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Last week we were proud to host the visit of Prince Harry to Sported-member The Running Charity, as he continues his public support of Sport for Development.
The Running Charity uses running to build the resilience, confidence and self-esteem of young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Those who follow this blog will know that The Running Charity is a long-time member of Sported and has gone from strength-to-strength since they were the beneficiaries of Sported volunteer mentoring in 2014 – securing charity status, expanding from London to Manchester, and most recently winning the corporate backing of ASICS.
Prince Harry visited The Running Charity at the Depaul homeless hostel in north-west London, which was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales back in 1995. Whilst there he sat down with Hamid – Sported's London Manager, Alex Eagle – founder of The Running Charity, and his original Sported volunteer mentor Anas Hassan to discuss the charity's growth, achievements and plans for the future.
Prince Harry is finding out how grassroots programmes in our communities are using sport to engage young people and build skills. pic.twitter.com/xrdSY2ifzM
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 26, 2017
This was followed by a 17 minute run through the streets of Willesden Green with Claude Umuhire, a programme officer with The Running Charity, and a group of young people from the charity.
Claude himself is proof of the power of sport to transform lives. Originally a refugee from Rwanda, he became homeless after dropping out of university. With The Running Charity's support he went from sleeping on the streets to running the London Marathon, and has since graduated to become their first full time employee.
A great afternoon with @DepaulUK @sported_UK and @Running_Charity thanks for letting us join your training session! ???? pic.twitter.com/AEGrOq75Ee
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 26, 2017
Chatting to the young people at Depaul, Prince Harry was keen to hear their stories and understand how running became the catalyst for turning their lives around. Afterwards he told his fellow runners: "You have all made the decision to go running. Now you are all ambassadors for The Running Charity."
Hamid, London Manager at Sported, commented: "Sport for Development is an issue close to Prince Harry's heart and one that he's clearly passionate about and, indeed, has a detailed understanding of. It's fantastic that we can continue to showcase the brilliant work of Sported's members across the UK, and we hope his high-profile support of the sector will help to channel further support to groups like The Running Charity, which are making the difference in the lives of young people facing disadvantage."
If you have been inspired by The Running Charity's success story, you get founder Alex Eagle's top tips for growth in his Sported guest blog, available to read here: http://sported.wpengine.com/blog/member-showcase-the-running-charity/


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The Alu-Cab range covers a host of vehicle-mounted canopies, slide-on campers, roof-top tents, awnings and camping accessories. Recently we came across a well-sorted Land Rover Defender fitted with an Alu-Cab flip-top camper conversion. These conversions are also available for Land Cruiser Troopies.
While Landie owners Andrew and Sharon Cox imported the product direct from South Africa and fitted it themselves, most people would find it easier to have all the work done by the newly appointed Australian dealer.
Fitting the unit to the Landie is a simple matter of removing the OE bolt-on roof and replacing it with the camper conversion. Not happy with stock-white paint, Andrew had it repainted black.
The unit is built from aluminium, while the outer skin is anodised tread plate, easily supporting the full-length roof rack that's now attached to it. There's a 25mm sagex-polystyrene layer for excellent insulation, and two more layers in the roof that add strength and a good finish.
The roof lifts on gas struts, which will vary, depending on whether a roof rack is fitted or not.
The conversion's higher-profile roof line allows for the flooring of the camper and plenty of room for the 75mm-thick mattress, along with all the sleeping gear you'll ever need.
The floor of the camper – the normal 'ceiling' of the Landie's roof – is aluminium and plywood sheet covered in carpet. It's in two sections, the smaller end providing easy bedroom access from below when the camper has been erected.
The tent area is made from high-quality canvas, with plenty of ventilation from three large mesh-covered windows. The rear window has a large awning over it, allowing access direct from the outside, or for the window to remain open in inclement weather.
Opening the camper is simply a matter of undoing the clips and pushing upwards, with the gas struts doing the lifting.
Closing it takes a little more effort, as it needs to be pulled down into place. One interesting feature is the support strut that allows you to put all the canvas away without having to try to hold the roof in place. Once tucked away, simply pull down on the roof and the support strut depresses into its holder, allowing you to latch the roof easily.
The camper roof holds a full-length rack, with the amount of gear it can carry only restricted by the strength of the gas strut and the person lifting the roof.
Enhancing the versatility of the camper, Andrew and Sharon have added an Alu- Cab Shadow Awning, which is a robust 10sqm, 270-degree swing-around shade awning. This is probably the strongestlooking unit I have seen on the market.
The mounting and hinged points are made from solid stainless steel, while the arms are from boxed aluminium. It comes
with a support leg and a few pegs to hold it down in strong winds, and it is as easy as you'd expect to deploy.
The Defender's rear windows were removed and replaced with Alu-Cab storage units. The driver's side has a box suitable for recovery gear and tools, while the passenger-side box is a deeper unit customised as a kitchen.
There's a swing down bench at the back of the Defender to carry the stove, while on the other side a gas bottle can be mounted externally (so no danger of gas leaks in the vehicle) and plumbed in with a quick disconnect gas connection.
In some of the unused space inside the cab, a set of roomy Alu-Cab drawers house a pair of narrow 110amp/hour batteries that help power the nearby Engel fridge.
The top of the drawer system doubles as a handy seat when Andrew and Sharon are forced indoors, while a long storage box opposite doubles as a bench.
Being keen and experienced desert travellers, they have two 22-litre plastic jerry cans for water readily accessible inside, plus a 60-litre stainless steel water tank tucked up under the floor, giving a pretty generous supply overall.
If you've spotted the elaborate rubbing strips on the doors, those are actually Alu-Cab aluminium tie-down rails. These not only strengthen the doors, as Andrew has found, but more also allow numerous items to be mounted there when setting up camp. In fact, Alu-Cab has a hot water system that mounts on to the door, although it wasn't on their shopping list – not yet, anyway!
Of course, such a well set-up Land Rover has all the normal stuff – ARB bullbar, aftermarket suspension, longrange fuel tank, snorkel, winch, HF radio, and the like. But it is the Alu-Cab additions that lift this rig from the norm to the exceptional.
Alu-Cab roof conversion – $7000 (approximately) Shadow Awning - $1100 (approx') Freight & import duty from South Africa added another $5000 (approx') For more Info: Alu-Cab now has a local dealership - Alu-Cab Australia (& Quick Pitch Campers), Wangara, WA, ph: 1300 136 964. Visit: http://alu-cab.com.au

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A Sneak Peek of Booklist's Interview with Faith Erin Hicks
As First Second celebrates their tenth anniversary of publishing excellent graphic novels, we wanted to chime in with our congratulations. This year, they're publishing the fantastic Nameless City, by First Second stalwart Faith Erin Hicks. You'll find a review in our upcoming March 15 issue, Spotlight on Graphic Novels, along with an interview with Hicks digging into the backstory of Nameless City. The magazine mails (and the digital edition goes live) on March 8—but why wait till then? To give you a taste of the forthcoming issue and shine a light on First Second's excellent work, here's a preview of what Hicks had to say.
Faith Erin Hicks is a veteran at contemporary settings. Her character-rich stories, cinematic plotting, and expressive artwork have played out in high schools, a wind-swept small town, and a skyscraper-filled city, among other locations, and that's what makes her latest offering, The Nameless City, such an exciting departure.
Set in a fictional city in a long-ago era in a country similar to China, the story follows Kai, training to be warrior like the rest of his people, who recently conquered the city, and Rat, a street urchin who spends her days racing across rooftops and scrounging for food wherever she can. The city itself is as important a figure as any person: ideally situated on a mountain pass, it's gone through a revolving-door of conquerors and occupiers, all of whom give the city a new name when they claim their victory. Its original inhabitants, however, prefer to keep it nameless.
