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SuperTours-Maroc have created 3 days desert tour from Marrakesh. In this tour you will see Ait Ben Haddou, Skoura, Kelaa MGouna, Dades & Todra Gorges, Erfoud, Rissani, Merzouga, Tazzarine and Agdez.
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Day 1: Marrakesh – Ait Ben Haddou – Skoura – Kelaa M'Gouna – Dades & Todra Gorges
The three-day desert tour starts with breakfast, and afterwards departure to the south of Morocco. You will be able to witness the true fortunes of the high Atlas Mountains, which separates the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert. The countless villages and colorful sights are one of the most exquisite landscapes of this mountain range. However, when you reach the highest point of 2060 meters, you will change the direction and you will take off to the Ounila Valley. It is located near Ait-Ben-Haddou and is definitely one of the Morocco's hidden destinations. The Valley is hemmed in by imposing sandstone cliffs and barren hillsides and is peppered with typical pise-constructed dwellings and crumbling kasbahs.
The Ounila Valley it is a perfect place to get an insight about fossils and fauna with its unique landscapes of green and red contrasts with vibrant colors, which are most outstanding in spring! Continuing to the best-preserved Kasbahs of Morocco, you will be able to visit the famous place where many movies very filmed, and not to mention the Kasbah of Ait-Ben-Haddou (dating from the 11th century). After lunch, you will be visiting Skoura – a place with the most beautiful oases and the worth-seeing Kasbah called Amredyle. The next stop includes Kelaa M'Gouna, a city in Tinghir Province, Dra-Tafilalt, Morocco where the famous "Festival des Roses" takes place every May from each year. Continuing with your trip, just right when the off-road finishes and the asphalt begin you'll see Ait Youl Kasbah and the green valley of Dades. The last destination of the first day is the Todra Gorge and once you reach it, you will be able to enjoy the rest of the night, appreciate the quietness of the mountains, get to know the culture of the nomads etc.
Day 2: Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Rissani – Merzouga
The second day includes a travel to Merzouga with by the way stopping to Erfoud and Rissani. Due to its proximity to Merzouga desert village in the Erg Chebbi Dunes, Erfoud has become one of the most required destinations for tourists. This oasis town is famous for its fossil mines and the making of a lot of movies. Filmmakers choose Erfoud because of the beauty of the surrounding Sahara Desert and the town's oasis areas. The last stop is Rissani, the capital of the Tafilalte area, and the day ends in the heart of the desert. Here, you are able to stargaze all night long, you can ride a camel and even sleep in a nomad's tent.
Day 3: Merzouga – Tazzarine – Agdz – Marrakesh
The last day of this trip is a departure back to Marrakesh. However, there are a few stops on the way. The first thing you will visit is a town in Zagora Province, Tazzarine featuring desertic wild landscape, with plenty of Acacia trees and mountains. Afterwards, you travel through the beautiful Draa valley with its millions of palm grove, keep your eyes open for the Berber villages and the magnificent Kasbahs. The lunch is in Ouarzazate, and you will finish your trip in Marrakesh.
We hope you like our presentation of 3 days desert tour from Marrakesh. To check the price of any of our tours in Morocco, or to create a customized tour, please do not hesitate to Book your tour!
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"Tense, moving, and hilarious . . . A] dark jewel of a novel." --Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine Three husbands have left her. I.R.S. agents are whamming on her door. And her beloved cat has gone missing. She's back and forth between Melanie, her secluded Southern town, and L.A., where she has a weakening grasp on her job as a script doctor. Having been sacked by most of the studios and convinced that her dealings with Hollywood have fractured her personality, Money Breton talks to herself nonstop. She glues and hammers and paints every item in her place. She forges loving inscriptions in all her books. Through it all, there is her darling puzzling daughter who lives close by but seems ever beyond reach, and her son, the damaged victim of a violent crime under police protection in New York. While both her children seem to be losing all their battles, Money tries for ways and reasons to keep battling. Why Did I Ever is a book of piercing intellect and belligerent humor. Since its first publication in 2002 it has had a profound impact, not only on Robison's devoted following, but on the shape of the contemporary novel itself.
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MARY ROBISON was born in Washington, D.C. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Pushcart Prizes, an O. Henry Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction. She is the author of Oh!, Subtraction, Tell Me, and One D.O.A., One on the Way. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.


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Artsakh is one of our neighbors, with which we have a common border of about 135 kilometers. Perhaps many Iranians do not know that we have such a neighbor, because it is not visible on the map. In general, I would like to know what your policy towards Iran is.
In general, we have a positive attitude towards Iran. We appreciate Iran's policy on the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict, which is balanced and mostly neutral. It is noteworthy that in the first half of 1992, Iran acted as a mediator in the settlement of this conflict, which speaks of the fact that Iran is interested in ensuring peace in the region. Another evidence of this is that today Tehran expresses readiness to mediate again in the the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement process.
It should be noted that Iran is the only country in the region that has common borders with all the three conflicting parties - the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Artsakh, and Azerbaijan.
Artsakh has common borders with three states - the Republic of Armenia in the west, Azerbaijan in the east, and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the south. The borders with the Republic of Armenia are open, and the RA is the only path to connect Artsakh with the outer world. The border with Azerbaijan can rather be called a front line. Despite the friendly relations between our peoples, the border between Artsakh and Iran remains closed, which is unnatural.
We are interested in having functioning borders and friendly relations with all the neighboring countries, including Iran. I am convinced that it is also in the interests of Iran to preserve a common border with Artsakh. I believe it is also in tune with the interests of other concerned actors in the region.
You are the Foreign Minister of a country, which hasn't officially achieved international recognition. There is a slight contradiction in this notion. What is your experience as a Foreign Minister of such a state, what are your relations with other states, and how are they shaping?
I see no contradiction. Our Republic was proclaimed in 1991 and, naturally, we should have foreign relations, also for achieving international recognition. We carry out the functions of recognized states, among which, first of all, is creating favorable external conditions for safe development.
It should also be noted that the Republic of Artsakh fully complies with international legal criteria set by the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Obligations of States, one of which is the capacity to enter into relations with other states.
The circumstance that the UN member-states have not yet recognized the Republic of Artsakh cannot question the fact that Artsakh is an important military and political factor in the region.
There are many states, which gained international recognition decades after their establishment. It is also worth mentioning the example of Switzerland, which was internationally recognized a few hundred years later.
The process of international recognition of Artsakh is underway. Currently, it is implemented at the level of separate administrative units of foreign countries - states, regions, and cities. For example, a parliamentary delegation from one of the American States, which have recognized our Republic, the State of California, is currently in Artsakh.
