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Any time a living organism synthesises a chemical compound on its own, we term that activity 'biosynthesis' (or anabolism). These chemical reactions are different than ones we do in test tubes (in vitro) because biological systems have a host of mechanisms in place to drive energetically unfavourable reactions to completion, including enzyme catalysers (substances capable of initiating or speeding up a chemical reaction) and energy currency in the form of adenosine triphosphate or ATP (adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue). Chemists mimic these processes by imbuing the system with heat, mechanical agitation, metal catalysers and more, but these are mere shadows on the wall compared to the vast beauty and efficiency of a biological synthetic pathway.
Biosynthesis of cannabinoids generally takes place in the plant cells of leaves, which makes sense. Building up these complex molecules involves a large amount of energy expenditure and leaves are the main powerhouse of the plant. Cannabinoids are also big and bulky; Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) alone requires 21 carbon atoms. All this carbon matter has to come from somewhere and in the case of plants, this matter comes right from the air, from carbon dioxide (CO2). Plants take up CO2 in their leaves, some of it becoming photosynthesised into molecular oxygen (O2) and some being catabolised (degradative metabolism) into simple organic compounds for use throughout the plant.
Figure 1. Isopentyl diphosphate (1) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (2) are the precursor molecules of all terpenoids. They are shunted into the cannabinoid pathway by enzymatically catalysing their addition into geranyl diphosphate (3).
Interestingly, cannabinoid biosynthesis is a branch of terpenoid biosynthesis, sharing the same precursor molecules and pathways (Figure 1). There is more than one pathway to create these precursors. Once these precursors are made, they are shunted into the cannabinoid pathway by a series of enzymatic reactions which produce the penultimate cannabinoid precursor Cannabigerolic acid, or CBGa (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Geranyl diphosphate (3) and olivetolic acid (4) are combined to form CBGa (5).
From there, the cannabinoids that we have discovered seem to differentiate mostly via non-catalysed modifications to the skeletal structure. This explains the similar structure shared by all cannabinoids. These modifications include decarboxylation (loss of CO2 moiety [part of a molecule]), isomerisation (structural rearrangement without change in chemical composition) and oxidation (loss of electrons). There are also three enzymes that specifically modify CBGa into more specific cannabinoid moieties, including the all-important Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) and Cannabidiolic acid (CBDa) (Figure 3).
Figure 3. CBGa is modified by three particular enzymes, producing Cannabichromenic acid (CBCa) (6), THCa (7), or CBDa (8). The numbers surrounding the structures of 6 and 7 help identify carbon atoms, facilitating understanding and communication.
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The new processor Qualcomm has overtaken the market leaders
AnTuTu shared the results of testing the new flagship processor Snapdragon 855, which Qualcomm announced at the annual Snapdragon Tech Summit.
In the benchmark, the Snapdragon 855 was compared with the current flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, as well as the Exynos 9820 and Kirin 980 from Samsung and Huawei, respectively.
As a result, Snapdragon 855 ranked first with 343,051 points, Exynos 9820 ranked second with 325,067, Kirin 980 ranked third with 3,09425 and Snapdragon 845 ranked second with 290,455 points.
Thus, the Snapdragon 855 is somewhat closer to the record result of the iPhone XS Max in AnTuTu. Apple's flagship smartphone based on the 7-nanometer A12 Bionic processor scored over 370,000 points.


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1 lb. Sweet Potato
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In a bowl of water, add in 1 1/2 tsp. Kosher Salt. Cut 1 Lime, squeeze the juice into water. Peel and cut 1 lb. Sweet Potato, put into the water mixture for 30 minutes. Then rinse with water. Place into a bowl, add in 3/4 cup Sugar and mix. Cover with plastic wrap for 2 hrs. Then using low-medium heat cook on stove. Add 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract. Let it cook until it candied, let it cool and serve.


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Keith Gordon looks at a case which considers the recoverability of input tax incurred on legal costs
What is the issue?
As most readers will know, a VAT-registered business is required to account to HMRC for the VAT that it charges its customers (output tax), but (in most cases, at least) can claim a credit for the VAT has incurred on its own purchases (input tax).
What does it mean to me?
Usually, there is little dispute as to what input tax may be claimed. However, one common area of difficulty is where a third party is introduced to the factual mix. This was at the heart of the recent case Praesto Consulting UK Ltd v HRMC [2019] EWCA Civ 353.
What can I take away?
Where supplies are made to more than one person, it might assist matters by ensuring that the invoicing accurately reflects this fact so as to reduce the possibility of dispute with HMRC. However, even when that is not the case, it is worth considering carefully whether an input tax recovery might still be appropriate.
As most readers will know, a VAT-registered business is required to account to HMRC for the VAT that it charges its customers (output tax), but (in most cases, at least) can claim a credit for the VAT has incurred on its own purchases (input tax). Usually, there is little dispute as to what input tax may be claimed. However, one common area of difficulty is where a third party is introduced to the factual mix. This was at the heart of the recent case Praesto Consulting UK Ltd v HRMC [2019] EWCA Civ 353.
The facts of the case
Mr Ranson was an employee of a company called Customer Systems plc (CSP). He resigned and set up a company, Praesto Consulting UK Ltd (Praesto), whose business competed with CSP. CSP commenced action against Mr Ranson (and also against three former CSP employees who had taken up employment with Praesto). It was acknowledged that Mr Ranson's actions were on behalf of the company, Praesto. Had CSP's legal actions been successful, it was recognised that Praesto would be joined in as a party to account for any damages.
Although CSP were successful at the High Court, Mr Ranson appealed against the decision and the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal. The litigation with CSP then came to an end. However, Praesto sought to claim the input tax charged on the invoices issued by Mr Ranson's solicitors throughout the course of the litigation. (Praesto was the addressee on the first invoice issued but, thereafter, all invoices were issued to Mr Ranson personally. This was because CSP had chosen to name Mr Ranson and not the company in the court proceedings.)
HMRC allowed the input tax claim on the first invoice (i.e. that addressed to Praesto) but refused the input tax on the subsequent invoices. Praesto appealed against the decision to the First-tier Tribunal which allowed its appeal. However, the decision was overturned by the Upper Tribunal. The company therefore appealed against the decision to the Court of Appeal.
The Court's decision
The lead judgment was given by Lord Justice Hamblen. He identified the two issues that the Court needed to address. These ultimately restated the two questions raised by the First-tier being:
- whether the invoices related to services provided by the solicitors to Praesto; and
- if so, whether those services had a direct and immediate link to Praesto's taxable activities.
In order to address these questions, his Lordship summarised the findings of fact reached by the First-tier (the First-tier hearing being the principal forum for identifying the facts in any such dispute). Although there was no express finding of a contractual relationship between Praesto and the solicitors, Lord Justice Hamblen interpreted the factual findings as 'clearly establish[ing] such a relationship'. In particular, it had been held that instructions to the solicitors were given by Mr Ranson on behalf of both himself and Praesto, that the solicitors had acted on behalf of both Mr Ranson and the company, both were clients of the solicitors and that the solicitors had supplied their services to both. In the circumstances, Lord Justice Hamblen considered that both Mr Ranson and Praesto were jointly and severally liable for the solicitors' fees (even if only one of them was referred to on the invoice).
