and pepper berries, and infuse the liquid with a stick of cinnamon."
Once the oranges are cooked, they're drained and "added to the lovely, spicy syrupy mix", along with a splash of the cooking water—"but not too much. The pith of the orange can make it quite bitter"—before being sealed in jars. The result is a deliciously "piquant, savoury marmalade-style product with a sweet aftertaste".
Elspeth suggests using pickled oranges as an accompaniment to seasonal game, or as a stuffing for roast ham. "If you're roasting a ham, when there's about 20 minutes to go, just lift up the skin and rub a layer of pickled orange under the surface to get that flavour into it," she explains. "It's one of my favourite ways of using it. It's a lovely combination of flavours."
The piggy route
Borough Market demonstration chef Jenny Chandler agrees. "I can think of nothing better to go with Boxing Day roast ham," she enthuses. "Try using it instead of traditional Cumberland sauce, or dollop some on a pork pie. I fancy a taste in a bacon sandwich, too. Definitely go down the piggy route!"
Alix Caiger, chef and owner of Caiger & Co Catering, is also planning to use pickled oranges this Christmas. "We like using them in a side salad of pickled orange, chicory and walnuts served alongside roasted salmon fillet," she says. "Or try mixing some through kedgeree rice to give the dish a lovely Christmassy feel."


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19-20 October 2017,
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
The most important event of recent times regarding the challenges that the Tourism Industry faces on its commitment to sustainability, will be held in Lanzarote on 19 and 20 October 2017 in the framework of the celebration of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
The International Conference "Sustainability: A key factor of Competitiveness in the Tourism Industry. - #STINDUSTRY2017" is organized by the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI) and the Society for the Foreign Promotion of Lanzarote (SPEL). It will take place in Los Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote (Canary Islands). The event is sponsored by UNESCO, UNWTO and has the support of the Secretary of State for Tourism of Spain, and of the sector and main international organizations involved in the promotion of more sustainable tourist destinations.
The meeting aims to set a series of decisive recommendations and precise goals regarding the contribution of the Tourism Industry to the United Nations SDG, following the guidelines of the World Charter for Sustainable Tourism ST+20 adopted in 2015 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
For more information on #STINDUSTRY2017: http://www.sustainabletourismindustry.com/
The Involvementr of NECSToUR
NECStoUR is partner of this conference and Mr Patrick Torrent, helding the Presidency of NECSTouR will intervene on the 19th of Ocotber during the Panel 1, focused on "Sustainability and Tourism Competitiveness: the perspective from the industry"
The event is co-organised by the Responsible Tourism Insitute and supported by the Government of Canary Islands, both members of NECSTouR

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New Economy Law Center co-founder, Gus Speth, and colleagues at the Next System Project discuss the necessity and challenges of moving beyond the current political economy towards a more just, democratic, and sustainable system. In the following working paper presented during the recent "After Fossil Fuels: The Next Economy" conference in Oberlin, Ohio, they identify the nature and key drivers of our systemic crisis and insist that what must be changed is "at the level of the basic institutional design of the political-economic system itself."
Gar Alperovitz et al. "Systemic Crisis and Systemic Change in the United States in the 21st Century," The Next System Project, September 2016, http://thenextsystem.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NSPOberlin-final.pdf


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Every bride dreams of having the perfect wedding, but for this they need the perfect wedding dress, with the bridesmaid's dresses complimenting the brides dress. The problem is; how do you choose the most beautiful dress when there are so many gorgeous wedding dresses to choose from.
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In what is believed to be a world first, a team of US doctors are reporting a case of reversal of brain damage in a two-year-old child who experienced cardiac arrest after cold water drowning.
In February 2016, the child wandered into the family swimming pool and was submerged in 5°C water for up to 15 minutes. Four days after the incident, MRI showed deep grey matter injury. Cerebral atrophy and grey and white matter loss were observed on day 32. She was discharged home on day 35, unresponsive to all stimuli, immobile with legs drawn to her chest, and with constant squirming and head shaking.
From day 56, normobaric oxygen was administered twice daily. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was introduced on day 79. Presenting the case in the journal Medical Gas Research, the authors say neurological improvements were observed on initiating each therapy. After HBOT, the patient demonstrated normal speech and cognition, assisted gait, with residual fine motor and temperament deficits. MRI 27 days after HBOT showed near-normalisation of ventricles and reversal of atrophy.
The authors attribute the "startling regrowth of tissue" to the fact that they were able to intervene early in a growing child, before long-term tissue degeneration.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
What I'm Reading
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That's great you've got 4 whole days off! You do seem to put in a lot of hours with your 2 jobs. The break will do you good!ReplyDelete
They look like interesting books. I hope you let us know what you think of them.
Are you going to do anything special for your birthday?
4 days? How exciting! And that stack of books looks good. I've been trying to read more books to remind me how I want to live.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2013 at 4:02 AM
If you can, please post about the books when you've finished! I am very curious about 'Stuff Parisians Like' and have been eyeing it on my Kindle for a while. lol.ReplyDelete
I'm so excited about my time off, you guys! I ordered my birthday cake last night and in the middle of making celebration plans.ReplyDelete
I will review these reads in an update. I'm still reading Hidden in Paris. Hopefully, I'll purchase one left on my list and get to borrow the Bread & Wine book during my vacation. I should get a Kindle to take while traveling!


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As the name suggests, an email list contains email addresses of people or site visitors who showed interest and gave permission to send future promotions and updates. Email is one of the most cost effective and quickest modes of communication and is still the most preferred way of sending commercial promotions and updates. Statistics show that more than 70% random site visitors would not come back to your site. So how do you retain site visitors and make them come back for more? The answer is building email lists, which is the most cost-effective and widely used mode of retaining and converting visitors into leads. Despite the popularity of social media marketing and growth hacking, email marketing still remains a more effective marketing channel and the primary driver of web traffic. Many online surveys and research suggests that around 75% people prefer receiving commercial messages through email, especially newsletters.