The city at the center of Hicks' series starter may not be real, but its influences surely are. "I really wanted the city setting in the comic to have a specific look rooted in Chinese history," she says, and that required a lot of research. "I spent literally months scouring the Internet and my local library for reference material." Visually, it's easy to see that research at work in the architecture, clothing, and decor of the city, though sometimes the payoff was tiny. "At one point in the first book, Kai is carrying around a small basket—I spent hours online looking at different photos of historical Asian baskets before deciding on a design."
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A philosopher and scientist, the author of a biography about Joan of Arc, a scholar of literary history and a biographer of actor Bill Murray will give talks, each beginning at 7 p.m., at the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford. Information and reservations: 860-247-0998 or marktwainhouse.org.
Daniel Dennett, an atheist and secularist who is a philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist, will speak in conversation with WNPR personality Colin McEnroe on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Dennett researches the philosophies of mind, evolutionary biology and cognitive science, and is co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, an Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy and a university professor, all at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. He also is a member of the Secular Coalition for America advisory board, as well as an outspoken supporter of the sociocultural "Brights" movement of people who hold a naturalistic view of the world. The Yale Humanist Community will co-present this talk. Tickets are $25.
Author Kathryn Harrison will give a free Book/Mark talk about her book, "Joan of Arc — A Life Transfigured" (Anchor, $16.95), on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Twain was one of many authors who wrote works inspired by Joan of Arc's life, along with Shakespeare, Voltaire, George Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht and others. Joan of Arc, who lived in the 1400s, led French forces against English invaders at the behest of "voices" she alone could hear, and was burned at the stake at age 19 and later canonized. Was she a mystic, a schizophrenic, possessed by demons or simply a courageous young woman? Harrison, who is known for her memoirs, novels and a biography of St. Therese of Lisieux, explores historical fact, myth, folklore and scholarly research to describe Joan's life.
A Nook Farm Author Talk co-sponsored by the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will present Shelley Fisher Fishkin, author of "Writing America: Literary Landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee" (Rutgers University Press, $34.95), on Thursday, Dec. 17, also at the Twain House. Her book is a compilation of essays on literature and history involving more than 150 National Register historic sites, including chapels, battlefields, plantations, theaters, internment camps, tenements, farm fields, Mark Twain's Hartford home and Walden Pond. Fishkin, an award-winning scholar who has published more than 40 books, many about Twain, is a professor in the Humanities, professor of English and director of American Studies, all at Stanford University.
Author Robert Schnakenberg will give a free Book/Mark talk on "The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray: A Critical Appreciation of the World's Finest Actor" (Quirk, $22.95), on Friday, Dec.18. The book details Murray's unconventional career, tracing his path from "Saturday Night Live" comedian to movie star to his reinvention as a hipster favorite in recent films.
One Book One Hartford
This year's One Book One Hartford community reading project, sponsored by the Hartford Public Library, is focused on James Baldwin's 1974 novel, "If Beale Street Could Talk," a story of love and injustice set in Harlem in the 1970s.
On Thursday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Downtown Hartford History Center at the library, 500 Main St., Hartford, poet Kate Rushin will lead a tertulia, which is an informal literary discussion, about Baldwin's novel. Rushin is a widely published and award-winning poet who has read her work at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival and on NPR and serves on The CT Young Writers Trust, The CT Poetry Circuit and The James Merrill House Committee.
Information: hplct.org/classes-seminars-exhibits.
Authors At R. J. Julia
Free talks about cooking and cut-paper art will take place at R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison. Reservations are required: 203-245-3959 or rjjulia.com.
Elinor Allcott Griffith will discuss her book, "The Virtues of Cooking" (Blurb, $29.50), on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. She makes the case that homemade meals can help create happy families and specific recipes can emphasize certain virtues, such as love, honesty and resourcefulness. The book offers 42 recipes, along with inspiring stories. Griffith is a former magazine editor and co-author of "First Thing Every Morning" and "The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow: Legends and Lore of the Oldest Church in New York."
Branford artist Martha Link Walsh, an expert on cut-paper art, will talk about new book, "A Paper-Cut Christmas: The Twelve Days of Christmas" ($32.50), on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. The book uses traditional cut-from-one-piece images and layers-of-color collages to illustrate the classic Christmas carol. Walsh maintains a gallery at 188 North Main St. (Route 1), Branford. Information: 203-481-3505.
A Dog And A Girl
Martha Ritter will sign copies of her book for young readers, as well as adults, "The Nearly Calamitous Taming of PZ" (Bradley Street Press, $13.99), which is a finalist for the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Bank Square Books, 53 W Main St., Mystic.
The novel, inspired by a dog that lived a solitary life in a laboratory, is about a foxhound that is rescued and then adopted by a solitary girl. Both must face their fear of connection and find the courage to trust and love. Ritter, who lives in Connecticut and New York, is a journalist, novelist, speechwriter, poet and actor. Information: 860-536-3795.
Authors At The Book Club
The Book Club Bookstore & More, 100 Main St. in the Broad Brook section of East Windsor, will present several signings by authors.
Children's author Renata Bowers will offer a story cover workshop on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 1:15 to 2 p.m. (reservations required) and will sign books from 1 to 3 p.m.
Stacey Longo, Becky Brown and Judith Dreyer also will visit on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Longo, of Hebron, is the author of the Young Adult novel, "Ordinary Boy" (Dark Alley, $14.95), a look at the dark side of adolescence. Brown, a chef, teacher and health coach, is the author of "Eat Well to Live Well with Chef Becky: Supporting the Gluten & Dairy Free Lifestyle" (Chef Becky Health Coach, $39.95). Dreyer's "At the Garden's Gate" (Friesen Press, $13.99) tells how she created a meadow, using teachings from her Native American heritage.
Dan Blanchard, Sheila Adams and Diana K. Perkins will sign books on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Blanchard, an award-winning writer, speaker, and educator, is the author of the Young Adult novel "Feeling Lucky?" (Granddaddy's Secrets, $12.95). Adams is the author of five illustrated children's books that offer positive messages. Perkins has published four historical fiction novels set in Connecticut mill towns. Information and reservations: 860-623-5100 or email@example.com.
'Unlocking Worlds'
Sally Allen, who runs the book news website Books, Ink, will sign copies of her new book, "Unlocking Worlds: A Reading Companion for Book Lovers, (Griffins Wharf, $15) at The Hickory Stick Bookshop, 2 Green Hill Road, Washington, on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m.
An award-winning writer and teacher, Allen combines personal stories with 15 themed, annotated and illustrated reading lists for those who wish to expand their understanding of the world. Information: 860-868 0525 or hickorystickbookshop.com.
Poetry In East Haddam
Poets John Surowiecki and Edwina Trentham will read at Two Wrasslin' Cats Coffee House, 374 Town St. (Rtes. 82 and 151) East Haddam, on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The free event will celebrate the publication of Surowiecki's new book, "Missing Persons" (Encircle, $14.95). Information: 860-873-1472 or 860-891-8446.
Wintonbury Poetry Series
The Wintonbury Poetry Series will present "An Evening with Seabury Poets," featuring readings by published poets Katharine Carle and Carol Fine, who live at the Seabury retirement complex, followed by an open mike, on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at McMahon Wintonbury Branch Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield.
Carle is the author of two collections, "Divided Eye" ($15) and "The Uncommon Nativity of Common Things"($18), and Fine is the author of "A Tilted World" ($17), all published by Antrim House. Information: 860-242-0041 or prosserlibrary.info.