Furthermore, the First-tier had identified 'the reality of the situation' and that the solicitors acted for both Mr Ranson and Praesto 'in relation to what was effectively litigation brought against both of them by a trade competitor'. Similar expressions were given elsewhere by the First-tier such as 'the reality of the relationship' and 'the substance of the relationship'.
As Lord Justice Hamblen noted, Praesto (and its profits in particular) was the main target of CSP's litigation and, therefore, Praesto had 'an objectively reasonable fear of litigation by CSP'. Praesto therefore 'had a very real interest in ensuring that CPS's claim failed'.
His Lordship rejected HMRC's argument (based upon the fact that the invoices were addressed only to Mr Ranson), concluding that that provided 'no legal bar to the conclusion reached by the FTT', although he accepted that it was a fact that had to be taken into consideration when identifying the reality of the situation.
In the Upper Tribunal, HMRC had successfully argued that the First-tier had failed to make an express finding as to whether Praesto was entitled to the legal services provided by the solicitors. Had HMRC not won their appeal on the second issue, the Upper Tribunal would have remitted this specific question to the First-tier for further findings of fact. However, Lord Justice Hamblen concluded that (whilst another Tribunal might have interpreted the facts differently) the First-tier considered the material before it and reached a permissible decision.
Accordingly, his Lordship answered the first question in Praesto's favour.
The second question focused more on working one's way through various cases which have considered legal costs. The Upper Tribunal decided that this case fell down on the 'Becker' side of the line. In Finanzamt Köln-Nord v Becker (C-104/ 12), a company was unsuccessful in its attempt to recover the input tax on legal fees it had paid for the defence of criminal proceedings taken against its managing director. The CJEU had concluded that there was no direct and immediate link between the expenditure and the company's taxable supplies because the legal proceedings related to the protection of the private interests of the accused in relation to his personal behaviour. In Becker, there was no reasonable likelihood of the company being joined in the criminal proceedings. Nor was there any suggestion that the prosecution of the managing director would have a major impact on the company's business.
However, Lord Justice Hamblen considered that the Upper Tribunal had erred in this regard. In particular, there were clear factual distinctions between the Becker and Praesto cases. He considered that the P&O case (P&O Ferries (Dover) Ltd v Commissioners of Customs & Excise [1992] VATTR 221) was more alike the present. That was a case arising from the tragic events in 1987 when the ferry, The Herald of Free Enterprise, overturned near Zeebrugge. The company and a number of employees were subject to criminal prosecution and the company paid for the legal representation of all defendants. P&O was entitled to the input tax credit.
Given the First-tier's findings of fact, Lord Justice Hamblen concluded that the First-tier was fully entitled to consider that there was a sufficient link between the expenditure and Praesto's taxable supplies.
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave gave a concurring judgment emphasising the 'crucial findings of fact' made by the First-tier which 'are effectively determinative of both issues under appeal'. Indeed, he proceeded to describe those findings of fact as 'clear, unequivocal and directly relevant to the issues in question' and as having been expressed in 'trenchant terms'.
Interestingly, however, the Court was not unanimous. The Master of the Rolls (Sir Terence Etherton) gave a dissenting judgment. This focused on the second test – the direct and immediate link. At the risk of sacrificing accuracy for the sake of brevity, his Lordship's concerns centred on the speculative nature of the link between Praesto's business and the legal costs it had incurred. He also noted that the P&O case was not binding on the First-tier (let alone the Court of Appeal) and pre-dated the case law which adopted the 'direct and immediate link' test.
On the basis of the majority verdicts, however, Praesto's appeal was allowed.
The final four paragraphs of Lord Justice Hamblen's judgment are worth reading. They make it clear that the case was ultimately one determined on its own facts rather than one identifying any new proposition of law. However, within that message, there is the important point that the facts need to be brought to the attention of the First-tier Tribunal. Where HMRC went wrong before the Upper Tribunal was in their attempt to retry the case and reargue the facts of the case. That is why it is very relevant that (whilst HMRC's approach succeeded in the Upper Tribunal) the Court of Appeal's decision is based solely on the facts as found by the First-tier.
So far as the 'direct and immediate link' test is concerned, it should also be remembered that this terminology can be somewhat misleading. Indeed, in Becker itself, it was acknowledged by the CJEU that 'a taxable person has a right to deduct [input tax] even where there is no direct and immediate link between a particular input transaction and one or more transactions'. This is because the right to deduct exists if the expenses are 'part of [the trader's] general costs and are, as such, components of the price of the goods or services'. For a later confirmation of this broader test, see Sveda ('Sveda' UAB v Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos Case C-126/ 14).
What to do next
Where supplies are made to more than one person, it might assist matters by ensuring that the invoicing accurately reflects this fact so as to reduce the possibility of dispute with HMRC. However, even when that is not the case, it is worth considering carefully whether an input tax recovery might be appropriate – particularly in any case where a decision to the contrary was made in the light of the Upper Tribunal's decision.
However, it should be remembered that this case does not set any precedent and therefore each case will turn on its own facts. Nevertheless, this emphasises the need to ensure that all the relevant facts are brought to the First-tier's attention in the form of admissible evidence.


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text: Great job Jimmy. We need relentless fighters against this atrocity that will literally kill tens of thousands of people each year. In this clip he expands on the realities of the Bill. Kimmel's critics say that he's not a doctor and Grassley, on of the authors the Bill, is. Sure, but the vast majority of doctors said the Bill sucks. It's like trying to say the 1% of climate change denying scientists carry the same weight of reality as the 99% that prove it.


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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday said it would always be at the forefront of the move to liberate all the oppressed people in Nigeria.
Speaking on the alleged plan to Islamise Nigeria and the federal government's move to support the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) financially, IPOB said what was happening now did not come as a surprise as its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu predicted it.
Speaking further on the matter, the group commended the move by the former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T.Y Danjuma, to table it before the British Parliament.
A statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, said, no matter how long Nigerians pretend about the alleged agenda to forcefully convert and dominate all non-Fulani ethnic groups in Nigeria, realities would soon stare them in the face.
It read partly: "We, the indomitable worldwide family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) welcome the latest move by the former Chief of Army Staff, Rtd. General T.Y Danjuma to British Parliament.
Our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, during his numerous broadcasts and rallies, kept reminding Nigerians of the danger of Fulani domination.
"The recent outburst from the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and latest move to British Parliament by elders of the Middle Belt in the person of the Retired General T. Y Danjuma (sic) is an indication that Nigeria is an unworkable entity and cannot exist as presently constituted.


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Gilenya after age 60
The other day, my neuro told me at age 60 they are probably taking me off Gilenya (i'm 58yrs 5months old right now) she said the risk vs. benefits is not good in older people. anyone else my age or close to my age been told this?
