Who has the time now for long conversations? I hope you make time for them with your family and friends–but in the workplace, we tend to avoid people with the reputation for being long-winded.
So when you get the ear of a senior executive, how do you make the most of the moment? Use these tips to be more effective when talking with a busy executive.
Half a minute is forever in a boring conversation. Studies indicate that on the phone, the listener is considering whether to exit or stick around every seven to 11 seconds. In face-to-face meetings, you get a little more grace–say, all the way to 30 seconds. If you are not constantly generating someone's interest, you are losing him.
Executives seem to have their own form of attention disorders. Executives are constantly trying to come to a decision about any interaction: "Do I delegate this, avoid this, deny this or run away from this?" You are fighting that internal dialogue in small battles. Keep it interesting.
We know the signs, right? Checking the watch, looking over your shoulder, fidgeting, glassy eyes. On the phone, it's the prolonged pause, the "email launch" sound in the background, the vague "uh-huh, uh-huh ..." That's your "uh-oh" moment.
Really effective sales people respond to those moments. They interrupt the conversation with an honest interjection. It might be, "The bottom line is ..." or "The thing we need to decide right now is ..." The pattern interruption brings the conversation back to point and gets engagement.
Stories are very important in conversations, to set points and ideas in context. Without context, it is hard for your listener to integrate your issues into all of their circumstances. However, when a person launches into a story, the instant reaction is resistance: No one wants to be trapped for who-knows-how-long in a pointless story.
If you need to tell a story, get the permission for extended attention. Just ask, "Can I tell a quick story to illustrate what I mean?" This shows respect to the listener and it prepares them for a sustained attention period.
Do you have a point? This is especially critical when talking with executives, but the truth is that it should be a general rule for all business conversations. You are asking for action, input, a decision, or support. To honor someone's time and get to the next step, you need to know exactly what you want.
5. What's in It for Someone Else?
Sales people have joked for a long time that everyone has the same radio station playing in their head: WIIFM (What's In It For Me). By no means do I believe that every interaction has to be a selling conversation, or that there has to be something for your listener in every conversation. However, if you want to hold their attention, it's good to keep it in mind. What is in it for the listener to be having this conversation with you?
Get to the point and everyone will benefit. And let me know how it goes. If you find these tips helpful, post your experience in comments section.


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Days 4, 5 & 6 again totally overwhelmed by Fiona's gifts....a beautiful appliqued Christmas bag, framed Christmas stitchery and a sparkly trimmed hand towel with some shabby chic bunting which will soon be hanging in my sewing room.
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Emily Blunt, in Miu Miu, and Ewan McGregor.
It's unlikely that fly fishing will become the hot extracurricular among the fashion set, but that didn't stop them from coming out to the Crosby Street Hotel to celebrate the new film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.
The film, starring Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor, is about a sheik's plan to bring fly-fishing to the desert—which means its leading man and lady had some unusual skills to develop on-set.
Luckily, fish weren't on the agenda—in English or Mandarin—at the after party for the Cinema Society screening, which was hosted by Opium Yves Saint Laurent (that would be the fragrance to which Blunt lends her lovely face). Instead, guests like Patricia Clarkson, Helena Christensen, and a very pregnant Julia Restoin Roitfeld preferred mingling, noshing, and good old fashioned cocktailing.
Salmon fishing next time, then.


Designing a new kitchen can be a big and expensive venture, but as long as you keep the look and the practical design of your kitchen in mind when you are coming up with ideas, then the end result should be one of which you are very proud.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Steponme from Fun and creative toy This is such a cute toy! It can be used in countless ways and keeps baby entertained for a long time. It plays many tunes, lights up, is interactive and teaches them how to add or subtract from an orchestra. There's also individual instruments that can be heard just by placing a gear on a peg. Travels well with a handle or stays put on a table top thanks to no slip grips on the underside. Also has 2 options for volume which is crucial for a parents sanity. Really cute toy for the musically inclined baby or classic music enthusiast parent.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Steponme from Fun and creative toy This is such a cute toy! It can be used in countless ways and keeps baby entertained for a long time. It plays many tunes, lights up, is interactive and teaches them how to add or subtract from an orchestra. There's also individual instruments that can be heard just by placing a gear on a peg. Travels well with a handle or stays put on a table top thanks to no slip grips on the underside. Also has 2 options for volume which is crucial for a parents sanity. Really cute toy for the musically inclined baby or classic music enthusiast parent.