'The Jefferson Files'
Martin Herman will give a free talk about his debut novel, "The Jefferson Files" (First Edition Design Publishing, $14.95), on Monday, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Prosser Public Library, 1 Tunxis Ave., Bloomfield. The historical thriller involves a murder in 1806, a secret society, a challenge to President Jefferson and a hidden diary. Information: prosserlibrary.info or 860-243-9721.
Holiday Poetry Party
The Connecticut Poetry Society will hold its annual holiday poetry event on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Butterworth Hall, University of Hartford, 1265 Asylum Avenue, Hartford (the former Hartford College for Women campus). The event is free and open to all.
Poets John L. Stanizzi and Ginny Lowe Connors will discuss the Wallace Stevens' poem, "The Snowman," as well as poems by Jane Hirshfield, and there will be an open mike. Guests may bring food and drink to share and poets can bring copies of their books to sell. Donations of unwrapped new or gently used children's books for the Connecticut Commission on Children are welcome and donated wrapped poetry books will be swapped by those who bring them. Information: ctpoetry.net or 860-655-3263.
Hotchner On Hemingway
WSHU Public Radio's "Join the Conversation" series will present a free talk by A.E. Hotchner, author of "Hemingway In Love: His Own Story" (St. Martin's Press, $19.99) on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m., at Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave., Southport.
Hotchner, the author of 17 books and cofounder with Paul Newman of Newman's Own foods and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, will discuss his book, the never-before-told story of the affair that destroyed Ernest Hemingway's first marriage, as well as Hemingway's romantic life in Paris and how he gambled and lost the love he had always sought, all based on conversations Hotchner had with Hemingway shortly before the author took his own life. Reservations required: wshu.org.
Mystery Book Discussion
Carole Shmurak, of Farmington, who writes the Susan Lombardi mystery novels, will lead a free discussion on Monday, Dec. 14, at noon, at Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St., when the Simsbury Mystery Group: An Inspector Calls, Part 4, talks about "Dear Departed" by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. Information: 860-658-7663.
Keeping It Classy
Shakespeare's classic play, "The Merchant of Venice," will be discussed when the Manchester Public Library, 586 Main St., holds the December meeting of its Keeping It Classy Book Club on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. Copies of the play are available for borrowing at the library. Information: 860-643-2471 and library.townofmanchester.org.
Taylor At Trumbull Library
Connecticut author and poet Lisa C. Taylor will read from her debut book of short stories, "Growing a New Tail" (Arlen House, $22.95), during a free program on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 6 p.m., at Jonathan Trumbull Library, 580 Exeter Road, Lebanon. The Friends of the Library are the hosts. Information: lisactaylor.com or 860-642-7763.
Backlund In Manchester
The Manchester Public Library will present a free talk by Bob Backlund, a former two-time world champion and professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 6:30 p.m., in the Whiton Branch Auditorium, 100 North Main St. He will discuss his new autobiography, "Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion" (Sports Publishing, $26.99) Information: 860-643-2471 or library.townofmanchester.org and backlundenergy.com.


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- The Cleveland Cavaliers finished shootaround in New York on Monday and decided to take the subway to their hotel instead of the bus.
- Only a few people seemed to recognise the Cavs squad taking public transportation in the heart of New York.
The Cleveland Cavaliers decided to get an authentic New York City experience on Monday before a game against the New York Knicks.
After finishing the team shootaround in the morning, the Cavaliers apparently decided to take the subway instead of a bus to their next stop.
The trip was documented both by the NBA's Twitter account and LeBron James on Uninterrupted.
In James' video, Cavs guard Kyle Korver said the team was faced with either a 45-minute bus ride or a six-minute train ride, so they decided to take the public transportation route.
The highlights included J.R. Smith being recognised as the team walked through Penn Station and a man riding the train getting startled when James' filmed him.
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When in NYC…do as the New Yorkers do.
(via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/XQIKAsRGCA
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) November 13, 2017
Just @KingJames & the @cavs making the Monday morning NY subway commute. NBD. pic.twitter.com/kfCSNH1ghQ
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) November 13, 2017
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Ecotourism in Uttarakhand: pioneer Manohar Singh Manral (conversation in Hindi)
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Community-based Tourism in Pawalgarh
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A People's Manifesto for the Western Himalayas Mountain region, April 2019
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College Students plan to use their expertise to create more Butterfly parks on other campuses.
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Bothy Holiday Cottage sleeping up to 0 guests
At a Glance2 bedrooms, 1 bath/ shower room
Tennis court & outdoor chessAbundance of wildlife in the garden & in The Quackery About this Holiday Cottage
Situated on beautiful 75 acre estate two miles from Criccieth, Bothy Cottage is a delightful retreat for both families and couples which dates back to the 17th century. One of five cottages available, the property boasts access into the nature filled grounds with local amenities, attractions and fabulous beaches also found within easy reach.
The characterful lounge has an electric log effect fire, two seater sofa, armchair, Freeview TV and DVD player. There is a dining area seating four in the kitchen and modern self catering facilities such as a washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge/ freezer, electric oven, hob, dishwasher and microwave.
Bedrooms / Bathrooms
The cottage has two bedrooms, one double and one twin, plus a ground floor bathroom with shower, WC and hand basin.
The Grounds
The beautiful grounds are home to resident peacocks and there is a private terrace where you can relax. The shared grounds boast wonderful facilities such as tennis courts, outdoor lawn chess and woodland walks along the 1.5 mile stretch of river - home to otters, salmon, sea and brown trout fishing. The Japanese Water Garden is a lovely feature and guests can also visit The Quackery which is home to a host of rare breeds and birds including golden pheasants.
Other Things to Note
The property can be booked with a choice of others onsite to accommodate up to 42 guests.
Two well behaved dogs are accepted at an extra charge by please bring own dog beds, blankets and towels.
The rental charge includes bed linen, towels, fuel, power, Wi-Fi and we can supply a cot and high chair on request.
Short breaks of two nights or more may be available at certain times of the year.
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Following concerns raised by residents about a recent increase in burglaries, Local Conservatives have met with Greg Turner, Elmbridge's Police Inspector.
He gave us a comprehensive perspective of activities the police have underway to address the spike in burglaries and the progress they are making. After a long term reducing trend, recorded burglary in Surrey and nationally has started to rise this year and gangs from outside the area targeting Elmbridge. The crimes are typically opportunistic, non-violent, 'quick in and out' seeking items such as cash, watches and jewellery. Crimes are typically carried out between 4pm and 10pm.
Surrey Police has launched Operation Spearhead which includes the deployment of extra overt and covert resources to beat the burglars. A number of arrests have been made so far this year. Additionally, Surrey Police is offering the services of specialist 'Designing Out Crime Officers' to liaise with victims and the community to improve security, and it has also increased its use of social media and "In the Know" emails to raise awareness.
Simon Waugh, our candidate in the Esher ward, said: "It is not only the Police who prevent crime. There is nothing better than a community that is engaged, vigilant residents who look out for each other and report things that look out of place. I would urge residents to report anything suspicious by dialling 101 or, for genuine emergencies call 999. The police will never criticise someone for calling the wrong number in good faith. We all need to consider whether our own home security arrangements are effective and appropriate. In many cases, big houses with expensive contents have inadequate security, which increases the risk of becoming a victim."
Residents should consider such issues as: window and door locks; remote monitored burglar alarms; security cameras, security doorbells; access, particularly from the rear of properties where ladders, garden furniture and single-story extensions have all been used to gain entry.