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I once read an article on the European Medicines Agency website which said that Gilenya is generally not prescribed to patients over 65 because there is insufficient data on safety & efficacy.
So there may be a blurred line between 60 and 65. if you feel Gilenya is helping you and you really want to stay on it, perhaps you could ask the prescribing physician if you could stay on it till age 65?
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A natural born leader and team player, our QUEEN SHEVA of this Wednesday is innovating the biggest brand worldwide. The sleek and smart: Angela Ahrendts.
Angela grew up with a philosophical father and a spiritual mother that taught her about life, culture, and empathy. The third of six children, Angela thought she wanted to be a fashion designer. While she was in Ball State University, she realized she wasn't as "creative" as she thought compared to all her classmates. But she had a knack for helping others how to improve their designs and how to market them. That's when she learned about the term "merchandising".
After graduating from college, she moved to New York to pursue a career in the fashion industry. Angela worked her way up through brands like Warnaco, Donna Karan, Henri Bendel, Liz Claiborne, and eventually made it to CEO at Burberry. On her journey, she learned a "little something" in every company.
At the time when Angela became Burberry's CEO (2006), everyone worked on Saturday and the brand was not doing very well. Her mission was to turn everything inside the company right-side up to reclaim its' roots and bring it back to being a luxury brand at its finest. From bridging retail and online, company culture, and creating the "Check Cares" for the Burberry Foundation, Angela innovated every aspect of the brand she could her hands on. Let's just say, in no time Burberry tripled their earnings and no one worked on Saturday.
Angela was at the forefront of fashion innovation, and she knew that technology was a big tool to making a difference in both the consumer experience and the brands internal organization. When iPads became available, she bought one every member of her management group and had Apple Geniuses teach them how to use one. Later, every store worker at Burberry had an iPad. So, we're not surprised that Apple came knocking on her door in 2013 and asked her to join as Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores.
In February 2014, Angela appeared on the cover of Fast Company with a headline that read "Apple's Next Rockstar". Her goal was to innovate the store experience, the consumer experience, and to build company culture. During her first 6 months, Angela went on a tour visiting more than a 100 Apple stores to talk to all the employees and see for herself what everyone was doing. She quotes her dad quoting Abe Lincoln "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and relieve them of all doubt." She watched and listened, before she did anything. The first things she did included integrating online and store sales (just as she did on Burberry), a choice of t-shirt and polo for the store employees and moving the iPods to the back of the store. In just a short time, Angela has made a quite an impact on Apple and she's just getting started. She's changing the Apple store experience and has big ideas on what it's going to be.
Angela is a born leader and has always asked herself "What's best for the company?". Her track record and future ideas make her an inspirational QUEEN SHEVA.
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People in Donegal have a vitamin D deficiency due to lack of sunshine, study finds
The north west isn't best.
People in Donegal are lacking in vitamin D because they are not getting enough sunshine, a recent study has shown.
Donegal GP Martin Coyne examined 10,000 vitamin D test results from Letterkenny University Lab and found that 75% of people had insufficient levels of the vitamin.
The number of people with a deficiency is so high, scientists initially thought there was a problem with their testing equipment.
A further 12 percent of samples were extremely low. This compares to a recent study of older adults across Ireland which found that just 12.5 percent of the population were deficient in vitamin D.
"We're located further north in Donegal, so we see less sunshine here. In the winter, even if it was cloudless and you lay out naked in the sun, you wouldn't get enough vitamin D".
When it comes to prevention, the Irish Osteoporosis Society recommends 15 minutes per day of sun exposure without sunscreen. Aside from this, a variety of other treatments are available which include Calcium and Vitamin D supplements, Estrogen/Hormone Therapy, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators and more.
In a previous interview with Highland Radio, Dr Coyne spoke about the dangers associated with a lack of vitamin D.
"Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin and we just don't get enough sunshine. The levels of Vitamin D that we see coming out of Letterkenny Lab can be quite low and frightening. If you don't have adequate vitamin D in your system, you can metabolise calcium properly. People who are at risk with low bone density, orosteoporosis when they get older, we would suggest calcium and vitamin D together. Calcium alone - usually in the Donegal area - just isn't going to cut it."


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Emily Lakdawalla • December 31, 2009
Did you think I was going to skip Uranus? How could I?
Emily Lakdawalla • December 28, 2009
Here's yet another of the moons of Uranus for you: Ariel, a near-twin in diameter to Umbriel, but apparently with more interesting geology.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 21, 2009
Miranda is the one moon of Uranus for which we have very good images from Voyager 2, and that was a stroke of luck, because low-resolution shots of all of Uranus' moons would have told us that it was, geologically speaking, the most dramatic of the five biggest ones.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 18, 2009
Here's Neptune, but not quite like you've ever seen it before.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 17, 2009
Proteus is a weird name for this world. It's the second-largest moon of Neptune, and so it's named (as are all of Neptune's moons) for deities associated with the sea.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 10, 2009
Welcome to the tenth post in my "Advent Calendar" -- I am opening a door each day on a different world in the solar system, and I'll be continuing to do so until New Year's Day.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 07, 2009
Jupiter has been high overhead at sunset for several months, a brilliant light that's easy to spot even when the sky is still bright at dusk; but it's now moving quickly to the west as Earth speeds ahead of Jupiter's more stately march around the Sun.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 06, 2009
Umbriel is the darkest moon in a pretty dark place in the solar system, the Uranus system.
Emily Lakdawalla • February 19, 2009
Here is every single image of the last two moons discovered prior to the Voyager 2 encounter, Titania and Umbriel.
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I got an urge to dive in to the Voyager image archives and see what exactly we have here on Earth to base our understanding of the Uranian moons on.
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by Richard Schnap
Where is the mountain you aimed to climb
Its sun-speckled peak higher than the clouds?
(It turned into a hill all humbled from rain
Its smaller summit much easier to reach.)
Where is the hill you settled to scale
Its simpler stair worn smooth by the wind?
(It turned into a rock just higher than my head
Where I wouldn't fall far if I plunged back to earth.)
Where is the rock so creviced and cracked
Its surface offering an effortless ascent?
(It turned into a pebble I hold in my palm
And softly caress as I make other plans.)
And where is the pebble polished yet plain
You always would carry like a small precious pearl?
(I gave it away to a boy with bright eyes
And told him that someday he'd understand why.)
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The all new Royal Canadian Family Circus SPECTAC!® 2018, touring Canada, is coming to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). From June 29 to August 6, 2018 in Mississauga, Markham, Pickering, Burlington and Oakville for 52 captivating shows that will mesmerize, astound, and thrill audiences beyond the extraordinary.
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Submission: November 4, 2014
Registration: November 4, 2014
Language: English
Location: Calgary, Canada.
Prizes: 1st Prize $ 5.000 + Faculty Sponsor: $1,000 2nd Prize $ 3.000 + Faculty Sponsor: $1,000 2 Social Prizes of $ 2.000 + Faculty Sponsor: $1,000
Type: Open competition for students.