If a lasting peace agreement is signed with Baku, according to negotiations, you will probably loose most of these cities, i.e. the territories outside Artsakh. Is it possible that we no longer will be neighbors with Artsakh if such peace agreement is signed?
Our current state borders are not out of historical Artsakh. It should also be noted that some territories of the Republic of Artsakh, such as the Shahumyan region, parts of Martakert and Martuni regions, which constitute about 15 percent of the territory of the Republic, are still occupied by Azerbaijan.
The territories under the jurisdiction of Artsakh are enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Artsakh, which was adopted at a nationwide referendum and which expresses the will of our people. It means that the same law and the same legal field operates both in capital Stepanakert and on the left bank of the Arax River, without any difference.
Does this approach really comply with the negotiations held under the aegis of the Minsk Group?
It should be noted that the three parties to the conflict consider the issues of territories, the status of Artsakh, refugees, security, and lifting the blockade of Artsakh and the Republic of Armenia crucial for the settlement, and in due time, the parties put forward them as a subject of negotiations.
In general, as to the negotiations and the prospects for a lasting settlement, I can say that the negotiation process has its history. The negotiations on the conflict settlement within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Minsk Group (OSCE MG) started back in 1992 and had different stages.
It should be noted that Artsakh is recognized by the OSCE as a party to the conflict. The OSCE documents clearly point out that three parties are involved in the conflict - two OSCE member-states and the third party - Nagorno Karabakh. This is a very important point.
Until 1997, full-fledged trilateral negotiations took place in a classical way. And it was in that period that unique and tangible results were achieved in the settlement process: in 1994 and 1995, trilateral agreements on ceasefire and its strengthening were signed, to which Artsakh was a signatory. However, since 1997, the peace process has been taking place in a distorted format, without the direct participation of Artsakh, which has a negative impact on the effectiveness of the settlement process.
In the classical sense, there is no negotiation process similar to that, which took place before 1997. Since 1997, the mediators have been implementing a shuttle diplomacy method – works are underway on the coordination of a number of principles, based on which the negotiations can be continued.
However, this process was difficult, and the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh in April 2016, which was also a major blow to the peace process, pushed the prospects for a final settlement of the conflict further back. Currently, the main task is to maintain peace and stability in the region, and the efforts of the mediators are mostly aimed at this.
Do you think that during the April war Russia really changed its policy for the benefit of Baku?
I do not think there was any change in Russia's position. Russia, the United States of America and France are the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair states and they have agreed-upon approaches towards ensuring peace in the region.
As to the April war, it should be noted that it was with the consent of two other co-chairing states that Russia played a more active role in halting the military activities in those days, which is conditioned by the fact that of the three co-chairing states only Russia has the relevant tools to influence the parties during military operations. Therefore, it is not accidental that on April 5, through the mediation of Russia, the parties achieved a verbal agreement to cease the hostilities and to restore the ceasefire regime established on May 12, 1994.
Generally, in different periods we witness that one of the co-chairing states - the U.S., Russia or France - is more active in the settlement process. However, this is coordinated with the other mediating states.
As far as I know, the OSCE Minsk Group has prohibited any country to sell weapons to Armenia or Azerbaijan. But, for the last three or four years, Russia has sold ammunition at about $ 6 billion to Azerbaijan. Can Russia pursue one policy within the framework of the Minsk Group and another one beyond it?
As a rule, the Western countries do not supply weapons to the sides of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict. However, Russia supplies arms to both Azerbaijan and Armenia within the military-technical cooperation. Russia is also Armenia's strategic ally and sells weapons to it at domestic prices, lower than those for Azerbaijan.
However, given the allied relations of Russia with Armenia, such cooperation with Azerbaijan is perceived, in a moral sense, as negative both in Artsakh and Armenia.
Russia argues that if it does not supply weapons to Azerbaijan, others will do it. It states that maintaining such trade relations with Azerbaijan, it also tries to maintain a military balance in the region.
We could agree to such approach, if Russia were the only supplier for Azerbaijan, but we know that Azerbaijan has purchased weapons and ammunition at the same amount from Israel. Among other suppliers are Turkey, Pakistan, Ukraine, and Belarus.
Azerbaijan also cooperates with South Africa in the military-industrial sphere. Besides, according to the recent media reports, Azerbaijan has also acquired Czech-production weapons.
If Azerbaijani forces launch a land attack, from where do you think they will attack, and where are your defensive lines located?
The answer to this question is known to the leadership of the Azerbaijani military units, as well as to the intelligence agencies of Artsakh. To ensure the military security of our country, we continue to implement active works along the entire defense line.
As we witnessed, during the four-day war in April 2016, Azerbaijan launched offensives in a few directions. And the Defense Army of Artsakh proved that it was able to halt the attacks of Azerbaijan and to ensure the reliable defense of the country. Surely, during the April military operations, volunteers from both Artsakh and the Republic of Armenia also stood by the Defense Army, considering it their duty to participate in the protection of the homeland, without waiting for mobilization.
Issues related to the security of Artsakh are under the attention and direct control of Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan. I can stress that after the April war, we grew stronger and we continue creating different mechanisms of deterrence to prevent new aggression by Azerbaijan.
There are certain sources affirming the participation of Turkish forces in the April war. Can you confirm this fact?
It is a fact that Turkey is an ally of Azerbaijan, that they closely cooperate in the military and military-technical fields and often hold joint military exercises, including in Nakhijevan. It is not a secret that numerous military advisors from Turkey have long served in the Azerbaijani Army, and Azerbaijani officers are mainly trained in Turkey. Thus, it is not excluded that Turkey played a certain role during the April war.
Regardless of the public opinion, if the Azerbaijanis, who lived here before desired to return and live along with you, without any preconditions, would you receive them or not?
We consider that the conflict caused sufferings to certain groups of people on the three sides. Among them are refugees and internally displaced persons, and this is not only the problem of Azerbaijan.
According to the last census of the Soviet Union conducted in 1989, 390,000 Armenians lived in Azerbaijan, and according to some other sources - about half a million Armenians. About 40,000 Azerbaijanis lived in Artsakh. So, there were ten times more Armenians living in Azerbaijan than Azerbaijanis living in Artsakh, and they all suffered, due to Azerbaijan's policy and especially as a result of the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh.
Our approach is to respect the rights of all the refugees and displaced persons. At the negotiations held under the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, in which I participated as a member of the official delegation of Artsakh, the mediators stressed the need to create conditions for ensuring the guaranteed, safe, voluntary, and balanced return, as well as dignified life for the displaced persons and refugees, regardless of their nationality.
