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My dear friend,
My kids and I have been going through this great archaeology book. One of my favorite things about homeschooling is getting to teach them all of the things that I love and wish that I'd learned growing up. Teaching them, I finally get to learn it too. My favorite entry in this particular book so far is probably the entry on Skara Brae. We read about it early last year. Later, for unrelated reasons, we planned a vacation to the UK for the summer. The kids and I determined that come what may, we were going to make it to Skara Brae. And we did. And it was as glorious as we'd hoped. I can't begin to tell you how moved I was. Here's how their houses looked (circa 3000 BC):
And here's the excavated site which begins to show you how the community looked:
You can see that their little round, one room homes were built into their old midden heaps – which surely didn't smell great, but which helped to insulate the homes from the cold. Each house was reserved for one family, and the homes were all under ground. As you can see, however, it wasn't just an underground home, but an underground community. The homes were connected via tunnels. This too helped to promote warmth, as each home burned its own fire.
Of course, having explored all of this, we couldn't help but walk down to the adjacent beach and build our own Skara Brae:
The community flourished for 600 years. There are no weapons or other signs of warfare anywhere in the site. But after six centuries the residents of Skara Brae disappeared. I like to think of it as another City of Enoch. Another Salem. Another Zion. They didn't live communally. Each family had their own homes. But their homes were all connected, all built into the same midden heap, and depended on each other structurally. They lived as a community. As Zion.
I can't help but think about Skara Brae today, meditating on your letter and departure from our community. On the undeniable and to some degree baffling pain that I feel.
We live in a disenchanted age. Everyone since Weber talks about it, and Weber merely coined a good term for what many had been saying through the 19th century. God is dead. Except that the Gods aren't dead. Some of them even appeared to a rural hick in upstate New York a few decades before Nietzsche's perspicacious observation. Gods might indeed, in perfect health, appear to or seize upon the souls of prophets even today. Nevertheless, whatever the prophets' enchantment, the rest of us are left to gain what insight we can from them and make our way through an undeniably disenchanted world.
Lots of us still live with enchantment – at least to some degree. But this doesn't mean we escape from the disenchantment. What it means is that our enchantments are fragile – a gossamer bubble through which we see and experience the magic and wonder of our world. Not many – and certainly none of us that venture far from home – make it very long, however, without that bubble bursting. Without watching our visions evaporate and finding ourselves seized with some new and what often seems far more plausible paradigm. Our parents fess up and tell us that there really is no Santa Claus. Commonly, we believe them. We shrug our shoulders or stiffen our backs or mourn a good while before we dry our eyes and try to figure out how to live well with or perhaps merely distract ourselves from the nihilism that permeates our new world.
Of course there's no Santa Claus. But it's a mistake to become disillusioned with Christmas. I can't myself figure out what exactly a universe devoid of nihilism would be. But I'm convinced it's a terrible mistake to deny not only the possibility but the reality and legitimacy and efficacious nature of enchantment. We create it just as surely as we create language and expression and literature and beauty. And if we can do it, surely the Gods can. Mormonism gives me a very potent framework within which to explore this enchantment and to believe deeply in the possibility of fashioning out of the nihilistic materials of the universe a glorious Zion. Not only does it posit but likewise allows me to experience a partnership with the Gods in bringing this about.
As Mormonism makes clear, however, the only heaven we shall ever have is the one that we build for ourselves. Zion, like all enchantments, is a community affair. Because we are. I've spent a great deal of time in the last number of years learning how to not only reinforce but also genuinely, honestly, with integrity live out my enchantment. Unquestionably the most difficult thing – though it is also undoubtedly an exalting thing, at least as I understand that word – is the fact that I (as an individual) simply can't access all of the foundation, all of the pillars, and the various supports of this enchantment. They arise out of the community, and the whole structure, at least to some degree, is a result of the strength and proximity of that community. Our communal midden heap not only keeps out the cold but creates the opportunity for our mutual flourishing in the midst of a ravaging climate.
And this is the best I've been able to do in understanding why your departure is so difficult for me. It's not simply that you're no longer here, part of my cherished religious community, no longer able to experience and exult in the joy of the Restoration or its various opportunities with me. It's that I know that Zion depends – quite literally – on the work and life of us all. We live in the decaying remains of what has gone before, and the stench of it can drive us to distraction. It drives some away entirely. Abandoning their homes, however, is something that weakens us all. It is genuinely loss, not just to ourselves, but to Zion itself. Perhaps we can eventually be washed clean, but there is no avoiding the blood and sins of our generation. There is no avoiding the fragility of our vision.
And there is nothing that accentuates the mortality of our enchantments like the departure of loved ones and watching how quickly that enchantment fades away from their eyes.
Reading your letter reminds me yet again how very quickly and completely our vision can change. Once we decide to no longer dwell within the truths revealed to us, the whole of reality very quickly takes on a new sheen. It's difficult even to remember how things looked. Our memory is inevitably colonized along with our narrative.
Like you, I have much else I would like to say. But also like you, I must attend to the mundane and the profound, and I can't stand in the weather conversing indefinitely – even if I wish I could. I hope that whatever communication we do manage will be only that which uplifts and edifies and helps us both on our journeys. And please know that I do absolutely, wholeheartedly, without reservation wish you success and joy and profound learning and growth as you creatively explore and work out whatever path you take.
After our separate missions, you and I have no chance of an Ammonitish reunion on the road to Zarahemla. Perhaps, however, after the darkness and destruction, we'll nevertheless find ourselves refugees together in Bountiful.


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Kano, Nigeria: At least five soldiers were killed in a surprise weekend attack by Boko Haram terrorists on a military base in northeast Nigeria, senior officers told AFP on Monday.
A group of Boko Haram fighters launched an attack on the army facility in the town of Buni Yadi at dusk Saturday, leading to an "intense battle", one officer said on condition of anonymity.
"We lost five soldiers in the attack, including a captain who was recently deployed to Buni Yadi," he said, asking not to be identified as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
"We are still trying to have a sense of the casualties on the part of the terrorists as their bodies are scattered in the bush."
The Boko Haram gunmen are believed to have regrouped after Nigeria's military chased them out of the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold in the neighbouring state of Borno last month.
Nigeria's military and government maintains the ISIS group affiliate is a spent force because of sustained pressure that has driven them out of swathes of captured territory.
Last month, Abuja said the insurgency, which began in 2009, was in its final stages, a year after President Muhammadu Buhari said the group was "technically" defeated.
But questions will be asked about how the rebels were able to attack such a sizeable military base and inflict casualties and the extent to which they pose a security threat.
Such attacks have been a common feature of the insurgency, with Boko Haram in the past regularly over-running military bases and seizing weaponry.
A spokesman for the Buni Yadi base, Lieutenant George Okupe, said: "There was indeed an attack in Buni Yadi by terrorists which was repelled.
"I cannot confirm any casualty for now. All I can say is that some soldiers are missing in action."
Buni Yadi, some 65 kilometres (40 miles) from the Yobe state capital, Damaturu, fell into the hands of Boko Haram in February 2014 after Boko Haram attacked a boys' boarding school.
At least 43 students were killed as they slept and the school was set ablaze.
The terrorists sacked the town and remained in control until March last year until they were ousted by the Nigerian military.