International architecture competition Generation Kingspan (GenK). Student participants will design a multi-use complex with commercial, residential, and community/recreation space. The project site is in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Entrants are challenged to propose high performance building envelope solutions that rely on the performance characteristics of a variety of insulated metal panel types. Entrants will compete for prizes by submitting their best, most innovative design for this facility and should take into account the following:
- Location (urban, downtown historical)
- Climate (sun, wind, light, and water)
- Culture (patterns of interaction)
Through plans, sections, elevations, and rendered perspectives, participants should clearly demonstrate the integration of insulated metal panels within the overall mixed-use complex. The building should be designed from a life-cycle (LCA) perspective, using ASHRAE 90.1, LEED, GreenGlobes, and the Living Building Challenge for guidance.
Participants may receive prizes based on their entry in one of two ways. The first will be through a judged competition in which industry professionals will evaluate and rank the entries. The second will be through influence from project clusters on www.KineticByKingspan.com combined with online voting on www.GenerationKingspan.com from badges earned in the areas of:
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Colonial Grand at McDaniel Farm
Starting at $1048
Serenity and Style in Duluth
At Colonial Grand at McDaniel Farm, it's the details that set our rental apartment homes apart from the rest. Care and attention are given to the high ceilings and formal dining areas, to the garden tubs and wood-burning fireplaces that make it home.
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Loyal readers have heard me say this before. You cannot underestimate the power of perception. And that applies to your email communications!
Prospective employers will not have the signals we all rely on in person. No eye contact, your firm handshake or your body language to determine your sincerity and professionalism.
They hang on the words you use and how you choose to use them.
Employers will only have how you communicate to decide if you are someone they want to follow up with or possibly hire. This is why your approach, style and ability to cater to their submission requirements will be critical.
The economy is firing on all cylinders with what seems like endless new opportunities. With that applying for employment online has become commonplace. When it comes to your online employment communications and submitting your resume there are some best practices to consider.
Every Detail Matters
Every key you hit in a business email will give to, or take away from, a positive perception. Applying for a job is a business email after all. How you approach prospective employers online can go a long way to getting that all important follow-up.
Rare are the jobs that do not require technology skills. Many businesses now require you understand the basic variables of using email as part of your responsibilities. Even if you've never communicated a lot for business via email, now is the time to hone those skills.
If you are going to use technology to job hunt, you have to make sure you show the skill set to do so impressively. Or you could end up being excluded right out of the gate.
10 Online Job Application Tips
- First check the prospective employer's website for requirements on submitting your resume or CV for consideration. Not doing so will show a lack of attention to detail. As well as the inability to follow instructions.
- Do not send unsolicited email resumes. Most employers will offer an available opportunities area on their website. If they don't, pick up the phone and find out — before you send without notice.
- Send your resume to the specified address provided on an employer's site for resume submissions. And follow their instructions to a T. Do not arbitrarily send to any email address you find or worse, send multiple copies to multiple addresses. Take the time to check the employer's site to find the proper address to use. If you are not sure — ask first!
- Format your resume in PDF format to make sure cross-platform viability. By doing so your information will display as you intended regardless of what operating system the employer or recruiter may have.
- Keep your resume limited to a brief cover letter stating your interest in that specific opportunity. Your resume need not be more than a page or two that highlights your experience and previous job experience. You can note you are happy to offer more information upon request.
- Refrain from formatting with text colors or adding photos or graphics to spruce your resume up. If you wouldn't add it to business letterhead, don't add it to your resume.
- Do not use Return Receipt to track when/if your email is opened. This may be considered intrusive and will most likely be declined anyway.
- Have a friend review your email, cover letter and resume to catch any misspellings or grammatical mistakes that you may have missed.
- Formality matters. Use the highest level of formality in your introduction email. Include the basics describing the position you are interested in and note your contact information.
- Finally, if you receive a reply, respond promptly and thank them for their time and consideration. Regardless of if it is good news or not you want to leave a professional and positive final impression. You never know what the future may hold.
Planning and Presentation
To make a professional impression, one that contributes to you having the best chance to be considered, use these tips. By taking your time and doing your due diligence you'll rise above other applicants that disregard these details. To your success!


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Have I mentioned how many times customers have said they have a logo and can I just embroider their name below it? Sometimes they have custom logo that includes their business or group name and they want to reinforce that name below the logo. That's fine. What I question is when their "logo" isn't a unique design but is instead a generic clip art image. Does adding a business name below such an image create a business logo? No!
Your business logo is a custom design that describes what you do and how you do it. It brands your image. It should be readable, unique and memorable. In less than four square inches of space it can say who you market to, what type of product you sell and the quality of services you provide. So, will your business logo consist of a commonly seen generic clipart image or will it promote your custom brand?
And what about placing your business name below the image in a common font? Is that the best marketing move for your company? What does that say about the unique services you provide your customers so they'll choose your business over your competitors?
More coming... -jd
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Custom Logo or Generic Clip Art?
Posted by Jennifer DeRosa at 11:48 AM
Labels: clip art, custom design, custom logo
2 comments:
- ThreadPerfection said...
We see this all the time. Its hard to believe that business owners will not spend the little extra time for a custom logo to stand out. Your logo is your brand and it a very important aspect of your business in my opinion. What do you think?
- April 4, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Custom Logo Guru said...
Branding your business has become even more important in the stiff economic climate of today, and custom logo provide a wonderful and effective means of getting more exposure for your business to a huge audience of potential customers and clients.
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It took a united effort by dedicated and diverse groups to ensure the creation of FirstNet. Now, it will take this group to ensure first responders have a reliable network when the next crisis hits.
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) June 10, 2015
Today, The Performance Institute (PI) hosts Edward Parkinson, Director of Government Affairs, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and other leaders and members of the nationwide security, public safety, and emergency-response community to offer a working session to break down, step-by-step, the operational activity needed to get ready for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN).
Ray Lehr, PI Fellow, Nationwide Public Safety Broadband, helps moderate the second of three public policy forums on this mission-critical topic, "How to get Ready for FirstNet—Strategy, Architecture, and Security." The timing cannot be better as FirstNet's recently released Draft RFP makes it clear that the process necessary for the successful design, deployment, operation, and sustainability of the NPSBN is complex.
Joining Lehr is Alma Cole, PI Fellow, Cyber Security. "It took a united effort by dedicated and diverse groups to ensure the creation of FirstNet and the funding and spectrum to take the NPSBN a step closer to reality," says Lehr. "Now, it will take this group of public safety organizations, governmental groups, along with commercial and manufacturing groups, and nonprofits, to ensure first responders have a reliable network when the next crisis hits."
In late 2014, the NPSBN community came together for the first PI policy forum to discuss such topics as the benefits of early adoption; building a road map for finance, technology, and architecture; and organizational strategies. "The Performance Institute is proud to be a part of the NPSBN community of dedicated professionals from federal, state, and local government agencies who are proactive, involved, and leading the transition to public safety broadband," says Diane Denholm, PI's Executive Director. "As we continue to build upon our rich history of providing strategic planning, performance measurement, and management leadership, it is a privilege to be a part of helping build a community to address important mission-critical public policy topics such as the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network."