Except for some cases, the right of Armenians and Azerbaijanis to repatriation is indisputable. The problem is that to date, there are no legal-political conditions for excersizing this right. At the same time, repatriation is just one of the ways to solve this problem. The alternative forms of reimbursement for damages, as provided for by international law and internationally recognized practices, include exchange of people, reimbursement, guarantees for the non-recurrence of the events, etc.
The issue of refugees is one of the key issues in the settlement process, and all these issues are closely interconnected. For achieving a complex solution to this issue, first of all, it is necessary to recognize the independent status of Artsakh.
We are interested in the soonest settlement of the conflict, which will ensure stability and prosperity for all the peoples in the region.


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All prayers in Hindu ceremonies start by invoking the blessings of Lord Ganesha (Lord Ganesha unlike all the other Hindu deities has an elephant head as a result of the unfortunate conditions explaining Lord Ganesh's elephant head – his own father axed off his son's head and then replaced it with that of the first animal he saw – the Hindu devout shows his lack of preference between the Lords by making his preliminary prayers to Lords, Ganesha). Seven married ladies (portraying 7 forms of God for each day of the week) use red power to make a Ganesh sign (clockwise swastika) on a pot of misri (crystalline sugar) asking him to bless the couple and make the ceremony run well.
The couple and their parents will pray Lord Ganesha, Varun Devta, Laxmi & Narayan, the Gods on governing the 9 planets, and Om (i.e. Triumverate Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva).
This is the prayer to the nine planets of our Solar System. Ancient Indian studies indicate that various celestial bodies have tremendous influence on the destiny of every individual, and among them the effect of the nine planets is "supposed" to be the most profound. During this puja, the Gods associated with these planets are asked to bless the couple and their families.
The marriage ceremonies take place at an open space, under a decorated canopy called mandap and are held in an open ground. Mandap is a decorated four pole canopy. It is the place where the bride and the groom place the garland on one another (Garlands are exchanged by the couple in order to welcome each other into their lives. This part of the ceremony is known as the Varmala) and it is where the most important traditions of the Hindu Ceremony take place.
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Airbus SE secured a US$35bil jet deal from China
PARIS: Airbus SE secured a US$35bil jet deal from China during a state visit by President Xi Jinping to the French capital, dealing a fresh blow to Boeing Co as it grapples with the grounding of its best-selling jet.
The mammoth order consists of 290 A320-series narrow-body planes and 10 A350 wide-bodies, Toulouse-based Airbus said after the transaction was announced in Paris on Monday. The deal's value is almost double that touted by French President Emmanuel Macron in January 2018 during a trip to Beijing.
The Airbus coup comes while Boeing's own 737 Max narrow-body - the chief global rival to the A320 - has been idled following two fatal crashes in five months. The US planemaker is also struggling with the fallout from a China-US trade war that's seen sales to the Asian nation dry up, just as Airbus bolsters its position with an offer to expand production facilities in Tianjin.
China has become the world's most important aviation market as its fast-growing middle class spurs demand for travel. The country has traditionally sought to keep a balance between the two western planemakers as it seeks to jumpstart manufacturing on its own soil, but Chicago-based Boeing's order prospects have been complicated by the trade clash.
'I would see this as part of broader trade discussions,' said Rob Stallard at Vertical Research Partners.
'For the Chinese to put tariffs on Boeing aircraft would be nuclear, but you can send messages in other ways. This tells the Americans that you have got to play nice if you want us to reciprocate.' Macron originally put the value of a likely order at US$18bil. A firm order failed to materialize last year despite a second French state visit in June and a delegation of top Airbus executives in September.
The deal announced in Paris will include both Neo - for new engine option - and so-called classic or CEO versions of the A319, A320 and A321, though the majority will be A320neos and A321neos, according to officials. China typically orders planes in large batches and allocates them to airlines later.
The latest A320neo model has a list price of US$110.6mil and the A350-900 sells for US$317.4mil before discounts.
Airbus's incoming chief executive officer, Guillaume Faury, said at the press conference that construction of the A320s would take place both in Tianjin and Europe, adding that the deal is 'a sign of the confidence' from China. Macron called the transaction 'an excellent signal.' — Bloomberg
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Summary: Patinos Lawyers Gain Access to Mobile Telephone Records of Driver of Truck Which Struck their Client
On 26 May 2008, Gary Cameron suffered a brain injury as a result of a collision with a truck whilst cycling to work.
The accident happened some time between 5.30am and 6.02am. Mr. Cameron did not have lights on his bicycle and the truck driver apparently did not see him.
The state of light at the time of the collision was a critical issue. The precise time at which the collision occurred was therefore important and the driver of the truck made two mobile telephone calls to his employer allegedly very shortly after the incident such that telephone records identifying the time of those calls would enable the time of the incident to be established with more precision.
RACQ Insurance refused to co-operate in obtaining the telephone records and Patinos Personal Lawyers were forced to apply in the Supreme Court to seek appropriate Orders to compel RACQ Insurance to co-operate.
In his Judgment delivered on 15 May 2013, Justice Applegarth ordered RACQ Insurance to assist in making available the telephone records of the truck driver to assist in establishing the time of the accident and also to prove or otherwise whether the driver of the truck was using the mobile telephone at the time of the incident.
In addition to making the Order sought regarding the provision of the mobile telephone records, Justice Applegarth ordered that RACQ Insurance pay the costs of and occasioned by the Application Patinos brought.
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We asked Liz a couple of questions to help you get to know her better (see her answers below), and Liz's favorite favorite exercise might be dead-lift because she can lift more than she used to weigh. Congrats on your healthy lifestyle Liz!
Why did you want to join Creed Fitness?
I decided to join Creed because, after 10+ years of doing the same exercise, eating the same terrible diet and watching my weight creep up, I realized that I had to try something different. I was the personification of that adage about doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I read about the importance of lifting weights, especially for women, but had no idea where to start. I decided to step out of my comfort zone and give Creed a shot. Best decision I ever made for my health and fitness!
What were your fitness goals?
My #1 goal when I first joined Creed was to lose weight but I also wanted to be stronger, healthier and get in control of my nutrition. I was close to 200 pounds with zero muscle, stress eating around the clock, and increasingly depressed about being so out of shape. I really wanted to be able to keep up with my 3 young children and set a good example for them about the importance of fitness and nutrition.
What was it that kind of "clicked" for you to unleash the big time results you've experienced?
When I started at Creed, I worked hard at the exercise but, a couple months in, I was still clinging to my horrible eating. I'd made a few minor dietary changes but was really fighting making real changes to my nutrition. Around this time, my family went on vacation and, after a few days, I ran out of all my healthy food and reverted to eating and drinking the same junk I'd eaten for years. One day, as I started to crack open my 4th can of soda for the day, something in me just said "what are you doing? Stop doing what you know is bad for you and commit to your own health!!!" When I got back in town, I said to my trainer "Okay, I'm all in." Since then, my motto has been "just do whatever Ruthie (and all the Creed coaches) say."