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Had the best Mothers Day with my wonderful mother Debbie and energetic grandmother. It's already heating up in Texas so we spent the day swimming in the pool and grillin' hamburgers. Couldn't think of a more relaxing way to celebrate my first Mothers Day with them in over four years! I love them so, so very much!
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Going to www.sunforged.hubpages.com leads to (http://www.sunforged.hubpages.com/)
Sorry That User Does Not Exist!
as it will with any username / subdomain PROFILE page
it seems you guys have individual hubs set to resolve for w/wo www. but not profile pages.
Is this intentional? From what I read, average users are still pretty hung up on the whole www. thing and like to stick it in front of everything and even dont believe that sites without it are legit. Dont know if thats true but I was put off for a moment when I was told I didnt exist anymore
Has anyone else tried to access an HP profile page and by default attempted with the www sub in place?
I don't exist either. Why not?
Probably someone skipped an htaccess rule.
Its probably not a huge issue since the majority of our backlinks are still set to old site structure but it is something that could detract from natural links to our profile pages (as they would lead to nowhere)
Me neither. Funnily enough, I had the exact opposite problem with a friend's website recently. Turned out it was a setting at GoDaddy in her case.
Sunforged says most readers still use the www - I thought the opposite was true! Maybe depends on what kind of user you are?
lol, well I have to read about how non savvy users navigate the net. I cant use myself as a case study in this problem.
So.. I dont "say" rather I have read usability studies that find that users still default to the use of www. when writing or even saying a URL .. I do know that most people who speak to me on the phone or in person and want to say a domain name or any url, always seem to say "W" "w" "w" "dot" blah blah dot com , in my experience
So, I wouldnt be surprised that in the rare case that some bloke out there wanted to link to my delightful profile page and didnt directly copy the url ..well, they just might type that www. in ... and then I dont get a backlink or the possible traffic
certainly not a world shattering issue - but I doubt its intentional and is easily corrected
yes and the same thing happened to me.
For years I got error messages because I'd tried to get to a site I heard referred to just by name and I forgot to include the www. Now I include it all the time when I put in a link manually.
Is this now wrong? If yes, why have they changed the rules again?
They haven't changed the rules, your domain name should work the same with or without the www. Sunforged is just pointing out that it doesn't work on HubPages right now, and it's probably just an oversight.
Mine doesn't work either. I just checked and my Google profile is linked to http and not www. What is the difference anyway?
There is nothing wrong with not having the www. Your google profile is associated correctly.
www is essentially just a subdomain, sometimes we use www2 or www3 for different parts of a site or like xobba , dont use it at all. But, its usually best practice to make sure that if a user follows convention and types it in that the link will redirect to the correct location.
I agree with SunForge-I am hung up on the www. - the http seems foreign to me.
IF are subdomains don't exists to us-what does it do to Google?
Must we submit our individual site to Google, Bing, etc....
sure it does...
Holy cow! You're right! When I googled my subdomain name, I found
www.rosie2010.hubpages.com, BUT the URL is this
http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&sugexp= … mp;bih=645
I was always under the impression that anything with the www. in front of it was on the generalized world wide web and things without it were on private/individual servers, aside from the world wide web.
So, things that don't have a www. in front of naturally, cannot be accessed using the www. in front it.
Then again, my knowledge of the Internet is limited anyways. So, I guess this is an opportunity for me to learn something or not.
here is a decent overview of the matter:
http://wblinks.com/notes/do-we-really-n … typing-www
Www is just a host name. Anything can be a host name, but something that looks like a host name may or may not be.
The real test is if it has an ip address.
If "pcunix.hubpages.com" has an ip address (and it does) , then it is a host. If not, it's a domain.
Wikipedia gives a good example with pmtpa.wikimedia.org and rr.pmtpa.wikimedia.org - the latter has an ip address, the former does not.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname
I don't see how www.pcunix.hubpages.com could ever resolve in DNS because the pcunix part DOES resolve.
To look up a host., DNS follows the trail - .com to hubpages to pcunix. There's nowhere else to go..
However - it DOES resolve - which is confusing and very strange..
It's not strange at all. All the URL's under the same domain follow the DNS to the same server. In our case it's the server for hubpages.com. Then the server has the responsibility for pointing to the proper subdomain under the domain. Or if it's www then it just goes to the domain itself.
In order not to cause search engines to list web sites under both www.domain.com and domain.com, which would cause a duplicate content issue, smart webmasters create a 301 redirect from one to the other. HubPages has done this. You can try it yourself... Put www.hubpages.com in your browser. You'll see that it resolves to hubpages.com without the www. If you put hubpages.com in your browser, it works too. Both go to hubpages.com. So there is only one version of HubPages.com, as it should be.
If you try this with other websites, you may find one that hasn't taken care of this important issue. In that case leaving the www off, or putting it on, can actually go to two different home pages, which is bad news and confusing to search engines. But we don't have that problem on HP. They did it right.
As for subdomains, you are right Pcunix. Hubbers need to use the proper URL that points to their subdomain. There is incorrect to have a subdomain with www in front of it. It's like comparing apples and oranges.
Yes, Glenn, I've been using 301's before most people knew what webpages were :-)
But did you see those wikimedia,org examples? That's what makes it confusing.
But anyway, never mind that. If it resolves, it can be rewritten , so (as Sunforged said) adding the www should be made to work. And, as dumb as it is, it probably should, because I see that stubborn "But don't I need www?" all the time myself.
Glenn, I've seen all your answers and I think you're missing the point.
We're not worried about Hubbers typing in the wrong URL. We're worried about visitors typing in the wrong URL.
You'd be surprised how many people out there believe you must type "www" in front of every website name. Those people don't know the difference between a domain and a sub-domain (if they even know what "domain" means). And every time one of those people types in my sub-domain with the "www", I lose a reader and therefore I lose money - and I'm not happy about that!
I am not sure why you are worried about visitors typing in the wrong URL. See Jason's post. He said it very well. Besides, if you are worried about giving a friend your URL to manually type in, just give them the correct URL. You can't worry about people who don't type what you tell them to type. You're not going to make money from friends anyway. It's the search engine traffic who are the ones who click ads. Or traffic from other inbound links. And they don't manually type the URL either.
I've had an issue where a client's site was displayed without the 'www' in Google search before now and people do tend to think something is broken if your suggest they visit 'your.com' for example. HP should probably add this on their to do list!
When they fix it so we can visit 'www.yourname.hubpages.com', there is a feature in Webmaster tools which you can tell Google which address to index next time it crawls.
I've always wondered, do we need to do that? And if so, which one should we select to be indexed?
I wonder what the reply rate on the problem and features section of the forum is these days?
Well, to answer myself ... its at 8 weeks and counting
Of course a simple 301 redirect like they already have in place for all of our old hubs will fix this issue. They must have millions of 301's in place already, whats a few hundred thousand more going to hurt?
8 weeks to one person might only be 2 months to another!
See my post about this in the other forum where I try to clarify all of this...
me too I Don't EXIST either
Don't worry about it.
It's an odd thing to pretend to get outraged about, even for people who like to (pretend to) get outraged about just about everything about HubPages.
Almost no one is going to go to their browser and type in www.barryrutherford.hubpages.com. Almost all of your traffic is going to come from search engines, directly to your Hubs or your profile page, or from within HubPages. There is no chance of error there.
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Rebecca Ferguson has finally announced the release date of her second studio album 'Freedom'.
Ferguson took to twitter and said "It's official my new album "FREEDOM" will be released on the 2nd of December..You can pre order a signed copy, link to follow soooo excited can't wait."
The star revealed that she is "proud" of her new album, which took an emotional turn as she recorded one of the tracks in the studio.
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Her debut in 2011 with 'Heaven' shifted over 590,000 copies in the UK, gained a number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number 3 on the album chart.
Rebecca has expressed her excitement on releasing the new album, and plans to deliver more heart and soul: "Since the release of 'Heaven', so much has changed in my life. I feel like I've learned more in the past two years than in the rest of my life put together and this is reflected in the music on this record."
"I've put my heart and soul into it. If it's passionate, vulnerable, soulful and raw that's because everything I've gone through when making the record has driven the music and lyrics. I'm not someone who can just go into a studio at any time and just create ' I need drama and passion. If the first album was a collection of great songs, this new album is more of a coherent statement. I'm excited again! ".
'Freedom' will be released on December 2.


