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The Halal Guys Nationwide Expansion by the Numbers
Famous for having the longest street-food lines in New York City since 1990, The Halal Guys are bringing their American Halal Cuisine (and the legendary white sauce) to bricks-and-mortar locations throughout North America. The company has partnered with developer and deal-maker Fransmart (which counts Five Guys among its wins) to roll out its franchise-development program. Kicking off in 2014, The Halal Guys and Fransmart signed up franchise partners for 225 units in the first year with the count now up to approximately 400 locations.
A year and a half into the project and the pace of store openings by early franchisees is beginning to quicken. We've seen 8 stores open since May, with another 4 confirmed for September.
The minimum required commitment for potential franchisees is 5-10 units. The three largest deals to date divided California among three master franchisees. SoCal from Santa Barbara south to Mexico went to Halal or Nothing LLC (50 units projected over the next 10 years with 3 locations currently up and running), parts of San Francisco and East Bay along with the Las Vegas went to FOMO Investments in a 30-unit deal (first location opened this month) and a group led by Patrick Mock signed up for San Francisco and Northern California (a 20-unit deal with one location open).
Other major markets confirmed by Chain Store Guide to be under active development by franchisees include Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Milwaukee, New Orleans, northern Virginia, Washington DC, New Jersey, Connecticut and King of Prussia, PA. Of these territories, Chicago has seen the most activity with two locations open and a third set to come online in September. In addition to these markets, 5-10 unit deals have been announced in Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ontario and Quebec, among others.
New store openings have been accompanied by significant local media coverage and viral buzz ("We're getting a Halal Guys!" "Where's it going to be?") along with long lines like those found in New York. The standard footprint of the stores has something to do with the latter. Space requirements are listed as 1,000 to 1,400 square feet with 30-40 seats plus patio, and some of the first franchised units to open have been on the low end for square footage and seating.
With the first franchised locations now open and additional franchisees ramping up development, Chain Store Guide estimates that we'll see 20+ total locations by the end of the year and double that in 2017. As momentum in existing markets quickly builds and additional large markets are signed, Chain Store Guide will bring its subscribers and clients the research they need to act on the opportunities that growth presents.


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I am so excited to be sharing this little snack with you! Since discovering this snack, I have been eating it almost every day. It's that good! It is super easy, simple and healthy, also requires no baking or hard work! I love this as a mid-day snack or desert if I'm craving something sweet! I hope you enjoy!
What You'll Need:
- 1 Apple (sliced)
- Cinnamon
- Organic Pure Maple Syrup
- Microwaveable Safe Bowl
- Apple Slicer
What To Do:
- Cut apple into slices (works best with apple slicer) and place into microwaveable safe bowl.
- Heat apples in microwave for 30 seconds.
- Top your warm apple slices with organic pure maple syrup and cinnamon (no measurements – add as much of both as you want).
- Enjoy!
See how easy this snack is? It's so delicious, rich in taste, healthy and easy! I am obsessed with it. The warm apple slices are absolutely amazing and cause the maple syrup to melt right off. I have gotten my mom, and all my friends into this little snack. I hope you all enjoyed this! Thanks for reading (:

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All images and text © 2008-2011 David Western, All rights reserved, unless otherwise noted
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Carving the Dragon
After the sawing last week its time to start shaping the handle a bit. I've got the bowls roughed out and am satisfied they will look good so I'm starting to shape the 'overs and unders' of the knotwork. With this type of knotwork it is remarkably easy to get discombobulated and screw up the sequence, so I always go over everything carefully and just cut shallow cuts. Once I am satisfied that things are going as they should, I deepen the cuts and bring things to life a bit more.
This shows where we are at once I've started digging in a bit deeper. This is a fun part of the process because although things are still pretty rough, you can start to see the spoon taking shape and you can get a good idea of what it is going to look like finished. I've also started to shape the dragons wings a bit and have taken a few exploratory cuts. I want the wings to have a bit of a curve in each segment rather than simply being flat plains.
To achieve this, I will use a bent knife (I could also use a gouge here) and I work my way across the wing one segment at a time. I'm careful here to work from the top segment to the bottom...that way I can always work my 'ramps' into thick stock on the next segment. If I work from the bottom segment up, I would be constantly in danger of chipping the finished segment in front of my knife. A simple trick but of course it had to be learned the hard way with a couple of chipped wings... the first time I didn't believe it, the second time I never thought I would make the same mistake again and then after the third time, the light went on. Apparantly I'm the dull knife in the drawer here!!
This little close-up shows the roughly shaped wings and the gentle curve I've worked into each segment. The birch we are using is carving really well... which is a huge relief since I promised Laura it would!
The last pic shows where we are currently at with the rough shaping of the bottom section. I'm happy with how it is all taking shape and will next finish sawing the top section of the spoon. Until then, I hope this little peek at the developing spoon will persuade you to drop a dollar or two into the Left Coast Eisteddfod's little tin cup. You could be the one making off with this spoon after the big draw in October!!
- Dave
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- AnonymousJuly 9, 2010 at 2:13 AM
Hello Dave,ReplyDelete
I'm so in love with your works, absolutely beautiful!!!! is that the magic of lovespoons :)
I'm thinking of trying out carving. I plan to buy power carving tool in the future for the work because it can be hard on my hands to use knife? I imagine...Will I able to create lovespoon such as yours with power carving tool?
I was checking out leevaley and chippingaway websites and your book/works are introduced there. For your information, Google book show many pages of your books, is that okay to you?
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2010 at 6:24 PM
Hi IffdreamReplyDelete
Sorry to take so long to reply to your questions! I have never found power carving tools to be terribly efficient for lovespoon carving BUT I know plenty of folks who swear by them. For me personally, the noise and dust is not something I like and I generally find I can cut faster with knives than with power heads. If you have hand problems though, a power set up can make life a lot more pleasant for you....although I would recommend doing the rough work with power and then doing the clean up work with hand tools! Thanks for the tip about the Google thing...I will pass that along to the publisher and let them deal with any issues.
Hope this helps!
Best wishes


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Is Seattle Plastic Bag Ban Actually Leading To More Shoplifting? Image courtesy of (Great Beyond)
According to the store owners in this SeattlePI.com story, shoplifters are increasingly walking out the doors with items in their cloth bags that weren't paid for.
One area businessman claims he's lost between $8,000 and $9,000 in produce and frozen food to theft since July. He says this is significantly more than he'd been losing before the bag ban.
While we have no reason to doubt his statement, the actual data cited in the SeattlePI report does not necessarily support this idea that there has been a widespread surge in shoplifting since the ban began.
The folks at Seattle Public Utilities recently released the results of a survey of store-owners in the area. [PDF] When asked to what extent these businesses were concerned about increased shoplifting due to the bag ban, 59.6% of responding stores said it was "not a problem" with 19.3% declaring that this issue was not applicable. Together, that means that nearly 4-in-5 Seattle stores surveyed don't seem to think the bag ban has led to more shoplifting.
This does not discredit or diminish the concerns of those businesses that are indeed seeing an increased level of theft, but it does seem to imply that there might be more to the shoplifting spike than merely taking away the plastic bag option at check-out. And let's not forget that this ban hasn't even been in place for a year, so these higher theft numbers could be anomalous in the long-run. It's also possible that some stores have been getting ripped off by shoplifters and have yet to realize this fact.
We would love to hear from business owners, managers, and store employees with an opinion on this matter, especially those in areas where plastic bags are banned or heavily regulated. If you feel like you have a particular insight into bag bans and shoplifting, shoot us an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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We're starting our planning early this time round to give you guys enough time to anticipate furry day and hopefully, to clear your schedules for a morning of fun and laughs with our canine friends.
If you are interested in joining us Saturday, July 30th for a trip to the beach and back with our furry friends in tow, please drop us an email at email@example.com, stating the total number of people coming along with you.
We thank you in advance for your kind participation. You might not think your attendance amounts to much... but let us assure you that it means the world to our dogs.
A romp about the beach, a sniff of the fresh air, the feel of the salty breeze across their fur... Furry day helps complete their month.
We're hoping you join us in our furry adventure this month! We look forward to hearing from you.


