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Davide Anzaghi was born in Milan on November 29, 1936. His father, Luigi Oreste, musician, devoted himself to music education for a whole life and started very young to study music. Anzaghi he graduated in Composition, Conducting, Choral Music and Choral Conducting and Piano at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan. After the academic training followed master classes for composers held by GF Ghedini and F. Donatoni. Initially started the concert career has taken leave from early this and initiated the teaching experience. He taught at the Istituto Musicale Donizetti in Bergamo, at the Conservatory of Brescia and for decades has been a professor of composition at the Milan Conservatory. From birth resides in Milan where he works as a composer and music promoter.
The interest in the composition – as always – has aroused more briskly in 1968. Since that year he began his industrious composing activity, gratified affirmation achieved in national and international competitions. With Signs and Ritografia wins the Piano Composition Competition of Treviso, in 1970 and 1971. The jury was composed of F. Donatoni, G. Gorini, G. Petrassi, N. Rota and chaired by Gian Francesco Malipiero. In 1973 the composition for orchestra Limbale deserves the first prize in the X International Competition of Symphonic Composition Ferdinando Ballo, organized by Musical Afternoons of Milan and assigned by a jury composed of P. Rattalino, L. Rognoni, G. Petrassi, F. Siciliani, C. and G. Togni Turks. In 1974 the composition for grand’orchestra Ausa is declared the winner of the International Olivier Messiaen Competition. The jury were part G. Ligeti, Lutoslawski W., Ton de Leeuw, I. Xenakis. The presiding the same Messiaen. Also in 1974, the Examination Committee of the GF Malipiero Prize winner judge his composition for chamber orchestra entitled Egophonie.
The compositions of the seventies are oriented towards experimentation. As from 1984, the author has to a renewal of his compositional writing. From which, in addition to a large Pythagorean suggestion emerges the new poetic project: re-evaluate the role of listening. To privilege which the compositional design and pursues the utmost efficiency and quality craftsmanship. The propensity to the easy listening outcomes pushes its esoteric numerical code sounds into simple and coglibili musical architectures. His compositions have been performed in the maximum Italian and international locations. His biography and the catalog of the works are reported in all world encyclopedias. The works until 1995 are published by the publisher Suvini & Zerboni.
In 1994 he founded, presiedendola, the association for contemporary art Novurgìa (www.novurgia.it), committed to the promotion of interdisciplinary meetings. Novurgia has already held at the Palazzina Liberty, Litta Theatre and the Spazio Oberdan music events, poetry, painting and sculpture of the most important artists of the twentieth century. The Milanese public were presented the following artists: T. Kemeny and E. Sanguineti, for poetry; A. Knight, G. Pomodoro, M. Rossello (for sculpture); Hsiao Chin, F. De Filippi, L. Del Pezzo, F. French, E. Isgrò, U. Mariani, C. Olivieri, M. Rotella, F. Squatriti, V. Vago, Staccioli M. and E. Tadini (for painting). During the concerts have also been performed in premiere compositions of the most influential living authors.
He served on the Board of The Musical Afternoons of Milan representing the Musicians’ Union, chaired by G. Petrassi, and in that context has contributed to the transition from private-phase to the Regional Production Authority. He was member of the Board of the Angelicum.
In 2014 he was awarded the Golden Guitar for the composition of the International Guitar Congress in the city of Alexandria. In July 2015 the International Festival of Fiuggi Guitar attributes the City of Fiuggi Prize for composition.
For many years he taught at the Milan Conservatory and coordinator of the Composition colleagues. For six years and until 2003 he was part of the same Conservatory Board of Directors. In the spring of 2004 he was elected in the first Academic Council of the same institution wanted by the Reformation of the Conservatives. From 2003 to 2016 he was elected president of the ISCM, Italian Society of Contemporary Music. He was responsible for the Concert of the Triennale di Milano, representing the Milan Conservatory.

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davide anzaghi was born in milan on november 29, 1936. his father, luigi oreste, musician, devoted himself to music education for a whole life and started very young to study music. anzaghi he graduated in composition, conducting, choral music and choral conducting and piano at the conservatorio giuseppe verdi in milan. after the academic training followed master classes for composers held by gf ghedini and f. donatoni. initially started the concert career has taken leave from early this and initiated the teaching experience. he taught at the istituto musicale donizetti in bergamo, at the conservatory of brescia and for decades has been a professor of composition at the milan conservatory. from birth resides in milan where he works as a composer and music promoter.
the interest in the composition – as always – has aroused more briskly in 1968. since that year he began his industrious composing activity, gratified affirmation achieved in national and international competitions. with signs and ritografia wins the piano composition competition of treviso, in 1970 and 1971. the jury was composed of f. donatoni, g. gorini, g. petrassi, n. rota and chaired by gian francesco malipiero. in 1973 the composition for orchestra limbale deserves the first prize in the x international competition of symphonic composition ferdinando ballo, organized by musical afternoons of milan and assigned by a jury composed of p. rattalino, l. rognoni, g. petrassi, f. siciliani, c. and g. togni turks. in 1974 the composition for grand’orchestra ausa is declared the winner of the international olivier messiaen competition. the jury were part g. ligeti, lutoslawski w., ton de leeuw, i. xenakis. the presiding the same messiaen. also in 1974, the examination committee of the gf malipiero prize winner judge his composition for chamber orchestra entitled egophonie.
the compositions of the seventies are oriented towards experimentation. as from 1984, the author has to a renewal of his compositional writing. from which, in addition to a large pythagorean suggestion emerges the new poetic project: re-evaluate the role of listening. to privilege which the compositional design and pursues the utmost efficiency and quality craftsmanship. the propensity to the easy listening outcomes pushes its esoteric numerical code sounds into simple and coglibili musical architectures. his compositions have been performed in the maximum italian and international locations. his biography and the catalog of the works are reported in all world encyclopedias. the works until 1995 are published by the publisher suvini & zerboni.
in 1994 he founded, presiedendola, the association for contemporary art novurgìa (www.novurgia.it), committed to the promotion of interdisciplinary meetings. novurgia has already held at the palazzina liberty, litta theatre and the spazio oberdan music events, poetry, painting and sculpture of the most important artists of the twentieth century. the milanese public were presented the following artists: t. kemeny and e. sanguineti, for poetry; a. knight, g. pomodoro, m. rossello (for sculpture); hsiao chin, f. de filippi, l. del pezzo, f. french, e. isgrò, u. mariani, c. olivieri, m. rotella, f. squatriti, v. vago, staccioli m. and e. tadini (for painting). during the concerts have also been performed in premiere compositions of the most influential living authors.
he served on the board of the musical afternoons of milan representing the musicians’ union, chaired by g. petrassi, and in that context has contributed to the transition from private-phase to the regional production authority. he was member of the board of the angelicum.
in 2014 he was awarded the golden guitar for the composition of the international guitar congress in the city of alexandria. in july 2015 the international festival of fiuggi guitar attributes the city of fiuggi prize for composition.
for many years he taught at the milan conservatory and coordinator of the composition colleagues. for six years and until 2003 he was part of the same conservatory board of directors. in the spring of 2004 he was elected in the first academic council of the same institution wanted by the reformation of the conservatives. from 2003 to 2016 he was elected president of the iscm, italian society of contemporary music. he was responsible for the concert of the triennale di milano, representing the milan conservatory.


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ss 316ti plate (1.4571) is very good stainless steel grade for enviroments which are corrosive. astm a240 type 316ti 1.4571 (316ti or 320s31) plate, is essentially a standard carbon 316 type with titanium stabilisation and is similar in principle to the titanium stabilisation of the 304 (1.4301) type to produce 321 (1.4541). actually, 316ti is a derivative of 316 in the same way that 321 is related to 304. ss 316ti plates have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
aisi 316ti stainless steel plate is an austenitic stainless steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 316ti is the aisi designation for this ss material plate. 1.4571 is the en (european) numeric designation. s31635 is the uns number. we offer a wide range of ss 316ti clad plates. our wide range of surface finishes includes, mill finish, mirrored, patterned plate, bead blasted, dull and polished. largest selection of 316ti stainless steel plate at wholesale prices in 2b and #4 brushed finish. any quantity, any size of 316ti stainless plate, ss 316ti 2b plate, ss 316ti diamond plate, ss 316ti checker plate, ss 316ti hot rolled plate, ss 316ti cold rolled plate, stainless steel 316ti tread plate, stainless steel 316ti clad plate at best price in india.
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Set of two postcards depicting Wehrmacht soldiers. Both cards are greatly saved, have not been sent. Size: 145x105 mm.
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set of two postcards depicting wehrmacht soldiers. both cards are greatly saved, have not been sent. size: 145x105 mm.
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Ukraine's president on Saturday signed a bill that orders the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to change its name to reflect its ties to Moscow.
"It is easier to make a choice when all things are called by their names," Mr Poroshenko said.
Metropolitan Hilarion at the Moscow Patriarchate said in televised comments on Saturday that the Ukrainian authorities' actions would encourage Ukrainian ultranationalists to try to grab the Ukrainian Orthodox Church's assets.
"They incite nationalist forces to continue their attempts to seize churches," Mr Hilarion said.