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Iran urges UN to adopt realistic view towards Syria
Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamreza Khoshroo said the United Nations should be realistic and focus on the practical needs on the ground in Syria.
Speaking at an informal meeting of the United Nation's (UN) General Assembly on the situation in Syria on Thursday October 20, Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN Khoshroo described Iran's principled stance towards the latest situation in Syria and Aleppo.
The meeting was also attended by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura who addressed Member States via videoconference from Geneva.
The full text of Mr. Khoshroo's remarks is as follows:
The situation in Aleppo and some other places in the Syrian Arab Republic has been worrisome and alarming in the past several years. Militants and terrorists, who mostly entered Syria through lax borders and are supported by some foreign countries, are responsible for the very difficult situation and humanitarian disaster in eastern Aleppo. As a matter of principle, there is a need for some practical steps to be taken with a view to putting an end to the suffering of the civilians in the area. These steps include a cease-fire during which assistance could be provided and the injured could be evacuated from eastern Aleppo and at the same time armed individuals be given an opportunity to leave the populated area. There are the steps that are required for redressing the situation and preventing more deaths, injuries and devastation.
We believe that the unilateral ceasefire announced today by the Syrian Arab Government, which is also backed by Russia, is a right step in the right direction. However, it is important to keep in mind that as long as terrorist elements and foreign fighters remain in eastern Aleppo, the situation will remain shaky and the return to fighting will be always a possibility.
With that in mind, we believe that the steps announced on October 10 by the Syrian Government for strengthening cease-fire and avoiding the return to fighting are very important and should be seriously considered by those who are active in finding a more lasting solution to the crisis in eastern Aleppo.
In view of the proposals put forward by the Syrian Government and other ongoing efforts, we believe that the United Nations should be realistic and focus on the practical needs on the ground and encourage the Member States that are involved in one way or another to contribute positively to the resolution of the conflict. We believe that the international community, including the United Nations, should be forthcoming and facilitate the implementation of these vital steps. We don't think that engaging once more the General Assembly in a one sided way could be helpful.
At the same time, I also would like to thank Mr. De Mistura and his colleagues for their relentless efforts. As to the initiative that he announced today in Geneva, we believe that it contains some good elements and the whole initiative should be considered against the existing realities in the area. At the same time, it gave rise to two questions that I would appreciate if Mr. De Mistura could answer.
The first question is how he could ensure that Al-Nusra elements would accept to leave the area, especially at a time when we see more and not less support provided to them by certain governments that have been supporting them?
Second how he could ensure that those non-al-Nusra fighters who accept the cessation of hostilities to stay behind in eastern Aleppo, they would not go back to fighting sooner or later?


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Sunday was a night of fast and ferocious music at The Fillmore Sliver Spring. As the opening act ahead of Bullet For My Valentine, heavy metal band Trivium brought their combination of guttural screaming and clean singing to a frenzied audience.


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VIDEO: Akwaboah ft. Efya & TxT – Hold Me Down
Sarkcess Music act Akwaboah releases the official video to a song off his previously released "Matters of the Heart" album, titled "Hold Me Down". On this one he features soul songstress Efya and rapper TxT. Peep the visuals, and cop the tune below.


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For a transparent touchpad in textile we needed to create circuit boards that are thin, small, easy to mount on a textile substrate and more or less flexible. To create such a circuit board we started to experiment with cutting copper foil on the CAMM-1 at Protospace Fablab.
The cutting of circuits in copper foil turns out to be very doable but some extra care when designing the board is needed.
No vias
This speaks for itself. A work around is to use WireWrap wire to make wire bridges.
Corners should be rounded
Copper foil does not stretch as the vinyl does. Because of this if the corners are too sharp it is possible the rotation of the knife lifts the copper from its backing. This might cause problems if you have dense packaging and/or small traces.
Minimal 0.6 mm space (degrades quickly when blade gets blunt)
After some experimentation we found that the minimal space between cuts is ~0.7 to 0.6 mm. This can be lifted a bit as long as the amount of cuts is limited and cutting speed is very slow. This also depends on the foil brand, sharpness of the knife, knife force etc.. It is good practice to cut a test before cutting the rest to fine tune the settings.
Don't do tight packaging
If the circuit board needs to be flexible don't package the components too tightly. The solder joints are the most susceptible to mechanical stress. If the traces are longer they can take much of the stress away that would otherwise work on the joints.
Component sizes
As far as component sizes concern anything smaller than 0805 and SOIC would be pushing it. Even if it can be cut soldering it will be practically impossible as the traces are able to move. We used 1205 packages to be on the safe side; there is enough space for a bit of movement.
We did our board design in CadSoft Eagle and exported as a bitmap with all layers turned off except Top, Pads en tStop.
The bitmap was then imported into Adobe Illustrator, scaled to its actual size (this has to be done very accurately) and paths drawn over the traces. It is now very easy to adjust the sizes, round the cornes and do some more tweaking that might need to be done. Only keep in mind that the pad distances stay the same and are accurately aligned. The last step is to outline all paths (Object -> Path -> Outline stroke) and merge all shapes that form a single path using the Pathfinder's 'add to shape area' tool. Inversely to create holes use the 'subtract from shape area' tool.
For cutting the circuit we use Cutronic copper foil (fablab.waag.org/content/techsoft). This is an A4 size copper foil with an adhesive backlayer. It is specially made for this type of usage (although they don't advise to do SMT with it ). Cutting the foil needs some different settings of the CAMM-1.
Pen Force
Should be set somewhere between 60 to 80 gf. This also depends on the shape the knife is in and the type of foil used. Experimet with the build in test pattern before proceeding. Cuts should be well through the foil but only make a little schratch in the backing. If it cuts through the backing force is way too high. If it does not scratch the backing sometimes it won't cut through the foil meaning more rework afterwards.
This should be set to quite a low value, 1cm/s is the slowest and recommended for complicated designs with tight packing. It also gives some time to push back little pieces that came loose with some fine tweezers.
The amount the blade should stick out depends on the foil used. For the Cutronic foil somewhere near ~1mm gives good results. It is recommended to use the original Roland blades as they are expensive but harder than the cheaper blades and will last longer. The blade originally supplied with the CAMM-1, the ZEC-A1005, is quite suitable for cutting copper foil. See the attached pdf for an overview of CAMM-1 blades.
First thing to do is peel of the excess copper so only the circuit itself is on the backing paper. Soldering can be done while the circuit is still on the paper, it will get a bit yellowish but won't burn or melt. One thing to watch out for is the glue loosing adhesive strength when heated (it will stick like before when cooled down). This can make soldering a bit tricky. Loose pads will try to stick onto the soldering iron so great care and thinking about soldering order is needed. Also a set of very fine (SMT) tweezers which are anti-magnetic is a must. When all that is kept in mind, with a bit of practice, soldering on the foil is surprisingly easy.
Some components which have very tiny leads (like SOD diodes) will have to be reinforced as the leads will break from the package under stress. We used some drops of polyurethane glue to do the job (the blobs on the left and right in above picture). Only use small drops as it will expand.
With a little penknife, tweezers and care it is fairly easy to remove the circuit as a whole from its backing. Carefully slide the knife under the circuit bit by bit while holding it with the tweezers until the whole circuit comes off. The circuit can now be stuck on something else; textile in our case (see for example our first flexible circuit on felt test)
The end result was a transparent flexible touchpad. The circuits have been connected using conductive thread and carbonized glue.
Due to the limitations mentioned above we could not cut the A/D board as the A/D chip has a TSOP-16 outline which is too small to cut. As a compromise we etched it on a very thin epoxy board.


