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This is an advertorial post written in collaboration with Nustay who reached out to me to test the site and share my thoughts with my readers and join their team of #NustayExplorers. My opinions expressed here are unedited and honest as always.
In the second half of 2017 I started to help brands connect with Influencers to get the word out about their amazing products and services. I set up a Digital and Influencer Marketing Practice and started to liaise with brands. This has now become a major income stream for me (Did you know that you can read my Monthly Income Reports detailing what I make every month here?) and also a great source of fascinating conversations with travel entrepreneurs and brands. This is the case with Nustay, a Danish members-only hotel booking site that promises discounts of up to 72% and is one of the most interesting travel startups of 2018.
Nustay's story
Nustay was founded by Mathias Lundoe Nielsen, a Danish entrepreneur, in 2014. After a failed romantic trip to Thailand with his girlfriend where they managed to book a family-friendly resort filled with noisy children, he realised there had to be a better way of finding personalised hotel deals. He had spent a lot of time researching, he told me, only to end up at the wrong place based on incorrect information. The couple were looking for a secluded and private resort and found themselves in the midst of jumping and screaming children on their holidays. This was the origin of Nustay.
Mathias shared this eureka moment with me as we sat at a cafe in Dubai where I was sorting out some paperwork related to my property there. After our chat he was heading to the Porsche showroom to pick up his new Cayenne. I joked with him, thinking he was not serious, but he indeed was. Curious as to his impressive track record at the young age of 28, I investigated further.
Mathias had been an entrepreneur since the age of 17 when he founded an ecommerce fashion store in Denmark under the name of his father because he was too young to own a company.
It takes a few minutes chatting to him to realise that he is persevering and passionate, two essential components of any successful entrepreneur. And they pay off.
Nustay has managed to attract an unknown amount of capital I estimate to be over the $3 million mark from well-established professionals and organisations like the Danish serial angel investor Magnus Kjoeller, ($375K), British-based venture capital fund AppIdea.com ($125K), Danish comedian Casper Christensen and seed venture capital firm Seier Capital. There are other undisclosed Middle Eastern investors as the company is based between Dubai and Denmark.
Nustay is not Mathias' only success to date. He showed me a picture of a large 100,000 Dirham ($30,000) cheque he won at a furniture store raffle. "I did not believe it when they messaged and emailed me but I finally spoke to someone on the phone who convinced me it was not a scam, he knew my name, my phone number, my email address". Lucky for him, his furniture purchase gave him a few entries in a raffle and he was the genuine winner. Winning the raffle paid for the furniture in his new Dubai penthouse.
But it is not just luck that has brought Mathias to where he is today, but his ecommerce experience from an early age and his involvement in all types of ventures, from Bitcoin to startups in a variety of segments. Mathias is also passionate about Big Data and has given talks about the subject, including a TED Talk in Denmark. With Nustay, he intends to disrupt the travel industry.
Nustay's discount promise
For the traveler, Nustay promises unprecedented and unmatched discounts at 1.2 million hotels across the world. As soon as my friend Robert, who introduced me to Mathias, told me the underlying driver for these discounts I was skeptical. Having the lowest hotel booking prices available is a claim I have heard many times before.
The travel industry is so connected, so automated and so integrated in the world of ecommerce and the margins are so small for distributors that none of the booking sites like Agoda, Booking.com, Hotels.com or aggregator portals can offer any significant discounts. The differences you may see when you do quick hotel searches online are related to whether taxes are included or not and whether you are comparing the rates for the same rooms.
When you normalise rates and compare apples to apples, there are marginal price differences across booking platforms. I know this because I spend hours researching every day and because I have spent over 140 nights away every year for the last 12 years. Believe me, if there is a deal site or a hack, I would know it.
So what does Nustay promise and how do they find the cheapest hotel prices in the market?
There are a few elements of Nustay's unique selling proposition that differentiates them from other booking sites, here you can read about them all.
Nustay is a members-only site
That means that their discounts are not available to the general public but only to its members. This way, they are not directly comparable with all the sites out there and the hotels are more willing to provide them discounts than to the open booking sites because these discounts are only available behind closed doors. There are a lot of members-only booking sites so that is not new.
Nustay offers personalized discounts
That is, my discount is not the same as yours or the next person. They do this by asking you to fill in your profile. This is Mathias' way to resolve his Thailand's disappointment: if you are looking for a romantic getaway, the system will suggest a bigger match for hotels that are aimed at couples and a lower match for hotels that are family-friendly.
The rate of matching is used to sort the options shown in each search and the type of trip you are looking for can be used to filter the results. See my results when I search for a 5 star hotel in Venice and I sort results by price. These are the most expensive options available not the cheapest.
At the bottom left you can see my match with each hotel and the price of the lowest alternative available. At the top left you can see the discount in amount and %.
I first sorted by price and looked at the most expensive hotels available as they would usually be the most luxurious and, if I traveled to Venice, I would definitely want to super-splurge with a heart-stopping hotel. A few caught my attention:
1. The Belmond Hotel Cipriani, of course, who wouldn't want to stay at the historical and legendary luxury hotel? It was definitely on my top list even before I clicked the "Search" button.
2. The Gritti Palace was one I also looked at because I was not familiar with it. Turns out it was also an interesting option for me and I found myself spending some time on their site reading about it.
3. I then looked at the Hotel Danieli as well (although not appearing as one of the top-4 most expensive it was no. 5).
Interestingly, when I sorted the hotels by "% match" instead of "Price" to see what Nustay considered to be most suitable to my preferences (based on what I entered in my profile I valued), their sorting ended up showing the majority of the hotels that I had investigated originally and a couple others that I then looked further into out of curiosity.
Nustay claims that, the higher the match, the higher the discount they are able to offer guests so if you are the best guest for a hotel and a hotel is the best fit for you, then you should get a better discount than with a hotel you are not a good fit with, to discourage you from booking the wrong hotel and making sure hotels are filled with happy guests.
This personalized discount system is a way to distribute the overall commission from Nustay among its customers in a way that is most adequate to everyone. Mathias explains that a guest that books a hotel most aligned to his or her travel preferences is also more likely to recommend it to others and to spend more time on site, thus increasing the spent potential for the hotel. Happy customers means happy hoteliers.
A leaner organisation
Through the use of Big Data, Nustay is able to automate a lot of the work that other booking sites need a lot of people to manage. By staying leaner, they can distribute a higher percentage of their commission among their customers instead of pocketing it.
Mathias tells me that their team is much smaller and efficient and that the use of Big Data has managed to get machines to do the work that humans have to do at the other OTAs (Online Travel Agencies – basically booking sites).
Trying out Nustay – My experience comparing Nustay with the largest hotel booking sites and the hotel websites themselves
When Robert first told me about Nustay, I was skeptical and I did not believe it to be possible. I have heard that prerogative before and there was always a catch and trade-off that made the site less valuable to me than using Hotels.com which gives me about 9% discount through its loyalty program.
Bottom line is: if I cannot get at least 10% cheaper rates than what Hotels.com gives me, I will not use the site because Hotels.com gives me a free night for every 10 so I always use them unless they are not available or are more expensive by 10% or more.
So as soon as I heard about Nustay, I registered, filled my profile and tested it out with a few searches.
In order to fill your profile you can connect your social media networks and enter other information related to your preferences and likes.
After doing that I wanted to check if Nustay's promise of cheaper prices was real in a way that did not require me to spend hours comparing many hotels. How could I do that quickly and unquestionably?
I decided to check the prices of hotel chains I know never provide discounts, are not usually available on booking sites and tend to have the same prices all the time: Aman Resorts and Six Senses.