Even when I made the commitment and got on board with the program, it still took a while to see results. My trainer kept telling me to just stick with it and I did. I just took it one meal, one healthy snack, one workout at a time. I admit, I got frustrated but I just kept at it. I didn't want a quick fix – I wanted a healthy lifestyle. I was willing to take the slow and steady route if it meant lasting results.
After a while, the scale started to move in the direction I wanted it to. My pants started to get looser at the waist while my shirts got a little tighter across the shoulders. I noticed that I could do more in my workouts, I had more energy outside the gym, I was sleeping better and my lower back didn't ache all the time. It didn't happen overnight, it took weeks and months of consistency, hard work, falling but picking myself right back up again. It's never too late to be the fit, healthy person you want to be. You're never too old or too out of shape. And you don't have to do it alone. I literally could never have done it without the support of my Creed.
How do you think Creed is different from other gyms?
What makes Creed different is the people. The trainers are knowledgeable and caring. The members are very supportive of each other. The classes are fairly small so you get to know each other really well. It helps keep you accountable but it also makes classes fun. Even when you're doing an exercise that might not be your favorite, you know that your Creed is right there with you, cheering you on, working hard with you!
The trainers also excel at making sure that everyone in class gets a workout that is both challenging for them individually but at the same time allows them to be successful. For example, if the workout calls for push-ups, you will see every modification of the push-up, from someone performing eccentric push-ups on their knees to someone doing push-ups on their toes with a weight plate (or several!) on their back. And the person with the plate on their back is genuinely excited for the person who just performed their first ever push-up.
What is your favorite thing about Creed?
My favorite thing about Creed is how individualized it is. It's not a 'one size fits all' program as no two people's fitness journey is the same. From the one on one nutrition coaching to the attention the trainers pay to every person who comes to class, you never feel like just another face in the crowd at Creed. I also love the workouts themselves. Classes are around 45 minutes long, easy to fit into a busy schedule, and are always challenging and incredibly effective.
What would you say to people who are thinking about joining a gym?
Don't just pick the cheapest gym. Find a gym that is more than just a building with some gym equipment and loud music in it. Find a gym with qualified trainers who care about you, who know about fitness AND nutrition; a gym where the members support each other; a gym with trainers who actually know your name and want you to come to class, trainers who not only know what your goals are and help you achieve them but actually CARE that you achieve them. Basically: just come to Creed!!


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5 Cafes in Burlington That Will Change Your LifeJuly 31, 2019 | Posted by The Rocca Sisters & Associates
Whether you're enjoying a lazy Sunday brunch with friends or just trying to get through the daily grind (pun intended), a great go-to cafe can make all the difference. We asked members of our Team to weigh in, and here is our definitive list of the five cafes in Burlington that we love-a-latte!
1. Lettuce Love Cafe –
An ultra-healthy cafe that boasts mindfulness and sustainability and just happens to be the first vegan and gluten-free restaurant in Canada. Their amazing fair-trade coffee and incredible food are sure to delight even the most stubborn carnivore! We recommend the falafel bowl with a side of avocado fries. Trust us, your body — and the environment — will thank you.
2. Pane Fresco –
This Italian-style cafe is located right in the heart of beautiful downtown Burlington. As the name implies, the cafe features fresh breads, baked goods and pizza as well as incredible coffee, soups, and desserts. Need we say more?
3. JC's Hot Bagels –
Don't let its low-key appearance fool you — just one taste and you'll agree that JC's Hot Bagels are by far the best bagels in Burlington! While bagels are their speciality, their coffee, sandwiches and breakfast wraps are also delicious. Their reasonable price points will have you coming back again and again!
4. Lakeshore Coffee –
Located on the corner of Lakeshore and Brant, this adorable cafe offers amazing coffee, sandwiches' soups' salads' quiche' fresh-baked pastries and more! With comfy chairs and large windows, it's also the perfect spot for curling up with a great book or watching the world go by.
5. Tamp Coffee –
We couldn't do a list of the best cafes in Burlington without including this highly-rated coffee spot. While their food selection is fairly modest, their coffee is truly second to none. If you're a discerning coffee drinker, we defy you to find a tastier cup in town!
Honourable Mention: Lola's Choco Bar and Sweet House –
This gorgeous cafe is the perfect place to visit on a warm day. Sitting outside in the cobblestoned courtyard will make you feel like you've been transported to a quaint European cafe. The coffee is great and the sweet treats are exceptional. Do yourself a favour and check this place out; we promise you won't be sorry!


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Hi all!
I am super excited to announce the winner of my New year / Valentine's day giveaway 🙂
This giveaway had quite a lot of entries and I am really pleased about it. Before I go ahead with announcing the winner, please note three points:
1) Anyone who used multiple email accounts to enter into the giveaway, were disqualified. It's easy for me to see that it's the same person commenting over and over. Sorry, but it's not easy to fool me.
2) Anyone who shared my giveaway on Twitter / Facebook were given an extra entry. But positivity always gets rewarded on my blog. So, in addition to those extra entries, anyone who congratulated the winner of my last giveaway, were given an extra entry too. Only 2 qualified for that. It's Sarita Ramchandani and Coral Crue 🙂
3) Though I had asked for direct links to shares on Twitter / Facebook, I was not given that by certain persons. So I put in some extra effort to verify it indeed was done. Any persons who claimed they had shared the link but I couldn't verify it, were not given an extra entry. Also one person didn't even follow the basic rule to get into the giveaway, which resulted in being disqualified.
Onto the winner announcement, all names were fed into the Fruit Machine, which is a random name picker. Please note all my giveaways are random, unless otherwise mentioned. Here is a screen shot (not all names are visible in one screen shot. So don't think I didn't put your name).
And the winner is!!
Congratulations Coral!!. I am so glad the random name picker picked your name because you are indeed a loyal supporter of mine.
Please email me at email@example.com at the earliest from the very same email you are using to follow me. Everyone else, stay tuned for more interesting posts and giveaways. Please don't be discouraged that you didn't win this time.
Please take a moment to congratulate the winner. No negative comments please, because the winner could easily have been you and would you like it one bit if others become negative about it?
Love always,
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The following membership applications have been received. If no current member comes forth with a reason why these applicants should not be approved as members, he/she will be invoiced for dues. Anthony Apfelbeck, District III, Director of Building and Fire Safety, City of Altamonte Springs, Affiliate Member; Allan Biddlecomb, District VII, Program Administrator, Public Infrastructure Branch, Pasco County, Full Member; Auria Malachowski, District VI, ICMA Fellow, Sarasota County, Student Member; Rosalyn Monroe, District VII, Affiliate Member; Albert M. Penksa, Subscriber Member; Carol L. Stricklin, District VII, Community Development Director, City of Largo, Affiliate Member; and The Mercer Group, District II, Contact Lisa Ward, Senior Vice President, Corporate Member.
