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The world economy is poised to regain momentum and business travelers are increasingly seeking luxury-level travel experiences for employee group getaways, company-sanctioned prospecting and entertaining activities, and individual free time itineraries, alike.
With so many options in what's become a very mature luxury marketplace, where will attentions be focused this year for corporate travel departments, road warriors and those in between? One notable development is that high-end business travelers want ever more unique and personal experiences proffered with an extraordinarily high quality of service.
Relative to these specific key drivers, here are 5 notable trends that luxury-minded business travelers can benefit from in the months ahead:
- Small group cultural immersions loom large.
Business travelers are increasingly seeking exclusive and regionally-authentic itineraries that cater to small groups. Tour companies like Fort Washington, Pennsylvania-based Gate 1 Travel are capitalizing on this trend with offerings that can provide business groups the convenience of an escorted tour with the intimate view of local cultures that large groups just can't provide. "Our small group tours option has seen, by far, the most significant increase in booking volume–up 50% in 2016," the company reports.
Those on business trips are becoming more interested in indigenous experiences, for themselves or while entertaining others. A City Lodge Hotel Group report concurs that the trend of being "connoisseurs of local culture" will boom this year. It emphasizes that indigenous tourism experiences and cultural immersion will remain a big factor whether travelling within your own home country or jaunting to faraway lands. "We'll see more people wanting to visit more than the big landmarks and monuments of their destination," it says. "Rather people are more likely to be interested in knowing about the locals–those that call that place home. Trips to the rural communities will become popular, and travelers are likely to be more interested in private guides that teach them about the traditional ways of life."
2. Private villa travel surpassing leading luxe resorts.
Today's breed of private villa rentals have become the ultimate in luxury travel lodging for business travelers. This is due to the vast array of benefits and creature comforts it proffers for VIPs and small groups. While maximized privacy and security, uber-tailored guest service and 5-star accommodations and amenities are chief reasons the trend toward private villa lodging is exploding, an elite few have offerings far beyond that don't just rival, but far exceed, those offered by high-end resorts, including those elite Penthouse suites.
According to luxury travel agent Sandy Webb who books elite vacations all over the world "private villa residences offering first class, one-of-a-kind services are ushering in an entirely new era of bespoke business hospitality around the globe. They are, in fact, single-handedly setting a new and decidedly elevated standard for luxe business and corporate travel worldwide."
One private villa exemplifying this new standard is Casa Dos Cisnes–Puerto Vallarta's foremost premier private oceanfront villa experience. This 10,000 square foot Casa Dos Cisnes property, a five-bedroom colonial style home with breathtaking views of the Pacific that can accommodate up to 10 adults, goes well over-and-above to ensure each guest's needs, desires, hopes and expectations for an extraordinary private villa respite are fulfilled.
According to owner Cathryn Arnell, this includes proffering a bevy of premium benefits to those on business trips, for corporate events, or those companies proffering the experience as an employee reward. This includes custom-prepared gourmet meals from an on-site private chef in an authentic and stylishly-appointed residential setting, 24/7 bilingual butler service and multiple staff, monitored security, housecleaning services, private infinity-edge ocean view pool, fully equipped state-of-the-art gym, large media-entertainment room, concierge and spa service, musicians for hire, sports and boating excursions, red carpet treatment at the city's leading beach club and most renowned restaurants, and more. "Given that guests enjoy complete privacy and security in the most exclusive area in Puerto Vallarta, commandeering the entire 10,000 square foot space with all of the relaxation, solitude and discretion that affords, the result is a one-of-a-kind business trip providing an unparalleled culinary and luxury living experience."
3. Higher caliber private jet jaunts.
According to Sergey Petrossov, founder and CEO of JetSmarter—an industry-leading private jet company based in Dubai, people are increasingly growing accustomed to personalized experiences, so much so, that it isn't a demand anymore; it is now an expectation that needs to be met.
In order for brands to be memorable, they need to remember their customers and offer unique customized experiences. For its part, this JetSmarter achieves by placing a heavy emphasis on member relationships, with each assigned a relationship manager who is responsible for creating personalized and customizable private travel experiences. This level of tailored service is something high-end business travelers are coming to expect and depend on to help ensure getting from point A to point B is as enjoyable and problem-free as possible.
JetSmarter also cites that there's a very thin line between high-end and luxury, with the difference barely noticeable. "The travel industry is inundated with both high-end and luxury brands, however the distinction is relatively minor," Petrossov said. "People often confuse high-end brands for luxury ones. Luxury brands essentially need to heighten their levels of service to be able to distinguish themselves from their high-end counterparts."
4. Next-gen travel tech eases and expedites.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a tech trend that will continue to evolve at a rapid pace. According to Advito's 2017 Industry Forecast, AI has already enabled a range of apps, bots and software that makes it easier for industry purveyors to interact with business travelers at every step of a trip to expedite, ease and enhance. AI automates computer processes to work in the same way as the human brain. Natural language processing (NLP) helps computers understand human speech or typing, and AI then applies machine learning to provide a useful response.
Advito reveals that the travel industry is "well-positioned to embrace AI," and also that the wider travel industry is adopting AI as, for example, KLM passengers are now able to use Facebook Messenger to confirm bookings, get boarding passes and flight status updates. "AI is still in its infancy, but it is in our immediate future," the report asserts. "As it develops, it will help simplify complex travel decisions, shorten the buying process and deliver a more personalized offering."
5. Game changing smart suitcases solve perennial problems.
Business travel is tough enough in the best of circumstances and is all-too-often replete with challenges. From crowded freeways, overbooked flights, Wi-Fi downtime and generally not having necessary items at hand, traversing to and fro can be fraught with more than its fair share of frustrations. Not surprisingly, technologists have responded with problem-solving gadgets and gear that exemplify tremendous innovation and ingenuity both in concept and execution. One glowing example of this is the Bluesmart Suitcase, which can be a business traveler's best friend. Billed as "the world's first smart suitcase," this carry-on keeps traveler's belongings tracked, devices charged, bag secure and trips hassle-free thanks to integrated technology that syncs to an associated mobile app that's compatible with both iPhone and Android.