Both Aman Resorts and Six Senses are brands I love, trust and I am passionate about. I have stayed at a lot of their properties across the world and they never disappoint me. I also know the rates of their properties pretty much in all of their locations. They both have standard nightly rates between $800 and $1,200 depending on the resort, and run regular package promotions with additional value added (free massages, room upgrades, half boards, excursions, etc.) but rarely (if ever) discount their prices. They are also not commonly available for booking outside of their websites (although Six Senses is generally available on most booking sites). By checking Nustay's prices for Aman and Six Senses in Bali I could know immediately if Nustay was cheaper or just another gimmick.
I logged into Nustay, typed Bali and waited for the magic to happen.
To my surprise, Nustay's Aman prices were indeed lower, in fact, they were over $100 lower per night than Aman's website. As Aman is not available for booking on any other hotel booking site, this was unusual, unique and also a find I was very glad to discover.
I then checked Six Senses and the same thing happened. I was stunned and I let Mathias know when we met. At that point I was truly curious to hear how this was possible, but more on that later.
But I could not stop there, my skepticism didn't let me leave it at that.
What did I do next?
I went on to check the prices for a few more of the best luxury hotels in the world because these are the hardest to find a discount for – they don't need them, they rarely give them, and they are often fully booked.
How I went about comparing Nustay prices with the prices at booking sites and hotel websites for the best luxury hotels in the world:
1. I picked specific dates well in advance to ensure I would pick offers hotels sometimes make for advanced bookings. I looked at dates 60 days ahead. I set on 15th to 18th March 2018 for all searches to make sure they were comparable.
2. I made sure to avoid public holidays when rates may be skewed and availability tougher.
3. I used HotelsCombined to gather the rates from all the booking sites and verified the prices by clicking and going to the booking sites. In the cases where one of the larger booking sites was not available, I picked a third option with the best prices. This could sometimes be Trip.com, Priceline.com, Expedia, etc.
4. I checked each of the hotels' websites and looked for the best prices on the same dates.
5. I ensured that I was comparing prices for the exact same rooms with the same conditions: bed only or bed and breakfast.
Did Nustay's hotel discounts provide the cheapest rates at the best luxury hotels in the world?
See my uncensored selection below and check for yourself.
|Nustay price
|Hotels com price
|Booking com price
|Other prices (Agoda, HRS, Hotels.de, Amoma, etc)
|Hotel's website price
|Nustay discount
|The Oberoi Rajvilas
|Jade Mountain
|Saint Lucia
|Four Seasons George V
|The Chedi
|Aman Tokyo
|Alila Jabal Akhdar
|The Strand Yangon
|Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
|Taj Lake Palace
|Four Seasons Bora Bora
|French Polynesia
|Six Senses Laamu
|Conrad Rangali
|One&Only Cape Town
|South Africa
|Victoria Falls Hotel
For each of the best luxury hotels above I compared the hotel's site with the prices on the major booking sites of Agoda, Booking.com and Hotels.com and calculated the discount vis a vis the lowest price available elsewhere.
I picked a variety of countries, in case there were geographical disparities, and I am showing you all the results above. I did not remove any hotel for which Nustay did not have cheaper prices, this was the complete list of luxury hotels I checked based on what was coming to my mind.
As prices are not the same for everyone and they have an expiry date of around 25 minutes (after which you need to refresh the page), here is proof that these were the prices I got.
The results were stunning. Nustay was cheaper in 80% of the cases and only more expensive in two out of the 15 hotels I checked.
What I found most shocking is that Nustay's discounts were often highest when compared to the hotel's website.
Other things I liked about Nustay
The ability to filter hotels based on my preferences is something I have been looking for for a long time. I stopped going to TripAdvisor because of its blanket approach and mass-market positioning. Usually, the opinions of most people are not representative of what I would think of a place.
For a review or opinion of a hotel to be useful to me I need to ask peers and those with a similar view and preference to mine. I like luxury hotels, secluded, special and unique. I do not like ostentatious and over the top hotels and would trade a chic hotel in a remote place with personal touches and fantastic stargazing over a chandelier clad gold plated hotel. I am also much more demanding than the average on account of my long-term luxury travel profile, and much harder to impress, as my partner often reminds me.
Verdict – Does Nustay have the lowest hotel prices in the market?
After a good day of research and comparison I can testify to Nustay's prices being the lowest available.
In some cases, their discount was as high as 25%. Even when it was only 5%, when you are talking about a $500 ot $1,000 a night hotel, 5% can be a significant amount.
I would certainly recommend anyone reading this to sign up to Nustay (which is free) and use it for your next holiday. I will make sure to always check them as part of my extensive hotel research process.
The fine print: Things you need to know when using Nustay
Nustay is new, it is young and it is growing and learning every day. That means that things are not 100% working as intended and that, sometimes, pages can take a bit of time to load.
Given the prices and discounts above, it pays to wait for the page to load but in a world of instant gratification you may be tempted to close the window and move on. Don't, wait and you will be rewarded.
The more information you fill in your profile the better they can match you with a hotel so you spend less time filtering and checking all the options and get the largest discount. I linked as many social media profiles as I could to maximise my discounts and also filled my preferences.
Prices on Nustay are inclusive of taxes which is great. I hate going to Agoda and having to then click all the way to know what the real price is. Some of the hotel booking sites are so misleading you can't even see the price until you have entered your credit card details. I find this frustrating and a very dodgy sale practice so I love that with Nustay what you see on the main results page is what you get.
What are you waiting for, go on, join Nustay and make sure to get the best hotel prices for your next trip.


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So we did the house inspection on the new place today....it didn't go quite as I had hoped. You know when you build something up in your head and then life can never measure up? Yup - that's what happened. The house is not quite as 'done' as we had thought and there are some safety issues that will need to be taken care of ASAP. All of these old houses have their issues, it goes with the territory, but I was disappointed that the current owners had not fixed some of the items. But nuff said. We are still really lucky and this way we will feel like we've added our custom 'marshall' stamp to the place.
In the meantime, I've been seeing all these gorgeous afghan rugs with pinks in them and gold accents and was inspired to pull together the following idea board:
White light, 1,935 CAD / Oil rubbed bronze fixture, 95 CAD / Hand woven area rug, 555 CAD / Serena Lily distressed home decor, 435 CAD / Laura Ashley sun burst mirror, 135 CAD / Chocolate brown throw pillow, 77 CAD / Striped window treatment, 47 CAD / West Elm throw pillow, 22 CAD / Bensen handmade furniture, 3,765 CAD / Euro furniture, 1,250 CAD / Storage coffee table, 830 CAD / Cyan Design accent table, 675 CAD
I would die for this room!
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KYLE SIMON: KEEP THE MUSTACHEPosted: July 7, 2013 Filed under: Baseball, MiLB, Phillies | Tags: Kyle Simon, Reading Phillies not Fightins Leave a comment
Thanks to the "gentlemen" at @PhoulBallz for the news on Kyle Simon:
I'd like to see this nutty guy in the majors at some point.
NFL DRAFT LIVE BLOG: NIGHT 1!Posted: April 25, 2013 Filed under: Football Leave a comment
9:13 This is boring and I want to shoot myself. Changing the channel.
9:07: Jon Gruden likes someone.
9:06: Smart guy, must have been taking lessons from Ben Revere.
9:04: The entire time watching this draft, all I can think about this what would Adam Aron do?
8:51: Brother Mouzone chosen by the Lions. What a story! He came from another country to play in the NFL! No one has ever done that before.
8:46: Building a football team is like a Lego set with many different pieces. Chris Berman is very deep.
8:45: No one likes the Lane Johnson pick, which means he'll be successful in Philly.
8:37: "great competitor" drink
8:35: BREAKING: Jon Gruden likes him.
8:34: The Doplphins jumped into the third spot. They picked Dion Jordan. Chris Berman describes it as a "curveball"
8:33: Oh shit, a trade. High drama.
8:28: This is starting late because I only thought about doing this two minutes ago. I urge you to pause your TVs right now and stare at Mel Kiper's hair. Closely. Intently.
