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We are always keen to promote taking good business advice, it is the cornerstone of an effective and prospering company. Being open to business advice can only add benefit to your company.
We recently looked at a survey from Surrey Business School who surveyed over 1,000 owners/ directors of small and medium sized business across the UK.The results of this survey where interesting. The graph below shows areas where companies do not seek business advice, this is done on a percentage of those surveyed who said they rarely, or never, took advice in these key areas.
The interesting part of these results is where companies did not take business advice, the top areas being;
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Without being simplistic, if these areas are not covered then your business is in trouble. Cashflow should always be near the top of your priorities, so why isn't advice being taken?
There are several reasons we could think of, the main one being that small businesses are very 'outward' facing. Therefore, things like printing, websites and media are prevalent as things that impact upon the 'outward' focus.
Professional business advice in the areas of cashflow and planning are very 'inward' looking, which is a difficult concept for some small businesses to grasp, it is very much against the grain of who they are.
All we promote is that you consider taking business advice in the right areas, don't take advice too late or when something has happened. There are options to take advice on a gradual or very limited basis and at a low cost, so use it.
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If so many social games and other free-to-play games depend on voluntary expenditure of funds by the players, will we see over time that players become more resistant to such expenditures, the way people have become more and more indifferent to advertising? (Yes, advertising still works; but it requires a higher volume/greater frequency to be effective, I believe.)
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With the year drawing to a close, security predictions for 2013 are flowing freely. CSO Online Australia has selected a few interesting takes on how malware threats will play out next year.
More nation-state malware to benefit cybercriminals
Two years on from the discovery of Stuxnet, the malware thought to have damaged equipment at an Iranian nuclear facility, the spectre of nation-state malware continues to capture the public imagination.
Further discoveries, such as Flame, Guass and Duqu, and theories that Stuxnet was created by the US and Israeli governments, have spawned questions over what makes cyber-war and what are cyber-weapons. But Microsoft's director of Trustworthy Computing Tim Rains sees another dimension to the debate.
One vulnerability used by Stuxnet helped cybercriminals behind the Sality worm improve their wares and Rains is predicting the "unintended consequences" of these government investments will make cybercriminals lives easier.
"The barriers to entry for criminals to leverage highly sophisticated techniques in their attacks are lowered each time the malware and vulnerabilities that highly skilled professionals develop and use, are discovered. This is likely to amplify the unintended consequences of espionage in the coming years," says Rains.
Microsoft's data shows that CVE-2010-2568, a Shortcut Icon Loading .LNK vulnerability first used in Stuxnet accounted for "more than 85 percent of operating system exploit detections worldwide in the first half of 2012".
And more of this type of malware is expected, according to Finnish security vendor F-Secure. Citing the "cyber arms race" that is well underway, it predicts more government malware will be leaked from countries not previously thought to have developed these tools.
Ransomware gets a dose of vendor marketing
Does ransomware encrypt victim's files or is it just a scam that makes victims believe their computer has been locked by law enforcement?
In 2012, two styles of ransomware attacks emerged: one where an attacker hunts a victim, typically a small business, and encrypts their files until a ransom payment is made; another employs local law enforcement logos and locks a victim's screen. The latter ransomware does not use encryption and is aimed at the general masses.
McAfee conflated the two in an Australian press release last week warning that ransomware will "start to impact Australia" in 2013.
"Ransomware will be prevalent in 2013. It is operated by encrypting files on a victim's computer which can only be unlocked by paying the criminals a "fine"," the vendor said, pointing to the recent fake Australian Federal Police ransomware "as an example of this type of attack".
Fortunately for potential victims, that's not exactly true. Being hit with a police ransomware screenlock is a sticky situation to get out of, but there are freely available tools from rivals Symantec, F-Secure and Kaspersky.
Malware removal tools won't work for victims that fall prey to an attack of the type that hit a Byron Bay school recently. Its files were actually encrypted.
Symantec has labelled "ransomware the new scareware" and pointed out that although encryption was used in earlier versions of ransomware, the type most consumers face today is a locked screen.
The change that made mass ransomware a more viable model was the emergence of online payment methods, and a common service for police-themed ransomware across Europe and in Australia is UK service Ukash. In the US, the preferred payment system is MoneyPak.
Symantec's prediction for 2013 is more professional ransom screens.
Malware will probably kill someone
Stuxnet was the first malware to have a physical payload, but that was in a nuclear facility. Toasters, fridges, TVs and pacemakers are coming in to focus as more things become connected to the internet and security observers are predicting a human death.
Security vendor WatchGuard notes that "digitally dealt death is not only possible, it's plausible", pointing to the recent demonstration by security researcher Barnaby Jack who demonstrated how he could remotely cause a pacemaker to deliver a 830-volt shock.
Josh Corman, director of security at CDN provider Akamai, fears that the world's dependence on software is growing faster than its ability to protect it.
"If you have a toaster, there's a certain risk that it will burn your house down. If you put software on it, it's a vulnerable toaster. If you connect it to the Internet, it's a vulnerable and exploitable toaster," he said.
Android malware to grow by how much?
Every vendor with an Android security product is predicting explosive growth in malware for the platform.
According to Lookout, the global likelihood of encountering malware in October 2012 was 0.84 per cent, and based on this it extrapolates that between the beginning of 2012 and the end of 2013, 18 million Android users may encounter mobile malware.
Trend Micro is predicting it will be able to detect around a million variants of Android malware by the end of 2013, up from a projected 350,000 by the end of 2012.
The security vendor does not say much about how it's calculating its figures, but they're a lot higher than Fortinet's count of 55,000.