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SemiAccurate: Watch out world, AMD is going to launch solid state drives (SSDs) with their own branding soon. It seems that AMD continues to bet on their AMD Radeon brand for expanding in to the consumer PC market. From Radeon-branded memory modules for desktop PCs and notebooks (from Patriot, VisionTek and XFX), to the AMD Radeon RAMDisk application, AMD started expanding the Radeon brand into new component categories. From the looks of things, AMD isn't satisfied with just two new products, and obviously didn't want to slow down from reaching their VISION of making a PC system with all AMD branded components. To fix this, they added SSDs, but there are just a few questions that have yet to be answered
this might sideline Samsung's lineup for SSDs for hardcore gamers ... offcourse that is if AMD does releases this .


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Use Case
Customer is a global multi national oil company having operations in multiple cities across the world. They have BizTalk environments running on many cities across the world, and they have a requirement to manage and monitor them from a central location. They also wanted to give controlled access to external consulting companies to look after their environment for management and monitoring. They wanted to minimize the amount they can spent on building this requirement.
The above use case is one of the classic problem that can be solved easily with help of BizTalk360 and Managed Services for BizTalk360. The below picture explain in detail how it all fits together.
As shown in the above picture, there are local BizTalk environments running in multiple cities like Stockholm, Dubai, Melbourne, London and New York. The local BizTalk environments running on each city is responsible for taking care of all the integration needs relevant to that city. As a first stage the customer decided to install BizTalk360 in each one of the environment, which will allow the city specific teams to take care of the BizTalk server management and monitoring requirements locally.
One of the challenge at this stage is, there is no central solution where someone can just login to a central portal and start managing/monitoring the various BizTalk Environments. This is the place where "Managed services for BizTalk360" can help. Managed Services for BizTalk360 is hosted solution, where a central portal is hosted on Windows Azure and connectivity between the portal the customer site is handled using "Azure Service Bus Relay service" in a secured way. All the customer (city environment) specific data is held on the customer site and central portal just acts like a window into multiple environments. The user authentication is handled by Windows Azure AD and Service Bus shared access signature.
Managed services for BizTalk360 easily allows giving access to external companies through it's user access security layer. You can easily control which consultant will have access to which site. Multiple new sites can be added to existing central portal in a seamless way.
To understand the technical details behind the scene, please read this article BizTalk360 for Managed Services.


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In some cases it is possible to follow supplementary teaching at another study centre in addition to the centre with which you are registered.
Some of BI's Bachelor's programmes and courses are offered at all six of BI's study centres in addition to BI Nettstudier (web-based teaching). Students are entitled to attend classes at a different study centre from the one where they have been registered for examinations. The most common example of this is when students registered with a study centre choose undertake supplementary web-based teaching and vice versa.
There may be limitations due to capacity problems, academic considerations, etc. that make this impossible. Consequently, students who are interested in such an arrangement should contact the study centre where they want to attend classes for supplementary teaching.
As a main rule courses through BI Nettstudier and at the study centres outside Oslo are taught in Norwegian. At BI in Oslo some courses and programmes are taught in English.
A fee of NOK 1 700 per course is charged for this service. This fee is in addition to the regular tuition fee from the student's own study centre and is valid for one semester, except for courses that are taught over two semesters. The fee covers the following:
Supplementary teaching at BI Nettstudier: Access to the web-based teaching on the itslearning platform, including access to the digital study guides, access to assessment of send-in papers, intensive teaching at weekend modules and counselling.
Supplementary teaching at a different study centre: The right to attend lectures, access to the pages related to the course on itslearning, counselling
Click here for registration form (in Norwegian)
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The NSA went as far as the World of Warcraft to spy on you
New documents have surfaced from Edward Snowden that shows just how far the NSA is willing to go to spy on everyone. The US spy agency along with Brittans GCHQ had agents inside both the World of Warcraft and Secondlife to keep an eye on "targets" who may be using the MMOs to communicate.
The documents state that the NSA thought that the "Unregulated" online gaming worlds would "almost certainly be used as a venue for terrorist laundering and will, with certainty, be used for terrorist propaganda and recruitment." The documents did not state if any arrest were made, or if any terror plots were unveiled as a result of the infiltration.
One takedown did result from the spying, but instead of a terrorist organization, a ring of credit card thieves were arrested and their website was shutdown. The spying grew to so many agents that the NSA had to create a "deconflict group" to make sure they were not spying on each other.


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Meet The Fellows..
[Click picture to enlarge]
Here are the contestants for the second season of I Love New York. The show premiers October 2nd on VH1. The guys are split up into 3 groups the 'Mama's boys, the Online casting, and the regular casting.
And yes, that's a little person standing at New York's side. He's one of her potential suitors and he goes by the name Midget Mac.
Midget Mac? WTF? This is going to be good.
He'll probably win.


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State Radio at the 9:30 Club
On Saturday night, State Radio played the second of two sold-out shows at the 9:30 Club in DC, and yours truly was there to (try and) capture the atmosphere. Below are some of my shots from the night, and while it may not be easy to see in this set, the lighting for the first 3 songs was mostly comprised of a series of strobes, which made for some difficult conditions.
To try and combat some of the intense brightness, I've chosen to edit a few using a black + white treatment, something I rarely do. Let me know what you think in the comments.
A few more pictures can be found on Flickr, and a brief review over on DCist.