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20/02/2001QuickExport 1.4 released.
1. New component TVClipboardExport will help you copy your data to Windows Clipboard as fast as possible. Now you can export data directly to Clipboard in fixed or symbol-separated formats.
2. TVExportDialog was updated. Now it supports export to Windows Clipboard.
3. Demo application was updated.
4. TVExportDialog demo application was added (see DemoDialogDemo).
CORRECTIONS and FIXES:
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Clemmons Chiropractor
Let Our Clemmons Chiropractor Relieve Your Pain
If debilitating pain is disrupting your life or you're tired of gritting your teeth just to get through the day, we'd like to invite you to seek relief here at Williams Chiropractic. We're Clemmons' leading chiropractic clinic, offering effective chiropractic treatment for many pain conditions, including the following:
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Headaches, including migraines
- Sciatica
- Fibromyalgia
- Herniated disc
Two Breakthrough Chiropractic Treatment Systems
We've become North Carolina's leading chiropractic clinic by treating our patients using two main systems that further elevate chiropractic care. The first is the DRX9000. The Decompression Reduction Extraction (DRX) unit promotes pain relief and aids in spinal decompression by mimicking a zero-gravity environment. Learn how this amazing technology has helped our chiropractor treat patients by visiting the DRX9000 page.
The second technological system we utilize at Williams Chiropractic is the Pro Adjuster. It uses light force on the patient's vertebra and analyzes whether the motion is excessively rigid or fluid in order to identify a pain problem. Learn more about this breakthrough system by visiting the Pro Adjuster page.
Get Your Free Consultation Today
At Williams Chiropractic, we're always welcoming new patients seeking relief from pain. Schedule your free consultation soon to begin your chiropractic treatment. We can be reached by phone or through our online contact form. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with us whether you're seeking relief from Sciatica or if you want to experience fewer tension headaches.


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Regular Service
We clean your pool once a week. Our cleaning includes vacuuming the bottom, skimming the top, emptying out the pump and skimmer baskets, balancing out the chemicals that make your pool water clear and brushing the walls of the pool.
Filter Cleaning
This job requires opening the filter and rinsing down all the cartridge/grids and the inside of the filter. We then check every cartridge/grid carefully to make sure there are no cracks in them and no debris is being returned to your pool.
Algae Removal
It can take between two days and two weeks to remove the algae, depending on the type and extent of the algae infestation. We shock your pool with high levels of chlorine and algaecides to kill the algae in your pool, and vacuum the dead algae to leave your pool clean and safe.


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Living between London and Auckland, Whanganui born chef, author and restaurateur Peter Gordon is renowned for his unique culinary philosophy, fusion, influenced by his extensive travels around the world. Often credited as the 'godfather' of fusion cuisine, his approach lies in respectfully blending elements of different cuisines' traditions and ingredients into one dish.
In Auckland Peter has two restaurants: Bellota and The Sugar Club on Level 53 of the Sky Tower. Peter has travelled extensively through Spain for decades and he set up Bellota in 2006 to share his love of Spanish cuisine, wines and culture. Bellota showcases produce from across the Iberian Peninsula from it's incredibly delicious jamon Iberico de bellota for which he named the restaurant – bellota means acorn - which the Iberico pigs eat and which contributes to their flavour. Chorizo is made in house, Spanish cheeses are served on platters or mixed into tasty croquettes, and you'll find many Spanish grape varieties on the menu alongside sherries and cocktails. Bellota is all about celebrating Spain, an incredible country.
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Digital project briefs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and there's more than one right way to tackle them. Some are huge – flying in the face of the word "brief" – and some are tiny. Some demand alllll the details, while some demand only a high-level view. One indisputable fact, though, is that project briefs are integral to the success of the project. They force us, as project owners and project teams, to really think and be intentional about why and what we're setting out to do before we actually start doing it.
Digital project briefs are not the only step, but they are the first in the project discovery phase – so if you're starting a digital project, be it a website, web app, or mobile app, you're in the right place. With that in mind, let's talk about why we need them first before we get into what they look like (spoiler alert: we have a free template for you to use a bit further down!)
Why Should I Bother with a Digital Project Brief?
You wouldn't buy a house without outlining what you need, would you? I mean, if you just called up a realtor and said "Yo, gimme a house" and hung up, lord knows what you'd end up with. You could get a cardboard box, a mansion with two butlers, or anything in-between – because no thinking went into the purchase and no parameters were given to the realtor. The same reasoning applies to digital projects (and some digital projects cost just as much, or even way more, than your house).
That's why we need project briefs. We need them to force us, as project owners, to think about and validate the key pieces of information that go into a project. It requires us to think about the why, the what, the how, and the when of a project that could carry a bunch of risk (and hopefully, reward). It gives a home to information required for project validation and discussion – be it with your boss or an agency – and ideally gives us direction throughout the life of the project. It might seem silly, but it's easy to get a few degrees off course when you're deep in the forest; then, miles later, you end up in entirely the wrong location. Oops.
Suffice to say, a properly executed and maintained project brief will avoid that.
How & When to Use a Digital Project Brief
So, understanding why you need project briefs is a great start. But… how and when should you actually use one? There are three key situations where project briefs are mega helpful:
- Pitching a project to your superiors or coworkers. Spend some time creating a thoughtful, informed, and concise brief, and you'll be able to state your case for your project efficiently to your (busy) boss or teammates.
- Procurement. If you have the green light for the project but need to hire expertise to tackle it, then a project brief will give agencies (or internal teams) a good starting point in the discovery phase. From there, informed questions can arise on both sides and further project discovery can commence.
- Throughout the life of the project. Project briefs are not documents to be cranked out at the start of the project and then left to rot in your Dropbox or Drive folder. Instead, they should be continually referred to throughout the entirety of the project. They serve as a guiding light for project success, historical decision-making (yes, they should be updated with notes), and additional information as the project discovery phase marches on.
What Content Goes in a Digital Project Brief?
There's no hard-and-fast set of requirements for what goes into a project brief, but they usually contain information like this:
- Company Overview
- Project Summary
- Timeline
- Budget
- Business Goals
- Success Criteria
- Key Performance Indicators
- Challenges
Sometimes, project briefs will include items like User Personas, Technical Requirements (and/or Specifications), and sometimes even Information Architecture or Journey Maps. These are all important steps in any sort of digital project discovery phase – whether or not they end up in the brief or in separate documents doesn't really matter.