PI will host an additional policy forum in late 2015. To learn more, visit http://www.performanceinstitute.org/broadband
About The Performance Institute
Called "the leading think tank in performance measurement for government" on OMB's ExpectMore.gov, The Performance Institute has been a leader in Performance Management training and policy since 2000. As part of the Government Performance Coalition, a group of good government organizations, the Institute works to share best practices, work with limited budgets and improve efficiency in government to improve delivery of citizen services. The Performance Institute publishes research reports regarding performance management initiatives and trains thousands of government managers.


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On Saturday, January 19,2019 Terravita hosted a Grand Opening of their New Country Club. Everything was fantastic with over 500 in attendance enjoying the evening. The brave enjoyed a Hot Air Balloon ride!
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Pillow Talk: I Want to Kiss You
Season 7 • Episode 1
Your 90 Day favorites invite you into their homes as they watch the latest episode of 90 Day Fiancé. David and Annie, Tarik and Dean, Loren and Alexei, and Molly and Cynthia are watching along, and no one is holding back.
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Did you experience varying stages of grief when the Benedict Cumberbatch announced his November engagement? Well here's something to temporarily numb the pain: It turns out that he probably would have been really bad at couples game night.
When on Jimmy Fallon Monday, the actor was asked to play the "Three Word Game." The rules are simple: you have to make your opponent say a keyword using only three words. Fallon accomplished the goal with relative ease. Cumberbatch, on the other hand…
Here are some of the clues he gave Fallon for the word "booty":
- "You've got to shake…" (that's four words, but whatever)
- "Shake the shake…" (if at first you don't succeed…)
- "At the top…" (clearly not ready for this jelly)
Finally he got to the right territory, saying "A beautiful big," inspiring Fallon to say "Kim Kardashian's butt." After a couple more attempts, booty was revealed.
Who are we really kidding, though. We would still offer to pair up with Cumberbatch for a rousing game of Scrabble or Taboo anytime.
Read next: Watch Benedict Cumberbatch Nail 11 Celebrity Impersonations in a Minute


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Yesterday was another 7 Star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, I rocked my elliptical workout for the second day in a row, I met my 4 workout goal for the week (third week in a row), I personally prepared all of my meals, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support. My aim today is 5 stars.
It's been a good weekend so far. I did some cleaning in my apartment yesterday. It's always interesting to me how literally getting things in order helps keep things in order in my head. I suppose it's the positive things breed positive things dynamic in play. When I do things that genuinely make me feel better, everything feels a measure or two better. When things get hard, I must remember this dynamic. When struggle comes, and it will, what can I, we, do to help pull us up and out of the funk? That's a great question for each and every one of us to ask ourselves.
This morning started with me waking too early, then willing myself back to sleep for a good, quality sleep-in. I feel like I needed the rest.
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I get really excited about bargains at the grocery store, especially when they hit my food plan square. I found petite sirloins on sale for literally 50% off, avocados for 49cents each, and the most beautiful and delicious ambrosia apples for $1.79 a pound! Yay!
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Cold weather grilling! #dailypractice #foodplan #whatilike 5.9oz petite sirloin, 104g grilled asparagus, 205g red potato slices, baked, then added to pan with 3.6oz mushrooms, 70g red onions, and approx. 6seconds olive oil cooking spray. 519 cal. pic.twitter.com/a0rS2IjdK8— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) February 10, 2019
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Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 12 October
October 12th, 2009 by John Donovan
Combat Cameraman Marine Corporal William Perkins. A journalist who knew whose side he was on. There are seven Medals awarded for actions on this day in history, and a "Special Legislation" Medal awarded on this day to a soldier of the Great War. We open with the Civil War and a little clear and hold action at Jefferson, Virginia, in 1863.
WWI, continuing the push to end the War to End All War.DOUGHERTY, MICHAELRank and organization: Private, Company B, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Jefferson, Va., 12 October 1863. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: 10 May 1844, Ireland. Date of issue: 23 January 1897. Citation: At the head of a detachment of his company dashed across an open field, exposed to a deadly fire from the enemy, and succeeded in dislodging them from an unoccupied house, which he and his comrades defended for several hours against repeated attacks, thus preventing the enemy from flanking the position of the Union forces.
WWII. Sometimes combat puts you in a place where all the choices are bad. So you make the best of a bad situation.*HERIOT, JAMES D.Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company I, 118th Infantry, 30th Division. Place and date: At Vaux-Andigny, France, 12 October 1918. Entered service at: Providence, S.C. Birth: Providence, S.C. G.O. No.: 13, W.D., 1919. Citation: Cpl. Heriot, with 4 other soldiers, organized a combat group and attacked an enemy machine-gun nest which had been inflicting heavy casualties on his company. In the advance 2 of his men were killed, and because of the heavy fire from all sides the remaining 2 sought shelter. Unmindful of the hazard attached to his mission, Cpl. Heriot, with fixed bayonet, alone charged the machinegun, making his way through the fire for a distance of 30 yards and forcing the enemy to surrender. During this exploit he received several wounds in the arm, and later in the same day, while charging another nest, he was killed. WOODFILL, SAMUEL Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 60th Infantry, 5th Division. Place and date: At Cunel, France, 12 October 1918. Entered service at: Bryantsburg, Ind. Birth: Jefferson County, Ind. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919. Citation: While he was leading his company against the enemy, his line came under heavy machinegun fire, which threatened to hold up the advance. Followed by 2 soldiers at 25 yards, this officer went out ahead of his first line toward a machinegun nest and worked his way around its flank, leaving the 2 soldiers in front. When he got within 10 yards of the gun it ceased firing, and 4 of the enemy appeared, 3 of whom were shot by 1st Lt. Woodfill. The fourth, an officer, rushed at 1st Lt. Woodfill, who attempted to club the officer with his rifle. After a hand-to-hand struggle, 1st Lt. Woodfill killed the officer with his pistol. His company thereupon continued to advance, until shortly afterwards another machinegun nest was encountered. Calling on his men to follow, 1st Lt. Woodfill rushed ahead of his line in the face of heavy fire from the nest, and when several of the enemy appeared above the nest he shot them, capturing 3 other members of the crew and silencing the gun. A few minutes later this officer for the third time demonstrated conspicuous daring by charging another machinegun position, killing 5 men in one machinegun pit with his rifle. He then drew his revolver and started to jump into the pit, when 2 other gunners only a few yards away turned their gun on him. Failing to kill them with his revolver, he grabbed a pick lying nearby and killed both of them. Inspired by the exceptional courage displayed by this officer, his men pressed on to their objective under severe shell and machinegun fire.