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Hong Kong Hosts SIGGRAPH Asia 2013
July 22, 2013 12:52 am
Tags: 2D, 3D, ACM, CG, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, VFX
SENSE the Transformation of Next Generation Computer Graphics in Asia's Largest Conference & Exhibition
HONG KONG, 21 Jul 2013 – For four exciting days this November, Asia's largest computer graphics (CG) event, SIGGRAPH Asia 2013, will be hosted in Hong Kong. After successfully hosting SIGGRAPH Asia two years ago, the conference and exhibition will once again return to Hong Kong with the most cutting edge graphical achievements across a range of fields. SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 will present a myriad of experts and exhibits in a range of fields, including hardware and software, film and game production, as well as research and education. SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 expects to attract 7,000 attendees from various industry sectors and over 130 exhibitors from 50 countries around the world.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 – showcasing breakthroughs in Asia
The 6th ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 event will revisit vibrant Hong Kong, a city renowned for its multi-cultural elements that fuse both Eastern and Western values. Hong Kong is also a regional hub for multimedia experts and creative industries, offering a score of opportunities for businesses both regionally and internationally. According to Jon Peddie Research, computer graphics related businesses earned an excess of $53 billion dollars in 2010. These numbers are expected to skyrocket to $150 billion in 2013. There are new opportunities burgeoning in the field of computer graphics, thanks to ubiquitous technology once limited to professional usage that has now permeated the everyday lives of consumers through mainstream web and mobile applications. Apart from being at the forefront of technological innovations, Hong Kong is, due to its location and close ties with emerging creative industries in China, strategically set up to support other CG-related industries within the Asian region.
From 20 – 22 November, the SIGGRAPH Asia trade exhibition will extensively showcase innovations from hardware and software vendors, production houses, animation and game studios, as well as educational and research institutions. The exhibition acts as a platform for developers to market their innovative products and services, which include computer graphics and interactive ideas that professionals and enthusiasts can benefit from all around the world. The exhibition is open to any local or international exhibitors and visitors who want to keep abreast of exciting developments in the global computer tech industry and meet prospective customers, resellers, distributors and collaborators.
"SIGGRAPH Asia, along with SIGGRAPH, is the biggest and most attractive computer graphics event in the world. Besides bringing together industry professionals from all over the world to share their greatest achievements, it has helped us meet potential business partners from Asia that we want to meet. Organizing the exhibition and the exhibitor talks and sessions within the same hall is a very strategic move, as the people who visit us are both interested in business partnerships and learning about cutting-edge technology advancements. Many of the contacts we established have led to actual business deals, and we have also received feedback that has helped us to improve our innovations." Kyehyun Kim, Researcher, Visual Media Lab, KAIST
A multitude of exciting SIGGRAPH Asia activities
The conference will include a range of programs, including: an Art Gallery with exceptional digital and technologically mediated art, such as installations and 3D pieces, a Computer Animation Festival that showcases international works, comprehensive instructional Courses on contemporary topics in graphics and interactive techniques, and a showcase of Emerging Technologies like interfaces, input devices, systems of engagement, and robotics in which hands-on demonstrations are supported.
Other programs include the Symposium on Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications, which will highlight recent technological developments in the fields of mobile apps, computer hardware, augmented reality, location-based services, animation, social networking and more. Technical Briefs, Technical Papers and the Posters program are forums that represent the forefront of research breakthroughs in computer graphics and interactive techniques. All in all, the three day conference offers an array of thought-provoking ideas.
Professor Wenping Wang, SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 Conference Chair and Professor at the University of Hong Kong, said, "SIGGRAPH Asia is arguably the most important event in the year for the computer graphics and digital media industry in Asia. The 2013 conference will once again bring the quality, diversity and innovation that are the hallmarks of SIGGRAPH to the Asian region. I am confident that both local and international participants will find the event to be largely beneficial to numerous fields and businesses."
SIGGRAPH Asia will be hosted at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19 to 22 November. The conference itself will run from 19 to 22 November, while the exhibition will be open from 20 to 22 November.
More information about ACM SIGGRAPH can be found at:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/siggraph
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/ACM-SIGGRAPH-42742/about
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ACMSIGGRAPH
About SIGGRAPH Asia 2013
The 6th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will take place in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19 – 22 November 2013. This year, the line-up of conference programs will include an Art Gallery, the Computer Animation Festival, Courses, Emerging Technologies, Posters, a Symposium on Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications, Technical Briefs and Technical Papers. There will also be a trade exhibition from 20 – 22 November 2013, offering participants, ranging from hardware and software vendors to studios and educational institutions, a platform to market their products and services to computer graphics and interactive techniques professionals and enthusiasts from Asia and beyond.
About ACM SIGGRAPH
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGGRAPH sponsors SIGGRAPH Asia 2013. ACM is an educational and scientific society uniting the world's computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence.
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Today's feature is all about little girl's summer dresses. If you have a daughter, granddaughter, niece, or friend's child to shop for, you will enjoy checking out these pretty frocks.
It was hard to pick just a few from among the hundreds available on Etsy. I chose these as much for the adorable little girls wearing them, as for the outfits themselves. Click on the link below each picture to go to the shop where it is available.
|Made by Tracy from Its a Bows Life
|Designed by Rene Richardson of Rain Rene
|Sewn by Elizabeth Scheffler from Lucky Lizzys
|Vibeka Falk from Gentry's Closet made this little monogrammed number
|Marianne from The Naptime Project made this sweet dress
|Find this dress at Chelsea Rose Baby
|Lindsey Essary of Little 4 Awhile sewed this one
|Beach worthy attire from Palm Tree Princess
|Available at the Pink Mouse shop
I have a granddaughter right around this age.
I'm sure that she could find something to love among these beauties!
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Terry Farrell Industrial Buildings
posted by CJ at 16:21
Historic maps
we have uploaded a few historic maps to out unit A dropbox
check them out - it's interesting to look at them trying to figure out what has changed and what features have remained the same....
check them out - it's interesting to look at them trying to figure out what has changed and what features have remained the same....
posted by CJ at 11:21
Aerial views ...
here are some links to aerial views, that might be useful in additional to actually having visited site (not a replacement though) when drawing your open space axonometrics to refresh your memory - but be careful: some photos are a little our of date...
if you have a MAC: apple maps does a 3D aerial view, which look a bit wonky like this on the right:
or BING MAPS Link here
search wood green and zoom in:
top right corner: select option BIRD'S EYE and unselect LABELS (at bottom)
example below:
if you have a MAC: apple maps does a 3D aerial view, which look a bit wonky like this on the right:
or BING MAPS Link here
search wood green and zoom in:
top right corner: select option BIRD'S EYE and unselect LABELS (at bottom)
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Software Tutorials on Lynda.com
Via MOODLE you can access for free excellent software tutorials from Lynda.com
How does it work?
1 sign into your Moodle account.
2 on your Moodle home screen click LYNDA CAMPUS (lower right side)
3 login window - use your usual uel log-in details
this is mainly meant for Year 2 students, as progress on your case study buildings is very slow.
We suggest that you (year 2) watch all of the AutoCAD basic drawings skills / AUTOCAD ESSENTIALS 1-10 to get you going making simple 2D line drawings and be able to print. Explore other tools and tutorials afterwards - whatever you really need - search!
later we also recommend to watch tutorials on Adobe Indesign - which you will be using in a few weeks time to create your portfolio and layouting individual sheets.
The Open City, Richard Sennett lecture
Further to your task reading The Open City article by Richard Sennett, here is a link to a lecture he gave on the same topic at Havard Graduate School of Design. (the article can be found here or on our unit A dropbox)
posted by CJ at 10:22
Tue 18 Oct Lecture on drawing Axonometrics
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Chocolate Factory Open Studios: Fri 11 - Sun 13 Nov 2016
There is an open day event coming up at the Chocolate Factory (which forms part of our study area). Put in your diary. This is a good opportunity to see some of the diversity; there are painters, fashion designers, jewellers, sculptors, ceramists, designer makers, etc.
Chocolate Factory Wood Green N22
Artists Open Studios
Friday 11 November 2016 from 6pm -9pm
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 November 2016 12pm – 6pm
Admission free. All welcome
N22 artist's work: www.n22openstudios.com
posted by CJ at 11:33
RIBA Library
In case you want to extend your research of your case study building you could visit the RIBA Library which holds a huge collection of architecture books and drawings.
Access to the library is free. More info see link below.
Access to the library is free. More info see link below.
posted by CJ at 11:17
Cedric Price exhibition at the AA
Exhibition: CEDRIC PRICE WORKS 1952–2003
The installation tells the story of Cedric Price through interviews with a number of people who were close to him; whilst the book brings together, for the first time, all of Price's projects, articles and talks – aiming to present his munificence as thinker, philosopher and designer. Price was a student at the AA in the 1950s, established his office in London in 1960 and went on to produce some of the most intensely imaginative and experimental architecture of the latter half of the 20thcentury. His work is central in defining the architectural discourse around the emerging post-war themes of mobility and indeterminacy in design.
Coinciding with the publication of Cedric Price Works 1952-2003: A Forward-minded Retrospective by Samantha Hardingham.
AA School of Architecture
36 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3ES
Front Members' Room
19/9/2016 - 29/10/2016
Monday to Friday 10:00-19:00, Saturday 10:00-17:00
posted by CJ at 11:13
Open House / Agenda Unit A 2016-17
The way we are dwelling in the city today has changed, mostly driven by technological advances, which have contributed to a blurring of distinctions between public and private. Todays' urban life-styles are merging our everyday activities including living, working, interacting, consuming, etc into an understanding of space that can be characterised by co-existences and simultaneity.
Following recent shifts in the political landscape, there is a sense of suspension of a formerly known order, which has contributed to an increase of uncertainty. Set within this contradicting context of pending and ongoing change, this raises interesting questions about the effects on future demand for new types of civic buildings that sustain Londons' diversity.
This year we will set out to investigate architectures and spatial conditions that are defined through characteristics of openness.
We will explore new forms of spatial design, organisation and construction that will allow adaptable strategies, co-existences of multiple programmes and increased connectivity to propagate hybrid architectures that are coherent product of London as a collective space of open minded citizens.
Wood Green's cultural quarter will act as study area for the entire year and will become the testing ground for your architectural interventions. The building briefs will evolve around civic programmes and mixed-use and multiple activities including productive spaces for making, cultural consumption and the spectacle in combination with alternative forms of dwelling.
The design proposals at architectural scale will act as contextual 'adjustments' within the urban context dealing with a multiplicity of programmatic, spatial and social scenarios.
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Habitat Young Professionals
New Orleans Area Habitat Young Professionals (HYP NOLA) seeks to engage socially conscious young professionals in the Greater New Orleans Area. HYP NOLA is comprised of young professionals in diverse industries and varied backgrounds, with a common goal of supporting and fostering NOAHH and its initiatives to alleviate substandard housing in New Orleans.
The mission of the HYP NOLA program is to lead NOAHH's initiatives in raising local awareness, fundraising, and outreach by supporting NOAHH with their expertise and talent, providing guidance and insights, and advocating for the affiliate.
By being a part of HYP NOLA, members are part of a growing network of engaged, creative New Orleanians who want to see tangible results in the progress of their community.
There is an annual fee of $45 for members.
HYP NOLA members are involved in the following:
- Quarterly social events for raising awareness about NOAHH
- Quarterly builds on NOAHH work sites
- Dedications and wall raising ceremonies of NOAHH homes
- Leadership and networking opportunities with the affiliate
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Shine Bright LIKE A Diamond (Well kind of) Featuring Rara De Barr
Rara De Barr is a family run business which two lovely sisters started off from Facebook auctions. So not only will you be looking lush in their items but you will be supporting an independent business. In this economic climate that is as bold a move as their lovely accessories. You girls rock!
I was so excited when my blogger mail came and carefully unwrapped the tissue paper to find this pink beauty. Rara De Barr have so many pretty necklaces to chose from and I had no idea which I would be receiving. I was so stoked to get the Abigail necklace combining pink and bling it is hard to resist. I love that there are different tones of pink which really make the jewels stand out more. The quality of the necklace is the best I have seen from this kind of statement necklace and it really wasn't as heavy as I thought it would be. I have my eye on the Crawford necklace next!
The next item I had was the Crystal Cosmic Drop Earrings! Isn't that just such a cute name? The website promises that you will fall in love with them and they lovely but too much to wear with a big statement necklace. As you can see in the picture of me wearing them they look fab but I think would make more of a statement on their own. So keep an eye out for future styling. They are really pretty and again fabulous quality. So go show the ladies at Rara De Barr some love and let me know what you think of their range.
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I love statement necklaces and the sparklier the better. Unfortunately until I have y op to remove a little blood tag thing I can't wear them. It's on the 28th April so when it's gone and healed I will totally look these up. Loving the new look blog darling. Keep up the good work xReplyDeleteReplies
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Although these aren't for me, I think they look perfect on you :DReplyDeleteReplies
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31 Days of Windows 8 | Day #10: Toast Notifications
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This article is Day #10 in a series called 31 Days of Windows 8. Each of the articles in this series will be published for both HTML5/JS and XAML/C#. You can find additional resources, downloads, and source code on our website.
Yesterday, we spent some time looking at Live Tiles, and how to let your users know about important information from your app. Today, we're looking at a different type of user notification: Toast Notifications.
If you haven't worked with Toast Notifications in the past, the word might seem a little silly to you. The word "toast" in this case, comes from the image of a piece of toast emerging from a toaster. Our notifications appear in a similar way, popping up in front of our user to let them know when something interesting has happened.
The primary difference between Toast notifications and Live Tile notifications is that Toast messages will appear on the user's screen regardless of which app they are currently running. Live Tiles have to be viewed on the user's Start Screen.
Toast messages scream "YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION RIGHT NOW!" where Live Tiles are significantly more passive. Be sure you consider this when you're sending toast messages. If you're spamming them with unimportant nonsense, they're going to turn off your ability to send notifications, or worse, uninstall your app. Make sure you take a little time to read Microsoft's guidance on toast notifications before you get too deep into this.
For reference, here's a few examples of Toast notifications.
Just like Live Tiles, there's an entire catalog of Toast Notification types you can use, but we'll get to those in a moment.
Enabling Toast Notifications in Your App
Our first step to greatness with Toast Notifications is actually enabling them in our application manifest. Open your package.appxmanifest file to the Application UI tab, and select "Yes" from the "Toast capable" dropdown list.
It will be very tempting, as you go through this article, to create a Badge logo file, and upload it to your application, but for this tutorial, don't. Here's why:
If you upload a Badge Logo, you must enable Lock Screen Notifications. However, if Lock Screen Notifications are enabled, you must have a Background Task. We're not covering Background tasks for two more days, and Lock Screen updates are tomorrow. Just be patient.
Today, we're focused on notifying the user via a Toast message. Let's get to that.
Launching a Toast Notification from Your App
Yesterday, Day #9's article focused on Live Tiles, and if you read that, launching Toast Notifications is going to seem incredibly familiar. Here's the code you need to make it happen:
ToastTemplateType toastType = ToastTemplateType.ToastImageAndText02; XmlDocument toastXML = ToastNotificationManager.GetTemplateContent(toastType); XmlNodeList toastText = toastXML.GetElementsByTagName("text"); XmlNodeList toastImages = toastXML.GetElementsByTagName("image"); toastText[0].InnerText = "Funny cat"; toastText[1].InnerText = "This cat looks like it's trying to eat your face."; ((XmlElement)toastImages[0]).SetAttribute("src", "ms-appx:///Assets/10-XAML-CatImageSmall.png"); ((XmlElement)toastImages[0]).SetAttribute("alt", "Scary Cat Face"); ToastNotification toast = new ToastNotification(toastXML); ToastNotificationManager.CreateToastNotifier().Show(toast);
As we did with Live Tiles, we do with Toast. The first line selects our Toast Template. We then grab the XML for that template and store it in toastXML. Here's what the XML for this template looks like:
<toast> <visual> <binding template="ToastImageAndText02"> <image id="1" src="image1" alt="image1"/> <text id="1">headlineText</text> <text id="2">bodyText</text> </binding> </visual> </toast>
As you can see, we have two text properties, and one image property. The next steps in our code sample above was to assign values to those properties. For the image, you'll notice I added an extra line this time, referencing the "alt" attribute. If you've done any web development before, you probably already know what that is, but it's an important piece of the accessibility story on Windows 8. It provides a text representation of the image, for those users that are unable to see their screen.
Finally, we create a new ToastNotification object, and Show() it on the screen. That's the simple story to creating toast notifications in Windows 8. And here's what that exact tile looks like on my machine:
But wait, there's more! If you created a project, and launched the toast message, you may have noticed that there is an audio clip that goes with it. This is the default Toast Notification sound, but you have options. There's also some other cool things you can do with toast messages.
Setting the Audio for a Toast Notification (and more!)
Everything about creating a Toast Notification stays the same, but we can add some additional nodes to our XML to select a different audio sound, set the duration of the message, and even dictate a page to launch when the notification is clicked (with query parameters as well!)
First, regarding audio, I have some bad news. You can't use your own custom audio file. I know you were hoping to delight your user with the sound of a popping toaster, but it's just not possible. Instead, you can select from a list of 9 audio files, 4 of which are looping sounds that can be used like ringtones or alarms. You can see the entire list of the audio files and descriptions available to Toast Notifications here.
To set the audio, we first need to crack open the XML we've been creating. By default, none of the Toast Templates have an audio node defined, so we need to create one. First, we need to dive into the <toast> node of our template, and then we can set our options. In the code sample below, I've included the exact same Toast notification from earlier in this article, but with some comments explaining the new lines for our optional options.
ToastTemplateType toastType = ToastTemplateType.ToastImageAndText02; XmlDocument toastXML = ToastNotificationManager.GetTemplateContent(toastType); XmlNodeList toastText = toastXML.GetElementsByTagName("text"); XmlNodeList toastImages = toastXML.GetElementsByTagName("image"); toastText[0].InnerText = "Funny cat"; toastText[1].InnerText = "This cat looks like it's trying to eat your face."; ((XmlElement)toastImages[0]).SetAttribute("src", "ms-appx:///Assets/10-XAML-CatImageSmall.png"); ((XmlElement)toastImages[0]).SetAttribute("alt", "Scary Cat Face"); //This is the options code, which is all optional based on your needs. IXmlNode toastNode = toastXML.SelectSingleNode("/toast"); ((XmlElement)toastNode).SetAttribute("duration", "long"); XmlElement audioNode = toastXML.CreateElement("audio"); audioNode.SetAttribute("src", "ms-winsoundevent:Notification.Looping.Alarm"); //Must be used when looping audio has been selected. audioNode.SetAttribute("loop", "true"); toastNode.AppendChild(audioNode); //You can append any text data you would like to the optional //launch property, but clicking a Toast message should drive //the user to something contextually relevant. ((XmlElement)toastNode).SetAttribute("launch", "<cat state='angry'><facebite state='true' /></cat>"); ToastNotification toast = new ToastNotification(toastXML); ToastNotificationManager.CreateToastNotifier().Show(toast);
It's important to remember that all of the options are optional, as you could see by their absence in our first example. Here's a couple of things to remember about these options:
- Long duration Toast messages are meant for things like VOIP calls and alarm clocks, not for email notifications. Use this sparingly.
- All of the looping audio options that are available will only work if you have set the duration to Long.
- The looping audio options will only work if you also set the "loop" attribute to true.
Failure to follow those rules will result in the Notification.Default audio to be played instead.
In addition, you might want to have SILENCE for your toast message instead of any of the audio options. You can do that. In that case, you still specify an audioNode, but you set a new attribute, silent, to true, like this:
audioNode.SetAttribute("silent", "true");
This will result in a silent, but otherwise normal toast notification for your user. Finally, there's the "launch" attribute. Within this, we can pass any text string that we'd like, and it will be passed back to us as a page parameter when the toast message is pressed by the user. This data should allow you to determine which page to direct them to, with which data populating it. Don't put anything in the "launch" parameter that doesn't need to make the trip.
That's about it for Toast Notifications in Windows 8. Very similar to Live Tiles, toast messages are a great way to get the user's immediate attention, no matter what they are currently doing. Some of you are probably wondering how we make these updates from a Background task, and for you, I ask for patience. We wanted to make sure we gave a solid overview of each of these notification types before we dove headfirst into Background tasks. You're only two days away from that topic, I promise.
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Hussey falls to Zaheer
Australia were dismissed for 240 runs in their second innings before lunch, after Mike Hussey and James Pattinson resumed on 179-8, with a lead of 230, on day four of the first Test at Melbourne, on Thursday.
Hussey, who survived a dropped catch on 69 by Dravid on day three, rode his luck to beat a big caught behind appeal down the leg side but was soon out for 89, feathering a catch to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni off a stinging Zaheer Khan delivery that moved away slightly.
Chasing 292 for victory, India's famed batting line-up failed to live up to their top billing as they were bowled out for 169 in 47.5 overs to lose the first Test by 122 runs.
Image: Michael Hussey
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Zaheer's miss proves costly
Paceman Zaheer's joy was cut short when he blew a golden chance to end Australia's innings early by dropping Pattinson on 15 after lumbering in from fine leg to spill a low catch from a skied slog off Umesh Yadav's bowling.
Image: Zaheer Khan drops a catch from James Pattinson
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Pattinson blast lifts Aus to 240
The 21-year-old Pattinson, playing his third Test, went on to blast an unbeaten 37 and build an invaluable partnership of 43 with Ben Hilfenhaus. Ishant Sharma wrapped up the innings by having Hilfenhaus caught in the slips for 14.
Image: James Pattinson
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Sehwag departs early
Set 292 for victory, India lost an early wicket in the form of opener Virender Sehwag.
Hilfenhaus, who took a career-best five-wicket haul in the first innings, tempted Sehwag with a short and wide delivery that the hard-hitting 33-year-old slashed straight into the gully, where Mike Hussey leapt into the air to snaffle it with both hands.
Image: Ben Hilfenhaus celebrates after taking the wicket of Virender Sehwag
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Gambhir fails again
Gautam Gambhir failed with the bat for the second time in the match.
The left-hander was once again caught behind the wicket as he poked at an outgoing delivery from Peter Siddle to be dismissed for 13.
Image: Ricky Ponting takes a catch to dismiss Gautam Gambhir off Peter Siddle
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India's middle order fail to deliver
Rahul Dravid was bowled by Pattinson for 10 with a venomous off-cutter that crashed through the gate into middle stump.
That sparked a calamitous collapse, with VVS Laxman departing 10 runs later for one and middle order batsman Virat Kohli out for a golden duck on the next ball to leave the tourists flailing at 69-5.
Image: James Pattinson celebrates the wicket of Rahul Dravid as Sachin Tendulkar looks on
'100 or no 100, Sachin is number one'
Sachin Tendulkar entered the ground to a huge roar from the crowd, where one of the many tribute banners read: "100 or no 100, Sachin is number one."
The master batsman raised his head briefly as if seeking inspiration from higher powers, then settled down on a mission to rescue India's innings and secure an elusive 100th international century in the process.
The veteran batsman played a fluent innings of 32 before he was caught by Hussey at gully off Siddle.
Tendulkar received another standing ovation from the MCG crowd as he trudged off with head bowed, while Siddle was mobbed by his joyous team-mates, who knew they had got their man.
Image: Sachin Tendulkar walks back after his dismissal
Tendulkar falls to Siddle again
Siddle's delight was obvious as he scalped Tendulkar for the second time in the match.
The Aussie pacer ripped the heart out of India's innings, tempting Tendulkar with a fuller delivery and the talisman drove it straight to Hussey in the gully.
Image: Peter Siddle celebrates the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar
Indian batsmen continue to slip
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and wicketkeeper captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni threw caution to the wind in an unbeaten 36-run stand before the interval.
After leaving India reeling on 117-6 at tea, the hosts clinched the remaining four wickets for 52 runs at a sun-drenched Melbourne Cricket Ground to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
Ashwin made a quick 30 from 35 balls, before he was undone by a quick bouncer from Siddle.
Any faint hopes of a late fightback were snuffed out in the second over after the interval when paceman Peter Siddle fired a short delivery that cannoned into a leaping Ashwin's gloves.
The rebound popped into the air allowing Ed Cowan to jog under the ball and take a simple catch behind the wicket, cutting short an enterprising knock of 30 from the spinner.
Image: Peter Siddle is jubilant after getting the wicket of R Ashwin as Mahendra Singh Dhoni looks on
Pattinson is Australia's hero with the ball
India's wicketkeeper captain MS Dhoni and Zaheer Khan tried to rally with a defiant 24-run stand before James Pattinson removed his fellow paceman with a thick edge off his pad that also looped to Cowan at short leg.
Man of the Match Pattinson struck again in his next over when the Indian captain played onto his stumps as he launched an ambitious swipe at a delivery that had kept its line outside the off stump.
Image: James Pattinson celebrates the wicket of Zaheer Khan
Australia cruise to easy victory
Spinner Nathan Lyon took the last wicket when Umesh Yadav, who blasted a six in his 21, was caught by David Warner near the rope after trying the same shot two balls later.
The catch sparked jubilant scenes as Australia's players charged to the middle to embrace, whooping with joy.
Image: The Australian team celebrate winning the first Test


