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French Coworking Startup Share Your Office Nabs €2M to launch revolutionary next generation coworking software
Oct 07, 2016, 08:07 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- French-based startup Share Your Office (Bureaux A Partager), which provides a marketplace to help connect freelancers and small companies with unused office space, announced a funding round of 2 million Euros from Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), the largest public bank in France. Though already profitable, BAP took on additional financing to spur its growth in the US. "This fundraising will allow BAP to accelerate its development in France, consolidating its teams, currently 30 people with technical profiles, business and communication, but also to strengthen its brand communication and prepare its international growth," says SYO's founder, Clement Alteresco.
While many have become accustomed to think of the San Francisco Bay Area as the birthplace of international startups, a booming European tech scene driven in part by significant investment from the French government has started to reverse that trend. In a space dominated by WeWork, Share Your Office has been able to offer unique value to startups and larger coworking spaces alike, by leveraging its massive user-base of European entrepreneurs to bring diversity to coworking communities in New York and San Francisco. At the moment, over 30% of Share Your Office's user base directly comes from Europe to look for American Locations.
This movement from France to the US is at the heart of CDC's investment. The investor is the largest public investment fund in France, through the national bank. Caisse des Dépôts historically invests in companies it sees as expanding and strengthening the economic future of France. They bring a number of things to the table, apart from legitimacy and the symbolic importance of the government investing in the company, they loan a number of their skills, services, and networking help to companies they invest in.
The most exciting development enabled by this new financing is the completion and expansion of BAP's LINK platform, which offers tools to manage all aspects of operating and maintaining a coworking space. The platform, scheduled for launch in 2017, will enable coworking spaces on its marketplace to scale their business across multiple locations and retain a top-notch experience for their tenants without significant staff increases.
The LINK platform allows space operators to view the current individuals who are located within a space: at any given time, a remote operator can see the number of occupants in a location, their total amount of space available, and better analyze peak hours - all through wifi logins. Furthermore, the technology can allow a single manager to handle all advanced reservations, billing, and contracts through a single platform. Link allows a manager or managers to edit and change contracts as need be without the painful process of going through a PDF editor; instead it has built-in tools to allow a contract to be shifted in multiple ways through a simple drag-and-drop process that can be used for any number of needs.
About Share Your Office / Bureaux A Partager
Now serving over 2,000 active locations, Bureaux A Partager was founded in Paris in late 2012, when CEO Clement Alteresco was looking for new offices for his consultancy, Fabernovel. Alteresco had spent several years in San Francisco, where he had helped to found Parisoma, one of the city's first coworking spaces. Back in Paris, Alteresco realized that startups in the growing French tech ecosystem needed real estate flexibility, so he built a marketplace to connect companies that had spare office space with young startups looking for desks with flexibility. As the company has grown, they've expanded their platform to offer more self-service features.
CONTACT: Connor Provines, 1-650-823-053, [email protected]
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Address: 24280 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach AL 36561
Description: Romar House beachfront Condo For Sale in Orange Beach. Architectural digest would love this design of this residence with harmonious colors that truly reflect and accent the Emerald Coast and White Sands! Approx. $150,000 of renovations in the spring of 2017 all the way to the studs- not including the lovely furnishings that are included. This complex has 2 beautiful pools, grass tennis courts…
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Details: 2 BR, 2 BA Residence with 1,100+/- Sq. Ft.
Address: 25800 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach AL 36561
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Listing Price: $299,900.
Details: 2 BR, 2 BA Residence with 870+/- Sq. Ft.
Address: 23094 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach AL 36561
Description: Harbour Place condo For Sale in Orange Beach. This awesome 2 bedroom 2 bath home located in low density building could be just what you have been looking for!! Residence is non-rental and well maintained. Nicely furnished condominium on 1st floor (not ground floor), has tile flooring in the wet areas with carpet in the bedrooms. Granite counters in the kitchen as well as both baths. Enjoy hearing the waves crash onto the shore from your balcony.
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NZAC Aoraki – Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers Guidebook Launch
We are pleased to announce the upcoming release of NZAC's guidebook Aoraki – Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers.
The mountains and glaciers of Westland Tai Poutini National Park and Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park together make up New Zealand's most popular alpine climbing region. This guidebook describes virtually every climbing route and access route in both parks. All new routes since the 2001 edition have been added, and the Cook / Weheka, Copland, Douglas, and Karangarua valleys are covered for the first time. Specific attention is given to how routes have been affected by climate change, and how they could be affected by glacier recession in the future. These two important national parks provide mountaineers with a diverse range of possibilities due to their unique variety of terrain, accessibility, and microclimates. Technical climbers, general mountaineers, and transalpine trampers will find no shortage of mountain adventures here. Keen tahr and chamois hunters will also find the information on range crossings and access to the tops invaluable.
The book will be available for purchase for the NZAC Online Shop and in all good bookstores from Wednesday, 7th November 2018 (retail $70.00; member price through NZAC $50.00).
In the meantime, please put one of the following launch dates in your calendar, to join NZAC in celebrating the release of the guidebook. We've got a great line up of speakers, and author Rob Frost will say a few words about writing the guide, the new grading system, and would love to answer some questions. The guidebook will be for sale at the member price at all launch events, for members and non-members alike.
Saturday 27th October, 5.00 pm: Aoraki/Mt Cook Community Hall (MC Gavin Lang; speakers Philip Temple, Jane Morris, and surprise 3rd speaker). Tickets to cover the cost of this event are $15, and following the launch will be an optional $50 buffet dinner at The Old Mountaineers. Tickets available at tinyurl.com/aorakilaunch
Thursday 1st November, 6.00 pm: Bivouac Tower Junction, Christchurch (speakers Heather Purdie, Jane Morris, and Bob McKerrow)
Saturday 3rd November, 7:30 pm: Fox Glacier Community Centre (MC Marius Bron; speakers Aat Vervoorn, Allan Uren, and Mike Mahoney)
Friday 9th November, 5:30 pm: Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Wellington (MC Dave Bamford; speakers Lou Sanson and Graham Langton)
Monday 12th November, 7:30 pm: The Dominion Bar, Auckland (a presentation by Rob as part of the Auckland Section monthly section night)
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Despite its small size, it is the only microwave steriliser that is designed to fit 6 Philips AVENT bottles. Whereas most microwave sterilisers will only fit 4 bottles, the Philips AVENT Microwave Steriliser allows you to sterilise a full day's worth of bottles in one go. It is also suitable for sterilizing breast pumps. Just add water, load and place in the microwave for as little as 2 minutes. The exact length of the cycle will depend on the wattage of your microwave.
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Fisher Pond Great House: the best Bajan Sunday lunch in Barbados
Having a holiday in Barbados? Then you've just got to book Sunday lunch at Fisher Pond Great House – a 350-year-old plantation house in the centre of the island (St John) which has been lovingly restored by former hotelier John Chandler.
Make sure you book the Sunday Bajan lunch well in advance, it's very popular with Barbadians and visitors.
The house is elegantly furnished – tables are set up indoors, in different rooms, and outdoors in the beautiful Barbados tropical gardens.
The Sunday Planter's Buffet Lunch that John and his wife Rain put on is truly fantastic – a Bajan banquet – catering up to 80 people at exquisitely dressed tables.
Even Michael Winner raved about the Sunday lunch at Fisher Pond Great House (read Michael Winner's restaurant review at Times Online) so that's saying something!
John, the owner and a real character, has loads of interesting and amusing tales to tell too if you can get him to spill the beans!
Barbados wedding venue – exotic location for weddings
Full of old world charm Fisher Pond Great House also makes a beautiful and romantic venue for wedding ceremonies which are held either in the colourful tropical gardens or in the antique setting of the plantation house.
The wedding floral displays, petal-strewn aisle in the garden, and gorgeous settings that John and Rain organise for wedding couples on their special day is extraordinary. The colours of the tropical flowers are AMAZING.