To request a visit from 'Design Out Crime Officer' Mike Bessent, who can provide free bespoke home security advice go to: https://www.surrey.police.uk/elmbridge/esher-claygate


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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) had been initially invented for the U.S. automotive manufacturing industry to replace relay logic systems. The automotive sector adopted PLCs initially for computer software revision that replaced rewiring of manage panels was utilised during the altering of production models. Prior to PLC, the approach to transform and update facilities for its new model each and every year was very high priced and time-intensive considering that each and every relay had to be individually rewired.
I have read a web page of Psalms to a homeless man that approached my automobile in Seattle, who had cataracts, which I could see, and is why I read to him the Book he handed me. Following handing his Bible back to him, we pulled from the parking space, and I turned back to look at him, and he was gone. There was nowhere for him to have magically vanished. I know I entertained an angel that day.
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Inputs and outputs are accessible in numerous configurations and voltages. Both AC and DC are available separately and often in the similar unit. These input/outputs can be both digital and analog and can be configured as a transistor output or as a dry relay contact. On each the input and output side it is crucial to decide the specifications of the PLC initially. Possessing the acceptable PLC software readily available at the time of troubleshooting is also needed.
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The July 14 nuclear deal came into effect on the so-called Adoption Day on Sunday, 90 days after the passage of a resolution by the United Nations Security Council to endorse the international pact.
According to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the accord is officially titled, on Adoption Day the US, the EU and Iran were to announce a series of measures to comply with the action plan.
The European Union issued a formal announcement to terminate its sanctions against Iran.
US President Barack Obama announced cancellation of the executive orders authorizing sanctions and cessation of congressional sanctions.
The JCPOA was to be officially adopted with a joint statement released by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.
Abbas Araqchi, senior nuclear negotiator and head of the Foreign Ministry's committee for implementation of the JCPOA, said the statement would be issued after the EU and the US made their announcements, Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.
Steps Iran has to take to meet the requirements of the deal include reducing the number of uranium-enrichment centrifuges it has in operation, cutting its enriched uranium stocks and answering UN questions about past nuclear activities the West suspects may have been tied to weapons work.
Iran denies there is a military dimension to its nuclear program, saying it is exclusively for peaceful purposes. EU and US measures to terminate sanctions will not actually take effect until Implementation Day, when the International Atomic Energy Agency verifies that Iran has met its commitments.
Unilateral US sanctions against Iran not tied to its atomic program, such as those related to alleged human rights abuses, will remain even after the nuclear deal is implemented. Senior US officials said the timing of nuclear-related sanctions relief will depend on the speed at which Iran takes the steps needed to enable the UN nuclear watchdog to confirm Tehran's compliance.
Nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi voiced hope that Tehran will complete its measures and secure the verification of the IAEA in two months, despite estimates of five to six months by US experts.
Elsewhere, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, "That definitely won't be the case before the end of January."
"Now the question is whether Iran shows that it can fulfill its commitments," he was quoted by Reuters as telling reporters in Tehran.
The IAEA in a statement posted on its website said Tehran has said it will begin the provisional implementation of the Additional Protocol to its safeguards agreement as of Implementation Day, a critical step to the UN agency's ability to monitor and verify the Islamic Republic's compliance with its commitments. "The director general of the IAEA [Yukiya Amano] was informed by the Islamic Republic of Iran that, effective on Implementation Day of the JCPOA, Iran will provisionally apply the Additional Protocol to its safeguards agreement, pending its ratification by the Majlis."


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Hi all,
This might be a bit of a silly question, and I'm most likely completing overlooking something, however - I am creating a mail merge document that reads from excel. that part works fine.
What I want to do is, for example,
I want to have a list of servivce providers in a dropdown validation list. But, when I select the names on the dropdown, which would refer to a names range in another sheet, I dont want the cell in which I selected the dropdown cell to change, i.e. If i select Council, which would refer, say to A1:A3, I dont want it to give me the contents of those cells when I clock Council, I just want it to remain the same, saying Council, but when I do the mail merge, it will come out at the cell values mentioned.
Does that make sense?
I'm a tad confused.
re: If i select Council, which would refer, say to A1:A3, I dont want it to give me the contents of those cells when I clock Council, I just want it to remain the same, saying Council,
How would a drop down give you the contents of of A1:A3?
A drop down will always just show the selection that was chosen. What you do with that selection is up to you, but you can't get the drop down to show the contents of a range of cells.
Am I missing something in your explanation?
Hi Derby, apologies, it isnt very clear indeed.
You know when we use a dropdown to refer to a named range, i.e. =Council (which would refer to those A cells containing the mailing address of the Council), and we select it, it gives us the contents of the named cells, so it would come back with the mailing adress?
I dont want it to do that,I still want it to refer to the mailing address in the mail merge, but cosmetically in the workbook i just want the select to say 'Council.
Hopefully that is more clear! thanks so much for the help
I don't do too much with Mail Merge, so I'll offer this suggestion from a Excel perspective only.
If I made a list of all of the names of my Named Ranges, I could create a Drop Down that displays those names.
If I wanted to use the text that is selected in the Drop Down as the Range Name in a formula, I could use the INDIRECT function.
For example...
Let's say Council refered to A1:A3 and Flibosh refered to B1:B3.
A1:A3 contains 100, 200 and 300
B1:B3 contains 150, 250, and 350
Put Council and Flibosh in C1:C2
In D1, create a Drop Down list that refers to =$C$1:$C$2, making those 2 words the choices in my Drop Down.
All of these formula will return the same results when you choose Council in the drop down. When you choose Flibosh, the last formula will return the SUM of B1:B3
INDIRECT(D1) will use the text string found in D1, recognize it as the name of a range and sum the range.
Now, how you would use this as part of your Mail Merge I'm not sure. You are probably more familiar will Mail Merges than I am, so I'd be interested if this helps or not.
Can you direct a Mail Merge to look at the text in a cell and use that as the name of the range that contains the data for the merge? If so, then the INDIRECT function might help.
Maybe I have got the wrong idea about what you want to do, but it seems to me that mail merge is not necessary for what you want.
Lets say that you have a 'Form' letter that could be sent to a number of different organizations, possibly including some information specific to that organization, and of course has that organization's address and perhaps contact person's name.
As your Excel spreadsheet is selecting one organization at a time, you only need a simple set of links from the Spreadsheet to a single, standard Word Document.
In the spreadsheet have a table of organization names, addresses and other organization specific information.
The first column has the organizations 'short' name, e.g. "Council"
In the cell used for the selection say B1, use the first column of the table (organizations short names) as the source of the validation list.
B1 will now select one of the organization short names
In cells in the row above your table use the standard VLOOKUP() to return the selected organization's data.
Say the table is in cells D2 to Z20
Column D is the organization short name
Columns E to I are address fields and further columns contain other organization specific data.
In row 1 column E put this:
Drag the formula along row 1 above the address fields, changing the offset number to match.
Now Cells E1 to Z1 will contain all the information required in your form letter, depending on the short name selected in the B1 drop-down.
Open the Word document containing the Form letter.
At the point where an address field is required, go to the relevant cell on row 1 and copy it. Then in the Word document at the point you want it to appear use Paste Special..., selecting 'Paste Link' and 'Unformatted text'. The text in the cell is now linked-to and appears in the Word document.
Repeat for all required fields.
Now you use the drop-down in B1 and all the fields in the letter will change.
You don't need named ranges in Excel, and you don't need to use mail merge.
Mail merge would be used if you wanted to automatically prepare letters to all the organizations in your list in one go. In which case no drop-down is needed as all fields in the selected table are used sequentially in the series of letters.