According to figures by App Brain, there were only around 600,000 Android apps in Google Play by the end of 2012. Of course, it's possible there are more malicious Android apps outside Google's official store.
But Trend Micro is not alone in predicting a surge in Android malware. ESET recorded 17 fold increase in Android malware variants -- as opposed to their root families -- in 2012 and predicts that will accelerate next year since it underestimated growth the previous year. The most common threats are premium SMS fraud trojans.
Perhaps the most concerning threat to Android is not the number of variants but the method of infection.
Kaspersky Lab is predicting "drive-by download" threats to emerge for Android next year. Thanks to flaws in popular software like Adobe Flash Player and Oracle's Java and exploit kits like Black Hole, that method of infection has proved effective on the desktop.
F-Secure predicts Android's popularity and the commodotisation of mobile malware will ensure similar tools are built to attack Android devices.
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YUMA, Ariz. – The Yuma Police Department is warning Jeep Wrangler owners of an increase in spare tire thefts.
"It's just Jeep Wrangler tires, it's the tires on the back," says Sgt. Lori Franklin with the Yuma Police Department, "They are just taking the lug nuts off and taking the tires."
Police say there have been 10 reported cases this year and more than half of them occurred in July.
"We had one in January, one in February, two in May, two in June and six so far this month," Franklin says.
The total cost for all the tires stolen adds up to about $3,000.
Franklin says,"Per the reports we've been getting in, the estimated cost is between $250 to $350 depending on how much they have invested in the rim and the tire."
As of now, police say there is no pattern to the thefts and they happen at all times during the day. Franklin says it's hard to pinpoint exactly when a theft happens because some victims do not notice when their spare tire is stolen.
"We don't have a specific time because when the people report them it could be any time of the day," says Franklin.
There is no surveillance video or descriptions of the suspects which makes solving these thefts more difficult.
Franklin says, "We haven't been able to get any video footage so we have no suspect information just the fact that they are taking them."
Police asks Wrangler owners to be cautious about their spares and to be on the lookout for thieves.
"There's different ways to secure the tires to your vehicles they do make specific lug nuts that are locking. You need a specific socket to get it out," says Franklin.


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The Heist
One wintry night in 1978, a band of thieves stole seven Norman Rockwell paintings worth more than $500,000 from a St. Louis Park art gallery. Two decades later, after most leads had gone cold and the FBI had closed the case, the paintings surfaced. Here, the untold story of where they went and how they were found.
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On February 16, 1978, more than 500 people gathered at Elayne Galleries in St. Louis Park to drink champagne, eat cake, and celebrate Norman Rockwell's 84th birthday. The famed painter of iconic American images wasn't present, but several of his works were on display. The gallery's owners, Elayne and Russ Lindberg, had a national reputation for handling Rockwell's works and had organized the largest exhibition of his work ever assembled in a private show.
The show had all the trappings of a major opening. It featured roughly three dozen pieces, including eight original Rockwell paintings, numerous Rockwell lithographs, and a seascape attributed to French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Four of the Rockwells, titled So Much Concern, The Spirit of '76, Hasty Retreat, and Lickin' Good Bath, were on loan from Brown & Bigelow, the St. Paul calendar company that had been commissioning images from Rockwell for reproduction since the 1920s. Two additional Rockwells—Boy Scout and She's My Baby—had been borrowed from private owners.
The Lindbergs rounded out the show with a pair of paintings owned by the gallery itself. These two pieces, collectively titled Before the Date, were especially valuable, because they were among the last pictures Rockwell had created for the Saturday Evening Post. They depict a teenage girl and her boyfriend, each getting dressed to go out on a date. The girl is bending toward the mirror in front of her, and the way her slip clings to her was too risqué for the Post. When the magazine's editors altered the image and published it without Rockwell's consent, the artist was upset. That incident hastened the end of his decades-long relationship with the publication.
In total, the works were valued at more than $500,000. Given the paintings' prestige and provenance, security was a serious concern. The year before the Rockwell show, the Lindbergs, who had been in business for nearly a decade, had relocated to a 2,000-square-foot-space on Excelsior Boulevard and had hired a contractor to make the gallery theft-proof. An alarm system was installed, and a Pinkerton guard was retained for the duration of the Rockwell exhibit.
But sometime after the birthday party ended, after the guests had gone and the Lindbergs had driven home, a band of thieves punched the lock on the gallery's back door and disabled the alarm system. Seven of the eight Rockwells and the Renoir were stolen. Oddly, the Pinkerton guard was missing in action while the theft took place. ("No one has ever figured out where he was," says Bonnie Lindberg, Elayne and Russ's daughter, who joined the business in 1976.) But it was the guard who discovered the theft.
It was—and remains—the biggest, priciest, and most infamous art theft in Twin Cities history.
The St. Louis Park Police quickly pieced together a well-planned burglary that they estimated took about 15 minutes. Only the most valuable pieces on display were stolen.
Investigators theorized that something or someone—maybe the guard—startled the robbers, because one of the Rockwells, Boy Scout, hadn't been stolen. A black garbage bag had been left on the floor. Investigators surmised that the missing paintings were taken out in the same type of sack, and that the one left behind would have been used to grab the last Rockwell.
The Lindbergs told investigators that the day before the party three men who didn't seem like typical customers came into the gallery. One of them wore sunglasses while he viewed the paintings. After splitting up and browsing awhile, they gathered in the room where the Renoir seascape was on display. They were overheard discussing the painting's value and what kind of measures might be in place to protect it. Russ followed them outside, watched them get into a white 1972 Chevrolet, and took down the license plate number as they drove away.
