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United States District Court, D. Utah
January 25, 2018
CATHERINE BLOOM, Plaintiff,v.NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
Catherine Bloom, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), seeks
judicial review of the decision of the Acting Commissioner of
Social Security ("Commissioner") denying her
claim for supplemental security income ("SSI")
payments under Title XVI of the Social Security Act
("Act"). (ECF No. 3.) After careful review of the
entire record, the parties' briefs, and arguments
presented at a telephonic hearing held on January 16, 2017,
the Court[1] AFFIRMS the Commissioner's final
Bloom, age 22 at the time of the administrative law
judge's ("ALJ") decision, has a high school
education and no past relevant work. (See Certified
Administrative Transcript ("Tr."), ECF No. 11 at
148-49.) She alleges that she became disabled on April 19,
2013, [2] due to Asperger's syndrome/autism
spectrum disorder and anxiety. (Tr. 127, 148.) The ALJ
followed the familiar five-step sequential evaluation process
at 20 C.F.R. § 416.920(a)(4) and determined that Ms.
Bloom, while limited by her impairments, could still perform
certain unskilled jobs in the national economy and was not
disabled as defined by the Act. (Tr. 15-24). The Appeals
Council denied Ms. Bloom's request for review, (Tr. 1-5),
making the ALJ's decision the Commissioner's final
decision for purposes of judicial review. See 20
C.F.R. §§ 416.1481, 422.210(a). This appeal
Medical Evidence
Bloom alleged disability due to Asperger's/autism
spectrum disorder and anxiety, (Tr. 148), for which she
received regular counseling from Sheila Taylor, a licensed
clinical social worker, (Tr. 223-55; see also Tr.
219-22), and underwent two evaluations by neuropsychologist
Adam Schwebach, M.D. (Tr. 213-18, 278-81; see also
Tr. 257-58, 285-86.)[3] Ms. Bloom saw Ms. Taylor on approximately
a monthly basis from mid-2011 to early 2013. These treatment
notes reflect that Ms. Bloom focused on her areas of interest
(e.g., writing "intricate" fictional
stories, reading, and playing piano), lacked initiative in
areas outside her areas of interest (e.g., doing
household chores), and struggled with social interaction.
(See Tr. 223-55.) Ms. Taylor later wrote a letter
stating, among other things, that Ms. Bloom required
reminders for appointments and hygiene, was not fully aware
of her social deficits, was hyper-focused on writing and
music and became frustrated with interruptions, had a limited
ability to organize things like shopping or meal preparation,
had anxiety about activities outside her home, was not likely
to improve, and could not manage her own funds. (Tr. 219-22.)
Schwebach evaluated Ms. Bloom in April 2013 and again in July
2014. He concluded that Ms. Bloom had above-average
intelligence but deficits in social functioning and in
executive functioning, and that she would need ongoing
treatment. (See Tr. 213-18, 257-58, 278-81.) He also
indicated that Ms. Bloom would have trouble transitioning
into independent living and that she should apply for Social
Security disability benefits, apply for vocational
rehabilitation, or pursue higher education. (Tr. 218, 281.)
agency psychiatrist Kenneth Wallis, M.D. and state agency
psychologist Garrett Chelsey, Ph.D. reviewed the record in
early 2014 and opined that Ms. Bloom's mental impairments
caused at most "moderate" mental limitations and
would not preclude a range of simple work with reduced public
contact. (Tr. 58-62, 69-72.)
At the
October 2015 administrative hearing, Ms. Bloom testified
that, for the last three or four weeks, she had been working
at a bakery eight to eight-and-a-half hours per day two days
a week. (Tr. 35.) She got along with her coworkers and did
not have problems dealing with the public, although it was
stressful when "lots of customers c[a]me in."
(Tr. 36.) She said the job was "mundane, but it
pays." (Tr. 35.) She otherwise left her home at least
twice a week with her parents. (Tr. 37.) On the days she was
not working, she spent her time writing, doing research, and
reading, and did not have problems concentrating. (Tr.
36-38.) She also did household chores like vacuuming,
dusting, and cleaning the cat litter boxes. (Tr. 37-38.) She
said she was also part of a Star Trek club that met every
month. (Tr. 38). She sometimes got into "little
disagreements" with her family, but not that often, and
did not get irritable with people she did not know. (Tr. 39.)
Bloom's mother testified that Ms. Bloom did not want to
work and said her job was boring. (Tr. 45, 50.) Ms. Bloom
spent days when she was not working using the computer,
reading, and writing. (Tr. 46.) Ms. Bloom got along fine with
her parents, but had to be reminded to do chores and care for
her personal needs, although this had gotten better. (Tr.
46-47, 49.) Ms. Bloom did not speak to her sisters, (Tr. 46),
and had not had close friends since school, but had a friend
in her Star Trek club and one in another state to whom she
wrote letters. (Tr. 47.) Ms. Bloom also went with her family
to church, auctions, lunches, and movies. (Tr. 48.)
Kristy Farnsworth, Ph.D., testified that Ms. Bloom had
Asperger's syndrome and an anxiety disorder, and that her
impairments appeared to meet Listing 12.10. (Tr. 41-42.)
vocational expert testified that someone of Ms. Bloom's
age and background, and with her residual functional capacity
("RFC"), could perform work in the national
economy, including the unskilled ...
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Before re-branding my blog, I was constantly experiencing massive creative ruts, in which I dreaded writing my next blog post or became frustrated by the (lack of) direction my blog was going in. I tried for months to combat it, yet I kept hitting wall after wall. No matter what I did or how hard I tried, my blog was no longer a fun activity that I looked forward to or discussed with pride; instead, it became an assignment, just another item to check off my to-do list.
If there's one thing I'm certain of, it's that this is not what blogging is about. Blogging is supposed to be about creative fulfillment, positive energy, and pursuing something you love. But for me, before re-branding, this obviously wasn't the case; this is why re-branding was one of the best choices I've ever made. It gave me the opportunity to pursue a topic that I loved, build my blog in the direction I wanted it to go in, and help me fall in love with blogging all over again.
But it was far from easy.
Re-branding is a lot of work. First, there's topic of what a re-brand is and what actually qualifies. But along with your content re-brand, there's also a visual re-brand that contributes to the overall "vision" of your blog and how people will remember it.
However, these don't tell us the step-by-step process of actually re-branding. Quite frankly, I don't think anyone actually understands the process until they undergo it themselves. That's why I have created the ultimate step-by-step to re-branding your blog that will help guide you along on everything you need to do in an attempt to not forget anything. To help simplify everything, I have divided this list into 3 different sections:
- Part 1: The Initial Steps of Preparing Your Blog for a Re-Brand (this post)
- Part 2: The Technical Aspects of Re-Branding Your Blog
- Part 3: The Last Steps of Re-Branding Your Blog
This post is primarily concerns preparing your blog for the re-brand, ensuring that you have everything prepared for when you begin doing the technical aspects of re-branding (such as setting up re-directs, installing a new theme, etc.). Having everything ready ahead of time ensures a short down-time for your blog, as well as making sure that the transition is as seamless as possible.
If you are more interested in the technical aspects of re-branding your blog, that part of the ultimate blog re-brand guide will go live next week.
Until then, here are the steps you should undertake to make sure that your blog is fully ready for re-branding
1. Identify Your New Niche
As I've stated before, there is a huge difference between a re-brand and a re-design, no matter how much the visual element of your brand contributes to your blog. A re-brand should focus primarily on a change of your site's content (a.k.a. your "niche"). It can be an expansion on your current niche, such as from writing about college to writing about college and grad school, or it can be a narrowing of topics, such as going from talking about U.S.A. travel to Texas travel.
However, it can also be a change in your niche entirely, such as how I went from writing about college to writing about travel and blogging.
