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Culture Shock: British Beers Taking Cues from America
In 2011—which, depending on your relationship to time, was either recently or long ago—I embarked on my maiden voyage to England. I was doing research for the Beer Bible. When I touched down at Heathrow, there were about 20 breweries in London, and I managed to tour a respectable 10 percent of them. And 20 was considered real progress—the number had doubled from its low point five years earlier. Now there are 78. (Note to boosters of my hometown, Portland, OR: We are no longer the most-breweried city on Earth.)
Most of these do not make what Americans understand to be English beer: low-alcohol bitter made with English malt and a lively dusting of Kentish hops. They are versions of what we think of as American beer: super-saturated, strongish beers made with not-always-detectable malts and gobs and gobs of American hops. In 2011, London's leading champion of this style of beer was the Kernel Brewery, which made (and still makes) ales indistinguishable from those made in the U.S. A recent listing includes these examples: "Pale Ale (Centennial, Chinook, Citra, 5.4%); Pale Ale (Simcoe, Chinook, Kohatu, 5.3%), Pale Ale (Centennial, Mosaic, 5.5%), IPA (Centennial, Mosaic, 7.2%)."
At the time, this was considered fairly radical. (In those distant days of the mid-Obama era.) Early entrants like Meantime were trying to figure out what new London beer might look like and released an IPA that had some elements of the former colony (strength, mainly), but was made with Fuggles and Golding and used a healthy dose of sugar, in the English mode. Brewer Alastair Hook had already been converted to the American way, but he was trying to figure out how to fuse that with traditional English sensibilities.
As is often the case with pioneers, he figured transitioning people over was the way to go. "We're here to change the way people think about beer. To do that, you've got to meet people who don't drink beer or people who are drinking very poor beer which has no character. They're the people we focus on. The London Pale Ale and the London Lager are very much stepping stones to the big, weird and wonderful beers that are day-to-day in the States."
But in fact, even then the Kernel was demonstrating that you didn't need a bridge: Just brew American beer and they will drink it.
A couple of weeks back, London-based writer Mark Dredge visited Portland to tour our breweries and brought me some local beer. It included some Beavertown and Camden Town offerings—breweries English bloggers have been raving about. They were both excellent. But here's the thing: There's nothing about them that said England in the least. They even came in cans, which somehow seems especially American. In fact, dozens of these new, small breweries make American-style beers. Most also make beers that gesture to the older ale tradition, but a few don't even bother. Consult one of their webpages and the word "American" appears far more often than "English" or "British."
If you read the English beer blogs, you'll find mention of cask ale is nearly absent. When someone does bring up the topic, it is usually provoked by some recent outrage by the Campaign For Real Ale, England's cask-ale defenders who often chafe at the "keg-beer" phenomenon. (A blind alley that involves the nature of authenticity, heritage and obscure culturally specific arguments into which we shall not wander.) Otherwise, cask ale seems to be considered a boring old expression of the beer arts best left to men in tweed caps.
For the American beer enthusiast, this presents a quandary. It's great that people love our beer. Flattering. And yet it upsets the balance of things. We are the great cultural imperialists, readily adopting the cuisines, beverages and holidays of other countries. It seems like a minor crime to us, because we're not displacing an old and august culture when we do. Nearly all our traditions are imported. But when other countries begin to abandon their cultural artifacts, we get anxious. Put another way: Besotted with hops, we might not be drinking English cask ale, but we damn well expect the English to keep up the tradition. It's completely unfair and completely American to hold this view.
I have another, more personal reason for being unsettled. I do like cask beer. Given the choice, I would take a fresh, cask London Pride over 95 percent of the American IPAs brewed today. Cask bitter is one of the titanic achievements in brewing, and a good example is one of the finest beers on earth. And yet it is not for an American to dictate the terms of English beer culture. If the English—or British, because the phenomenon is true across the island—want to drink super hoppy IPAs made with Yakima hops, we Americans have very little say in the matter. And even though our beers may have been the source of inspiration, we also have no say over whether these are "British" beers or not. Culture evolves as it evolves.
There is one happy footnote to add to all this. The new London breweries have rediscovered porter and stout, and many make them. Porter, the world's first super-style, a London original, once went extinct in the city, so its return is enormously satisfying to this American. Culture restored! Dredge also brought me porters from Kernel and Beavertown, and they were wonderful.
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Jeff Alworth is the author of the forthcoming book, The Beer Bible (Workman, 2015). Follow him on Twitter or find him at his blog, Beervana.
Amen to London Pride but don't omit Fullers London Porter, which is on a almost equal footing.
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Love the comment about being so unfair and so American. I too would take a hand pumped pint of cask Chiswick Bitter over a Pliny of whatever age any day of the week.
Jeff, people in Cary NC are fortunate enough to have Porter and Cask Ale year round at our taproom! Stop by when you are in town. @fortnightbeer.
I thought of Fortnight right away when reading this article. Lucky enought to have great English beers right here in the Raleigh area. Cheers!
The problem with American craft beer is it's just too damn good. I'm English (living in New York) and while I grew up on English cask milds and bitters, I now almost exclusively drink American craft beer.
However, all will be well if "New British Craft" leaves the volume of local cask ales well alone and instead steals from the horrors that are Carling, Fosters and Carlsberg.
Jeff, you are mistaken – but it's not your fault. The same narrative – British beer is being taken over by an American-inspired "craft beer revolution" – is constantly parroted in the UK media. Some (most) of the stuff printed about beer in serious newspapers is ridiculously superficial. You would believe that CAMRA had never existed and that there was nothing worth drinking in these islands until four or five years ago when some London hipsters started making imitations of American IPAs in their bedrooms.
Now although this narrative contains certain truthful elements it is grossly misleading. There are now almost double the number of breweries in the UK that there were ten years ago. Almost all of them brew cask ale to be sold in local pubs.
The publicity, on the other hand, goes to those breweries with well-thought out marketing strategies, ambitious export programmes and PR agencies.
So you shouldn't form your picture of what is going on in Britain based on the UK mass media, or on beer blogs written by a small number of extremely passionate extreme beer drinkers.
I probably shouldn't say this, but I find a lot of British beer blogs very tedious. They mostly seem to write about the same two dozen or so very fashionable breweries. I'd rather read more about breweries that I've never heard of before.
These are all valid points, and your concern over the health of British cask beer is not insignificant. But, I would like to point out that, although there are a few breweries and a few beers that are attracting headlines, there are still a huge amount of beers produced that are quintessentially British.
This is just my tiny little opinion, but I happen to think that the influx of outside influence is good for traditional beers and breweries. I think that the younger/newer drinkers are bringing with them a different, critical look to beers. On the one hand, traditional brewers are concerned that newer drinkers are just after a 'grapefruit hit' in their beers, and concerned with only IBUs and intensity of flavours. In the short term, this may be true, sadly. Long term, I think that these newer drinkers will understand more about the technicalities about what makes beer great, and the subtleties that makes beer great. To reference a post that I think is perhaps relevant, and almost certainly true: http://beervana.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/zen-and-art-of-appreciating-simple-beers.html
I think that the introduction of these different styles and new flavours is only a good thing. These modern drinkers will have a fuller and more rounded view and opinion of beers, and are more critical in general. If we are to follow trends of the US, we will see that producers of truly great beer are in demand. This, I think, will happen here in the UK, and elsewhere. Actually, it is evident already.
The problem with many indigenous beers, whether in Britain, Germany, or, especially, Belgium, is that, after years and years of little progression, the only point of difference has been price point, and the only change has been a deterioration in standard. There are many traditional beers and breweries that are truly awful. And there are many that have stuck to their principals and are outstanding. I think with the newer drinkers, armed with more discerning taste buds, will raise the expectation of what good beer should be, irrespective of style, and make our tiny little world of beer a better place. Other opinions are, of course, available.
When you came to Britain in 2011, I am sure that you found many beers that were dreadful. Just because it is served from a cask does not make it good. Similarly, just because a beer is doused in Mosaic is no guarantee that it is any good.
Your concern for traditional styles is valid. It is not insignificant. But I believe that your concern will be proved to be moot.
I believe your correction may be more over- than correction. Of course cask ale still exists, and I don't deny it. But the nut of my argument is that the beers of the United States are exerting a powerful influence in the green and pleasant land. It was already beginning in 2011 when I was last in London, and I noticed it when I passed through Bristol, Herefordshire, and Somerset a year ago.
This may be one of those things that's more obvious to the American who expects to have his stereotypes confirmed wherever he travels, and is shocked to find them subverted. There is still plenty of traditional cask ale to be found, but trendspotters don't have to remain blind to see the changes all around.
He's not over-correcting by much. There are indeed lots of new breweries brewing cask, there's even a brand new cask-only brewery a few 100 yards up from The Kernel. Sure, there's a crossover – we have some very fine cask-conditioned American Pale Ales and other hoppy styles – but the cask brewers are making traditional English bitters and the like too.
And as someone else pointed out, cask sales are slightly up, which means that the growth in the keg segment is coming from elsewhere – quite possibly from macro lager and assorted style drinks. Crafty beer is the in-thing for the hip generation.
I think it all relates to what you find as a bit different. The average beer drinker here will find London Pride to be a pretty mediocre, standard pint – whilst these "new" styles are exciting to us. In America, those styles are standard and every day, and a pint of brown bitter is a bit weird and fascinating. Just the usual beer geek thing of wanting to drink something a little bit out of the ordinary.
"The average beer drinker here will find London Pride to be a pretty mediocre, standard pint"
1) I don't believe that at all.
2) If the average beer drinker DOES think that, the average beer drinker is an idiot.
On the substantive issue, US-style beers are still a tiny proportion of the UK "better beer" market, Remember, brewers like Kernel make about one per cent, literally, of the quantity that even someone like Fuller's makes, and London Pride probably sells more than 40 of the smallest London brewers put together.
The definitely is an American influence on British brewing, but cask ale sales are actually showing slight growth.
There is undoubtedly an american influence on British beer, but I do think you are in danger of over emphasising it. The vast majority of pubs don't have any 'craft keg'. You have also got to remember that most beer sold is still macro lager. There has actually been a resurgence in the availability of cask beer. Lots of pubs have reintroduced cask, to the extent that I would be surprised if going into a random pub that they didn't have any cask.
So, whilst american style beer has increased a lot this has gone hand on hand with cask ale, and a general interest in 'good beer'.
I know that here in the great white north we have some local brew houses starting to make cask ale, not as good as the ones in the UK but they are just starting and I'm sure in time they will become most delightful. In the mean time I hope to get back to the UK for some cask Hobgoblin.
I was in London last August and drinking as much beer from newer brewers as I could, and one thing I noticed was not only the American influence (including a style called American Pale Ale that was very much like what we call IPA in America) but that a lot of these breweries were making saisons. So the influence on British brewing isn't just American, but also Belgian. Probably a lot of other influences as well, not to mention that traditional "brown twiggy ale" that my British friends like to lament. It all seems pretty exciting to me. A state of ferment would seem to be the ideal condition for brewing.
Its not just an American influence, the UK beer scene has finally woken up to the joys of all the different styles prevalent around the world.
I was in a typical British pub earlier in the week, and as well as several very good quality and fundamentally traditional bitters, dark milds and porters, there was a Rauchbier, a Berliner Weisse, a Weizen, a Saison, a Pilsner, and an American pale IPA, all made by British breweries.
American style craft keg is sneaking into the UK mainstream, but its doing it at the expense of low quality macro lager, not traditional cask ale, which continues to go from strength to strength.
All in all, great news. Having been a pretty crappy place to drink beer as little as 15 years ago, the UK now has one of the most vibrant and diverse beer scenes in the world.