Hi Humar,
I get where you're coming from. So realistically your idea is to make a list of all the organisations and their addresses horizontally in an excel sheet, and use a validation list of the short names to select the relevant contact.
However, I've replicated your idea a few times but keep getting the #N/A message on the cells where the result should be, bgut the VLOOKUP is referring to the correct cells
In row 1 column E put this:
Drag the formula along row 1 above the address fields, changing the offset number to match.
Instead of changing the offset number to match, try:
Since the formula is in Column 5 (E) and 5 - 3 = 2, the formula will pull data from column 2 of the table_array. As you drag it across Row 1, the col_num argument will increment.
This assumes of course, that your address data is in the correct order e.g. Name, Street Address, City, St, Zip
However, one issue I see with a VLOOKUP solution is that some addresses have one address line, while others have 2 (commonly know as Address 2):
Bob Heath
43 This St
Thistown, Thisstate
Sue Treyfor
56 That St
The Highlands
ThatTown, Thatstate
A VLOOKUP solution may result in blank lines for "Address 2" in your document, depending on how your database and/or document is laid out.
I used one row per address
and a 'short' name in column A to use as the lookup
As the short names in column A are used as the validation list, you should never get the #NA message
Can you post your VLOOKUP() formula and the address of the lookup cell and the range containing the addresses.
Hi Humar,
No, still getting nothing here, perhaps I am doing something wrong?
Can you post your VLOOKUP() formula and the address of the lookup cell and the range containing the addresses.
My code is =VLOOKUP($D$18,$B$2:$F$16,2,FALSE)
D18 is the dropdown from the validation list in column a
B2-F16 are the rows of addresses
Your range $B$2:$F$16 does not include the names in column A
VLOOKUP() is searching for the names in column B
Try this:


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Android O will include the picture-in-picture feature which means that users will be able to keep videos open as they play on top of of another screen. This wouldn't be the same as the multi-window feature which allows users to keep two apps open simultaneously, but instead is likely to be more akin to the way YouTube videos play in a small player at the bottom right corner of the screen after you minimize them which allows you to continue scrolling through YouTube and looking at other videos. The change here would be that users will have the ability to do the same type of thing but while in other apps as well.
According to the details users will be able to adjust the aspect ratios of the apps they're using in the picture-in-picture mode so they can make the sizes of a window as big or as little as they want, this way they won't be limited and it can more easily allow them to enjoy a video while searching for something in Maps or browsing through apps on the Play Store.
In addition to giving users the ability to change the sizes of windows for open apps in this mode, Google says there will be interactive buttons for things like videos that will allow users to pause and play videos so they don't have to exit out of picture-in-picture. Google is also adding in multi-display support, though they were vague on specifics and merely stated that this would allow uses to launch an activity on a separate display, like a monitor for example. Picture-in-picture was first rumored to be part of Android O at the end of last week as a handful of the features included in this version of the software were leaked out. That rumor also mentioned the adaptive icons which is indeed another element that is part of the first developer preview. Google has released the Android O Developer Preview 1 for developers to get their hands on so they can check it out and prepare their apps for compatibility, and although it's only intended for developers and not daily consumer use, consumers can still get their hands on the software and flash it as well.


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For the most part, home burglary prevention methods work very effectively. Whether it is surveillance cameras, an alarm system or even just a decent set of locks, your home should be safe. However, there is no one home burglary prevention technique that is completely invincible. It is therefore very important to take additional protective measures to protect valuables inside the home. These extra steps come in handy in the event that your other burglary prevention measures fail. When setting up the additional security, there are several rooms in the home that require more attention. Below are 4 of these rooms, why they are targeted and how best to secure property in these areas of the house.
- Master bedroom For most people, the master bedroom is where all the important items are kept. It could be anything from expensive clothes and perfumes to jewelry and hard cash. Burglars know this and it is for this reason that the master bedroom is the number one target once they gain entry.
- At-home offices With offices, burglars are usually looking for important documents including driving licenses, credit card records and other financial records. In the worst case scenario, you may have these taken by a burglar who is also an identity thief. It is therefore very important to focus extra efforts towards your home office when implementing additional home burglary prevention measures.
- Bathrooms It might seem like an unusual target but many burglars have admitted to targeting bathrooms during their heists. In this case, the aim is to find expensive prescription drugs that are then sold illegally. If you have these in your home it could end up meaning major losses for you and great inconvenience trying to get a new prescription.
- Living rooms This is by far the most obvious and straightforward targets for burglars. In this case, electronics are the most vulnerable. You may also have things like ornaments and valuable collectables stolen from such rooms.
How to secure such rooms
With these 4 rooms, there are certain very specific measures that you can take to protect vulnerable valuables. Below are a few tips that should come in handy.
- Well hidden safes Safes are without a doubt the most effective second line of defense when it comes to home burglary prevention. It is important therefore to invest in a high quality safe to protect valuables including jewelry, money, important documents and even medicine. With safes, it is not just enough to get one. You must also find a way to make them inconspicuous. This is because as with most security systems, no safe is completely invincible. You may choose to have the safe installed in the wall and hidden using a painting or even a cabinet. You may also choose to hide it yourself; just make sure to avoid obvious hiding spots like closets, under the bed and beside the door.
- Wall fixtures for TVs Wall fixtures for TVs are not necessarily meant to be installed as security measures. However, they can be very effective when it comes to second line defense in home burglary prevention. In most cases, burglars want to spend as little time in a house as possible. This applies even when there is no one around. Unless the TV is their main target, they are not likely to waste time unfastening the fixture. The same applies for kitchen electronics and other appliances with semi-permanent wall connections.
- Lockable bathroom cabinets If you do not have a safe in which to keep your medicine, you should consider investing in lockable bathroom cabinets. As with the wall fixtures for televisions, these deter the burglar's efforts by wasting their time.
- Clever hiding of important documents Finally, if you are leaving home for a while it is important to ensure that your sensitive documents are safely hidden. If you do not have a safe, you may hide them in lockable cabinets or even in plain sight between books or old newspapers. In this case, your creativity is what will help you with home burglary prevention.
Conclusion There is no denying the fact that sometimes first line home burglary prevention fails. The tips and guidelines above should help you prepare for such eventualities to ensure that your property is safe at all times. That way, whether it is through lock picking or a vulnerable window, burglars who gain entry will walk away empty handed.


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John Travolta Quotes
12 John Travolta quotes:
"When I first started making films like 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Urban Cowboy,' those were accidents as far as social impact is concerned and we didn't know what we were doing as far as the effects they would have. But when you make decisions like 'Primary Colors' or 'A Civil Action,' those are bolder and kind of dangerous in a way because you can't be guaranteed that anyone will come to them. I really can't do it without you (the film critics) because these kind of films don't survive out there without your acknowledgment. We have to be a team here, otherwise we can't survive very well."
"[In addition to] A Civil Action, ... The Thin Red Line."
"He lives with his creativity in high gear."
"They're creative, they've got stamina and a sense of fun. You couldn't ask for more,"
"We've been friends for 28 or 29 years and we have always been there for each other no matter what. Thick or thin."
"It's basically like old home week. You get to hang out with your buddies."
"Gilmore Girls."
"So you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do something really outrageous, I'm gonna tell the truth."
"You try to keep the delivery room quiet so there's nothing recorded in the child's mind that shouldn't be there while there's pain going on."
"I grew up with these kind of men."
"I've hit a milestone in my life, turning 50, and if I waited any longer I'd have to write two books. I've had such a full life, I really want to share it."