Why is an Email List important?
- 1 Why is an Email List important?
- 2 Email Lists as an Asset
- 3 You are the Sole Owner
- 4 Cost effectiveness, High ROI
- 5 Email is Personal, Targeted and Trackable
- 6 Enhanced Database Profiling
- 7 As a platform for testing creative elements
- 8 Retaining Customers and Building Trust
- 9 The Best Long-Term Investment
- 10 Checklist for creating an Email List
- 11 Growing an Email List
- 12 Free Vs. Paid Email Marketing Services
- 13 Building Email Lists Faster
- 14 Conclusion
Many site owners still fail to realize the importance of email marketing and building email lists and some even confuse it with spamming. Building an email list means you are creating and maintaining a database of people who showed interest in your site and would like to receive future updates and promotions. Many businesses (especially internet businesses) now rely on email marketing to grow and communicate effectively with their customers. Many businesses are even built entirely on email lists and can still be profitable without anything else. This shows how important email lists actually are as they have the potential to be the revenue engine of almost every internet businesses.
Most site or businesses owners who have not invested in building an email list are often unaware of the impact they can make on revenues and conversion rates. In many cases, the conversion rate is as high as 300%, which is significantly higher than any other method. This post not only highlights the importance of building email lists, but also provides information about some of the most popular and feature-packed email list building and marketing tools. So let's get started and explore some of the most important factors that make building email lists so important.
Email Lists as an Asset
Imaging losing your website, social media accounts and everything you had been doing online to build and grow your business. But if you only had an email list, you probably won't be so depressed as the list alone would allow you to restore your business in very little time. People have built multi-million dollar businesses on the strength of email lists and consider them as a top priority and their most valuable asset. Even if you are not running a site that monetizes email lists, you can still use them to keep visitors coming back for increased traffic. Email lists are also an asset that you can sell as there is a lot of money involved in them and internet and direct marketing companies are often valued based on their email lists.
Email lists also serve as a financial safety net and allow you to quickly generate some revenue in hard times by pitching subscribers with your own or someone else's products/services. However, that should not happen too often and is possible only if you have been treating subscribers the right way.
You are the Sole Owner
Search engines like Google are known to continuously change their search ranking algorithms and there is nothing you can do about it. On the other hand, an email list is always yours and no one can take it away from you. Email lists minimize dependence on search engines and uncertainty related to changes in search ranking mechanisms and social media sites. Many businesses start building email lists even before they start building products, which allows them to understand prospects in a better way and come up with better products. As the time passes and your list grows, you'll notice that the list is enough for sustaining a business, minimizing dependence on search engines and social media sites.
Cost effectiveness, High ROI
Email marketing is the most cost effective way to get in touch with prospects, visitors and existing customers. You can send thousands of emails to your subscribers in just a few dollars and the average cost per email is almost negligible. Email marketing was and still remains the king, but businesses still spend a fraction of their marketing budget on building email lists. Email marketing is particularly effective for small and medium businesses that don't have huge budgets to advertise in newspapers and run campaigns on TV. Email clean sweeps all other marketing channels when it comes to return on investment and is around 40 times more effective than social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Email is Personal, Targeted and Trackable
Your subscribers have already shown interest in your content/products/services and gave you permission to send them future promotions and updates. That's why it's safe to assume that you already know about their interests, allowing you to tailor the content and segment subscribers more effectively. There is always some room to optimize and personalize emails as they can be tested, which allows marketers to easily recreate what works and ignore what does not.
Emails also land directly into subscriber's inbox and no search engine can limit its reach. People mostly read emails in the privacy of inbox, which is not like newsfeeds or public timelines that get lost in the crowd. Personalized emails encourage recipients to ask questions directly, which helps build trust and ultimately long-lasting relationships. Trust is the most important element behind any purchase decision and regular email updates help built it through personalized messages. Highly targeted and valuable content makes recipients feel as if someone is sending them one-on-one personal notes. Five to ten highly relevant emails are usually enough to build trust, which should never be abused.
Enhanced Database Profiling
Email lists are the starting point of creating enhanced profiling of subscribers for future communication and highly-targeted messages. A list of email addresses only tells you that the subscribers are interested in your content/products/services, but it does not show what exactly they need. That's where email marketing plays a vital role and helps marketers profile subscribers based on their individual preferences. You can start by sending an email that contains snippet of information about each product/service. This allows marketers to know which subscriber is interested in which product/service and segment different groups based on their individual preferences.
As a platform for testing creative elements
Email marketing and communications is not only a great way to retain visitors and keep them updated, it's also an excellent platform to test drive creative elements. For example, email marketing campaigns can help determine the images that generate more clicks, subject lines that work better than others or color schemes or banners that grab more attention. This allows marketers to use creative elements that work better for different segments.
Retaining Customers and Building Trust
Maintaining email lists and reaching out subscribers regularly is a great way of showing that you care, which builds trust and strengthens loyalty. Email lists are essential in retaining subscribers and allow businesses to stay in touch with their customers through the entire product lifecycle. Email is also one of the fastest modes of communication and around 90% of subscribers check their emails on a daily basis. This allows marketers to reach subscribers before postcards from competitors reach them and dramatically increases customer retention.
The Best Long-Term Investment
Email lists are arguably the best long-term investment businesses can make that offer great ROI and a more personalized customer experience. Social media marketers would tell you how beneficial social media marketing has become, but even social media relies on emails to stay in touch with users and keep them in the loop. That's probably why social media sites require an email address to sign up because they know it's the most reliable and direct way of communicating with users. There is no denying of the benefits of social media marketing and it's always worth exploring other options to reach a wider audience. However, email marketing generates much better results and offers a more cost-effective and engaging way of communicating with the target audience.