Further to the above, some of this content is dependent on other steps being complete. For example, you can't have effective Information Architecture without understanding your Users. So, with that in mind, we suggest separate documents for items like Personas and Requirements so you can progress throughout the discovery phase without being hung up. Remember though, all of these project documents – be they Project Briefs, Personas, Information Architecture, or something totally different – should be viewed as living documents that can and should be updated as required. They are not written in stone.
Anyways, the key takeaway on what type of content to put into a Digital Project Brief is that it should describe what needs to be built, why, for whom, when it needs to be done, and how much it should cost. What each section is called doesn't really matter, but there's no real reason to not use the outline mentioned above, which is the same format in the free downloadable digital project brief template below.
1. Company Overview
This section is simply a summary of the business/organization requesting the work. Here's an example:
[Company] is a pharmaceutical tech company located in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in research and development for cutting edge pharmaceutical products. With over 500 employees, [Company] is established in their field, having been in business since 2001. More information can be found on their website at www.url.com.
2. Project Summary
This section is a summary of the project/type of work required, and why. Here's an example:
[Company] is in need of a new website: planning, strategy, prototyping, design, development, content, QA/UA testing — the whole works. The site is not mobile-first, and is built on an outdated version of Umbraco. This, combined with years of content without governance, has led to a disorganized site that's difficult, costly, and challenging to maintain. Further to that, [Company] has streamlined their business to focus strictly on R&D in the past year – a move that is not reflected in the overall site from a communication standpoint. Finally, [Company] moved to a new CRM in 2016, which was never integrated with the current website which has led to costly manual content management work.
*Note: this is a summary, not to be confused with specific project requirements, which is a whole other part of a proper digital project discovery phase.
3. Timeline
This part of the brief can just be a high-level summary of the project timeline. If you want to get into details about timelines for specific deliverables and phases, feel free, but usually there are too many assumptions this early in the game. That's why we suggest a high-level timeline at this point. It can just read something like this:
The site must be tested, stable, and launched on the production server by [date] in order to fit within this fiscal year and line up with the key dates in [Company]'s marketing plan.
4. Budget
This section is as it sounds – it's just a description of the project budget, which hopefully you've got in place. What websites cost is a whole other post (or series of posts) I'll write another time.
[Company] has allotted a budget of $XX,XXX for this project (inclusive of all taxes, services, licensing etc.), and a budget of $XX,XXX for one year of post-launch hosting, support, and maintenance.
5. Business Goals
The Business Goals section should answer the question, "What goals for the business/organization will this project help meet?" Here's an example:
[Company] has three primary goals for the next two years that this project will help meet:
- 20% growth in new client acquisition YoY
- 10% reduction in manual sales processes in year one (post-site launch)
- Development and launch of Innovation arm of business
6. Success Criteria & Key Performance Indicators
How will the success of this project be measured? Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are a great way, if established at the outset, to prove value in the work once it's complete. Here's an example:
The success criteria and KPIs for this project are as follows:
- Launched by [date]
- No project budget overages
- Average of 75 leads/month into CRM via lead-generation forms after year 1
- 100% automation of contacts into CRM via web forms
- 25% jump in SERP for defined keywords as per Moz Pro SERP after 6 months
- 20% decrease in internal page/post publishing time against benchmark
A great way to think about KPIs is to ask yourself: what data would I be excited to report back to my stakeholders? If it's in a case study: what numbers would you be excited to include?
7. Challenges & Considerations
This section should outline the key challenges and general considerations to note. Here's an example:
There are a few key challenges to note on this project. First, the scope of content to be audited, organized, and migrated is considerable. Second, the CRM integration is technically complex despite the existence of a well-documented API. Third, content managers must be able to create their own lead-generation forms and pages within the design system without development aid. Finally, communicating to our audience exactly what we do without over-simplifying or conversely coming off too complex has proven to be a challenge.
My Project Brief is Done – What's Next?
Assuming you have the approval to go ahead with the project, the next step in an effective digital project discovery is to really dig into your users. After all, your users are the people who matter most. The best way to tackle that is by researching and writing up some detailed user personas that relate back to the project brief you've just created. So click the link immediately above to read the next post in the series, and happy discovering!


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The test you take after you pass...
In the spring of 2010 one of the hardest academic tests in the world got slightly easier. The entrance exam to the All Souls College of Oxford University has, for over 100 years, been used to narrow a field of around 50 applicants to the select few who receive fellowships and stipends to pursue a study course of their own choosing. It has been referred to often as the most difficult test in the world. Sample questions include queries like: Did the left or the right win the 20th century? Is gender a social construct? Was there an ethical dimension to Roman foreign policy? Was Chaucer a humanist?
However, the most daunting part of the test (the part they dropped in 2010) was the final essay, a required three-hour reflection that was to show thoughtful mastery and explore the meaning(s) of a single word printed on an otherwise blank card. Imagine three hours of writing on the profound implications of "innocence," "miracles," or "water" with no guidance and no advanced warning of the topic. No wonder not many take the test each year, and no wonder only a very few are judged to "pass."
Most of us get the concept, I suppose. First you take the test and then you find out if you pass. The methods have changed through the years from chalkboards and spoken spelling tests to online assessments and computerized grade reports, but the concept is basically unchanged. First you take the test and then later you get the result.
Oddly enough though, life often works just the opposite. You get married, and then you find out if you can be a good spouse. You have a child, and then you see if you can learn to be a good parent. You get a job, then find out if you can do the work. In many parts of life outside of school, the test comes after you get the part.
Faith may be the best example of all. When you come to Christ, you get an A; you pass with flying colors. Turning to Jesus means you have been judged worthy in his name. Your life has been wrapped in his and you have no fear of your failures being the final verdict because God's grace is the big red 100 percent written large on the top of your page. You passed for sure.
Then comes the test!
After you know you passed, that's when you're tested. It's what comes after grace that tests us. Can you forgive? Can you let Jesus guide your words and your actions? Can you love people that are hard to love, or that no one else does? Can you hold onto hope and joy in dark times? Can you tell the truth about yourself and face your own biases, failures, dark spots and selfishness? Can you admit being wrong?
It's everything that comes after you get graded worthy that makes up the test of faith. You get an A in Christ's name, and then you get invited to live, in Christ's name, like a person who can pass the test. The good news, in God's mercy, is that you passed. Now go and live like the good news matters!
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My position with Acquia will find me helping out with a lot of migrations and upgrades. I'm going to embark on a multiple-part blog to discuss some of the common techniques that I use when moving clients to Drupal.