The police checked the plate number and determined the car had been bought and sold three times in the previous month. The only owner of record who could be traced was quickly cleared of any involvement. Based on the descriptions of the men who had visited the gallery, investigators developed a photo lineup of likely suspects and showed it to the Lindbergs and their employees. There was one match, and the police began a probe of the man in question. In the case file assembled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation his name is redacted, but the man is described as "an excellent burglar with numerous organized-crime contacts" who was fingered by an informant as "good for the job." FBI agents eventually linked him to a second suspect, a well-known Twin Cities criminal, but there apparently wasn't enough evidence to bring charges against either man.
The two private collectors involved with the show were furious about the loss of their works. The owner of the Renoir seascape that disappeared, a Bloomington man named Robert "Buddy" Verson, had done a fair bit of business with Elayne Galleries over the years. His Renoir was newly purchased when he offered to show it alongside the Rockwells at the Lindbergs' gallery. Elayne cautioned him that she wouldn't show the work unless he insured it. He said he had, but later he admitted he hadn't. He threatened to sue the gallery, but then apparently thought better of it. He remained on friendly terms with Elayne.
The owner of She's My Baby was Minneapolis collector Bob Horvath. The theft of his painting only compounded his problems; he was under investigation by the feds when the heist took place. He wanted to sue as well, but before he could, he was convicted of money laundering and sentenced to several years in prison.
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the police tore into the ceiling tiles—and found nothing.
The FBI soon took over the case on the assumption that organized crime was involved. Just about every major art theft has proven mob-related. The Russian Mafia, La Cosa Nostra, and several offshoots of South American drug gangs are known to steal art, using well-established methods and channels to turn the loot into cash.
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That cake looks and sounds lovely! :)ReplyDelete
I love the idea of a sugar-free cake, and love the fact that you care enough to want your baby's first taste of cake to be out of a healthy one. Lovely!Replies
Thanks :) I am happier still that he thinks its delicious too!Delete
Totally understandable how you would want to make sure your baby is not getting too much sugar. As someone with diabetes I totally understand that. I've saved your recipe (thanks for sharing it) as I'm always looking for yummy, healthy (healthier) treats. xReplyDelete
It looks yummy! Thanks for posting the recipe, I think I will try it out on my husband this weekend! :) (baby girl is still too young for cake).ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh Summer! Let me know how it goes :)Delete
This totally reminds me of me with my first -- I think it was even a banana cake that I made -- not my own recipe though. I'm glad you can share your feelings without fear of criticism. I felt like the world was against me on the "wait for sugar" thing and could never have written it in a blog at that stage in my life -- I am grateful that you can so other mamas who feel similar can not feel alone. What a sweet lovely day.ReplyDeleteReplies
Aw thanks Heidi, its really nice to know other mamas feel the same way xxDelete
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I'm all for refined sugar-less cakes.
Good on you for having the intention of bringing him up on wholesome foods. That is so important.
Hi Em! This is so great! Happiest of birthdays to your sweet little one! He is just too cute! Less sugar is the way to go- and the cake looks so yummy! You have such a way of creating things that are just beautiful! Hope you are doing well my sister! May the Lord's love be shining bright in your heart!ReplyDelete
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In a landscaped courtyard setting in central Pembrokeshire, this stone
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modern interior. There is decking to the rear and a shared play area,
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Size: Sleeps 3 (max 2 adults), 2 bedrooms
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Pets: Not allowed at this property
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9 Facts About Mortgage-backed Loans On Viventor
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Peer-to-peer lending in Europe is progressing remarkably, with industry growth in high double-digits over the recent years. But the industry is still in its early days, and passive investors ready to explore this asset class are probably the biggest winners.
You are willing to give peer-to-peer lending a try, yet are looking for something more conservative than unsecured consumer loans? We have the perfect solution: investments in mortgage-backed loans in Spain.
Seymoure was one of the first lenders to join Viventor, and we have received numerous questions from investors over time. In case you were also curious but never asked, here are 9 facts about Seymoure and its mortgage-backed loans available for investments on Viventor.
1. What is Seymoure?
Seymoure is a Spanish lending company operating solely in the area of secured lending. The team has years of experience and profound expertise in non-bank lending and mortgage lending.
Within its first two years of operations, Seymoure has issued more than 100 loans with the total value of over 6 million Euros and remarkably low average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 29%, making investments in Seymoure loans a very conservative decision.
An important fact: Seymoure rarely issues a loan against the sole property of a borrower. Only borrowers with two or more properties are considered in standard cases. This, of course, remarkably decreases the risk level.
2. How come there is no website for the company?
Seymoure mainly uses offline customer acquisition channels, such as individual local brokers that are very popular in Spain. Moreover, the company also partners with online mortgage broker networks, such as T-Presta and others.
The particular approach is used due to majority of targeted customers seeking financial solutions offline, as well as in order to avoid overhead expenditure for online marketing setup. As per Seymoure's forecasts, such expenditure would not result in customer acquisition costs that could compete with the level offered by other acquisition channels currently used.
3. Who are the borrowers, and what do they need money for?
There are two main client segments that Seymoure services.
First and foremost, those are autonomos, which is the Spanish term for self-employed or autonomous workers. This is a very popular form of business setup in Spain for small enterprises, due to much friendlier tax policy, less bureaucracy and other reasons.
To put it in context, these are people running small businesses like cafeterias, bars, beauty saloons, and others. In vast majority of such cases, the loan is secured by underlying business venue.
Second, those are people owning and operating rental properties. Taking a loan from bank in Spain is a very complex and frustrating process that takes several months. In order to get faster access to the financing needed for refurbishments of a property, or additional capital for next property's purchase, companies like Seymoure is a great solution.