Checklist for creating an Email List
Gone are the days when only geeks were able to build websites, setup opt-in forms and email marketing services. Now even non-technical users with no coding experience can do these things. All you need to start building an email list is a blog or website, opt-in forms and an email marketing service and none of them is too difficult for a novice user to setup and use. There are hundreds of email marketing and opt-in form services available and many of them are free. We have already covered Best WordPress Popup Plugins and Best Email Marketing Services in separate guides that make it easier to select the best providers.
Growing an Email List
Opt-in forms are one of the most effective and easiest ways to build email lists and there are thousands of such plugins available. Although some WP themes come with pre-built sidebar widgets, they are not as effective as paid, high-converting and engaging opt-in forms that offer advanced features and placement options. OptimMonster is one of the most feature-rich WordPress opt-in form plugin followed by Bloom and ThriveLeads. OptinMonster also offers faster page load times and better performance for most sites and offers a great balance between performance and features. It also offers some additional features such as Exit-Intent Technology that automatically displays an opt-in form when it detects a visitor is about to leave. You may like to have a look at our complete guide for Best WordPress Popup Plugins for detailed comparison and features.
Free Vs. Paid Email Marketing Services
Starters often opt for free email marketing services to save some money, but that's not something we would recommend. Not only free services lack personalization and branding options, they may also require subscribers to re-subscribe when you move to another paid solution. Luckily, paid marketing services do no cost a fortune and are available at nominal charges. Considering the ROI email lists offer, paid email opt-in form and marketing services are just worth it. Paid email marketing services allow you to:
- Send highly-targeted and personalized messages
- Track subscriber activity
- Conduct A/B split testing
- Categorize subscriber by interests or other factors
- Get deep insights into behavior and habits
- Have complete control on the email list
Building Email Lists Faster
Selecting the right tools is important and a first step towards building email lists, but using them properly ensures that you get the desired results faster. Segmentation is one of the most important elements of an email marketing strategy and allows marketers to segment subscribers into groups based on their preferences. Proper segmentation means better personalization and targeting and ensures better open and click-through rates. Offering users bonus content at the end of posts or blogs is commonly termed as Content Upgrades, which are considered one of the most effective types of opt-in forms and deliver much better results than regular opt-in forms.
Search engine rankings and social media sites are more like rented lands, while emails lists are something that belongs to you. Smart businesses understand the importance of investing in building email lists and consider them their long-term assets. Email is the most cost-effective, scalable and reliable way of engaging with subscribers, generating sales and building long-term relationships. Many businesses make the mistake of not asking for visitor's email address as they are most likely not to visit that particular website again.
Building email lists allow marketers to timely update subscribers about new promotions, updates and other happenings. Most site owners and marketers who already have an email list wish they had started earlier. But it's never too late and instead of leaving your business at the mercy of search engines and social media sites, it's better to start building your own email lists right now. Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter almost become irrelevant when we consider the effectiveness of email as a medium of communicating commercial messages. Unlike social media posts that quickly fade away in the crowd, emails sit and wait in the inbox until subscribers read them. Instead of putting all your efforts into reaching 1-2% of your Facebook fans, why not start building your own email list and reach 90% of the subscribers who are more likely to react via email than any other channel.


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Here's my take on this week's Sunday Sketch challenge at Studio Calico...
I took the photo of this layout at a really weird time of day and I'm not super happy with the way it came out...oh well, not gonna stress about that very long :)
I'm still using my So Cal kit from SC and I'm still loving every ounce of it! The cloud vellum from Dear Lizzy is probably my favorite item!
I cut the word "summer" out using my Cameo. It was the free shape for this week, so hurry up and download it now! I used white cardstock and sprayed a variety of Mister Huey's mists to create the rainbow effect inspired by the photo I took one evening last week when we were fishing.
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Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, shares their experiences and challenges on their journey from workplaces to workspace services. The presentation covers DSMs Cloud Centric vision in general and how this affects the workplace (evergreen, device, application/data and connectivity). Learn about DSM's transition to workplace services where Microsoft Office365, System Center Configuration Manager, and Intune are core components and the context of how they look at managed, controlled and unmanaged devices including experiences with Office Pro Plus click-to-run and auto-update. Lastly, DSM shares their roadmap, elaborating on their managed Windows 10 device strategy.


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With our funeral plans we will make sure that your loved ones are spared much of the burden of organising a funeral. You'll have specified every detail in advance and taken care of all the costs within our control.
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A Utah-based company has agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the company made unfounded claims about the health benefits of the herbal ingredient comfrey for treating or curing a wide variety of serious diseases and conditions. The FTC charged that Christopher Enterprises, Inc., based in Springville, Utah, and its principals, Norman Bacalla and Ruth Christopher Bacalla, did not have adequate scientific evidence to substantiate the safety or efficacy claims for their comfrey products. In fact, the FTC said, comfrey contains toxic alkaloids and, when taken internally, can cause serious liver damage or death. The defendants have agreed, in a stipulated permanent injunction filed in federal court, to stop marketing the comfrey products for internal use or on open wounds, and to include a warning on comfrey products marketed for external use. They have also agreed to stop making the challenged safety and health benefit claims and to pay $100,000 for consumer redress.
According to the FTC, Christopher Enterprises led consumers to believe that its products could treat such ailments as asthma, arthritis, cancer, colds, coughs, cramps, herpes simplex, infection, multiple sclerosis, paralysis, polio, stroke, and tuberculosis, and that the products were safe.
According to the FTC's complaint filed in July 2001, Christopher Enterprises manufactured and marketed a variety of products containing comfrey to consumers throughout the United States by mail and telephone, on the Internet, and through distributors, retail stores, and health care practitioners. The defendants marketed and advertised their products for oral ingestion, for use as a suppository, and for use on open wounds.