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Where do you begin with your (big) data initiative?
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While "big data" has garnered a lot of attention over the last number of years, many managers struggle in deciding where to begin. They can often be mistakenly seduced by technology companies with the promise of an IT solution to the (big) data problem. By first distinguishing between the two different ways that data can be leveraged, this article suggests a route to navigate the terrain. It introduces the QuDa model as the foundation from which a (big) data initiative can be mapped. Its fundamental premise is that it is managers not technology that give meaning to data.
Inducing environmental disclosures: A dynamic mechanism design approach
Operations Research 64(2): 371–389
Shouqiang Wang, Peng Sun, Francis de Véricourt (2016)
This paper studies the design of voluntary disclosure regulations for a firm that faces a stochastic environmental hazard. The occurrence of such a hazard is known only to the firm. The regulator, if finding a hazard, collects a fine and mandates the firm to perform costly remediation that reduces the environmental damage. The regulator may inspect the firm at any time to uncover the hazard. However, because inspections are costly, the regulator also offers a reward to the firm for voluntarily disclosing the hazard. The reward corresponds to either a subsidy or a reduced fine, depending on whether it is positive or negative. Thus, the regulator needs to dynamically determine the reward and inspection policy that minimizes expected societal costs in the long run.
Selling with money-back guarantees: The impact on prices, quantities, and retail profitability
Production and Operations Management 22(4): 777–791
Yalçın Akçay, Tamer Boyaci, Dan Zhang (2013)
In this paper, we consider a retailer adopting a "money-back-guaranteed" (MBG) sales policy, which allows customers to return products that do not meet their expectations to the retailer for a full or partial refund. The retailer either salvages returned products or resells them as open-box items at a discount. We develop a model in which the retailer decides on the quantity to procure, the price for new products, the refund amount, as well as the price of returned products when they are sold as open-box. Our model captures important features of MBG sales including demand uncertainty, consumer valuation uncertainty, consumer returns, the sale of returned products as open-box items, and consumer choice between new and returned products and possibility of exchanges when restocking is considered.
Why IT fumbles analytics
Harvard Business Review 91(1): 104–111
Donald A. Marchand, Joe Peppard (2013)
In their quest to extract insights from the massive amounts of data now available from internal and external sources, many companies are spending heavily on IT tools and hiring data scientists. Yet most are struggling to achieve a worthwhile return. That's because they treat their big data and analytics projects the same way they treat all IT projects, not realizing that the two are completely different animals.
Harnessing the growth potential of big data: Why the CEO must take the lead
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For too long corporations have been unable to extract the fresh insights they need from their transactional data, never mind the increasing deluge of unstructured and externally sourced data. Today, finally, the technologies are commercially available to surmount these challenges. But these technologies are useless without vision and leadership from the top. At the heart of this challenge lies a new approach to thinking about information and strategy. So we've prepared this paper specifically for CEOs because we are convinced that the benefits of Big Data will not be realised unless the CEO takes charge of their organisation's information strategy.