Fisher Pond Great House just has to be one of the most beautiful and romantic places to get married in Barbados, and definitely one of the best places to eat in Barbados.
For more information on weddings contact Rain at Chandelier Weddings
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Robert Kiyosaki is an investor, businessman and best-selling author. His books, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant, and Rich Dad's Guide to Investing are all best sellers. His ventures have allowed him to retire early, and his teachings are followed all around the world.
Robert Kiyosaki was born in Hawaii where his experiences of Rich Dad, Poor Dad began. Not choosing to following his "poor" father, Ralph Kiyosaki, who was state superintendent of schools he adopted the financial strategies of his "rich" dad – the entrepreneurial father of a childhood best friend. Robert says "In doing so, I chose not to listen to my poor dad, even though he was the one with all the college degrees," he writes in /Rich Dad, Poor Dad/.
After high school, Robert went to study in New York. After graduation, he traveled the world on merchant ships. "I think that's what really messed me up," he says. "Once I saw the world, it was hard to come back to Hawaii." Later he joined the U.S. Marines and went to Vietnam as an officer and a helicopter gunship pilot. After returning from Vietnam Robert got a job as a salesman for the company Xerox Corporation and in 1977 he started a company to produce Nylon and Velcro surf wallets, which grew into a multi million dollar worldwide product.
He admits that he didn't know enough about patents and trademarks, and as a result the business eventually closed, however his first venture into business wetted his entrepreneurial appetite. After the closure, Robert began investing in real estate and on the stock market, before nearly becoming bankrupt. He owed about $850,000," he says. "Obviously, you can't pay that kind of money back by getting a job." Robert tried a variety of entrepreneurial endeavors, which weren't very successful.
In 1985 Robert Kiyosaki founded an education company that taught business and investing to thousands of students all over the world which proved very successful. In 1994 he retired at the age of 47. Even after retirement Robert continued with real estate and business investments, and wrote the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, which hit bookstores in 1997.
Although he had achieved some recognition overseas, he was relatively unheard of in the US. After initial publishing rejections he printed 1,000 copies himself, and the book became an underground success. Robert has since written four more bestsellers under the /Rich Dad/ brand and to date has sold more than 12 million books (in 29 different languages).
Coinciding with the books Kiyosaki also invented a board game for the financially illiterate, Cashflow 101, which is the first of two board games designed to educate people about accounting, investing and finance, with Cashflow for Kids being the second game.
Robert Kiyosaki has a profound message for those wanting to improve their financial lives. That message is: "With every dollar in your hand, you have the power to choose to be rich, poor or middle class."
A life-long education advocate, Sharon Lechter is the founder of Pay Your Family First, an umbrella financial education organization, and YouthPreneur, an innovative new way to spark the entrepreneurial spirit in our children.
Sharon helps shape the state of financial literacy in our nation and how best to promote a financially literate populous through her appointment to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. She and the 18 other members of the council were selectively appointed by President Bush for their expertise in financial education and will serve a two-year term. As a council member, Sharon is directly responsible to the President and Treasury Secretary for creating interesting and innovative ways to influence financial education.
Sharon is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, educator, international speaker, licensed CPA and mother. She has been a pioneer in developing new technologies to bring education into children's lives in ways that are innovative, challenging and fun, and remains committed to education – particularly financial literacy.
"Our current educational system has not been able to keep pace with the global and technological changes in the world today," Sharon says. "We must teach our young people the skills – both scholastic and financial – that they need to, not only survive, but flourish in the world."
Sharon travels nationally and internationally to speak on a range of topics from educating children and adults on taking control of their personal finances to the entrepreneurial business strategies she used in building international success.
"Sharon's passion for entrepreneurship is matched by her dedication to education," says Mary Lou Bessette, a longtime business leader and executive director of strategic initiatives at Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business. "Her personal mission is to instill financial literacy worldwide. Sharon's writings and leadership, especially with women and children, demonstrate that she is uniquely positioned to change the world through education."
Sharon is known world-wide as the co-author of the international best-selling book Rich Dad, Poor Dad and the Rich Dad series of books. During her 10 years with the Rich Dad Company, it grew into an international powerhouse with over 20 books, board games, Web sites, CDs, audio cassettes and seminars. Rich Dad, Poor Dad has been on The New York Times Best Sellers List for over six and a half years and is available in over 50 languages and sold in more than 108 countries. More than 27 million Rich Dad books have been sold around the world.
In 2007, Sharon left the managerial board of The Rich Dad Company to pursue focused work on financial education for children and families, as well as to continue work on improving our nation's educational system. It was this passion that led her to recently launch Pay Your Family First and YouthPreneur.
A committed philanthropist, Sharon also gives back to world communities as both a volunteer and benefactor. She is a member of the Business Advisory Council for the Attorney General of the State of Arizona. She has served on the Dean's Council 100 of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and as a member of the advisory Board of the Spirit of Enterprise at the W.P. Carey School of Business. Sharon serves on the National board of Women's Presidents Organization and serves on the national board of Childhelp, a national organization founded to prevent and treat child abuse.
In 2002, Childhelp honored Sharon and her husband, Michael, as recipients of the Spirit of the Children Award. In 2004, Sharon and Michael were recognized as an Arizona "Power Couple," and Sharon was also named as a 2005 Woman of Distinction by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America.
Sharon graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors from Florida State University with a degree in accounting, then joined the ranks of a Big Eight accounting firm. Sharon has held various management positions with computer, insurance, and publishing companies while maintaining her professional credentials as a Wisconsin CPA, and a member of the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants).


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Author(s): Patrick Guest; Tom Jellett (Illustrator)
Leon and Lily do everything with their best pals Rabby and Snuggles, until one night the unimaginable happens and Snuggles is left outside. Faced with sadness, the others must find a way to save Snuggles from a frightful end. Heart-warming and playful, compassionate and true-to-life, Rabby the Brave is a story about close bonds and sibling love.
Patrick Guest was raised in the Melbourne beachside suburb of Seaford. Even as a child, Patrick was writing stories, starring in his own Powerful Patrick series: a major hit with his Mum, Dad and rabbit Snowball. A desire to be Michael J Fox took Patrick down the corporate path. After gaining a commerce degree at Melbourne University, followed by a three-year stint with a big mining company, Patrick realised that he was possibly the world's worst accountant. A dramatic change saw Patrick go back to study physiotherapy, and in 2000 he landed his dream job at the Sydney Olympics. It wasn't until his children were born that Patrick started writing professionally. Since then he's had three picture books published -- That's What Wings are For, The Ricker Racker Club and the acclaimed The Second Sky with Jonathan Bentley.Tom Jellett is an Australian illustrator based in Sydney. Tom has been an editorial illustrator for News Limited, working on The Australian, The Weekend Australian and The Daily Telegraph.He has also illustrated a number of books for children, including Why I Love Footy for Penguin Books, The Gobbledygook is Eating A Book by Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting, My Dad Thinks He's Funny by Katrina Germein and the follow up My Dad Still Thinks He's Funny for Walker Books.


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Cardiac Diseases and Pregnancy
Cardiac Diseases and Pregnancy
Certain cardiac diseases carry a very low risk to the mother and the fetus. These include:
- Mitral regurgitation
- Aortic regurgitation
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Intracardiac shunts such as atrial septal defects and ventricular septal defects
Women with valve disorders
Women with pulmonic valve disease and tricuspid valve disease may have relatively uncomplicated pregnancies. However, other types of valve disorders may present problems with pregnancy. For example, there is an increased risk when the mother has mitral or aortic stenosis. Often these valve disorders are the result of rheumatic heart disease. These patients may require close observation, medications and specialized monitoring during labor and delivery.
Mitral valve prolapse is often well tolerated during pregnancy and the prolapse may actually decrease because of the normal changes that the heart goes through during pregnancy.