Migrating to Drupal can seem intimidating if you already maintain a database-driven website. However, populating a Drupal site with your current content might be easier than you think. Whether you are migrating from a popular CMS or a fully custom application, you can easily use Drupal modules to mimic your current data structures and migrate your data using a simple custom PHP script. I should note that while there are several different methods to accomplish this task, this happens to be my favorite.
When interacting with Drupal, it's a good idea to do things the Drupal way. Fortunately, Drupal core allows you to bootstrap Drupal and use all of its API functionality outside of a normal Drupal instance. For yours truly, learning about this has been a godsend because it provides a fast, simple way to migrate data.
When writing an import script, you will need to bootstrap Drupal to use the API functions. Using drupal_bootstrap($phase), you can load Drupal up to a certain loading phase by designating a $phase argument. The value of $phase allows you to specifically load the site configuration, database layer, modules and other requisite functionality. For our purposes, we will use drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_FULL) to make sure that we have access to the whole API.
Note: Make sure that you create this script in the root of your Drupal installation.
// Bootstrap Drupal require 'includes/bootstrap.inc'; drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_FULL); ?>
For a simple example, we will create a basic node object and save it in our Drupal database using node_save().
// Construct the new node object. $node = new stdClass();
// Your script will probably pull this information from a database. $node->title = "My imported node"; $node->body = "The body of my imported node.\n\nAdditional Information"; $node->type = 'story'; // Your specified content type $node->created = time(); $node->changed = $node->created; $node->status = 1; $node->promote = 1; $node->sticky = 0; $node->format = 1; // Filtered HTML $node->uid = 1; // UID of content owner $node->language = 'en'; // If known, the taxonomy TID values can be added as an array. $node->taxonomy = array(2,3,1,);
node_save($node); ?>
The script above will create a new node with a title and body that is published and promoted to the homepage. However, the process becomes more slightly more complicated if you have more data than simple title and body fields. The CCK module is a popular method to extend your nodes by adding any number of custom fields. When Drupal displays your content, CCK adds your custom fields to the node object using hook_nodeapi(). Luckily, you can replicate this by adding your own fields in the import script. So, how can you find out the structure of these fields? One really easy method is to use the Devel module.
The Devel module is a great way to see, among other things, the structure of the node object which is invaluable in this case. After installing the module and viewing a node you will see new tabs: Dev load and Dev render. Click the Dev load tab, then click the "... (Object) stdClass" header to expand the node object definition. Here you will find some familiar data like nid, type, etc. Near the bottom, you will see some other definitions that begin with "field_". These should resemble the CCK fields that you created for your node type.
Depending on your CCK definitions, the assignments in your import script might look like one of the following:
$node->field_text_field[0]['value'] = "value 1"; $node->field_text_field[1]['value'] = "2nd value"; $node->field_nodereference[0]['nid'] = 58; ?>
Add these assignments to your import script and you will start to see the power of the Drupal API. Let's say you are migrating from another CMS with a number of related fields, categories, images, etc. You could expand this script to iterate through your old database and map all of the related elements to a corresponding node object. Execute your script, and all of your old data will now become Drupal data! The best part about using the API is that it takes care of all of everything from search indexing to path aliases and all of the other little things we might overlook.
Migrating to Drupal can seem like a daunting task, but when doing things the Drupal way it's quite straight forward. Whether you are planning a migration of 100 nodes or 100,000 nodes, proper scripting can make it seem like a breeze!


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Two-vehicle wreck on Twohig leaves three injured in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO – A two-vehicle wreck in San Angelo on Wednesday afternoon caused three people to leave via ambulance.
Officer Brian Bylsma responded to the wreck about 1 p.m. and found a 2017 Ford Expedition hit a 2007 Pontiac G6. The two-vehicle wreck in the 300 block of W. Twohig Ave. had at least three people removed from the vehicles on stretchers.
Bylsma said from the information he's been able to gather, it appeared the Expedition was heading westbound on Twohig Ave. when it was hit by the G6.
The drivers from both vehicles were sent to the hospital. Due to this, no tickets have been issued at this time, Bylsma said.
Reporter Samuel Sutton live tweeted from the wreck.
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"There are a lot of people using Mobygratis that don't like me or don't like my music."
In the eighth episode of Acting Disruptive, musician Moby tells host Max Lugavere about Mobygratis, his free digital music library, which not only gets his rare cuts out to the world, but doubles as a free source of music for indie filmmakers and film students to use in their own projects.
After going through a simple application process, users have unrestricted access to the Mobygratis music database. As a business model, Mobygratis is unusual, but as Moby says, "Maybe because I'm an old punk rocker, but making independent films is hard enough on its own. I don't want to contribute to the difficulty –I want to ameliorate it."
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How do you define success when selling your content? The answer depends on your goals. Are you looking to earn more money? Earn steady revenue throughout the year? Be able to take more time off? Create a new line of business? Build your legacy?
These goals will be your decision making guide as you build a content library, market your service, and grow a loyal online following, and will be the measuring stick you use to determine success.
Goals Guide Decision Making
Have you ever gone grocery shopping while hungry and without a list in hand? You get home and realize you didn't buy the items you needed and spent way more money than you should have on delicious (but likely less-than-healthy) snacks.
A very similar thing can happen if you embark on a content monetization journey without clearly-defined goals.
When you have a choice before you, goals allow you to ask the question, "Does this activity/ investment/ tool/ process/ opportunity help get me where I'm trying to go?" If the answer is no, you can move on to something else. If the answer is yes, you can feel confident and secure investing there.
Say you start a video series on your own without defining their purpose. It won't be long before you find yourself spending thousands of dollars on expensive equipment and you begin working around the clock, filming video, cutting it, mixing the audio, etc. In the end, you find yourself with a mass of disjointed videos that lack a clear purpose and cohesive message.
From where to spend your money to how to spend your time, goals allow you to make decisions with confidence, and give you a solid foundation for justifying investments to your business partners, colleagues or employees.
Measurement Plan
Having goals is good. We've established that, right? Having a measurement plan, then, is crucial. Goals are only as good as your ability to accurately measure success. The tools and processes you use to measure your progress toward your goals, is one of the most important decisions you'll make in your content monetization journey.
Starting with an objective and articulated goals, what are the Key Performance Indicators you'll monitor to know if you're being successful? What is the baseline and target for these KPIs? How will you actually, specifically measure them? How often will you measure them?
Setting and measuring your progress toward goals is your roadmap to success, because they lay out your unique definition of what success will look like. They keep you focused and guide your decision making, and ultimately put you in control of your success.


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I found this short video on youtube of a child kneeling. I am impressed that she is so cooperative given that she needs to work really hard to control her trunk.