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An Artist of the Floating World featured Japanese characters; here, Ishiguro breaks new ground with a slow-moving rumination on the world of the English country-house butler.
For 35 years, Stevens was Lord Darlington's butler, giving faithful service. Now, in 1956, Darlington Hall has a new, American owner, and Stevens is taking a short break to drive to the West Country and visit Mrs. Benn, the housekeeper until she left the Hall to get married. The novel is predominantly flashbacks to the '20s and '30s, as Stevens evaluates his profession and concludes that "dignity" is the key to the best butlering; beyond that, a great butler devotes himself "to serving a great gentleman--and through the latter, to serving humanity." He considers he "came of age" as a butler in 1923, when he successfully oversaw an international conference while his father, also a butler, lay dying upstairs. A second key test came in 1936, when the housekeeper announced her engagement (and departure) during another major powwow. Each time, Stevens felt triumphant--his mask of professional composure never slipped. Yet two things become clear as Stevens drives West. Lord Darlington, as a leading appeaser of Hitler, is now an utterly discredited figure; far from "serving humanity," Stevens had misplaced his trust in an employer whose life was "a sad waste." As for the housekeeper, she had always loved Stevens, but failed to penetrate his formidable reserve; and at their eventual, climactic meeting, which confirms that it's too late for both of them, he acknowledges to himself that the feeling was mutual.
This novel has won high praise in England, and one can certainly respect the convincing voice and the carefully bleached prose; yet there is something doomed about Ishiguro's effort to enlist sympathy for such a self-censoring stuffed shirt, and in the end he can manage only a small measure of pathos for his disappointed servant.