A successful pregnancy for women with heart disease requires specialized care, preconception evaluation, continuation of select medications and close observation during the pregnancy.
Women with pulmonary hypertension
Among the highest at-risk populations for developing complications during pregnancy are women who have pulmonary hypertension (elevated lung pressures) either due to congenital heart disease or due to an independent entity. Women who continue to have cyanosis (low blood oxygen) despite surgery are at high risk for maternal complications, premature and small babies, and death during pregnancy. Women with poor cardiac function prior to the pregnancy are often unable to withstand the increased circulation of pregnancy and develop symptoms. Women with cardiac symptoms at rest are also among the highest at-risk populations for developing complications as pregnancy progresses.
Women with arrhythmias
Arrhythmias (irregular heart rhythms) may occur for the first time or occur with increased frequency during pregnancy. In women with structurally normal hearts, these arrhythmias usually do not pose a significant risk. However, the cause of the arrhythmia should be sought and treated appropriately. For women that develop atrial fibrillation, it is important to look for the underlying heart problem causing the atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is usually associated with valvular heart disease, hyperthyroidism, pulmonary embolism or hypertension.
Women with pre-existing cardiac problems
Other pre-existing cardiac problems, including coronary artery disease and women with pacemakers or defibrillators, will be managed by the Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy program. Cardiac problems may arise during pregnancy in women who have had no history of cardiac problems. For example, heart failure (fluid overload) may occur because the increased volume of pregnancy is not tolerated. These women may have developed heart failure due to an underlying valvular disease, arrhythmia, and/or cardiomyopathy.
A small number of women will develop cardiomyopathy, a specific weakening of the heart muscle that appears to be caused by the pregnancy. This form of cardiomyopathy may occur at either the end of pregnancy or several months after delivery. It is not clear why this happens and women may not have a complete recovery and/or the cardiomyopathy may reoccur with future pregnancies. Therefore, future childbearing would not be recommended.
Although quite rare, women may present with a myocardial infarction (heart attack) during pregnancy. These women need to be assessed and treated as if they are not pregnant. Although certain drug choices can be made to decrease the risk to the fetus, management strategies are similar to the non-pregnant state, though certain precautions may be advised.


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We've also learned that shared physical spaces grow richer when members have the opportunity to connect virtually. So we've created a community intranet that allows members to create profiles and connect with one another no matter where they are. Through this community website, members can post news, jobs and events to our own promotional channels, turbo-charging their work while breathing even more life into the community.


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Family : Caesalpiniaceae (Bauhinia family)
Common names : beakpod plumeflower/ beaked plumeflower (Eng.); tuitpeulpronkstert (Afr.)
This medium to large scrambling shrub with its beautiful leaf patterns produces pink flowers towards the end of the year. It is an interesting plant for gardeners in frost free areas looking for something different.
Caesalpinia rostrata is a large, scrambling woody shrub that grows up to 3 metres and can on occasion form dense thickets. The main stem is armed with hooked thorns that can reach up to 10 mm. The leaves are twice-compound with small leaflets and an asymmetrical base and rounded tips. The petiole (leaf stalk) is 6 15 mm long.
The pink flowers are produced from November to January in terminal or axillary racemes. The fruits, produced from January to February, are short, inflated pods of about 2732 mm length. The pods are tipped with a characteristic beak.
Conservation status
According to the Red List of South African Plants Caesalpinia rostrata is categorized as Vulnerable ( VU ). This means that the best available evidence indicates that it meets at least one of the five IUCN criteria for Vulnerable, indicating that the species is facing a high risk of extinction. Habitat loss to sugarcane cultivation seems to be the main threat.
Distribution and habitat
Caesalpinia rostrata grows in Bushveld, often along river valleys and drainage lines in isolated localities in southern Mozambique and eastern parts of Mpumalanga.
Derivation of name and historical aspects
The genus name Caesalpinia was given in commemoration of botanist and physician A. Caesalpinius, who died in 1603.
The specific name rostrata means beaked and refers to the seedpods.
The nectar-rich flowers attract bees and other insects.
Uses and cultural aspects
No traditional uses reported. Even though this isn't a plant commonly found in nurseries if you are able to source it, it makes for a good garden subject with its pink flowers and with its tendency to form thickets it can be used as a hedge or barrier plant in areas where it is evergreen.
Growing Caesalpinia rostrata
Caesalpinia rostrata is evergreen to deciduous depending on the prevailing conditions. It is not frost-resistant, prefers full sun and needs to be watered once a week.
It can be grown from seed.
Method: Leave the seed in boiling water for 5 minutes to soften it up and loosen the seed covering. Then leave in cold water over night. Sow in seedbeds with an even amount of river sand and soil. Water twice a week.
Seedlings start appearing within two weeks. The seedlings can be planted out when they have reached 10 cm in height.
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For this weeks Excerpt Tuesday I have author Karina Buchanan sharing a blurb and her except for her new release Daring to Love.
Andrea Macleave is determined to lose her 'Miss Stuffy Knickers' nickname with a rappel down Ireland's famous Europa Hotel, for the hospital where she works. Risk taking goes against everything she believes in and it takes a kiss from her hunky instructor to send her on her way. With her wild side let loose, a one night stand with the action man seems the perfect antidote to her staid life.
Part-time charity volunteer, Matt King, hopes to put the disastrous hook-up behind him. That's easier said than done when he meets the woman in question at his workplace. There's clearly a powerful attraction between them but he's fighting his past demons by living life on the edge.
With each of them determined to let their past ruin their chance for happiness, how can an adrenaline junkie and a control freak ever make it work?
"I should have known you couldn't handle your drink." With the devil in him, Matt pushed the buttons guaranteed to re-activate his Andie.
A frown, a purse of full pink lips and she took the bait. "I'll have a whiskey if you're buying." The determination to prove him wrong blinded her to the goggled looks she garnered and the sudden quiet at the table.
He couldn't help his smile getting wider, the more irritated she became. "One whiskey, coming up. Jimmy give me a hand getting these in, will you?"
"I've a good mind to get you fired!" Matt hadn't noticed Andrea following him over to the bar. At the sound of her sexy, pissed-off voice, he slowly turned his head.
She stood, ram-rod straight, giving him clear appreciation of long, lean legs. They seemed to go on forever in those spiky black heels she had swapped for her trainers, even if she still had to look up at his six foot four frame. The figure-hugging jeans would bring a grown man to his knees but he would prefer to see her in something to better show off those pins.
The rose tint in her cheeks gave away her embarrassment at being so openly admired and coming across as a letch was not how he wished to be perceived. Nevertheless, he did enjoy throwing her off guard.
"You should be thanking me really." He wound her up and let her go.
"Thanking you?" She crossed her arms across her chest, drawing the V of her top down to give a tantalizing peek at her cleavage. "I should have you arrested for the way you behaved, never mind getting you fired."
"It got you over the edge, didn't it? You were so caught up, being ticked off at me that you didn't have time to think about what you were doing."
"In that case, turn around."
"So I can slap the gold star on your backside for a job well done! Do you seriously think that's a good enough reason for your behavior? Is that the way you carry on with all your clients?"
"Only the pretty, obstinate ones. As for having me fired, well," he backed his elbows onto the bar, "I do the charity rappels voluntarily. It's difficult to replace a trained instructor willing to work for free but if I caused you so much offense, do what you must."
Her delicious mouth opened and closed and he was assaulted with memories of tasting her. And how good it would be to do it again.
"Since it's for charity and all, I suppose I'll let the matter drop. Forget it happened." The defensive arms slackened and fell to her sides. With the thaw setting in, Matt impulsively stepped forward, to invade her personal space.
"Are you sure that's what you want, Andie?" If he could forget his rules for one night, she could stop pretending she didn't want him.