"I felt marvelous about that because she's equally wanting to see others thrive because that's real love. You know real love, if you boil down to the bottom line is: the desire to see someone survive and thrive."


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Limericks Of The Donald (Trump that is!)
The time for voting will come....
The Man Named Trump
There now comes a man named Trump
out there on the political stump.
His views he makes known to the crowd.
Their reactions are mixed and quite loud,
drowning out the folks shouting "Chump!"
Now strutting his political stuff,
with retorts sometimes quite gruff,
he's hitting his stride,
and known far and wide,
with bodyguards now quite enough.
Who knows how he'll fare,
but the numbers are there,
that put him right at the top,
with no sign he's likely to stop.
while attacking him some do not dare.
He's learning to smile,
behind which his guile
is clever as ever.
So yielding never,
he looks to be 'round for awhile.
There are flavors in politics, too.
© 2015 Demas W. Jasper All rights reserved.
Sometimes we must take the good with the bad, eh?
The Donald will have his day. He's made too many people mad.
Hi Demas, we don't get to hear a lot over here in lil' old England, but we do know when were are going to be Trumped! lol! still can't believe he is in the running!
thank you for notifying me,
good job
You describe a serious situation, here Demas. Maybe, he'll be around for a while but not long enough.
Just great Demas, I like it a whole lot. Maybe that old Jobs concept of thinking outside the box is worthy of a new look. I know it came from lateral thinking by Edward De Bono. psychological, and was an avionics notion also. So maybe it is time for a run with it in politics.
You've summed it up pretty well, Demas. Unless the GOP pulls some kind of coup, he is bound to be their nominee. Now if Joe Biden enters the race and dilutes the Democrats, he may assure a Trump win. (Don't get me wrong, I like Joe Biden, but I don't think he needs to run right now.)


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Opinion: It came from the grave
Fourteen years after the last model appeared the Amiga is back, reports Jason Walsh.
Old computers never die, they just become objects of fascination for small groups of geeks.
It's true. There is not a computer out there that doesn't interest someone – from Vaxen to BeBoxes, NeXT Cubes to Atari Falcons and SGI Irix boxes, every kind of weird and wonderful machine you can imagine has a kind of afterlife. Most rapidly become objets d'art but one or two have clung on to life as tenaciously as a barnacle on the side of a supertanker.
One such machine is the Amiga. Late of Commodore (remember them?), the Amiga was the land that never was. Festooned with custom video and audio processing chips when the Mac was black and white and Windows couldn't even, well, do anything much at all really, the Amiga was like a glimpse of the future. Now only remembered by most, if at all, as a games machine with a vestigial keyboard loyalist owners knew better, saying it was the definition of multimedia "before Windows screwed it up".
Let's be clear about latter-day Amiga users: these people are nuts, but they are interesting nuts and they appear to have money in their pockets.
Well, like something from a George Romero movie, the Amiga is back.
A new system, the AmigaOne X1000, has been announced by Hyperion Entertainment, the company that holds the rights to the Amiga operating system after countless incomprehensible copyright fire sales.
Asking if it's too late is a fairly pointless question. The simple answer is yes – after all, the Amiga belongs to an era of 'home computers' that simply no longer exists. Today the vast majority of what we now call desktop and laptop computers run Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X, with Linux bringing up the rear but always jockeying for position.
On the other hand, there is clearly a space for alternative computing platforms. Acorn's Risc OS is still around and there are literally dozens of small operating system projects out there from Syllable to Haiku and SkyOS.
Asking whether or not the Amiga can challenge the Windows or Mac platforms is asking the wrong question. Not only is it far too late for that, it's also the case that the battle for the computing platform of tomorrow won't be on the desktop at all.
Nevertheless, the Amiga can survive and thrive – if Hyperion plays its cards right. After all, there is an entire cottage industry dedicated to the Amiga. Consider the Amiga accelerator market: like most of the advanced microcomputers of the mid and late 1980s, the Amiga was centred on the 68000 CPU from Motorola, 68k for short.
This chip ceased development with the little used 68060 and there was no direct upgrade path to anything else. Apple, IBM and Motorola developed the PowerPC CPU as a replacement but the two systems were not compatible. Apple did an amazing job of truly invisible emulation, so few Mac users noticed the switch from 68k to PowerPC. Amiga owners had no such luck – by the time the PowerPC was around Commodore was too busy going bankrupt to port its operating system to the new chip.
So in stepped third party manufacturers of PowerPC-based accelerator cards. In fact, it was the existence of devices such as these that allowed Amiga owners to engage with the modern world of the internet, DVDs and MP3s on their machines.
Piggybacking off Apple, as the Amiga has in recent years, is no longer a useful strategy since the Mac maker switched to Intel processors a few years back. While there is an open source effort to recreate the Amiga experience on Intel CPUs, the AmigaOne X1000 is a fully-fledged platform, not just an operating system.
It sports a dual-core PowerPC processor which will be clocked at over 1.6GHz – not blisteringly fast but fast enough, and clock frequencies don't compare directly across different architectures anyway. More interestingly, however, it features an XCore processor developed by Xmos. This chip can run multiple real-time threads simultaneously and each thread has access to a set of general purpose processor registers. Xmos' basic concept is the development of fully customisable processors under the rubric of 'Software Defined Silicon', allowing for far greater flexibility in use.
Hyperion's hope is that this flexibility will appeal to hackers as well as developers of specialist computing applications, thus making the Amiga a commercial viability by widening the community. Will it work? Who knows, but if it is a success then the rebirth of this anachronistic computing platform will, at the very least, make the world of computing that little bit more varied.


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Life With Wee People: Friends With Cameras
My favorite part of being a writer is sharing something about my day with my kids and readers. Watching them skip off to school, marching off to do wee people chores, engaged in playdates and/or going on road trips makes it all worth while and frequently inspires me to chat about what I experienced or found interesting for the day. When the shorties are not around to get up close and personal with a project I am working on, I always make it my business to snap several pictures so they can see what they missed and help me decide what to blog about.
They like blogging... They love seeing themselves in the mix. They enjoy discovering life and having digital memories that prompt a reminiscent smile regarding a particularly tasty cookie, brilliant bug, fascinating yard or awesome car ride. We frequently joy ride with them playing TomTom after school. Kids will not hesitate to tell their parents where to go if you let them. (Yes, I have a wicked sense of humor but no, do not take that last line two ways - LOL)
Besides me passing along my Nikon fetish to the Little Minions I've also passed along my love for the hunt for eye candy. Noah is totally into his coffee book. I think the project is coming along fabulously and I will be posting more "Autistic Photographs of Noah E Starr" before I go on my next AR Road Trip so you can see what he has been sharing with me.
I hope to get the kid blogging. I am trying to use it as an incentive for him to read. Bloggers share a lot and sometimes if we/they take the right picture it will make you want to experience an event for yourself. Talking about life is fun but showing you what I am talking about is so much better don't you think? I think so. :-)
Bloggers can save you if you get lost while running amok looking for stuff to blog about (LOL).
Margaret Rome and I have been on a few eye candy hunts together and the very the first one was an accident (LMAO).
I was supposed to be going home from North Carolina after having mad fun teaching about being a "Google Whore" and "How To Monetize Your Blog" at Real Estate BarCamp RDU with my ActiveRain Club Chaos bay-bays. Seminars are a hoot. I really like them. I am looking forward to going back and doing it again. Maybe I'll bring the shorties and the Hubby if the dates work out with school (LOL).