The proposed settlement announced today ends the litigation in this case. The stipulated final order would prohibit the defendants from marketing any comfrey product for ingestion, for use as a suppository, or for external use on open wounds, unless they have evidence that the product is free of pyrrolizidine alkaloids and that it is safe. The defendants would also be required to place the following disclosure warning in any advertisement, promotional material or product label for any comfrey products intended for topical use:
WARNING: External Use Only. Consuming this product can cause serious liver damage. This product contains comfrey. Comfrey contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which may cause serious illness or death. This product should not be taken orally, used as a suppository, or applied to broken skin. For further information contact the Food and Drug Administration: http//vm.cfsan.fda.gov
In addition, the order would prohibit the defendants from making the specific health claims challenged in the complaint or any unsubstantiated representations about the safety, health benefits, performance, or efficacy of any food, drug, dietary supplement or other health-related product or service. The order would further require them to notify their distributors that unsubstantiated claims violate the law and that the defendants will terminate distributors who make false or unsubstantiated claims. The stipulated order includes a judgment of $1.4 million, suspended upon payment by the defendants of $100,000 for consumer redress, and a right to reopen provision that would reinstate the judgment if the court finds that the defendants made material misrepresentations or omissions on their financial statements. Finally, the settlement includes various record keeping and reporting requirements designed to assist the FTC in monitoring the defendants' compliance.
The Commission vote to authorize staff to file the proposed stipulated final order for permanent injunction was 5-0. It was filed in the U.S. District Court, District of Utah, Central Division, in Salt Lake City, on November 29, 2001, and is subject to court approval.
NOTE: This proposed stipulated final order is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendants of a law violation. Stipulated orders have the force of law when signed by the judge.
Copies of the stipulated final order are available from the FTC's Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC's Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a complaint, or to get free information on any of 150 consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357), or use the complaint form at https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
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2017 is the tenth anniversary of iPhone and Apple is planning something really big for its fans. iPhone has always surprised us with innovative features and Apple as a whole is the most innovative smartphone company in the world. But iPhone 8 rumored features can kill all the competitors forever and it is going to be something that will completely change the experience of smartphone users.
Also Read: Paying 70k To Buy An iPhone 7? Here Is The Real Price that will make you Repent!
1. Edge-To-Edge OLED Display
It has been in rumored for many years now and finally, this year's iPhone 8 will incorporate this amazing feature of an edge-to-edge display. This means that there will be no space at all on edge and the entire front side of the phone will be the screen. It will increase the size of the screen an inch at least.
2. Flexible Display
All glass phones are already available in the market but what would be really cool is to have a flexible display. Since this is the 10th Anniversary of iPhone, Apple could drop this never seen before feature to kill all its competitors. You can bend the phone as you like.
3. Transparent Screen
Some reports are suggesting that instead of flexible iPhone 8, it can be transparent like the way you see in Sci-fi movies. If that hits the market, be sure that people who were not willing to buy iPhone due to price issue, they will literally sell their belongings to buy it.
4. Full Proof Water Resistance
It is said that iPhone 8 is going to break the world record in terms of how much time it can stay submerged in water. Experts are saying that Apple has already started its research and with iPhone 8 you can go to bath or swimming as well.
5. Augmented Reality
Augmented reality is in trend now with the popular gaming apps like Pokemon Go but the technology is not yet available for common mass. Apple is looking forward to bring AR to everyone's reach with iPhone 8. This would be truly revolutionary and this iPhone 8, you can enjoy the thrill of virtual reality wherever you go.
6. Gesture Recognition
iPhone 8 could be the dream come true for sci-fi movie lovers. Apple is reported designing an iPhone which would be able to read your hand and facial gesture and work at your command. Apple Siri made a breakthrough in voice recognition, it is time to make another breakthrough.
7. Wireless Charging
Wireless charging has now become a common feature of Android phones but Apple is yet to introduce it. It is quite certain that iPhone 8 will have it.
8. Revolutionary Camera
Iphone 8 is supposed to do away with the home button and the touch ID fingerprint sensor. As a matter of fact, it might not have a front camera explicitly. If reports are to be believed, iPhone 8's display screen will have integrated front camera and fingerprint sensor. This could be a killer blow for Samsung, Google, Huawei and other competitors.
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Going through a separation and then a divorce can be a difficult and stressful situation. However, it is also the opportunity for a fresh start. When you leave a situation that is not working, for whatever the reason, you have the chance to build a new, healthier life. Sometimes, that new life begins with you taking on your original or a different last name. It can be invigorating and a signal to the world that you are moving forward.
Changing your last name can be a very simple process during a divorce. However, if you decide after your divorce is finalized that you want to change your name, you will have to go through a different process. It is best to talk to your divorce attorney about your options for this so that there are no hurdles to jump in the future.
Name Change Through a Divorce Decree
If you know you want to change your name during the divorce, your attorney will ensure that there is a provision regarding this request in your final divorce judgement. Once you have certified copies of your Judgement for Dissolution of Marriage, you can use these and other identifying documents to obtain a new Social Security Card and driver's license. You can obtain a Social Security Card with your maiden name by applying through the mail or at a local office. You will have to go to the DMV for a new license. Your divorce attorney can advise you on both of these steps.
Once you have your new identification cards, you will be able to notify other important parties such as your employer, bank, utility companies, credit cards and insurers. If you have a passport, you will need to obtain a new one.
Changing Your Name After the Divorce
Even if you are not sure you want to change your name, your attorney can insert a provision in the judgement that states you have the right to return to your maiden name. This is the best way to leave the option open for you in the future.
If you do not have a name change provision in your original divorce judgement, you and your attorney can return to court and ask the judge to modify the decree by adding this provision. Modifications are usually from a change in circumstances that affect child or spousal support. The court may not allow a modification for a name change.
If this amendment is denied, you will need to petition the court for a chance of name. This will be a separate legal proceeding from your divorce.