Instead of seeing the look of longing staring back at him, her pupils narrowed. "Where do you get off calling me 'Andie', anyway? My name is Andrea." She lifted the tumbler of the finest whiskey from the bar, knocked it back and stalked back to her friends.
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Former Toronto Raptors centre Jamaal Magloire has always said that the end of the basketball season marked the beginning of Toronto's Caribbean carnival season.
Mr. Magloire was born and raised in Toronto, but his parents came to Canada from Trinidad and Tobago. He attended his first Toronto Caribana Festival (now known as the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival) at the age of four.
When he is not working for the Raptors – he is now a basketball development consultant and community ambassador for the team – Mr. Magloire can be found organizing and helping his carnival masquerade band, The Toronto Revellers, compete for carnival glory.
Mr. Magloire is the founder of Toronto Revellers Inc., a cultural non-profit organization that aims to embody and represent distinctive qualities of the Caribbean by showcasing its rich traditions.
Entering his ninth year as his masquerade group's band leader, Mr. Magloire has already helped the Revellers capture two band-of-the-year titles, and he plans on winning another one this year.
Toronto's Caribbean carnival is the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America.
What does the Caribbean carnival mean to you?
It means a lot. We have so many different festivals in Ontario that we embrace and this is just another big one. I'm happy to be Caribbean, I'm happy to be a part of this festival. I have attended it for 20 plus years, but I've now been involved with it for about nine years.
What can you tell us about the Toronto Revellers?
The Toronto Revellers are my mas band that has participated in the Scotiabank Carnival for nine years now. It's something I've built from scratch.
We have a contingent of 1,500 people that are loyalist and like to enjoy themselves and like to promote the community and our culture. I've brought a lot to this city over the years, this is just another one of those gifts. This is something that should be embraced by everybody. The Toronto Revellers give you an opportunity of a lifetime to experience costuming, the art and having fun.
What is it that makes it one of Toronto's premier festivals?
I think it's a chance for people like my parents to be able to be in an atmosphere with young people in harmony and unity and just showing what beauty the city of Toronto has to offer.
What's your favourite part?
My favourite part is the preparation [and] the opportunity to go on stage [with The Revellers] and be judged while portraying our theme. Every year, I come up with a different theme [for the Revellers] — last year we played James Bond, the year before that we played Bollywood, and this year we're playing warriors — so having that opportunity to pick what your theme is is what brings me the most excitement.
Do you think that Canada has chance at winning an Olympic gold medal in basketball?
Absolutely. I think we have a good calibre of young talent that seem to have a good work ethic, and to have Steve Nash at the helm leading them there is no doubt in my mind that they will have a chance to compete for a medal at some point.
How are the 2014-2015 Toronto Raptors shaping up?
We were not satisfied with going seven games in the first round and we've improved our team. Coach [Dwane] Casey and [general manager] Masai Ujiri have done a great job and they're people I look up to because of their class, will and work ethic to get better and make this city a powerhouse.
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1200 California is one of Nob Hill's premier apartment addresses. The building's amenities include 24-hour doorman, professional on-site management, a fully-equipped fitness center, maintenance/janitorial staff and guest parking. It is across the street from Grace Cathedral and only steps away from Huntington park, four elegant hotels which include a health club, spa and many dining opportunities. The monthly assessment is $2,099.98, which includes 24-hour doormen, use of the fitness center, professional on site management, cable TV, window cleaning, heat, water and guest parking.
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Nob Hill is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, centered on the intersection of California Street and Powell Street. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills." Prior to the 1850s, Nob Hill was called California Hill (after California Street, which climbs its steep eastern face). It was renamed after the Central Pacific Railroad's Big Four – called the Nobs – built mansions there.
An affluent district, home to many of the city's upper-class families as well as a large young urban professional population. Nob is disparaging British slang abbreviation of "noble/nobility" referring to the monied, often titled upper-classes. The location is also derisively referred to as Snob Hill. The intersection of California and Powell streets is the location of two of its four well-known and most expensive hotels: the Fairmont Hotel, the Mark Hopkins Hotel, the Stanford Court. The Mark Hopkins Hotel and the Huntington Hotel are located one block away at Mason & California. The hotels were named for three of The Big Four, four entrepreneurs of the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad: Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins & Collis P. Huntington. The fourth, Charles Crocker has a garage named after him in the neighborhood. The Fairmont is also named for a San Francisco tycoon, James G. Fair.
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"Every night before I get my one hour of sleep, I have the same thought: 'Well, that's a wrap on another day of acting like I know what I'm doing.' I wish I were exaggerating, but I'm not. Most of the time, I feel entirely unqualified to be a parent. I call these times being awake." - Jim Gaffigan
Parents love sitting around with other parents and commiserating about the life we lead. The mess, the noise, the yelling, the seemingly unending requests for attention; it consumes our lives and complaining about it to others who understand your pain can start to feel like the only way to survive.
It isn't all bad, of course. When most parents think of their life with kids they tend to see the joy before the frustration, the smiling faces before tantrums, the sweet sound of a child saying "I love you" before the painful sound of a child saying "You're the worst parent ever!"
Our Church focuses on the joys of parenthood more than anything else, even to the point of teaching children are "the supreme gift of marriage."
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While that teaching can seem to be a bit of a stretch on most days around our house, my children touched my life and increased my faith at a time when I needed them the most, and through that experience I discovered just what a gift they are.
I'll never forget the day we received the heartbreaking news that our fourth son would not live after his birth. He was diagnosed with Bilateral Renal Agenesis, a fatal diagnosis resulting in underdeveloped lungs, leading babies to be unable to breath on their own shortly after birth.
My wife and I were devastated.
Like most expectant parents, we had already started planning everything for our beautiful son Luke, months before he was due to arrive. This included getting his three older brothers excited about all they had to look forward to with another sibling on the way.
Instead of being able to continue with the joyful planning, we found ourselves sitting on our bed, having a conversation with our three younger sons about how their brand new baby brother wouldn't be coming home from the hospital.
My wife and I were angry, hopeless, and completely absorbed by grief, and yet we knew we had to focus on the important realities present in our situation when we explained everything to our children.
We focused on the possibility of miracles, the reality of Heaven, the fact that we will be connected to Luke forever, the he would be able to pray for us in the presence of Jesus and the Blessed Mother, and that we would have the opportunity to be reunited with him one day along with all the angels and saints.
While these are all realities we believe as Catholics, as adults we can easily allow ourselves to see them as merely intellectual.
When faced with our very stark reality, I had to ask myself if Heaven was just a nice idea that I believed in without really thinking about what it would mean if it actually existed, and more generally if I really believed all the things I said I believed about salvation and life after death.
I couldn't sort this out on my own.
But through my journey with my children, and my many explanations of the situation we faced, I came to see their faith and it impacted me deeply.
They accepted and understood what was happening, and they found solace in the fact that their brother Luke would be in Heaven with Jesus, Mary, and all of the saints who have gone before us.
Through their acceptance and profound faith in this reality, I found the strength to carry on and my faith was strengthened beyond what I could have imagined.
Heaven is real. Baptism saves us. The power of prayer through the Communion of Saints in beyond our wildest dreams.
I didn't fully come to understand any of that on my own, though.
They carried me through. They solidified my faith.
They truly are the supreme gift of my marriage.
Copyright 2016 Tommy Tighe
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Tommy Tighe
Tommy is a Catholic husband, father of four boys, and the author of The Catholic Hipster Handbook (available now!).


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Bigfoot is a racing video game released in July 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed by Beam Software and published by Acclaim. The game was advertised by the legendary monster truck of the same name in the cartoon segment of the 1990 television show, Video Power, titled The Power Team. The show also often used sound effects for the actions of not only Bigfoot, but others as well.


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I thought the romantic style wasn't my style, but I guess this card has quite a romantic style. Made with papers from 13arts Blue Magnolia. Grattis is from an old clear stamp set I designed for Skapa Hobby, no longer available.