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What can I say? Rob Blaich wasn't with us at Android Coliseum very long and now he's decided to carve his own path into the Android world. I always knew he wasn't long for this world and that other things would take him away! NOOOOOOOOOOOO I said!
Rob is branching off to deliver content and provide an experience that's different and it will definitely add some character since Rob can be *dry*–*sarcastic*–*twisted*–*sic* fellow!
This is me wishing him all the best with his endeavour!


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How do you drive integrated marketing communications in large matrixed organizations?
In a small organization, communications and marketing might be the same person or team. As a company grows marketing and advertising might reside under one leader, while communications reside under another leader. Communications might prioritize public policy, issue management, earned media and brand reputation. Marketing and advertising might be focused on brand awareness, sales revenue, customer relationship management, and conquest sales. How do you stay integrated when you're matrixed differently and reside in different locations?


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Sonifex is shipping its new Dante commentary units, the AVN-CU2-DANTE for 2 commentators and the AVN-CU4-DANTE for up to 4 commentators. Both units use Dante AoIP together with 4 wire connections so they bridge the gap between old and new technology, allowing the ease of connectivity & functionality of AoIP together with the legacy connections needed to operate with the existing infrastructure in some stadia and sports grounds.
The AVN-CU2-DANTE provides two mic/line inputs with a wide, adjustable gain range and +48V phantom power, and has two stereo headphone outputs with lockable jack sockets, suitable for operation by two commentators.
It's powered using Power over Ethernet (PoE), using Neutrik EtherCON connectors, with primary and secondary ports for power and network data redundancy. SFP cages are also available for networking and there's an additional 4 pin XLR 12V DC input. The unit supports up to 16 input and output AoIP channels and up to 16 simultaneous input and output AoIP streams. Stream setup to and from the unit is initially via Dante Controller with more detailed configuration performed by using the built-in web GUI. A visual mix-matrix makes setup simple and intuitive and the CU2 can be remotely controlled from the web interface with front-panel lock-out options for unit operation.
The AVN-CU4-DANTE is a dual version of the AVN-CU2-DANTE providing four mic/line inputs with a wide, adjustable gain range and four stereo headphone outputs with lockable jack sockets, suitable for operation by three or four commentators. The feature set is as per the AVN-CU2-DANTE, with the following differences – it has a universal AC input, there are 4 x on-air buttons, 4 x page buttons, 4 x cough buttons, 8 x talkback buttons and 3 x user buttons.


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Whether you're seasoned hikers or families who like a weekend stroll, there are lots of places to hike across Asia depending on your age, ability and fitness level. Here are our top picks for mountains to trek with kids.
Rinjani is the second highest volcano in Indonesia. It's a live volcano, so treks are closely monitored for your family's safety. This is quite a difficult hike, so we recommend that only experienced hikers tackle this one, definitely one for tweens and teenagers with some hiking skills. There are lots of packages to choose from, so pick one that suits your fitness level. You will be carrying your own stuff, so make sure you pack the essentials and don't get weighed down.
Mount Rinjani, rinjaninationalpark.com
Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand, and we strongly recommend that kids do this with previous hiking experience. This mountain is part of the Himalayan mountain range, and it can get a little chilly as you're so far up. Come here for bird watching and waterfall watching. If you do have small kids, they have an easier trail just nearby. Camp at the base and enjoy Thailand's countryside.
Doi Inthanon, www.thainationalparks.com/doi-inthanon-national-park
According to UNESCO, this is one of the most prominent mountains in the world. There are two trails you can take depending on your ability and age of the kids. They recommend kids aged 10 and over are suitable for this climb as there are many steep slopes and numerous steps. If you book one of their packages, kids under 16 will be accompanied by their own guide.
Kota Kinabalu, www.mountkinabalu.com
Little Adam's Peak in Ella in Sri Lanka is a lush hike to take with the family, it is quite an easy climb and kids over the age of 5 who have a bit of hiking experience can most certainly hike it. The path up the hill to Little Adam`s Peak is easy to find and is marked by signs showing the way next to the 98 Acres Resort, to the right of this white Buddha and at the beginning of the path you will be greeted by tea picking ladies as you go through beautiful lush green tea plantations.
Little Adam's Peak, en.tripadvisor.com.hk-Reviews-Little_Adam_s_Peak-Ella
There are many trails in the Cameron Highlands and they range greatly according to your ability and fitness level. Some are as easy as having a nice evening family stroll, while others will require a good level of fitness and previous hiking. Along the routes you will see tea plantations, temples and so much more. Get out of the city and head here for a cooler climate and some nice walks with the family.
Cameron Highlands, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Highlands_District
Another fantastic place to visit if you have small kids, as there are many treks to choose from. You can even mix it up and add biking or kayaking to your excursion. The scenery here is spectacular as you're on the grounds of another UNESCO world heritage site. You will walk through beautiful mountains, stunning waterfalls, ethnic villages, homestays and jungle forests.
Luang Prabang, www.greendiscoverylaos.com/eco-excursions/luang-prabang/luang-prabang-trekking
Often called the eighth wonder of the world, these rice terraces are easy enough to hike if your kids have a good fitness level. There are lots of different treks to choose from depending on your ability and how long you want to be out for. As well as seeing farmers at work, you'll also see traditional tribes which live at the foot of the terrace. This is indeed a hike to remember!
Batad Rice Terraces, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banaue_Rice_Terraces
Rangitoto is a lovely hike to do with kids. They will adore the ferry ride over and take in the views of Auckland. For the family to enjoy, there is walking, hiking, fishing, camping, sea kayaking and so much more. There are lots of hikes to choose from, but we like the walk to the summit. Here you get a breathtaking view of Auckland below and the surrounding bays. Take in the local flora and fauna, and see how many lizards you can spot.
Rangitoto, rangitoto.co.nz
The Blue Mountains are a short train ride or dive out of Sydney. Here you can enjoy a plethora of activities from hiking, to abseiling to cycling and so much more. There is plenty to do for the family. So little legs or not, everyone is guaranteed a fun time. There are easy hikes, a botanic garden, tree adventures, tours, biking and so much more the kids will love.
The Blue Mountains, www.bluemts.com.au
An excellent spot with kids of all ages. Little ones can be hoisted upon your backs, or those with energy to burn can happily walk next to you. You'll go trekking through padi fields and see locals working. There are easy treks for young children and more difficult ones for older kids. We love Sapa Sisters who provide family-friendly guides for you. They will arrange everything from getting you from Hanoi, organizing the homestay and telling you everything you need to know about the trek.
Sapa, sapasisters.com