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ukraine's president on saturday signed a bill that orders the ukrainian orthodox church to change its name to reflect its ties to moscow.
"it is easier to make a choice when all things are called by their names," mr poroshenko said.
metropolitan hilarion at the moscow patriarchate said in televised comments on saturday that the ukrainian authorities' actions would encourage ukrainian ultranationalists to try to grab the ukrainian orthodox church's assets.
"they incite nationalist forces to continue their attempts to seize churches," mr hilarion said.


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Before arriving to the point we are now, I asked myself this question many times, why not publish the game ourselves? Most of the new game designers, when they are ready to publish a game, try to find a publisher to get their games on the market. It’s the classic way to proceed as it’s similar to the procedure of publishing a book with editors. It has the advantage for the designers of sparing all the steps of production, distribution, and marketing, as those are hard aspects to manage. So, why have we decided to start a new board game company? Read this to discover 4 of those reasons!
Of course, before starting Sphere Games, me, Simon Bélanger and Simon Touzel have been playing board games for many years and we are passionate about them. We realized over the last few years the great diversity of games available on the market, and then came the idea of BrilliAnts. We think this point is a must if we want to succeed and share this passion with you! Since we have played a great variety of games, we were able to focus on things we like about games to create one that we believe will be fun for most of people!
As for many of you, we’ve been thinking for a couple of years to start a new company, but we needed a good idea to do so. At first, when I developed BrilliAnts, I didn’t think we would publish the game ourselves, I was just doing it for fun. But then, talking to many people, I saw it raised an interest to most of them and the two Simon told me they wanted to participate in this project. As we are young (at least in our hearts ;)) and have the time to invest in such an idea, we decided to jump in! Many could see the obstacles we’ll have to face as discouraging, but we see them as exciting problems to solve that will help us learn and become better individuals. We are aware that many challenges await us, as we’ve already realized in the game development, but climbing a mountain wouldn’t be fun and rewarding if it wasn’t hard!
In the recent years, with the expand of internet and websites like kickstarter, making the publicity for a project and reaching many people across the world have become much more accessible than it has ever been. Nowadays, a lot of board games are getting published by individuals via the use of crowd funding sites and it made us realize that even though it is not an easy task, it is possible to achieve it! In fact, board games are one of the most successfully funded products on kickstarter and every year more and more projects come to life. So, why not try it ourselves?
When a game publisher accepts your game, they can change many things in the game mechanics, art, and the way you play it. We wanted to be more independent in the game process development to keep the game the way we designed it. As well, if you sell your project to a publisher, they control the print runs and the marketing, so there’s a possibility of long delays between print runs and you cannot do anything about it. Of course there are a lot more risks to doing it ourselves, but at least if it works we will have more control over the ways to use our resources and promote the product!
There are many other reasons behind starting Sphere Games, but those are, I think, the 4 major ones. Before closing this small article, to answer another question that some of you might have, why have we decided to name the company Sphere Games? We chose that name because it is simple, easy to remember and applicable to all kinds of products. One of our goals is to eventually bring entertainment to anyone, no matter where they live around the globe, so Sphere as a name encompasses that. It also leaves us the option to venture into other spheres of entertainment such as puzzles, games, and toys! But first, let’s focus on BrilliAnts since we need your support and 100% of our initial effort in that project if we want to have a chance to succeed!
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before arriving to the point we are now, i asked myself this question many times, why not publish the game ourselves? most of the new game designers, when they are ready to publish a game, try to find a publisher to get their games on the market. it’s the classic way to proceed as it’s similar to the procedure of publishing a book with editors. it has the advantage for the designers of sparing all the steps of production, distribution, and marketing, as those are hard aspects to manage. so, why have we decided to start a new board game company? read this to discover 4 of those reasons!
of course, before starting sphere games, me, simon bélanger and simon touzel have been playing board games for many years and we are passionate about them. we realized over the last few years the great diversity of games available on the market, and then came the idea of brilliants. we think this point is a must if we want to succeed and share this passion with you! since we have played a great variety of games, we were able to focus on things we like about games to create one that we believe will be fun for most of people!
as for many of you, we’ve been thinking for a couple of years to start a new company, but we needed a good idea to do so. at first, when i developed brilliants, i didn’t think we would publish the game ourselves, i was just doing it for fun. but then, talking to many people, i saw it raised an interest to most of them and the two simon told me they wanted to participate in this project. as we are young (at least in our hearts ;)) and have the time to invest in such an idea, we decided to jump in! many could see the obstacles we’ll have to face as discouraging, but we see them as exciting problems to solve that will help us learn and become better individuals. we are aware that many challenges await us, as we’ve already realized in the game development, but climbing a mountain wouldn’t be fun and rewarding if it wasn’t hard!
in the recent years, with the expand of internet and websites like kickstarter, making the publicity for a project and reaching many people across the world have become much more accessible than it has ever been. nowadays, a lot of board games are getting published by individuals via the use of crowd funding sites and it made us realize that even though it is not an easy task, it is possible to achieve it! in fact, board games are one of the most successfully funded products on kickstarter and every year more and more projects come to life. so, why not try it ourselves?
when a game publisher accepts your game, they can change many things in the game mechanics, art, and the way you play it. we wanted to be more independent in the game process development to keep the game the way we designed it. as well, if you sell your project to a publisher, they control the print runs and the marketing, so there’s a possibility of long delays between print runs and you cannot do anything about it. of course there are a lot more risks to doing it ourselves, but at least if it works we will have more control over the ways to use our resources and promote the product!
there are many other reasons behind starting sphere games, but those are, i think, the 4 major ones. before closing this small article, to answer another question that some of you might have, why have we decided to name the company sphere games? we chose that name because it is simple, easy to remember and applicable to all kinds of products. one of our goals is to eventually bring entertainment to anyone, no matter where they live around the globe, so sphere as a name encompasses that. it also leaves us the option to venture into other spheres of entertainment such as puzzles, games, and toys! but first, let’s focus on brilliants since we need your support and 100% of our initial effort in that project if we want to have a chance to succeed!
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Content Management Systems (CMS) provide many records indexing and management functions, while associated Electronic Records Management (ERM) software provides the capability of applying records retention rules to e-records and destroying them according to procedures defined in the records retention schedule.
CMS systems require legally-defensible retention schedules to be integrated in order to make the records retention functionality compliant and resilient to high-cost discovery risk.
Retention Manager allows you to export your retention schedule along with record series descriptions and retention periods to most major content management systems.
Information Requirements Clearinghouse (IRCH) has a strong working relationship with multiple major software companies who sell products that manage data as electronic records across the enterprise.
Electronic Content Management (ECM) systems provide much of the key records indexing and management functions, while associated Electronic Records Management (ERM) software provides the capability of applying records retention rules to e-records and destroying them according to procedures defined in the records retention schedule. All of these large vendor ECM products require defensible records retention schedules to be programmed into the ECM system in order to make their records retention functionality more compliant for their customers.
IRCH’s Retention Manager provides the legal requirements, i.e., the basis for legal defensibility of Enterprise retention schedules. As such, Retention Manager is highly complementary to these ECM products, greatly enhancing the system’s appeal to potential customers, and empowers these customers to use the ECM system to more effectively manage records risk in the enterprise.
Please contact us for documentation, sample files and certification process information for CMS, ECM and ERM integration of Retention Manager. These are available upon request.