The suitcase features a built-in battery/charger with 2 USB ports. The substantial 10.000 mAh battery can charge your phone up to six times, juicing up this and any other USB-connectable device from the USB port on the back or the inside. The bag also boasts a 3G+GPS tracker with global coverage to track the suitcase anywhere in the world; a scale built right into the handle that interfaces with the app to tell you the approximate weight of your suitcase; and a remote digital lock that can be set up to lock itself when you step away and to unlock when you return. The TSA- approved smart lock provides distance alerts, notifying you if you leave it behind. Of course, the bag needs to carry you belongings, so the main compartment does provide large space for clothes, shoes, and coats, while a secondary TSA-friendly compartment is able to accommodate up to a 15″ laptop.
Despite widespread geopolitical uncertainties of late, the future is bright for this crucial category of business-borne luxe hospitality.
Branding, business and entrepreneurship success pundit, Merilee Kern, MBA, is an influential media voice and lauded communications strategist. As the Executive Editor and Producer of "The Luxe List International News Syndicate," she's a revered consumer product trends expert and travel industry voice of authority who spotlights noteworthy marketplace change makers, movers and shakers. Merilee may be reached online at www.TheLuxeList.com. Follow her on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/LuxeListEditor and Facebook here: www.Facebook.com/TheLuxeList.
***Some or all of the accommodations(s), experience(s), item(s) and/or service(s) detailed above may have been provided or arranged at no cost to accommodate this review, but all opinions expressed are entirely those of Merilee Kern and have not been influenced in any way.***


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The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach, so the cliche goes. But the other way around is also very true. So if you're a couple who loves food and tasting new food outside your home, you can use it as an effective way of strengthening your relationship.
Whether you're the one who is fond of cooking food for your loved ones or one who has a partner who is a good cook, you are very lucky. Having great cooking skills is a blessing as it gives you the opportunity to share wonderful dishes with your family and experiment with new recipes that even be your very own. On the other hand, if you don't have those skills but has a partner who's great in cooking, you should appreciate the effort your spouse does and the love he or she is sharing with you through his cooking.
Did you know that couples who share a love for food can actually end up together for a long time or even a lifetime? Their common denominator here is food and they can do many things together that will center on this.
Cooking at home is just one of the ways you can enjoy each other's company. People who are inspired normally come up with delicious food particularly if it's meant for their partner. The thought of you spending a romantic dinner at home can motivate you to do your best in preparing delectable food that will delight your other half. In this instance, you're not only sharing your love but even good food as well and you can be sure that this dining experience will become memorable.
Outside the home, you and your spouse can schedule a dinner date once every week or twice a month. It's up to you to decide where to eat out but remember to think variety. Don't just stick to your favorite restaurant because with the numerous dining places around today, you have a wide choice. You may also want to give each other the chance to decide on a particular place every now and then so there's a little surprise involved.
Dining out once in a while is a great opportunity for you and your partner to be alone and spend a romantic and quiet dinner together. This is also your chance to try on other types of food and talk about your personal plans for your family.
Another option is to host lunch, brunch or dinner at home for your common friends. You can do it on weekends when everyone is free. A barbecue party will be fun and you can do it at your own backyard. This can encourage your guests to help out in the grilling.
Finally, don't forget to surprise your loved one by buying his favorite food every now and then. It doesn't have to be many as long as you know it will make him or her happy.
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Automating your AP process with Dynamics 365
If you have been thinking of automating AP to make the most of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations you don't want to miss this session.
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1919-20 Wool Ensemble
A 1920 day ensemble in orange wool challis and brown cotton chambray. It's made with the Decades of Style pattern #1902B, "1920 Tunic Blouse," and their now discontinued #1901B, "1919 skirt". For accessories, I made a matching hat and carry my parasol.
The wool was a very unusual find at the local fabric store. Other than black and white, it was the only solid color challis in stock. And it is extremely sheer. If I ever find more of this stuff I'll snatch it up in a heartbeat. But at $20/yard I picked up just barely enough for this outfit. The bottom of the skirt had to be pieced for length, and the brown stripe was a solution to cover this seam. I think it worked out well in bringing the whole thing together, design-wise. A lucky outcome.
The skirt hem is interfaced with silk organza, using Roberta Carr's method in her Couture book. I was really impressed with the results. It gave an otherwise lifeless hem a really nice finished shape. The Decades pattern does not call for a lining, but I added one in cotton voile.
This is a truly one-size fits all costume. I made sure of it by adding the elastic waistband, rather than a period closure. It looks adorable on my mom, who's several inches shorter than me. Hopefully I'll find a good fabric to make up this pattern again.
Underneath the outfit I'm wearing a modern flesh colored camisole and slip. It took two years, but I finally came across some reasonably 1920-looking shoes at a Goodwill.


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Current scientific research can no longer hold up its proclamation that contact and communication with other levels of life in the universe is fraudulent or simply a figment of one's imagination. Sincere and credible scientists now conclude that there is other life in the universe. They recognize the facts of an intelligent design and order to the cosmos governed by precise laws and principles which have been taught by philosophers and mystics for many centuries.
Man, in fact, is multidimensional in his or her nature and consists of multiple layers of course and subtle matter (magma and plasma).
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As previously announced, on October 18 The Cure will release a double concert film that captures two of the historic 40th anniversary shows performed by the band in 2018. The first film is called Cureation-25: From There To Here and it was filmed on the final night of last years Meltdown Festival curated by Robert Smith. The film features a performance of one song from each of The Cure's 18 studio albums plus new unreleased songs as well. The second film is Anniversary – 1978-2018. This film is a 29 songs performance from the famous Hyde Park concert that aired in movie theaters earlier this year.