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WIPR survey: Speculation over Michelle Lee's replacement continues
Michelle Lee resigns from USPTO
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After the news broke that Michelle Lee was stepping down from her role as director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), speculation began over who should be next to take on the role.
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I've been a little bit strapped for cash today, so after paying some cheques in at the bank and posting out some orders I finished off some more bangles:
And I took the dogs for a walk and collected some autumn paraphenalia for embedding in some more jewellery. I'm thinking of moulding the acorn and putting a little sparkly resin bit back in the shells. Do you think this will work?
I've also lugged all of the furniture from my soon-to-be gallery shop area into my craft room, so now I can't move in there. The reason being that we are getting new carpets monday/tuesday. We got new doorknobs on our wardrobes upstairs so now we can open them and move our clothes in, which I was *ahem* supposed to do today and got distracted. A job for tomorrow I think. On Monday we will be able to move into our proper bedroom at long last!


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I fired up my Adwords Editor this weekend and was prompted to update to the new Adwords Editor Ver. 3.5. I quickly got excited b/c the AE is one of my favorite tools but this update didn't include much to tickle my fancy. That's not to say there aren't some cool updates included (official release notes) but they are not features I will find particularly useful outside of the drag and drop functionality.
Version 3.5
New features:
* Image ads: View, add, and update your image ads on the new Image Ads tab.
* Drag and drop: Copy or move items by dragging them to their new locations.
* Region and city targeting: Choose additional location targeting options for your campaigns.
Other updates:
* New keyboard shortcuts are listed in the Data menu.
* The Delete Multiple tools and Add Draft Campaign are now accessible via the tab tool bars.
Also, miscellaneous fixes and improvements.
All of those are fine and dandy but I have my own Adwords Editor wishlist:
Thats it for now. I'm sure I'll put more in as I stumble across them. Do you have any suggestions for the AE team?


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How to Butter Corn
Tired of chasing fast-melting butter around your plate? There are new and improved ways to butter your corn on the cob.
- Step 1: Use a piece of bread Take a slice of bread, generously butter it, and wrap it around a cob. A heel of bread works best.
- Step 2: Brush on melted butter Pour melted butter into a ramekin or small dish and use a pastry brush to dress your corn with it.
- Step 3: Pre-butter it in the pot Cook the ears in a pot of boiling water. Shortly before they're done, add a stick of butter to the water. The butter will float to the top, coating each ear as you lift it out of the pot.
- TIP: If you're grilling your corn, achieve the same effect by pulling down the husks when the corn is done and, holding each ear by its husk, plunging it into a jar of hot water into which you've melted a stick of butter.
- Step 4: Roll it in a stick of butter Unwrap a stick of butter, put it on a plate, and rotate each ear of corn on top of the butter.
- Step 5: Make a butter roll-on If you enjoy a good do-it-yourself project, take apart an empty deodorant stick, wash it thoroughly, shove a stick of softened butter where the deodorant used to be, and chill it in the fridge. Voila! A butter roll-on that's perfect for corn on the cob. Just be sure to label it so you don't end up with buttery armpits.
- TIP: If you don't want to make a butter roll-on, there are similar gadgets on the market that you just fill with a stick of butter and rub over your corn.
- Step 6: Use a butter utensil Use an old-fashioned utensil known as a corn on the cob butterer, which is a regular utensil handle attached to a square that's just larger than a pat of butter. Put butter in it and glide it across the cob.
- FACT: In some parts of Europe, corn on the cob is considered "pig food" that's unfit for human consumption!
You Will Need
- Butter
- Corn
- A piece of bread
- A ramekin
- A pastry brush
- A pot of boiling water
- An empty
- sanitized deodorant stick
- A butterer
- A jar of boiling water
- Butter roll-on gadget


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San Francisco — Tom Gandulla has joined Parasound Products as sales director.
Gandulla, with more than 25 years of experience in the CE industry, was most recently sales director of key accounts for Xantech and Aton. His previous experience was in sales and training at API, Monster Cable, Polk and Infinity.
During the 1980s and 1990s he was in retail floor sales and management at The Good Guys and The Federated Group.
Parasound GM Paul Brownlee said in a statement: "Parasound's success over the past four years brought us to a point where we needed a proven sales professional to help us take the next step. Given Parasound's preeminent position as a high-end brand in both retail and custom install, it was challenging to find somebody with experience and passion for both sides of our business. Tom's pedigree includes hi-fi and custom installation and makes him the perfect choice to join our close-knit team."


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Cop Who Raped 9-Year-Old Suddenly Drinks Something In Court After Verdict Is Announced
A former Chamblee, Georgia, police officer reportedly drank poison in the court room after being found guilty of child molestation.
Kelless Twohearts Lory, 58, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation, the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office reported.
The female victim, who is related to Lory, was 9 years old when the molestation began in July 2011. The abuse continued for a year.
Lory had already retired from the Chamblee Police Department when the abuse occurred. He was caught and arrested in 2014.
In court, as a guilty verdict was read, Lory drank an unknown liquid from a vitamin bottle, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
When Lory arrived at the jail following sentencing, officers discovered that the liquid was poisonous.
Lory was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was treated and survived the attempted suicide.
He faces two life sentences plus an additional 40 years.
Sources: DeKalb County District Attorney's Office, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Photo credit: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