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I have been trying to post this for two days (it's almost becoming three, as the internet is being it's usual temperamental self), but I think I'm finally getting to it.
When I last left off, we were all still waiting to hear a final consensus on our directed research project, which is our fourth, and possibly most important class. It's yet another reason I chose to came here; knowing that I have to write a thesis next year, and having essentially no experience doing research like that is enough to scare anyone into choosing a program that forces you to write something like a mini-thesis. When I got here, I had initially thought that I would choose one of the social science directed research projects to work on; after a fair amount of agonizingly careful thought, however, I chose to put all of the ecology projects in my top three. Cetaceans were my first choice, since they were what drew me here in the first place. Additionally, when I was on our last whale watching day, it was heartbreaking to me to think that I would never get to go out in the boats again to work with the whales. These three choices (cetaceans, sea lions, and sea turtles, all of which are under the supervision of Lalo, our Coastal Ecology and Conservation professor) were in hot demand, however, and as a result, our staff were in meetings all of Tuesday trying to decide how to place everyone.
By Tuesday night, it came down to students deciding amongst themselves and pulling names out of hats to decide who would work on which project. The Cetacean project had enough spots for three people to work, and four of us had it in our top spot. After some very uncomfortable negotiating, we confirmed with Lalo that he would take four students in that arena, which finally allowed all four of us to have exactly what we wanted. All of the students who choose his projects work closely together, and while he had to take on extra students, we ended up with a fantastic group of students, several of whom include the people I feel closest to here. I am so excited to conduct research with these people in the next month and a half!
The next morning, as I had hoped, we headed out in the pangas and headed straight for the estuary. One of the other girls and I had been in the same boat (aka Team Ballena) before, and so she and I were both extremely optimistic that we would get to touch a whale this time around. When we reached the estuary, it was much the same as it was before – there were fewer whales, as they've started to migrate back to Alaska (their feeding grounds), but still many mothers and calves. Where before, we'd seen them playing with each other, now they were very interested in us. Before Tuesday, I hadn't seen a whale spy-hop (where its head, including its eye, comes fully out of the water to observe you), but suddenly, whale after whale was looking at us. It was one of the most thrilling sites in my life – it is truly humbling to know that these immense, beautiful animals are so interested in you. I suddenly felt that I didn't really deserve the attention, that I was meager in comparison to them; but it goes both ways, the curiosity. Once again, we saw mothers and babies playing together and swimming around; even in the three or so weeks since we were last there, it seems like the babies have grown more adventurous. Whereas before we saw many of them resting, now it seems the mothers are encouraging them to move around and investigate to prepare them for their long trek home. Sadly, I still didn't get to touch one; I am still waiting for this to happen, although it is extremely possible that it is nothing more than a hope. Nonetheless, I am whale watching again this week, and have high hopes.
That afternoon, we divided by project. I will be working on photo identification of whales and dolphins, which will allow us to understand which whales might come here each year, and might allow us to understand population dynamics better. In other areas along their northward migration, biologists have been able to establish certain whales and know that they have calves every year, or every other year. I am really looking forward to this project as it combines two of my major interests at this point, and I think it will be incredibly cool.
Later in the week, as a group we headed back to Isla Magdalena to look at rocky shores ecosystems. Our PRM instructor wanted us to look at what kinds of lobsters were being harvested, and if they were being harvested at their legal size. We spent quite a bit of time combing the beach measuring carapace (head and abdomen) length and checking species. We also spent a fair amount of time looking at snail populations in the tide pools nearby for Lalo. The tide pools weren't as diverse as some of the others I've seen, but it was both incredibly fun and ridiculously funny to wade around in them. My friend Amber and I were working as a pair, and I'm 5'3″ and she's 5'1″. Where everyone else was comfortably wading, she and I were quite literally splashing around with our shorts hiked up to avoid getting completely wet. It was an incredibly fun day, complete with a nice hike over the island.
The rest of the week into the weekend and the beginning of this week were very interesting. Friday was a quiet day – we spent the morning in the classroom, and then suited up in the afternoon to assess the presence of a plant called Ulva. Ulva blooms in response to eutrophication, or the presence of additional nutrients in the environment. Here's why we were doing this, as a bit of a social lesson on Puerto San Carlos:
Up-current from us is a sardine and tuna cannery, which primarily processes sardines. While the sardine cannery has a waste treatment component, this requires very specific chemicals and requires more labor, and is thus very cost-ineffective. As a result, human excrement and waste, in addition to any fish parts that aren't used (they can sardines, and they make fish meal/flour at the plant next door, so theoretically, very little goes to waste) all gets dumped into the bay. The good news for the bay is that it is extremely effective at cleansing itself. The bad news is that because the site is down-current from the cannery, our beach is polluted. Initially, this only meant to me that we couldn't swim outside. Now, it means to me that there is an entire "mud-flat" composed of human excrement and fish blood and guts outside my door. As a result of this, and the high nitrogen and phosphorus levels in human excrement, the ulva blooms in the bay and potentially threatens the species close to shore with anoxic conditions (only in a severe, continuous bloom would this occur; nonetheless, it is a consideration).
Due to this delightful situation, our class was out in the "mud-flats" measuring ulva abundance for 200 meters outside the center. All of us were in our rainboots, which have become the most valuable piece of clothing I own. Unfortunately, I found out as I was literally walking through watered-down human shit, that my right boot leaks (the location of the leak has yet to be determined and fixed). While I could have been utterly nauseated by this (I was tempted to be so), I was not, and I attempted to find the humor in the situation. Our ulva abundance report was good; it showed that the concentration of ulva in the area is relatively low at this time, which is good for all of us.
After this project, the plague began. Several of us (including myself) hadn't been feeling well, to the extent that I spent a good portion of Thursday night in the bathroom feeling incredibly sick. Luckily, I woke up Friday morning feeling hungry and normal. I ate carefully and carried out my day. By Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, however, it was apparent that others were not so fortunate, to the extent that by lunch time, six out of sixteen people were in bed or in the bathroom. As a result, my fellow students and I ran around doling out water, gatorade and saltines, and checking up on people throughout the day. We thought that maybe it was food related until it started passing between people very quickly, by which time we decided it had to be a virus. People were still extremely sick on Sunday, and only by Monday were people slowly starting to recover.
Monday was particularly lovely because we actually went and took a tour of the sardine cannery and the fish-meal processing plant. I was surprised to find it as normal as I might have hoped. I was expecting some sort of horrible scene straight out of The Jungle, but only found the usual foul fish smell and lots of noise. 52% of the cannery workers are women, who mostly work on the packing lines. Men fix the machinery and do heavier jobs. The women are paid anywhere from $10-15 a day; this seems like very little, and in reality, it is. When someone in my class asked why they did it, I could barely keep the incredulity out of my voice when I said "Because there are no other options here"; and it's true. In spite of the fact that these women know that the cannery pollutes the bay, and in spite of the poor pay, the health detriments, and everything else I could list, that small amount of money helps them to sustain their families, and ensures that they have food. It is a fact of life that people will do what they have to in order to feed themselves and their children. Nonetheless, I was grateful to leave the cannery – it caused me to think over so many frustrating questions. Of course, I would like the cannery shut down for polluting the bay and treating its workers poorly. But then, the entire town of San Carlos would suddenly find itself with very little income. Unemployment would skyrocket until people began to leave and it became a ghost town. It would be ideal to regulate the cannery, but in an entire state, there are 20 employees who enforce environmental regulations. There is no way that they can come down here and make sure that the waste treatment is running every day. There should be a punishment, but fining the company does little to change its behavior. In spite of how much I am learning here, I regularly feel like I know nothing about how to fix tough questions that eventually effect everyone in a community.