BEST OF 2012: SUPPLEMENTALPosted: February 3, 2013 Filed under: Music, Top Music of 2012 | Tags: Andrew Bynum, Chad Durbin, Demon Young, Jrue Holiday Leave a comment
School, work, and real life has been a bit of a drag so far in 2013. Not a drag in a bad way or anything, it's just that things are busy and time for fun is at an extreme minimum. But I did want to clear a bit of dust from the SOP blog and roll out some tunes from last year that I missed highlighting.
And maybe I'll get to sports some time soon because there's so much to talk about. Chip Kelly! (??) The Flyers are back…and I think I'm excited. Bynum and his knees may be playing in some games soon, and Jrue Holiday has been going off. And big thumbs down to Delmon Young joining the Phillies, but it's real cool that Chad Durbin is back.
But here's the music. And I promise, the next music post will talk about this year.
The second album from Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was never at the top of my list to check out. When I decided to buy it, I saw that Drake was on a track, so I thought it was best to put it back and just forget about it. But I came back to the record (minus the Wheelchair Jimmy spot) and loved it. It's not often that I dig hip-hop from Los Angeles, but Lamar has made one hell of an album.
Also, KL looked good on SNL, including this bit with the Lonely Island.
When I first heard this track – the first single off the third album from Foals (out on Feb. 11th), I thought it was Filter or some '90s band. Most of the mathy-tension is gone and it really doesn't seem like the same band. Is this artistic growth? I guess so. Either way, it's an awesome song.
Philly rapper Swiper put out this awesome mixtape called Stupid Genius that totally flew under my radar last year. It's reminds me of some of the fun (yet not too goofy) stuff from the '90s.
Download the mixtape for free here.
I missed this single when it came out, which is a shame because AlunaGeorge has already established a remarkable reputation for quality. Their debut album is out in June.
Another Philly guy. GrandeMarshall was just signed to Fool's Gold and released the awesome 800 mixtape last year. Expect an album this year…and if you're looking to throw him some support, get the new Fool's Gold sampler off of iTunes (featuring the track "Kelly Green," which is in honor of @cranekicker's petition to Jeff Lurie).
TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2012: better late than neverPosted: January 4, 2013 Filed under: Music | Tags: Alt-J, Blood Red Shoes, Django Django, FOE, Jessie Ware, Saint Etienne, The Crookes Leave a comment
Being that it's already January and I'm about to start another semester at grad school, I had better pump this list out now. It was originally intended as a two-part deal with full reviews for each record…but now it's going to be a list with some random words thrown in here and there.
Honorable mentions: Jessie Ware, St. Gregory Orange, Tigercats, Clock Opera, Sinkane, Shrag, The Maccabees, Maribel, Exlovers, Egyptian Hip Hop
And the top 20…
20. Lone Wolf / The Lovers
19. The Megaphonic Thrift / The Megaphonic Thrift
18. Django Django / Django Django
17. Cheers Elephant/ Like Wind Blows Fire
16. The Evens / The Odds
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TOP SONGS OF 2012: THE TOP 10, FINALLYPosted: December 19, 2012 Filed under: Music, Top Music of 2012 | Tags: Alt-J, Blood Red Shoes, Everything Everything, FOE, Runaround Kids, The Crookes Leave a comment
After a week+ of putting this list together, I've finally reached the end. Not surprisingly, I've come across a few songs that should probably be included, but it's impossible to be 100% thorough with these things. If you want to see the rest:
Next week I'll work on the albums and my 2013 list, and maybe get around to some of the stuff I missed (but probably not).
Either way, this will be a good way to not think about how bad the Sixers are without Bynum and Jrue.
10. Everything Everything "Cough Cough"
At times when this quartet do the whole "art for art's sake," it can hinder the music, but on their debut you heard the potential for something great. Tunes like "MY KZ YR BF" and "Suffragette Suffragette" hinted at this, and with "Cough Cough" – the first single from their sophomore album, that potential has been fully realized. It's an anthemic, percussion-heavy romp that shows the band at their darkest, but also most triumphant.
9. Runaround Kids "Blush"
There's nothing minor about my obsession with this band any longer – it's a full blown love that's absolutely craving the next album. The smattering of singles and comp appearances from the band this year showed that the massive growth on Linked Arms was no joke – they were still looking above and beyond their current subject matter of "GIRLS DON'T LIKE ME DRINKING DRINKING DRINKING BAND BAND WAKEFIELD WAKEFIELD GIRLS." With "Blush" – the sole new add-on to the Teeth Blue, Lips Red EP, we're getting a potential sneak peak of 2013, a year that could very well feature this trio running things in West Yorkshire, London, and beyond.
8. Pulled Apart By Horses "Everything Dipped in Gold"
I gave up on most "heavy" music years ago – it just really wasn't my thing any longer, but Pulled Apart By Horses are one of those rare, once-in-a-decade bands who are truly next level. What's most important is that they know how to write songs – catchy as all fuck songs – that rarely leave your head and make their gigs truly memorable events. "Everything Dipped in Gold" is one of those moments that remind you that anyone can write a timeless song.
7. Pins "LuvU4Lyf"
Some bands are downright annoying with their marketing – like WU LYF, but others take a more understated approached, like Pins. And in reality all the band did was remain under the radar, release minimal information, and play utterly brilliant gigs – or at least that's what I heard from scores of locals. The band's first single stoked the flames a bit, but the release of their first EP, of which "LuvU4Lyf" is drawn from – lit a massive fire. Clocking in at just 2:30, it's pulsating bass-led rhythm section and explosive chorus are accented by lead singer Faith Holgate's proclamation, "I would die for you, and I love you for life."
This is the type of song that makes a career.


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A school psychologist is romanced by a man with ties to the Mafia in the author's debut thriller.
Abbey Price, working as a psychologist for a school district in New Jersey, is shocked when she's told that a student she'd been helping has committed suicide. Acting as an amateur sleuth, she looks into the death while at the same time being wooed by Mike, whose father, Frank Russo, heads a crime syndicate. Mike does his best to distance himself from the violence associated with his family, neither he nor Abbey realizing that the mob may be the answer to Abbey's unofficial investigation. Hersey's novel delivers what readers look for in the genre, opening with an unknown woman, beaten and bound, approached by an unknown man in a suit and tie. These two characters aren't identified until much later in the story, and anticipation builds as Abbey is drawn into Mike's dangerous life. Parts of the narrative do feel repetitive: Frank's unmasked "disappointment" in his son is too frequently noted. And it's hard to ignore Abbey's selfish behavior: She talks to the dead student's friend and visits the father—even having Mike distract him while she searches a bedroom—to alleviate her own guilt regarding the suicide. Notwithstanding, Abbey is an appealing protagonist, one whose distrust in men is understandable; she's endured a cheating boyfriend, her father's suicide and the death of a friend. Her relationship with Mike, an equally laudable character, is traditional—Mike asks first before holding Abbey's hand or putting his arm around her—and it's a welcome counterbalance to a novel rampant with hardened criminals.
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The monies in the Lawyers' Fund for Client Compensation consist of annual contributions from every practising lawyer in Nova Scotia. Whereas the Lawyers' Insurance Association of Nova Scotia (LIANS) insures lawyers against losses arising from certain errors or omissions during practice, the Lawyers' Fund for Client Compensation covers eligible losses arising from a lawyer's theft or fraud.
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Claim criteria
In reviewing a claim for compensation, the Committee will consider, among other things, whether the client's money or property was entrusted to or received by the lawyer while acting in the capacity of a lawyer. In other words, was the lawyer holding the claimant's funds in trust for purposes of providing legal services, or merely for investment or some other purpose?
Supporting material must be filed with the Claim Application Form to establish or prove the amount of the claim. This can include:
- copies of billings or invoices from the lawyer in relation to the service(s) for which the lawyer was retained, indicating any fees, disbursements and other charges paid by the applicant;
- copies of receipts or cancelled cheques; and
- copies of relevant correspondence or legal documents, including deeds, wills contracts, etc.