To identify your new niche, here are some key questions to ask yourself:
- What is it that I don't like about my current niche?
- Dissatisfaction with one's current niche is usually where the desire to re-brand comes from. However, it's important to first identify exactly what it is that you don't like about your current niche. Is it an over-saturated market? Then maybe first try narrowing down your niche to something more unique. Is it too narrow of a niche to write about? Try broadening it. Do you get tired of writing about the same topics? Try expanding your niche(s) to include something else, rather than abandon it entirely.
- My reasoning behind this is that many people can become too quick to abandon their niche without identifying what it is that made them leave it in the first place and then they run into the same problem again with their second niche.
- If you decide to switch niches, try making the transition to the new one to test out what it's like before fully dedicating yourself to it. For example, during my first re-brand I went from writing about college to writing about college and travel. Later on, when I realized that writing about college still wasn't working for me and continued to be the source of my creative ruts, I abandoned that niche entirely, and fully switched over to writing about travel and blogging. Not only did this make the transition between niches better, but it also allowed me to begin adopting a new audience and slowly phase out the old one.
- Have I received critique?
- Before fully abandoning your current niche to transition to a new one, ask for some critique on how you're doing or what you could do better. This could be anything from asking your friends or family for their opinions to doing a reader survey or series of polls on social media. Feedback can make a world of difference to see where some of your blog's hidden problems are, which may be invisible to you, but are easily seen by others.
- What do I enjoy talking or writing about?
- This is one of those awful questions that makes our minds instantly go blank as soon as we try to think about it. So instead, let me re-phrase it: what are some of your favorite activities? Hobbies? Things you're best known for? Whether it's traveling to local parks on your days off, knitting scarves in the craziest of patterns, or canning the best fruit preserves in town, the things you love doing may just be the niche you've been asking for.
- Write down these activities. Ask your friends and family for feedback. Begin writing out blog post ideas that talk about all the things you love doing, then organize these into common topics and categories. Once you've done this, find the overarching theme for all these topics and categories: Congratulations, you've just found yourself your new niche.
- Can I create a list of 10-15 idea posts for my new niche?
- When I was re-branding my blog, I had included a few niches/sections of my blog that–in the long run–never had any blog posts in it. These were my forgotten niches, ones that I had put on my site when branding and re-branding (the first time) but never actually wrote about in the long run. Why? Well, not only were they not a primary topic of interest, but I simply couldn't think of anything to write about that would fit under that category.
- When undertaking a new niche, stop and write down 10 to 15 blog post ideas that will fall under this new niche. If you're already struggling to do this, it may be a sign that you need to re-think about being in this niche.
- Is there a way to narrow down my new niche?
- Although being broad can help with having a large number of topics to write about, it can also harm your blog, as it will be harder to stand out among the crowd. It's easy to say "interior design blog" but how many can say "interior design blog focused on 100% sustainability and LEED certified designs and materials"? A topic like this would help this blog stand out among the crowd. So before deciding on your niche, begin considering how you can narrow it down to make it unique to you.
- Is the new niche something I can continue with long-term?
- The blogging world is constantly fluctuating, just like our niches. However, we want our niche to be something sustainable over a long-term. So when re-branding, consider whether your new niche is something that can be talked about for years to come. For example, college blogging is great, but it's usually something you can only do for a few years when actually in college. Although it's fine to talk about it after college, you will gradually lose your expertise as the college and education fields change with a new generation.
- While this isn't necessarily something that should drive you away, it is something that you should be cautious of and plan for in the long run, as you may need to plan to re-brand again.
Once you have answered these questions and decided on your new niche, it's time to move on to the 2nd step of your blog re-brand.
2. Decide on Your New URL and Website Name (if needed)
Although not always necessary, a new website name and URL is the perfect way to show dedication to re-branding your blog. It indicates that you've (1) Re-branded, and (2) Have new content on your site, as well as clarifying the new focus of your website's content. For example, a blogger whose website is called "Emma's European Adventure" and writes about traveling around Europe may decide to switch to a niche in cooking. Obviously, the website name and URL no longer fits, and Emma would need to change it.
However, it can also be an opportunity to switch to something that feels more fitting or unique to you.
My website was originally called "Letters From Sunshine", which I choose it because I compared blogging to writing a letter (which I actually did in that format for the first 3 cringey posts) and I thought of my personality as happy, much like sunshine. However, I quickly outgrew this within a few months, so when I re-branded the first time, I changed it to "Forever Charlotte Nicole". Although this was much better, I still wasn't in love with it. In fact, it was chosen much more out of the desperation to change it from the original name and incorporate my name somehow, which everyone was encouraging at the time.
Over a year later, during my 2nd re-brand, I then changed it again to This Girl Knows It, a blog name I am actually satisfied with and has made a world of difference in my blog. Additionally, the name itself is very widespread, meaning that it can relate to just about anything, even if I decide to re-brand again in the future. (Which hopefully will never happen, but just in case, my blog's name is ready for it. 😅 ).
How to Decide on a New Name for Your Blog
There are dozens of blog posts dedicated to this topic alone, most of them providing the same vague content that does nothing to really help the aspiring blogger/re-branding blogger come up with a new blog name. If anything, it sometimes makes it harder.
Although I can't make a new blog name magically for you (I wish it were that easy), these are some questions to ask yourself that should help you along the way:
- What is your blog's re-branded niche?
- Although a very basic question, it's certainly an important factor to consider. Why? So you can begin considering synonyms to help spark some inspiration.
- For example, if you're a travel blogger, create a list of terms like this:
- Travel
- Wanderlust
- Wander
- Adventure
- Escape
- Quest
- Journey
- Expedition
- Explore
- Voyage
- Etc.
- Using this list of key words, you could incorporate them into a blog name, or find them as a spark of interest to come up with a new idea.
- How to you/your blog want to be remembered?
- This is similar to the first question, but instead of asking about the content of the blog, I'm asking about the personality of the blog.
- For example, here's a list of personality characteristics:
- Happy
- Thoughtful
- Philosophical
- Broody
- Radiant
- Joyful
- Knowledgeable
- Social
- Etc.
- This is another list that can help spark some ideas. For example, I knew that I wanted my blog and I to be remembered as knowledgeable and informative. This then sparked my idea of naming my blog This Girl Knows It, implying that I am knowledgeable about the topics I write about. See the connection?
- What are some blog names you like and why do you like them?
- When I'm stuck for ideas, I'll sometimes turn to others for inspiration. By analyzing what others have done, it gives me the opportunity to critique what I'm doing, as well as see how I would do something differently by drawing from my own experiences. In this case, you could look at some of your favorite blogger's website names and ask yourself why you like those blog names. Whether it's because it's simple or complex, includes their name or not, you can see just what you like about each of them and how you can include those elements into your own website name. This may not help you come up with a name, but it can certainly give you an idea of what you should be looking for.
- Look for inspiration in some of your favorite lyrics and quotes.
- Ideas rarely happen out of the blue. Oftentimes they are inspired by a memory, quote, song lyric, event, or something similar. That's why I encourage looking at some of your favorite lyrics and quotes for similar inspiration to see how they inspire you. Maybe create a list of some key words, themes, or overarching ideas that you feel drawn to. Then, combined with the tactics above, you can use it to create your blog's new name.
3. Decide to Switch Hosting (if needed)
Re-branding is your golden opportunity to tear your site apart and re-build it to become the blog you always dreamed it could be. So if you're changing your niche, blog name, etc., then why not switch your hosting, too?