Korea, and two tough soldiers.*PENDLETON, JACK J.Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company I, 120th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division. Place and date: Bardenberg, Germany, 12 October 1944. Entered service at: Yakima, Wash. Birth: Sentinel Butte, N. Dak. G.O. No.: 24, 6 April 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 12 October 1944. When Company I was advancing on the town of Bardenberg, Germany, they reached a point approximately two-thirds of the distance through the town when they were pinned down by fire from a nest of enemy machineguns. This enemy strong point was protected by a lone machinegun strategically placed at an intersection and firing down a street which offered little or no cover or concealment for the advancing troops. The elimination of this protecting machinegun was imperative in order that the stronger position it protected could be neutralized. After repeated and unsuccessful attempts had been made to knock out this position, S/Sgt. Pendleton volunteered to lead his squad in an attempt to neutralize this strongpoint. S/Sgt. Pendleton started his squad slowly forward, crawling about 10 yards in front of his men in the advance toward the enemy gun. After advancing approximately 130 yards under the withering fire, S/Sgt. Pendleton was seriously wounded in the leg by a burst from the gun he was assaulting. Disregarding his grievous wound, he ordered his men to remain where they were, and with a supply of handgrenades he slowly and painfully worked his way forward alone. With no hope of surviving the veritable hail of machinegun fire which he deliberately drew onto himself, he succeeded in advancing to within 10 yards of the enemy position when he was instantly killed by a burst from the enemy gun. By deliberately diverting the attention of the enemy machine gunners upon himself, a second squad was able to advance, undetected, and with the help of S/Sgt. Pendleton's squad, neutralized the lone machinegun, while another platoon of his company advanced up the intersecting street and knocked out the machinegun nest which the first gun had been covering. S/Sgt. Pendleton's sacrifice enabled the entire company to continue the advance and complete their mission at a critical phase of the action.
Vietnam. A military journalist who understood who's side he was on.*COURSEN, SAMUEL S.Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company C 5th Cavalry Regiment. Place and date: Near Kaesong, Korea, 12 October 1950. Entered service at: Madison, N.J. Born: 4 August 1926 Madison, N.J. G.O. No.: 57, 2 August 1951. Citation: 1st Lt. Coursen distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. While Company C was attacking Hill 174 under heavy enemy small-arms fire, his platoon received enemy fire from close range. The platoon returned the fire and continued to advance. During this phase 1 his men moved into a well-camouflaged emplacement, which was thought to be unoccupied, and was wounded by the enemy who were hidden within the emplacement. Seeing the soldier in difficulty he rushed to the man's aid and, without regard for his personal safety, engaged the enemy in hand-to-hand combat in an effort to protect his wounded comrade until he himself was killed. When his body was recovered after the battle 7 enemy dead were found in the emplacement. As the result of 1st Lt. Coursen's violent struggle several of the enemies' heads had been crushed with his rifle. His aggressive and intrepid actions saved the life of the wounded man, eliminated the main position of the enemy roadblock, and greatly inspired the men in his command. 1st Lt. Coursen's extraordinary heroism and intrepidity reflect the highest credit on himself and are in keeping with the honored traditions of the military service. WEST, ERNEST E. Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company L, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Sataeri, Korea, 12 October 1952. Entered service at: Wurtland Ky. Born: 2 September 1931, Russell, Ky. G.O. No.: 7, 29 January i954. Citation: Pfc. West distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. He voluntarily accompanied a contingent to locate and destroy a reported enemy outpost. Nearing the objective, the patrol was ambushed and suffered numerous casualties. Observing his wounded leader lying in an exposed position, Pfc. West ordered the troops to withdraw, then braved intense fire to reach and assist him. While attempting evacuation, he was attacked by 3 hostile soldiers employing grenades and small-arms fire. Quickly shifting his body to shelter the officer, he killed the assailants with his rifle, then carried the helpless man to safety. He was critically wounded and lost an eye in this action. but courageously returned through withering fire and bursting shells to assist the wounded. While evacuating 2 comrades, he closed with and killed 3 more of the foe. Pfc. West's indomitable spirit, consummate valor, and intrepid actions inspired all who observed him, reflect the highest credit on himself, and uphold the honored traditions of the military service.
And to wrap this up, we have a Medal from the non-standard category today - the Medal specially authorized by Congress for Italy's Unknown Soldier from WWI.*PERKINS, WILLIAM THOMAS, JR.Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. Place and date: Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 12 October 1967. Entered service at: San Francisco, Calif. Born: 10 August 1947, Rochester, N.Y. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a combat photographer attached to Company C. During Operation MEDINA, a major reconnaissance in force southwest of Quang Tri, Company C made heavy combat contact with a numerically superior North Vietnamese Army force estimated at from 2 to 3 companies. The focal point of the intense fighting was a helicopter landing zone which was also serving as the Command Post of Company C. In the course of a strong hostile attack, an enemy grenade landed in the immediate area occupied by Cpl. Perkins and 3 other marines. Realizing the inherent danger, he shouted the warning, "Incoming Grenade" to his fellow marines, and in a valiant act of heroism, hurled himself upon the grenade absorbing the impact of the explosion with his body, thereby saving the lives of his comrades at the cost of his life. Through his exceptional courage and inspiring valor in the face of certain death, Cpl. Perkins reflected great credit upon himself and the Marine Corps and upheld the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country .
*Asterisk indicates posthumous award. (John Donovan is a Legionnaire with the Department of Kansas with service in the U.S. Army. He blogs at his own website The Castle Argghhh!)ITALY* * * By virtue of a joint resolution of Congress, approved 12 October 1921, the Medal of Honor, emblem of highest ideals and virtues, is bestowed in the name of the Congress of the United States upon the unknown, unidentified Italian soldier to be buried in the National Monument to Victor Emanuel 11, in Rome. Whereas the Congress has authorized the bestowal of the Congressional Medal of Honor upon unknown, unidentified British and French soldiers buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England, and the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, respectively, who fought beside our soldiers in the recent war, and Whereas, animated by the same spirit of friendship toward the soldiers of Italy who also fought as comrades of the American soldiers during the World War, we desire to add whatever we can to the imperishable glory won by their deeds and to participate in paying tribute to their unknown dead: Now, therefore. be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to bestow, with appropriate ceremonies, military and civil, the Congressional Medal of Honor upon the unknown, unidentified Italian soldier to be buried in the National Monument to Victor Emanuel 11, in Rome, Italy (A.G. 220.523) (War Department General Orders, No. 52, I Dec. 1922, Sec. II)
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It's the little things. It's true. When we love a product, much of the time it's hard to put a finger on exactly why. If asked, we might say, "I don't know; it just feels right." The reason it's hard to nail down why we love a product is that the product has little, often unnoticed design elements that make the overall experience better.
At Blendtec, we look for the little things. We obsess over them. Lots of them you'd never notice on your blender. But once you do, it's hard to imagine your blender any other way. Here are a couple examples of what I'm talking about.
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Blendtec jars are designed to be stackable, making storage a snap. We initially offered our stackable jars to the commercial market, where counter space is tremendously valuable. But we recognized that home users also value their counter space, so we introduced our space-saving jars in our consumer packages. We also discovered that stacked jars can get wedged together so tightly that they are hard to separate. So we added "winglets" to the outside corners of our jars, which prevents wedging and ensures you can separate your jars easily, every time.
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Gatwick Skypark Super Saver Meet & Greet
Compare and pre-book this car park at Gatwick airport to save up to 60% off gate prices.