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Go green: Want to celebrate Earth Day? Here are your local options
Despite the piles of snow covering the ground in northeastern Wisconsin, the show will go on for a number of Earth Day events scheduled this weekend around the Fox Valley.
But not all. The Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup, an annual Earth Day project spanning multiple communities, has been put on hold until May 12.
But from concerts to a party at the zoo, these events planned by businesses and volunteers will roll on. They are built to educate and promote civic engagement around the environment.
Below is a sampling of Fox Valley events scheduled for Earth Day weekend (pending any last-minute cancellations due to the melting snow):
Sunday: Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve grand opening and Earth Day Festival. This free event at the new Bubolz facility offers hands-on environmental activities, animal presentations, children's music and electronics recycling. The PBS character "Nature Cat" will be on hand. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Richard Louv, a journalist and author of nine books, including "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder" and "Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life: 500 Ways to Enrich Your Family's Health & Happiness," will take part in the Bubolz celebration.
Louv, speaking at 2 p.m. on "What is Nature-Deficit Disorder and how can the Fox Cities tackle this problem," is being sponsored by a grant from the Community Foundation of the Fox Valley. More information on Louv can be found at http://richardlouv.com. He also will speak at a gala dinner on Saturday at the preserve.
Green Bay
Friday to Sunday: The Sunday event at Bay Beach offers activities for kids that include critters, wolf feeding and bird tours. Bay Beach will also host a recycling drive for electronics on Friday and Saturday. Hours: 5-7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday; and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday: Party For The Planet, NEW Zoo in Suamico. The annual Earth Day event at the NEW Zoo is back. This year's theme is one-time-use plastics and how they affect the environment. The zoo will be filled with educational activity stations, animals and "B-earth-day" cake for 1,000 guests. Admission fees are $9 for adults and $6 for children (ages 3-15) and seniors (62 and older). Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
New London
Saturday: Green Apple Folk Music Society open stage performance, Mosquito Hill Nature Center: Six local folk music performers and groups will play their favorite traditional folk tunes, many in celebration of Earth Day. Admission at the door is $5 and $2 for members. Hours: 7:30 p.m.-finish.
Saturday: Hands On Oshkosh, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus. Students in residence life will be completing grounds work led by Grounds Director Lisa Mick.
Students and volunteers spread out and work at 15 to 20 sites around Oshkosh. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday: The Navarino Nature Center will hold its Earth Day Open House. Look for crafts, animals to pet, birdhouses to build, wagon rides and vendors. Admission is free, but some activities will have a fee. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 12)
Rescheduled cleanup
The Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup, a large annual event that takes place at multiple locations around the Fox Valley on Earth Day, has been rescheduled for May 12 due to the large amounts of snow in the area.
The watershed project draws upwards of 1,000 volunteers to help clean up along the rivers, lakes and streams. More than 50 cleanup sites are in play in various communities, including Allouez, Appleton, De Pere, Green Bay, Fond du Lac Kaukauna, Kimberly, Ledgeview, Little Chute, Menasha, Neenah, New London, Oshkosh, Shiocton, and Winneconne. High Cliff State Park, 1000 Islands and Calumet County Park were added this year.
For more information on the rescheduled cleanup, visit http://fwwa.org/events-calendar-fwwa/watershed-cleanup.


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Over sixty years ago, a few dedicated art lovers joined together to form Phoenix Art Museum League, committed to the success of arts and culture in this young, upstart city centered among the soaring mountains of the Arizona desert. Today, that young upstart is one of the largest metropolises in the nation, home to the largest fine arts museum in the Southwest--and Phoenix Art Museum League is still here, still committed to that original mission.
As Phoenix Art Museum's oldest support organization, the Phoenix Art Museum League holds major fundraising events during the year to assist in the maintenance of the Museum's permanent art collection and to support educational programs promoting interaction with communities within the Phoenix Metro area.
Whether you are a part of a long-standing tradition of Phoenix's art community, or just beginning to develop an interest, begin your journey with the League. We can't wait to meet you!


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Outbound Campaigns
This guide demonstrates a potential implementation of Deeploop to run outbound campaigns on cold leads. Engage your leads in 1-to-1 conversations instead of spamming them with mass-mails.
Autonomously engage, follow-up and qualify a list of cold leads.
Qualification steps for the new leads:
- First, ask if they are the right person to talk to (and if not ask for a referral).
- Then, ask for their main pain points.
- Finally, ask if they are interested in meeting a sales rep for a demo.
→ Hand-over to a human rep if all milestones are passed.
Deeploop should answer the following questions (otherwise escalate to a human rep):
- What is the pricing?
- What is the product doing?
- Can you give me some examples?
- Where are you located?
Below is an example of what a conversation with a lead would look like.
I. Engagement
I.a. First Message
Each lead from the batch will be contacted, but let's focus on the conversation with one (here: John Doe working at ABC Corp). Following the given instructions, Deeploop AI assistant (here: Susan Scales) engages him:
I.b. Persistent Followup
Deeploop keeps on following up and pushes for the qualification milestone until the lead replies:
I.c. Notes on Followups
- Deeploop handles the whole writing of the follow-up campaigns.
- The AI engine dynamically tries several possible strategies (different timings, follow-up messages...) and finds the optimal strategies to get positive replies from the lead. One way to see that is as a massive A/B testings (but with dozens of different campaigns).
- Email events are tracked (openings, link clicks etc.) and integrated in the strategy. For instance, a lead opening twice an email in a row will instantanously receive a follow-up message.
- Deeploop is in norm with the new GDPR regulation.
I.d. Already having a tool for Engagement?
Are you already using a tool for your cold outreach (Sendgrid, Outreach.io, Salesloft, PersistIQ)? Having your previous campaigns already setup on those tools, Deeploop can connect with them and take over the conversation when the lead replies! (see next - Section II).
II. Conversation & Qualification
When John finaly replies back, Deeploop moves to the next qualification step, while answering the question about pricing:
III. Escalation
John replies back with a question which isn't in the knowledge base. Deeploop can't answer directly:
Do you integrate with Marketo?
Deeploop understands the situation and asks for help to the lead owner:
The lead owner instructions are followed and the knowledge assimilated by Deeploop's AI for further usage. The qualification continues:
IV. Hand-over to Human Owner
When the lead passes the last qualification milestone, he is escalated to a human rep (here: Amanda) for a demo call:
Simply give instructions to your Deeploop AI assistant on how it should qualify your leads and it will:
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Just when we were about to throw in the towel on the doomed miniseries, The Kennedys has finally caught a lucky break!
The fairy godmother this time around is Tribune Broadcasting, which is currently in talks to pick up with eight-hour event, reports Deadline. Should the deal go through, The Kennedys, starring Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes, may finally make it to TV screens via syndication. But hey, it's better than the alternative, right?
Here's what else is happening in TV today:
• Vampire Diaries' not-long-for-this-world werewolf Taylor Kinney will appear on an April episode of CSI: NY, per TV Guide.
• The just-launched production company from Jonah Hill, JHF, has already scored a huge deal with Fox, which purchased a single-camera comedy pilot from funnyman.
• Smallville is heading to Metropolis' version of Las Vegas in the February 25 episode, says TV Guide Magazine. The occasion? A bachelor/bachelorette party, of course.
• OWN has announced the start dates for two new original series: Searching For…, the story of a real-life genealogist, debuts Monday, February 14; Breaking Down the Bars, which follows the reinvention of female prisoners, premieres Tuesday, February 15, followed by the premiere of Our America with Lisa Ling.
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Daily Prompt: Ancient
Hi everyone! Hope all is well.
Ancient – hmmm sounds like me, turned seventy (70) last week. I don't feel old, ancient, being old in wisdom or experience. I still learn from people that are much younger than me, much younger. It's nice to see some of us think alike.
I love learning about new technology in computers and in other interests I like. It may take me awhile to get a handle on it BUT I feel great when the "light bulb" goes on above my head.
Of course when some applications are updated, changed, improved (so they say). I shake my head and say they just make it harder not easier. Who in the world ever asked for that.
I have to say try to keep up with what is going on today. And let me tell you there is a lot. BUT I have to remember to take time and "smell the roses", "take a breather", "see the world thru the eyes of a child". These are old sayings but they still work for this day and age.
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David Paul used Sandvox to build this website. He chose the "Blueball Flexor Purple" design for the site. People may want to visit the site if they are looking for Home Decor, Office Products, Custom Gifts.
Sandvox features used for this site:Contact Form, Editing HTML of text, Raw HTML Object, Code Injection, Google Integration
Describe your website.
Our site offers a wide range of products that can be personalized by home and business customers.
Products are organised either by department (Home And Pets, Accessories, Electronics, Clothing, Office Products, Cards and Postage, Art Posters And Canvases) or for special occasions.
We offer customizable products such as Pi Day shirts, Christmas gifts , and gifts for kids including many brand names to which they can add their names alongside favorite characters on T Shirts and other gifts - superheroes, Mickey Mouse and Friends, Madagascar and Dreamworks gifts, to name a few. Pets are not forgotten. Loving cat and dog owners can customize pet bowls and pet clothing.
In addition to being a pro designer on Zazzle, the world's leading production on demand facility, we promote the work of fellow designers on Zazzle, whose customizable products we sell not only within the USA, but also worldwide on our Zazzle International pages.
Who is the target audience for your website?
Our goal is to allow anyone to express their creativity through customization and personalization of any product to suit their needs and requirements, or those of their recipents if the product is purchased as a gift.
Our products serve customers of all ages and lifestyles, from baby pacifiers (not always for baby!) and baby shower announcements to important milestones later in life ( wedding collections, for example).
Business products are covered too with many themes of business cards (including the very popular themes for the legal professions, automotive services, realt estate agent, medical nursing dentistry, fashion style themes and beauty cosmetics businesses).
We also cater for fine art enthusiasts with innovative products that combine the initiative of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam in promoting the customization of home and fashion goods with works of art in our Art World department.
What is the advantage of your website over others?
With over 20 years experience in technology, design, and training, we are very much aware of the needs of small businesses and the problems they face in a competitive environment.
Our skills lie in designing easy, cost effective solutions for customers. In the years we've been doing business, we've had many clients from around the world, providing services to private individuals as well as corporate professionals in the private sector and in the public sector, so our outlook is truly global and our approach professional.
Product customization is encouraged and we would help prospective customers achieve that on request, often free of charge if it would lead to a win-win situation for all.
Our website reflects a professional approach as we employ technology 'under the hood' to support our marketing efforts with structured meta data embedded in all product pages to provide visual impact on social media: Twitter cards for spreading the word, enabling rich pins on Pinterest, and highlighting customer reviews with structured data in search engines.
Tell us a story about this website.
As Olaf would say ( in Movie Gifts ) we're always up for adventure and have some stories to tell.
On one hand, we've wrestled with the challenge of putting Chinese script on an iPhone case with customized camera effects. On the other hand, we've been pleased when a marketing company bought a large number of our clocks for an international exhibition.
We've been involved in re-designing products for many a bulk order ( e.g. custom ties for a wedding planner ), but even single purchases have surprised us at times. We once had a customer who bought one of our Headcam Hats and actually replaced the image of a camera lens on it with a real camera lens. His experiences are described in the corresponding entry in customer reviews.
Why did you use this Sandvox design?
We're using Flexor. It's a responsive design that not only satisfies Google SE's mobility criteria for 'awesome' mobile pages, but actually looks good on mobiles (check out cool iPhone 6 cases, iPhone 5 cases and cases for your iPhone 3,4, Samsung, Motorola that you can customize and buy) and tablets (iPad Air cases), as well as desktops.
It was easy to customize the look and feel of the site with page and site injection code that overrides the design CSS when needed. The design was particularly easy to implement and only took a few days work to tweak all the pages that had previously been styled with Sandvox Cirrus, a non-responsive design.
What techniques did you use to build this website?
We use raw html objects usually filled with php code to display fresh content from product data rss feeds whose content may frequently change.
Page code injection is used extensively to add the structured data meta tags for publishing on social media, as described above.