Now let me just clarify, you should only switch hosting if you are having continuous trouble with your service. Around the same time as my 1st re-brand, I finally threw in the towel with Bluehost and switched my site's hosting over to Siteground. I was having continuous trouble with Bluehost as my site and the server kept going down, even though I was receiving very few pageviews at this point. In fact, there'd be mornings where I'd wake up to multiple emails about my site crashing throughout the night, even though there'd barely be any people on it. If my site could hardly handle a handful of people (try saying that 10x fast), then how did I expect my site to be able more people as it continued to grow?
Thankfully, I used re-branding as my opportunity to switch hosting over to Siteground and I haven't had my site go down once since then. They are 100% reliable (unlike Bluehost), so I highly recommend them if you're considering switching your hosting provider. To check them out, just click here.
4. Determine Your Re-Branded Blog's Color Scheme
The visual elements of your re-brand are tremendously important factors. I discuss this in great detail in the previous post of my blog re-brand series. Essentially, however, your blog's re-brand is an opportunity to re-envision your blog's visual brand, not just the content (niche) brand. I recommend having 1 key color followed by 3-5 complimentary colors that can be used throughout your blog's theme, logo, etc. How to determine these colors, as well as a my recommendation for a color scheme generator to help spark some ideas, are discussed more in this post.
5. Decide on a New Blog Theme
Although not a necessary step of a blog re-brand, utilizing a new website theme on your site does make the statement that you've changed direction, as it is perhaps the biggest visual element on your website. After all, it's not only one that will be seen, but one that will be interacted with by site visitor's as they come to your blog.
There are several elements that should be taken into consideration when choosing a new theme, including your new niche. The niche determines that types of content you want the new site theme to focus on. For example, with my travel niche there's a huge focus on photography, which is why I've chosen a theme that has this focus.
I have more information on how to choose a new blog theme by clicking here. I found my website's theme on Creative Market, which is my one-stop shop for all my blogging needs. The site is easy to browse, find and save items of interest, and they even give out 6 free items a week, ranging anywhere from fonts to photos to website themes themselves!!!
To check out Creative Market, just click here.
6. Purchase Your New URL
After deciding on your blog's new name, it's time to purchase the URL. I recommend using a .com address as it's the most memorable and common web extension on the internet today. To purchase your new URL, just go to your hosting service's website and it should be under an "Add Services" page, or something similar.
Be prepared to make a slight variation on your blog's new URL name, just in case the one you want is already taken. However, I don't recommend changing the extension so you could still have the same website name (such as from .com to .co or .us.com), as this can quickly become confusing. Plus, returning site visitors who are typing in your web address are most likely going to be thinking in terms of ".com" and will likely end up at the wrong website.
7. Create Your New Logo
Once you've made your website's new name official, it's time to begin creating your new logo. You can either go through a professional service or you can make one yourself. I recommend sketching out some ideas on paper first (as I know getting away from the computer helps me plan my ideas better) and then working on either a free service like Canva or a paid service like Photoshop to create your new logo. I talk more about blog logo's in my visual re-brand post, but here are some basic elements you'll want to consider:
- Font: It should come as no surprise that fonts carry their own characteristics. Which ones speak to you and your brand?
- Color: The colors in your logo should coordinate with the colors you determined in step 4. What are they?
- Graphics: The use of pictures in a logo can be very beneficial, and help a logo stand apart from the crowd. However, it's easy for them to become overwhelming or overused. Should you choose to use graphics in your logo, which ones will you choose and how will they coordinate with the rest of the logo?
- Size: Sizing is extremely important when it comes to a logo. Personally, I prefer logo's that are more horizontal than vertical. The one thing you don't want to do is have an over-sized logo on your website, as it can look careless or unprofessional.
- Personality: Logos, like fonts, colors, and graphics, can carry a personality themselves. When looking at your logo as a whole, what characteristics does it convey?
- Visual Weight: With the logo being a center of focus on your website, it's visual weight not only establishes an even weight across the logo itself, but across the entire website. When creating your logo, make sure that the logo's visual elements are equally distributed across the space.
8. Notify Your Blog's Followers of the Upcoming Re-Brand
The last step of preparing your blog for the re-brand is notifying your followers of the upcoming changes. This should be done on all of your social media accounts, your newsletter, and (if possible) on your blog as well; some ideas for doing this is through a blog post or a pop-up box on your website notifying site visitors of the upcoming change. This is a courteous measure, especially if you're changing your website name, so that they're not confused and unfollow thinking that they've been directed to the wrong website.
Re-branding your blog is a lot of steps. In fact, I can count at least 25. However, the challenge is more than manageable. In next week's post, I will be talking about the technical aspects of re-branding your blog, including URL re-directs, blog theme set-up, Google Analytics, and so much more.
Until then, let me know what you think of the 1st part of this guide so far, and how you're incorporating these steps in preparing your blog for it's re-brand.


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Sure, anyone can win at home.
But to go on the road? With the distractions of the bus trip, the unfamiliar locker rooms, the new fields, the hyped-up home teams?
Winning on the road takes some real gusto.
And several Wyoming high school football teams have put together impressive road winning streaks.
The all-time best goes to Rocky Mountain, which went 25 consecutive road games from 1994 to 2000 without a loss. That streak helped the Grizzlies win three state championships (1995, 1997, 1998) and 46 consecutive regular-season games.
The streak came to an end on Sept. 8, 2000, when Rocky lost to regional rival Lovell 12-0 on the Bulldogs' home field.
Only one other school has put together a road winning streak of longer than 17 games. That's Cokeville, which won 20 straight on the road from 1987-92.
The Grizzlies' record appears safe for now, as the longest active road winning streak belongs to two-time defending six-man champion Snake River, which has won eight consecutive games on the road, not counting two neutral-site victories the past two years in the state championship games at War Memorial Stadium.
Here is a short rundown of the state's longest all-time and current road winning streaks:
Longest road winning streaks
Rocky Mountain, 25 games, 1994-2000
Cokeville, 20 games, 1987-92 (one neutral site victory not counted)
Byron, 17 games, 1945-52 (one victory of unknown location not counted)
Laramie, 17 games, 1959-62
Several teams tied at 15 games
Snake River, 8 games, since 2010 (two neutral site victories not counted)
Lovell, 6 games, since 2010
Longest road non-losing streaks (includes ties)
Worland, 18-0-1 (19 games), 1953-56
Byron, 17-0-1 (18 games), 1965-69
Worland, 15-0-1 (16 games), 1924-28 (one neutral site victory not counted)
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According to the SABS, you (the insured person), are expected to attend the in-person examination and submit to all reasonable testing requested by the assessor (physical, function, mental psychological).
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Autumn Encore!
I've already displayed several fall images in my last 2 posts, 'Autumn Assembly' and 'Accented By The Moon'. In those posts I showed how I dealt with a bald, blue sky by eliminating it, including very little, obscuring it (like in the first image here), or capturing the moon for sky interest. This post is […]
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Tags: aspen, autumn, fall, foliage, landscape, photography
Autumn Roads
Most of roads in my area are dirt and I traveled on a lot of them this fall looking for photos. The roads themselves became a subject of interest and I worked on forming a collection. Using a road or path can be an effective way to lead viewers into a landscape. The curves and […]
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Tags: aspen, autumn, Colorado, country road, dirt road, fall, foliage, trees
All About Autumn Aspens
With autumn being both beautiful and fleeting I made it my job to get out there with my camera … an enjoyable job. Chasing the color here and there I covered a lot of ground. It was the time to shoot … I knew I could process later. Now, being a bit overwhelmed with the […]
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Tags: aspen, autumn, Colorado, fall, photography, prints, quakies, trees
Autumn Snow
As mentioned in my previous post, I woke up to about 5 inches of snow on October 6th. When a friend cancelled our meet-up I headed out on my own. Starting down the mesa switchback I didn't get very far before stopping at a little pullout. The low clouds and rising fog demanded my attention in the […]
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September Splendor
Autumn comes and goes early in the mountains so I got right to it upon the first signs. There's a lot of talk each fall about 'peak' color and I've come to the conclusion it's difficult to pinpoint. There may be aspen groves of green, peak color and bare branches all in the same area. I do enjoy fall colors […]
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Curve Appeal
My previous post was about the first location a friend was kind enough to share, Mystic Falls. Here is the second location … an usual grouping of curved aspen trees! Once again it was a little tight sharing a small space with seven other photographers but taking turns, it worked out all the same. We […]
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Tags: aspen, B&W, bent, black and white, color, curved, forest, landscape, photography, prints, trees
Goodbye to Winter!