I checked out of my hotel like a good little wife, had breakfast, got an invite to have lunch and figured what the hey, might as well stay for dinner because there was still so much to blog about and people to see (LOL). Dinner was so much fun I decided to spend the night in NC and had a lovely sleepover at SarahGray's house. BTW, that event alone is at least four very fun blog posts waiting to happen because we had wildlife drama but I digress (LMAO).
The point of bringing up NC is the fact that my TomTom failed while I was on the road. I was bent out of shape because there was a lot of highway construction detours and being a cranky New Yorker I was afraid I would get lost and take forever to get home. What did I do? I decided if I was going to be lost I might as well do it my way and started calling blogging buddies and making up AR Road Trips on the fly so I could get back to New York (LOL). Margaret Rome was at a business convention. When she discovered I was about to invade her state she offered me her Garmin, a free convention pass and a spanking dinner. I accepted. We were not together two minutes before we had our cameras out covering the event and each other (LOL).
Friends with cameras do that. They will start laughing about an event and soon invent an eye candy moment out of a flat tire, squirrel attack, lightening strike, snowflake, clogged drain, raging hormones, crazy kids (LOL). Here are a few of my fave shots from the first evening we hung out in Maryland together:
Had my TomTom not failed I would have missed all the fun and a stellar dinner. :-)
Being a good blogging buddy, of course I had to travel back to Maryland to return the Garmin. How could I not? Friends with cameras tend to want to use them. Besides, she has this spanking listing with classic cars so I met the owner and hung out in his garage (LMAO). Yes, I took lots of pictures. I also gave my girlfriend my camera so I could get in on the action. Did I mention me and my kids are car crazy? We are you know. We lurk at car shows. Getting a personal tour by an investor and/or collector is always a sweet treat. :-)
It's moments like this that make my kids run to go to work with me. We have fun with sellers and buyers. We have fun with other Realtors. It isn't just a profession, it's an adventure where you get to connect with people, make new friends, experience life and take a moment to enjoy when people are kind and take a moment out of their busy lives to share something that they love with you. If you only use your blog to troll for business and nit pick about how someone else does something different than you do, maybe you need to figure out why you are blogging instead of trying to tell someone else why they should or shouldn't blog what they do. Just because someone tells you the definition of blog equals business log doesn't mean you actually know what someone else's business plan is (LOL).
I have visited and will continue to invade states to hang out with my friends with cameras. We frequently mix pleasure with business. We are about to have an ActiveRain Open House in MD. If you had bothered to come to this listing you would have enjoyed the company of the seller, listing broker and visiting broker. We had a lovely time. The seller left us to hang out and conduct business as we saw fit. I played photographer and e-mailed exclusive photographs and info to my New York buyers.
I am about to go to Maryland to do it again at another of Margaret Rome's listings. My boys love farm houses. Too bad Mikey decided to stay in New York to minion sit. Maybe next time... At least they'll have lots of pictures to help me sort through.
The last time I went to MD Stephen selected this tree as a screen saver. Noah went for the car (LOL). :-)
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But also because EU regulations don't leave them much choice.
New emission standards mean Europe will soon see an upsurge in electric offerings, outpacing the US, where the regulatory push has eased under the Trump administration, but still likely lagging China, where the government is mandating more e-cars.
The new rules could increase sales of electrics in Europe from a minuscule 0.6 per cent of the 14.5-million vehicle annual market to the high single digits over the next five or six years.
From about 10 available models there would be several dozen to choose from.
The European Union's collective effort to cut the output of greenhouse gases also weighs heavily in the automakers' plans.
They must cut average emissions of CO2 for new cars sold in Europe from the 2015 goal of 130 grams (4.6 ounces) of CO2 per driven kilometre to 95 grams per kilometre in 2021, or pay heavy fines.
Forests emerge as 'unsung hero' of climate action
Scientists from around the world called for stepped-up efforts to use forests to keep global warming to the lowest limit agreed by governments in 2015, as a key report on how to meet that goal was published in South Korea.
"Forests really are the unsung hero of our struggle to address climate change," said Deborah Lawrence, a University of Virginia professor and one of 40 scientists who backed a statement emphasising how the Earth's climate depends on forests.
The natural processes by which forests suck in and store carbon help reduce levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — and forests also underpin key parts of the world's economy, the scientists said.
Yet humans have let forests become degraded, even as the resulting risks of disaster and the costs of repairing the damage rise, they added.
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CARLA Connor is going to be blamed for Underworld's killer collapse- but her ex Peter Barlow is going to take extraordinary measures to keep it a secret.
The factory boss - who is played by actress Alison King in the ITV soap - is going to be left terrified when the roof collapses in and she realises she could be held responsible after not having it properly fixed when she found out about the issues.
But when she shares her fears with Peter in a moment of horror, he will take drastic measures and offer the builders £10k to keep their mouths shut about Carla's role in the disaster that will see a beloved character killed off.
A source exclusively told The Sun Online: "Carla calls in the builders when she realises there's a problem with the roof.
"But when they tell her it's going to cost a fortune to fix it properly, she tells them to just patch it up.
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The source added: "Carla doesn't even think about it and orders the staff to continue to working so they can fulfil a big order.
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Corrie boss Iain Macleod previously told The Sun Online about the huge stunt and heartbreaking death it will lead to.
He said: "It's a colossal big stunt. It will at first appear to be an accident. It will then be revealed that it was a criminal enterprise that caused it to collapse.
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He added: "The death is really heartbreaking. There won't be a dry eye in the house.
"We thought restricting the body count was a good thing and making it somebody we care about and the death we cared about at that point in their story."
A Coronation Street spokeswoman declined to comment on storyline speculation.
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Gallery label from 2006.
A working note of Duchamp's describes his idea for this enigmatic work: "A straight horizontal thread one meter long falls from a height of one meter onto a horizontal plane twisting as it pleases and creates a new image of the unit of length." Here, three such threads, each fixed to its own canvas with varnish, and each canvas glued to its own glass panel, are enclosed in a box, along with three lengths of wood (draftsman's straightedges) cut into the shapes drawn by the three threads.
Duchamp later said that 3 Standard Stoppages opened the way "to escape from those traditional methods of expression long associated with art," such as what Duchamp called "retinal painting," art designed for the luxuriance of the eye. This required formal intelligence and a skillful hand on the part of the artist. The Stoppages, on the other hand, depended on chance—which, paradoxically, they at the same time fixed and "standardized." (Duchamp used the phrase "canned chance.") Subordinating art both to accident and to something approximating the scientific method (which they simultaneously parodied), 3 Standard Stoppages advanced a conceptual approach, an absurdist strain, and a way of commenting on both art and the broader culture that inspired countless later artists of many different kinds.
Publication excerpt from The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA Highlights, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, revised 2004, originally published 1999, p. 91.


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For years, the WED team has worked with communities and regions to build stronger economies through investment in learning and workforce development. Now, we'll be sharing the examples of this work and stories of success and challenge from our partner communities across the US.
By sharing these stories, we hope to increase dialogue across the wide range of communities who we are privileged to work with, to help all communities to achieve economic success, and to enable every community member to share and contribute to that success.
We welcome your
When we at CAEL think about Tennessee, amazing music,
CAEL's efforts will leverage existing state and institutional stakeholders and the work already underway in Tennessee. CAEL will communicate to Tennesseans the key industries, job opportunities and job requirements that will help them make informed educational choices, encouraging academic and career success. In our work nationally we see a lack of effective career guidance for residents to understand what jobs are out there, what skills they need, training opportunities, career outlooks and resources to discuss opportunities. CAEL's concept for a career guidance portal in Tennessee will help to address these important and often unmet needs.