Other factors the Committee will consider in determining the validity of the claim and the amount to recommend for payment are as follows:
- any conduct of the applicant that may have contributed to the loss;
- the relationship of the applicant to the lawyer, such as partner, associate, employer or employee, spouse, child or other close relative, or whether the applicant is an entity controlled by the lawyer or by any of the others listed above; and
- whether the applicant has made reasonable attempts to recover his or her loss.
Notification of decision
Once the Committee has decided to recommend approval or denial of a claim to Council, the claimant will be notified in writing of the Committee's decision or recommendation, and of the date when Council will review the recommendation and make its decision, if appropriate. If an applicant is dissatisfied with the Committee's recommendation, he or she may make submissions to Council, with or without legal representation, by filing written notice to this effect with the Society's Executive Director at least ten days prior to the date for review of the claim by Council.
Procedures following approval of claim
An applicant will be notified in writing of the decision to approve or deny the claim as soon as possible. If the claim is denied, the applicant will be advised of the reasons.
When a claim is approved, the applicant will receive written notification and will be required to complete an Assignment of Claim and Release, prepared by the Society, before receiving the Compensation Fund claim cheque. By completing these forms, an applicant releases the Society from further liability in relation to that particular claim and gives the Society the right to pursue options for recovering some or all of the losses from the former lawyer or other parties. These forms and the claim cheque must be sent to a lawyer of the applicant's choosing, who will explain the purpose and meaning of the document to the claimant prior to release of the cheque. Once a claim is approved or denied, the Society's membership is advised of the name of the lawyer involved, and the amount of the claim approved or denied. Claimants' names are not published.
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For more information, or to request a Claim Application Form or other application materials, please contact:
Catherine Turcotte-Roy
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Colm Tóibín: Brooklyn
- Camilla Pia
- 14 May 2009
Times are tough in Enniscorthy, a small job-scarce town in the south-east of Ireland where idle gossip and parish dances are the only entertainment on offer for the young and restless. Instantly likeable leading lady Eilis Lacey's life is turned upside down, however, when a visiting priest offers her work in Brooklyn and she makes the long trip overseas to start afresh.
This sixth novel from award-winning scribe is a warmly written tale of longing, loss and true love alongside the strains of juggling personal freedom and family duty in the 1950s. In the past, Tóibín has been heavily praised for his emotional depth and beautiful way with words and Brooklyn is no different. Here, he takes the reader on an all-consuming, poignant journey, as Lacey attempts to find her way in an unyielding and often unforgiving time.


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A substantial share of digital company revenue is put to marketing. Digital marketing is no longer a part of the digital structure rather the main driving force to generate profitable growth. Issues start to incur when the marketing strategy in place does not provide expected results due to one reason or another.
Here in this article we will talk about how from renowned to small start-ups tend to waste a chunk of their digital marketing budget and how to fix those mistakes to maintain a steady growth of an organization.
First, let's talk about ways by which knowingly or unknowingly digital marketing budget goes to waste:
1- Missing the Bigger Picture
A marketing campaign should not be planned with a narrow vision. It should take your organization to next step of your aspirations. Allotting budget to a marketing campaign with no future ambitions only takes you back to square one.
Short term marketing goals with no future adversely impacts the overall branding on the digital platform. Spend your resources to keep the targeted audience engaged to enhance the retention and conversion rate. Planning is an important facet of any marketing strategy. Your planning might come back to haunt you by putting the allotted budget to waste if:
- Your marketing strategy does not take in market requirements.
- You have set unrealistic goals with no concrete strategy.
- You implement your strategy without realizing your precise goals.
- You implement the tactics of days gone by.
2- Ineffective Strategies and Use of Black Hat Tactics
Many are guilty of adopting illegitimate means to rank high on search engine results. Google strictly bans such practices. It does not matter how effective or beneficial black hat tactics are for your online business. Even if you are unknowingly guilty of employing black hat tactics search engine will implicate with appropriate regulations which can range from penalty to even website being removed from the server.
One way or the other Google will detect such practices and the consequences can set your digital enterprise back. Most prominent tactics which Google discourages online websites to spend on are:
- Keyword Stuffing
- Article Spinning
- Purchasing links
- Use of poor quality links
- Invisible text
- Cloaking
- Spammy content
The time and money you spent on indulging in such ineffective strategy only eats up into your marketing campaign. Better to spend on quality than to try fool search engine by paying for manipulative services.
3- Unable to Recycle Leads
It is the loyal customers who drive a digital platform to success. If your marketing strategy does not cater to retain them then you are wasting your marketing budget. It leads to decline in retention rate and negatively impact the conversion rate of a marketing campaign as well. Even a callous approach of appealing to your loyal customers can result in failure of your marketing campaign.
- Unable to recycle leads can be deemed as a by-product of:
- Ineffective marketing strategy.
- Poor customer satisfaction.
- Poor market evaluation.
- Unable to understand the importance of steady retention rate.
The most common mistake is to give up after initial tries. Online audience needs to be wooed on constant basis. Once you loose sight of your loyal customers the budget spent on new strategy is only going to be much higher than you can anticipate.
4- Inadequate Promotions
Promotion on digital platform requires proficient skills. Some might be calculative in their approach yet lack that creative touch to appeal to the right audience. As SEO Services USA rightly suggests in their blog, "A website should have high quality content, proper and user friendly navigation structure, appropriate keywords in proper places, place for the users to comment in the blog are all required in order to drive potential traffic". Promoting a brand on digital platform has to be done with precise aim and aspirations. A concrete market analysis report needs to be acquired regarding the appropriate channels and targeted audiences before you even start to pen down a strategy. Inadequate promotions not necessarily means cost cutting. It can be result of promoting on several channels with no sight of productive platforms.
If you think paying a hefty amount to a single source for promotion is better than productive means such as feasible means like e-mail marketing or ad campaigns you are loosing out on your targeted audience and wasting budget which otherwise can be put to other marketing gains.
5- Loosing Sight of SEO Objective
SEO is an ever-changing concept but has defined and precise branches to reap rewards for any digital platform. Spending in bits and pieces on optimization is not the right the right way as it directly affects the SEO objective.
The two main components of SEO are On-page optimization and Off-page optimization. Both go hand in hand and have to be used in correlation to garner decent enough exposure for a marketing strategy.
These are divided into three major components which further down form a network of strategies to be used for the benefit of any digital marketing campaign. These three components are:
- First is the Content Development.
- Second is the technical aspect of optimizing the content to be ranked in search engine results.
- The third is to make it available to targeted audience by optimizing the reach.
Loosing sight of SEO objective can be great folly on part of any digital enterprise who aspires to implement an effective marketing campaign.
Now that you know which mistakes you should way of here is how you can address the same issues.
How to fix it?
1- Track Your ROI
Track ROI to evaluate the productivity of your marketing campaign. This is what sets apart great marketers from the good marketers. The data which you accumulate with ROI will help you strategize better for future digital marketing campaigns.
Before getting started with evaluating ROI it is essential to look at Key Performance Indicators. KPI are the goals or objectives of Digital marketing campaign. The performance indicators involved in KPI are mentioned below:
- What is the objective of your marketing campaign? Is it to attract traffic, generate lead or enhance reach?
- Which channel you are looking to evaluate ROI from? Is it website, blog, social network or search engine?
- Source based performance i.e. do you want to measure ROI for direct traffic, organic search, e-mails or PPC?
- Campaign based performance i.e. Lead generation, click through, conversions or conversion rates?
Once you have finalized the key performance indicator to measure ROI next is to make use of available tools such as Google Analytics or Kissmetrics to get hold of data.