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Olympia London is the only venue in London with a dedicated rail station – Kensington (Olympia). It's served by the London Overground and national rail networks. A further five Underground lines are connected to nearby stations:
The venue is a 5 minute walk from Kensington (Olympia) station. Upon exiting the station, turn left and head down Olympia Way, past the Olympia Grand hall. At the end of Olympia Way, you'll reach Hammersmith Road. From there, turn right and keep walking about 300 yards until you reach the venue.
The following buses all stop within very short walking distance of the venue:
9, 10, 27, 28, 49, 391
From M1/A1/M11/A10 take the A406 westbound to A4. Continue on A4 over Hammersmith Flyover, turn left onto the B317 (North End Road) and follow signs.
From M4/A4 follow directions as above.
From A3/M3 follow signs for central London, take Wandsworth or Putney bridges.
From Wandsworth Bridge, turn left onto New Kings Road, turn right onto Fulham High Street, which becomes Fulham Palace Road. At Hammersmith roundabout turn right onto Hammersmith Road and follow signs.
From Putney Bridge, turn left onto Fulham Palace Road and follow directions as above.
From M2/M20/A2 follow signs to central London, take Blackfriars, London, Waterloo, Vauxhall, Southwark, Chelsea or Battersea bridges, turn left along Embankment and follow signs.
From A12/A13 follow signs for central London towards Tower or London Bridge. Don't cross the bridge, and instead continue along Embankment and follow signs.
Please note that parking is chargeable, further information is available here.
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"As usual the event was an ideal opportunity to network, gather information about different products, services and providers, and attend a variety of informative and enlightening sessions."
Sue Harrigan, Practice Manager, 2019 attendee
"It was a great networking opportunity and a great chance to meet suppliers and other people. It's good to get ideas of what other people are doing."
Victoria Leonard, Office Manager, 2019 attendee
"This is my second year of attending. I really enjoyed the focus on wellbeing bearing in mind the difficulties the health services is currently going through and I thought there was a lot of practical advice I could take back."
Dr Aba Carboo, GP Partner, 2019 attendee
"Well run, interesting and useful topics with tips to take away. Wellbeing was so refreshing to see take prime place."
Anne Holburn, Practice Manager, 2019 attendee
"I thought the event was very well put together. the topics were good and informative. The speakers excellent. I came away with ideas and thoughts for the future."
Simon Neil, Practice Manager, 2019 attendee


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Bourbon & honey-glazed brisket with soured cream & chive mash
Let the oven do the hard work with this slow cooked beef brisket, glazed with bourbon and honey. Leftovers make a great hash the next day
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Gluten-free
Nutrition: Per serving (8)
- kcal987
- fat59g
- saturates26g
- carbs55g
- sugars29g
- fibre5g
- protein51g
- salt0.6g
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2-2½ kg piece beef brisket, rolled and tied (ask your butcher to do this for you)
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp English mustard powder
- 2 tsp dried onion powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…
- pinch dried ground cloves
- 6 tbsp light brown soft sugar
- 100g honey
Honey is made by bees from the nectar they collect from flowers. Viscous and fragrant, it's…
- 50ml bourbon whiskey, plus 2 tbsp
- 2 red onions, sliced
- 4 bay leaves
- 4-6 small carrots, peeled and halved or quartered lengthways or 300g Chantenay carrots
The carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 100ml red wine vinegar
For the soured cream & chive mash
- 4-6 large baking potatoes, unpeeled
- 250g soured cream
- 75g butter, plus extra to serve
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- splash of milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- small pack chives, chopped
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large, deep flameproof roasting tin or in your largest flameproof casserole dish. Season the beef well and sear in the tin until nicely browned all over, adding the remaining oil to the pan if needed. Meanwhile, mix the paprika, mustard powder, onion powder, cinnamon, cloves, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp honey and 2 tbsp of the whiskey in a small bowl with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Lift out the beef and scatter the onions and bay leaves over the base of the dish, pour in 100ml water and put the beef back on top. Brush the spice paste all over the meat. Will keep chilled for up to a day.
Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Wrap the tin tightly in a few sheets of foil, or cover with a lid, and bake for 6-7 hrs, turning once or twice during cooking, spooning the juices over the meat and topping up with a splash more water if the bottom of the pan is dry.
Increase the temperature to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the carrots with the onions around the beef, season then cover again with the foil. Pierce the potatoes a few times each and place on the shelf below the beef. Cook for a further 45 mins.
Meanwhile, pour the remaining sugar, whiskey, honey and vinegar into a pan. If there is lots of liquid in the tin, add most of this too (but leave some so the meat doesn't dry out). Season and bubble to make a sticky glaze. Uncover the meat and carrots, brush with the whiskey glaze and cook for another 15 mins until the meat is dark, glossy and very tender, and the carrots and potatoes are soft. Remove from the oven, cover the meat loosely with foil and leave to rest for 15 mins.
Put the potatoes in a bowl and, when cool enough to handle, use kitchen scissors to cut them into pieces – you want to keep the skin in the mash for extra flavour but any big bits will be chewy so try to break it down as much as possible with the scissors, then mash well with a potato masher. Add the soured cream, butter, milk and most of the chives, season really well and mash again. Transfer to a bowl and top with a knob of butter and the remaining chives. To serve, either cut into thick, tender slices or shred the meat with two forks, discarding any string as you go. Serve with the mash, carrots and onions and spoon over the juices.
Watch our video on how to tie a butcher's knot.