It has become a yearly tradition for me to bid a formal farewell to winter each March in a post with this same title. Don't get me wrong… I do love winter and I especially love photographing in the snow. With average daytime temps in the 50's spring is well upon us here on the […]
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Tags: aspen, Colorado, cool, light, shadow, spring, trees, warm, winter
Aspen Interlude
This is my first fall in Colorado and I was somewhat surprised by the number of people that flock to the Western Slopes to photograph the colorful and dramatic scenery. I met a number of photographers (and dogs) at my various stops. Some lived as close as my new hometown of Ridgway, many were from […]
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Colorado Autumn – Part III
I have been putting processing my images on the back burner these last few weeks. Since the autumn foliage won't last forever I decided to spend my energy shooting… I can always work with the shots later. The images in this post were captured near Telluride which is becoming one of my favorite 'go to' […]
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Mommy Time Tea Blend
Between meals, kids, errands, housekeeping, extracurriculars, and everything else I do as a mom... I am *tired*. I need to take time for myself -- to BE instead of DO. I love this soothing, relaxing, yet uplifting herbal tea blend for my ME time!
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Some runners are legends because of what they accomplish, persevere through or what causes them to fail. Some are legends because stories are written about their lives even if hundreds of thousands of people duplicate their accomplishments every year. And then there are those who are legends in their own minds and want you to share in their delusion. Meet Bob, sub-three hour marathoner. Yeah, right.
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Project Description
A box of replica wearable Roman armour and props for use in the classroom.
- 4 Armour plates in section. Assemble with hooks and laces.
- Wooden floor stand for armour
- Wooden head for armour stand, inc 2 bolts and butterfly nuts to attach head to stand
- Sword with sheath and belt.
- Red wool tunic
- Helmet with plume holders (a tube is provided to protect central red plume from bending
- Dagger in sheath (end bent over to avoid accidents)
- 2 black feathers, one each side of helmet
- 2 pairs of white gloves – please use when handling armour
- Pair of military sandals
- Notes about the Roman Army in red folder
Price: £20 per half term.
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I'm now a star in the sky, literally! A friend of mine sent me an invitation for a star to be named after me, so I accepted. This star is in the constellation of Cancer (the Crab) and I've named it the 'Great Quizzard's Star' (the one circled with a red bullet). Pretty tiny, isn't it, but then I hope this'll make me 'eternal'. The name has been OFFICIALLY registered (although I don't know the legal validity of it).
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Clothing laws vary considerably around the world. In general, in most countries, there are no laws which prescribe what clothing is required to be worn.
Sandflies are a pain, particularly in shady places. In Qatar , the penal code punishes and forbids the wearing of revealing or indecent clothes, [23] this dressing-code law is enforced by a government body called "Al-Adheed". Good job it's not cold: The swimmers swarmed into the water on the coast of Gisborne in northeastern New Zealand. A proud naturist is defending the rights of people to swim sans togs, as complaints about naked bathers are on the rise on Waiheke Island.
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Ask junokoko about Papamoa Beach. From the granny who comforts patients under the knife to the widower who's got a The beach and dunes more than m south of the Department of Conservation DOC campground at Uretiti have long been a safe haven for people who prefer an all-over tan.


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Mad Dog 2020 is constantly evolving and changing to meet the needs of film and television productions operating today.
Over the last few years the growth of TV drama has seen many productions filming outside of London. In 2012, Mad Dog 2020 opened its office in Cardiff to meet the growing demand for extras in South Wales and the South West. We have worked on Sherlock, Wolf Hall, Pride, Far From the Madding Crowd, Broadchurch and more. Some of the current dramas include Cold Feet, Paranoid, National Treasure and Victoria.
Now with 50% by volume of TV drama filmed outside London, Mad Dog 2020 has established a strong presence in Manchester, Leeds and Scotland, and can meet the needs of productions on locations around the UK. Each artist is presented in a consistent way with a house style to aid selection, as well as an up to date 'selfie'.
Alongside the growth in Mad Dog 2020s books, Mad Dog 2020 has invested in its processes and brought in external auditors to measure its effectiveness. Mad Dog 2020 were the first company to achieve the latest ISO (9001) quality standard. Our focus is on making sure that working with Mad Dog 2020 is risk free, and that we can help achieve the best creative result for any production that we work with. Our processes focus not only on making sure we find the best people for your production, but also on ensuring that everyone has been checked for both the right to work in the UK and completed any criminal record checks required.
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Red Card or Not: Manchester United v. Bayern Munich
Yes, it was a dive. Wayne Rooney took advantage of a poorly-thought out challenge from Bastian Schweinsteiger, who was already on a yellow. Rooney tripped over him and literally threw himself into the air, arms splayed, head thrown back, like the worst ballerina ever. The dive worked, though; Rooney conned referee Carlos Velasco Carballo into a second yellow card and a sending offRead more


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This interprofessional learning through simulation resource package consists of two components: an audiovisual resource and a supporting facilitator manual. In order to optimise the learning opportunities from this package it is recommended that participants are firstly introduced to the concepts of interprofessional learning and human factors in health care.
The audiovisual resource consists of two scenarios, the first demonstrating sub-optimal performance of the healthcare team, with the second demonstrating more effective performance, improving the patient experience. The package has been created in a format to enable flexibility in its application depending of the educational setting.
An 8 year old boy and has just been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. The ward he stays in is understaffed and is dealing with overflow patients from the adult ward. Registered Nurse Nicole is late as her car broke down. She is stressed about how to get home and wary that her colleague will be very irritable. Her colleague is very annoyed as in Nicole's absence she has had to work twice as hard. When Nicole arrives the nurses conduct a handover before they try to address the backload of work. Nicole struggles with her stress and the busy workload and fails to follow protocol when giving the boy his medication.
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Friday, 7 April 2017
Review The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia
A wonderful cast, director and designer cannot totally redeem for Francis Beckett a play that milks one idea over the course of nearly two hours.
The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia
by Edward Albee
For The Kid
A man is having an affair and his wife finds out. It's a commonplace story. Except that the co-respondent is a goat.
That's all really. Except that the couple's gay son is as shocked and angry as his mother, and there's a rather melodramatic denouement which I shall not disclose.
As it happens, just around the corner from the huge, splendid Haymarket Theatre, you can see Edward Albee's masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, also featuring a husband and wife tearing chunks of flesh out of each other, at the much less grand Harold Pinter Theatre. I have not yet seen that production, but it's a magnificent play, and I wondered whether Who Is Sylvia would match up to it.
It doesn't. It's entertaining, gut-wrenching in parts, and magnificently served by cast and production team, but Who is Sylvia? is not Albee at his best.
There is a lot of clever, witty dialogue, and the comic possibilities of a distinguished architect explaining his sexual liaison with a goat are milked mercilessly.
Making him erudite and pedantic is also a useful way of getting additional laughs from the situation. It allows the author to have him interrupt the most emotional or horrified outpouring with a grammatical correction.