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content management systems (cms) provide many records indexing and management functions, while associated electronic records management (erm) software provides the capability of applying records retention rules to e-records and destroying them according to procedures defined in the records retention schedule.
cms systems require legally-defensible retention schedules to be integrated in order to make the records retention functionality compliant and resilient to high-cost discovery risk.
retention manager allows you to export your retention schedule along with record series descriptions and retention periods to most major content management systems.
information requirements clearinghouse (irch) has a strong working relationship with multiple major software companies who sell products that manage data as electronic records across the enterprise.
electronic content management (ecm) systems provide much of the key records indexing and management functions, while associated electronic records management (erm) software provides the capability of applying records retention rules to e-records and destroying them according to procedures defined in the records retention schedule. all of these large vendor ecm products require defensible records retention schedules to be programmed into the ecm system in order to make their records retention functionality more compliant for their customers.
irch’s retention manager provides the legal requirements, i.e., the basis for legal defensibility of enterprise retention schedules. as such, retention manager is highly complementary to these ecm products, greatly enhancing the system’s appeal to potential customers, and empowers these customers to use the ecm system to more effectively manage records risk in the enterprise.
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I wasn't around then...but my grandmom had her last at 47. My Aunt Hope was quite a surprise (the next oldest would have been 6 at the time). And she's the prettiest one of the whole bunch.
The oldest woman to get pregnant and have a healthy baby, that I knew personally, was my friend Jan's mom. She had a set of twins at the age of 45 back in 1965.... naturally and without any assistance. Jan was not one of the twins, she was a few years older.
My mother's friend had one at 47 and the baby is now a horrible teenager! No deterioration of genetic material whatsoever.
My mom told me this was not so unusual in the days when folks had big families. It was not unusual for women to have a last baby at 50, it is a FIRST one at 40-45 that is odd.
My Dad had nieces and nephews older than he was. His oldest brother was born in 1896 and he didn't come along until 1921. Same Mom. Same Dad. No $45,000 worth of treatments. Just Catholic.

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i wasn't around then...but my grandmom had her last at 47. my aunt hope was quite a surprise (the next oldest would have been 6 at the time). and she's the prettiest one of the whole bunch.
the oldest woman to get pregnant and have a healthy baby, that i knew personally, was my friend jan's mom. she had a set of twins at the age of 45 back in 1965.... naturally and without any assistance. jan was not one of the twins, she was a few years older.
my mother's friend had one at 47 and the baby is now a horrible teenager! no deterioration of genetic material whatsoever.
my mom told me this was not so unusual in the days when folks had big families. it was not unusual for women to have a last baby at 50, it is a first one at 40-45 that is odd.
my dad had nieces and nephews older than he was. his oldest brother was born in 1896 and he didn't come along until 1921. same mom. same dad. no $45,000 worth of treatments. just catholic.


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There are 100’s, if not 1,000’s, of potential buyers of your products/services out there right now and you want them to buy from you. This is what they are looking for BEFORE they talk to Sales.
Visibility – fairly obvious but if you’re not visible to them, they cannot buy from you. They will often look to see if they can find you in other ways. If they find you on Google, are you on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook etc.?
Cleanliness – I don’t mean proof that you use a lot of soap. What I mean is a clean website; one that is easy to read, to understand and to navigate to find the information they are looking for.
Headlines – Newspapers tell millions of copies based on the headline that day, with some of them employing dedicated headline writers. When you’re found through an internet search your landing page(s) have seconds to grab their attention or they simply bounce.
Pain Relief – Buyers rarely go shopping if they are happy with what they’ve got. Does your marketing material make them believe your solution will make their life easier or better?
Evidence – You can talk the talk but can you walk the walk? Evidence, in the form of case studies, testimonials, published articles etc. develop confidence in the mind of the buyer and draw them towards you.
Experience – Even new companies have experience of delivering the product or service they sell and they’re usually more passionate about it too. After all, how many people do you know who started up a company to do something they hate? Buyers want to know that you know what you’re doing so talk about your previous experiences to increase their confidence in you.
70% of the buying process is complete before anyone talks to Sales. Are you helping people to make the right decision and buy from you?
Do People still buy People?
The old adage is that people buy people and that decisions are often made within seconds of the start of a meeting. Is this still the case?
Absolutely but I believe there is a condition attached now: People buy people with demonstrable experience.
I spoke about this a couple of weeks ago when talking about a piece of website review work I was doing with a client. The discussion was about what pages were important on their website and I argued that evidence (their What We Do pages) had some of the highest traffic levels of any part of the site. Google Analytics helped me to prove this…. but I digress slightly.
In order for you to get the opportunity to get in front of someone and help them buy your services, your marketing material needs to persuade them to get in touch.
Let’s assume that you are looking for IT support and you do a Google search. Two of the top four have case studies that can be easily seen and read; the other two either don’t have them or I couldn’t find them. If they are not prepared to talk about what they have delivered to their clients, would you trust them to be able to deliver what you need?
It’s the same whether you are looking for a good restaurant, for a web designer or an accountant. Reading positive comments and how they have helped their customers makes you much more likely to pick up the phone, so please make sure your website and marketing material demonstrates how you can help new customers.
If you would like me to review your evidence, give me a call on 07770 970 557 of complete the form below and I will call you. As your Virtual Marketing Director, I’m sure we can help you improve your small business marketing performance.
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We all love getting referrals.
They are usually an easier sales pitch as the referrer has already done some of the work for you. I acquired a new client at the end of last week from a referral, so I am particularly positive about them at the moment.
There is one real issue that stops people giving referrals – the risk to them.
When someone refers you, particularly to one of their clients, a little bit of their reputation goes with the referral. There is a, hopefully, small risk that you won’t do a good job. If that happens, there is a potential risk that your referrer could lose their client.
On the positive side, if you do a very good job, their reputation is enhanced with that client. You are then far more likely to get more referrals from that person.
So the morale of this blog is simple. If you are looking at getting referrals from your network, make sure you deliver on your promises.

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there are 100’s, if not 1,000’s, of potential buyers of your products/services out there right now and you want them to buy from you. this is what they are looking for before they talk to sales.
visibility – fairly obvious but if you’re not visible to them, they cannot buy from you. they will often look to see if they can find you in other ways. if they find you on google, are you on linkedin, twitter or facebook etc.?
cleanliness – i don’t mean proof that you use a lot of soap. what i mean is a clean website; one that is easy to read, to understand and to navigate to find the information they are looking for.
headlines – newspapers tell millions of copies based on the headline that day, with some of them employing dedicated headline writers. when you’re found through an internet search your landing page(s) have seconds to grab their attention or they simply bounce.
pain relief – buyers rarely go shopping if they are happy with what they’ve got. does your marketing material make them believe your solution will make their life easier or better?
evidence – you can talk the talk but can you walk the walk? evidence, in the form of case studies, testimonials, published articles etc. develop confidence in the mind of the buyer and draw them towards you.
experience – even new companies have experience of delivering the product or service they sell and they’re usually more passionate about it too. after all, how many people do you know who started up a company to do something they hate? buyers want to know that you know what you’re doing so talk about your previous experiences to increase their confidence in you.
70% of the buying process is complete before anyone talks to sales. are you helping people to make the right decision and buy from you?
do people still buy people?
the old adage is that people buy people and that decisions are often made within seconds of the start of a meeting. is this still the case?
absolutely but i believe there is a condition attached now: people buy people with demonstrable experience.
i spoke about this a couple of weeks ago when talking about a piece of website review work i was doing with a client. the discussion was about what pages were important on their website and i argued that evidence (their what we do pages) had some of the highest traffic levels of any part of the site. google analytics helped me to prove this…. but i digress slightly.
in order for you to get the opportunity to get in front of someone and help them buy your services, your marketing material needs to persuade them to get in touch.
let’s assume that you are looking for it support and you do a google search. two of the top four have case studies that can be easily seen and read; the other two either don’t have them or i couldn’t find them. if they are not prepared to talk about what they have delivered to their clients, would you trust them to be able to deliver what you need?
it’s the same whether you are looking for a good restaurant, for a web designer or an accountant. reading positive comments and how they have helped their customers makes you much more likely to pick up the phone, so please make sure your website and marketing material demonstrates how you can help new customers.
if you would like me to review your evidence, give me a call on 07770 970 557 of complete the form below and i will call you. as your virtual marketing director, i’m sure we can help you improve your small business marketing performance.
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we all love getting referrals.
they are usually an easier sales pitch as the referrer has already done some of the work for you. i acquired a new client at the end of last week from a referral, so i am particularly positive about them at the moment.
there is one real issue that stops people giving referrals – the risk to them.
when someone refers you, particularly to one of their clients, a little bit of their reputation goes with the referral. there is a, hopefully, small risk that you won’t do a good job. if that happens, there is a potential risk that your referrer could lose their client.
on the positive side, if you do a very good job, their reputation is enhanced with that client. you are then far more likely to get more referrals from that person.
so the morale of this blog is simple. if you are looking at getting referrals from your network, make sure you deliver on your promises.


text: The P7200 is capable of doing two common folds and is able to continuously feed up to 50 sheets of 20lb bond stock. The Martin Yale Premier P7200 is able to accommodate most copy papers and letterheads and is perfect for offices who need to fold moderate numbers of letters or flyers. The P7200 is easy to set up and simple to operate. Check out the P7200 paper folder today.