Petition to Change Your Name
Your attorney can help you fill out the forms for asking to change your name, including the request, the notice of filing, and the order. You will need to publish the notice of filing a request for a name change in a newspaper of the county where you live once a week for three weeks in a row. The first newspaper notice must appear at least six weeks prior to your hearing. You will file a certificate of publication proving you took this step with the court and then attend your hearing. The judge at the hearing can approve or deny your request.
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Another lovely weekend at Siljan AirPark. We (me, Wanja and Olle Jerlhagen) took off from Bromma Friday afternoon and flew the Rallye to Siljanansnäs. Having a house at an airpark mean many opportunities to go flying!
The prime time of the weekend was the dinner and party at Sinje and Reiner who spontaneosly invited the whole airpark village (we were 17 people around the table) to a incredible dinner (lamb as the main course) with plenty of wine and beer. We are so happy to have such lovely airpark neighbours!
Lots of activities are going on up at the airpark - the area gets nicer and nicer for every week!
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Upcoming Omni Demos
@ModMan Any luck with TESO? Or have we another video to look forward to?
@noblebrutus Unfortunately TESO didn't work out. We attempted to have that demo out before E3 but the game wouldn't recognize any external controllers. (Wii motes or Xbox 360 controller) However, our newest demo will be released tomorrow! It's a Minecraft demo on the WesterosCraft Game of Thrones server.
@ModMan You should use an emulator, personally I use Pinnacle game profiler but I've heard xpadder works well. They can map the 360 controller to the keyboard.
Pinnacle: http://pinnaclegameprofiler.com/
Xpadder: http://xpadder.com/
Looking forward to the new video, any progress on any of the other suggestions here?
@NobleBrutus I believe TESO had a recent patch that disabled Xpadder as well because that didn't work out either.
We actually just uploaded our new Minecraft demo on the WesterosCraft Game of Thrones Themed server today and have about 3 more demos lined up before we start looking for more. But I've been reading all of the suggestions and definitely will prolong our next FPS game.
Very good video, you can easily see the Omni latency issues have become all but non-existent compared to earlier videos. Very exciting.
I'd be surprised if it was possible for them to block Xpadder (since it emulates a keyboard) but who knows. Did you have it on as a 'persistent profile?' Otherwise the fact it has a separate launcher could interfere.
Oceanos Posts: 6According to this post on the oculus forums https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=7619 you CAN get TESO to work on the rift at least with 3D working.
^---- So check that topic out and see if you can get it working too like how the thread starter supposedly was able to.
MJo Posts: 36@Oceanos I believe the issue we were having with TESO is not with the Rift but with the expected input (TESO will not recognize anything but keyboard). Thanks for the suggestion, perhaps we will be able to get it working for a future demo.
LeozinhoI Posts: 1Outlast? Would be so awesome.
allencnyes Posts: 1can we have it on some mmorpg game like wow....this happens a lot that my mom told me to move away from computer as i have been SITTING there playing for hours which is not good for my health...with this new thing, i can tell her i have been RUNNING for hours....
Just wanted to update you guys on our new demo we should have up by tomorrow if not later this week. We were able to get the oculus rift working while using the wii remotes on two omnis with chivalry medieval warfare. This was definitely one of my favorite demos to shoot and really excites me for the future of gaming online in VR.
Dev_Guy_Robert Posts: 173What are the names of these two chivalrous Omni warriors?
@Dev_Guy_Robert They are only known as Sir Adams and Sir Geloneck.
Our new demo goes live tomorrow! We play through The Gallery: Six Elements!
Ohh! I'm looking forward to this ^
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The Gallery Demo is up! If you guys haven't heard of this game, you should definitely check out their website: http://www.thegallerygame.com/
Llynch1998 Posts: 1You should demo dark souls 2. That would be extremely interesting.
l1nc Posts: 1From my understanding the omni can measure each foot stride right? Can you show an original demo of long running strides vs short stealth steps? I've been wondering if something like dreadhalls or really any game with a sprint / walk / stealth aspect can have varying speed levels based on user speed. Even a simple kph or mps display as the demonstater walks / runs would be nice to see.
@llynch1998 i agree, will put that on the list!
@l1nc Once we're able to get some Omni's to developers (soon) then we can begin integrating exactly what you mentioned because it is definitely possible as long as the game played is developed to support it. Once that's done, i'll make sure we have a demo up asap!
Tomorrow i'll be uploading our new demo! Any guess on which game? haha
Definitely adding this to the list of demos!
ykihuang Posts: 3what is next omni demo? ?
MODMAN HOW ABOUT NBA 2K15? Will the omni be compatible with the ps3 or 4 console and its games? And will sports be playable too?
@sedred, the Omni will work with any PC game currently. Hopefully support for consoles can be arrived at. With the buzz around VR, look out for sports games built specially for VR HMDs, motion controllers and of course the Omni treadmill, as these will give you a significantly greater level of immersion than an adapted game would.
Taking basketball as an example. With a wrist-worn tracker you could bounce the ball at your side without even looking at it, you could run forward with the Omni, look up at the ring with an HMD, and if you have one with built in cameras, or you've added one separately (like Leap motion or Nimble Sense https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nimblevr/nimble-sense-bring-your-hands-into-virtual-reality) you could see your characters' hands mirroring your own right down to precise finger movements, helping you to pull off some brilliant shots. Very exciting times ahead!Community Manager at Virtuix
I cant wait till it compatible with game consoles!!
koolsk8r16 Posts: 1I think dead island would be amazing!!!
An_Atheist_Jew Posts: 3I would like to see more Skyrim videos. Longer ones, of extended playthroughs. Say, about an hour long. If possible incorporate the use of the Sixense STEM system for independent control. This is basically my primary reason for wanting the Omni.
Failing that, or aside from that, Fallout: New Vegas, using the rifle controller.
iliketoplay Posts: 1I looking forward to see a fable, star wars, or an alien game. Coop games are sweet to
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The Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA)'s next Valves, Actuators & Controls 101 course will take place Oct. 30-31, 2014, at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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The ABC has launched an Indigenous language news service trial in the Northern Territory.