2- Market Before You Build Products
Digital marketing is an effective tool to garner adequate audience response for a product. Do not go about building your product before getting feel of market excitement. One way to market your product before you build it is to design marketing strategy to offer monetary benefits in the form of deals or discounts to consumers.
How to market your products before you build it?
The first step in this regard is to identify the niche audience. Once you do that it is time to:
- Run marketing campaigns such as Ad campaigns or use e-mail marketing to get audience feedback.
- Promote a shareable content on social media channels to spread the word.
- Generate curiosity by creating demand and supply factor.
Before committing to provide services on digital platform it is necessary to get audience perception regarding what you are marketing. Do not waste your marketing budget without knowing the relevance and productivity factor of the services.
3- Integrate Different Business Functions
A digital marketing campaign can benefit from the assistance of different business functions. IT professionals for example are great addition to evaluate the productivity of marketing goals. A comprehensive digital planning and strategy can be put in place with the assistance of IT professionals. Divide your marketing strategy into smaller parts and see how you can make use of other business functions for better gains. Identify like minded professionals in other sections of business arena. Discuss their concerns and address their suggestions which can be implemented in Digital marketing campaign.
Cut down on expenses by aligning with like minded professionals. Instead of outsourcing or paying for services, look to integrate other business functions into your existing digital marketing strategy.
4- Revise & Reinvent
Digital marketing campaigns see changes on regular intervals. What works for one probably wont work for others or the money which your rivals spend might be much less than what you are spending. You can take assistance from following to boost productivity of your marketing strategy:
Do not keep repeating your strategy. Form time to time evaluate market requirements and what your niche audience is looking for and accordingly channel your digital marketing budget to attract them.
Follow the above mentioned information to keep your marketing strategy on right track. Whatever you save by not wasting on digital marketing mistakes can be put to other investments to fuel the growth of your digital enterprise. Be smart and try not commit any of the above mentioned mistakes.
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Most trial lawyers are familiar with Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.330(a)(3) which allows a deposition to be used under varying circumstances such as the death of a witness more than 100 miles away from the trial, a witness who is unavailable due to illness, infirmity or imprisonment, a witness who cannot be subpoenaed or an expert witness. Recent cases make it clear that the deposition of an employee of a party is admissible even if the witness does not meet one of the criteria of 1.330(a)(3) if the statements of the employee can be considered an admission against interest.
That question arose in the case of Petit-Dos v. School Board of Broward County, 2 So. 3d 1022 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). In that case, the trial judge refused to allow the plaintiff to read excerpts from the deposition of an employee of the defendant regarding questions concerning her responsibility for the accident. In reversing, the Fourth District pointed out that Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.330(1) allows a deposition to be used by any party, not only in impeachment of a witness but "for any purpose permitted by the Florida Evidence Code." Since sec. 90.803 of the Florida Evidence Code provides that even if a witness is available for testimony, statements which are admissions by a party's employee concerning a matter within the scope of their employment while they were employed are admissible. Depositions of employees are admissible even though the witness does not meet the other criteria of the Rule regarding their unavailability. The Court quoted with approval the case of Castaneda v. Redlands Christian Migrant Assoc., Inc., 884 So. 2d 1087 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). In that case, depositions of employees of a day care center where the plaintiff's child was injured were not permitted in evidence and the Fourth District reversed citing the same rule and evidentiary code as relied upon in Petit-Dos, supra.
The opinion in Castaneda clears up the distinction between the admissibility into evidence of statements of employees as opposed to nonparty witnesses who may make admissions against interest. At 1091, the court holds:
"Statements of employees within the scope of
their employment and during its existence are
admissible in Florida:
Florida courts have consistently admitted into
evidence statements by employees concerning
matters arising from the course of their
employment under the doctrine of admissions.
It is important to note that such statements are
admissible because they are the admissions
of a party-opponent or adverse party and not
because they are declarations against interest.
The differences between these two well-
recognized exceptions to the hearsay rule are:
an admission is made by a party to the
litigation, while a declaration against interest
is made by a non-party; an admission comes
into evidence despite the presence at trial
of its author, while the general hearsay rule
concerning unavailability of the declarant
applies in the case of declarations against
interest. The statement sought to be
introduced as an admission need not have
been consciously against the interest of its
maker at the time it occurred, while the
declarant in the case of the other hearsay
exception must have been aware of a risk
of harm to his own interests at the time he
Allowing depositions of employees to be read to the jury makes consummate good sense. The very existence of the agency relationship between an employee and the employer defendant makes the employee's statements usable against the employer because they are, in fact, admissions of a party. Particularly in the corporate world, an employer cannot act without its employees. The employee's actions are, in fact, actions of the corporate employer and not to recognize that their statements within the course of their employment bind their employer creates a legal fiction that makes no sense. In fact, at 1091, the Fourth District in Castaneda uses precisely that analogy.
"We analogize the introduction of employee
depositions as admissions to the introduction
of the deposition of a party or of the officer,
director, or managing agent of a party, which
may be done for any reason pursuant to Florida
Rule of Civil Procedure 1.330(a)(2)."
These opinions are important because the constraints of Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.330(a)(2) allow only the depositions of an officer, director, or managing agent of a corporation to be used by the adverse party for any purpose. These opinions make clear that any employee's deposition regardless of that employee's status can be utilized as admissions against interest of the employer party.
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- More than 500 Global Scientific and Industry Thought-Leaders as well as Political Leaders Unite to Chart a New Course for Science-Led Development in Africa
- Dedicated IAmEinstein.org Portal Launched to Build Global Support for Africa's Science and Technology Renaissance #AfricasEinsteins
In less than a month, Africa and the world's leading minds and influencers will congregate in Dakar, Senegal at the NEF Global Gathering (GG2016), the continent's premiere global science and technology forum. Convened by the Next Einstein Forum (NEF), a global platform that brings together leaders in industry, policy, science, and technology, the first edition of this biennial event will set the stage for a vibrant conversation on transforming Africa and the world through a renewed and increased focus on science, technology and innovation. The NEF is an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
The NEF Global Gathering provides a collaborative platform to accelerate research and development in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in Africa by showcasing its young, accomplished talent pool and uniting key decision makers and leaders in a common commitment to elevate Africa's profile as an influential member of the global scientific community. More than just a conference, the three-day forum (March 8 – 10) hosted by H.E President Macky Sall will represent a turning point for Africa's contribution to scientific research, which today only accounts for 1% of global output.
"Africa's challenges in science infrastructure, funding and collaboration are why we urgently need initiatives like the NEF that focus on leveraging Africa's immensely talented young people, which are its competitive advantage," said Thierry Zomahoun, NEF Chairperson and President and CEO of AIMS. "Increased investment in research and development in STEM fields is critical to meeting the continent's development trajectory and creating an enabling environment for discovery. We firmly believe the world's next Einsteins will come from Africa."
The NEF Global Gathering 2016 will showcase the innovations and contributions of the NEF's 15 Fellows – some of Africa's brightest young scientists who are on the frontline of Africa's science renaissance. Usually flying under the global radar, these scientists have been tackling some the continent's most urgent technological and development challenges – from, big data and cybersecurity to hypertension, heart disease, immunology and public health. In addition, NEF Fellows are looking to the future by working on gravitational waves and quantum research. Combined, their research has the potential to unearth game-changing solutions that impact not just their local communities but the world at large. Please see an overview of the NEF fellows' bios and projects.
"Scientific research, discoveries and technological innovation are directly linked to economic growth and social inclusion and we're working to demonstrate the transformative potential globally that science in Africa can have at the NEF Global Gathering in Dakar," said Arun Sharma, NEF Managing Director. "Governments, academia, industry leaders and civil society all have an essential role to play in building a strong African scientific community that can address local challenges with globally relevant solutions."
Program Highlights
As global leaders and influencers address issues that can be advanced by basic and applied science and technology, the NEF Global Gathering will issue a strong call to action for investment in science in Africa and government policies to fuel research and innovation. Participant discussions will be encouraged to move beyond potential to practice.