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Mantis shrimps (part 1): the Mike Tyson of the sea
Francisco J Hernández February 28, 2014
Filed under Biology Science
If we were to ask a bunch of science geeks about their favourite animals, I have no doubt that the mantis shrimps would top many rankings. The mantis shrimps (or stomatopods) are an order of marine crustaceans, typically inhabiting the colourful coral reefs in tropical or subtropical seas. They are neither shrimp nor mantis, although arguably they look a bit like big shrimps (up to 40 cm long) with a mantis-like strategy for hunting.
Some mantis shrimps (termed 'spearers') use spikes on their frontal limbs (called raptorial appendages) to impale soft bodied victims. Others (called 'smashers') prefer to crush hard-crusted prey with strikes from a pair of hardened dactyl clubs. Those strikes are extraordinary powerful, and on occasions they have been reported to break aquarium glasses. The biologist and archaeologist Frederick Corbin Lukis described in 1835 his encounter with a captive mantis shrimp (quote taken from 1):
"The prominent appearance of the eyes, their brilliancy and attentive watching, the feeling power of the long antennae, evinced quick apprehension and instinct. I brought a silver teaspoon near them, which was struck out of my hand with a suddenness and force comparable to an electric shock: this blow was effected by the large arms, which were closed and projected in an instant with the quickness of lightning."
The colourful peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) brings that strategy to an extreme. The dactyl club of this smasher accelerates 10,400 times the acceleration of gravity and can reach a final speed of up to 83 km·h-1 2. This is double that of the peak speed of strike of a professional boxer, but the mantis shrimps achieve this under the water. To reach those speeds, that would require the use of more power than any reasonable sized muscle could produce, all mantis shrimps adopt a technique not unlike that used by a catapult or a crossbow (see Fig 1). Two large slowly contracting muscles store energy in elastic structures, while another muscles engage a pair of latches that prevent that energy from being released 34. Once an unsuspecting prey is in range, the latches open and the stored energy is released, extending the raptorial appendage towards the prey. The attack lasts just a few milliseconds and is often fatal.
Figure 1. Squilla empusa, a "spearer" shrimp mantis (A) and a close up of its specialised hunting limbs (raptorial appendages) with spike-like structures (B). The "smasher" Gonodactylaceus falcatus (C) and its dactyl club (D). Despite the different look, the raptorial appensages of all species of mantis shrimps use slow muscles to compress the saddle, the meral-V, two elastic structures, storing elastic energy to be released during an attack (D). Scale bars are 5mm. | Credit: Patek et al (2013)
High speed video images reveal that the strike of the smasher mantis shrimps is so powerful that vapour bubbles form due to the lowering of local water pressure, a process called cavitation [1]. These bubbles collapse after about half a millisecond with a bang, and may stun or further damage the prey whether it has survived the 1000N impact of the blow or it has managed to dodge it. To be able to resist the enormous forces involved in the attack, the dactyl clubs of smashing mantis shrimps are made out of a very resistant composite material, which engineers now study to understand its extraordinary mechanical properties [4].
They discovered a surprisingly complex structure (see figure 2). The impact surface is hard but potentially brittle, composed mainly by the mineral hydroxyapathite, with an exceptional degree of crystallisation. Under this lies a periodic structure of more amorphous mineral phases, embedded in sheets made out of chitin, an organic polymer found in the exoskeleton of arthropods. Each chitin sheet is skewed a small angle with respect to the one over it, forming a helicoidal structure. A band-like structure with parallel chitin fibres (the striate region) reduces deformations of the club. Computer simulations show that cracks tend to appear in the transition between the crystalline impact surface and the periodic structure. However, the underlying chitin helicoidal structure in the periodic region prevents those cracks from propagating and developing into a catastrophic failure.
Figure 2. The dactyl club of a mantis shrimp is highly structured to survive hundreds of high speed impacts. A cross-section shows its different regions: a hard impact region (blue), a periodic region (orange) and a striate region (green) with chitin fibres perpendicular to the section plane. | Credit: Weaver et al (2012)
Those Mike Tysons of the seas need fast and reliable sensors to detect a target for their high-tech armour-piercing hammers. In the following article, I will write about their eyes and their unique structure to detect colour and light polarisation.
J. C. Weaver, G. W. Milliron, A. Miserez, K. Evans-Lutterodt, S. Herrera, I. Gallana, W. J. Mershon, B. Swanson, P. Zavattieri, E. DiMasi & D. Kisailus "The Stomatopod Dactyl Club: A Formidable Damage-Tolerant Biological Hammer"Science 336, 1275-1280 (2012) | doi: 10.1126/science.1218764 ↩
S. N. Patek, W. L. Korff & R. L. Caldwell "Biomechanics: Deadly strike mechanism of a mantis shrimp" Nature 428, 819-820 (2004) | doi:10.1038/428819a ↩
M Burrows, G. Hoyle "Neuromuscular physiology of the strike mechanism of the mantis shrimp, Hemisquilla" J. Exp. Zool. 179, 379-393 (1972) | doi: 10.1002/jez.1401790309 ↩
S. N. Patek, M. V. Rosario & J. R. A. Taylor, "Comparative spring mechanics in mantis shrimp" The Journal of Experimental Biology 216, 1317-1329 (2013) | doi:10.1242/jeb.078998 ↩
Francisco J Hernández
Fran Hernández Heras graduated in physics and mathematics at the University of Valladolid. He then completed a PhD in Zoology in the University of Cambridge, as a member of Trinity College. Currently, he does research on collective behaviour in the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon.
Website:http://resistencianumantina.blogspot.com.es/
Twitter:@fjhheras
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Air Canada and the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association (CALDA) recently signed a new contract.
The 12-year collective agreement — subject to ratification — covers Air Canada's flight dispatchers based at the airline's Operations Centre near Toronto Pearson International Airport.
The affected employees assist flight crew in the preparation for flight arrivals and departures.
The contract is subject to certain openers over its 12-year period. Details of the agreement will not be released pending ratification by CALDA and approval by the Air Canada Board of Directors.
This agreement follows the conclusion of several contracts, including 10-year agreements with IAMAW, CUPE and ACPA.
The agreement with IAMAW covers 7,500 technical, maintenance, airport ramp and cargo personnel while the agreement with CUPE affects 6,500 flight attendants and the deal with ACPA concerns 3,000 pilots.