A 2016 report by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission noted that the state was projected to award 76,656 degrees in 2025, an increase of 12.66 percent over the number of degrees given in 2014, but concluded that "a concerted effort must be made to ensure that students are earning degrees in fields in which jobs are available." That's why CAEL's support is crucial for this initiative.
CAEL's efforts will expand the functionality of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Integrated Planning and
To learn about other initiatives CAEL has spearheaded, click here. Want to know more about CAEL's customized services to support workforce and economic development? Click here to learn how CAEL can help.
To meet employer demand, many communities are promoting completion of college degrees, and a wide range of degree completion initiatives have developed across the US. While increasing college attainment is critical, success won't happen with just any credential. CAEL supports individuals and communities encouraging credential attainment in key industries, aimed at key specialties, at levels that reflect the needs of each specific regional economy.
Over the past three years, the Lumina Foundation has been supporting 75 communities throughout the country working to increase the degree attainment via the Community Partnership for Attainment (CPA), and CAEL has been pleased to help those communities focus their efforts in degrees that align with high demand and high growth industries and jobs. Additionally, CAEL has supported communities who look beyond just young people to meet degree completion goals, helping to make industry-relevant programs more accessible to adult and non-traditional learners.
Some examples of CAEL technical assistance to CPA communities has included:
The program concluded last November, capping an effort to foster conditions within communities that increase access to higher education, encourage greater postsecondary completion rates and improve equity. The initiative encouraged best practices to support community collaboration, supported communities' efforts in eliminating attainment gaps and focused on communities' steps to encourage completion of higher education programs. Many, many of these communities worked specifically to focus all of these degree attainment efforts within the needs of their local economic realities.
CAEL is proud to have assisted communities throughout the U.S. to support their higher education attainment and community transformation goals.
Click here to discover CAEL's approach to meeting the unique needs of each community it serves.
We are actively engaged in projects throughout the country, helping communities grow and prosper. Here are a few examples of current work.
We spoke with the Nashville Chamber of Commerce's Chief Operations Officer, Nancy Eisenbrandt about CAEL's Career Action Platform, which provides learners in Tennessee with relevant and up-to-date career exploration data and information. The platform will expose Tennesseans to the key industries, job opportunities and job requirements that will inform educational choices and encourage academic and career success.
CAEL: There are a number of other initiatives focused on workforce development in Tennessee already underway. How have those efforts helped the state align for carrying out this initiative?
Nancy Eisenbrandt: In the middle of 2013, the Chamber, three workforce development boards and the Tennessee Board of Regents launched an effort to better connect
That collaborative work led to the Nashville Chamber being invited to apply for a Lumina Community Partnership for Attainment grant, in which we put forward, as one of the key tenets, that we would work to continue to align higher education supply with the demand in these high growth sectors. We knew that if we could increase postsecondary education attainment, particularly among adults, it would be crucial that they
So, we've been on this road for a while in terms of recognizing how important it is to be able to communicate and ensure that the higher education system was producing credentials and degrees with the competencies that businesses were needing in these high-growth sectors. This initiative was born from, and
CAEL: What is the value of this initiative for Tennesseans?
Eisenbrandt: So often for individuals, whether they're entering higher education from high school or
CAEL: What makes this initiative unique?
Eisenbrandt: I don't believe this has carried out on a statewide basis, with a regional focus and by then tying those regional employers closely to those sectors, that this particular project is going to focus on. Setting up an architecture to put high demand, high growth sectors into a career action platform that's tailored
CAEL: Why is this project important to the work that you lead at the Chamber of Commerce?
Eisenbrandt: In 2015, the Chamber initiated a workforce study that looked at all of Middle Tennessee and that study indicated that, during the next five years, we were going to see significant shortages of skills and talent in key areas where we were also going to see notable job growth. Worse, we saw that we were going to have a shortage of about 25,000 people to fill those jobs that we were creating. So, for
CAEL: How do you see the value in this work for your employers? What have you been hearing from them in the community and how does this work address their needs?
Eisenbrandt: One of the things we hear over and over again from all sectors is the critical nature of basic employability skills, including those that are less tangible and so more difficult to convey through a degree or credential, like communication,
We've also heard that the process of identifying new degrees and credentials, particularly for fast-moving sectors like information technology, needs a clearer pathway of communication to better understand where the education demands are so that colleges can be more responsive in adding curriculum as needed. For example, our skills panels carried out a review of local community colleges' information technology curriculum, and what they found was that none of the colleges were teaching anything around mobile applications. Yet we knew that there are a great number of companies that were in need individuals who are skilled in building them. So, that was added as a degree focus. I think that agility is important across the board.
CAEL: What can other communities learn from this initiative?
Eisenbrandt: This initiative stresses that the alignment between higher education and economies is essential for job growth and company
CAEL: What will the successful implementation of this project look like in Tennessee?
Eisenbrandt: We hope that as a result of this project we'll produce a very clear set of tools that individuals who are on education pathways can use to better inform their choices in terms of postsecondary education. We also hope to produce a closer linkage between employers and higher education. There's this triangle that encompasses higher education,
We are actively engaged in projects throughout the country, helping communities grow and prosper.
Here are a few examples of current work.
Workforce and Economic Development
Q1 2017 Upcoming Events at a Glance
16th Annual Kansas Workforce Summit
Capitol Plaza Hotel Topeka
1717 SW Topeka Blvd | Topeka, KS
2017 Taney County Community Workforce Summit
Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks
1 Opportunity Ave. | Point Lookout, MO
Wisconsin Economic Development Association Governor's Conference on Economic Development
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 W. Wisconsin Ave. | Milwaukee, WI
2017 Workforce Development Symposium
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
1101 Lincoln St. | Columbia, SC
The Ohio Continuing Higher Education Association (OCHEA)*
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
175 Hutchinson Ave. | Columbus, OH
The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) Forum 2017*
Washington Hotel
1919 Connecticut Ave. NW |Washington, DC
The Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA) Spring Legislative Conference
Hilton Harrisburg and Towers
1 N 2nd St. | Harrisburg, PA
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Week of the lip: Good Bye Christmas Red Lip
Hi :) Today I'm sharing an affordable red lip look that I have been in love with forever. Who doesn't love a classic red lip? Anyways, I hope you enjoy!
Alright so to start I prepped my lips with my Burts Bees chapstick in the mango scent. I didn't exfoliate my lips, but I kept the chapstic on for a few minutes before I did anything else. Especially now that its winter its super important to moisturize your lips more and use something that will work. This chapstick works so well and its amazingly hydrating (and it smells super tropical/ summer-ish too).
Next I lined my lips using the Rimmel Exagerate Full Colour Lip Liner in the shade 024 red diva. This lip liner pairs perfectly with my liptstick, and I really like the formula. A lot of people talk about these lip liners from the drugtsore and I think the formula really supports this. What I don't like is that it is very easy to break and a lot of the product broke with mine. I think I'm to blame with this though as I dropped it. overall, I love this color and I love how creamy the formula is.
The lipstick is also from Rimmel and its the Kate Moss Matte lipstick in the shade 111- kiss of life. This was my go to red lipstick last winter and recently I have been getting back into it. It is a bright red in a matte formula. It is very opaque, the color is fantastic, and it isn't too drying. it isn't as moisturizing as the Charlotte Tilburry matte lipsticks but they are super affordable so I don't really expect that. I would say as long as you prep and moisturize your lips before your wont have a lot of issues with them being drying. These lipsticks are some of my favorites from the drugstore and I would recommend checking this color combo out for the anytime you want a holiday (or holiday reminisecent look now that Christmas is over :()) look.
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