Having him go to a support group provides a richly comic scene, beginning with his wife's description of it as "goatfuckers anonymous." Of course, all the people at the support group have had affairs with different animals.
A lot of the time, it's wonderful fun. My fear is that Albee intended the play to be something much more elevated than wonderful fun. Every so often I felt I discerned a message creeping malignantly around, but I was never sure what it was.
But Albee did subtitle it "Notes Towards a Definition of Tragedy", and a programme note from Dr Helen Eastman of Oxford University tells us the play looks "right back to ancient Greek tragedy and reinvents the form for our chaotic times." I expect it does, squire, but I'm damned if I saw it.
"No doubt" continued Dr Eastman "it made Albee smile that the word 'tragedy' (trag-ōdia) in ancient Greek literally means 'goat song." No doubt it did.
What I saw was quite an entertaining evening at the theatre, watching over-the-top but mostly almost believable characters.
In less capable hands, I fear this play could be tedious, for it makes one idea stretch almost to breaking point. But director, designer and cast combined to make this a truly magnificent production.
As architect and wife, Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo turn in wonderful, noisy, hilarious, sensitive performances.
In the hands of these masterly performers, simple events like Lewis forgetting the name of an old friend's son or Okonedo smashing a plate in anger can make you laugh and cry at the same time. And though it is an all-English cast, the American accents of all four actors are flawless.
Director Ian Rickson makes the best possible use of the space, of the actors, and of Rae Smith's brilliant set, all spacious living and bare brick, unmistakeably the home of a prosperous American architect.
Not quite top marks, but an amber/green light for an interesting and entertaining evening at the theatre, watching top-class actors at the top of their game.
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Norwalk Transit District slashes routes as travel preferences change
NORWALK — On Thursday morning, a Route 7 Link bus that shuttles from Norwalk to Danbury pulled out of Wilton Center without any passengers.
Meanwhile, somewhere between 150 and 210 passengers rode a free Mercedes shuttle service between the Waypointe development on West Avenue and the South Norwalk Train Station, according to Norwalk Transit District CEO Kimberlee Morton.
As the budget for the Norwalk Transit District, which offers public buses in Norwalk and throughout the region, has flatlined for the upcoming year and is projected to fall 15 percent the following year, the district is making changes to its services and fares. Services with low traffic are being reduced or eliminated, and two new routes with luxury buses that will connect large developments with the South Norwalk station have been proposed.
"It's a difficult time, but we've been through difficult times before," Morton said. "Complicating this is we have a growing community that has a whole different set of needs" — young commuters opting for private shuttles, Uber and Lyft.
Reduced services
Reductions to services that will begin Jan. 28 include the WHEELS 12 bus no longer servicing the Rowayton Avenue area on weekdays (instead, buses will turn back at Roton Middle School) and the WHEELS 11 bus no longer running down Gregory Boulevard toward Calf Pasture Beach on Saturdays (instead, buses will circle East Avenue cemetery before heading back toward the bus hub).
In addition, Norwalk's paratransit service for people with disabilities will no longer provide discounts for buying tickets in batches of 10 starting Jan. 1.
Regionally, service for the Route 7 Link bus, which is currently run by both the Norwalk Transit District and Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HARTransit), will no longer be operated by Norwalk. Instead, people are encouraged to take the WHEELS 4 bus to Wilton Center and transfer to a HARTransit-operated bus for the rest of the route. HARTransit's Board of Directors will discuss what Norwalk's withdrawal will mean for the route during their 4 p.m. meeting Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 62 Federal Road in Danbury. It's unclear whether there will be a reduction in the frequency of services.
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Changes to former services
Starting Jan. 1:
Books of 10 door-to-door fares for people with disabilities will no longer be discounted in Norwalk, Westport and Wilton
Starting Jan. 28:
The WHEELS 12 bus will no longer serve the Rowayton Avenue area on weekdays
The WHEELS 11 bus will no longer serve Gregory Boulevard on Saturdays
The Route 7 Link between Danbury and Norwalk will not be operated by Norwalk Transit (service by HARTransit will remain)
The Coastal Link will run every 30 minutes
Proposals for new services
A shuttle connecting South Norwalk Station to areas including the Pearl, Ironworks SoNo, the Sheffield SoNo and the Waypointe
A shuttle connecting South Norwalk Station to areas including Avalon Norwalk, Head of the Harbor and the Norwalk Hospital
Stable fares and new proposed routes
While cuts were made, fares have remained stable — at least through July 1, when the district's next fiscal year begins.
"I'm happy to hear the fares will be staying the same, at least for now," said Norwalk Common Council member Faye Bowman, who had expressed concern in November about a proposed $0.25 fare hike. "That will be very positive for the community."
"I'm very pleased to see that bus routes to NCC have not been cut and there will be no rate increases this year," Council member John Kydes agreed.
And Morton has turned her attention to the portion of the community that is growing. Between 2005 and 2015, the percentage of Norwalk residents who worked in the city dropped from 31 percent to 26 percent, according to Census estimates. Commuters are on the rise, especially commuters who are taking the train — last year, Metro-North Railroad had record ridership numbers, while the number of people from Norwalk driving to work fell.
Between new developments and the new mall, Morton saw the need for shuttles between the South Norwalk Train Station and West Avenue.
"It would cut down the traffic, with cleaner air as a result of that, and it will relieve the congestion at the train station," said Morton. She said Spinnaker, a real estate company based out of South Norwalk, did a survey of its tenants and found that 55 percent would use such shuttles some or most of the time. Nearly a quarter said they would use such shuttles every day.
While the shuttles are still a proposal, Morton's vision differs from most people's conceptions of a public bus: think perimeter seating with tables, plugs, wireless internet and possibly televisions.
The goal? To attract millennial commuters en route to the train. "It would definitely address their IT needs," Morton said.
The first proposed shuttle would swing by the Pearl, Ironworks SoNo, the Sheffield SoNo and the Waypointe. The second would go further up to hit Avalon Norwalk and Head of the Harbor, as well as Norwalk Hospital.
"We met with the state, and they do support the idea," Morton said. The next step is getting buy-in from developers.
The district has hired a manager of planning and marketing who will be focusing on the task starting Jan. 2.
The high number of commuters who are forecast to ride the new shuttles would help make them financially feasible, together with savings from cuts made this year and last to services with low ridership. Britt Liotta, the Transit District's chief operating officer, said the reduction to the Route 7 Link bus will save $60,000 over the course of five months. Roughly 600 passengers ride the line each month, compared to the WHEEL 13 bus, which serves over 25 times that number monthly.
"It was important, I think, to cut the services that were not productive so that we could say we're ready to start these services," Morton said.
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Today's post was authored by a Guest Contributor, historian and sea grass basket scholar Dale Rosengarten.
It amazes me when historic objects resurface after decades, even centuries, of lying hidden and unknown. Occasionally, the objects are returned "home"—repatriated, as it were—and amazement turns to triumph and joy. Such were my feelings last September when I gazed at a large bulrush wood basket, in near mint condition, on display at the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island. The museum was hosting a traveling exhibition called "Grass Roots On-the-Road"—a small, low security version of a major exhibit I co-curated for the Museum for African Art in New York. Coastal Discovery's Vice President of Programs, Natalie Hefter, had put out a call for local residents to lend Lowcountry baskets from their collections to the museum. Beaufort resident Erik Stevens turned up with a Penn School basket, circa 1905, probably made by Penn's first basketry instructor, Alfred Graham, and sporting its original Trademark Tag with Graham's picture on it.
Where has the basket been all these years? How was it rescued from obscurity? Looking for photographs of an old house he was restoring in Beaufort, Erik Googled "Trask," the name of the family that owned the property next door, and came up with an estate sale of the late Spencer Trask of Saratoga Springs, New York. Among the items listed for auction was a "St. Helena basket." Erik bid $195—the minimum figure—and bought the orphaned object uncontested.