"No One Left Behind" is a new initiative to advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities in Libya. Today the Ministry of Labor with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) brought together in Tripoli Libyan authorities and representatives of persons with disabilities.
The meeting aimed at generating feedback from persons with disabilities to analyze their status in Libya, to discuss ways to implement existing national policies and plans and explore new mechanisms to promote the respect of their rights.
Key decision makers from different sectors in Libya participated in the event and reinforced their commitment towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
"People with disabilities must be effectively integrated into all aspects of life. This meeting is an opportunity to learn about the challenges faced by those people in Libya as well as to develop strategies to promote their rights," declared Minister of Labor, H.E. Mr. Almahdi Alwordmi Alamen.
Mr. Sultan Hajiyev, UNDP Country Director, said: "Persons with disabilities face multiple barriers and discrimination. They suffer double, even triple that of what ordinary Libyans suffer through this difficult period in the country's history. It is crucial for us to support Libya in making sure they are not left behind in the country's drive towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Today's meeting is only first step as we want to understand most urgent needs, hearing directly from those we would intend to support".
Despite the existence of legal frameworks that protect the rights of persons with disabilities (Disabled Persons Act No. 5, year 1987), the instability in the country and the labeling of disability as a medical problem has prevented Persons with Disabilities to live a fulfilling life.


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Q: PHP Separate admin controllers CODEIGNITER I have some basic controllers and admin controllers, I'm trying to separate them in folder to avoid things like this one:
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I've read some things about route but couldn't find a way to do that.
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Q: Windows Qt Invoke batch file and exit the App I am developing an application in Windows8 using Qt, where I need to create an updater for it. I have Already  wrote the update downloader part, and an update script to replace all the previous content with newly downloaded data.
Now I need to execute the bat file from the application itself, and exit the app before the script get executed, because the script going to remove all the dlls and application binary currently I am running.
How can I resolve this issue?
Thanks
Haris

A: You can use QProcess::startDetached to run an instance of command prompt with the batch file as the argument in a new process and detach from it. After that you should exit the application :
QProcess::startDetached("cmd.exe", QStringList() << "/c" << "path\\to\\mybat.bat");
qApp->quit();