Today, the band released footage of Just Like Heaven from the box set. Have a look in advance of the official release.
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Travis (Sammy) and Betty Lue Smith celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise reception on April 14, 2017 at Cave Spring Community Center. The event was hosted by their children Stacey and Tim Haney, Travis Jr., Terry Smith and Bradley and Tammy Smith.
Vows were renewed in the presence of children, family and friends as well as best man Thomas Dempsey.
The Rev. Dale Byars delivered the vows.
The Smiths were married on April 17, 1967 at First Baptist Church in Cave Spring. The Rev. Bill Givens performed the ceremony. While Travis was in the Air Force, the couple traveled to Anchorage, Alaska; Omaha, Nebraska and Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Museum of Science and Discovery
Discovery, Science & Wonder
Fort Lauderdale's Museum of Science and Discovery is educational, entertaining and pure fun for families.
If you're traveling with kids, the Museum of Science and Discovery in Fort Lauderdale should be at the top of your list (if you can tear them away from the beach, that is). Children and adults can become immersed in interactive exhibits about a wide range of topics from prehistoric animals and giant sharks to aerospace and aviation to water conservation and hurricane prediction. The common thread tying all of the exhibits together is that they are all relevant to life in Florida.
The impressive entrance to the museum displays the Great Gravity Clock, a 52-foot-tall kinetic energy sculpture that keeps the time as balls are released from the clock's face onto tilted rails in increments of one minute, ten minutes and one hour. Take some time to take it all in and capture a few photos before heading inside.
The 85,000 square foot building has two floors of interactive exhibits, as well as a 300-seat IMAX 3D theater. The first floor houses the EcoDiscovery Center, an expansion of the museum added in 2011. Here visitors can explore Florida EcoScapes which displays the various ecosystems of Florida, including live plants and animals, from the oceans to the everglades. Wander through the Florida Water Story, with interactive exhibits that explain the importance of water in the state and how it transforms from the aquafiers to the air to the sea. Watch the Otters at Play from an underwater viewpoint and from above.
The Prehistoric Florida exhibit features animals that roamed Florida (or swam in its oceans) many millions of years ago, such as the Archelon, the largest turtle that ever existed, a saber-toothed cat and an Imperial Mammoth. Kids can step into the dig pit to search for fossilized shark teeth and the gaping mouth of the megadolon, an extinct species of shark, makes for a great family photo.
Next, feel the wind in your hair in the Everglades Airboat Adventure simulator, and see how it fares against the winds of the hurricane simulator in the Storm Center exhibit. Learn more about some of the area's most infamous hurricanes, and touch the vortex of a 10-foot tornado and record your own hurricane story. Next, visit the Go Green exhibit to learn about recycling and how to make your home more energy efficient for the good of the environment.
The second floor of the museum has a focus on science, health and technology, with a science theater for live programs, a permanent exhibit focusing on the amazing things the human body can do, and space for a rotating exhibit. The highlight of the second floor is To Fly, an aviation exhibit complete with the cockpits of several aircraft like a DC-9 commercial airliner and a Cessna 172, an air traffic control tower, a multi-sensory 7D theater capsule for a completely immersive experience and more.
After a couple of hours at the museum, stroll across the street to Esplanade Park and stroll the Tarpon River toward Bubier Park. In between the two parks, the Las Olas Riverfront area features waterfront shopping, dining and entertainment.


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This book is sure to please young football enthusiasts; the half dozen short stories are written in a highly approachable style and the author uses her knowledge of young children to give them a sure touch of realism. Whether as players or spectators the children in these tales experience the thrills and disappointments of the game and it is good to see girls involved too.


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Where To Find The Cheapest Prices On Dragon Herbs
What Are Dragon Herbs?
Promoting healthy herbs and a holistic lifestyle, Dragon Herbs id the leader in Chinese herbalism. Focusing on the concept of balancing Jing, Qi, and Shen to provide deep long term reserve energy, Dragon Herbs supplies over 1000 herbal formulations made from the highest quality herbs to guide you on a path to achieve glowing health. By supplying tonic herbs and superfoods, Dragon Herbs hopes to serve your needs to achieve your most radiant health.
Where Can I find Dragon herbs?
Several online retail stores sell these products in both a one time purchase and a subscription. Within our research we have found that Renewed Health is by far the most "bang for your buck", With high quality and low prices, Renewed Health has no competition when it comes to their Dragon Herbs products.
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Here are a list of several online retail shops that supply Dragon Herb products:
- Renewed Health- Only the highest quality products are featured with prices that are the lowest and best within the market. They are an avid supplier of Dragon Herbs, juicers, and nutritional supplements. Selling individual products and bundles of Dragon Herb products, prices range from $8.75 and $113.98. If you are looking for the cheapest prices on Dragon Herbs especially with the auto-shipping options this is definitely the place to shop.
- iHerb- Coming in at a 1.1% price increase from the cheapest supplier, iHerb supplies over 1,200 brands and 30,000 brand name products that you can also find at health food stores and pharmacies that sell natural products.
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Why Buy From Renewed Health Supply?
Family owned and operated since 1998, Renewed Health was created to have a place where all the major aspects of health could be met without having to go to many sources and worry about compromising quality. Focusing on products that fortify and strengthen the system of both the healthy and ill, they classify tonic herbs and incorporate a holistic lifestyle to build your most radiant health.With high quality, well researched, and fair prices, Renewed Health is your first and foremost supplier of Ron Teeguarden's Dragon Herbs products.
What are the best ways to get healthy?