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What is blog? The purpose of blogging?
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I am writing this travel blog at blogspot, as I like traveling and want to share some information to the readers, this is the purpose of this blog - The Travel Paradise.
Nowadays, we have quite a number of blogs which exist in the webpage and consist of informative information which can apply to our real life. In additional, every one can have their own blog to express themselves into their emotion or feeling.
However, what is blog? What is the purpose serve of blogging?
According to Wikipedia, a blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.
A blog is a way for people to share what they are thinking and what's in their mind. It is a platform that people can share their opinion, experience or any view of the matter which the public is interested, or the writer is interested to share with public. Some of the blogs are open the comment function in the blog which invite the public the give comment on the writer's blog. It's a public way of speaking over the internet. It can be business or personal.
The essential characteristics of the blog are its journal form, typically a new entry each day, and its informal style. Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in chronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominently. A person's Web log is almost like an open diary. It chronicles what a person wants to share with the world on an almost daily basis.
Here are just some of the kinds of blogs you will find on the internet:
Personal blogs: We all know this. Personal diaries, people's personal rants, etc. Some people start their own personal blog so they can become famous.
News blogs: You don't need a degree in journalism to start your own news blog. In fact, everybody could be a reporter. Sorry, print newspapers will be out of business some day.
Review blogs: Many review blogs are started because people love the latest techno gizmo, or follow a particular brand and will blog about a new product release. Be careful, though, fake review blogs are also prevalent because online marketers understand how much "trust" consumers have in these review blogs.
Company blogs: Blogs can be setup as a separate "tab" on company website's navigation menu. The advantage of a blog platform is that they can fire their webmasters because with a blog it is essentially a CMS (Content Management System) and you don't even need to know HTML to publish something on a blog.
Political blogs: People who are into politics usually have their own blog to express their political view.
Weight loss blogs: An interesting application of the blog is to use it as a tracking tool. Some people use blogs to track their weight loss progress. Same concept applies to people who use blogs to help them get out of debt. Since the blog is usually "public" it provides some sort of accountability to the blogger.
The purposes of blogging, has 2 main categories. First is for personal, what I have mentioned in the paragraph above, which people would like to share their knowledge/experience/happiness with others. The second is for generating the income, who create the blog is for income purpose as many of you know that blogging can advertise the ad and get income resources to put inside the blog in order to get money from the vendor. For a long-term blogger, you have to clearly know about the purpose of yours in order to write the blog in creative way to attract the reader, in the way the increase of the traffic. Treat your blog as a good friend to share your heart to her.