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It Came From The Moon
It Came From The Moon slot has stacked wilds to give large multi-line payouts. There's also mini games where a space invaders-style game will be launched. During this game you get cash prizes, bonus multipliers and much more. Play this imaginative slot on your mobile or desktop.
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Bonus: It Came From The Moon Bonus
It Came From The Moon
It Came From The Moon is a five reel, 20 line slot game which awards wins for matching 3 consecutive symbols, left to right on any active winline.
How to play
All twenty lines are always in play. Select the total bet value by using the arrow buttons and click 'Start' to spin the reels. When a winning line is obtained; the winning symbols will be highlighted and the total amount won will be shown.
Pressing the auto button will provide various auto play options. Once the desired options have been selected, press the begin button to start auto play. To cancel the Autospin feature, click Stop at any time.
The 'It Came From The Moon' Bonus
When three bonus scatter symbols appear anywhere in the window; any coincidental win line payouts are displayed and the bonus round will be awarded. Select spaceships to accumulate prizes, starting on level 1 and working up to level 5. When a Moon Bug is revealed, move up to the next level. If all prizes are revealed on a level, a bonus multiplier is awarded.
All prizes revealed on 1 level = x2 multiplier.
All prizes revealed on 2 levels = x3 multiplier.
All prizes revealed on 3 levels = x4 multiplier.
All prizes revealed on 4 levels = x5 multiplier.
All prizes revealed on 5 levels = x6 multiplier.
Revealing a Moon Bug on each of the 5 levels will trigger the jackpot bug screen for the opportunity to select the bug carrying the jackpot prize.


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The BBC has announced that it is scrapping the free TV licence for people aged over 75.
This means up to 3.7 million pensioners will have to start paying from June 2020.
The current licence fee costs £154.50 for a colour licence and £52 for a black and white licence. TV licences for over-75s were previously funded by the government.
However, around 1.5 million households that include someone over 75 claiming pension credit could still be eligible for a free licence. The BBC says you will need to provide evidence that you are in receipt of pension credit to claim a free TV licence.
The BBC says this method is "used widely by the public and private sector."
However many people eligible for pension credits do not claim them but should.
What is pension credit?
Pension credit is an income-related benefit made up of two parts.
The guarantee credit tops up your weekly income to £163 if you are single or £248.80 for couples.
Savings credit is an extra payment for people who saved some money towards their retirement by saving or with a pension other than a state pension.
However, you might not be eligible for this credit if you reach state pension age on or after 6 April 2016.
The additional income provided by savings credit is worth up to £13.40 a week for a single person or £14.99 for couples.
According to the Department of Work and Pensions, up to 1.3 million pensioners are failing to claim pension credits worth £2,500 every year – or £3.5 billion in total.
Even if you can only claim a small amount it is still worth doing as it can enable you to qualify for other benefits.
How to claim pension credit
In order to claim pension credit your weekly income must be less than £167.25 if you're single, or £255.25 if you are a couple.
To qualify you must also live in England, Scotland or Wales.
You can claim any time after you reach state pension age, but your claim can only be backdated for three months.
When you apply the government will look at all of your income, including your additional state pension, other income from pensions, savings, income from jobs, and investments above £10,000.
The quickest way to apply for pension credit is to call the pension service on 0800 991234. Alternatively you can check your eligibility online on the government website here: https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit
You can use a paper application if you're unable to make a claim by phone.
When you claim you will need:
- Your National Insurance number
- Information about your income, savings and investments
- Your bank account details
Yes I agree why should we pay when there is a choice to have adverts after all BBC we have paid enough ,.
Tv licences
I am in my 90s, and believe it is harsh to start making us pay for tv. I do not receive pension credit, but that does not mean I am well off. What next taking our bus passes away,
The heating allowance we get at the beginning of winter, the list is never ending.
TV Licence
Since I became a widow on 3..3..2009 I have paid the licence by direct debit. I received an e-mail to day thanking me for paying my licence, however I was 75yrs old last July so why have they taken money they are not entitled too until June 20?
TVs licence
I am disabled and my ex husband cares for me, I am 80 and we get £2-78 over the guaranteed pension, so not eligible for pension credit, yet now I shall be worried about paying the extra money for tv licence, I will go to prison rather than pay cos I do not watch bbc anyway, let them use adverts if they need money, they can afford to pay thousands to their presenters.
Over 75s having to pay for the licence fee
Why do we have to pay for rubbish like question time wheeling out and same old dross every week and the same old repeats. When there is better stations to look at.


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Portugal Telecom is the leading telecommunications and multimedia group in Portugal. PT operates in all the 5 continents, having strategic partnerships with local telecommunication companies in Africa, South America, East Europe and Asia. PT leads in terms of innovation and holds a privileged position in the delivery of advanced services of cloud computing.
During the last two decades, PT has been an active participant in EU-funded projects and international telecommunications standards bodies (CEPT, ETSI, CCITT, ITU). The commitment to the promotion of co-operation with national and international R&D institutions has enabled PT to play a decisive role as an agent for the technological knowledge transfer between the market and the industry environments.
Besides being the European Telecommunications' company that most invests in R&D, every year Portugal Telecom dedicates a significant amount of its budget to promising university students and entrepreneurs. Currently, PT has been developing several initiatives to stimulate the growth of startups and SMEs: Startup Lisboa, SAPO Labs, SAPO Codebits, Talento Programme.
PT has been working in the area of internet advertising for over a decade maintaining Portugal's leading web portal currently attracting over 4 million visitors a day which generates 3+k ad printing events per second on the portal and associated webpages. PT has also been involved in many European projects at both coordination and partner level.


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Luxury Pre-Owned Cars for Sale in Lawrenceville, NJ
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**With approved credit. Terms may vary. Monthly payments are only estimates derived from the vehicle price with a 72 month term, 5.9% interest and 20% downpayment.
Choosing to shop for a pre-owned vehicle can often be a smart choice, especially when that pre-owned car or SUV bears the Mercedes-Benz emblem. Finely tuned and engineered to last, vehicles from Mercedes-Benz make brilliant choices for pre-owned vehicle shoppers.
For even more peace of mind, explore the inventory of certified pre-owned Mercedes-Benz vehicles at our Princeton dealership serving Hamilton and Yardley, PA. These vehicles are certified for quality by Mercedes-Benz, and include additional warranty coverage to help you feel more secure in your choice.
Putting Used Car Shoppers in Princeton Behind the Wheel
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If you'd like to get more information on our inventory of pre-owned vehicles, or to schedule a test drive with the Mercedes-Benz of Princeton team, we invite you to contact us today.


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Jan 10 (Wed), 2018
What's more hype than Hollywood? January begins with bumpin' BOLLYWOOD! Happy Valley Racecourse is celebrating it's Happy Wednesday on the 10th Jan with a Bollywood Party! There will be Bollywood dances, Indian food, drinks and horse racing fun! You can even win free tickets!
We have limited number of Free Tickets and Food Coupons available. See below:
• Straight out of a movie…and onto the stage: join the performance and dance the night away with moves of Bollywood, behind each of which is a story.
• Dive into the Action: Transform into the Bollywood diva you never knew you had in you with costumes of silk-like saris and kurtas
• Holidays ain't over: courtesy of HK Airlines, one winner of 'This is a #HappyWednesdayHK moment' best photo contest per night will get a chance to win a pair of round-trip flights per night to Tokyo (Narita), JAPAN on Jan 10, 2018
• Get spicy: satisfy cravings with a taste of India at the trackside.
Bollywood Bites
Vegetable Samosas (3 pcs) HK $50
Roti with Black Dal (Thin Bread with Braised Black Beans) HK $52
Spicy Beef and Corn Pakkoda (3pcs) HK $55
Roasted Indian Chicken Drumettes with Yogurt Spices (5 pcs) HK $58
Punjabi Curry Fish and Boiled egg, Lemon Rice & Mango Chutney HK $65
Indian Lamb Seek Kebab (Minced Lamb Kebab) (2 skewers) HK $68