Having been in business since 1998, we have noticed a large number of trends that have come and gone in the natural/alternative health circle. We have seen everything from some new exotic fruit that will supposedly cure your woes (Noni, mangosteen, acai,) to electrical devices that can supposedly cure cancer, to diets that run from raw vegan to paleo or high fat to no fat or low carb to no carb. Lots of absurdity peppered with some truth.
The most distressing of all is that we constantly see people chasing after and spending good money on what is often nothing more than sexy marketing at the expense of embracing proven/time tested health benefitting concepts and products. Maybe there is something about American culture that results in the masses being distracted by the latest and greatest next miracle fix or maybe it is a universal phenomenon.
In 2016 our encouragement to you would be to focus on finding the truth in all areas. There are hard truths in this world that apply, whether we embrace them or not. Here is my best advice I can give to help you start creating a new and healthier you.
We know that populations that have higher exposure to chemicals suffer compared to those in cleaner environments.
1. Clean out your chemical exposure by buying organic produce.
2. Get a good air purifier and put in quality furnace filters.
3. Buy bed linens and at least a mattress cover that isn't treated with fire retardants. At minimum buy an organic pillow and pillow case.
4. Use truly green cleaning products.
We know that diet really does matter.
1. Focus on nutrient rich food but don't forget that they still contain calories.
2. Drink clean water, ideally distilled water, as the $8 filter on your fridge isn't even close to adequate to get the industrial/pharmaceutical/chemical slurry out of your water.
3. Eat more veggies. This might mean that you learn how to cook. Ask a vegetarian for ideas, as they certainly are not eating the volumes of steamed cabbage you may think they are but rather know how to make tasty veggies.
4. Replace your salt and cooking oils with nutrient rich celtic sea salt and high polyphenol extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil.
5. Stop drinking low grade non organic coffee, lower your alcohol consumption or at least choose organic red wine when possible. Maybe even switch over to high quality green teas as we have grown to LOVE them and they really do have hard science supporting their benefits.
6. Color does really matter. When you look at your plate you should see the rainbow. Different colors of food include different phytonutrients. Include a variety.
We know that exercise makes a difference but it can't make up for poor diet and lifestyle choices.
1. Find something that you enjoy.
2. Don't ruin your joints in your choice.
3. Remember that flexibility, blood flow, muscular strength, and regularity are all important.
4. Keep in mind that exercise increases the circulation of what is in your blood stream whether it is nutrients or toxins.
We know that detoxifying the body is really important. We have found that after all these years in business that maybe 1 out of every 200 of our customers is interested in cleansing the body properly. If you expect to live a long and healthy life don't neglect this area.
1. Use herbs to get your liver cleaned out and restored.
2. Incorporate intermittent fasting.
3. Get sweaty, saunas are legitimate and powerful ways to detox.
4. Move your lymph whether through rebounding, a chi machine, or regular massage.
We know that the mind and soul need nourishment. I can say that 99% of our customers are pleasant individuals and that folks that tend to focus on a healthy lifestyle are more disposed to pleasantness. Be aware of the fact that stress isn't bad. In fact it makes us strong. It builds fortitude. But don't let it destroy you. In fact, find ways to nurture and stretch yourselves. A sermon at church that convicts and speaks to your soul should not be avoided but embraced. When God's voice albeit difficult to hear at times seems to be calling at you from multiple angles; listen. Avoiding issues or ugly truths will destroy your health and your soul over time.
We know that there is profound power within the time tested tonic herbs and superfoods. Ginseng, reishi, cod liver oil, algae, schizandra and countless others are powerful and restorative compounds. They have to be quality, concentrated, and significant enough in dose to impart benefit to the body but when used correctly are the single most beneficial substances one can utilize. Don't waste your time and money on some multi-level product marketed by a friend at the expense of using proven tonic/superfoods.
Finally, we know that our choices really do matter. Be empowered by the fact that all of you reading this have access to everything mentioned in this article. You should also be empowered by knowing that there are others out here and science that has validated these choices. Count yourself in the tiny ranks of humanity that have the ability to see the big picture and that you aren't putting your life into a random mixing bowl of probability but are daily shifting towards either better or worse health in large part through your own choices. Most of all have fun. If you are going to make the shift then own it, get excited about it, don't look towards others for validation or see yourself as an outcast but be who you want to be and try to help others when they ask or are open to it.
Don't feel overwhelmed by the fads. Just start with what we know.
Happy and Healthy New Year!
Why Does Renewed Health Supply Have a Blog?
Renewed Health Supply has been in business since 1998. Ryan Krumroy started the business because he was passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and wanted to share that passion with others.
Since 1998, Ryan got married and started a family. Living a healthy lifestyle became more important. Growing in knowledge of the health community and sharing it with others is what Renewed Health Supply is all about.
Renewed Health Supply is now run by both Ryan and his wife Tracey. After some recent discussions, Ryan and Tracey decided that it's time to start sharing the knowledge they have gained over the years - thus the blog.
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Happy first week of January. My weeks are honestly starting to blur together a bit and I can't believe we're already through the holiday season. I feel like the holidays almost didn't even happen this year. I also feel so lame because I only did a few gifts this year and didn't even get Christmas cards made. (Please don't take me off your list if you send them to us!) I'm trying to give myself grace over stuff like that and realize the boys will only be this little once. There is very little time to do much of anything other than take care of them.
Hunter and Jackson are starting to stretch their night feedings a bit longer in the last two weeks, which has been nice but I'm looking forward to the day when we get to sleeping a bit longer.
I did take their one-month photos. Sadly, this was around 6 weeks, but that was the best I could do!
Thanks to everyone who offered some tips on Hunter's acid reflux. The medicine we got helped some and I think we are just getting better at coping with it. The poor little babe has been walking around with me a lot in a carrier to help. I'm still open to any suggestions if you've had a baby with acid reflux.
Since it's a new shiny month I thought I'd jump right in with this month's Currently… post.