Please follow the arrival procedure below.
Arrival procedure
Please note that you no longer need to call the car park on your way to the airport, unless you are arriving more than 2 hours early or late.
On arrival, please make sure you follow carefully the directions and arrival instructions to the meeting point at your terminal. You can still call if you need any help on the day of travel (option 2), otherwise please proceed to the dedicated meeting point (details below) where their friendly staff will check your details and the driver will check over and park your car. Please make sure you have your paperwork and/or booking reference ready on arrival so that staff can identify you.
South Terminal:
Please stay in the right-hand lane and follow signs for Short Stay and Pick Up. At the Short Stay barriers, take a ticket which you will need to give to your driver, drive in to the Orange Car Park and go up to Level 1. At Level 1 turn right and you will see the Approved Operator Area. Please park in row D or E as near as you can to the lifts and make yourself known to the uniformed Ace staff so that the necessary documentation can be completed with you promptly and you can proceed to check in.
The satnav postcode is RH6 0LL.
North terminal:
Please note that the meeting point has recently changed and the new instructions are as follows:
As you approach the North Terminal Roundabout follow the brown signs for Hampton-by-Hilton Hotel. Drive past the Shell Fuel Station to the next roundabout and at that roundabout take the 2nd exit, still following the brown signs for the Hampton-by-Hilton Hotel. Follow the road to the Hampton-by-Hilton Hotel car park. Once you reach the hotel car park barrier, please enter the code 1992 to enter the dedicated Meet and Greet area. Drive to the far end of the car park where you will find the meeting point, then park in any of the reserved Ace parking bays and make yourself known to their team who will check your car in and collect your keys.
The satnav postcode is RH6 0NX.
Return procedure
Please note that if you are returning ahead of schedule, the car park requires at least 24 hrs notice to ensure that your vehicle is ready for you upon your return.
On your return, as soon as you have collected all of your luggage and are ready to clear customs, please call the car park (select option 1) and proceed to arrivals. Make sure to look out for your car and have your documentation to hand as our driver will need to confirm your identity.
Please be aware that if you are late in collecting your car after your phone call, you may incur additional charges from the Short Stay Car Park.
South Terminal:
Please exit the terminal building and follow signs for the Short Stay Car Parks (Orange Car Park 3). Your vehicle will be returned to the Approved Operator Area in Orange Car Park 3, Level 1 ready for you to drive home.
North terminal:
Please note that the North Terminal meeting point has recently changed.
As you leave the North Terminal Customs area, please head towards the main exit doors of the Terminal. Just before the exit doors, take a lift to Level 1 following signs to the Hampton-by-Hilton Hotel. Continue past the hotel reception, through the automatic doors and along the covered walkway to the car park / meeting point. Take the lift down to the ground floor (Level 0) and exit the lift. As you enter the car park, turn left where you will see the dedicated Ace Parking bays (numbered 1-35) where your car will be returned to.
This car park is fully secured and monitored 24 hours a day.
Additional information
This product is non-refundable.
Skypark Super Saver Meet and Greet Gatwick is an Approved Gatwick parking company located in close proximity to Gatwick.
The service is operated by Ace Parking.
Parking is for cars only and cars must fit in to a standard sized parking space (2.4m wide x 4.8m long). Extra charges will apply for cars that do not fit in to a standard parking space and must be arranged with Ace Parking prior to the drop off date. Very large vehicles and minibuses may be refused if prior arrangements are not made. Minibuses or vehicles with more than 8 passenger seats cannot be accepted for Meet & Greet services.
Please note that it is your responsibility to make sure that your vehicle has road tax, holds a valid MOT certificate and is roadworthy and legal. If your car is not legal or safe to drive, Ace Parking will not be able to drive it to the car park, and you will not be able to get a refund.
If your return is delayed and you park for longer than you have booked, extra days parking will be charged at £10 per day or part day after your booked return date.
If you are returning ahead of schedule, please call the car park as soon as possible. They must have 24 hours notice (or as much notice as possible) so that they can make sure the vehicle is ready and you are not kept waiting on your return. Refunds cannot be given for part used bookings.
If you are travelling within the next 48 hours and Skyparksecure are closed, please contact the car park if you have any queries or need to amend your booking.
The price does not include the Airport Access Fee of £6.00. This is to cover the cost of charges now being levied to all Off Airport Meet & Greet operators for the use of the forecourts at drop-off and new designated collection areas within the short term car parks.
Did exactly as required, ie easy to find and quick check-in, and car waiting on return. Would certainly use again.
September 11, 2019
Terrible avoid at all costs. Had to call 3 times twice told had no record of call despite me screen shot of calls waited over 45 mins for car return. Quicker to use bus off site parking. Definitely not worth the extra cost.
May 11, 2019
On our departure we tried to ring as per instructions but no one answered the phone for 30 mins. When they finally answered we were made to wait a further 30 mins before they collected the car when I complained the man on the phone just laughed. On return from our holiday we rang again over 30 mins until someone answered. When they finally picked up we were told we should have phoned! They then threatened to make us get a taxi when we complained. Writing review whilst still waiting for our car, so far since first phone call it has been 40 mins and no car. Do not use.
February 27, 2019
2nd time using this company ( Maple Manor / Ace Parking/ Agent is Sky Park). First time was generally ok. This last weekend my car has been with them for just 4 days. Returning to airport I called them as soon as I got off plane as I have no luggage to collect. I arrived at car park as instructed and waited a further 35 mins for my car to be delivered despite me being told by 2 separate phone calls that it was on its way. When the car was dropped off it was spotless. 4 days parked with this company and it is totally filthy upon return. very thick dust, sand and cat paw prints all over the car. Extremely rude drivers who clearly don't care about the state of the cars returned or providing a decent level of customer service. In fact they just sit in their cars all the time eating sandwiches. Totally Unprofessional all round. I will def not use this company again !!
June 26, 2018
Rang company when received luggage as instructed. Was told 20 minutes, waited 30 minutes. Defeats the object of 'meet And greet'. I could of waited for the coach to the car park in the same time and saved my money!
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"Don't wear white after Labor Day!" chirp the ancient etiquette experts and the aunties glaring over their plates of ambrosia salad at your snowy mid-September outfit. Are we still doing that old fashion rule, or nah?
Survey says: Nah. You're mostly good. Here's what you need to know to bury that notion once and for all.
It probably started with the rich and hot. Literally hot.
1. Most fashion capitals are in the northern US where the summer/fall seasonal shift also represents the start of cooler weather. So the move away from white was encouraged.
Fashion magazines and the media upper crust have always informed trends, that's no secret. So it stands to reason the climate and logistics of living somewhere like New York City would play into some big fashion trends.
"All the magazines and tastemakers were centered in big cities, usually in northern climates that had seasons," Charlie Scheips, author of "American Fashion," told TIME in 2012. Therefore, when the blustery, muddy fall came, white clothing became not only impractical but a fashion faux-pas waiting to happen.