Unique to the NEF Global Gathering, fifty percent of attendees will be young (under age 42 years) representing a truly pan-African audience. At least 40 percent of participants will be women, with an important panel to discuss how to leverage the contributions of female scientists. A bilingual event, simultaneous English and French translations will be available at all plenaries, workshops and panel discussions See the complete conference agenda.
Confirmed NEF GG2016 attendees include H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal (host); H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda; H.E. Martial de Paul Ikounga Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, Africa Union, Michaëlle Jean Secretary General, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie;, Johanna Wanka Minister of Education and Research; Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa; Leymah Gbowee Noble Peace Prize 2011; Flavia Schlegel Assistant Director General, Natural Sciences, UNESCO; Aaron Ciechanover Nobel Prize, Chemistry (2004); Cedric Villani Mathematician and Fields Medalist (2010); France Neil Turok, Director, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics & AIMS Board Chair; Solomon Assefa Director, IBM Africa; Joachim Rogall President & CEO, Robert Bosch Foundation; Paul Stoffels Chief Scientist at Johnson & Johnson and Phillip Clay Former Chancellor of MIT, USA. See NEF's supporters and join the movement.
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Visit IAmEinstein.org to join the movement to place science and technology at the center of Africa's transformation and call on African governments, leaders, and youth to embrace and support a new era in science, technology, and innovation.
Weekly Twitter chats will begin on Thursday February 18 at 10 am ET / 3 pm UTC/GMT using the official hashtags for NEF GG2016 #AfricasEinsteins and #NEF2016. Follow us on Twitter @NextEinsteinFor and www.facebook.com/NextEinsteinForum
The NEF GG2016 will be live-streamed to a global audience from 8 March 2016 starting at 10:10 am UTC/ GMT (5:10 am ET) at www.nef.org.
About the Next Einstein Forum
Launched in 2013, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an African Institute for Mathematical Science (AIMS) initiative in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, will unite more than 500 outstanding thinkers and distinguished stakeholders from around the world together in Africa for the first ever NEF Global Gathering on 8-10 March 2016 under the patronage of H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal. Held every two years, NEF Global Gatherings will showcase Africa's top young scientists and connect them with leaders from Africa and the rest of the world in high-profile, invitation-only forums that touch on the three pillars of science, society and policy.
The NEF has been endorsed by the African Union Commission as well as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Governments of Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa, the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and a growing number of private sector and civil society partners from across the world who are passionate about positioning Africa's scientific community as an influential member in the global scientific community, which will ensure sustainable human development in Africa and other parts of the world.


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When wearing Vector Watch on your wrist, there are two basic ways of interaction: the three buttons, top, middle and bottom, as well as hand gestures.The top and bottom allow you to change the watch faces, while pressing the middle button opens applications. Press and hold the middle button to return.
Hand gestures, and specifically the typical movement you make when you check the time, allow you to check notifications. The watch will vibrate when you receive incoming calls, emails and messages, but you can change this option, or have the watch turn it off during meetings in the settings menu. Press the bottom button to scroll notifications, or the middle button to dismiss them.
Press the top and middle button at the same time to access the advanced menu that allows you to change the time and date, pair or unpair your watch to your phone, reboot or perform a factory reset. To exit the advanced menu, press and hold the middle button.
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Size: S/M (M/L), to fit 8 (9)" palm circumference.
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted (100% merino wool, 210 yards/100g); 1 skein, shown in Paris Night. The size M/L sample used 95 yards.
Other Materials: US 8 (5mm) 32" circular needle or dpns, or size to match gauge; Cable needle; Stitch markers (4, one different color); Yarn needle; Scrap yarn for thumb holder.
Gauge: 20 st and 30 rows/4" in stockinette st, after blocking.
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br>Hello everyone, just though I'd start a thread about beer. I like beer... you do too. So let's yak about it.
I'll start off by saying I usually aim for Belgian ales or IPA's. I dig Chimay, Piraat, Gulden Draak, Delerium, and La Fin Du Monde. IPA side I'm
still seeking the ultimate... however I love Hop Frog, Arogant Bastard, and this new one I'm hooked on is called Houblon? It's a Belgian IPA!!! Could be my favorite beer side by side with Delerium.
>=) CHEERS!!! br> br>
br>Pretty much all beer. From Pabst and Miller to Bel Haven Wee Heavy (think I spelled that right)
Although I boycott Coors for personal reasons. br> br>
br>i'll drink whatever is in the keg.. within reason but usually i go for pilsners and stouts or whatever is on the nitro tap!
love the
Blue Paddle
pilsner from New Belgium
murhpy's irish stout
easy choice over guiness any day i like stouts but murphy's is sort of my go to stout.. though there are a ton of really good ones in the NW.. murphy's is like home or something.
la fin du monde
coopers ale
(have had a hard time finding it in the USA)
there's a lot of beers i love and no rules.. i'll try them all... even if its something i think i won't like.. gimme a sip!
never have been a fan of IPA's just can't stand the hoppiness. doesn't agree w/me
can't stand MGD (the hangover starts before i'm even drunk), budlight or coors (might as well just drink water).
my friend has a beer tumblr that's pretty good.. funny and lot's of beers local and foreign
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br>Well, I stopped drinking since a year, but i was getting quite high on:
Chimay bleue (love it, especially the kind of millesime big bottles they sell in Belgium from the previous years),
Kwak directly from the cellar/cask in a Belgium estaminet
Guiness, but only in Ireland
Chouff, quite cheap and good,
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br>I like free beer. Always seems to taste nicer br> br>
br>Kölsch, simply the best!
Do not mind the occasional Weizen or Pilz but hate Altbier! br> br>
br>I love Kölsch for the summer! Best beer to drink sitting in my backyard ever.
big fan of Session Dark Ale lately..
try not to drink american macro brews..
more sex in a canoe than actual beer..
never have aquired a taste for IPAs. belgien styles are a bit to foo-foo for me. if i have my druthers i'll go with a nice porter or stout.. br> br>
br>Sour ales FTW around my house, I drank lots of Bell's Oarsman ale and Monks Cafe over the summer. Since school started last month all I can afford is Miller High Life. No complaints, love the high life. Just recently I had the chance to try the hazelnut ale made by Rogue and it was really nice, sort of like an alcoholic organic cola. br> br>
I was really surprised to find out that Kölsch is available in the states.
In Germany it is centered around the Cologne area only so it is rather a local speciality...
Kölschy br> br>
br>essex sound lab
br>I tend to drink IPAs and Belgian-style American craft brews, although I also like a number of stouts and porters. Some favorite brews include:
DFH Squall IPA - Perhaps the best IPA I've ever had
Founders Centennial
Stone Lukcy Basartd [sic]
La Fin du Monde
Highway 78 (Stone, Green Flash, Pizzaport collaboration)
Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball
Green Flash Trippel
Victory Golden Monkey
Dark Element
Gulden Drak br> br>
br>Recently I've had Troeg's Dreamweaver, and really loved it. I'm not normally a *huge* fan of wheat beers, but it has a really nice complex bunch of flavors that makes me favor it for the fall season. It's very mellow, with some undertones similar to mulling spices like cardamom and the like.
I tend to go for fairly highly carbonated light and amber ales, medium hoppy. Sometimes I can go for an IPA, but it's not often that I'm in the mood for something that bitter. I like mild sweetness paired with a little bitterness for some punch. Hefeweizens always seem to hit the spot. Stouts and Porters are a rare thing for me, although I recently had a Milk Stout from Lancaster Brewing Company and I enjoyed that quite a bit.