Currently I'm…
There is still not the time to read but hopefully, once they start sleeping more I'll be able to carve out some time. Has anyone read any good book lately I can drop in my Amazon cart?
Loving this one lately!
The Hubs and I had time to watch TWO new movies over the holidays and they were some of the more entertaining ones I've watched in a while. The first one was A Simple Favor which is a pretty new release we bought on iTunes. One of the main characters was a blogger, which I found fun.
The second was a freebie on Netflix, Dumplin'. It had Jennifer Aniston and talked a lot about Dolly Parton, who I'm a huge fan of. If you are looking for a good cold day movie, I highly recommend them both!
My regular clothes fit again! This is me refusing to wear dark colors even in winter. 🙂
I made several freezer meals for us before the babies came and one of them was my Crock Pot Vegetarian Taco Soup. It's one of the most popular recipes on my site and one I make at least once a month. I kept forgetting to get it out of the freezer to make in time, but I finally remembered this week and we really enjoyed it. I have a post coming up this month with vegetarian freezer meals, if you are interested.
The Hubs splurged on a bottle of our favorite kind of red wine to celebrate that I could drink again. He got a great deal on this Brunello from a local wine shop and we really loved it.
Baby snuggles!!! I have a hard time sitting down and doing nothing but these babies are worth the downtime.
Their little cheeks are both filling out so much!
Running again! I've been trying to do some sort of daily walk and am starting to get my strength back. On rainy days I've been getting on the treadmill and anytime the weather is close to 50 I've been taking the boys outside. They love their stroller and don't fuss at all during walks, which is nice.
There is hardly any time to actually try to get back into running, but I've been trying to do some running intervals during my walks. My insides feel like they are going to fall out when I try, so I've been taking it really slow and offering myself grace. I'm looking forward to getting back in it though and can't wait to feel normal again which I know will come in time! Once I start getting a little more sleep, I'm going to get up early to run before they wake up but we're still in sleep survival mode around here.
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Not long after our dad bought his first cab in 1946 for the company then known as Skyline Taxi, he was very proud to be the first cab operator in the Sacramento region to introduce 2-way radio dispatching. More than 20 years ago, our dad's company, now known as Yellow Cab Co. of Sacramento, introduced the first 24-hour, computer-assisted dispatch system to this area.
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The existing Braille production house of IAB has been serving these children with Braille books for past 12 years. At the same time visually challenged children, people, and teachers are not able to access and select their interest books as there is no specific Braille Book Shop in their own living City.
Opportunity for Visually Challenged:
Through the Exhibition, separate Braille book stall gives wide opportunity for them to find, choose from the variety of books displayed and enhance their knowledge as par with sighted general community. The following benefits will be received by visually challenged through Braille Book Stall.
1. Easy access and variety of Braille book choices in their own living place. Not only text books other books such as story books, kid's books, additional reading books, general books are also accessible.
2. It is helpful for teachers, students and visually challenged parents to buy books at their door steps to teach, study and for additional reference.
3. Friends, well wishers and general sighted visitors of book stall who are willing to gift their visually challenged friends could be able to access to these Braille books and be part of their knowledge enhancement.
We are very grateful to BAPASI for giving us opportunity in participating in Madurai Book Fair. Our Braille press feeds visually challenged to read and enjoy through our Braille publications. Kindly grace the occasion with your presence and sharing to the rest of the world.
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This guided tour is intended for beginners, viz people who:
- Are new to group theory, and have not yet seen (or have freshly seen) the definition and notion of group
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The guided tour is organized in ten parts, and each part contains a series of pages that are meant to be navigated in the specified order. Each part of the guided tour contains about 5-10 pages, and on each page, there are links to the previous and next page.
In accordance with the principles of instructional design, we begin each part of the guided tour by stating the prerequisites of the part, as well as the goals that we seek to achieve in the given part. At the end of the part, we review what has been covered, by a series of bullet points, problems, and other confidence aggregators.
Each part usually begins with some definitions, then states some facts, and sometimes alternates between stating definitions and facts. Towards the end of the part, there may be one or more survey article. The survey article consolidates stuff that has been seen in the part, exploring the underlying motivation and addressing possible sources of confusion.
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- There may be content in the guided tour page not directly related to the WHAT YOU NEED TO DO part. Typically, this additional content is separated from the main content by a separating box, saying WHAT's MORE. This is content you can go through, that might enhance your understanding of the content, but is not necessary to fully comprehend at this stage.
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The guided tour is so designed that important concepts are continually repeated in different guises, at regular intervals. For instance, the definition of group is important, so apart from giving this definition at the outset, we continually return to examine this definition from different angles throughout the tour. Every time we return to a concept, we do so with a better picture of what is going on.
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How the guided tour differs from the wiki at large
Thus, guided tour pages are so tailored that people can gradually build their knowledge in a subject, and the guided tour page on a topic is a relevant and small subset of the overall wiki page. From the guided tour page, you can go to the overall wiki page by clicking a link at the top saying This article adapts material from.
The wiki at large also contains textbook references, external links, search boxes, information for how to compute stuff, and other generally useful material.
The guided tour is intended primarily for sequential use, so there is an order in which pages are meant to be read; on the other hand, there is no natural order or sequence to peruse content on the wiki. The wiki uses a number of organizational paradigms to aid navigation.
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Day 213 or Monday, Monday
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time
Monday Monday, ...
WHAT IS IT ABOUT MONDAYS??? I just can't get a groove on Mondays. I always oversleep. I think I am actually klutzier on Mondays. And I know that I am not nearly so witty and certainly not so wise. So I will leave the wisdom to The Mamas and the Papas. Wait. That does not sound right. I'm not sure that I should be taking any wisdom from these guys. But see that shows where my brain is this Monday. A world where the Phillips family holds wisdom. I can't think of any Tuesday songs (there was a band, 'Til Tuesday, but a song?) but hopefully Tuesday holds more than Monday.