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Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday rejected criticism of a $100-million payment he made to end his trial in Germany on bribery charges and praised the capitalist system.
A day after the court case in Munich was spectacularly halted, the British billionaire told the German press that he could not "understand" people saying he had bought a dismissal.
"To me it looks as if the judges, in their opinion, didn't really have another choice," the 83-year-old told mass circulation Bild daily, in comments published in German.
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Cesar Morales – Sax Virtuoso
Next in my Life Builders series es mi compadre Cesar Morales, perhaps the most virtuosic saxophonist I have ever met. Although we work together only rarely anymore, I worked more with Cesar in the 90's than I did with any other sax player. The first time I ever wrote about Cesar online was in my "First Impressions" collection of stories on my old website. In that story I recalled the first time we met. I had heard so many wonderful things about Cesar and he said he had heard good things about me. But when we met, I was wearing tights and Cesar was dressed up like an elf! Ha! We've been having lots of laughs ever since.
In the early 90's, Cesar and I worked together with Angelucho and his Copa Cabana. The following is a video from one of our gigs together with that band. This was taken at the Houston International Festival. The horn section is Ed Lowe on tombone, Cesar on sax, Luis Juarez and I on trumpet.
Soon after I started working with Angelucho, I also began working with Cesar in the Ricky Diaz Orchestra. This was the first big band in Houston to call me on a regular basis. I still work with Ricky occasionally and had the pleasure of recording a CD with him this past summer. It was actually a recent gig with Ricky Diaz that inspired me to write about Cesar for this Life Builders post. Every time I work with Ricky, it feels like a family reunion.
Later, Cesar and I worked for several years with a band called Salsamerica. This was a variety, top forty band that did half Spanish music and half English. Working steady with Cesar in this band was a very important learning experience for me.
Walking Encyclopedia
I remember before I met Cesar, people used to tell me that he was a walking encyclopedia of tunes. Guess what…they were right!
Most of my students know that I place a lot of importance on expanding repertoire. I emphasize this with my students simply because I value the idea of having a vast collection of tunes in my own career (See one of my earliest posts titled "What Defines Us?"). This is true regardless of whether you want to be a soloist or someone who just enjoys playing in band. The more literature we know, the more of a blessing we can be to those who we serve through our music. And my desire to know so many tunes is directly inspired by Cesar.
As I said, Cesar and I worked together for most of the 90's. With Salsamerica we did everything from jazzish dinner sets, to Motown, to Tejano, to Salsa. Working with Cesar in this context, where we were called upon to perform music from such diverse genres, I got to experience his wealth of repertoire first hand. I saw just how many tunes this man has bottled up in his head and I was inspired.
This inspiration has been the driving force behind that part of my pedagogical approach. It was Cesar who taught me that it is our repertoire that defines us as musicians, and that when we know more tunes, more solos, more compositions, we then become more valuable as working musicians. It may be different in academia, but in the streets, our repertoire is our most valuable commodity as musicians.
What a Difference a Day Makes
I remember one gig with Salsamerica when Cesar motioned to me to take the lead on "What a Difference a Day Makes." I shook my head and told him, "I don't know it."
Afterward, Cesar pulled me aside and asked, "How could you not know this tune? We play it on almost every gig with Ricky Diaz."
My response to him was not satisfactory. I told Cesar, "I don't play the melody on Ricky's gig."
Cesar pointed out that I should be paying attention to the melody on every tune I play, regardless of what part I am playing. He was right. I have tried to take his correction to heart ever since. Just because I don't play the melody does not mean I should be ignorant or unaware of it.
Amazing Solfeggio
One of Cesar's amazing talents is that he can solfeggio anything he can play. And when you hear how fast he can play, that is just short of miraculous. The only other person I ever knew who could do anything even close to this is Curt Warren. The difference between the two is that Curt uses movable "do" (if I remember right) and Cesar uses a more European fixed "do" that he learned as a child in Mexico. So Cesar uses "do" for all the C's, regardless of the key. And he also uses "si" instead of "ti."
Before I ever met Cesar, a good friend of mine, Jessie Duran, said that he was going to take solfeggio lessons from Cesar. The stories Jessie used to tell about Cesar seemed too fantastic to be true. But every bit of what he told me was right on.
This too had an impact on my playing. Cesar established a musical truth for me that I may have learned too late in my career if I had never worked with him. I learned from him that ear training and technique go hand in hand. Technique is not just a matter of wiggling your fingers. Your technique can only be as useful as your ears. If you cannot hear what you are playing, then your technique is nothing more than "pyrotechnics."
A Transference of Technique
Cesar plays so fast all the time, and working with him several times a week for many years meant that I got to hear him use that technique in a musical manner. I remember a long time ago, Tony Campise said in a clinic that he played the way he did (lightning fast) because that's what he was hearing in his head. Well, after working with Cesar for so long, I realized that this was contagious. I began to hear things that way as well. I went through a period when almost everything I played in an improvised solo was fast.
When I moved to Houston, I had very little speed at all. I remember being intimidated by how fast everyone here was playing. But working with Cesar for those years, I began to hear "fast." I began to speak that language.
Granted, I don't play like that so much anymore. Okay, well, sometimes I do, but not as often as I used to.
But the point is that Cesar showed me how to take all of that stuff I was practicing and make it sound good in a solo. So I have him to thank for pointing me in the right direction.
Thank You Cesar
As always, I have typed several pages of text about what Cesar means to me and I know it's time to stop and close this post, but there is so much more I could say. I have touched on the main musical points. There are many other ways that Cesar contributed into my life. I am so grateful to be able to call him my friend.
I know Cesar doesn't do the internet thing, so I won't end the way I normally do. I just want you all to know that Cesar is very dear to me. I miss working with him. We had so much fun together and I only hope that I can touch other people's lives the way he has touched mine. You know….spreading the love around a little.