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Grilled chicken, jalapeno, tomatoes and black beans.
Spicy chicken over greens with croutons. Spicy.
Fresh mozzarella, romaine, tomato, hot peppers and balsamic dressing.
Mozzarella, steak, tomato, bleu cheese and hot sauce.
Chicken, jalapeno, onions, black beans and mushrooms.
Fresh chopped tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and basil.
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Onions, mushroom and green peppers.
Whiz with bacon and mozzarella.
Boneless chicken bites with hot sauce and bleu cheese.
Boneless chicken bites with BBQ sauce.
Boneless chicken bites with sweet chili sauce.

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grilled chicken, jalapeno, tomatoes and black beans.
spicy chicken over greens with croutons. spicy.
fresh mozzarella, romaine, tomato, hot peppers and balsamic dressing.
mozzarella, steak, tomato, bleu cheese and hot sauce.
chicken, jalapeno, onions, black beans and mushrooms.
fresh chopped tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and basil.
mozzarella cheese, penne, ricotta cheese and sauce.
mozzarella cheese, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes and garlic.
mozzarella cheese, american cheese and steak.
mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, bacon and ham.
sliced tomatoes, mozzarella, garlic and oil.
vodka cream sauce and mozzarella.
broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, green peppers, sauce and mozzarella cheese.
chicken, jalapeno, mozzarella cheese and onions.
ham, pepperoni, sausage and mushrooms.
turkey, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato and mayo.
onions, mushroom and green peppers.
whiz with bacon and mozzarella.
boneless chicken bites with hot sauce and bleu cheese.
boneless chicken bites with bbq sauce.
boneless chicken bites with sweet chili sauce.


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Dressed llamas on a cream background cover this retractable, pocket tape measure. The tape measure is encircled with a coordinating, tape measure ribbon and 4 tiny buttons sit on the front.
A silver charm is attached to the tape's pull tab. The fabric is flannel...soft!

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dressed llamas on a cream background cover this retractable, pocket tape measure. the tape measure is encircled with a coordinating, tape measure ribbon and 4 tiny buttons sit on the front.
a silver charm is attached to the tape's pull tab. the fabric is flannel...soft!


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First Class Cleaner London is specialised in providing end of tenancy cleaning services in London. Every end of tenancy cleaning service has 48 hours guarantee.
End of tenancy cleaning is essential procedure when moving out of your place of living and that is why it should be performed with attention to every detail. If you feel unable to manage with performing all the cleaning duties which are included in end of tenancy cleaning do not feel disturbed. For that purpose you definitely need professional help and treatment of company which offers a perfect implementation of this service.
We are a respected and developing company which provides the best end of tenancy cleaning in the territory of London. If you feel tired and do not to organize this procedure on your own our team will come and provide a first class quality cleaning of every part in the facility.
You can fully trust our skilled and competent cleaners which are well qualified to sort out every cleaning problem. They are equipped with cleaning products which are preliminary tested and approved and which contain minimum amount of chemicals in them. We will provide a full and extensive sanitizing of the premises which is due to all the standards for end of tenancy cleaning.
Because we work both during the week and at the weekends you can pick up time which is most convenient for you and make an appointment with the team of cleaners. They are also supplied with the most modern machines through which they perform some of the most important procedures.
If you hesitate for your choice do not have second thoughts and trust the experience and motivation in our company and you will be really satisfied with the final results.
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Order end of tenancy and forget about the hours spent in ineffective but time consuming cleaning before moving out from the facility. If you accept our exclusive offer you will experience the comfort and the satisfaction of the shiny and tidy home. That is why you should definitely choose the company which has experience in this sphere and relies on skilled team of workers.

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first class cleaner london is specialised in providing end of tenancy cleaning services in london. every end of tenancy cleaning service has 48 hours guarantee.
end of tenancy cleaning is essential procedure when moving out of your place of living and that is why it should be performed with attention to every detail. if you feel unable to manage with performing all the cleaning duties which are included in end of tenancy cleaning do not feel disturbed. for that purpose you definitely need professional help and treatment of company which offers a perfect implementation of this service.
we are a respected and developing company which provides the best end of tenancy cleaning in the territory of london. if you feel tired and do not to organize this procedure on your own our team will come and provide a first class quality cleaning of every part in the facility.
you can fully trust our skilled and competent cleaners which are well qualified to sort out every cleaning problem. they are equipped with cleaning products which are preliminary tested and approved and which contain minimum amount of chemicals in them. we will provide a full and extensive sanitizing of the premises which is due to all the standards for end of tenancy cleaning.
because we work both during the week and at the weekends you can pick up time which is most convenient for you and make an appointment with the team of cleaners. they are also supplied with the most modern machines through which they perform some of the most important procedures.
if you hesitate for your choice do not have second thoughts and trust the experience and motivation in our company and you will be really satisfied with the final results.
we fully understand that this is an essential procedure and it requires a lot of attention and devotion. we do not make compromises and demand perfection in implementation of the service by our reliable cleaners. the end of tenancy cleaning is affordable, thanks to the moderate prices fixed by the company. that is another advantage for customers who still postpone this procedure.
order end of tenancy and forget about the hours spent in ineffective but time consuming cleaning before moving out from the facility. if you accept our exclusive offer you will experience the comfort and the satisfaction of the shiny and tidy home. that is why you should definitely choose the company which has experience in this sphere and relies on skilled team of workers.


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I was tasked to look to get our storage to work.
In a Dell R720, I have two different brands of drives.
One has a custom IBM firmware and the other has a custom NetApp firmware.
What are the issues with the drives, why do you need firmware and what tools do you have?
In short, my RAID controller is blocking the the use of the drives and I am thinking it's due to the custom firmware on the drives themselves.
I am looking to re-flash the firmware on the drives to see if that will work.
I do not have much for tools.
Thank you for your quick reply ddrecovery.
I presume you are building a new RAID as opposed to recovering data?
Here is a post about the Hitachi NetApp drive.
If you are setting up a new RAID, I would recommend buying 2 new drives. And stay away from a RAID 0 setup unless you have a good backup.
This is something we are using as our lab environment, not production. I have read a bunch of articles that are mentioning the challenge could be regarding the sector size and am going to try to flash a total of 4 drives out of the 16 to see if they can be setup in two RAID1s.
I am looking for the firmware for the two model hard drives is all.
That could be it - thank you for the article. I am unable to view the drives when I run sg_scan -i, but that is a different challenge. Using the megasasctl, I am able to view the drives, storage, etc. I will post an update as soon as I am able to test with a different controller.
Using sg_format, I am able to perform the llf and the drives are reading in the Dell Perc raid controller now.

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i was tasked to look to get our storage to work.
in a dell r720, i have two different brands of drives.
one has a custom ibm firmware and the other has a custom netapp firmware.
what are the issues with the drives, why do you need firmware and what tools do you have?
in short, my raid controller is blocking the the use of the drives and i am thinking it's due to the custom firmware on the drives themselves.
i am looking to re-flash the firmware on the drives to see if that will work.
i do not have much for tools.
thank you for your quick reply ddrecovery.
i presume you are building a new raid as opposed to recovering data?
here is a post about the hitachi netapp drive.
if you are setting up a new raid, i would recommend buying 2 new drives. and stay away from a raid 0 setup unless you have a good backup.
this is something we are using as our lab environment, not production. i have read a bunch of articles that are mentioning the challenge could be regarding the sector size and am going to try to flash a total of 4 drives out of the 16 to see if they can be setup in two raid1s.
i am looking for the firmware for the two model hard drives is all.
that could be it - thank you for the article. i am unable to view the drives when i run sg_scan -i, but that is a different challenge. using the megasasctl, i am able to view the drives, storage, etc. i will post an update as soon as i am able to test with a different controller.
using sg_format, i am able to perform the llf and the drives are reading in the dell perc raid controller now.