So as I said... 'til Tuesday.
8 comments:
- Liz Mays said...
I actually really like Mondays. I know I'm nuts. I always feel like it's a fresh start and a do over. I'm not normal.
- March 30, 2010 at 3:13 AM
- Mama-Face said...
OMGOODNESS. I think of this song every week. "Just another manic Monday...not like Sunday..."
Happy Tuesday! :)
- March 30, 2010 at 6:29 AM
- Felicity Grace Terry said...
Got to disagree - Sunday is my Monday if you see what I mean.
Songs with Tuesday in the title? No, I can't think of any either.
- March 30, 2010 at 6:56 AM
- Felicity Grace Terry said...
Thought I'd get back to you. I've just put 'songs with Tuesday in the title' into Pooter's search engine and it came back with several - 'Ruby Tuesday' and 'Tuesday Afternoons' were the two I could remember.
- March 30, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- One Photo said...
You are so right! I think for most of us - Blue Violet being one of those rare exceptions :) - Mondays are the least favorite day of the week. Because it has in the past meant the weekend is over, time for school/work/normal routines of the week to begin. Just look at all the song titles with Monday in them - Manic Monday, Stormy Monday, Rainy Days and Mondays, I Don't Like Mondays, Blue Monday....all doom and gloom. Maybe we need a new bright and breezy Monday morning song. No I'm not volunteering I am no songstress.
As an out and out Queen Fan I will just sing Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon instead.
- March 30, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- Nancy C said...
Sundays are my hard days. I get the blues, and I hate myself for squandering a nice day being mopey.
- March 30, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Kitty Moore said...
The boomtown rats got it right! x
- March 30, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Dina said...
following from mbc/fff
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Twist Collective. By Karla Stuebing What happens when knitting inspiration meets scientific method?
A rare thing of pure beauty. Inspired by a pattern she found in an online knitting magazine, Karla Stuebing paired the mathematical expertise she uses as a statistical methodologist and research professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston with her passion for yarn and needles. The result—a technique that's been dubbed planned pooling—is awe-inspiring. Here's a look at how she does it—and how you can too. My fascination with pooling began in 2009 with a pattern called Sweet Spot, designed by Wannietta Prescod. What I realized was that there was underlying structure in the dye patterns of the yarns that wasn't immediately apparent when the yarn was skeined to feature the mixture of colors, rather than the pattern.
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Last summer, years after the national discussions of his groundbreaking series had died down, my husband Rody and I checked them out of our local library. I have always wanted to experience "history as seen through the eyes of Ken Burns" and be a part of the conversation his work generates when it first airs. Finally, I got my chance. Prohibition was a dark period in my family's history. Naztazia® - Creative Self-Sufficient Living Website. Free Universal Yarn Pattern : High Effect Feather and Fan Shawl. Knitting. Free Crochet Pattern 70681AD Urban Winter Leg Warmers. Free Knitting Pattern L32244 Flip-Top Mittens. Pattern Search. Bear's Rainbow Blanket. Like many parents, I soon discovered after having a baby that I'd never actually been busy before.
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I think I could have crocheted these squares for the rest of my life, but I finally stopped myself when I had enough to make a 40 x 54-inch blanket, the perfect size for my four year old. I've crafted quite a few things in my life, and though I have so much fondness for many of those things, this is perhaps the dearest to my heart. To start concocting your own grand plan, read on! Gauge. Spinning a yarn. Rainbow Owls Baby Blanket pattern by Shana Galbraith. Needle & Hook. Pinterest. The Brioche Stitch Home - What's New? Pinterest. KNITTING STITCHES. Library of Knitting Stitches - Knitting Stitch Patterns.
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The Brown Shoe Company licensed the names and characters of the strip and made Mary Jane Shoes what they are today. Cute and sassy! Enjoy! I kept these slippers pretty simple, but they'd also be really cute modified for a button or decorated with a knit flower. Gauge 5 stitches = 1 inch in garter stitch Finished Size Fits medium size woman's foot (shoe size 7-9) Making the Sole Note: If you slip the first stitch of every row, it will be a little bit easier to pick up stitches later. Cast on 8 stitches Row 1: Knit Increase Row: Slip 1, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, kfb, knit 1 (10 st). Knit 2 rows. Repeat the last 3 rows 2 more times (14 stitches) Knit 3 rows. How to Knook: Full Length Video (Right Handed) NeedleLite Lighted Knitting Needles and Crochet Hooks. Like to knit in bed/in the dark/in the car/around a bonfire? Meet Maiziea on Craftsy. Knit Floral Block: Seventies Daisy. Click to zoom.
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mateuspollonio posted a topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion PostsPlease, add just a simple option to stop toggling between tools I just used when I press the same hotkey twice, please! Its just too much annoying!
mateuspollonio posted a topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion Postshello, i wish an option to stop cycling between actual and last tool i used when i press the same shorcut twice or more... for example, if i press V, then A, then press A again, it goes back to the V tool, this is very annoying for me... if this already exist i couldn't find. thank you for the attention
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peter posted a topic in Share your workThis is my tribute to Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas; who didn't panic when a Maccy D bag, got itself caught on Froomey's quick release skewer. On the final stage in Paris. All this happening on those famous cobbles; in front of the World's press and TV cameras. You can't pay for better product (mis)placement. McDonalds...you bet they're loving it. :D :D :D :D :D BTW The top of his wheel is a French frie. ;)


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STARS HAPPY HOME ENTERTAINMENT was established in "Soweto" south Africa in the year 2011 by Mr Stanley Ndu aka DON RAZZY. The entertainment comprises of two new artistes namely "Bizzy Brain" and "Frank Hult" and is officially based in Nnewi (Anambra State) which has its official producer as Lord Cornel. The entertainment has featured some of the top Nigeria musicians like wizboyy, slow Dogg, Sparta E and Reminisce.