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Will Green Bonds Continue to Flourish in the Wake of COP21?
On Friday, 22 April 2016, 175 countries met at the United Nations to ratify the 2015 Paris COP21 Agreement. Five months after COP21, it appears that political momentum for tackling climate change has been sustained. The build-up of excitement around the global climate change agreement throughout 2015 may have given the nascent green bond market a boost as 2015 saw the largest amount of green bonds issued. The global market for green bonds ended 2015 with $41.8 billion worth of bonds being issued, a 13% increase over 2014's $37 billion and dwarfing 2013's $10 billion worth of issuance. Global appetite doesn't appear to be letting up as the first quarter of 2016 witnessed $17 billion worth of green bonds being issued. But the question to ponder is: will this growth keep pace?
Green bonds are loans which the issuer has earmarked to fund or refinance environmental projects such as green infrastructure or parkland development. This can be considered different from climate bonds which are loans to finance projects more directly related to tackling climate change (both mitigation and adaptation) such as wind farms or sea walls to protect coastal cities. Global development banks like the World Bank have been the backbone of green bonds – consistently issuing the largest number of bonds.
While there is only a weak link between the objectives of Paris' COP21, and the investment patterns of global corporations, some firms, such as Apple, Hyundai and Sweden-based Sveaskog have started to embrace green bonds. In February, Apple issued the largest corporate green bond to date, $1.5 billion. The proceeds of Apple's green bond is to be used to finance green buildings, energy efficiency initiatives, renewable energy, energy infrastructure, water efficiency and recycling programmes. This bond is third party assured to make sure the receipts were used in accordance to the documentation accompanying the issue. However, not all green bonds are assured and there is still latitude for firms to make investments that may not meet the requirements to be referenced to as a green bond. Is a new highway a green investment if it is intended to reduce congestion?
Several groups are working to bring standardization to the green bond market to enable easier certification and verification of the use of funds raised through green bonds. Investor group Ceres, collaborated with a group of banks to develop the Green Bond Principles. In London, the Climate Bonds Initiative has developed green bond standards and criteria for certifying green bonds. The World Bank is collaborating with other organizations to develop standards as well. All of these different groups will need to agree on a coherent single standard to enable the comparison of green bonds and the outcomes of green bond use across projects.
The market for green bonds, while promising, still has a ways to go before it becomes mainstream with project objectives and achievements aligned with an accepted standard of environmentalism and measurement. The legally binding nature of the COP21 agreement will hopefully keep interest in development of the green bond market strong. This type of funding could be used to further government and corporate investment in cost effective green infrastructure projects such as those mentioned in Verdantix's report 'Why CSOs Can't Escape Action On Natural Capital' – helping to sustain market growth.


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Struggling to decide which shore excursions to book on your Celestyal cruise? Here's everything you need to consider to help you make the right decisions.
When it comes to shore excursions, Celestyal Cruises offers something for every taste to enable all of our guests to make the most of their time ashore. One of the best things about choosing our tours is that everything is organized for you, so all you have to do is enjoy every moment you spend at each destination. But with so many choices to accommodate all types of interests, it can be difficult to decide which optional excursions you should book to truly enhance your cruise vacation experience.
If you need a little help choosing the right shore excursions, here are some of the main factors you need to take into account before you make any final decisions.
Although we offer what we believe to be the most popular shore excursions based on feedback from our guests, the last thing we want to do is take you on tours that you don't actually enjoy. To avoid wasting your valuable time and money, you should research your cruise vacation destinations to discover the best things to do and see in each port. By including detailed tour descriptions and useful information about each destination on our website and in our brochures, Celestyal Cruises makes it easy for you to do a little research.
Maybe you like the idea of some chill-out time on a golden sandy beach. Perhaps you're the type of person who prefers sightseeing or a historical visit to a famous cultural landmark. Think about what you'd rather do and see while in each port so that you can experience things you'll love. Also, think back to when you booked your cruise and your reasons for picking that itinerary. Let's say you've chosen our Iconic Aegean Cruise because you desperately want to visit Little Venice in Mykonos and the Archaeological Museum in Heraklion. You can book tours that will take you to these places first, then focus on the other destinations if you want to sign up for more excursions.
No matter whether you have chosen a 3, 4, 5 or 7-night cruise, all of our cruises include a couple or a few selected tours at no extra cost. We also have a handpicked selection of pre-bookable tours in addition to excursions that are sold only on board to enable you to see the very best of our destinations. Now, we understand that you don't want to miss out on exciting shore excursions just to save a little money but knowing roughly how much you can spend is an important part of planning your cruise vacation. With this in mind, we suggest you budget ahead for optional shore excursions. Since we offer a great range of tours at reasonable prices, we're confident you'll be able to find something to suit your budget.
If you like to explore destinations independently or with no one other than your cruise vacation companions and you still want to do excursions, we recommend you choose half-day tours that allow you time to do other activities without an itinerary. Some people prefer full-day excursions because they want to minimize the hassle of planning their port days, as well as make sure they see all the wonderful things the locations have to offer. Full-day tours aren't for everybody, so be sure to check the duration of each excursion if you want some free time to go shopping, admire the scenery or visit local attractions on your own.
At the end of the day, you want to pick shore excursions you'll enjoy from beginning to end and, hopefully, this advice should help you to do just that. Once you've narrowed down your choices and picked your favorites, you can reserve your shore excursions when you book your cruise, via the 'Manage Booking' section of our website or at the excursions desk onboard your cruise ship. And if you don't want to take an excursion when you stop in port, you can either stay on your ship or explore the area on your own – the choice is always yours!


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- Category: Community Poetry
- Written by Amanda Jay
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One Half
Awoken abruptly.
Pain shooting from his brain straight down to his stomach
as he catches a glimpse of a leg running out the door,
a trail of blood left on the floor.
Shaking under the blankets,
he tells his right hand to pull the covers down,
unwilling to rouse, this stubborn hand stays put.
The man becomes angry, reaching over to shake the hand,
to wake it up from its slumber.
Pushing down with his left, he searches desperately for his right hand,
his right arm, his right leg,
Nothing but the sheets beneath him, the padding of the mattress.
his left arm reaches to his chest, feels his heart beating,
drumming in his chest, his fingers crawl toward his right,
but the search ends prematurely with a hand covered in blood,
thick red blood oozing along the jagged edges of his middle,
torn skin and lacerated veins.
Eyes wide, he chokes, spits out blood
and falls back down on the mattress.


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wheat germ is made with the seed part of the wheat. According to VegPeace.org, wheat germ is high in essential fatty acids, fiber and vitamin E. You can buy raw wheat germ at vitamin shops and whole food stores. Make sure you read labels carefully to ensure that you're buying raw wheat germ, as roasted wheat germ is also common. If at some point you want to roast it for a change in taste, you can do so yourself in the oven.
Sprinkle it on top of your cereal. Raw wheat germ by itself is a little bland, so mix it with your favorite cereal. It will add some crunchy texture and provide nutrients without you even realizing you're eating it.
Add to smoothies. Make your own smoothie using your favorite fruits. Add some ice for a thicker, more filling texture. Add wheat germ and mix well.
Use as an ice cream topping. Instead of sprinkling crumbled cookies or chocolate chips on top of your ice cream, use raw wheat germ. It will provide the same crunchiness factor but also add fiber and nutrients.
Make your own candy. The recipe site Just Eat Raw recommends mixing raw wheat germ, ground nuts, honey and raisins. Add some oil and some brewers' yeast and then roll the mixture into balls. Cool in the refrigerator and then serve as candy or dessert.