As always, we'd love to see your take on the sketch. 🙂
I'm slightly late with this blog post. Being busy before going away on vacation, I forgot to make a scheduled post. But, here it is now, my card for the latest challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Our theme this time is Beside The Sea.
Background is an old paper (you should see my huge stash of papers I've collected through the years), I think it's from Maja Design. The lighthouse is a stamp I designed for Reprint Hobby many years ago, and the "Trevlig Sommar" (Swedish for "Have a nice simmer") is from a summer set I designed for Skapa Hobby (no longer available).
My cardmaking intention for today was to make Valentine cards. For some reason I ended up making a 70's birthday card instead. The digits are Thickers I've had for ages. "Gratulerar" stamp if from Skapa hobby (no longer available), and the butterfly stamp is from Reprint. Both of them designed by me.
I've used sketch #314 at MFT Card Challenges for the layout:
I don't participate in color challenges very often, but this time I did. IN{K}SPIRE_me Challenge #282:
I also submit the card to Butterfly Challenge #69 – Z is for Zero, and Everybody-Art-Challenge #394 – Anything goes.
Christmas might have been just a couple of weeks ago, but I'll prepare for next Christmas season by making Christmas cards all year. For this card, I've used a snowman image from Slöjd-Detaljer, and a "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year" (in Swedish) clear stamp from a set I designed for Skapa Hobby (no longer available).
I submit my card to the following challenges:
I've decided that today will be dedicated to cardmaking. Christmas cardmaking that is. Here's the first one. The snowmen family is a stamp I designed for Skapa Hobby (no longer available) years ago. Somehow I don't like to use stamp images I have made but this it pretty okay. I love smiley faces. 😀
I made the card for a bunch of challenges:
My card for sketch #383 at Kortskissen is a Thank you ("Tack" is Swedish for "Thanks") card in fall colors. I've used designer papers from Panduro, Tack stamp that is my design for Skapa Hobby (no longer avaiable) and various bling.
Besides the sketch, I submit my card to the following challenges:
Look, it's not a Christmas card! It's a get well card. Made for CASology week 221, where the theme is "Cure", and AAA Card CAS Game #76, "Masculine". For the layout of the card, I used CAS(E) this Sketch #196.
As all three challenges are clean & simple, my card is very… clean & simple! 😉 The paper for the stripes and the heart are from K-Designs. The stamp is my design for Skapa Hobby (no longer available). I stamped with white ink pad, then filled it in with Posca pen to make it more white.
I plan for a total cardmaking weekend, and here's the first card. A Christmas card with papers (bird and background papers) from Stamperia. It's an Italian craft supplier, making THE most beasutiful papers, and other things as well. The God Jul stamp I used are from an old clear stamp set I designed for Skapa Hobby, no longer available.
As always, I've used a few challenges as inspiration:
On a dark fall day like this, being too tired to do any chores, I have decided today will be a cardmaking day. Yes, all day long! 😀
Here's the first card of the day. I've used white vellum with glittery wintery swirly print, banners cut out from Maja Design papers, a white glittery snowflake made with a Martha Stewart punch, and a "Have A Wonderful Christmas" sentiment stamp that is my design for Skapa Hobby. It's always tricky to adhere vellum without the glue or tape shining through. I rather use a thin tape all along the edges, to make it looking a bit like a border, than to add small dots of glue/tape.
I'm very thankful for Less is More's challenge #299, to use vellum, as I hardly ever do that. I was also inspired by Jenni Murray's card at Muse challenge #188. I wanted to make mine in the same colors as hers, but I didn't find any suitable turquoise or light blue papers.
Jennis's card:
My card:
Blue Christm… No, wait. My card says "Warm Winter Greetings", not Christmas. Oh well, it's blue anyway. A soft light blue, made for CAS on Sundays challenge #91 – pastel. And for Sketch Saturday's sketch #429.
The snowflake paper is from Creative Club, years back, and the stamp is my design for Skapa Hobby.


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"Our nations will never find prosperity by closing their doors," said President Calderon.
The Mexican President says in his first year in office he has taken steps to strengthen the border, reformed his country's tax and pension system, and attracted a record $23 billion in foreign investment.
"We are taking great efforts to ensure that in the future, no Mexican needs to leave our country to find job opportunities elsewhere," said President Calderon.
Still, President Calderon said more cooperation is needed.
"Ensuring a better future for California and Mexico requires making immigration an orderly, humane and safe process, respectful of human rights," said President Calderon.
Calderon's message ruffled a few feathers.
"I think it was entirely inappropriate as a head of state to enter our country and enter the political domestic debate," said state Senator Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks.
Outside the Capitol, Mexican-American protesters criticized the President, telling him to go home.
"I came over here when I was 14-years-old. Corrupted government, poverty was still there -- and it's still there," said protester Maria Cristina Ramos. "It hasn't gotten any better."
California is Calderon's final stop on a five-day tour of the U.S. It's Calderon's first trip to the U.S. since taking office in 2006.
After his address to lawmakers, Calderon met privately with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his advisers on environmental and trade issues.
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You thought we'd forgotten about you lot didn't you? Well fear not, we've got you bass players well and truly covered.
The Sono is an all-in-one solution for your low end dirt needs, packing a powerful preamp & fuzz into one pedal.
The Fuzz side is a monstrous circuit with tons of low end and enough gain to rip the face off a mammoth (if you're into that kinda thing). The Rip and Tone controls let you dial in some really velcro-like fuzz tones and even with the tone turned all the way up you can bring back in the low end with the Blend control, which blends in your clean signal.
The pre-amp side is a little more tame, perfect for vintage-style over driven bass tones, it'll take you through from a slightly broken-up dirty boost into a medium gain overdrive. Again, the blend control acts as a way of retaining some of that all important low end and adds clarity to the attack of each note.
You can also use both together for some absolutely chaotic sounds, & using both blend controls means you can actually have a mix of clean, overdrive & fuzz running together at the same time!
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SonPower 2014 starts Monday in Orlando, FL. I'm excited…and a little daunted! Hundreds of students and their leaders from far and wide will gather for a week of music rehearsals, mission activities, inspiring musical worship and Bible teaching. It's the Bible Teaching part that I am mainly responsible for. It's a huge and important responsibility…that's why I am a little daunted.
Throughout the week, I'll be teaching five Bible sessions in front of a big bunch of excited teens. My desire is to engage and inspire as I point them towards truth drawn from scripture. No pressure!
Some days, it's easy to get overwhelmed as I think about all that's going on in my life and in the lives of the teens I'll be teaching. Even as I prepare, I think of the ever-important task in front of me…how do I engage the Millennial iGeneration (made up of short-attention-spanned, instantly gratified, insta-web, posting, and tweeting adolescents) armed with only an ancient, sometimes-confusing, easily-misunderstood text and an Aussie accent?
BUT! Know that I am comforted by this fact: It's not up to me! All I have to do is get out of the way. The scripture – the written Word of God – is a portal through which Jesus Himself – the Living Word of God – will engage and inspire, heal and change. By His Holy Spirit, God Himself reaches through the words on the page (or the text on the glowing screen of an iPad) in ways I cannot fathom, nor could ever hope to control. Please pray for me so I can discern how best to get out of the way and let God do what He wills in and through the students, their leaders and me while at SonPower 2014.