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Nespresso machines are designed using modern technology. With added features, some users might find it a bit difficult to operate these machines. Since we have different versions of Nespresso machines, many people are adapting to this new technology in making high-quality espresso.
The device automates all the tasks needed to make espresso. These include maximizing temperatures, grinding the coffee beans, and regulating the amount of cream on the espresso. If you have just purchased this machine and you are struggling to get the best espresso out of it, do not worry as the following guide gives you a step by step outline on how to make the sweetest cup of coffee using this machine.
Step 1: General Preparation of the Machine
Check out the machine to make sure that all the connections are intact. Place the machine on a flat surface in your kitchen. Start by rinsing the water system. This is done by filling the water system with cold water and switching the machine on.
Get a cup and place it on the outlet of your Nespresso machine. This cup will collect the water that comes out of the system. Rinsing this system is a sure way towards getting quality coffee out of this machine.
Step 2: Washing the Machine
As the water heats monitor its levels. As soon as it hits the halfway mark, turn off the machine. Rinse the equipment gently using the hot water from steaming through the system.
You will notice that this comes with different accessories and therefore, all these components should be rinsed thoroughly before the actual coffee brewing is started. Once you are done, wipe them with a clean cloth to dry them up. Reconnect the parts for the next procedure.
Step 3: Filling the water tank and Heating
You are done with cleaning the equipment and heading towards coffee preparation. Fill the water with cold water up to the proposed level. Find the switch-on button and select on to start the warming process. As the machine continues to heat the water, pay attention to any warning signs on display.
Once you observe a notification that shows you the water is ready, then know the water has been properly heated. This prepares you for the next stage that involves coffee making.
Step 4: Making your Coffee
Take a sizeable cup and place it on the cup platform that is located at the outlet of the system. This cup will be useful in collecting the last coffee from the system. Open the top lid, and you will find a section where coffee flavors are inserted.
Put your desired taste in the section and close the lid. After that, locate the location of the espresso button and press it. You will notice that with different types of these Nespresso machines, the place of these buttons varies hence you need to be keen. The good thing about this machine is the clear labels on every function key, hence minimizing the chances of confusion.
Step 5: Collecting your Coffee
Once you press the espresso button, coffee will fill your cup at different speeds according to your flavor and the pressure generated by the system. Once your cup is full, you can replace it with the second cup until you make the number of desired coffee cups.
After finishing, open the lid above and take out the used coffee flavor residue and dispose of it. Take back the cover in preparation for the next round.
Step 6: Putting off and Cleaning
Once you are done with the machine, press the switch off button and get ready for the cleaning section. The espresso parts need to be cleaned thoroughly before using them once more. This ensures that none of the component malfunctions due to uncleanliness.
Get the removable parts out and wash them separately. Remember that, all the parts should not be washed in the dishwater, instead, find a soft piece of clothes and wipe the Nespresso machine.
The machine should always be cleaned when it's from the electrical source or else you will experience electric shock which is a very dangerous accident. Regular cleaning of your machine helps in maintaining the high performance of this Nespresso machine.
In conclusion, Nespresso machines are easy to use as long as you follow the provided guideline. Severe damages have been observed as far as the utilization of these devices is concerned.
Keenness should be taken into consideration when washing as the electricity source need to be disconnected. If you are considering making the best flavor out of this machine, make sure that you have the manual with you.
This will save you from the hustles that come with making low-quality espresso just because you missed a single instruction. The machines are all in the market and with different designs and having one makes you the best coffee ever.


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Top 8 Tips to Choose the Best Catering Service in 2018
It can be your wedding party, or birthday party or anniversary, all you need do is to arrange it thoughtfully for your guests. In this case, you need to book a party hall or you can arrange the party on a garden or beach side as open-air party. However, food and hospitality are the major part of every occasion, and people always try to select best catering service for their needs. In this case, you can find plenty of caterers in your area and you can easily hire them at an affordable rate. But do you really think that these catering services can fulfill your requirements? So, you must know about them before hiring.
Therefore, always consider the following tips to find the best caterer:
- Ask for recommendation: You can ask your relatives, friends and neighbors for recommendations or you can also get in touch with the reputed event planner to choose the best caterer. Even you can also contact with reputed hotels, food chains and culinary schools for the recommendations. Most of the party venues have their own catering services.
- Specialized caterer: There are different types of catering services available in the market such as wedding buffet caterer, birthday party caterer, corporate event caterer and small event caterer. So, you need to ask what catering services they can offer before hiring. If you want to organize a large party then you should avoid caterers who do catering for small parties only. So in this case, you must ask them about their past experiences and if they have already arranged similar parties in past, you can hire them for your event.
- References: Do not trust the caterer blindly and always ask them for references. They must have good reputation in the market and they must show you their client's testimonials and reviews. Even you can also search for reviews online and if you find massive negative reviews about them, please avoid them, and choose another one.
- Documentation: You should check the license of catering services and always verify their license with the local health department. If they have any negative records, violations and complaints registered with the health department, you must avoid them. Apart from the trade license, the caterer must have the food safety license and certificate.
- Ask for the quotation: Always request for the quotes for their catering services before signing the contract. They must include their food prices along with other services in their contract. To avoid extra financial burden, you can also tell them to arrange the hospitality section for your event.
- Tasting: You should taste the food prepared by the caterers before hiring and apart from their foods, you should also ask them to do a simple presentation of their menu, table arrangements and other hospitality needs. They must employ few event managers to arrange the event and their event mangers must have qualification and patience level to tolerate your guests.
- Contract: You should read the written contract before singing and most of the catering services have some general norms in their contract. So always read them and if you do not understand any norm then ask them for clarification.
- List of needs: You should discuss all your needs with the caterer beforehand. They can also help you to arrange other things such as decoration, transportation, venue booking. They can also provide you some contacts for hiring photographers and signer for your event.
So now you just need to choose the best catering service and discuss your needs with them. Afterward, they will arrange your party in a professional way. For more information you can visit here and if you looking for more useful tips you can connect with Flix Expo.
How to Get the Best Event Catering for Your Office Party
If you are planning the next event to take place in your company, then the first thing that you need to do is to fix the event catering. It is the most important aspect of any party as you cannot afford the food or the food related services to be bad at the professional event. So, these are some of the things you need to keep in mind if you are planning about the catering services.
Tips for event catering
- Count the number of heads in the event. If there are any changes then you need to make sure that you convey it to the caterers that you have contracted. For buffet services ask the minimum number of heads.
- Overestimate the head count. This is important task because there is nothing worse than the shortage of food. Overestimating this will ensure that the last second attendees do not go home hungry and there is no shortage of any items.
- Set a proper budget. Review the budget that your company has set for the event and then convey it to the event catering services. If you are having a problem figuring out the budget, consider contacting event planners.
- Focus on the theme of the party. If the event is a surprise one buffet seems like a good option. However, if it is more professional then give the guests a, fine dining experience with the best of event catering.
- Select on whether to go for the buffet or to keep wait staffs. Wait staffs are the ones that will keep the attendees seated in their chair for a long time. Based on the event that is going to happen, plan this thing.
- Select a proper menu. Based on the time of the event and the place selects the most suitable items for the menu. Also keep in mind of the dietary restrictions that your guests might have. Whether or not there is anyone vegetarian should also be kept in mind.
- Do not bring boxed lunches as they do not make a good impression on the guests and make all your efforts look clumsy.
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Advantages of hiring professional caterers for the event
You should consider contacting professionals who are specialized to provide the best catering services to make the party go to the next level. Some of the major benefits of this are –
- Build good impression –If the event catering services are good then the guests will be really satisfied with the food and services which increase the chance of making a deal or coming to an agreement. Build the name of your company with this.
- Professional assistance –Their chefs are experts who have been in this field for years. So, it is going to be a lot better if you give them the contract instead of trying to do it all by your own self. The food served should show the sense of professionalism which will lack if any of the office employee tries to do that.
- Hassle free preparation –If you plan to prepare everything in the house itself it can make the atmosphere messy and dirty. Since event catering services do everything right from menu selection to preparing the foods, it gets some in a really organized manner.
- Increase variety –If you plan to hire corporate caterers they have an array of items on their menu card. So, explore various cuisines as you choose a menu out of the big list and sit back. This also saves the time and your money as you would have otherwise wasted trying to do it all by yourself.
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