If we're talking it's hot outside and I just want a beer kinda beer, Modelo Especial is hard to beat. There's just something about the Mexican macrobrews that I like, crispy and refreshing but more bitterness and flavor than your average American big brew. br> br>
br>free beer is the best beer br> br>
br>belgian trappist mainly, especially chimay (red, yellow or blue, it's all good). br> br>
br>electrik noize
br>These two are my current fav's
Schlafly Kolsch
Tanners Jack
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br>lately it has been "st. andrews - belhaven" in the pub.
at home it has been "st. eriks pilsner"... should be tried if you are in sweden/stockholm.
love beer. br> br>
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belgian trappist mainly, especially chimay (red, yellow or blue, it's all good).
Chimay is yummy! br> br>
br>recent beers i like
russian river - damnation (very smooth.. a touch sweet.. nice finish)
lompoc - kick axe soapbox derby pale ale (how many names does it need???) just a good all around beer. a pale ale with a bit of body and weight to it.
firestone - DBA double barrel ale - a bit sweet but really savory and good.
things in the fridge - russian river - pliny the elder - supposed to be amazing.. tons of hype from friends of mine. looking forward to trying it but i have my doubts it'll live up to the hype.
PS - i still totally hate IPAs. sour hoppy mess. i just can't stand them. br> br>
br>Geuzes are my favorites, more like a lambic treat than beer that
should avoid like the plague (sour like nothing else).
I'm very fond of New Glarus these days.
Hoegaarden is my standby followed by Duvel.
Goose Island's Fleur is delicious. br> br>
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I'll start off by saying I usually aim for Belgian ales or IPA's.
Pretty much my taste too, blonde, pale or belgian blonde. I like the odd dunkel/tripel style beers too, though I don't like them meaty tasting.
My fave of all time is, chuffin amazing:
Bruges is a great place to go drinking and try some new beers but the UK has a really great and growing micro brewery scene.
It is a good time for beer lovers.
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br>for me its as much about a brewery that is is really on the case as an individual beer:
Raging Bitch IPA from Flying Dog (US) - amazing blend of bitterness and sweetness and UK/US/Belgian traditions- does it all!
any Thornbridge IPA (UK) - honestly the best british beers I have ever tasted, and you can believe I've tasted most of them - and they bottle well too
anything from Emelisse (NL) especially his Imperial Russian Stouts and IPAs - very small rising star of the new euro micro-breweries
living in Germany makes it hard to keep up with the real action though. Like france and wine, they are stuck in their national traditions so German brewers are largely unaware or uninterested in the micro-brewery revolution going on outside in the world. br> br>
br>Hmmmm... bottled only (I hate canned beer with a passion!), although I rarely drink beer.
Labatt Blue
Innis & Gunn
Oh, and Wildwood Pub in Calgary has some really kickass beer on tap, although I forgot which ones I liked the most as it's beer like six years. br> br>
br>I'm rather partial to German Hefen Weize (most brands will do) but recently discovered a nice Belgian tripel : Karmeliet (yum!) br> br>
br>How many of you brew your own beer / wine?
If i drank ethanol, which i dont, i would certainly make my own. Indeed, i used to brew, but then realised there wasnt a lot of point, as i did not drink it myself! br> br>
br>Root br> br>
br>I've not brewed my own beer, have been interested for ages tho. I have made moonshine a few times with my gf's father, who owns a still in Switzerland
fun to do (and drink). br> br>
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Left to right: SPSCC Foundation Development Manager Anne Larson, scholarship recipient Aylin Gonzalez-Ramirez holding her daughter, and Thurston County Commissioner Bud Blake at the 2016 Awards of Excellence Ceremony. Credit Shanna Paxton Photography.
Local youth will be recognized for their resilience in the face of adversity at youth development nonprofit TOGETHER!'s annual Awards of Excellence ceremony on May 13th, 2017 at South Puget Sound Community College. Five or more nominees, selected by a committee of event organizers and key partners, will receive scholarships, sponsored by Gateway
Rotary and other organizations. All nominees will see their pictures and stories printed in The Olympian, and be honored at the ceremony, where they and their families will be invited to enjoy dessert with representatives from their nominating schools and programs.
Nominations are currently being solicited from middle and high schools as well as some youth- serving community organizations in Thurston and Mason Counties. Nominators are encouraged to consider the diversity of their communities in selecting their nominees.
Last year, TOGETHER! honored 32 exceptional children and youth for their strength and leadership as part of their first Awards of Excellence ceremony since 2012. Gateway Rotary, TwinStar Credit Union, and South Puget Sound Community College Foundation sponsored four $1,000 scholarships and one full-year SPSCC tuition waiver, which were awarded to five deserving students.
TOGETHER! is a local nonprofit organization that engages and mobilizes families, schools and the community to advance the health, safety and success of our youth. They educate about issues affecting the community; work for laws, policies and community practices that support positive youth development; and provide direct services to children, youth and families. They work with coalitions and partnerships to improve effectiveness.
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Tumwater School District and TOGETHER! have been working together for three years to bring necessary in-school support to the students of Tumwater and beyond. One of our most powerful and popular programs is the annual Back to Basics event series, where volunteers from the medical community come together to provide back-to-school care to students at no cost.
Our first Back to Basics event took place on August 1st at Tumwater High School. An incredible team of volunteers from Tumwater Family Practice, Providence Tumwater Valley Physical Therapy, Olympia Orthopaedic Associates, Providence Sports Medicine, St. Peter Family Medicine, Tumwater Vision Health, and Tumwater School District's own Health & Wellness Department provided free sports physicals to over 250 middle and high school students. Participation in after-school sports is shown to increase school engagement and pro-social behavior in students, but lack of medical access is a common barrier that prevents students from accessing these benefits. At Back to Basics Sports Physicals Clinic, we not only provide sports physicals for free, but also work to connect families with insurance coverage and primary care physicians, so that the rest of their healthcare needs can be met into the future.
The second and final event was the Back to Basics Immunizations Clinic on August 22nd at Peter G. Schmidt Elementary School. Immunizations were administered by Thurston County Medical Reserve Corps and community partners Hands On Children's Museum, South Sound Reading Foundation, Tumwater Youth Programs, CHOICE Regional Health Network, Tumwater School District, South Sound YMCA, Head Start, and Tumwater Timberland Library tabled outside the clinic with information and resources. In all, the clinic served 88 families and 105 students. Among those 105, 132 vaccinations were given to 65 students who needed additional immunization to meet school requirements.
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Thurston County, WA – Thurston County became the first jurisdiction in the state to adopt a marijuana- and- alcohol-focused "social host ordinance", a model policy to help prevent underage substance abuse and improve public health and safety. According to the most recent (2014) Healthy Youth Survey (HYS), more than half (56%) of Thurston County 12th graders who drank alcohol got it from a friend or at a party. Limiting access to alcohol and drugs helps prevent youth use and related harms, but parents also play a huge role. The new ordinance sends a message that while the majority of Thurston County parents already actively prevent underage drinking and marijuana gatherings on their property, all parents and caregivers are expected to do so. "Parents matter," says Meghan Sullivan, Executive Director of a youth-focused agency, TOGETHER!. "This policy is another reminder of the import role parents play in their kids' lives. Ask them where they are going, who they will be with, and whether or not an adult will be present. Tell them regularly that you don't approve of them using alcohol, marijuana or other drugs."
The ordinance also aims to address other factors affecting a youth's decision to stay substance free. About one third (32% of 10th grade and 36% of 12th grade) of Thurston County high school students say laws and norms are favorable to substance use (HYS, 2014), a risk factor for youth use and related problems. Further, public and traffic safety were also considered. Aside from alcohol, marijuana is the most frequently-occurring drug used by drivers involved in deadly crashes in our state (Washington Traffic Safety Commission, 2015). Twenty-nine percent of Thurston County 12th graders report they've ridden in a vehicle driven by someone who had been using marijuana (HYS, 2014), and among those who current use marijuana, that number sharply increases.