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Marketing to Latinos Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Conference
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LatinVision Media, an operator of business portals serving the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American entrepreneurs, business owners and executives in small to medium-sized companies, today announced its 2011 Marketing to Latinos Conference Series aimed at helping marketers reach and engage US Hispanic consumers and businesses.
In partnership with Business Wire, Business Wire LatinoWire and NetStairs, LatinVision Media will host four industry-specific sessions, beginning with "Marketing to Latinos Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Conference" on February 24, 2011 in New York City. Other sessions include Sports, Latinas, and Banking/Finance.
"The Census of 2010 results will confirm the U.S. Hispanic Market is the most attractive one for advertisers and marketers with a purchasing power above one trillion dollars," said Carlos Vassallo, CEO of LatinVision Media. "The exponential growth of the Hispanic Market as a segment is changing the rules forcing marketers to change their approach, strategy and tactics if they want to maintain their share in the business. The approach used 10 years ago is no longer relevant neither effective. This is our second series edition, this year the main focus will be on these changes and how companies and individuals can use these changes to engage this audience in a proactive, interactive and unique way.''
The conference series will feature panels and presentations in the morning and after work sessions in the evening for networking and one-on-one exchanges. As with all LatinVision events, there is a dedicated website for each event where attendees can find detailed information, including conference schedule, registration, program and other details. Each conference will be will be live streamed and profiled in social networks and a Business networking event will follow after in the afternoon.
To learn more about the conference, to register and sponsor: www.latinvision.com/conference/travel and www.latinvision.com/conference/travel/mediakit.pdf
To learn more about 2011 Conferences Series: www.latinvision.com/marketing
About LatinVision Media
LatinVision Media, Inc., a New York based company, is a premier organizer of conferences and business networking events, gathering U.S. Hispanic and Latin American executives, professionals, entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011 as the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Public relations and investor relations professionals rely on Business Wire for both broad-based and targeted market reach. A recognized disclosure service in the United States, Canada and a dozen European countries, Business Wire handles XBRL tagging, document formatting and regulatory filing into EDGAR, SEDAR and other systems. Business Wire provides online newsroom hosting and integration services as well as search engine optimization, mobile distribution and detailed measurement on every press release. Its patented NX delivery platform provides simultaneous full-text posting of Business Wire content to news systems and websites in virtually any country or language.
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NetStairs® celebrates its 10th anniversary. Since 2000, the company has pioneered and built open standard media infrastructures and platforms for ad agencies, global brands, publishers, TV stations, broadcasters, event promoters, content aggregators, and enterprises with CMS Web 2.0 / Web 3.0 sought solutions. As an intelligent media delivery enabler, NetStairs platforms are founded on industry standards with focus on interactive, live, on demand, and streaming protocols. For more information, visit: http://www.netstairs.com/.
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Definition of Epanodos
1. Noun. Recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order).
Generic synonyms: Recap, Recapitulation, Review
2. Noun. Repetition of a group of words in reverse order.
Generic synonyms: Repetition
Definition of Epanodos
1. n. A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order
Definition of Epanodos
1. Noun. (rhetoric) Repetition of a sequence of word or phrases in reverse order ¹
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1. a recapitulation of the chief points [n -ES]
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1. Sacred Literature: Comprising a Review of the Principles of Composition Laid by John Jebb (1820)
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2. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1852)
"1 Having established the justice of this explanation by examples of epanodos, derived from the Scriptures, as well as from the best classic authors, ..."
3. Quintilian's Institutes of Oratory: Or, Education of an Orator by Quintilian (1876)
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Cower not, fierce reader! The Supreme Dark Lord once again has blessed me with a review copy, and it is filled with attacks on SocJus. To the charges!
Well, Scalzi and Tor already were triggered enough to pressure Amazon to pull the original title due to being "misleading" with the cover and author name being so similar. Well, I guess now they'll lose more sales, since nobody will look for the lessor book.
Elitist leaders are shown to be what they are: scheming, untrustworthy, self-serving cowards. For the most part, the point that exceptions exist, though rare was also made at the same time.
The characters within this story are also people(loosely) of action, talking less than thinking or acting. The conversations still grant us insight to the characters, but it is the actions of each that tell us more who they are.
As one who likes adventure, romance, and noble things, I can tell you that there are many in here. In spite of tragedy, or rather because of it, the characters take action. The story, in success and failure, uplifts through it's determination to act against tragedy.
Is it hard sf? Some will say so. I will only say that this tale is enjoyable for any opposed to SocJus, and highly triggering for its advocates. 8 of 10 fell deeds
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(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has reiterated the need to sensitize Africans and Gambian in particular about the importance of insurance.
Speaking at a meeting with board members and commissioners of the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) at his office in Fajara, Mr Barrow said insurers should cover everybody and everything as is the practice in developed countries.
Citing on the composition of the membership, the president said he was impressed with what he described as "an African family in solidarity." He recalled how the Gambia benefited from such Africa solidarity during the political impasse after the 2016 Presidential elections.
Mr Barrow said the New Gambia welcomes all and creates a new environment for people to invest. He urged those in the insurance sector to invest in the Gambia.
He observed the cross-generational membership of WAICA as a demonstration of seriousness to encourage the young ones.
The president of WAICA, Rotimi Fashola, congratulated President Barrow and prayed for guidance in his engagements. He noted that WAICA came a long way and will continue to contribute to the insurance sector education.
Mr Fashola said WAICA league focus on insurance education to the grassroots to reach a large number of people to accept the insurance concept. He argued that the insurance sector contributes to employment creation and economic growth in the Gambia. It was also noted that the insurance regulators would work together to have laws that will guide the sector across the member countries.
In his introduction, the spokesperson of WAICA, William Coker, said the visit was part of the 39th anniversary celebration of their association and made an appealed for it to continue to benefit from government subvention.
The delegation of 16 members from Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and the Gambia was accompanied by the Gambian minister of the Interior, Mai Ahmad Fatty, overseeing the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs.