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It'll soon be harder to find news from The Town Talk on Facebook. Here's a step-by-step guide to help insure you'll keep getting the latest local news in your feed.
After leading the LSUA men's basketball team to the NAIA's National Championship Game, head coach Larry Cordaro was named the Louisiana Small College Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches.
Cordaro became the quickest coach to reach 100 career coaching victories in the NAIA, hitting the mark in just his fourth season as the leader of the Generals, which also made LSUA the quickest program in NAIA history to reach the same milestone.
He had the Generals clicking on all cylinders at the right time of the year, leading LSUA to its longest winning streak of the season heading into the postseason.
The Generals became a three-time RRAC Tournament Champion and advanced to their first ever NAIA Tournament Championship Game appearance.
Cordaro finished his fourth season as LSUA head coach with a 115-17 collegiate coaching record, the same record the Generals hold as a program over its first four seasons.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver DJ Moore, the team's first-round draft pick, was charged earlier this month with driving 113 mph in a 65 mph work zone.
The incident occurred Aug. 10 on Interstate 77 at 2:52 a.m. after the Panthers returned home from a preseason win at Buffalo.
Trooper H.L. Bautista summed up in his report how fast Moore, 21, was going in his white Mercedes, which first approached Bautista's vehicle from behind.
"F--- that car is moving," wrote Bautista, who followed Moore and then cited him for reckless driving. Moore's court date is Oct. 2.
Panthers coach Ron Rivera said Moore came to the team right away after the incident to explain what happened.
"He was very remorseful. He understood," Rivera said. "We chastised him, obviously. Moving on. And again, it is an opportunity for him to learn. Not just him, but the other young guys, that you have a responsibility to the community."
Moore, the 24th overall selection in this year's NFL draft, has four catches for 75 yards in two preseason games. He was the Big Ten receiver of the year last season at Maryland, catching a school-record 80 passes for 1,033 yards and eight touchdowns in 12 games.
He has been compared to former Panthers star Steve Smith, the team's all-time leading receiver.
ESPN's Bob Pockrass contributed to this report.


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DAVIS – No. 23 Long Beach State sent the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth, but UC Davis and closer Justin Fitzgerald held on, 5-4, to even the series Saturday afternoon.
Fitzgerald earned the save after LBSU's Jonathan Jones was thrown out at the plate and the Dirtbags sent the tying and go-ahead runs to the plate.
Long Beach State fell to 27-16, including 9-5 in the Big West, while UC Davis improved to 28-16 and 8-6.
The Aggies took a 5-3 lead in the seventh with a three-run rally. Then they shut the door on LBSU with Andy Suiter (3-0), who struck out four over 2⅓ innings of relief work, before turning to Fitzgerald in the ninth.
Jonathan Jones led off the ninth with an infield single before Steve Tinoco doubled down the right-field line, sending Jones toward home, only to have Jones get tripped up and thrown out at the plate on the relay home.
Following a wild pitch, the third of the game by the Aggies, an RBI groundout by Jason Corder made it 5-4. Shane Peterson walked before Fitzgerald got Danny Espinosa to ground out to record his team record-setting ninth save.
Vance Worley's (5-3) luck ran out in the seventh, as Ryan Royster's infield single tied it at 3-3, before a two-run double by Evan Hudson gave the Aggies a 5-3 lead.
Worley had retired 12 in a row earlier in the contest, settling down after 41 pitches over the first two innings, before UCD tied it at 2-2 in the fifth. He was twice given one-run leads in the contest, but each time UCD figured out a way to tie it.
UCD starter Brad McAtee was his own worst enemy. Two wild pitches scored runs in the fourth and fifth innings, while his error on a bunt in the sixth led to a 3-2 lead for LBSU.
Shortstop Espinosa made three nice plays early, including a bare-handed pickup to end the fourth after LBSU tied it in the top of the inning off a McAtee wild pitch. Another McAtee wild pitch on the first pitch of an intentional walk made it 2-1.
A sacrifice fly then made it 3-2 in the sixth after McAtee's error put runners on the corners with no outs in the sixth.


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These are Awesome!!
What you will need for the Cake
Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees before you get started!
1 3/4 Cups of all purpose flour
2 Cups of sugar
3/4 cup of UNsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp of backing powder
1 1/2 tsp backing soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
2tsp vanilla extract
1 cup of boiling water
In a bowl put together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt
Add in the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract
Mix with the electric mixer about 3 minutes
Take the boiling water and add slowly, mix by hand
You will also need a cupcake tin and cupcake papers ( I used the large ones for both)
Place your cupcake papers in each hole of your cupcake tin, and fill with the batter(depending on how large you want them)
Place them in the oven for 15-30 minutes (depending on your oven)
when done set aside to cool
Chocolate Frosting what you will need
2 3/4 Cup of confectionery Sugar
6 tbs of unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tbs butter (softened)
5 tbs evaporated milk
1 tsp of vanilla extract
In a bowl put together your sugar and cocoa
In another bowl mix your butter until it is smooth, then slowly mix in your sugar mixture and evaporated milk (alternating them)
Then beat in your Vanilla, mix until fluffy!
If need be you might have to add a little milk or sugar depending on how thick or soft your frosting is
Peanut Butter Frosting and Filling
6 Tbsp butter, softened
2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/3 cup powdered sugar
Cream together the Peanut Butter and softened butter
Slowly add the sugar (you may not need it all or you may need to add a little more depending on thickness)
I doubled this recipe because half is for the filling and the other half is for the frosting (the ingredients have already been doubled so no need for you to double)
Frosting and Filling Directions:
Take your cupcake and take out the middle of the cupcake (I used a treat corer) Make sure and not go all the way through to the bottom of the cupcake or your filling will fall out (for the larger cupcakes I did a little bit bigger hole)
You will need 3 1/2 inch decorating bags and one large star tip (there can be found as kits at Wal-Mart and Michael's )
Fill one bag halfway with Chocolate and another with with Peanut Butter frosting
Cut ends of both bags 1/2 inch up
Take the one filled with the Peanut Butter Frosting and fill your cupcake hole that you made
Now you are ready to frost the tops of the cupcakes, so fill your Peanut Butter Frosting bag again to start frosting
Take 3rd bag and cut end large enough for the tip of the star decorating tip to fit through. (be careful not to cut it to large)
Slide both frosting bags into the bag with the decorating tip
Twist end of bag and squeeze until you see both Chocolate and Peanut Butter at the end of the tip
Now you are ready to frost
Start at edge of cupcake and swirl around ending in the middle. Have fun and be creative
I topped mine with pieces of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup


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The Black Friday has been the biggest shopping day of the year in past. However, in past few years, Black Friday as a day has not been the biggest shopping day. Reason for the change is that the Black Friday is no more a single day event but a week-long affair. In past few years, retailers have been starting their Black Friday Sales on Thanksgiving Day, Wednesday (Thanksgiving
Eve) and as early as Monday. Therefore, actual sales on Friday do not truly reflect the 'Black Friday' event as they get divided between several days. So Combined sales of Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday must be included in Black Friday numbers since deals offered are advertised as part of the Black Friday Sale.
Thanksgiving Day backlash: As stores moved their Black Friday Sales on Thanksgiving Day, they faced a backlash. To avoid the backlash, more and more stores are moving their sale 'online' on Thanksgiving Day by still keeping their physical stores closed. As a result, Thanksgiving Day is emerging as one of the main days for online shopping. The Wednesday or more specifically Thanksgiving Eve has also emerged as another time when several stores start their Black Friday Sale. We hope that the trend will continue as most stores want to get a share of consumer wallet. The earlier they get shopper's attention, easier it would be for them to get consumers to spend their holiday shopping dollars in their stores. We expect some stores start their sales as early as Monday (Kohl's started their Black Friday Sale on Monday in 2019).
While Amazon continues to rule online world, WalMart remains an undisputed king of the Black Friday. BestBuy, Target, Kohl's and Macy's are next in line, in terms of popularity. People are expected to look for deals on Apple's iPhones, Macs, iPads & other devices. But don't expect Apple Store to offer significant discounts, we expect carriers like Verizon, AT&T, Sprint & T-Mobile - and Stores like BestBuy to offer up to $300 gift card with iPhone (Keep checking dealsofamerica.com as we update deals there in real time). Expect WalMart, Target, BestBuy, and Amazon to offer cheapest Laptops, TVs and Video Games.
As smart device war heats, Amazon is expected to offer great deals on Alexa Echo dot, Ring, Fire tablets, Kindle etc. We expect Google to respond with deals on Nest, Nest Camera, Nest Doorbell and Google assistant.
Being one of oldest Black Friday sites, we have enough insight into which advertisement to expect and when. We have compiled a list of popular store's ad release predictions and time. Please checkout our complete Black Friday Ad release predictions. We expect first Black Friday Ad to be released in early October. Harbor Freight was the first store ad that came out first on October 2nd, last year. Wal-Mart, Target, BestBuy, Kohl's and Macy's are some of the most eagerly awaited flyers during the season.
Following are some of our Black Friday Products & Price Predictions for 2020.
- Intel Celeron, 14.1-inch Display for $109.00 (Compare at Walmart - Amazon)
- Apple iPad at Regular Price with $50 or $75 Store Gift Card (Compare at Walmart - Amazon)
Expect Gift Cards with iPhones!
- Xbox One X Bundle for $299.99 (Compare at Walmart - Amazon)
- Nest 3rd Generation WiFi Smart Thermostat for $149.00 (Compare at Walmart, Amazon)
- Amazon Echo Dot (New Generation) for $19.99 (Compare at Amazon )


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A slew of musical masterminds were chosen today for the annual International Songwriting Competition, including Lorde, Perry Farrell, Seymour Stein and Tom Waits. In addition to people in the music industry, the panel will also include executives from Glassnote, Razor & Tie and Atlantic.
According to Billboard, the competition began in 2002 and there are 23 different categories among various genres. The categories range from adult contemporary songwriting, to Latin music to jazz. The competition is open to both professional and amateur singer/songwriters, and the competition will grant $150,000 to 71 winners. The grand prize is $25,000 in cash.
In the past, winners included Vance Joy, Kimbra, Bastille and more. Check out all of the winners from 2016 here.
Take a look at the full list of judges below.
Lorde; Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction, Founder, Lollapalooza); Tom Waits; Ziggy Marley; American Authors; Nancy Wilson (Heart); Don Omar; Martie Maguire (Dixie Chicks, Courtyard Hounds); Booker T. Jones; The Mavericks; Sara Evans; Bastille; Keane; Hardwell; Danilo Perez; Martin Russell and James McNally (Afro Celt Sound System); Billy Cobham; Gerald Casale (Devo); Zach Williams; Natalie Grant; Jesse & Joy; Krewella; Matt Nathanson; Amadou & Miriam; Matt Maher; Ana Barbara; Kaskade; Nicky Jam; Vijay Iyer; John Mayall; Art Alexakis (Everclear); Ray Benson (Asleep At The Wheel); Joe Louis Walker; Nicholas Gunn; Vassy; Ashwin Batish; Lonnie Liston Smith; Femi Kuti; Walter Trout; Trilok Gurtu; Tommy Chong; Tony Joe White; and more to be announced.
Seymour Stein (Chairman/CEO, Sire Records); Afo Verde (Chairman, Sony Music Latin); Daniel Glass (President, Glassnote Records); John Esposito (Chairman/CEO, Warner Music Nashville); John Burk (President, Concord Label Group); Ed Vetri (President, Wind-Up Records); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Steve Yegelwel (Sr. VP, Island Records); Nate Albert (Executive VP of A&R, Capitol Records); Jacob Edgar (Founder, Cumbancha); Aaron Bay-Schuck (President of A&R, Interscope Records); Mike Easterlin (President Fueled By Ramen / Roadrunner Records); Craig Balsam (Co-Owner, Razor & Tie, Washington Square, and Kidz Bop); Josh Bailey (Senior VP of A&R, Word Entertainment); Gordon Kerr (CEO, Black River Entertainment); Richard Stumpf (CEO, Atlas Publishing); Steve Greenberg (CEO, S-Curve Records); Kim Buie (VP of A&R, New West Records); Albert Schilcher (VP Music & Music Marketing, MTV International); Cory Robbins (Founder / President, Robbins Entertainment); Angel Carrasco (Latin Music Consultant); Julie Kertes (Editor / Manager, Hot Diggity Media); Laura Margolin (Publishing, Glassnote Records); Cyndi Nelson (General Manager, Zanies Comedy Club); Leib Ostrow (Founder / CEO, Music For Little People); Katherine Danes (Co-President, The Children's Music Network); Claire S. Green (President, Parent's Choice Foundation); Benjamin Groff (Founder, The Brill Building); Sas Metcalfe (President, Global Creative, Kobalt Music); Golnar Khosrowshahi (President, Reservoir Media Management); Carianne Marshall (Partner, Songs Music Publishing); Tamara Conniff (EVP, Roc Nation); Dara Frank (Head of Comedy Central Records / Viacom); Carl Caprioglio (Founder / CEO, Oglio Entertainment); and more to be announced.


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As world experts gather for the World Federation of Haemophilia global congress, the survey results demonstrate the need for patients having more support and control in their own haemophilia care.
Shire Pharmaceuticals Limited have released results from a new UK patient survey which showed that three quarters of haemophilia sufferers are living a life of pain and worry due to their condition. The release of these findings coincide with the start of the World Federation of Haemophilia congress, taking place in Glasgow this week, where leading experts are gathering to discuss the latest challenges and developments in haemophilia care.
Haemophilia is a largely hereditary condition where people experience longer-than-normal bleeding due to an absence or deficiency of clotting factors in their blood.
Shire's "My Life With Haemophilia" survey found that the excessive bleeding associated with haemophilia impacts daily life for 93% of people, with 54% worrying about their next bleed, 53% saying they are in pain and 70% admitting they have to avoid physical activities, including sports and over half of respondents (54%) avoiding certain social events.
Unsurprisingly, the survey also revealed that 68% want to see additional types of treatments being more widely available. Furthermore, eight in ten people (80%) called for a greater understanding and wider discussion of haemophilia within the community, particularly in relation to educating friends, family and colleagues about their condition. They also wanted to improve their own understanding of their care pathway, with 46% wishing to be informed enough to take a more active role in the decisions being made about their treatment and care. 67% said they would like more opportunities to meet & talk to others living with haemophilia and 39% said they would like more access to online support tools.
"As our world experts meet to consider solutions for addressing the greatest needs in haemophilia, it is important to remember the people actually affected by this condition. By understanding more about the challenges they face, and their unique experiences of living with haemophilia, we as a community, and they as health experts, can begin to provide the solutions they need in order to continue to live healthy and productive lives," said Jefferson Courtney, Haemophilia Society
However, despite many of the survey findings being bleak, there were some positive insights too with almost a quarter of respondents (23%) saying they were proud of their ability to live normal and healthy lives despite their condition.
Alan Walshe, Head of Haematology Franchise Shire UK comments, "The survey findings demonstrate that there is still more to be done in the care of haemophilia patients in the UK. It appears that patients are looking for a more personalised approach to treatment and care,that allows patients to achieve the best lives they can despite the challenges of their condition. This survey comes as part of a broader campaign and commitment from Shire to help society better understand and support those living with haemophilia in the UK."
The "My Life With Haemophilia" study findings, which are based on a survey of 74 people living in the UK with haemophilia, build on other work being done by Shire, in collaboration with the Haemophilia Society. The #MyLifeinPictures campaign, was launched on 22nd May 2018 to share the unique perspectives of people living with haemophilia and raise awareness across the UK.
For more information on the campaign visit: Shire My Life with Haemophilia


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…funny how things come full circle, was blogging a wee bit in a previous post about Burke and Hare, and then it turns out John Landis has been in Edinburgh this week filming a horror comedy about them with Andy Serkis and Simon Pegg in the main roles . They have been filming all over the old town, i bumped into this set, while walking home. They were filming in torrential rain just below George IV bridge.
setting up the shot, some lighting is suspended by some balloon type thingy
burke and hare queueing up to get into some fancy type of pub that has a guest list…
…and just to carry of the mood…here are some more of Edinburgh's beautiful, ancient, creepy, decrepit, melancholic graveyards:


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#johnny football
Quarterback Johnny Manziel to resume his career in CFL
Johnny Manziel has confirmed via Twitter that he will sign a two-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Johnny Manziel announces he has stopped drinking following bipolar disorder diagnosis
The former Cleveland Browns quarterback has been out of the league for a number of years.
Johnny Manziel looks set to revive his career in the Canadian Football League
The CFL has announced it will approve any potential deal for Johnny Manziel to play with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2018.
In a surprise move, Johnny Manziel is NOT expected to be cut by the Browns this week
With the new league year starting this week…
Ex-girlfriend claimed Manziel struck her 'several times' - police
The controversial young QB allegedly struck his ex-girlfriend several times during an argument, according to police.
Johnny Football's been taking celebration lessons from Cristiano Ronaldo
But the Browns QB couldn't stop the Bengals from remaining undefeated.
First Tebow, now Johnny Football is back throwing touchdowns
Back-up QBs of the world unite.
NFL coach apologises - twice - for calling Johnny Football a 'midget'
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis greatly regrets 'thoughtless' jibe at Manziel.
Johnny Football in hot water after alleged fight with fan who tried to hug him
The colourful quarterback was fined for making an obscene gesture in pre-season.
Tiger Woods Once Snubbed A 9-Year Old Johnny Manziel
Doosh move, Eldrick.
Why the Cleveland Browns' amazing fake play for Johnny Manziel was illegal
But it was so much fun!
Texas A&M's new $20-million football complex looks amazing, and they can thank Johnny Manziel
And we thought Carton House looked nice.
Hoyer named as Browns starting QB at expense of Manziel
"We are confident that Johnny is going to have a great future, but we just felt that Brian still had a decided edge on him."
Johnny Football gave Washington's bench the finger last night and the internet went wild
This season is going to be tonnes o' fun!
12 reasons Johnny Manziel is the biggest party animal in the NFL
Or why we love Johnny Football.
Manziel scores as NFL's top-selling jersey
Johnny Football hasn't played a snap in the league yet but he's already a fan favourite.
Johnny Football defends his Vegas trip with new pal The Gronk
"I don't live my life according to you guys or according to what other people think of me," said Manziel.
The Johnny Football Show starts here as Cleveland Browns open up training to media
This is gonna be fun.
'Johnny Football' made to sweat as Clowney picked first at NFL Draft
Manziel was only the second quarter-back selected in the annual cherry-pick of college football's finest.
Johnny Football lives up to the hype at NFL 'Pro Day'
The Texas A&M quarterback impressed many scouts in his NFL audition.
Super Bowl-winning coach describes Johnny Football as 'an arrogant little prick' (but still loves him really)
Tell us what you really think, Barry Switzer.
QB jumps into 23-stone teammate, bounces back to throw touchdown pass
Johnny Manziel can surely not claim to have meant this.
NFL teams think Johnny Manziel is undraftable because he parties too much
Johnny Football is having too much damn fun.
Controversial Johnny 'Football' Manziel enjoys controversial start to season
Tebow's gone, America needs an edgier QB icon.
Johnny Football banned for half a game, book closed on autograph controversy
Manziel was accused of selling his signature by college officials.


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Set up in January 2016, Spixii is an automated insurance agent dedicated to making insurance quicker, easier and more personal. The agent predominantly operates through websites, existing messaging applications (WhatsApp, Facebook's Messenger, etc.) on smartphones and focuses on guiding customers through the insurance buying process. Based on artificial intelligence, Spixii's white-labelled chatbot learns from and suggests personalisation for each customer interaction.
As a matter of fact, dissatisfied customers are an inescapable actuality of providing a service or product. When it comes to insurance, however, dissatisfaction goes well beyond that: According to Engine, a service design consultancy, 28% of customers surveyed deem the insurance industry to be the worst for customer service. Without a doubt, dissatisfaction with the service of an incumbent does not only hamper loyalty but also a company's reputation: A survey commissioned by Zendesk, for example, suggests that 95% of customers will share their negative experiences.
Renaud Million, CEO & co-founder of Spixii, shares this perception: "Customer experience is really poor through the lifecycle of the insurance product from purchase, renewal and claims. This poor experience leads to low satisfaction yet insurance empowers people and businesses but it is not perceived as such." – One of the reasons Spixii was founded.
Indeed, we believe 'digital' has an enormous potential to overcome many of the traditional pain points in the insurance service experience, namely pain points like feeling under-appreciated due to generic processes, being passed around multiple agents and being kept on hold for too long – just to name a few. Against this background, chat bots, driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are increasingly offering opportunities to enhance the service experience. A chat bot is a software programme that can communicate with humans through various channels (chat, phone, etc.) using AI/ Natural Language Processing (NLP). As an independently operating tool, they enable a streamlined service, 24/7 availability and rapid response times. What's more, if chat bots are deployed to guide customers through their transactions with an insurance company, they can help in making information easier to find and digest. Taking into account that, according to Forrester research, 53% of customers will abandon an online purchase if they cannot find a quick answer to their questions, they present a powerful tool to increase online conversions. Lastly, chat bots can streamline tedious, repetitive processes and help shift customer service roles away from routine tasks to customer interactions that require deeper, personalised insights and analysis, thereby improving the efficiency of service.
@Renaud, can you quantify the effect that Spixii can have on the business of an insurance client?
"Quote & buy chat bots outperform the current web-forms by up to 30% depending on the product and brand of our clients. The same magnitude can be observed in performance improvement for servicing and claims, for example by saving a considerable number of hours to call centres while delivering superior customer satisfaction. Higher benefits can be observed for clients with no digital capabilities. What is more, our chat bots provide valuable data with actionable insights. Such insights are often unexpected for clients solving problems that could not be solved efficiently before these learnings. In other words, Spixii is helping our clients step closer to their customers through this knowledge"
However, we have seen chat bots failing customers, by simply not being smart enough to digest the variety of requests and human language. Another common problem of (premature) chat bots is routed in the fact that customers felt they were confronted with a 'machine' and processed in a 'production line' manner – exactly not the individualised personal service experience insurers should be striving for. While AIs get increasingly better at processing human language, they are also improving at imitating human behaviour – like the demonstration of google duplex has recently shown quite impressively.
@Renaud, Spixii claims to 'make insurance more human', how do you do this?
"We make insurance more human by designing customer-centric, conversational user interfaces. Designed to for personal interactions with a particular attention to detail. These interfaces are part of the ecosystem of technology integrations and strategic services we developed with our market-proven methodologies, validated with customer feedback. Focus on customer development, our chatbots start and end with customer."
Looking at the implementation of technologies like chat bots we have experienced several hurdles with our clients: After choosing a specific area of deployment and the respective technology provider, insurers have to look at a variety of technical integration issues, e.g. regarding front ends, data storage and policy administration systems. Before actually going live, the chat bot often needs substantial training on actual data of the insurer. For example, rules need to be refined to enable the chat bot promptly escalate necessary issues (sensitive information, complex queries, fraud, unhappy customers, etc.) to a human representative equipped to handle them.
@Renaud, what are the system requirements for insurance clients to use Spixii?
"None – every client is unique and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt around their existing set-up and legacy systems. Our end-to-end chat bots are integrated into clients' backend, which can be heavy or light depending on the use case. The Spixii discovery roadmap identifies the best first use case to explore the benefit of chatbots, aligning such deeply transformative technologies with our client business objectives and strategy without forgetting the value to the end customer."
What does the implementation process from agreement to go-live look like?
"Blending agile scrum frameworks with Spixii's own approach to design, an end-to-end chat bot can be designed and launched between 6-12 weeks. This includes connecting to back-end rating engines and claims systems in addition to websites or other channels like Messenger. It can be shorter for simpler use cases with limited back-end integration like sending completed conversations via email instead of being connected to legacy systems. Once Spixii is live, iterating new digital customer journeys in response to customer feedback or behavioural insights, takes an incredibly short time. Ultimately, it empowers companies to switch from a static insurance model to a dynamic one."
How do you safeguard customer data?
"We have policies in place that we share with clients while going through our clients' security questionnaires. We consider this topic of utmost importance and put in place relevant certifications applicable to our company and technology."
Undeniably, insurers have been experimenting with the use of chat bots for several years now. A prominent example being the digital insurer Lemonade, who announced that it is able to pay out claims within 3 seconds, leveraging an AI-driven chat bot. In the case of Lemonade, which is attracting a young tech-savvy crowd, and which is set up and designed for the digital era, the advantages of chat bots are obvious. However, for traditional insurers struggling with legacy systems and insuring potentially a large variety of target groups, the way until a chat bots is eventually improving the customer service can be a long one. Our experience shows, that the gains still can be tremendous, when keeping 3 core success factors in mind: Firstly, the deployment and potential use cases need to be carefully assessed and validated with the target customers. Generic chat bot interactions will drive customers away, particularly if these are laboured and result in extra effort. Secondly, it is important to include fall-back procedures that shift to human support when necessary – while ensuring consistency across the contact points. Finally, it is imperative to keep the application of chat bots simple. The artificial intelligence systems are still a long way from 'plug and play'. Hence, the deployment should be initially restricted to discrete, specialised and defined capabilities (e.g. Quotation, FNOL), before they can eventually be rolled out across the entire value chain.
Dimensional, "A survey of customer service from mid-sized companies", 2013
Engine, "Annual customer experience survey 2017", 2017
Forrester, "How AI will transform customer service", 2017