Charging higher interest, while offering many times faster and more convenient service than banks is the key competitive edge of Seymoure. In parallel, a fair share of the borrowers keep their loan applications in banks open, and refinance themselves to a cheaper solution within 6 to 12 months – once a bank has approved the loan and issued funds.
Effectively, the two most popular products offered by Seymoure are secured SME Loans and Bridge Loans, both of which are some of the hottest alternative finance products around the world nowadays. As of recent, the company has also started lending money against other liquid assets in Spanish market, such as Taxi Licenses and Estanco Licenses, which are required for selling Tobacco products in Spain.
4. How can individuals afford to pay such high monthly quotes?
Since almost every borrower is taking the loan for business purposes, the monthly cash flow generated by business activities is much higher than average salary, and therefore sufficient to make higher monthly repayments.
5. Why are the LTV's so low?
Loan-to-value (LTV) ratio shows proportion of the borrowed money against the underlying collateral. For instance, if someone borrows EUR 20'000, and secures the loan with a property worth of EUR 100'000, the LTV is 20%. The lower the LTV, the more secure a loan is.
LTV ratios are so low mainly due to the risk appetite and strategy of Seymoure. The company is targeting prime borrowers that do not have the will or patience to wait for a bank to process their loan request within several months. Seymoure normally does not issue a loan, if the LTV is above 50%, with the average LTV across its portfolio being below 30%.
6. Does Seymoure have first or second charge on the mortgages?
Seymoure always has the first charge on a mortgage. First charge means that in case a loan goes default, Seymoure has the first hand legal right to cover its losses from the proceeds of realization of the underlying collateral.
7. What is the origination process like?
After submitting the loan request, client gets an answer within a few hours, but no later than within one working day, ensuring high customer service standards.
Proposed financing solutions are presented to the borrower. After selecting the most convenient option, all required documents are prepared and presented to the borrower.
Once the documents are finalized, both Loan Agreement and Charge on the underlying collateral are signed between borrower and Seymoure's Loan Manager, in the presence of and approved by a Public Notary.
8. What is the Debt Recovery process like?
Debt Collection agents start communication with every delinquent borrower from the first day overdue. Regular calls are made, as well as e-mails and text messages are sent on a daily basis, clarifying the situation and negotiating loan cancellation or refinancing options.
In case of failure to establish contact with the borrower via phone or e-mail, other online and offline channels are used to initiate communication
In case of borrower going 90 days past due date, a pre-court warning letter is sent to the borrower, stating all legal actions to be taken, as well as outlining the potential consequences. Same information is communicated with the borrower via phone.
Should a borrower go 120 days into delinquency, a Debt Certificate, along with a Claim, is prepared and submitted to the court by Seymoure.
After the court's ruling, Seymoure prepares for property auction, potentially participating in the auction itself in certain cases.
Throughout all stages of Debt Recovery process, the main objective of Seymoure is to negotiate a convenient solution for both parties and avoid court proceedings, which results in additional time and monetary resources spent.
9. What are the historical default rates?
Since Seymoure started its lending activities, less than 10% of all clients have gone over 90 days into delinquency. Out of those, only three cases have been submitted to court, all of which have resulted into rulings in favor of Seymoure and full recovery of loan principal, accrued fees, and disbursements for other related expenses.
Why is investment in Seymoure's loans a smart choice?
All loans listed by Seymoure are secured with mortgages or professional licenses, carrying remarkably low LTV ratios. This implies the record-low levels of risk.
Loans have monthly repayment schedule, ensuring regular cash flow for you as an investor.
Seymoure's loans generate between 8% and 9% return per annum, which is a very attractive rate of return of investments in low-risk loans, secured by liquid Spanish properties and other assets.
If you are looking for low-risk investments to add to your portfolio, or are simply seeking alternative to consumer loans, this is the perfect solution. Invest in Seymoure's loans now!
If there are any additional questions, we are always happy to answer them in the comments section below, or via e-mail.


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Web posted at: 3:20 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (CNN) - Defense and prosecution lawyers in the O.J. Simpson case will interview FBI special agent Frederic Whitehurst this weekend after the agency said it would not object to him testifying.
Whitehurst over the past several years has raised a variety of concerns about forensic protocol and procedures employed in the FBI laboratory. Prosecutors in the Simpson case have relied in part on FBI analysis of evidence. Whitehurst also has accused a colleague, Roger Martz, who was a prosecution witness in the Simpson case, of misconduct in other cases.
Thursday, prosecution rebuttal witness Teresa Ramirez finished testifying about videotaping a nurse who said he had been wrong about the amount of blood he drew from Simpson on the day after the murders of his ex-wife and her friend.
Judge Lance Ito allowed the prosecution to show the jury the videotape of prosecutor Hank Goldberg interviewing the nurse, Thano Peratis. On the tape, Peratis said he was mistaken in his earlier testimony when he said he drew about eight cc's of blood from Simpson. He said it was actually six or six and a half. The defense claimed the "missing" amount might have been used to plant blood to frame Simpson. It also claimed that Peratis was coached by Goldberg or pressured to change his testimony. Two witnesses claimed he was not.
The prosecution said it expects to wrap up its rebuttal case by Friday. It planned to call FBI special agent Doug Deedrick later Thursday. He was the prosecution's final witness before it rested its case in July.
His testimony at that time centered on hairs and fibers found at the crime scene, in Simpson's Bronco and on the glove found at Simpson's estate. He is being called back to rebut the testimony of defense expert Dr. Henry Lee. Lee testified that he found a second type of imprint on a bloody envelope and on another piece of paper found at the crime scene. Defense attorneys theorized the imprint may have come from the shoe of an unknown person, who may have been the killer.