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
John 1:14
Grant Norsworthy
Bible Study Leader for SonPower 2014
Based in Nashville, TN but originally from Melbourne, Australia, Grant Norsworthy's style is immediate and energizing. With a relaxed, disarming approach, fresh Aussie humor, award-winning musicianship, and healthy self-analysis, he is sure to engage, encourage and challenge any audience. As the bassist with top CCM (Christian Contemporary Music) bands such as PC3 (Paul Colman Trio) and Sonicflood and as a solo artist, Grant Norsworthy's musical achievements are notable. In the process of producing a body of critically acclaimed and much-loved music, he has gathered a Grammy® nomination and a Dove Award. But Grant is also a qualified, experienced teacher and a sought-after speaker at festivals, conferences, concerts, colleges, schools, youth groups and church services. Through "word & song" he combines his skills as a musician and a teacher to extraordinary effect. Grant Norsworthy speaks and sings passionately about life, the true nature of worship, how true worship relates to the "least of these" (Matt 25:31-46) and following Jesus. Follow him on Twitter: @GrantNorsworthy and Facebook: Facebook.com/GrantNorsworthy


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Volkswagen vw mk1 golf/rabbit 1979 tv advert commercial
British Leyland peddling their lies and rotting cars in a TV Advert from 1975.
Ford's 'jolly' advert for the Escort Mk2 back in the 1970s
Ford's UK advert for the Escort Mk1 'The fun car' featuring Ronnie Corbett
very cool (!) Ford Escort tv commercial from the seventies!
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Aloha Airlines employees Glen and Shawna Bowman will have to find a way to pay their $5,000 monthly mortgage on their Hawaii Kai home now that their jobs are gone.
"That's our biggest worry and expense right now," said Shawna Bowman, a 15-year flight attendant.
Bowman was among more than 150 employees, family members and supporters who attended a rally yesterday outside the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in downtown Honolulu.
Glen Bowman, a pilot, was employed with Aloha Airlines for 10 years -- first as a first officer and then as a captain. His father, Allen Bowman, also worked as an Aloha Airlines captain for seven years before he moved to United Airlines.
Glen Bowman headed straight to the rally after making his last flight with the company from Oakland, Calif., to Honolulu.
"It's going to be difficult emotionally and financially," he said yesterday. The couple have three children.
Another couple, Valerie Chock and fiance Keliihoomalu Akiona, were blindsided by the announcement.
"We weren't prepared for it. It happened too fast," said Chock, who worked as part of the inside sales team in the executive office.
Chock and Akiona, a flight attendant, plan to marry on Sept. 6. The couple's monthly rent for their Aiea condominium is $1,150.
"We haven't had time to sit down and discuss what we're going to do as far as living arrangements. So we either might have to live back home with his parents or my parents," Chock said. "They're only right down the road from us, but still we don't want to inconvenience anybody."
Another prime concern is medical benefits, especially for their daughter, Pihaeu Akiona, who celebrates her first birthday in June.
Chock said she and her fiance plan to work full time as dancers for the Magic of Polynesia show in Waikiki as they look for other full-time jobs.
Both currently work part time as dancers for the show. "It's just hard because they don't really give the benefits like Aloha did as far as medical. We have to think about the baby," she said.
Tim Flournoy, a retired Aloha Airlines captain of 31 years, said, "Corporate America has no conscience anymore."
An internal company Web site notified employees that their health benefits with the company are expected to be terminated shortly. "We were not forewarned," he said.
His wife, Lianne, 60, a flight attendant for Aloha Airlines, would have made her 42nd anniversary with the company in two weeks. "It's going to be difficult to get the medical coverage we need," Flournoy, 67, said.
"Whatever happens to Aloha, we'll still have each other," he said.


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You may have heard on the grapevine that we've just moved to Bristol. Yup, that's right, we've packed our bags and said a fond farewell to the Georgian city of Bath, its wonderful weir, cosy cafes and our fave ever chip shop (love you long time Scallop Shell!) in favour of a room(ier office) with a view in Temple Quarter.
Last month was spent knee deep in boxes, packing up the agency, before the big move on Friday 4th August. It's been a perfect opportunity to reminisce with the team about some of our favourite memories in Bath over the years, as we look towards an exciting future in Bristol.
So, let's take a trip down memory lane to celebrate Mr B & Friends, from then 'til now…
It all began in a bedroom 11 years ago, when Si set up the agency.
Ahhh 2006 – the year that Si moved into Bath city centre, into a lovely Georgian building called the 'Dispensary'. Then came 2007 – the year that the first iPhone was released, the year that Britney had her breakdown and the Spice Girls went on their reunion tour… what a memorable time!
In 2008 things started getting seriously busy and Si put out a call for help from his long time friend and colleague Steve Richardson. Steve however, was the other side of the world running Interbrand's Auckland creative team. After a lot of discussion and some jiggery pokery, Steve upped sticks, packed everything into a container and headed to the UK with his family to become Mr B & Friends Partner and Creative Director. And, as Steve and Si planned, the agency grew and grew. When we reached 12 Mr B er's, we left The Dispensary and took on 4 Palace Yard Mews as our new home. And just carried on growing…
We got bigger…
…And a little bigger still.
Until we were bursting at the seams!
In 2014, with too many bods in the office, we knocked through the wall into the neighbouring building and our address became 4 / 5 Palace Yard mews. This saw the addition of CXCO – our customer experience consultancy, headed up by Charlie Williams, our CX Practitioner.
"Joining the team was a no-brainer. If the brand sets the customer expectation, customer experience happens when that expectation meets reality; the two disciplines combine to deliver better financial outcomes for the client."
Along with Charlie, we saw more incredible talent join the ranks, and our digital team grew from strength to strength along with our creative team. We also saw the addition of our strategy & planning team in 2016 and our client base kept on growing as we did.
The addition of a conference room at no.5 was a perk for client meetings and big creative sessions, and it even freed up the Common room for collaborative working opportunities and MANY a birthday celebration, with speeches, cake and ample embarrassment for the birthday guy/gal! Arguably, the most contentious issue surrounding such events was the selection of dips available for the cheese straws. Following an aghast observation of 'double dip' culprits, the Ops team began purchasing mini cheese straws to discourage such behaviour…
But we've had more than just birthdays to celebrate over the years. Other memorable events include client wins, the ten-year party, our 'Get Fit At Work' sessions and team socials.
"Some of my funniest memories include catching a tan in the office while working with no blinds, the best lunchbreak ever spent on the Waltzers in Victoria park and all the weird notes we got posted through the letter box at work! I'll miss our evening drinks at Sub13, our fish 'n' chip Fridays and lunch time shopping sprees in Bath!"
– Sheena, Design Director
" The annual Mr B Bake off has been going strong for a few years and we've seen some show stoppers that Mary Berry wishes she could have put her name against – (special shout out to Sophie Kemp's sugar fantasy castle of '15)! Last year's bake off was definitely the most epic yet, with 6 bitesize bakes per week for eight weeks ending with a finale of Christmas themed bakes.
We managed to raise a massive £400 for the Jessie May Trust, our nominated agency charity. Luckily we had the Get fit At Work sessions to keep our waistlines in check!"
– Sara, Junior Designer
We might have moved to a new location, but we bring with us our unique culture that's a core part of who we are and how we work. We were delighted to win Silver at the UK Employee Experience Awards this year, for Employee Insight and Feedback and want to say a huge thanks to the team for their help during the move to Bristol. It's a big step for the agency as we look to grow the team and the business.
"The move from Bath to Bristol was a logical step for the agency. We needed to find suitable premises that we could continue to grow into, and in an area that's a dynamic commercial centre. Temple Quarter is perfect: accessible and we are surrounded by organisations that we'd be interested in working with.
We were also very aware that over 60 per cent of our staff came from Bristol, and the city is fast becoming known as the second creative hub in the UK, with outstanding digital and technology talent settling here – it made perfect sense to begin the next chapter of our story in a city that's going places."
– Simon B, CEO
The new open-plan office allows us to work more collaboratively and openly. With direction from Steve, our Executive Creative Director, the interior designers have managed to achieve a very creative space in what is a fairly corporate building. With the layout, design, furniture and lighting presenting quality, creativity and collaboration. The finishing touches are being put in place over the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for a sneaky peak at the new office space in the near future!
So there you have it, our story to date.
Want to be a part of it? Keep an eye out for any future vacancies here!