In 2016, TOGETHER!'s partnered with County Commissioner Bud Blake to create a plan for introducing the model policy concept in Thurston County, building upon a foundation laid by Rainier, Mercer Island and other communities. On Tuesday February 28, the Thurston County Commissioners took a smart step to adopt the policy, which takes effect 30 days later. "I'm excited that Thurston County is taking a leadership role in encouraging responsible behavior with our youth. We hope parents and adults will use this as an opportunity to talk with kids about their expectations."
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|Archived February 20, 2019
USGS Mendenhall Fellow Invited to Speak at the German-American Frontiers of Science Symposium
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow Christina Kellogg (St. Petersburg, FL) was invited to speak at this year's German-American Frontiers of Science symposium, where she discussed the impacts of African dust on coral reefs.
The German-American Frontiers of Science Symposium series is sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and supported, in part, with funding from the Beckman Foundation and the Agouron Institute. This year's conference, the ninth annual meeting, was held June 5-7 in Irvine, CA, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies.
These symposia are held each summer, alternating between the United States and Germany. Participation at the symposium is split evenly between Germans and Americans, although there is a more international flavor than the name might implymany of the scientists representing American institutions were originally from other countries, including Britain, Australia, and China. Participants are specifically chosen by the organizing committee and include leading researchers from academic, industrial, and federal laboratories.
Attendees are selected from a pool of young researchers (less than 45 years old) who have made significant contributions to science, including recipients of Sloan, Packard, and MacArthur fellowships; winners of the Waterman Award; Beckman Young Investigators; and NSF Presidential Faculty Fellows. This year we can add "USGS Mendenhall Fellow" to that list; Christina Kellogg was invited to speak about the impacts of African dust on coral reefs.
At each symposium, approximately 25 young scientists report on current research within their disciplines to an academically trained and scientifically diverse audience. They highlight major research challenges, methodologies, and limitations to progress at the frontiers of their respective fields. All attendees participate in a general discussion period, during which they learn from and form collaborative relationships with other young scientists in different fields.
The topics, chosen each year by an organizing committee made up of the previous year's speakers and organizers, include a broad spectrum of subjects, ranging from neuroscience to theoretical physics. The 2003 program consisted of the following topical sessions:
Christina's talk on African dust stimulated a lot of discussion, and she was invited to join the organizing committee for the 2004 symposium. She is hard at work writing proposals for next year's sessions and is looking forward to visiting Germany next year.
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Science Teachers and Curriculum Development
School Children Learn About Sediment
WETMAAP Workshops for Teachers
American Water Works Association
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Thanks for the report, mpz. The GCC6 incompatibility is (hopefully) fixed in the new release.
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Package Details: enigma_sdl 1.21-2
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- curl (curl-http2-git, curl-git, curl-http2)
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- sdl_image
- sdl_mixer
- sdl_ttf
- xdg-utils (mimi-git, linopen, sx-open, busking-git, xdg-utils-git, xdg-utils-patched, xdg-utils-mimeo)
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- imagemagick (imagemagick-no-hdri, imagemagick-git, imagemagick-full-git, imagemagick7, graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat, imagemagick-fftw, imagemagick-full) (make)
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ngaba commented on 2016-08-16 21:52
mpz commented on 2016-08-14 20:50
Makefile:2044: recipe for target 'Proxy.o' failed
make[2]: *** [Proxy.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/tmp/enigma_sdl/src/enigma-1.21/src'
Makefile:755: recipe for target 'all' failed
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/enigma_sdl/src/enigma-1.21/src'
Makefile:368: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
Does not compile for me. I'd like to try this game.
SanskritFritz commented on 2014-03-04 14:50
I think it is more logical to have conflicts only in package variants but not the base package. A base package cannot be aware of all possible variants and should not follow them either. Don't delete your comments, they are useful.
carstene1ns commented on 2014-03-04 14:44
Okay, looks like reverse conflicts are indeed handled by pacman. I remember that pacman bailed out with file conflicts, when I had a similiar case some time ago... but there must have been no conflicts=() at all then.
Looks like I can drop the conflicts from my non-vcs packages then... :)
Anyways, even if it is not required/necessary, it does not hurt to have it, because pacman will simply ignore it.
Sorry for the noise, if you agree, I would like to remove my comments then, so it does not cause any confusion later.
SanskritFritz commented on 2014-03-04 12:37
Pacman will remove the other package in either case, just try it.
carstene1ns commented on 2014-03-04 11:25
@SanskritFritz: I am already doing this. ;-)
I just thought that it would not hurt to do so. Only the svn package can provide the non-svn, but both conflict nontheless.
Pacman will also offer to remove either package, if the other gets installed then. This is convenient for users that switch to a dev package to try out new features and have to switch back to a stable package because of bugs or the like.
SanskritFritz commented on 2014-03-04 11:05
carstene1ns: nope that is your job, you have to provide enigma_sdl and conflict with it, there is no need for circular conflicts.
carstene1ns commented on 2014-03-04 10:56
FYI: I have adopted and updated the svn package of enigma[1].
Would be nice, if you could add a conflicts=("$pkgname-svn") to your PKGBUILD the next time you update this package, Thanks!
[1]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/enigma_sdl-svn/
ngaba commented on 2013-04-06 21:50
@SanskritFritz: Fixed. I removed the enet files (*.a, *.h) from the package, so Enigma uses the build-in enet, but it doesn't fileconflict with system Enet.
SanskritFritz commented on 2013-04-06 20:16
Thanks! Finally enigma works again :)
But it conflicts now with enet, so I had to uninstall speed-dreams and other games in order to play enigma :(
Shouldnt enigma-sdl also provide enet as well?
Also, since pacman 4.1 there must be a package() function in the PKGBUILD.


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Correct application of proverbs is a linguistic science in itself which largely depends on one�s mastery of a particular language; and each time an orator steps on to the stage, a great number of his audience are often in the transport of delight at the display of mastery of language and expressiveness. Speeches of such a one usually exhibit qualities that are often associated with the elders who are the fountains of wisdom and repositories of the people�s culture; and being the warehouse of the wisdom of the ancients automatically makes one a cultural model in any society. This is because elders talk much more in parables and spice their speeches with proverbs and figurative expressions. This is equally informed by the fact that traditional speech requirements in Igala language necessitate diction, parables and figurative expressions; they produce a striking effect and attract attention during speech making. They equally tend to enforce or strengthen the effect of a particular statement, consequently taken more seriously. In addition, one�s language skills will increase rapidly and tremendously too if one is able to understand Igala proverbs and use them perfectly and confidently. This is because one of the main problems people have with the use of proverbs is how to apply them correctly.
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Promise comes with a name attached: Arinze Kene. A Nigerian-born actor turned playwright, Kene follows up the award-winning Estate Walls with a trio of intercut monologues about the lives of three inner-city teenagers who discover that sometimes you're forced to grow up long before you turn 18.
From the straight-talking Joanne, who copes with her mum's mental illness, to Rugrat, who just wants to be part of the gang, and lanky Kehinde, whose twin sister can run faster than the wind but who can't outrun death, Kene examines the pressures and pleasures of being a teenager. The three stories overlap and brush up against each other, and if the piece's failure is in its lack of narrative coherence, there is also something appealing about the way it lazily coils around like a puff of smoke, and has faith that the audience will make the connections. There are some sharply defined interludes including an episode in a launderette and a race that ends in disaster.
But it's the writing that makes this and Kene worth watching. It fizzes and froths and sometimes squeaks with pure pleasure at its own delight in words and the poetry and rhythms of the streets. It has grace, too. Ché Walker's production keeps things very simple to good effect and Fiston Barek, Seroca Davis and Akemnji Ndifornyen make you understand the exhilaration and pain that come with growing up. It would be a tighter, more polished evening if it lost 10 minutes, but the mostly young, black audience loved its raw, rude swagger and bruised heart, and so did I.