Prosecutor Marcia Clark said Deedrick would testify that the imprint that Lee saw on the envelope was not made by a shoe but by the jeans worn by Ron Goldman, one of the victims. Clark also said the tiles at the condo of Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson', could also have created imprint patterns.
A second FBI agent may also be called to rebut Lee's testimony. That agent, William Bodziak, testified on June 19 about footprints leading from the bodies at the crime scene.
Late Wednesday, prosecutors said they also may have a third witness on Thursday, but they would not disclose the name or purpose of that witness.
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It was at the Brotherhood Church on Southgate Road, Hackney, that Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin met for the 5th Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1907. The site of the now-demolished church is today home to a Tesco Metro. Other major events taking place in the city in that year included the first large procession by the suffragettes, the opening of Strand station (later to become Aldwych, and no longer a stop on the underground), and Hampstead tube station opening.
Find out more about London in 1907 below:
Delays on the line: It was at this point that the Charing Cross branch began in earnest. Severely held up by funding problems, it finally opened in 1907 as the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway. The CCE&HR snaked from Golders Green and from Highgate (then the name for Archway station) down to Charing Cross, with an easy extension then linking it with the relative hub that was Embankment. Source Londonist
London buses were not always red. Before 1907, different routes had different-coloured buses. Source Buzzfeed
Stalin, Lenin, and Trotsky met at the now demolished Brotherhood Church on Southgate Road in Hackney for a meeting of the (banned) Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1907. There is a Tesco Metro on the site now. Source Buzzfeed
Tottenham Court Road station was named Oxford Street when it opened in 1907. Source Londonist
Aldwych Tube Station opened in 1907, but closed for the duration of the second world war. It was used to hide and transport museum pieces, and provide shelter from aerial bombardments. It reopened after the war, then closed permanently in 1994 due to lack of use. Since then it's been used as a film location, and you can occasionally tour it. Source Acidcow


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Retorrick Mill is a collection of self-catering holiday cottage and chalets hidden away in the scenic Lanherne Valley, close to the beautiful village of St. Mawgan, and Mawgan Porth beach.
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Please let me know what you will charge. We will pay 50% now and 50% in 45 days and if we you are able to post the articles with no supervision. You would also have to keep coming up with relevant topics to make this site relevant.
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2010 is MY year. I am NOT closing the store so no worries there! As long as everyone loves my shop, it will stay open!
In fact 2010 is going to be an AWESOME year for YSS as well.
The excitement starts this December but I can't say anything yet. My lips are sealed. But I'm so excited for whats coming.
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So for those of you that have read Healthy food tips will have realised I'm trying to fit in more fish than I've had recently so tonight is a double whammy – smoked kippers and trout with boiled new potatoes and steamed cauliflower. I'm going to assume you can managed the potatoes (reduced price new potatoes) and (reduced price) cauliflower yourselves? I'm fortunate enough to have been given many years ago a thick bottomed hob top three-tiered steamer which works well for me and is tried and tested (and "no" I still don't add any salt).
For the fish then… nothing too complicated, my preferred method of fish cooking is to wrap in foil with a small knob of butter, a grind or two of seasoning, a splash of lemon and a tablespoon of boiling water per fish fillet and into the oven for quarter of an hour at a moderate heat. Quick, simple, retains flavour – trout and kipper both have fantastic flavour and again, as with all fish, I regularly pick up reduced price fish in the evenings at the larger supermarkets – especially those with fresh fish counters.


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No matter where you are in the country, CSC ServiceWorks has experienced regional managers who will customize your laundry programs to meet your school or student housing company's unique needs.
CSC ServiceWorks invests in local branch offices and maintains a staff of highly trained technicians across the United States to provide responsive service to our partner schools.
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Over the last 60+ years, our company has evolved from a coin-operated laundry provider to an industry leader of products, services, and systems that enhance every aspect of campus laundry. Our programs consist of PROactive service, the best equipment available, cutting-edge technology, and fun student-focused marketing and training. We're proud to be the company that provides what our University partners need now and anticipates what their students want next.
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Here Come the Brides (1968)
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Starring: Bobby Sherman, Bridget Hanley, David Soul, Robert Brown
Visible crew/equipment: When Jason, his brothers and all his men are marching down the wet street, tire treadmarks from the camera truck are visible in the mud under their feet.Jean G
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A disease on the rise
Respiratory diseases impose a tremendous health burden on society. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2000, the top five respiratory accounted for 17.4% of all deaths worldwide (1). Worryingly, death and disability due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) was identified as being on the increase (1).
WHO defines COPD as encompassing two groups of lung disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Chronic bronchitis refers to a productive cough for at least 3 months of each of 2 successive years for which other causes have been excluded. Emphysema describes destruction of the lung architecture with enlargement of the airspaces and loss of alveolar surface area (2). As the two conditions can coexist the terminology COPD is often used.
COPD effectively damages lung tissue over a prolonged period of time and impairs the flow of air in and out of the lungs and causes breathlessness (2). As the disease progresses it can cause sever limitations for the patient in their daily life. In some cases, they may require oxygen and could even eventually depend on mechanical respiratory assistance.
WHO is particularly concerned with the link between smoking and COPD. In the UK, smoking has been described as being responsible for over 95% of cases of COPD (3). Although the risk of COPD increases with age, there is a dramatic synergy with smoking. For example, cigar smokers are reported to have a 45% higher risk of COPD when compared to nonsmokers (2).
Unlike cardiovascular disease, quitting smoking does not lead to a substantial reversal of the COPD-related damage caused by tobacco, once the disease is established. As death rates due to cardiovascular conditions fall in industrialized regions of the world, the rates of COPD are increasing. Another area of concern is that smoking is becoming much more popular in developing regions of the world and thus COPD is on the rise.