2. Enforcing the "no white" rule helped the upper class feel special.
This theory stems from the idea that upper-class ladies in post-Civil War America took great pride in finding new and exciting ways to enforce the exclusivity of their social strata.
It wasn't enough that you had money, you had to use that money to look and act a certain way, and when Labor Day was made an official holiday in 1894, it made the perfect invisible line over which light, white summer clothing could not cross.
Adding to this theory is the notion that white is the premium choice for resort wear, AKA clothing for rich people on vacation. This idea was carried through the 1950s and beyond, where fashion magazines and nosy aunties reinforced the rule.
Modern etiquette experts are (mostly) down with white
In case "It's just a classist cultural relic" isn't enough of a comeback for you, set any white clothing-shamers straight with the words of some well-regarded etiquette experts, starting with the de facto queen of classy fashion, Coco Chanel.
Chanel was well-known for wearing white year-round, which really threw shade on the old Labor Day rule. After all, if it was good enough for Coco Chanel, it was good enough for anyone who sought to emulate her.
More recently, fashion magazines have moved away from the rule and regularly put out suggestions on how to wear fall and winter whites. A 2011 People poll shows nearly 60 percent of respondents would totally wear white after Labor Day, and 30 percent would consider it, depending on the outfit. That means only about 10 percent of people thought white was totally verboten.
Emily Post, perhaps the most trusted name in modern etiquette, suggests that white isn't the real issue here.
"Of course you can wear white after Labor Day, and it makes perfect sense to do so in climates where September's temperatures are hardly fall-like," she wrote on the subject. "It's more about fabric choice today than color. Even in the dead of winter in northern New England the fashionable wear white wools, cashmeres, jeans, and down-filled parkas. The true interpretation is 'wear what's appropriate — for the weather, the season, or the occasion.'"
Etiquette expert Elaine Swann is on board: "It's perfectly fine to wear white after Labor Day whether you are on the West Coast in California or southeast in Florida or in the northern part of our nation in New York. The shades of white such as bright, bright white or winter white or an eggshell white all (have to do with the) ensemble."
Now, if anachronistic fashion rules are kinda your thing, you can still eschew white and not be considered a relic. Etiquette consultant Diane Gottsman proposes this compromise:
"I wear white with caution after Labor Day and concentrate on variations of winter white, beige and cream."


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spinach delightPosted: February 4, 2018 Filed under: appetizers | Tags: butter, cream cheese, fritos, fritos scoops, garlic toast, herb dressing mix, spinach, tortilla chips Leave a comment
Debuting for Super Bowl 2018 along with Holy Guacamole, this Spinach Delight recipe proved just that – De. Light. Ful!
Growing up you could find me about as close to anything fashioned from spinach as you could my homework (think: Far Far Away). Now that I'm older I can see what all the fuss was about – this dish is creamy, savory, and the dressing-stuffing that tops this appetizer provides the perfect crisp to raise eyebrows and arms.
Foodie Tips
❤ Herb Dressing or Herb Stuffing? Joe and I discussed this one for a bit. I told him I believed my Mom "Betty" knew well the differences between dressing and stuffing and she clearly penned the recipe card below "dressing." But when we went searching for the ingredients for this recipe all we could find was Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing.
You can read this post where I help debunk the differences between dressing and stuffing but I'm leaving this "dressing" in the ingredients list even though I think the Pepperidge Farm stuffing packaging caters to northerners, where their Connecticut headquarters is located. #ThisIsTexas So buy their stuffing but call it dressing. :) Heck, even Pepperidge Farm uses the terms interchangeably as you can see in their very own recipe!
❤ This dip pairs remarkably well with tortilla chips, Fritos or better yet Fritos Scoops which will lend you a helping hand fostering bigger globs of the green good stuff from dish to belly. We also enjoyed our delightful dip smeared atop some homemade garlic-rubbed toast (see the mouthwatering "triple play" pic below).
i. Time
To prepare: About 15 minutes.
To bake: 30 minutes.
To enjoy: Mere nanoseconds
ii. Ingredients
3 packages | frozen chopped spinach
1 stick | butter, softened (my Grandmother insisted on Falfurrias)
8 ounce package| cream cheese, softened
⅓ package | pepperidge farm herb dressing (see stuffing tip above)
to serve | your favorite chips or veggies (optional)
iii. What to do
0. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
1. While the oven's preheating cook the spinach (boil it?) and drain well. Set aside.
2. Blend together half of the softened butter and all of the cream cheese. Add in the spinach and mix everything well. Place this mixture into a 2 quart baking dish.
3. Roll the dressing to fine crumbs and sprinkle it over the spinach mixture. Dot the top of the dressing with the remaining ½ stick of butter.
4. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let rest about 5 minutes.
Serve warm with your chosen accessory (tortilla chips, Fritos, Fritos Scoops, garlic bread, etc.). Or just enjoy it with a spoon!
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Who is Mrs. Ira Lieberman?
Well clearly she was the inspiration behind this recipe per the credit Mom included on the recipe card above.
I did some online researching and believe I found her. Janet "Casey" Liberman was married to Ira Lieberman and both lived in San Antonio where I grew up.
Sadly both Ira and Casey have passed. I send my thanks to them for this recipe.
chorizo soupPosted: April 2, 2014 Filed under: appetizers, sides, soups | Tags: avocado, celery, chicken broth, chorizo, cilantro, fritos, onion, picante sauce, tomatoes, tortilla chips, velveeta Leave a comment
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, I'm Off To Eat Chorizo
There's something special about any soup recipe that calls for Velveeta.
Oh, I know, I know – Velveeta is not "real cheese," but tell that to my stomach. The mere thought of the cheese-like stuff makes me weak in the knees. Toss in Pace picante sauce, avocado and chorizo and you have a dish that's straight out of the 1970s with culinary crosshairs for your next meal.
Healthiness aside, I thought this soup was a super-tasty and f l e x i b l e soup that can accommodate any of your special ingredients to make it one all your own.
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♥ When using ground chorizo, the finished texture was too grainy for me; on the next go of this I think chorizo links cut into chunks would yield a chunkier texture.
♥ My Cousin Julie said to try "Portuguese Chorizo," if you can find it.
i. ingredients
1 pound | chorizo
1 large | white onion, diced
2 stalks | celery, diced
1 | green pepper, diced
3 cans | chicken broth
2 | tomatoes, cut into bite-sized chunks
to taste | cilantro, chopped
16 ounce jar | pace thick and chunky picante sauce (mild)
½ pound | velveeta
to serve | fresh avocado, diced
to serve | tortilla chips (or fritos)
to garnish | more cilantro, chopped
ii. what to do
1. In a medium-sized pan over medium-high heat, brown the chorizo, onion, celery and green pepper.
2. Add the broth, tomatoes, cilantro and picante sauce and simmer 1 hour, uncovered. Relax in your comfy chair or couch while you catch-up on your latest 1-hour of DVR programming. :)
3. Add Velveeta to the soup and stir here and there, until melted.
4. Serve soup into individual bowls. Top with avocado, chips or fritos … and a tad more cilantro.
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