I can get several of my kids into a quadruped position while grasping the handle. Its very exciting when they will grasp my hand (and the sidewalker's hand) to hold a kneeling position. It looks like the facility in this video has the same problem I have- a small arena with a lot of walking around curves. I wish I had an indoor with long straight lines to practice challenging positions such as kneeling before doing them on curves.
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Why a strategic plan is important for all employee benefit programs
We all know that the cost of employee benefit programs — and especially health insurance — has risen to the point where companies are now managing costs from the C-suite in conjunction with HR.
Not only is it important to focus on providing great benefits, but also management of costs. It is critical that value be maximized.
Also see: "10 common questions employees have about benefit options."
All CFOs like to understand their return on investment, whether it be the implementation of a new benefits technology/administration platform or implementation of a consumer-driven health plan.
This is where a written strategic plan can be helpful. A knowledgeable broker can use historical data to project future cost increases and recommend strategies through plan design to level out the trajectory of these increases while being ever mindful of the need for the business to maintain a robust plan offering that attracts and retains good employees.
A more effective plan
This allows the business, over a specified period of time, to achieve a more cost effective plan that evolves the behavior of employees to a more consumer-driven approach ("skin in the game")while informing them of what is ahead and helping to educate them to be prepared for future plan changes.
Also see: "How to hire producers who actually produce."
Rome wasn't built in a day and likewise, most employers find it difficult to make dramatic changes to the benefit programs without providing significant education and advance notice. A plan can serve as a roadmap that can be shared with employees so they can be engaged in helping the company achieve long-term cost control goals with the assurance the company is not going to throw them under the bus or abandon them.
In short, the long-term plan sets the stage for change implemented over a specified timeframe based on employee involvement and trust between all parties. A "win/win" for all.


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A gene testing revolution for the NHS could be a costly mistake
The UK wants to make genomics a central part of healthcare, but we don't yet know enough about our genes to be sure it will bring benefits
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Fish fit for the gods at the Crabshack, Worthing
Verging on an obsession, ever since I moved beside the seaside some 10 years ago, I have undertaken a quest to seek out the greatest seafood on the south coast. It seems inexplicable to me that new restaurants can spring up professing to proffer the perfect prawn, or the most succulent seabass and then serve up quite obviously less than fresh fish, or, worse still, every seafood lover's greatest nemesis: frozen calamari. Casting my net a little further afield than my hometown, Brighton, I skipped off to the Crabshack on Worthing's lively seafront and found myself falling head over heels for a cone of cockle popcorn. BY POLLY HUMPHRIS
Before we talk about the food, let's talk about the location. Worthing itself seems to be rejuvenating by the second – I was surprised to see as many bars as heaving as they were along the seafront. Fair enough, it was a Friday night at 6pm, so I expected there to be a flurry of post-work drinkers out and about, but there was absolutely no rowdiness (sadly, I'm all too tainted by visions of Brighton's West Street…) and instead a relaxed and cool vibe that was far more chilled out beers than shots of Sambuca.
Having popped into a couple of lovely bars en route (it would've been rude not to on a sunny spring evening), the Crabshack appeared at the end of Marine Parade like a beacon of salvation, its retro signage low lit by a string of festoon lights – there's nothing more appetite inducing than a few glasses of wine in the sunshine and the shack's exterior couldn't be more inviting. That's not a slur either; the reference in the restaurant's name is entirely deliberate and it is a shack, albeit a beautifully turned out one with a stylish wooden floor and exposed brick walls. Outside, the wood-clad terrace fitted out with bench-style seating could comfortably sit 20, while inside, a long wooden table for sociable eaters divides the room with tables either side for more private dining.
Taking our seats to the right of the kitchen (which can be seen clearly, but that doesn't intrude on proceedings at all), my stomach flipped with glee at the sight, let alone the divine smell of the Crabshack's famed fish plate for two. A combination that's already become something of a signature dish, it offers fritto misto, Sussex smokie, Springs smoked salmon, dressed crab, a proper, old school prawn cocktail and mini crabcake balls with a roasted red pepper and basil sauce.
The Sussex smokie – undyed smoked haddock in a creamy cheese sauce with pan-fried leeks and crunchy ciabatta for dunking – is the ultimate in comfort food and the edible equivalent of a big warm hug with tender, sweet hits of fresh fish cutting through lashings of velvety soft, salty sauce. The winner though? That proper prawn cocktail. Prawn cocktails need nothing other than crisp iceberg lettuce and plump prawns coated in a slightly acidic, slightly spicy mayonnaise and the chef at Crabshack knows this; it was a thing of beauty and tasted even better than it looked.
Bar the restaurant's most popular dishes such as the fish plate for two; the delicious and very moreish crispy squid tossed with garlic chips, chilli and parsley; the moules mariniere – – fat Fowey mussels steamed with white wine, parsley, shallots, roasted garlic and cream; and of course the really tasty dressed crab served with claws to crack, Grainwave soda bread and fries on the side, the Crabshack's menu changes daily according to what's in season and what's been caught locally that day. We couldn't resist a bowl of Sicilian-inspired fish stew, which arrived steaming with heat, zingy with a kick of chilli and packed full of squid, prawns, crevettes, langoustine and mussels all topped with a pan-fried fillet of seabass. Stewed in a tomato and fennel broth, which was packed full of flavour, but left light so the taste of the fish wouldn't get lost, each ingredient sang for itself delivering a different, but equally delightful mouthful with every spoonful.
Subverting the 'normal' order of things, we ended our meal eating the dish with which it began…for a second time. Call it greedy, call it self-indulgent, call it what you want – I care not because the Crabshack's cockle popcorn is to die for and given the chance, I'd have eaten three portions. Sweet, fleshy cockles coated in a tempura-light batter then deep fried, you get a generous mound of them served in a paper cone to be doused in vinegar to your own taste and then devoured, steaming hot from the end of silver seafood fork. I've had cockle popcorn a fair few times, but never has it been this tasty. Do not under any circumstances forget to order it. At least once.
Worthing's neighbour, Brighton might be attempting to steal the show with a flurry of quite flashy seafood restaurants that have opened over the past couple of years – some of which are a hit, but others of which are far more style than substance, but, in my opinion, the Crabshack gives each and every one a run for its money. And then some. The bar is great too by the way, serving G&T how it should be served (again, my opinion, but I've drunk a fair few) with local Blackdown gin and Fever-Tree tonic, some fabulous wines sourced from near and far, and a good range of beer on draught. Now the weather's getting warmer, ring ahead (tables get booked up really quickly) and bag yourself a spot on the outside terrace with an ice cold G&T and a cone of that crowd-pleasing cockle popcorn to start. You will be overcome with joy.
Crabshack, 2 Marine Parade, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3PN
01903 215070
Twitter: @CrabShack10