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It was great fun doing Foodie Friday on the BBC Radio Wales, Eleri Sion show again. Here is the recipe for the dish I made for the show.
Egg Florentine Tartlet
Shortcrust Pastry
225g plain flour
150g chilled unsalted butter
1 egg and 1 egg yolk
Mornay Sauce
30g unsalted butter
30g plain flour
400ml whole milk
1 bay leaf
1 egg yolk
30g grated parmesan cheese
30g grated comté or mature cheddar
Salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
1 egg yolk
Smoked salmon
To make the shortcrust pastry:
Sift the flour into a bowl. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
Add the beaten egg and yolk to the mix and bind together with a butter knife. Then, lightly gather the mixture together using your hands to form a dough. Wrap the pastry in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 20 mins.
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured work surface until it's 3mm thick. Cut out discs approximately 5inches in diameter and mold into the 10cm tartlet tins. Line with baking paper and fill with baking beans. Bake in a preheated oven at 220C for 12 mins. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
For the Mornay sauce:
Make a roux by melting the butter in a saucepan and whisking in the flour. Cook for 1 minute. Add the milk in stages and continue to whisk so there are no lumps. Add the bay leaf and cook for a few more minutes until the sauce thickens. Take off the heat and whisk in the egg yolk and the 2 cheeses. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste. Set aside to cool.
For the spinach:
Melt a knob of butter to a hot frying pan. Add a large handful of washed spinach and cook for 30 seconds until wilted. Season with salt and pepper.
To assemble the tartlets:
Add a small amount of Mornay sauce to the bottom of the tartlet case. Add an egg yolk to the centre of the tartlet case and surround with the wilted spinach. Top with a little smoked salmon and then top the whole tart in Mornay sauce.
Place into a preheated oven at 180C for 8 mins and then finish under the grill until golden in colour.
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Larry Luxner is expected to stay on as editor through 2011. Cuba News has been a friend of the Havana Journal for many years and we always read every issue of Cuba News from beginning to end. Cuba News is full of 100% original business, culture and political Cuba content and we wish all parties well moving forward. I strongly recommend that you subscribe to Cuba News (and this is not a paid advertorial).
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Mr. Donayre is a Portfolio Manager for Zephyr out of Miami and Chief Investment Officer and founder of INCA Investments, a Latin American investment management firm.
He was a presenter at the 2009 Cuba Trade Expo where he discussed investment opportunities in Cuba featuring information about the Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, CEIBA Investments Fund, Coral Capital Group, Sherritt, Sol Melia and other investment vehicles.
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George Mario Angel Quintero is the director and playwright of the theatre company Párpado Teatro based in Medellin, Colombia. The theatre group present performances that are time and site specific including a video component, an acting component, a musical component, an interactive component, based one of his poems. Available to view at StAnza, they explore the magic in poetry by enlisting the aid of all the other arts as wings to give it lift into becoming an event. Please note: not suitable for those aged under 18.
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Chatbots are a promising support option for your consumers, but they're not ready to replace your agents. The technology isn't there yet. That's why keeping bots' interactions simple, with your agents near, are what works best today. At the same time, improving your knowledge base is critical to ensure that your bot can actually help your customers. Without effective support content, even the most advanced bot will deliver a disappointing experience.
Have realistic expectations
Although current bots can provide viable support for simple tasks, it's important to be aware of their limitations, starting with naturality. Today's chatbots are expected to mimic a natural conversation between two humans, but this is already a step towards bot-fail. Though many are equipped with natural language processors (NLP), spare your customer's disappointment by making it clear that they're communicating with a bot from the start.
The AI hype is real. Digital leaders have been quick to adopt bots to reduce cost in contact centers and improve productivity. But as the expectations have become more realistic, the enthusiasm is settling.
Even Facebook decided to pull the plug on its virtual assistant, M, due to disappointing end-user experiences.
In our experience, today's chatbots are immature. They have a tendency to overcomplicate and add complexity to simple solutions.
Chatbots are as good as your knowledge base
Chatbots are evolving fast. However, without relevant support content in your knowledge base, even the most advanced bot will disappoint. That's because any information your bot communicates is taken directly from your existing knowledge base.
Before the bot, you first need to assess the state of your current support content. A chatbot cannot answer a question if it lacks the answer to do so.
A comprehensive knowledge base with effective support content is the key to a successful operation.
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Forrester suggests testing chatbots in a narrow, noncore area of your business while keeping agent assistance near. Chatbots will become mainstream at some point, but the technology is likely to need several years to mature. A good approach to AI and chatbots, in particular, is to start small, make sure your content is integration-ready and look at it as an assisting support tool for now.


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I have a number of unpopular opinions that I don't readily share with the people in my life. Not because these opinions are offensive, per se, but because they generally lead to a discussion of why I'm wrong and I should die in a fire and how my unpopular opinion is hurting everyone's feelings. At one point, a disagreement about the unpopular opinion I am about to share nearly derailed my marriage.
Here it is.
I prefer the Sammy Hagar version of Van Halen to the David Lee Roth version. It's a personal preference, and I blame MTV.
DLR Van Halen was one of the rockingest bands of the late 70s/early 80s. They played hard and partied harder, and put out some really fucking good albums.
Then MTV happened, and music suddenly became VERY visual. And that is what derailed Van Halen. I mean, have you seeeeeen any of the videos from the 1984 album? Spandex and colors galore. Not exactly hard rockin' you guys. When it became about the videos and not the music so much, you end up with songs that make NO GODDAMN SENSE, like "Panama." Seriously, WTF is that even about?
Perhaps it is the sleaze factor. Van Halen did that very well, and one could argue that it was a big part of their appeal. But... MTV. I'm 9 years old in 1984, I don't need you looking at me like that, Diamond Dave.
1984 was the last album from the "classic" Van Halen lineup. After that, Eddie Van Halen got a little full of himself and fired DLR. Kind of a dick move on Eddie's part, but from what I've heard, that was just one in a very long series of dick moves.
Enter Sammy Hagar. It's 1986, and I am 11 years old. I have a sweet babysitting job, making $2.50/hour and I am rolling in cash. I got a super awesome boom box for my birthday that year to replace my record player and Ma took me to Gold Circle (I think it was still Gold Circle then) to the music department to pick out some tapes.
The Gold Circle didn't have any Smiths or The Cure, which was a disappointment, but Ma wasn't about to drive me 15 miles to the mall so I could go scour the racks at Camelot Music (where I would later hone and perfect my shoplifting skills). But I wanted music to play in my sweet boom box, so I chose Van Halen's 5150.
I still have that tape, even though I have nothing to play it on.
I listened to that thing over and over and over and over and over and over for a good solid year. I know all the words to all the songs and will happily sing them in the car for you if we ever go anywhere together.
It's a solid offering from a band that everyone thought was done. You can change drummers and you can switch out your bassist and sometimes keep your band together, but how many bands get a different lead singer and have the kind of success Van Halen had? There aren't many, I know that for sure.
Eddie toned down the synthesizers on 5150 (thank god, because... oh, the 80s were terrible in so many ways), cleaned up the sound, and wrote better songs. The videos got boring as fuck, and I feel like that helped boost the music. If they're not giving you much to look at, then you'll have to listen.
[I was going to post a 5150-era video here, but apparently good ones are hard to find and there are ZERO on the "official" Van Halen YouTube Channel. Please reference "Eddie Van Halen is kind of a dick" for more information.]
When I told What's-His-Name that I prefer the Sammy Hagar iteration over the DLR years, that sparked an argument that lasted for a good three days. We even split our CD collection in case we broke up. Eventually, we agreed to disagree, and it rarely comes up these days.
Please agree with me in the comments, okay? If you disagree, that's fine, but know that you're wrong.