I want to close this post by encouraging everyone who reads this to acknowledge someone who has contributed to your life. That's what these Life Builder posts are all about. Yes, I want to acknowledge these people who mean so much to me. Yes, that is the most important thing. But I can do that privately (and I actually do it privately more often than I do it on this blog – now that I'm trying to be better at that). So I want everyone to use this as an example so that you can tell the people who made a difference in your life that they are important to you.
Mother Teresa once said that the poverty in America is the poverty of loneliness. When you tell people that they made a difference in your life, it makes them feel more like life is worth living. So please, take my example and do something with it.


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It took our team no time at all to assemble a giant list of social media resource we like. Curating them down to a manageable number proved more difficult.
Alas, we're working on our list (started below). We'll add your from the poll & Social Media session as we receive them (feel free to comment below as well).
Wahoo! It's CWA Youth Conference time! Have your workshops scheduled? If you plan to attend Engaging Young People Using Social Media (or even if you don't), tell us what you think the field needs to know!
It's a speedy (and fun) poll.
The handout we will be using follows.
The New Workforce Leaders
A common theme that as come up in many of our interviews has been the important role that new and younger workforce staff are having on the field of workforce development and the very nature of how we perceive leadership.
Last week we interviewed Robin Purdy, Deputy Director of Workforce Development for the Sacramento Works Employment and Training Agency (SETA) and Sacramento Works, Inc. (SACWORKS, Inc., the local Workforce Investment Board). Here's are some highlights from our conversation.


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Amid the hype and excitement of the Stands official biography you can't help but notice that Howie Payne seems to smart a little at his band being saddled with the retro label. It has earned them the kiss-of-death patronage of **Noel Gallagher** and the attendant big tours with Oasis so their mood is obviously defiant; as a result there is little on their sophomore album that is likely to thwart their critics. Sigur Ros this ain't, but in spite of this there are times when the approach pays off. Album opener Turn the World Around is as good a slice of pop songwriting as can probably be produced by a guitar led band and likewise You Said brings the album to an affecting close. It's a welcome moment of emotion as unfortunately the songs inbetween are completely hamstrung by the band's obvious love of Help-era Beatles.
They make no secret of it; Do It Like You Like rips off the melody to _Ticket to Ride_ so comprehensively that it must be a pastiche, though even after repeated listens it's hard to be sure. Nearer than Green could be another high point but for the layered harmonies sounding so like John and Paul in their heyday that this might easily be coming from a tribute band. Elsewhere songs are punctuated by duelling guitars and numbers about dancing with girls in the evening that wouldn't have sounded out of place in a sixties skiffle bar. Amidst all this Mountain Blue and the World through my Window is a welcome respite; spared the Bootleg-Beatle vocal, it's an example of what the band could achieve if they toned down their influences and wouldn't be out of place on the soundtrack of a French arthouse movie.
Payne would no doubt write such opinions off as lazy reviewing and an inability to appreciate the depth of the songs but bands like the Coral and the Zutons (with whom the band are keen to align themselves) have shown that it's possible to be a modern beat combo from Liverpool and not carry around the ghost of its most famous musical export. The fact that at times the Stands show that they obviously don't need to doesn't make it any less frustrating.
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Vietnam ready to ratify FLEGT VPA with the EU
On Friday 18th November 2016 EU Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella and Vietnamese Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong reached an 'agreement in principle' on the start of a FLEGT VPA between the European Union and Hanoi.
The news was reported by the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) alongside an EU statement remarking that the 'substance of the deal' was agreed and pending 'technical, consistency and legal checks' ratification is expected to start next year.
The Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT VPA) will see the implementation of a comprehensive timber legality assurance system, greater stakeholder engagement in the Vietnamese timber and forestry industry, and establishment of a monitoring and auditing framework. Once these are complete and authorised by EU and Vietnamese authorities, the country will be able to FLEGT licence its exports to the EU, exempting them from further due diligence by operator importers.
The aim of the measure is to combat illegal logging and illegal timber trade out of Vietnam. The focus is not just on timber and wood products based on material from its own forests, but also the major volumes it imports from around 80 countries across the rest of Asia and further afield and then processes and re-exports as finished goods.
The VPA covers all major timber and wood product groups exported to the EU and Vietnam will also undertake to apply its legality assurance standard and systems to domestic timber and wood product sales and exports to other markets.
Vietnam's wood-based exports to the EU in 2014 were worth around $705 million dollars, or between a quarter and a fifth of its total. This puts it third after the US and China as the country's most important timber export market, and its sales there in the first eight months of last year were reported at US$436 million.
"Vietnam and the EU today celebrate a milestone in their cooperation in the global fight to end illegal logging," said Commissioner Vella. "Now we must focus on implementation to ensure that the VPA delivers on its social, environmental and economic goals."
He added that the VPA would require "credible and robust systems involving all stakeholders and including effective mechanisms to detect violations and ensure law enforcement."
"The EU will continue to support Vietnam's efforts in this regard," he said, "and we will be monitoring closely how it works to implement the VPA."
Vietnam is one of 15 countries currently negotiating or implementing FLEGT VPAS. On November 15 Indonesia became the first to complete implementation and start issuing FLEGT licences. Its first licensed shipments are en route and expected in the EU in coming weeks.
[News URL: http://cti-timber.org/content/vietnam-ready-ratify-flegt-vpa-eu]


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The interview ended with a pulsating reggae track, its lyrics an ode to the pleasures of high-quality cannabis.
And at one point, the mayor of New York was asked when it might be legal to "go to the bodega and get some herb."
"I don't think that's happening anytime soon," Mayor Bill de Blasio replied.
If former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's radio hours were a typically staid event — gentle questions from a genial host, on a station where the loudest sound is often the car horn of an insurance commercial — Mr. de Blasio's official on-air debut on Friday was anything but.