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Sen. Inhofe Vows to Block Radical Green Activist Nominated for Commerce Secretary (Video)
What a stunner.
The Commerce Department's mission is to help make American businesses more innovative at home and more competitive abroad. But, instead of making America more competitive Obama wants to strangle American business and punish American business owners.
Barack Obama, the worst jobs president since the Great Depression, doubled down today and nominated a radical green activist as Commerce Secretary.
Obama's nominee, John Bryson, is a radical green activist who thought the democrat's cap and trade bill was "moderate."
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, vowed this afternoon to block John Bryson as Secretary of Commerce.
From the senator's website:
"By selecting John Bryson to head the Department of Commerce, President Obama is clearly demonstrating that he has no intention of backing down from his job-killing agenda," Senator Inhofe said. "In fact, it is understandable that President Obama would select John Bryson as his nominee: he is a founder of a radical environmental organization and a member of a United Nations advisory group on climate change. Mr. Bryson once called the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill 'moderate'. This is legislation that would cost American taxpayers billions of dollars, destroy hundreds of thousands of jobs, and hurt families and workers by raising the price of gasoline and electricity. I will be working actively to defeat this nomination."
Good for Senator Inhofe.
More… House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) blasted President Obama on Tuesday for nominating a "green evangelist" to be the next Commerce secretary.
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It is almost the first of November: let the holiday marathon begin! But before you dive into a gravy boat, take some time to work out a holiday-attack plan. Over spending and lack of budgeting take a toll on almost everyone during this time of year, so try taking a few simple steps to avoid a stocking full of financial trouble this holiday season.
- Make a list of your holiday expenses. Are there any that you can cut out? How about alternatives? Remember, gifts are not your only expense; travel, food, decorations, etc. all add up very quickly.
- Never underestimate the power of homemade. Whether it's food or presents, when you put the time into making something, not only do you save money, but there's an added level of appreciation and value.
- Take advantage of post-Thanksgiving sales. The thought of venturing into stores on Black Friday may make you cringe, but it's the right idea. Instead of saving all your shopping until the end, spread it out over the next couple months; this can help take away some of the stress of gift buying and allow you to take advantage of the holiday bargains without the Thanksgiving weekend rush.
- Avoid relying on credit cards to pick up every tab. It may be easy to say, "It's a once-a-year expense; I'll pay it off right after the holidays," but be realistic. If you cannot, without a doubt, pay off your balance in full between January and February, reconsider you spending. And if you have more than one card, limit your use to the one with the lowest interest rate.
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Australian Blu-ray Releases For This Week for September 15, 2008
A bunch of glorified screensavers, and some Foo
By: Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment News | Posted: Sep 15, 2008 8:24 am
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A few hours later than normal (sorry 'bout that folks), lets take a look at what will be coming our way this week.
Sony BMG:
Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions band: Live in Dublin
Foo Fighters - Live At Wembley Stadium
Beyond Home Entertainment:
HDScape - Exotic Saltwater Aquarium
HDScape - Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility
HDScape - Hawaii
HDScape - The Great Southwest
HDScape - Visions of the Sea: Explorations
Pick of the week? I'd probably go with the Foo; so long as it has some form of lossless audio.
Until next week...
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Wading, Waiting, or Wisdom in the Sand
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:) You are a very strong and generous woman. I'm sure there isn't anything in this world that you can't handle. And you know that there many people you can cling to for support. If you need a rant, you know my email :o) XOXOReplyDelete
I love this post - just the encouragement we all need when things get tough. I hope you're doing okay and things lighten up for you soon!ReplyDelete
One foot in front of the other keeps you from falling down.ReplyDelete
Great post.
So wise. :) Whatever your challenges, I know you can face them, especially if you have your faith on your side. *hugs*ReplyDelete
THis is beautiful. It's going up on my wall of encouragement. =)ReplyDelete
Jess - TY...ReplyDelete
Susan F. - very true.
Anne - Absolutely!
Susan KQ - TY...
E. - Aw...so glad to hear it helps!
Oh, man. Buddhists believe we choose our lessons before we start our lives, but I've definitely learned a lot of things I'd rather not know. They are things that make me more compassionate, stronger... probably a better writer, but there are a lot of scars and they haven't stopped coming. So absolutely... one step at a time... just keep going. (I hear Dory a lot from Finding Nemo: Just keep swimming, just keep swimming)ReplyDelete
I've had to endure some things that I can't believe that I got through. But looking back it gives me great confidence that with God's help I can endure whatever the future holds because I'm not alone.ReplyDelete
I love this post, and I completely agree with you. One of my mantras at times like that comes from Marianne Williamson: "Relax into things EXACTLY as they are." For some reason, that always soothes me.ReplyDelete
I absolutely believe that it's not the things in life that define who we are, but how we react to them.ReplyDelete
Remain positive, have faith in yourself and your abilities and never be afraid to ask for help. Oh, and breathe. :)
Shannon said it best!ReplyDelete
Stated perfectly, Shannon. And breathing does help. lol :)ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry you've had too much going on lately. I've been there and I know how hard it is and how much it can test you. Your attitude sounds perfect though. Each experience brings wisdom and if taken right, can help us truly appreciate life. (((hugs)))ReplyDelete
It's so true. It's also easy in hindsight to look at some of the hardest times in my life and realize now how much I learned and how it made me a better person today.ReplyDelete
Such a good point that it really wouldn't be wisdom if it was spoon-fed to us. We have to accumulate it through experience, because it's some how much more valuable that way. And really, life would be so dull if all the good things came by spoon. Grin.ReplyDelete
I finally, FINALLY, have progress to report. I've had a long dry spell. Thank you again for #Ws4u to keep me inspired to keep trying!
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2011 at 11:16 PM
This post is exactly what I needed today. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and downtrodden, and this puts things into perspective. Also, thinking about the worst times of my life, I know I gained so much from them.ReplyDelete
Lovely post, Sheri! Sometimes you just have to stop and tell yourself to "just breathe."ReplyDelete
Faith is the only thing that carries me through the hard and crazy times.ReplyDelete
Wonderful post Sheri. I think we all fall into those feelings, but taking one step at a time is great advice. <3ReplyDelete
You're awesome!
I know you'll manage and you've already said why, "You're never given more than you can handle." Of course, there are times when that doesn't seem true at all, but you'll make it true. I'm positive of that. Here's to making that next step.ReplyDelete
Good luck pushing through all the hard work you have ahead of you. You have strong people there to help you. Sometimes only knowing the day will end is enough. Sometimes knowing the day is yours to command helps.ReplyDelete