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Watch, ‘The Ultimate Private vs. Public Cloud Debate’, from Cloud Expo Europe 2013.
If you are a service provider, or you are an organisation looking to capitalise on the cloud market, then read this step-by-step guide now and discover how to adopt outlining a cloud strategy that will maximise revenue opportunities while ensuring long term stability.
You will find a list of the benefits of offering public cloud to your customers and the reasons why private cloud is inadequate.

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watch, ‘the ultimate private vs. public cloud debate’, from cloud expo europe 2013.
if you are a service provider, or you are an organisation looking to capitalise on the cloud market, then read this step-by-step guide now and discover how to adopt outlining a cloud strategy that will maximise revenue opportunities while ensuring long term stability.
you will find a list of the benefits of offering public cloud to your customers and the reasons why private cloud is inadequate.


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This week’s resource of the week is Romanticism: Life, Literature and Landscape.
This databases provides access to rare and priceless literary sources, and is indispensable for anyone studying William Wordsworth or the Romantic period.
It provides access to original documentation such as verse and prose manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, travel journals and much more. It also offers a wider insight into the social, political and natural environment that shaped the work of Wordsworth.
Access this database by clicking on the links above, or find it in the eResources A-Z list.

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this week’s resource of the week is romanticism: life, literature and landscape.
this databases provides access to rare and priceless literary sources, and is indispensable for anyone studying william wordsworth or the romantic period.
it provides access to original documentation such as verse and prose manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, travel journals and much more. it also offers a wider insight into the social, political and natural environment that shaped the work of wordsworth.
access this database by clicking on the links above, or find it in the eresources a-z list.


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PestoMixes have been made by artists from different countries and it's hard to believe that to this day, we did not have any by a French DJ. Time to change that!
Maxime Ménard, also known as Daxxel and the man behind the Karisma Chronicles podcast, hails from the shores of Brittany in the North West of France. I've already had the great pleasure to supply Maxime with a guest mix and put myself on the ever growing list of top notch artists such as Budai & Vic, The Timewriter, Krummstoff, Cooccer, Edmund, Da Funk, Kruse & Nürnberg and many, many more names you've surely heard before.
Today, Daxxel returns the favour with a deep and bouncing PestoMix and going over that track list lets you already imagine a superb kickstarter for a Saturday night. The mix also works on different days though - I have listened to it on rotation the last days.
click here for the direct MP3 link or right-click and choose "save as"
You can find the latest installment of our "2.0" compilation series in our catalogue section and our releases feed now.
For further details, please see our catalogue section and the "2.0" micropage.
Accompanying the release of our latest multi-artist compilation on Pesto, we have set up a micropage for "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto".
You can reach the micropage by clicking on the respective tab above. We also offer a shortened URL via bit.ly's service which is useful not only for twitter: http://bit.ly/2point0.
On the micropage, you will find direct links to Pesto LP005 on your favourite download store. We're updating the list of shops daily once our compilation has been added there.
Stay tuned for more news around our latest master piece!

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pestomixes have been made by artists from different countries and it's hard to believe that to this day, we did not have any by a french dj. time to change that!
maxime ménard, also known as daxxel and the man behind the karisma chronicles podcast, hails from the shores of brittany in the north west of france. i've already had the great pleasure to supply maxime with a guest mix and put myself on the ever growing list of top notch artists such as budai & vic, the timewriter, krummstoff, cooccer, edmund, da funk, kruse & nürnberg and many, many more names you've surely heard before.
today, daxxel returns the favour with a deep and bouncing pestomix and going over that track list lets you already imagine a superb kickstarter for a saturday night. the mix also works on different days though - i have listened to it on rotation the last days.
click here for the direct mp3 link or right-click and choose "save as"
you can find the latest installment of our "2.0" compilation series in our catalogue section and our releases feed now.
for further details, please see our catalogue section and the "2.0" micropage.
accompanying the release of our latest multi-artist compilation on pesto, we have set up a micropage for "2.0 - a jar of fresh pesto".
you can reach the micropage by clicking on the respective tab above. we also offer a shortened url via bit.ly's service which is useful not only for twitter: http://bit.ly/2point0.
on the micropage, you will find direct links to pesto lp005 on your favourite download store. we're updating the list of shops daily once our compilation has been added there.
stay tuned for more news around our latest master piece!


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You would think that not having posted in two weeks I’d have more progress to show you. When I last left you, I had patched some wonky areas in the plaster over top of my pretty paint.
This week was complicated. And cold. And I’ve reached the point in the year in which I am emotionally done being a full-time caregiver to my special needs sister-in-law, Katie.

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you would think that not having posted in two weeks i’d have more progress to show you. when i last left you, i had patched some wonky areas in the plaster over top of my pretty paint.
this week was complicated. and cold. and i’ve reached the point in the year in which i am emotionally done being a full-time caregiver to my special needs sister-in-law, katie.


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Thank you. I'm especially excited about the Eyes quilt because my sister is collaborating again and has sent me sneak peaks of the quilting .
oh yeah. A terrific list of wips and can't wait to see the Eyes complete!

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thank you. i'm especially excited about the eyes quilt because my sister is collaborating again and has sent me sneak peaks of the quilting .
oh yeah. a terrific list of wips and can't wait to see the eyes complete!


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please note, you can only login/register once you have obtained a card or code from one of our staff members.
25% off all drinks every day of the week!
members have priority when booking a function and or any reservations for group bookings.
conditions apply. discount is non-transferrable. your card is yours and yours only, not to be shared.
nb: please note the the 25% off is not valid during any of our happy hour promotions or towards a function. it also does not apply to some premium bottles of wine, champagne or limited edition or rare spirits.


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More 1976 alumni from Grenada HS have posted profiles on Classmates.com®. Click here to register for free at Classmates.com® and view other 1976 alumni.
Alumni from the Grenada High School class of 1976 that have been added to this alumni directory are shown on this page. All of the people on this page graduated in '76 from GHS. You can register for free to add your name to the GHS alumni directory.

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more 1976 alumni from grenada hs have posted profiles on classmates.com®. click here to register for free at classmates.com® and view other 1976 alumni.
alumni from the grenada high school class of 1976 that have been added to this alumni directory are shown on this page. all of the people on this page graduated in '76 from ghs. you can register for free to add your name to the ghs alumni directory.


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In Saturday’s (8/2/2013) Wall Street Journal, Dan Ariely suggests that to reach a decision, and often just to make progress, you need deadlines. Deadlines ‘force’ people to take action.
And this is what we have known with Scrum for years. So, we have timeboxes all over the place (and recommend using them more than just where prescribed by the bare framework of Scrum).
Because deadlines allow us to clarify our thoughts and create an action plan. They are good at getting people to perform a particular act, like submitting a grant proposal.
We feel indecisive, uncertain, unsure, and so we ‘lose the name of action’ as Shakespeare said. And the deadlines force us to act. The timeboxes force us to act.
The first timebox in Scrum is the Sprint timebox. Say, 2 weeks, in which we must have working (tested) product. It helps us get things done. Not just decided, but done.
At first, when Scrum and when Waterfall?
When would I not want to do Scrum?

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in saturday’s (8/2/2013) wall street journal, dan ariely suggests that to reach a decision, and often just to make progress, you need deadlines. deadlines ‘force’ people to take action.
and this is what we have known with scrum for years. so, we have timeboxes all over the place (and recommend using them more than just where prescribed by the bare framework of scrum).
because deadlines allow us to clarify our thoughts and create an action plan. they are good at getting people to perform a particular act, like submitting a grant proposal.
we feel indecisive, uncertain, unsure, and so we ‘lose the name of action’ as shakespeare said. and the deadlines force us to act. the timeboxes force us to act.
the first timebox in scrum is the sprint timebox. say, 2 weeks, in which we must have working (tested) product. it helps us get things done. not just decided, but done.
at first, when scrum and when waterfall?
when would i not want to do scrum?


text: Gulfstream Diagnostics is a CLIA-certified laboratory and accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Demonstrating our commitment to delivering test procedures of the highest quality and following industry best practices, we maintain certifications and licensure from several state and federal agencies. In maintaining the highest industry standards in our labs, we routinely submit to the rigorous processes of inspection, and successfully complete various proficiency tests and data audits.

lowercased: gulfstream diagnostics is a clia-certified laboratory and accredited by the college of american pathologists (cap). demonstrating our commitment to delivering test procedures of the highest quality and following industry best practices, we maintain certifications and licensure from several state and federal agencies. in maintaining the highest industry standards in our labs, we routinely submit to the rigorous processes of inspection, and successfully complete various proficiency tests and data audits.