Emmanuel Mbada popularly known as Bizzybrain who was born on 14 Feb 1988 held from Ebonyi State. He started doing music since 2003 in Enugu, his first song was egwumarama, before he was signed to the record label in 2013. He worked with young D who produced his 1st two song for the label titled "happy home" and "birthday party". He featured slow Dogg and Sparta E in his collabo titled "ha ga ekwere" prod. By Lord cornel… His now back with his latest trending collabo she wan dance featuring wizboyy.the video also featured some prominent names in Nigeria showbiz world like Ernest azuzu etc. this video was Directed by Mex.


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COVID fines an impediment to honest contact tracing answers21/09/2020|3min
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says "you don't need to be a Rhodes scholar" to work out people will not answer contact tracing questions truthfully if they are going to be fined as a consequence. "Even if they were prepared to pay the fine, they won't want to get other people into trouble," he said. Reports indicate while Victorian police have issued over 23,000 fines since the beginning of the coronavirus, less than one third have been paid. "Maybe we would all feel better if those people got a fine, but I think we will feel better again, better still, when we control these outbreaks," Mr Andrews said. "On the point of what's more valuable, a $1652 fine for someone who went to visit someone, or the true fortune that comes from them telling us when they went there, who they spent time with, who we should be going and tracing, testing and locking down, this is not thousands of dollars, that is billions of dollars." Image: Getty


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The Flame Runner, also known as the Bowser Bike, is a heavy bike featured in Mario Kart Wii.
The Flame Runner is Bowser's themed bike, because the front of the bike greatly resembles his head.
Due to its high speed, drift, and mini-turbo stats, the Flame Runner is frequently used for Time Trials, often by Funky Kong.
The Flame Runner has good top speed, drifting, and mini-turbo stats, but mediocre handling and poor acceleration. It is extremely fast, but not as much so as the Spear, another heavyweight bike.
The Flame Runner has low acceleration, which means a longer recovery time if the player is hit by an item. Despite this, the Flame Runner was still a popular choice in online play.
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Bowser and Dry Bowser use a Flame Runner for Bowser's Castle where Nin*Masa is raced and Bowser Castle 3 where Nin*A24 is raced.
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After its distribution agreement with Cumulus Media winds up at the end of this year, ABC News Radio will be teaming with Skyview Networks to deliver its content, effective in January. ABC News President James Goldston (pictured left with ABC News Radio GM Steve Jones) called it the "beginning of a new era," saying that, with the Skyview deal, ABC News Radio will "expand our operations to invest in new programming, take control of distributing and marketing our content, and deepen our affiliate relationships."
ABC News has nearly 2,000 affiliates nationwide and is on digital services, including iHeartRadio and Slacker. Goldston said in announcing the move, "As we move ahead we see tremendous opportunities and know that we will have to work even harder to ensure a bright future. We?re taking these important steps now to work more closely with our terrific, long-standing station partners and better position us for digital audio growth in the future."
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GAME DAY PREVIEW: Blades head to Moose Jaw for Saturday night clash with Warriors
|Saskatoon Blades (8-11-1-0) at Moose Jaw Warriors (17-5-0-0)
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Tonight – The Saskatoon Blades visit the Moose Jaw Warriors for the first time this season looking to duplicate their first and only meeting of the year and take home 2 points. The Blades beat Moose Jaw 5-4 on Wednesday night in Saskatoon with goals coming from 5 different Blades: Alec Zawatsky, Braylon Shmyr, Gage Ramsay, Caleb Fantillo, and Evan Fiala (GWG). These two teams will then meet again on Tuesday right back in Moose Jaw.
The Opponent – After having their 6 game win streak snapped in Saskatoon on Wednesday, the WHL leading Warriors will look to start another run after a 5-2 win last night at home over the Calgary Hitmen. Rookie goaltender Adam Evanoff made 38 saves for Moose Jaw in the win, so the Blades can expect to see seasoned starter Brody Willms back between the pipes tonight.
For Saskatoon – The Blades have had three straight win-worthy efforts in their last 3 games and have only managed one win. Meaning the Blades will need to stay the course and stay strong mentally. After outshooting Brandon 31-17 in the first two periods last night and still trailing 3-0 the Blades frustration started to boil over in the 3rd. Don't change the game plan too much, and don't let the lack of results dictate the strong effort that has been present as of late and the Blades will have another chance to take 2 points from the top dogs.
The lineup – Seth Bafaro will sit out his final game of the 4-game suspension received last week meaning the defence won't change tonight. Randen Schmidt, who was called up to fill in for Bafaro, has earned a permanent roster spot which should create some competition among the Blades blue liners.
With 15 forwards on the roster and only one (Christensen) on the IR, two players will have to sit. Tyler Lees and Dryden Michaud both sat out the last 2 games but after last night's loss the Blades' coaching staff could look at changing things up.
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F Logan Christensen – upper body, 2 weeks
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I recently bought several new pairs of pants and one pair of shorts. So, I finally am on trend with white wash pants. I wasn't sure if I would like them at first because I usually like a darker color on the bottom to create a nice long look. So, when I tried on this V-neck bird shirt I was surprised at how well I liked it. I added the fringe sandals to draw your eye to the bottom of the look, this helped elongate my body by drawing your eye to the bottom of the look. Plus, tan shoes always make your legs look longer.
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Gurgaon: Residents of sectors 21, 22 peeved over potholed roads, MCG says action in two weeksgurgaon Updated: May 01, 2017, 00:01 IST
The residents of Sector 21 and 22 are upset over the potholed internal roads and have written to Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to fix them. The roads, say residents, are riddled with multiple potholes that makes it difficult for motorists to drive through.
In a series of earlier reports, HT had highlighted the pathetic state of the internal roads in these sectors and every time the MCG officials promised to fix them. However, the residents alleged that little or no progress has been made on that front.