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Thursday, July 16, 2015
Soft Kitty Mini Book
I'm going to try and keep this short as it's a rather photo heavy post. Over a year ago I had assembled all my supplies and photos to make a mini album of our Pound Cake. I had been all ready to work on it but then other projects kept pushing it to the back burner and it sat for months with only a couple pages completed.
In early June I realized I really should finish this project because I'd also like to make one for Biscuit. I think I hadn't really been feeling the size of my album and that was another reason I found myself in no rush to work on it. I carefully took apart the pages I'd made and trimmed everything from 6x6 to 5x5. Once that was done, I was so much happier and was able to complete my mini in an afternoon.
You might recognize the titles to each page if you're a fan of The Big Bang Theory. ;) The supplies I used were primarily Simple Stories {SN@P! Cat}, an old My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad, and various Thickers alphabet stickers.
What about you, do you have any unfinished projects in your crafty space?
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I definitely recognize the title and I love you adaptation, Elise! The shaker box is pure genius. This is fabulous and I must share this with Alexa. :)ReplyDelete
So cute!! I think sweet and simple is the best for pet albums 😄ReplyDelete
Beautiful. Love it. I have plans to make a layout of our first dog who passed 10 yrs ago, but I think I want to do a mini album. I certainly have enough pics. Anyway, it's beautiful and I love it. And I agree the shaker page is awesome. Michelle tReplyDelete
This is so adorable!! Super cute photos... love the sequin pocket title!!ReplyDelete
This is so cute! Love the cat stickers.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 17, 2015 at 8:38 AM
This is so clever and absolutely adorable! (Although thanks to you, I'll have the tune in my head all day!)ReplyDelete
This is so cute and love how you used the Soft Kitty song!!ReplyDelete
its so lovely Elise. I just mentioned it to the boys and we've all been singing it lol x xReplyDelete
I totally recognized the song lyrics, teehee.ReplyDelete
Such a cute mini book.
Funny how everything came together by just changing the size of the book.
I have quite a few unfinished projects on my desk…I'm in wedding mode, so until after August 14th, I probably won't be getting too much of my projects done.
Oh Elise, this is super adorable! Love your pages, the shaker page is total eye candy and who doesn't love kitty photos!?! Awesome job!ReplyDelete


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The Golden Hinde, a replica of the galleon in which Francis Drake sailed around the world
The ten Discover London Trails were developed by London's Smaller Museums and Galleries Group with support from ALM London (Archives Libraries and Museums London). Covering different regions of the capital, they link smaller museums and galleries with other attractions of interest in half and full day trails.
Trail Summary
Start at London Bridge – or the closer Borough Underground station – for the ten minute walk to the Southwark Local Studies Library for an excellent insight into the area. You walk past the historic George Inn, the last traditional coaching inn left in London before visiting the Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garrett, displaying the horrors of surgery before anaesthesia and the history of herbal medicine.
The Old Operating Theatre
On Friday or Saturday, visit Borough Market for a fabulous choice of fine food.
After enjoying an authentic cup of leaf tea or coffee at the Bramah Museum of Tea and Coffee in Southwark Street, see the Golden Hinde, a replica of the galleon in which Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world in 1577-1580.
Courtesy of Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum
For gruesome prisoners' tails, next stop is the Clink Prison Museum, in Clink Street before a lighter experience at Vinopolis, for a lightening tour through the history and geography of wine.
You pass the famous Anchor Inn, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and Exhibition and Tate Modern on your way to the Bankside Gallery, headquarters of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.
Richard Pikesley - Spring Tide, West Bay on show at Aqua Nova: RoyalWatercolour Society Autumn Exhibition on at the Bankside Gallery from October 8-31
The walk continues along the South Bank past the National Theatre and Royal Festival Hall. Between 1700 and 2000 Monday to Saturday, you can view Feliks Topolski's Memoir of the Century underneath the railway viaduct on the downstream side of Hungerford Bridge.
Beyond Waterloo station is the fascinating Florence Nightingale Museum with its insight into the famous nurse's career. Further along the road at the southern end of Lambeth Bridge, your final visit is at the Museum of Garden History, which houses a fine display of historic garden tools and garden related artefacts. You can then relax in the beautiful replica 17th-century knot garden.
Blair Gnome, from the People's Gnome Collection 2000 © Museum of Garden History
Trail in detail
Start at either Borough Underground station or London Bridge Station (ten minute walk) and visit Southwark Local Studies Library. It has an excellent range of historical documents and source material on the area as well as over 20,000 photographs and prints giving a vivid visual record of Southwark over the last 200 years.
Image from the Walk This Way project © Peter Durant / arcblue.com
In the same street as the library is the George Inn, the only example of a traditional coaching inn left in a style dating back to the Middle Ages. Mentioned by Dickens in Little Dorrit, it is the only pub owned by the National Trust. The pub offers a restaurant and tables in the courtyard outside perfect for a drink on a summer's evening.
The Old Operating Theatre
Round the corner in St Thomas Street, The Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garrett is situated in a garret over the hospital church of the original St Thomas' Hospital (1225–1865). This survived when nearly all of the other buildings were demolished in order to make way for the railway. Rediscovered and restored in the 1950s, displays demonstrate the horrors of surgery before the discovery of either anaesthetics or antiseptics.
Beneath the railway tracks on the west side of Borough High Street is Borough Market, a fine food market, with medieval origins, selling gourmet foods from Britain and Europe as well as quality fruit and vegetables it has generally been famous for.
Borough Market. Photo: Mickey Lee
A little way along Southwark Street, you arrive at the . This unusual museum illustrates and explains the history of authentic British leaf tea – over 400 years – and of roasted and ground coffee.
It has a unique collection of ceramics, metalwork and graphic art associated with tea and coffee, illustrating their planning and trading, their social history and the many methods devoted to making these drinks. The museum's founder and tea-master, Edward Bramagh, says of his museum: "We specialise in tours, talks and tea."
Borough Market. Photo: Ian Macaulay
You will see Southwark Cathedral – London's oldest gothic church and a place of worship for over 1,000 years – on your way to the Golden Hinde, an exact replica of the type of square rigged galleon in which Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world from 1577-1580. Launched in 1973, it spent two decades circumnavigating the world before docking at St Mary Overie Dock and becoming an educational museum.
The Clink Prison Museum, tucked away in Clink Street, illustrates the history of the prison first opened here in the 12th century becoming known as the 'Clink' three centuries later, before finally closing in 1780. Successive Bishops of Winchester, who lived in the adjoining palace, owned the prison. Inmates' tales are told with hands-on displays.
Torture chair Courtesy of the Clink Prison Museum
A little further on, located within fine Victorian railway arches, Vinopolis removes the mysteries of wine with a friendly down to earth approach. It studies the history of the grape and demonstrates the process of wine making, providing 'tasting stations' where you can savour a range of wines.
An incredible list of almost 1,000 wines can be purchased at Majestic wine warehouse and wine related gifts from glassware to accessories available at the Vinopolis shop.
Vinopolis - A wine tasting experience and much more... Courtesy of Vinopolis
After visiting Vinopolis and if still in the mood for a drink, enjoy the views at the Anchor, one of London's most famous riverside pubs.
Continuing alongside the river you pass Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, an impressive reconstruction of the Elizabethan Theatre burnt down in 1613 and Tate Modern - one of the most successful and popular art galleries in the world - displaying the Tate collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day.
Exhibit from Waitrose: Celebrating 100 Years of Packaging Design, on at the Bankside Gallery from September 25 to October 3.
Bankside Gallery is headquarters of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers which broke away from the Royal Academy to raise the profile of certain art forms such as watercolour painting, engraving and etching. The Gallery offers constantly changing temporary displays of contemporary watercolours and original artists' prints.
Walk past the National Theatre and Royal Festival Hall to discover Feliks Topolski's Memoir of the Century curving through the railway viaduct arches on the downstream side of Hungerford Bridge.