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21 (2008 film)
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"Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!"
Very Loosely Based on a True Story, namely the book Bringing Down The House, this 2008 movie is about a bunch of MIT students who go to Vegas and make a lot of money via card counting.
Features supporting turns from Kevin Spacey as their maths professor, whose approach to things is WRONG[1] and Laurence Fishburne as a casino security officer.
Not to be confused with the Game Show 21.
Tropes used in 21 (2008 film) include:
- Adorkable: Ben. He's painfully shy, timid, and naive as well as very good looking.
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: After Ben tells Miles about his crazy experience, all Miles latches on to is that Ben had sex with Jill.
- Double Caper
- Drink Order: The team members are told by their coach to order tonic waters with lime, so that the security personnel watching the cameras won't notice that they aren't drinking any alcohol.
- Fake American: Jim Sturgess' efforts are...ropey.
- Fan Nickname: See how many people remember Choi as anything besides the 'Klepto Guy'.
- Fixing the Game: This is a film entirely about counting cards. They also did that in Real Life. The consequences are exaggerated in the film.
- Game Show Problem: And not the one where a Game Show occupies this title in the Main space...
- Good with Numbers: The entire team, obviously. Ben's Establishing Character Moment is tallying up a customer's (lengthy) order at a clothing store, including knocking off a percentage using his employee discount, and giving the final total, all without needing to use pen and paper or a calculator.
- Hollywood Nerd: Most of the cast, but especially Kate Bosworth's character.
- Improvised Weapon User: Cole's rings, which he keeps around only to use as an ad hoc set of brass knuckles.
- In Medias Res: The film starts with the climatic last game, and then flashes back to tell the story.
- Ivy League for Everyone: Justified, considering that they were all members of the same university chosen by a professor at that university.
- Karma Houdini: Cole Williams, the casino security chief. He harasses the team, is shown beating people he has caught, and at the end steals millions from the protagonist and completely gets away with it.
- The Last DJ: Cole Williams is a variation. Not so much for the typical interpersonal reasons, but because new computer technology is on the verge of making him obsolete. Various small touches indicate that he is considered behind the times, like his forgetting that he isn't allowed to smoke indoors.
- Product Placement: Bud Light and a couple of other Anheuser-Busch products got some pretty blatant plugs, complete with conveniently-faced bottle labels.
- Race Lift: In both Real Life and the book, most of the team was Asian, but all but two are white in the movie. Never mind the black guy who was there in real life.
- Lecture as Exposition: Kevin Spacey is playing an MIT professor after all.
- Scary Black Man: Laurence Fishburne as the casino's chief of security. He keeps bag full of rings just for punching people in the face!
- Secret Test: Ben's first time using the system in a live setting is simply a test to make sure he can correctly keep count even under extreme duress.
- Once More, with Clarity: The film catches back up to the prologue, and this time it is shown mostly without the flashy closeups.
- Very Loosely Based on a True Story: Not only the movie, but the book it was based on as well.
- Viva Las Vegas: In the book and real life they move around a lot, going to every place they can to avoid getting caught.


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Ambassadors is a lively and friendly inter-denominational group of Christians. We welcome all learners to join us for our twice weekly meetings. We have visiting speakers, praise and worship, prayer meetings, games, Bible Study and fun activities to get to know each other. An annual camp is held, as well as a number of socials and outings.


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This is the part where I admit I'm a rather boring person…
Because I haven't been to that many concerts. Either due to timing, the cost of tickets, and they're not really my thing.
So, I have been to a few concerts, otherwise, I wouldn't know they aren't my thing. I've been to a Roch Voisine concert in Montreal, and still can't believe my mom kept that a surprise for so long. I've been to many a classical concert done by the CPO in Calgary, from the classic Beethoven to video games live concerts. I've also been to a few live performances at the Stampede scattered here and there, but other than that, I've never really been to any big concerts for the bands I love.
I'd much rather see a musical or a play, as I find those are more interesting. I think the times I've seen Wicked, or plays at the Pumphouse Theater in Calgary are more memorable to me than actual concerts I've been to. Also, for those that live in Calgary, Loose Moose improv is hilarious, and they sell really long Twizzlers at intermission, so you should definitely go see them.
Don't get me wrong, though, if someone handed me Hedley or Imagine Dragons tickets, I would totally go. But otherwise, I'm going to save that money for now and buy myself a coffee (or five).


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The cyclone that I wrote about several days ago was not the monster currently savaging Queensland!!!! I am in the very south of the west coast of Australia about as far away as you can get from far North Queensland and still be in Oz. Our baby cyclone turned and crossed the coast way north of us we just got a bit of rain and some wind but no more than is usual down here. Above is a picture of our favourite beach a tiny little one which is only accessible by 4 wheel drive and then you have to walk down the rock face to get to it. But very worth it.
And this is saw wandering around on the rocks. I see a giant foot print but my partner says if you turn it on its side it is a almost perfect map of Australia and it even includes Tasmania which doesnt always happen.
But now onto business. My holiday is very nearly over, we leave our lovely home on saturday and make our way up to Perth we will visit the children and then Monday we jump on a plane and fly back to Tasmania. And on Saturday the 12th of Feb we will drive down to Hobart for the Barnmarket which should be a lot of fun. Then I am currently looking at flying up to Melbourne in March where I will hopefully get a place in the Heathen Bazaar at Beautiful Silks but that is yet to be confirmed. But you should so totally go anyway. There first market is Saturday Feb 12. It will be so great to have a textile focused market in Melbourne.


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Two suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members have been arrested today after twin bombings in Mindanao left more than a dozen people injured.
Chief Superintendent Raul Supiter, director of Sultan Kudarat Provincial Office, said the first explosion took place yesterday (Monday, April 17) at 6.40pm on the rooftop of a gas station along the national highway in Barangay Isabela, Tacurong City.
Another blast went off just half an hour later in the compound of the gas station, wounding three soldiers and three policemen.
According to Ch. Supt. Supiter, security personnel were responding to the first blast when the second improvised explosive device detonated just few metres away.
The explosions also left nine civilians wounded.
The two suspected MILF members arrested have been identified as Juhari Gani and Waren Ganiho.
Ch. Supt. Supiter said the two confessed to being members of the MILF. "There are photo galleries in their mobile phones showing that they are members of the MILF," the Philstar quoted him as saying.
The police official said they will notify the joint government-MILF cease-fire committee of the arrest of the suspects.
Under the July 1997 Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, the government and the MILF are obliged to cooperate in addressing security concerns in conflict and flashpoint areas.
The MILF has been talking peace with President Duterte with the promise of a new Bangsamoro government unit to replace the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.