As public awareness has been poor a variety of treatments have been used for COPD, such as those primarily for asthmatic conditions. Therefore, although the market has potential for growth it currently features a range of different types of products and is still considered to be a relatively new type of pharmaceutical market. According to IMS Health, the value of the COPD pharmaceutical market is currently around US$3 billion, but could increase to over US$9 billion by 2010 (3). A major driver of this market is the fact that COPD is receiving considerable attention in the United States, the world's leading pharmaceutical market. Furthermore, as safer and more effective medicines become available and awareness of the disease grows patient demand will rise. A problem in Europe and Japan is how governments will approach the issue of paying for these new generation COPD medicines.
In 2002, Boehringer Ingelheim launched Spiriva (tiotropium bromide), which was the first COPD-specific drug (3). Co-marketed with Pfizer, Spiriva's sales exceeded analysts' expectations and this has led to optimistic expectations for the COPD pharmaceutical market as a whole (3). Spiriva has now been launched in more than 40 countries and further approvals are anticipated through 2005 (4). According to treatment guidelines of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), long-acting bronchodilators such as Spiriva are currently the preferred treatment option for COPD maintenance therapy (4).
A number of pharmaceutical companies are carrying out research in the field of COPD and considerable attention is being focused on the class of drugs known as phosphodiesterase-IV inhibitors. There are still a variety of safety issues to be resolved, but many companies have reported this class of drug as exhibiting great promise for the treatment of COPD (3). The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), which represents the United State's leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotech companies found 17 compounds, being developed for the treatment of COPD, to be at various stages of clinical development (5).
COPD is a disease that will grow in importance in the future and it will have a major impact on society, particular amongst those that smoke. Unfortunately, awareness of the disease amongst patients is low and physicians often do not come into contact with such patients until their disease has advanced in severity, thus restricting treatment options. Governments and healthcare agencies must do more to increase knowledge of the disease so that suffers recognise the symptoms and seek medical advice early on. This is particularly important in order to counter the prevailing attitudes to smoking amongst some young people and the high profile that cigarettes continue to enjoy in the media.
At the moment, although new treatments are being developed for COPD the pharmaceutical market is undeveloped. Therefore it is difficult to determine which class of drugs will have the most success. What is clear though is that there will be a high demand for effective medicines and so COPD should be an area of interest for pharmaceutical companies who have an interest in the respiratory therapeutic field.
Last updated on: 27/08/2010 11:40:18
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Artūrs Logins holds a Swiss National Science Foundation "Early Postdoc.Mobility" fellowship. Before joining KCL as a visiting research fellow, he was a visiting post-doc at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He completed his PhD in philosophy at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, under the supervision of prof. Pascal Engel (thesis title: Evidence, Knowledge, and Justification). Prior to that he was a recognised student at the Faculty of philosophy, University of Oxford (year 2013/2014), his academic advisor was prof. Timothy Williamson. Artūrs obtained Master and Bachelor degrees from the Paris Sorbonne University, France.
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GREAT Engineering manufactures and markets semi-automatic labelling machines for the packaging industry in the domestic market and for export.
The machines are specifically for use with pressure sensitive, or sticky back labels and their application onto round product. The company has created a new category "on demand labelling".
Great Engineering began operating in 1992 and is owned by Ilme Kukainis and Peter O'Brien.
The business contracts out the manufacture of a small range of label applicators for use with self-adhesive labels.
Their niche market labellers - the BenchMAX, the BenchMARK and BenchMATE - were first exhibited in October 1992 at the Technical Wine Conference in Melbourne. More than 20% of Australian wineries own one of these machines.
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Driving up into the mountains yesterday, I thought about the long trek a pregnant child took on the back of a pack animal. It's hard enough to sit comfortably in a car, buckled into place, good springs in the seats and ball bearings in the frame. But jostled on the back of a donkey, legs dangling, feeling every step, every bump on the rocky road? I can't imagine.
But she did it. It wasn't cold when Mary took that journey. We know that. She didn't gaze at mountains 'dusted with baby powder' (as SK used to call the light snow when she was little). That's what the lower hills looked like out the windows of our Highlander. The taller mountains in the distance were shrouded with clouds but once as we passed a valley, we saw the blue white peaks of the Cascades standing against the sky.
Mary made her way through a different landscape. Her journey wasn't on a paved highway, rimmed with evergreens. The geography of her life contrasts with mine in every way imaginable.
And yet, I have often identified with Mary. Every woman who loves Jesus can identify with her. I used to think it was merely mothers. Any woman who has born a child knows what it is to hold the whole world inside her body. But it's also true that every woman who loves him, young, old, mothers or not, who bears Him inside herself shares her story. At least in small part. We are His handmaidens. We are His to do with as He well. We must be. It's our story as believers.
See, I started thinking, as I often have, about how Mary is the first best disciple of Jesus. How we who are on the highway of following Him, must find our way, at least in part, by looking at the women of the gospels. It's good enough to look at the disciples, true. But not enough. At least not for me. I also want--for myself, for my daughters--to look at the women. At Mary, at Mary Magdalene, and Mary and Martha, and the other Mary (could they have possibly have found some other name, PLEASE?). I want to find my place alongside the women of Acts like Tabitha (or Dorcas, as her name was in the Greek), who was "always doing good and helping the poor." Peter raised her from the dead in Acts chapter 9. Or of Lydia (Acts 16), or Phoebe, Priscilla, Junia, Persis from Paul's greetings at the end or Romans.