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Nominations must be submitted by local section officers on behalf of members with at least three years of professional membership in AIChE. In each annual award cycle, a section's officers can submit up to two nominations. Both small and large local sections are invited to nominate their most active members.
This award is designed to recognize long-term volunteerism in the local section. It can also be to recognize an individual for a significant contribution to a large event like a conference.
We are looking for those volunteers that show:
Nominations must be received by November 30 and recipients will earn the award for redemption for one of two conference events in the following calendar year.
Awards granted are based on merit as decided by the Local Sections Committee. The LSC can grant awards on a first come, first served basis if there are fewer eligible nominations than awards. If there are more eligible nominations than awards, then the LSC will award the best nominees. This award can be awarded to an individual one time only.
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In this program, 4 annual grants of $600-$800 each are awarded to sections submitting qualified applications. Program Planning Grants will be awarded in the spring and fall of year.
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People usually consider extensive personal debt to be a financial problem. In fact, while the primary effect of personal debt is financial, its side effects are equally distressing. Often, the problems of debt can go well past having to skimp and save on various purchases, but can take a personal toll on the debtor and his family.
One of the main emotional effects of personal debt is stress. Debt weighs on the debtor like a burden, something that constantly follows him and presses down on him. The work that must go into making sure debts are paid off, including the sacrifices the debtor is forced to make, can result in lost sleep and lost hair.
Wage Garnishment
If a person owes a significant amount of money to another party, the creditor may attempt to receive payment by initiating a court order for wage garnishment. When wages are garnished, the debtor's employer withholds money from each paycheck.
This is not only embarrassing, but can potentially cost the debtor his job. While under the Consumer Credit Protection Act, an employer is not allowed to fire an employee because he receives a single garnishment, he can fire him for receiving multiple garnishments.
With excessive debt in a household usually comes some assignment of blame. If one spouse in a relationship was responsible for incurring most of the debt, the other spouse may feel angry or frustrated toward the other. This can spark arguments that, if the debt continues, are not always easily resolved. In many cases, this can act as a catalyst for divorce.
Inability to Purchase a Home
If payments on debt are late, the debtor's credit rating is negatively affected. If the debtor's credit score drops too low, he may be unable to obtain loans at a reasonable rate of interest. This may prohibit the debtor from obtaining a mortgage to purchase a home, confining his family to rental units.
When debts pile up, debtors often must shift their financial resources away from some expenses in order to pay back the debt. Often, this can mean the rent on a residence goes unpaid, resulting in an eviction. Not only does this force the debtor to find new accommodations, but the eviction may show up on his credit report, further lowering his score.


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The Prizes in Disguise contest was a promotion run by Hasbro during Generation One, starting in 1986.
Game pieces for the contest consisted of reflective iron-on patches. When the iron-on patch was used, it was possible to find instead an instant win ticket for prizes, including Transformers "action cards", a Transformers voice changer (of the Enemy variety), or a party with "life-size" Transformers! Among the "life-size" Transformers shown were Jazz and Skywarp.
An entire toy commercial, complete with new animation featuring Jazz, Cosmos and Spike, was commissioned to advertise the contest.
Hurry, contest ends January 31, 1987!
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Have we been professionally forsaken?
Remember the days of old when professionalism was an automatic notion? Where have those days gone? You know what I'm talking about, the days where in spite of one's differences, manners were a must. Can this old art form be recovered?
I was flabbergasted during a recent trip to a local department store. In times past a sales associate would rush to my aid to take care of my every need. For he or she knew that in addition to gaining a new sale, good salesmanship and professionalism could only help their commission prospects. To my surprise, after ten minutes of perusing the store, none of the available sales associates bothered to offer me any assistance. I decided against the large purchase which was my sole intention for the visit and opted for a pair of stocking instead.
I was even more floored when I approached the checkout stand and two cashiers were yelling across their registers expressing hatred for their jobs and how they would be calling in on the next day. I stood for a moment waiting for a manager to appear and immediately fire the young ladies on the spot, but it never happened. The young lady that rang up my items never acknowledged me and never even looked at me, even when she gave me my credit card receipt to sign – let alone a "Thank you for your business."
Recently a colleague expressed her frustration as she held the door for three men, who in turn never gave her a thank you. Are you kidding me?
My experiences don't stop there, so imagine my frustration with the lack of professionalism I've come to find in the literary industry. In my lifetime, I've worked in many career fields - from being a nursing assistant to a stock broker, from a bill collector to a private investigator. No matter what my job title, I always practiced professionalism.
Professionalism has been one of the pillars in which successful careers have stood on. So why don't we as literary representatives take our positions seriously and professionally?
Being the owner of Literary Wonders! and Bryant Consulting, I'm always getting submission requests, review request, critique requests, editing and other literary requests. Far too many times I find that the people making these requests have seemed to have forgotten what professionalism is; or had no idea in the first place. In which case, let me help you out here.
A simple 'please' and 'thank you' can take you very far. The mere acknowledgement of the person or entity that you are asking to do something for you can be a matter of acceptance or rejection. I often find myself frustrated at someone who has asked for a friend request via a social network such as Facebook, who immediately appears in your chat book after you've accepted their request, only to ask you have you read their profile yet or looked at their web page. Or better yet the person that blindly sends you their manuscript via e-mail, of course expecting you to edit or critique it, with no introduction. They totally ignore the fact or never even look at the disclaimer on the LW! Site that says we do not accept blind inquires and that we do not accept emailed manuscripts unless prior approval was granted. These requests go directly into my file 13.
Instead of bombarding someone with your work because YOU think they should drop what they are doing and honor your request try this on for size:
1. Introduce yourself. We don't know who you are. And if we do, you still need to introduce yourself.
2. State your request clearly.
3. Before you even attempt step one or two, research the person, company or entity that you are making the request to find out their rules
4. Don't assume anyone owes you anything because they don't.
5. End with a simple thank you or some words of appreciation.
Now that wasn't so bad was it? I've heard many wise people say, "You'll catch more bees with honey than vinegar." What does that mean? Simply put, be pleasant and professional and courteous.
In this literary industry, as in any field, it is also important to remember to put your best foot forward because what you give out is a representation of you! If you put forward sloppy work, people will not take you seriously and therefore not utilize or consider you for anything.
It's the same as applying for a job using a resume. Would you turn in a sloppy, unprofessional resume, riddled with errors to a potential employer? I should hope not. I recently interviewed reviewers for LW! I asked for a sample review, and I tell you I cannot believe what I received. I had to ask myself, was this person serious? Certainly they couldn't be.
I've gone to networking events where I have exchanged business cards with other networkers. In one instance someone passed me someone else's business card and hand wrote their information on the back. I've had instances where others have torn off a piece of paper and even a napkin after they printed their contact information on it. Again, are you serious? How am I supposed to take you serious?
I can go on and on about this issue, but I think you get the idea. If you are a writer, it is okay to fake it until you make, however, you have to put the best possible foot forward. There is no reason you shouldn't have a website. In this day and age, they are extremely cheap. Your website should be www.yournameorcompany.com not www.yournamandcompany.bravehost.com. And your e-mail address should be email@example.com not firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you don't know how to build a website, hire someone to do it for you, learn how to do it yourself (there are several online tutorials that are FREE) or barter with someone. Secondly, there is no reason you should NOT have a proper business card. If you can't afford them right now, companies like Vista Print (www.vistaprint.com) Will give you 250 FREE cards – you just pay shipping and handling. Even with a decent printer and business card paper, you can make one on your own personal computer.
When corresponding with someone for the first time, introduce yourself. Do your research. I cannot stress the importance of research.
And finally if your professionalism and courteousness does not render your desired result, still, remain professional and courteous. You will never know when you might need a favor somewhere down the road.


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