The Memoir, six hundred feet in length painted on hardboard panels twenty feet high, took 15 years to paint. This unique mural is a visual record of the personalities and social and political events of the 20th century witnessed by the artist during his world travels.
Felix Topolski painting his Memoir of the Century © Topolski Estate
Past Waterloo Station, hidden near the entrance to the new St Thomas' Hospital, the Florence Nightingale Museum gives a fascinating account of the famous nurse's career.
Known as 'the lady of the lamp', Florence Nightingale nursed the wounded soldiers of the Crimea War (1853-6) and founded Britain's first school of nursing at St Thomas' Hospital in 1860. Her life and the developments pioneered in health care until her death in 1910 at the age of 90 are illustrated through displays of original documents and personal memorabilia.
The Florence Nightingale Museum
Further along the road at the southern end of Lambeth Bridge you will find The Museum of Garden History. Founded in 1977 as the world's first museum dedicated to the history of gardens and gardening, it is situated in the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth and houses one of the finest public displays of garden tools and garden-related artefacts, ephemera and curiosities in the country.
In addition, a beautiful 17th-century knot garden filled with flowers and shrubs of the period has been created in the graveyard around the tombs of the famous 17th-century plant hunters - the John Tradescants, father and son, and Captain William Bligh of the Bounty.
Edwardian Pony boots c.1910 - used when ponies pulled lawnmowers to protect the grass from damage by their hooves © Museum of Garden History
Garden related items are available in the gift shop and refreshments in the café. Next door to this museum is the gate of Lambeth Palace (not open to the public), home of the Archbishop on Canterbury since the 13th century.
At the end of the trail, walk back to Waterloo station or take a bus across the bridge to Westminster.
The Discover London Trails were created by the Campaign for Museums and supported by ALM London.


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Flex Your Job
Time has always been a scarce resource. Credit Suisse aims to help its employees to find the right work-life balance by offering flexible job arrangements. The options range from part-time positions to home office, a personalized work schedule or sabbatical leave – whenever possible.
As Credit Suisse's workforce evolves and diversifies, work patterns beyond the traditional full-time position are becoming increasingly important. Offering flexible job models not only suits the needs of employees juggling work and family responsibilities, studies, hobbies or community service. It also results in greater commitment, productivity and retention as staff have more control of their time and accountability for achieving excellent results.
This flexibility also reduces unplanned absences and improves employees' health and well-being. "Credit Suisse tries to accommodate the needs of employees at all levels, and hence offers flexible work arrangements where it is feasible in terms of the job content," says Tali Zimmerman-Baer, the bank's Global Head of Internal Mobility and Diversity Recruitment.
Beyond the Usual Part-Time
On top of the most popular flexible work arrangements such as 50 percent part-time positions or working from home once a week, Credit Suisse offers a variety of other options. "In Switzerland, many people request a 90 percent role, meaning they have a day off every other week or a half-day off every Wednesday, for example. This slightly reduced work load is tremendously appreciated and helpful for many," according to Claudia Segers, the bank's Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion.
In the Asia Pacific region, working from home on an ad hoc basis is the most common solution. "This allows employees the flexibility to balance work and family responsibilities, an option greatly appreciated by working mothers. But this is not just something that is utilised by working mums. Many of our staff work across different time zones. A personalized work schedule enables them to respond to the needs of clients or colleagues based in different parts of the world, and to communicate with them via conference or video calls," points out Kwee Bee Teo, from the bank's Asia Pacific Diversity and Inclusion team.
Job sharing, when two or more workers do similar work or have complementary skills and share one position, as well as paid or unpaid sabbaticals, are among the other options available. Occasional flexible working is also offered and a popular option with employees facing a family emergency, those involved with a local charity, as well as some Muslim employees during the fasting period Ramadan.
The options just mentioned, however, depend on the laws and regulations in place in the various countries and regions where Credit Suisse operates. "We recognise that our employees are aiming to achieve a work-life balance and try to support this where possible," notes Michelle Mendelsson, Head of Diversity and Inclusion in the EMEA region.
Generational Differences Emerge Regarding Flex Job Needs
Younger employees in their twenties often request part-time work to continue their higher education and complete their degrees. They sometimes also ask for reduced hours to pursue their outside interests. "One employee, for instance, used a part-time arrangement to train for the discus competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games," explains Mendelsson.
The next age bracket, those between 30 and 50, generally requests flexible working arrangements to be able to combine their professional commitments with raising a family or caring for elderly family members. Some also ask for part-time work to support the career development of their partner. When it comes to the bank's older workers, some reduce their work load to transition more smoothly into retirement.
We are really offering a very broad range of opportunities when it comes to flexible working, depending on the job, the position and the department's needs
Paula Langer, Swiss Diversity and Inclusion team
Another trend is the increasing number of men adopting a flexible job, even though they remain a minority. "The days when women took all the responsibility at home are over. Younger men, who often only saw their own dads at the weekend, want to be around more while their children are growing up," says Langer.
Flexible Jobs Expand the Talent Pool
"Flexible working is often one of the main things attracting a potential employee to Credit Suisse," says Kwee Bee. "There are more job candidates when flexible and agile working arrangements are offered, and this is true not just for working mothers but also for millennials," she adds. "The bank would be at a disadvantage, particularly against tech companies competing with us for talented candidates, if it didn't embrace flexible working options. We include this 'open to discussing flexible/agile working' wherever possible in our job advertisements," explains Mendelsson.
In Switzerland, where it is still tough to combine a full-time position with bringing up children, the Human Resource department receives up to 60 percent more applications if a role is advertised as potentially part-time. "We open up a much larger talent pool when we state that part-time is an option," notes Segers.
The implementation of flexible work practices is clearly a win-win situation for the bank and our employees.


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A Queenstowner has been baking in a sauna to prepare for the world's premier off-road triathlon.
Jason Hall, 24, is tackling the Xterra World Champs in Hawaii this Sunday.
He says Hawaii's heat and humidity will be tough.
"I've been getting in the sauna, just trying to get my body used to it."
He's stoked the 1.5km swim will be in rough water – "I surfed in Dunedin so if it's rough it's good".
Hall, who's set to turn pro, has come a long way in two years.
In 2014, he was finishing four years at Dunedin's Otago University, where he admits "I was deep in that culture – drinking and all that".
Auckland-born Hall, who moved Queenstown in May last year, competed in triathlons at school but gave up due to burnout.
What turned him round was when his dad entered him in the inaugural Queenstown International Marathon in late 2014.
After just five weeks' training he finished fourth in the marathon in 2 hours 48 minutes.
"Then I got the bug.
"I went back to Aussie and my mate said, 'you need to get back into the triathlon scene'."
Hall did his first half-ironman in Geelong, Australia, early last year – "I was like, this is epic".
In March this year, two weeks after finishing second in the Challenge Wanaka half-ironman, he did his first Xterra off-road race, Motatapu, compris-ing a 2km swim in Lake Wanaka, 47km mountain bike leg and 15km run around Arrowtown.
By finishing first in his 18-24 age group he qualified for Sunday's Hawaiian race.
Then in his first race in six months, Hall won his 18-24 age group competition, with four minutes to spare, at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mooloo-laba on Australia's Sunshine Coast.
Depending on when he gets his pro licence, Hall's first pro race will probably be either the Western Sydney Ironman 70.3 late next month or Ironman 70.3 Taupo in December.
He accepts he might be up against faster triathletes in the pro ranks "but you only get faster if you start competing against them".
"I'd like to think that I'd be able to top-10 in most races I go into and then the ones where the field isn't as hot, that's where you'd like to see a podium come out."
Hall says Queenstown's an ideal training base – its winters toughening him up compared to other triathletes who only train in "really nice conditions".
Meanwhile, he admits he's made a huge change in his lifestyle.
"Now I've got no social life – but it's all good."