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11 April 2017
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The travels of Harry
06 April 2017
Harry has been down on the Jurassic coast at the Burnbake campsite. He is stealing the march on Maisie so far this season and the...
The travels of Maisie
22 August 2016
Maisie has had a wonderful time recently and made a new friend at a wedding down in Cornwall.
The travels of Maisie
09 June 2016
Maisie out on her travels - this one overlooking Lulworth Cove in Dorset
The travels of Harry
09 June 2016
Harry is off to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. His sister Maisie is already booked and going so the two might end up partying...
The travels of Maisie
30 May 2016
Maisie is off to Le Mans for the famous 24 hour race in June. Her bags are packed and passport checked - good job she...
The travels of Maisie
22 May 2016
Maisie is really starting to get around, seen here at Cheddar Gorge. Lots to see and do and the beauty of a camper is being...
The travels of Maisie
20 May 2016
Maisie chillaxing in the New Forest before heading out to the Cheddar Gorge area.
The Travels of Harry
13 April 2016
Harry will be attending the Just Kampers Open day on 11th June. We will be there as a trader showing off the latest camper available...
The travels of Maisie
11 April 2016
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"Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it."~Brené BrownMelissa, who frequently comments on this site and who inspires us all with her resilience, her clear-eyed optimism, and her steely determination to heal from betrayal, noted in response to yesterday's post that she's found this community so valuable in helping her through this.
And though I've written often about the value of sharing our stories, I thought I'd, once again, encourage anyone who finds herself on this site to write down her pain.
If all you hear from us is "me too", then you will have had your pain held by us, which just may reduce its weight on your heart.
And just to show that I walk the talk, here's where I recently shared my story.


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Farm Fresh Adventures. I glued the wire inside the "mouth" of the clothespin.
Fun Fact: Grasshoppers have 5 eyes. Two big ones on each side, and 3 smaller ones in the middle.
These are so stinkin adorable!! I LOVE LOVE THEM!!!
These are so cute!! We will definitely be making these at some point (after we read The Ant and the Grasshopper again).


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Some time in Orbit battles happens that are worth committing to memory, such as the great battle which took place in Earth orbit (third planet of the star known as "Sun") the night of the 24th August 2017 (local time). It will be remembered in the Academies of Antares and Betelgeuse as the "earthquake battle" and the name of the winner – the fearsome Admiral "Lady Killer" Greta S. still is one of the most feared in all systems of the Galactic Council (in spite of her being a human). In all civilized systems, rarely there has been a more gruesome battle. Oft times the admirals earned and lost Koins. The last stages were so struggled that every little gain had to be protected with teeth and nails (for those species who have them). I remember it, I was there, I saw everything.
On our cover there is a depiction of the photo-finish of the game, the epic moment when Admiral "Lady Killer" Greta S., after losing many Koins, earns her last one, finally dominating the Orbit and putting an end to the fight after almost six Devronian months (about two Earth hours) of fire and weapons. The great Admiral Dam "de Monk" Tatuill, who wasn't involved in the fight but was watching it from the land, said:
"So much obstinacy and stubbornness in a single human I never witnessed, vainly sacrificed was not the life of all those pilots".
... many people believe that in order to dominate the Orbit you just need the largest fleet or the greatest firepower, but like the best Admiral learned on their own skins, timing and the ability to combine and plan war actions lead Admirals to victory. The disappointment of Admiral Denis the Red" during the "earthquake battle" was great when he saw victory stolen from his slimy tentacles, after building a huge orbital station endowed with exceptional firepower.
This picture shows one of the tensest moment of the game. Admiral Denis "the Red", in a futile attempt to slow down mining, just detached the largest part of "Lady Killer" Greta's mining ship from the asteroid with a targeted bombing to its nodes. Richard "the Wonder" seized the moment to mine in turn. Nothing, though, could have stopped "Lady Killer", who, in the next turn, with a flawless military action, gathered her fleet in the lower orbit and obtained an ultimate and overwhelming victory.
With astounded, joyous and honorable wishes for a long staying in the cosmos as sentient and unilocated energetic beings,
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Back after 2 weeks leave
its always a bit 'weird' going back to work after a long period off isn't it? I feel like I've started a new job AGAIN and I have 3456 emails and none of them a benefit to my own vanity. BLAH to work
How do I feel? I feel like the first two lines from the bridge in Venus in Furs.
No silly
that is the verse. I mean the the part where there is a significan keyt shift - I meant middle 8, not bridge and me a 'musician' - tee hee/heh heh, depending upon who I've logged in as.
The first day back after a long holiday
actually makes you realise how much you hate working. It's a bit of an epiffany.
It sucks. But it's also an awakening. Still, doesn't mean much unless you leave though does it?
Well happily nothing went 'wrong' in my absence
that would have been disagreeble, extremely so.
would prove your value though
nothing goes wrong when im away anymore.
it used to. It felt quite good coming back and fixing everything.
do things go wrong when youre there?
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How Long Will NYC's East River Ferry Need a Tug?
While the priceless views and serene surroundings win raves from its few regular riders, only one year into a three-year contract subsidized to the tune of $9 million by the City of New York, "the verdict on whether the service will sustain itself is far from clear," reports Joseph Berger.
"The number of riders on the service as a whole is growing; in its first year, beginning in June 2011, 1.2 million passengers rode the ferries, according to the New York City Economic Development Corporation, which oversees the service." But many of those riders were tourists and families out for a one-time jaunt. "But it is not yet apparent," writes Berger, "that the ferries can become a daily habit for enough people to keep New York Waterway, which operates the ferry, from losing money, as it has on some other routes."


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"It was four-thirty in the morning, daylight was calling, and I woke to what sounded like pneumatic drilling on the window pane. It was a crow, silhouetted against the bedroom window, on the light side of the dark, hammering at the glass with his beak. One stony look from me and he was off to his nest, leaving the rest of us to deal with the effects of broken sleep before he decided to return half-an-hour later and attack the kitchen window, which is just the sort of anti-social behaviour that encourages chasing a crow around the garden in the dawning morning in garden boots and boxer shorts flourishing a 'newly bought, still in its box, ready to install the following morning fluorescent light tube' shouting "oy, oy, oy" at the rising sun. Wouldn't you be doing the same?..."
(Extracted from The Bit in the Middle: the curiously comic tale of a gardener in the Scottish Highlands. An Ebook by Patrick Vickery)


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Coco Chanel once said that a woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life. I'm not quite sure if that is always the case, but what I am sure of is that cutting your hair in itself already changes your life. And as far as I'm concerned it certainly changes for the better. Can't think why? Well then, read my five reasons to get a pixie cut.
1. Unlike the biblical figure Samson who lost all his power when they cut off his hair, going for a proper pixie cut made me feel super bad-ass. Just not caring about what other people's reactions to this look might be and just doing it for me, gave me a major confidence boost. I can recommend it to anyone!
2. Remember what I said in my last post about getting a new haircut instead of buying new clothes? Well, it totally works! All my clothes seem to get a new look and feel about them.
3. It's the easiest way to give your look that little bit of extra edge.
4. It requires zero styling efforts, which is secretly also the main reason for getting this cut. Honestly, I was so tired of having to straighten my hair every time (if I don't it just becomes this giant pile of frizzy hair) or having to struggle to get it into a semi-decent bun (I have really difficult hair you see). Now I just blow it with a hairdryer for two minutes, rub in some wax and off I go!
5. It's a great way to make a small feminist statement, to show to the world that women don't have to have your typical long, shiny, seductive hair to be feminine and sexy.
Now, what are your thoughts on a pixie cut? Would you ever get one?