The mayor called in to the studios of Hot 97, the trendsetting hip-hop station that started the careers of renowned D.J.s like Funkmaster Flex, for a 12-minute chat with the station's boisterous morning hosts, Peter Rosenberg and Ebro Darden.
Air horns abounded — they are the station's signature sonic effect — and Mr. de Blasio spoke most of the time over the soft strains of a rap track.
But the interview also delved into more sober policy matters, with the hosts pressing Mr. de Blasio for several minutes on the minimum wage, pedestrian safety measures and how soon the New York Police Department would change its approach to the stop-and-frisk practices.
At times, the questions turned pointed — and far blunter than the ones Mr. Bloomberg was accustomed to hearing from his radio interlocutors.
Speaking of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has clashed with Mr. de Blasio of late, Mr. Darden asked: "Where's this relationship going? What are we looking for here?" (The mayor mumbled a response about comity between city and state.)
And while there was praise for Mr. de Blasio's police reforms, the hosts also sounded skeptical notes, wondering when New Yorkers would see a real change in policing tactics and expressing concern that criminals and those with illegal weapons might now "think things are sweet."
The mayor tried to be reassuring. "Let's go after the bad guys, not the good guys," he said.
The hosts also expressed disappointment that Mr. de Blasio was unwilling to endorse the full legalization of marijuana.
But, mostly, Mr. de Blasio, who prides himself on appearing more in step with popular culture than his predecessor, received a warm response. When the mayor mentioned his teenage son, Dante — he of the oversize hair — the hosts cheered in unison: "Afro son!"
It was unclear if the mayor plans to continue the long-running tradition of fielding New Yorkers' questions on a radio show on a regular basis. Aides to Mr. de Blasio said on Friday that no decision had been made.
But on air, the mayor told his hosts he hoped to be back on Hot 97 soon.
"I will make sure to be a more regular guest," Mr. de Blasio said, before signing off.


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Staff Work Station
SWS can be integrated with any LMS and it will work as a user friendly interface for the circulation desk (Issue/Return & Renewal).
One of the main feature of this product is saving the time and it also reduces the queue when compared with barcode or manual circulation.
It will allow circulation of multiple books at a time.


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52 Create, my weekly creative outlet for 2011. I've been wanting to make some wooden boxes that look like milk crates for quite some time now. Ideally I'd like to make them with a CNC, but until I build one, it looks like I'll be making them by hand instead…
The box is made out of my favourite, baltic birch, with 1/2 inch sides and a 1/4 inch bottom so it is very sturdy. The final version would have handles cut out and possibly some design in the sides and bottom to more closely resemble a milk crate.
I was a little frustrated with the joints on this project. I used the table saw for accuracy, but found the joints didn't line up perfectly, and some cuts were not as straight as they should have been. I feel like I was very careful with my measurements and set up, so perhaps it is a case of a low quality blade or improper set up of the fence, I'll figure it out eventually.
Renos are pretty much finished at my house and the weather is starting to warm up so I hope to tackle some more ambitious projects in the upcoming weeks.
Other 52 Create projects.


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Scintillating Opener for Tigers
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20 Apr
Oldest European Tour champion, sublime US Masters performance, sparkling senior tour debut… Miguel Ángel Jiménez, now arguably the third member of a global trio of Málaga favourite sons (together with Pablo Picasso and Antonio Banderas), just keeps dazzling us. So how does the "world's most interesting golfer" do it? "If you are 50 it doesn't mean that you cannot play well. I'm still moving. I'm still flexible." Cue to… his endearingly particular stretching and warm-up routine, captured for posterity on YouTube. […]
15 Nov
A pronounced sense of optimism prevailed at the 16th edition of the International Golf Travel Market, held on Spain's Costa Daurada in November.
In his keynote address to the IGTM – considered the premier global event for golf tourism – Peter Walton, chief executive of the IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) presented positive findings from his organisation's "Global Golf Tourism Report 2013", highlighting a 9.3 per cent growth in global golf tour operator sales in 2012 compared with 2011. […]
15 Nov
Spain's premier website for travelling golfers is now officially an "adult". Founded in 1995 in the Costa del Sol town of Fuengirola, when the internet was a long way off from becoming the phenomenon it is today, GolfinSpain reached its legal age in 2013. Over the past 18 years the portal has become an online pacesetter (leader in traffic for "golf in Spain" at an international level) and a reference point for the Spanish golf tour operator market. […]
17 Oct
It would have been a shock to learn otherwise but Spain has been suffering something of a battering in recent years on various well-documented fronts. On this occasion, however, no unpleasant surprises: according to a new study of European golfers, the country maintains its supremacy as the most popular travel destination for visitors from the UK, France, Germany and Scandinavia.
26 May
Barely five months ago, Miguel Ángel Jiménez was laid up in a hospital bed recovering from an operation to his tibia, which he had broken in a skiing accident in Sierra Nevada. Now, in just his second tournament appearance since putting the crutches aside (he missed the cut in the Spanish Open in El Saler in April), the European Tour's oldest winner produced a remarkable performance to close birdie-eagle at the daunting Wentworth course and finish joint fourth (with overnight leader Alejandro Cañizares) in the flagship BMW PGA Championship.
3 May
Mireia Prat made quick amends for losing an excellent winning chance earlier in the year when she secured a one-shot victory over Australia's Bree Arthur in the Ocho Golf Ladies Open at the Augas Santas Balneario & Golf Resort in Galicia – part of the Ladies European Tour Access Series (satellite tour). It was the 23-year-old from Barcelona's first title as a professional. […]
14 Feb
While the men's game has, in many ways, become tediously predictable in recent seasons, the Ladies European Tour offers a marked contrast: blossoming new talent, exotic horizons and a sparkle of sensuality… all with a rich Spanish flavour.


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