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Motivation: The paper examines the advocacy strategies used by European non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs). The literature on development aid has not put much emphasis on understanding the aid-related advocacy strategies of NGDOs, and the literature on interest groups has so far paid little attention to explaining why these select different advocacy strategies within the same policy area. Purpose: The paper aims to explain how NGDOs have selected advocacy strategies during the process of reformulating the European Consensus in 2016/17, in response to the European Union’s attempts to divert aid from poverty reduction to three other goals: managing migration, funding climate change adaptation, and funding the private sector. Approach and methods: Using insights from the interest group and social movements literatures, the paper develops a framework explaining NGDO strategy selection, looking at the politicization of the policy change, its impact on NGDOs’ funding, and its relation to the groups’ normative positions. The paper uses qualitative data from NGDO documents and interviews with senior staff and advocacy officers of NGDO networks based in Brussels. Findings: NGDOs used very different strategies for the three cases of aid diversion: they contested aid diversion for managing migration; mainly choose fence-sitting in case of climate change adaptation; and gradually became more adaptive towards diverting aid to fund the private sector. The paper shows that the three variables of politicization, impact on funding, and relation to normative positions explain the strategies selected by NGDOs in all three cases. Policy implications: The findings can help NGDOs in selecting the most appropriate advocacy strategies for changes in aid policy, and can thus become more effective in influencing the EU institutions and member state governments.
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Rozbicka, P. and Szent‐Iványi, B. (2018), European development NGOs and the diversion of aid: Contestation, fence‐sitting, or adaptation?. Dev Policy Rev. Accepted Author Manuscript, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12417. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
Access Restriction: Restricted to Repository staff only until 1 December 2020.

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motivation: the paper examines the advocacy strategies used by european non-governmental development organisations (ngdos). the literature on development aid has not put much emphasis on understanding the aid-related advocacy strategies of ngdos, and the literature on interest groups has so far paid little attention to explaining why these select different advocacy strategies within the same policy area. purpose: the paper aims to explain how ngdos have selected advocacy strategies during the process of reformulating the european consensus in 2016/17, in response to the european union’s attempts to divert aid from poverty reduction to three other goals: managing migration, funding climate change adaptation, and funding the private sector. approach and methods: using insights from the interest group and social movements literatures, the paper develops a framework explaining ngdo strategy selection, looking at the politicization of the policy change, its impact on ngdos’ funding, and its relation to the groups’ normative positions. the paper uses qualitative data from ngdo documents and interviews with senior staff and advocacy officers of ngdo networks based in brussels. findings: ngdos used very different strategies for the three cases of aid diversion: they contested aid diversion for managing migration; mainly choose fence-sitting in case of climate change adaptation; and gradually became more adaptive towards diverting aid to fund the private sector. the paper shows that the three variables of politicization, impact on funding, and relation to normative positions explain the strategies selected by ngdos in all three cases. policy implications: the findings can help ngdos in selecting the most appropriate advocacy strategies for changes in aid policy, and can thus become more effective in influencing the eu institutions and member state governments.
this is the peer reviewed version of the following article: rozbicka, p. and szent‐iványi, b. (2018), european development ngos and the diversion of aid: contestation, fence‐sitting, or adaptation?. dev policy rev. accepted author manuscript, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12417. this article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with wiley terms and conditions for self-archiving.
access restriction: restricted to repository staff only until 1 december 2020.


text: The Seven Pointed Faerie or Elven Star Denotes the Seven Pleides, Also Known as the Star of the Seven Sisters. Each of the seven points is believed to have a different meaning. Each point represents a pathway of the Seven Rays of Manifestation of the Higher Self. They are - Power, Personal Will and Determination Unconditional Love, Wisdom and Growth Knowledge and Intelligence Harmony and Tranquillity The Powers of Mind and Science Devotion and Honesty Magick Another idea is that the points signify the Seven Magical Elements - Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirit, Life and Magick. While another suggestion is that they represent the Seven Directions - North, South, East, West, Above, Below and Within.

lowercased: the seven pointed faerie or elven star denotes the seven pleides, also known as the star of the seven sisters. each of the seven points is believed to have a different meaning. each point represents a pathway of the seven rays of manifestation of the higher self. they are - power, personal will and determination unconditional love, wisdom and growth knowledge and intelligence harmony and tranquillity the powers of mind and science devotion and honesty magick another idea is that the points signify the seven magical elements - earth, air, fire, water, spirit, life and magick. while another suggestion is that they represent the seven directions - north, south, east, west, above, below and within.


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The week before last was a blast because we had friends all the way from Minnesota visiting us here in lil old Perth! When they left they gave us a sweet skateboard, that was hand made by them as their business, Fat Fish longboarding. Well, after hearing stories of how our friend Marty, skates with their giant German Shepherd, I was sure that me and Angus (the Shar-Pei) could try what I have named "Dogboarding"
I was so surprised at how well Angus adjusted to cruising along next to me on the board. This task is made easier by the big wheels and style of the skatie that allows me to just cruise. Anyway I think I have found my new love, it is so much fun to cruise around the neighbourhood, Angus gets a full work out and is exhausted, and bonus so do I, my leg muscles are feeling a little sore this morning. I can't wait to hit the pavement again!
I love this last picture, it is a total action shot, you can see Angus pulling me around the corner and me completely loosing balance... so fun!
And if you want to get your hands on a fat fish board check out the link above, I have already gotten heaps of people complementing me on how good the board looks.
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Very cool Karen! The dog whisperer - Caesar Milan does that with his dogs. A tired dog is a good dog!
Anyway... I am WAY stoked about this post! You look completely natural! I knew you'd be addicted to it! Angus seems to love it like Oliver! I may need to make a business trip to WA... ya think?

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the week before last was a blast because we had friends all the way from minnesota visiting us here in lil old perth! when they left they gave us a sweet skateboard, that was hand made by them as their business, fat fish longboarding. well, after hearing stories of how our friend marty, skates with their giant german shepherd, i was sure that me and angus (the shar-pei) could try what i have named "dogboarding"
i was so surprised at how well angus adjusted to cruising along next to me on the board. this task is made easier by the big wheels and style of the skatie that allows me to just cruise. anyway i think i have found my new love, it is so much fun to cruise around the neighbourhood, angus gets a full work out and is exhausted, and bonus so do i, my leg muscles are feeling a little sore this morning. i can't wait to hit the pavement again!
i love this last picture, it is a total action shot, you can see angus pulling me around the corner and me completely loosing balance... so fun!
and if you want to get your hands on a fat fish board check out the link above, i have already gotten heaps of people complementing me on how good the board looks.
3 comments on "introduction to "dogboarding""
very cool karen! the dog whisperer - caesar milan does that with his dogs. a tired dog is a good dog!
anyway... i am way stoked about this post! you look completely natural! i knew you'd be addicted to it! angus seems to love it like oliver! i may need to make a business trip to wa... ya think?


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On day 1, participants will obtain an overview of produced water treatment in the oil industry. The participants will then gain comprehensive knowledge of the characteristics of water produced from oilfield production. The participants will then obtain an overview of produced water treatment systems common in the oil industry.
On day 2, participants will gain basic knowledge of water treatment theory including gravity separation, coalescence, dispersion, flotation and filtration. The participants will then gain a comprehensive knowledge of the purpose, function, configuration of produced water treatment equipment.
On day 3, participants will continue to gain comprehensive knowledge of the purpose, function, configuration and application of produced water treatment equipment.
On day 4, the participants will gain comprehensive knowledge of the safe and efficient operation of a produced water treatment process using an actual example of a world-scale crude oil separation and treatment facility. This presentation will reinforce the application of concepts and fundamentals learned in the first three days of instruction and will include the review and study of actual process flow diagrams (PFD), process and instrumentation drawings (P&ID) as well as mechanical drawings.