According to residents, MCG had said in December 2016 that tenders were allotted to a contractor and the repair work was to start in January this year. However, they said they have lost all hope as four months have passed and not an iota of work has been done. They fear the roads turning even worse with the onset of monsoon.
"The road from Salarpur border to Old Delhi, which is little less than 500 metres in length, is riddled with potholes and we cannot drive at 5km/hour to avoid mishaps. There are four internal roads in our sector and all are in a pitiable state for the last three years," Col (Retired) Umed Singh, president, Residents' Welfare Association (RWA), Sector 21, said.
Read I Gurgaon: 31 Huda roads to be repaired before monsoon: PWD minister
The Haryana urban development authority (Huda) transferred Sector 21 and 22, along with others, to the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) in February 2016 for ensuring better civic services.
"The onus is now on the MCG to repair and re-carpet the roads. Earlier, we pleaded with the Huda engineers to do the needful. Now, we are urging the MCG to act. We fear these potholes will turn into death traps if they are not repaired at the earliest," Bhim Singh Yadav, president, RWA, Sector 22, said, adding that civic services, including water and power supply, sewer, sanitation and roads, have gone from bad to worse over the last three years. Even the transfer of these sectors to the MCG hasn't changed much on the ground, they claimed.
MCG had been writing to Huda to release funds as per the transfer agreements.
MR Sharma, superintending engineer, MCG, said, "Road repair work in Sectors 21 and 22 will start in the next couple of weeks."


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The research program Policy Futures investigates the stakes concerning education policy, governance and administration at a time of political crisis in Europe. The research program explores the double challenge that is confronting current European education policy:
We are happy to announce that Professor of Education Susan Robertson at Cambridge University and Professor of Sociology, Romuald Nordmand from Strasbourg University have been conferred the title of honorary professors of Policy Futures for the period 1 September 2020.
Together with Oxfam Ibis, the Policy Futures PRIVATOPIA Network hosted this event on January 22. with Dr. Prachi Sristava from University of Western Ontario, one of the leading experts on commercialization of education and low-fee private schooling: Global Trends in Education: Commercialization – Why should we care?
The event was a great success – a packed room with students, researchers and political activists interested in education, development and the politics around the private and the public sector. Many thanks to Lucas Cone and Oxfam Ibis for organizing this.
The research program Policy Futures hosted a public lecture by Bob Lingard (Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education, Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University) on Digital Learning Assessments in Education: A Critical Analysis
The presentation addressed the growing roles of big data and digital learning assessments in education in the context of the impact of digital disruption and changing social arrangements. This phenomenon has been characterised variously as the audit culture, knowing capitalism, data capitalism, the metric society and surveillance capitalism.
Lingard addressed the following questions: What is the nature of digital learning assessments and how do they evolve in complex and nonlinear ways from computer-based testing through Computer Adaptive Testing to Immersive Assessments? And, what are the relationships to big data, in terms of volume, continuous collection and interaction?
This week Danish School of Education's research program "Policy Futures" teamed up with Centre for Education Policy Research at Aalborg University for the seminar titled: "Education Politics between the transnational and re-nationalizing pressures ". Jana Bacevic (University of Cambridge) and Bob Lingard (University of Queensland) participated as guest lecturers.
Danish School of Education's (DPU) research programme 'Policy Futures' at Aarhus University and Aalborg University's Center for Education Policy Research (directed by Professor Mette Buchardt) shares the distinct feature of engaging with education policy studies. In late September, they joined forces on a 2-day collaborative seminar. This seminar aimed at strengthening cross-institutional collaboration and sharing of knowledge and new trends within the field.
The seminar centered around themes such as "Transnational institutions and identity politics", "Repositioning educational responsibilities", "Breaking or (re-)making the (trans-)national?", "Pedagogy and reforms between national and universalist narratives", and "Data, numbers, and measurements". The seminar took place at DPU's location in Copenhagen. With another planned seminar in the spring in Aalborg, the two research groups expand horizons, achieve valuable insights into the work of colleagues, and receive appreciated feedback on ongoing projects. The joint initiatives on collaborative seminars promises well for a future successful partnership and not least for future examinations of education policy.
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with Bob Lingard, Professor, University of Queensland, (Australia), Stephen Carney, Associate Professor & President of CESE, Roskilde University and John Benedicto Krejsler, Professor, DPU-Aarhus University.
On behalf of Policy Futures and in light of Australian policy researcher Professor Bob Lingard's visit to DPU, professor John Benedicto Krejsler invited to a seminar on the role of theory in expanding how we can think about educational policy research.
This happens at a time when education policy is being increasingly constrained by a dominant global mode of representation. With a focus on re-articulation, the seminar explored the potentials for thinking differently; of explicitly employing theory to reframe narratives about global education. A number of theoretical approaches and conceptual frameworks were employed, including Jean Baudrillard, Arjun Appadurai, Ash Amin and Gilles Deleuze.


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We're proud to announce that our Allerton Project was among the winners at the recent Rural Business Awards, scooping the prize for the Best Rural Construction Project.
This is taken from the Rural Business Awards website:
"The Allerton Project, on the Loddington Estate in Leicestershire, involved the transformation of a redundant brick built cattle shed with an asbestos roof into a thriving, carbon neutral visitor and training community centre.
Part of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, project leaders secured more than £400,000 to complete the task, which involved an impressive array of innovative environmental techniques, including 500 straw bales and sheep's wool for insulation, fencing made from the estate's own recycled agricultural plastics, a rainwater harvesting system for the toilets, photovoltaic cells on the roof for power, and a fully automated biomass heating system using thinnings from the farm's hedgerows.
The end result was a building that helped boost visitor numbers from 400 a year to 3,300, and is used by local groups such as the WI and a local traditional spinning school."
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