And these words of Paul's in Philippians 4 (2-3) are helpful in my discipleship--"I plead with Euodia and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, to ask these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life." Because we contend together for the gospel we are called to unity. No matter what. It isn't about personal or political or educational views, it's about contending for HIS gospel that we must be of the same mind. The rest falls away on the face of this; that is, it makes no difference. I need these words. I need to be told these words.
Yes, I am a woman and I am a disciple. I travel toward the mountains where the air is rarefied. Only a few of us travel it. No matter what the geography looks like outwardly, the road is far more like the journey Mary took on the back of that donkey than the one I took yesterday in the comfort of our car. We travel to the place where we will discover Him, where He will be born in us, not simply symbolically, as we celebrated two days ago, but fully and completely. I long for this. "My joy and my crown," as Paul says in the first words of Philippians 4.


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"The moment", Clay Marzo begins his lesson in lateness. Pic: sparkesphoto.com
When they first laid eyes on the 8-foot right slab that closed out on razorblades, the crew wanted nothing to do with it. Except for Marzo. Where the others saw a Mentawai medical disaster waiting to happen, Clay was visualising the exit signs on no-hands, stand-up, backside barrels. Although prone to bouts of over-excitement, where he rubs his hands together and makes strange noises, Clay is not a big talker.In this case he simply paddled out and proceeded to put on one of the most incredible displays of backhand tube riding ever captured on film. I assure you this is not an overstatement, but I guess you will have to get your hands on the film to make up your own mind. Marzo hurls himself into the beyond vertical, emerald wedges, miraculously makes his inside rail bite and then negotiates the gaping holes with a brazen, hands-free barrel attack. It was a truly masterful display of tube riding; not least because Clay looks so relaxed throughout the session, making what some perceived to be impossible, seem easy. Inspired by Clay's sans hands tube show, Ry Craike and Mitch Parkinson paddled out and bagged a couple of gems of their own, but the moment belonged to Clay.
Matt Meola, is a real Cowboy, that looks at things from a different angle. Pic: Swilly
Clay's exceptional backside barrel session supplies a classical dimension to a movie which zones in on the space above the lip. Meanwhile, last year's Innersection winner, Matt Meola, proves why he is considered the pin-up boy of the modern aerial movement. The astute observer will recognise Matt's fully extended boneless as the kind of technically challenging move that sets the benchmark for the modern aerial surfer. Meanwhile Matt's inverted flips and cowboy antics make him one of the most entertaining surfers in the world right now.
Handling big straight airs and the weight of big expectations with equal aplomb is Mitch Parkinson. Pic: Swilly
Chippa Wilson chimes in with a section that will have you searching for the aerial manual. Chippa admits to being a massive snowboarding and skating fan. He studies all their aerial variations and reckons there are over 125 tricks. "I don't even want to call him a surfer, the stuff he's doing is so different. He's like a skateboarder on a wave," suggests Matt Meola. The key to the Chippa section is to tune in, pay attention and keep the rewind button close, so you can fully appreciate the technical aspects involved in his art of flight. Also keep an eye out for a shot that features Chippa and Matt Meoal in frame simultaneously but on two different waves. As both fly, it comes off looking like the ultimate in choreographed aerial surfing.
If you don't watch the movie you'll miss what happens next – Chippa Wilson creating space. Pic: Swilly
Several years after Kelly Slater stated Ry Craike "had the best forehand fin-waft in the world," Craikey still launches with more speed and power than probably any surfer on the planet. Combined with his sublime full-rail carves and refined tube intuition, Ry makes it clear in Cowboys and Aerials that he is still one of the best free surfers in the world.
That other Parkinson, Mitch [Joel's younger cousin], proves he has finished his apprenticeship as a Gold Coast grommet and graduated as a fully-fledged free surfer. Young Parko lays down a part with a surprising variety of aerial grabs and a backside barrel at Greenbush that has more sections than a supermarket.
How do you know where you're going, when you don't know where you been? Pottz. Pic: Swilly
Riding an Al Merrick Black Beauty, aerial innovator and former world champ, Martin Potter, still surfs with an eye-pleasing blend of panache and power. Pottz, widely considered the Godfather of the aerial movement, provides a compelling insight into how aerials became a part of his repertoire and what he thinks of the aerial movement now. "I kind of felt like a proud old dad sitting back and watching all these kids, " suggests Pottz. Meanwhile, Matt Meola indicates how far ahead of his time Pottzs was, when he observes that Pottz won the world title in 1989, the year Matt was born.
Ok, we're blowing our own trumpets on this one, but we reckon Cowboys and Aerials is one of the best moviesTracks has ever put out. So, wrangle yourself a copy with December Tracks, saddle up the lounge chair and hold on!
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Each week we invite a designer to illustrate his or her favorite quotes by famous creatives. This week Belgian designer Mario De Meyer took inspiration from a philosopher, a writer, a cartoonist, and two designers for these finely rendered words to live by:
- David Jury: "Rules can be broken but never ignored."
- Plato: "The beginning is the most important part of the work."
- Tibor Kalman: "When you make something no one hates, no one loves it."
- James Joyce: "Mistakes are the portals of discovery."
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I enjoy eating salad, but I find that I need lots of variety with my salads so that I don't get bored.
This salad was just about perfect in every way. Quinoa is the star of the show, or in this case, the star of the salad. Celery adds a nice crunch, as do the pepitas. The dried apricots add just the perfect amount of chewiness and sweet. I actually omitted the honey from the dressing because of the dried apricots. If there is one thing I can't handle in a salad, it is too much sweetness. I prefer the savory-ness to win out. There is lots of parsley, which adds so much freshness and flavor. Green onions add a little bit of spice/heat.