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on day 1, participants will obtain an overview of produced water treatment in the oil industry. the participants will then gain comprehensive knowledge of the characteristics of water produced from oilfield production. the participants will then obtain an overview of produced water treatment systems common in the oil industry.
on day 2, participants will gain basic knowledge of water treatment theory including gravity separation, coalescence, dispersion, flotation and filtration. the participants will then gain a comprehensive knowledge of the purpose, function, configuration of produced water treatment equipment.
on day 3, participants will continue to gain comprehensive knowledge of the purpose, function, configuration and application of produced water treatment equipment.
on day 4, the participants will gain comprehensive knowledge of the safe and efficient operation of a produced water treatment process using an actual example of a world-scale crude oil separation and treatment facility. this presentation will reinforce the application of concepts and fundamentals learned in the first three days of instruction and will include the review and study of actual process flow diagrams (pfd), process and instrumentation drawings (p&id) as well as mechanical drawings.


text: The close of awards season and the start of Paris Fashion Week created a perfect storm for the world’s most stylish. Shine they did, in glitter-ball poufs (Marion Cotillard in Michael Halpern), shimmery pastel mini sheaths (Saoirse Ronan in Prada), and slinky silk lamé pj’s (Leïla Slimani in Christian Dior). Elsewhere, there were frills (Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton), feathers (Sasha Lane in Céline), and fiery scarlets (Zoey Deutch in floor-skimming Christian Dior). Prettiness and chutzpah ruled the red carpet and the runways, and shouldn’t it always be this way?

lowercased: the close of awards season and the start of paris fashion week created a perfect storm for the world’s most stylish. shine they did, in glitter-ball poufs (marion cotillard in michael halpern), shimmery pastel mini sheaths (saoirse ronan in prada), and slinky silk lamé pj’s (leïla slimani in christian dior). elsewhere, there were frills (alicia vikander in louis vuitton), feathers (sasha lane in céline), and fiery scarlets (zoey deutch in floor-skimming christian dior). prettiness and chutzpah ruled the red carpet and the runways, and shouldn’t it always be this way?


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This discussion was created from comments split from: I Am So Tired But There's So Much To Do Complaint Thread.
we need a new thread title?
complaint - is time to catch a bus.
it's in the 20Fs out there.
i complained all day about the cold out there, no one offered to drive me home.
...missed it by "that much"
AccuWeather on my phone says it will go down to 18F tonight, around 4:00 am. Brrrrrrr! Glad I put the heat on. We've been comfy. Windy out! And I have to go to the market for a few things. My complaint for now.
DEAD FISH IN A TRAY has become DEAD FISH IN MY TUMMY. The spider tempura was sooo crunchy and light, and the spicy tuna and yellowtail hand rolls rocked my world. Napped for an hour after, and still have miso soup for brekkie tomorrow. Hot oolong tea next to me, Louisiana swamp blues on the jukebox, a chill 64F outside, overcaast, and unfriendly outdoors. And my Sherpa hoodie won't arrive until Monday, so no going outside except at Noon over the weekend!
Big task for tomorrow is cleaning off the work laptop as supposedly someone will be coming by for it next week. This will free up room to set up my Raspberry Pi development system! I will be purchasing a TI microcontroller development system as well, to expand my capabilities.
I need to find sugar-free hot choco online, and maybe some peppermint extract, to make holiday drinkies.Also need to decide on Thanksgiving meal.. I think turkey sausage, gravy, and rolls. Cooking for one on Thanksgiving is a pain.
No real complaints except that I need to rearrange and clean up this weekend to set up my lab to start my own company, and make room for the tile-top rolling kitchen workstation (mini sized).Theere's going to be some serious rearrengement! I need to settle in for the Winter.
So, is the title going to count down?
44 more sleeps and only 3-4 more paychecks, depending on one's pay schedule of course. Wow.
I have 2.5 paychecks coming before the income stream dries up. Thankfully expenses are low and all capital expenses have been dealt with while employed. Not handing out presents so I have no worries there!
...my monthly expenses jumped by 110$ this month due to the new phone and Net service. Thankfully I was able to get my system upgrades, with W7 Pro and a new HDD on the way. Then it's time to play hardware tech for a day, but then will have pretty much maxed my work system out as much as I can. After that, fix the notebook and I'll be completely back in business.
Checked with my SSDI lawyer and my case for retroactive benefits is still in process. Would be a nice Birthday/Yule prezzie (even after they take their cut) should that came through by year's end as it would be about 34 months worth of back benefits.
Well, gotta go head out for a bit. Need to get the fish and red potatoes for tonight.
Can I join the new thread?
Complaint one of my housemates is on the phone practically on other side of house but I still can hear her talk on the phone. My door is closed but she is that loud.
Complaint! Ever since I ate the soft-shell crab, I've been crabby. Coincidence?
I just ordered a box of flavored coffees to drink during the holidays. Wanted sugar-free hot choco but the ingredient list looked it was made by Monsanto! Chemical soup. And a three pack of sugar-free holiday coffee syrups was $40! Oh well.
Purple squishy invasion has started. WTF is a purple squishy and why would I want it? Where is my anxiety medicine? I am anxiously waiting.
43 if you're this side of the world!!
Hmmm I think I got a bathroom or a spa room for about forty cents after a coupon that was so PC to use that coupon.
I have the opposite problem. My husband is a "low talker". He speaks at the same volume whether you're 3 feet from him or 30 feet from him. And despite being a very smart man, he doesn't seem to know how sound works. Him in the living room, and me in the kitchen cleaning next to a very loud dishwasher. He says something to me in the same volume level as if I was sitting next to him on the couch. I say "what?" and he repeats himself ..At ..The ..SAME ..Volume ...Level. I say "What?" again ...and he repeats himself ...again, NOT raising his voice At All. He can't figure out that if I DIDN'T hear him the first time at that level that I'm not going to hear him if he just repeats himself at the exact same volume level. He NEVER raises his voice no matter how far away I am from him or how loud whatever I'm next to is. Making me actually having to drop what I'm doing and go stand next to him to hear what he wanted to say.
He claims I'm "hard of hearing" but I'm only in my 30s and he's literally the only person I have trouble hearing. If I have this much trouble hearing him now, I can't imagine what it's going to be like when I'm older and actually might have hearing problems.
Rained yesterday, couldn't ride because my road will be flooded for 3 more days, same as every time it rains.
Neighbor told me about an ATV path through woods that leads to paved road, never floods. Tried it.
Anyway, rode all day, going nowhere, planning nothing, just enjoying a beautiful Autumn day.
Couldn't find entrance to path upon return.
Might take a sleeping bag and ground pad, next time. Tarp over bike to sleep dry. Who knows?
Changed every light bulb in my car. Noticably brighter. Lamps dim with age.
I hope your benefits come through before Christmas. I don't know if you are aware of it, but they generally pay out the back benefits a little at a time. I only had 10 months of benefits, but it was nice getting a big check every six months for a couple of years. A friend of mine who had about 3 years of benefits like you do, told me that there is a program to get a lump sum payment to use as a down payment for buying a house. I am not sure what you could get in western Oregon for that amount, except maybe a mobile home, but it might be something you would want to look into.
25F right now, at 11:05 pm. Glad I don't have to go out for anything!
I'm cold too. I keep forgetting to look for some new shaders in the Daz Store.
...I'm like that as well, especially when I fall back into my "BBC accent".
...Not so much concerned about buying a home as I am about moving to another country where my SS benefits go further than they do here and I can get free healthcare instead of paying 142$ a month for Medicare..
...OK so tonight there is a new PC item that triggers eadditional discounts I easily could use, however the 5 gardening tool sets I had in the cart were dropped from the Daz O 80% category for some reason. Can't win for losing it seems.

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this discussion was created from comments split from: i am so tired but there's so much to do complaint thread.
we need a new thread title?
complaint - is time to catch a bus.
it's in the 20fs out there.
i complained all day about the cold out there, no one offered to drive me home.
...missed it by "that much"
accuweather on my phone says it will go down to 18f tonight, around 4:00 am. brrrrrrr! glad i put the heat on. we've been comfy. windy out! and i have to go to the market for a few things. my complaint for now.
dead fish in a tray has become dead fish in my tummy. the spider tempura was sooo crunchy and light, and the spicy tuna and yellowtail hand rolls rocked my world. napped for an hour after, and still have miso soup for brekkie tomorrow. hot oolong tea next to me, louisiana swamp blues on the jukebox, a chill 64f outside, overcaast, and unfriendly outdoors. and my sherpa hoodie won't arrive until monday, so no going outside except at noon over the weekend!
big task for tomorrow is cleaning off the work laptop as supposedly someone will be coming by for it next week. this will free up room to set up my raspberry pi development system! i will be purchasing a ti microcontroller development system as well, to expand my capabilities.
i need to find sugar-free hot choco online, and maybe some peppermint extract, to make holiday drinkies.also need to decide on thanksgiving meal.. i think turkey sausage, gravy, and rolls. cooking for one on thanksgiving is a pain.
no real complaints except that i need to rearrange and clean up this weekend to set up my lab to start my own company, and make room for the tile-top rolling kitchen workstation (mini sized).theere's going to be some serious rearrengement! i need to settle in for the winter.
so, is the title going to count down?
44 more sleeps and only 3-4 more paychecks, depending on one's pay schedule of course. wow.
i have 2.5 paychecks coming before the income stream dries up. thankfully expenses are low and all capital expenses have been dealt with while employed. not handing out presents so i have no worries there!
...my monthly expenses jumped by 110$ this month due to the new phone and net service. thankfully i was able to get my system upgrades, with w7 pro and a new hdd on the way. then it's time to play hardware tech for a day, but then will have pretty much maxed my work system out as much as i can. after that, fix the notebook and i'll be completely back in business.
checked with my ssdi lawyer and my case for retroactive benefits is still in process. would be a nice birthday/yule prezzie (even after they take their cut) should that came through by year's end as it would be about 34 months worth of back benefits.
well, gotta go head out for a bit. need to get the fish and red potatoes for tonight.
can i join the new thread?
complaint one of my housemates is on the phone practically on other side of house but i still can hear her talk on the phone. my door is closed but she is that loud.
complaint! ever since i ate the soft-shell crab, i've been crabby. coincidence?
i just ordered a box of flavored coffees to drink during the holidays. wanted sugar-free hot choco but the ingredient list looked it was made by monsanto! chemical soup. and a three pack of sugar-free holiday coffee syrups was $40! oh well.
purple squishy invasion has started. wtf is a purple squishy and why would i want it? where is my anxiety medicine? i am anxiously waiting.
43 if you're this side of the world!!
hmmm i think i got a bathroom or a spa room for about forty cents after a coupon that was so pc to use that coupon.
i have the opposite problem. my husband is a "low talker". he speaks at the same volume whether you're 3 feet from him or 30 feet from him. and despite being a very smart man, he doesn't seem to know how sound works. him in the living room, and me in the kitchen cleaning next to a very loud dishwasher. he says something to me in the same volume level as if i was sitting next to him on the couch. i say "what?" and he repeats himself ..at ..the ..same ..volume ...level. i say "what?" again ...and he repeats himself ...again, not raising his voice at all. he can't figure out that if i didn't hear him the first time at that level that i'm not going to hear him if he just repeats himself at the exact same volume level. he never raises his voice no matter how far away i am from him or how loud whatever i'm next to is. making me actually having to drop what i'm doing and go stand next to him to hear what he wanted to say.
he claims i'm "hard of hearing" but i'm only in my 30s and he's literally the only person i have trouble hearing. if i have this much trouble hearing him now, i can't imagine what it's going to be like when i'm older and actually might have hearing problems.
rained yesterday, couldn't ride because my road will be flooded for 3 more days, same as every time it rains.
neighbor told me about an atv path through woods that leads to paved road, never floods. tried it.
anyway, rode all day, going nowhere, planning nothing, just enjoying a beautiful autumn day.
couldn't find entrance to path upon return.
might take a sleeping bag and ground pad, next time. tarp over bike to sleep dry. who knows?
changed every light bulb in my car. noticably brighter. lamps dim with age.
i hope your benefits come through before christmas. i don't know if you are aware of it, but they generally pay out the back benefits a little at a time. i only had 10 months of benefits, but it was nice getting a big check every six months for a couple of years. a friend of mine who had about 3 years of benefits like you do, told me that there is a program to get a lump sum payment to use as a down payment for buying a house. i am not sure what you could get in western oregon for that amount, except maybe a mobile home, but it might be something you would want to look into.
25f right now, at 11:05 pm. glad i don't have to go out for anything!
i'm cold too. i keep forgetting to look for some new shaders in the daz store.
...i'm like that as well, especially when i fall back into my "bbc accent".
...not so much concerned about buying a home as i am about moving to another country where my ss benefits go further than they do here and i can get free healthcare instead of paying 142$ a month for medicare..
...ok so tonight there is a new pc item that triggers eadditional discounts i easily could use, however the 5 gardening tool sets i had in the cart were dropped from the daz o 80% category for some reason. can't win for losing it seems.


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Cat allergies most commonly affect the skin, causing itchiness or scabs.
Allergens often trigger skin inflammation, rather than sneezing.
Whilst cat allergies most commonly affect the skin. It’s important to rule out other causes of itchiness before jumping to conclusions.
In the example of cat allergies, CBD oil may benefit the patient because of its ability to reduce skin inflammation.
CBD oil may decrease that all-consuming itch, making the difference between a comfortable cat or one with badly damaged skin.
The most common cat allergy symptoms affect the skin. If one symptom was the poster-boy for skin allergies, it would be itchiness.
Cat allergies cause intense skin irritation which leads to excessive scratching and licking.
To understand antihistamines means knowing a little about what causes itchiness.
Of all the antihistamines, cetirizine has the best reputation for getting to grips with cat itchy skin.
Other causes of itchiness, such as a parasitic infection or deep skin infection, have specific treatments which is important to talk to your Vet about.

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cat allergies most commonly affect the skin, causing itchiness or scabs.
allergens often trigger skin inflammation, rather than sneezing.
whilst cat allergies most commonly affect the skin. it’s important to rule out other causes of itchiness before jumping to conclusions.
in the example of cat allergies, cbd oil may benefit the patient because of its ability to reduce skin inflammation.
cbd oil may decrease that all-consuming itch, making the difference between a comfortable cat or one with badly damaged skin.
the most common cat allergy symptoms affect the skin. if one symptom was the poster-boy for skin allergies, it would be itchiness.
cat allergies cause intense skin irritation which leads to excessive scratching and licking.
to understand antihistamines means knowing a little about what causes itchiness.
of all the antihistamines, cetirizine has the best reputation for getting to grips with cat itchy skin.
other causes of itchiness, such as a parasitic infection or deep skin infection, have specific treatments which is important to talk to your vet about.


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The receipt of Child Benefit can result in a tax bill. This potential bill brings the Child Benefit into the scope of self assessment and, if you live in the Bingley and Ilkley area we, at Wilkinson and Partners, can advise you on the potential application of the Child Benefit Charge and possible tax planning that may be appropriate to remove the Child Benefit Charge.
If you live in the Bingley and Ilkley area and you are unsure about anything to do with the Child Benefit charge or would like to discuss the matter further including how we might be able to minimise the tax charge which may apply to your family, please do not hesitate to contact us at Wilkinson and Partners.

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the receipt of child benefit can result in a tax bill. this potential bill brings the child benefit into the scope of self assessment and, if you live in the bingley and ilkley area we, at wilkinson and partners, can advise you on the potential application of the child benefit charge and possible tax planning that may be appropriate to remove the child benefit charge.
if you live in the bingley and ilkley area and you are unsure about anything to do with the child benefit charge or would like to discuss the matter further including how we might be able to minimise the tax charge which may apply to your family, please do not hesitate to contact us at wilkinson and partners.


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Posted on Dec 8, 2008 at 18:40. Tags: postgresql.
I repeatedly find myself wanting to reference an email in the PostgreSQL mailinglist archives either in a different email or in an IM or IRC conversation. The usual two methods for this have been to either look up the messageid from view-source in Thunderbird, or to go find the message by fulltext search either on our archives or one of the other big sites. I got tired of that, and decided it was good time to make my first try ever at writing a Thunderbird extension. It wasn't particularly hard, though finding the level of newbie documentation I required proved to be a bit of a challenge.
Posted on Dec 9, 2008 at 09:23 by Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum.
Posted on Dec 9, 2008 at 09:25 by Magnus.
Posted on Dec 11, 2008 at 15:22 by Guillaume Lelarge.

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posted on dec 8, 2008 at 18:40. tags: postgresql.
i repeatedly find myself wanting to reference an email in the postgresql mailinglist archives either in a different email or in an im or irc conversation. the usual two methods for this have been to either look up the messageid from view-source in thunderbird, or to go find the message by fulltext search either on our archives or one of the other big sites. i got tired of that, and decided it was good time to make my first try ever at writing a thunderbird extension. it wasn't particularly hard, though finding the level of newbie documentation i required proved to be a bit of a challenge.
posted on dec 9, 2008 at 09:23 by andreas 'ads' scherbaum.
posted on dec 9, 2008 at 09:25 by magnus.
posted on dec 11, 2008 at 15:22 by guillaume lelarge.