The dressing is nice and simple, just the way I like it- olive oil, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper.
I actually served this over romaine and it was a great combination. The next day I fried an egg in a tiny amount of olive oil and had it with the leftovers. Delicious.
I also shared this recipe with my mom a couple of weeks ago when she called to ask me for some meal ideas and she report back that they loved it too!
Recipe for Quinoa and Parsley Salad
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
- 3/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup unsalted pumpkinseed kernels, toasted
- 1. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Spoon into a bowl; fluff with a fork. Add parsley, celery, onions, and apricots.
- 2. Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, honey, salt, and black pepper. Add to quinoa mixture, and toss well. Top with seeds.
* I omitted the honey from the dressing
* I used red quinoa


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With the Olympics coming to a close this week, it's time to reflect on the world's top brands and how they promoted themselves in conjunction with the 2016 Olympics in Rio. For two weeks it was a branding and marketing extravaganza with steep competition to promote companies and brands.
Top brands use the Olympics in order to reach a worldwide audience and connect themselves with the collective culture that is created by participating countries. In Rio, there was very little to lose and incredible notoriety, credibility, and huge audiences to gain by embodying the Olympic spirit.
[callout-left]In Rio, there was very little to lose and incredible notoriety, credibility, and huge audiences to gain by embodying the Olympic spirit.[/callout-left]
Big names became even bigger and new faces became new heroes for our country. Athletes like Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Kerri Walsh, Ryan Lochte, and Simone Biles all held their own down south and can look forward to all the sponsorships, branding, and publicity that comes next.
Olympic advertisers and sponsors created special promotions and Olympic specials to capitalize on their affiliation with the games. Other companies, wanting to get in on the Olympic action found it harder to comply with the International Olympic Committee's strict Intellectual Property regulations. Brands like Under Armour, Ford, General Mills, and more are thinking outside the box with hashtags, campaigns, and social media collateral that indirectly associates with the world's premier athletic competition.
Watching over the past several weeks, the Olympic marketing and branding spectacle was fun and exciting as we were bombarded by advertisers and sponsors' products and services. Did you have a favorite spot? Let us know which were your favorite Olympic branding, marketing, and advertising tie-in's and we'll include your comment in one of our next blogs.


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An important sketch by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens valued at more than $20 million will be on permanent public display in Britain after being bought by private, public and charity funds.
The Tate gallery, which spearheaded the campaign to keep the oil sketch off the open market, announced Wednesday that the necessary funds had been raised just in time to beat the Sept. 30 deadline.
The sketch, dated between 1628 and 1630, was an early planning tool for nine large panels by Rubens that adorn the ceiling of the Banqueting House in central London and depict King James I variously sitting in judgment and ascending into heaven.


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Edmonton (March 17, 2017) Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark has released the third Alberta Party shadow budget, a detailed plan to once again put our province on a pathway to prosperity. The Pathway to Prosperity Document may be found here.
"Yesterday's budget shows that the NDP are on the wrong path," said Clark, "a path that leads to perpetual deficits and unsustainable debt. They've used unrealistic forecasts for energy prices, under-budgeted for natural disasters and have likely over-estimated economic growth."
"It's frustrating, because Albertans know there's a better path. A path that creates economic growth. A path that sees front line services grow to match population growth. A path that balances the budget in four years. A path to prosperity."
The Alberta Party plan puts all options on the table. It is a responsible plan to not only get to balance, but to start paying back debt.
"Our revenue forecasts are much more conservative than the NDP," said Clark. "We forecast oil prices based on the futures curve rather than industry estimates. We forecast at $51 this year, $52 next year and $53 in 2019."
The Pathway to Prosperity plan constrains spending 1% per year for four years, while continuing to fund funding increases to core services in health, education, post-secondary, children's services and community and social services to match population growth.
The plan will freeze public sector salaries, transition the carbon tax to become revenue neutral by cutting personal, corporate and small business tax starting in 2022, and continue to rebate Albertans in lowest 1/3 of income brackets at their actual cost.
"We will get Alberta off the non-renewable revenue roller coaster by capping non-renewable revenue at $3B a year for operations," Clark continued. "Any excess will go to debt repayment, infrastructure spending, and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund."
The Alberta Party shadow budget shows a deficit of $8.7 billion this year, followed by $6.9 billion, $5.6 billion, $3.4 billion and returning to balance in fiscal 2021/22.
"We will continue strong capital investment focused on getting dollars out the door with projects that can be deployed quickly," said Clark.
"I want to continue the public discussion we started with the launch of Pathway to Prosperity. We need to hear from Albertans about the best revenue streams for our province and the best ways to find efficiencies and restructure Alberta's tax system."
Clark will be embarking on a province-wide tour to speak to Albertans and hear the ideas they may have about the best way to return to a strong financial position in Alberta.
"The NDP have put us in a very difficult position, and there's a big risk it gets worse, not better. There is a better path, they just need to choose it"
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Conservation Group Doesn't Want Monument Overlap with Sawtooths
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A conservation group says it's opposed to any overlap of a proposed national monument in central Idaho with the rugged Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The Sawtooth Society in a statement on Monday says national monument status wouldn't increase current protections for the recreation area and could hinder an eventual wilderness designation. A proposed plan to create three wilderness areas totaling 332,775 acres while also releasing 130,000 acres from wilderness study area to a multiple-use designation has failed to get through Congress.
So some groups are asking President Obama to use his executive power under the Antiquities Act to create a 592,000-acre national monument that includes the rugged Boulder and White Cloud mountains. Sawtooth Society Executive Director Gary O'Malley says it's too early to abandon the wilderness goal.