A Wednesday afternoon crash sent one man to hospital with minor injuries after his scooter and a car collided.
A two-vehicle collision between a car and a scooter sent a man to hospital with minor injuries, say Windsor police.
The crash happened Wednesday afternoon in the area of Wyandotte Street and Louis Avenue.
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India Solar Manufacturers Finally Find The Holy Grail
Sneha Shah wrote on 14 Feb, 2019
India,Solar Energy
CPSU Solar Policy in India
The Indian solar manufacturing industry has been in doldrums ever since the domestic content requirements (DCR) was removed from domestic solar tenders due to WTO restrictions. Despite large capacities of solar modules, utilization was low as low-cost imports from China have virtually captured the whole Indian solar market. Though the government has been trying to support in an ad-hoc manner, the incentives are too small and scattered to make much of an effect. Draft policies on supporting manufacturing have not been notified while piecemeal efforts like the SECI tenders or the safeguard duties have failed.
Also, read India to Empanel Solar Manufacturers, as SD and Tenders fail to Gain Traction
Finally, the government has come out with a substantial policy that will support the industry in terms of a 12 GW CPSU solar policy that mandates that the whole 12 GW will be bought from Indian made solar cells and panels. The government is also giving a Viability Gap Funding support of $1.2 billion which translates into 10 cents/watt or around INR 60 lakhs/MW. This is a huge incentive for CPSUs (central public sector undertakings) since it can cover almost 20% of the total cost of the solar power plant in the form of the VGF. This will allow the flailing Indian solar cell and module manufacturers to finally get some domestic orders in order to run their plants. They will also be able to sell at a premium since there is INR 70 lakhs/MW of incentive which means that they can sell at a higher price to CPSUs.
While the policy implementation will take a year or more as CPSUs finalize plans for building solar power plants and then tender, but the tailwinds of this policy are already buoying the spirits of the large solar domestic players such as Waaree, Adani, Vikram and Tatas who have large capacities and can take advantage of this policy given their scale. If the policy is implemented there is no doubt that there will be fresh investments in the manufacturing space as the solar cell capacities are very low in order to service their orders. A number of foreign companies had earlier committed to set up large plants in India but all of these plans have remained on the drawing board as it made sense to import solar panels rather than "Make in India". This Holy Grail in the form of the CPSU scheme is the most solid effort to date in terms of promoting solar manufacturing in India.
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    return INSTANCE;
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    return false;
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FOR DISCUSSION of There THere
(excerpted from Penguin Random House Reader's Guide):
1. How does the prologue set the tone for the reader? Discuss the use of the Indian head as iconography. How does this relate to the erasure of Native identity in American culture?
2. On page 7, Orange states: "We've been defined by everyone else and continue to be slandered despite easy-to-look-up-on-the-internet facts about the realities of our histories and current state as a people." Discuss this statement in relation to how Native populations have been defined in popular culture. How do the characters in There There resist the simplification and flattening of their cultural identity?
3. Tony Loneman's perspective both opens and closes There There. Why do you think Orange made this choice for the narrative? What does Loneman's perspective reveal about the "Urban Indian" identity?
4. Discuss the generational attitudes toward spirituality in the Native community in There There.
5. How is the city of Oakland characterized in the novel? How does the city's gentrification affect the novel's characters? Their attitudes toward home and stability?
6. How is femininity depicted in There There? What roles do the female characters assume in their community? Within their families?
7. Discuss the Interlude that occurs on pages 134–41. What is the import of this section? How does it provide key contextual information for the Big Oakland PowWow that occurs at the end of the novel? What is the significance of this event and others like it for the Native community?


A jury's determinations in a case brought by a contractor who suffered severe carbon monoxide poisoning working at the U.S. Steel plant in Gary were affirmed Wednesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Roberto Hernandez appealed the jury's determination that U.S. Steel was 15 percent to blame in his poisoning and therefore was ordered to pay $698,668 of total damages of more than $4.65 million. The court also rejected as moot a cross-appeal from worker's compensation carrier Zurich North America.
In Robert Fechtman, as Guardian of the Estate of Roberto Hernandez v. United States Steel Corporation, Zurich North America, 45A04-1209-CT-474, Hernandez argued that the trial court erred by declining to provide a tendered jury instruction regarding strict liability for the conduct of an abnormally dangerous activity.
Hernadez was injured when he was working in an area where a dust-catcher from a blast furnace was emptied, releasing a large amount of carbon monoxide. The court noted that U.S. Steel followed its safety procedures, including repeated notice over the public address system announcing the dust catcher was about to be dumped.
Hernandez's contract employer, Roger & Sons, is a nonparty to this suit, and the jury found it 80 percent liable for Hernandez's injuries, and Hernandez 5 percent liable.
"Viewing all of these factors in conjunction, it is clear that there is a certain degree of risk involved in dumping the dust catcher, and the harm that results from carbon monoxide exposure can be great. But through the exercise of reasonable care, the risk can be minimized if not wholly eliminated," Judge Paul Mathias wrote for the panel.


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Project Officer, Infrastructure Development, Creative Victoria
Length of service: 9 years
My journey so far
I worked in the private sector for heritage consultancies for four years before I joined the Victorian public sector. In 2009, I started at the Public Record Office Victoria before moving to Heritage Victoria where I mostly worked on grant programs.
After three years at Regional Development Victoria working in flood and bushfire recovery grant programs, I moved back to my primary area of interest and expertise — infrastructure and collections — with Creative Victoria. That was two years ago.
So far, my public service career has exposed me to a variety of projects and sectors, ranging from client delivery, exhibitions, infrastructure and capital works projects, grant programs, asset management, governance and business case development.
My day-to-day work
Every day starts with a coffee at my favourite cafe. Fueled up, I work concurrently on four long-term major projects, which are all at various stages of development or delivery.
If I'm not preparing ministerial briefs, possible parliamentary questions or correspondence, I'm coordinating or attending project governance meetings, writing and researching, liaising with consultants or colleagues, undertaking procurement, or meeting with stakeholders. Thank goodness for coffee.
How my work contributes to the Victorian community
Creative Victoria is the Government's lead advocate for the creative sector. We manage an extensive portfolio of State owned assets — where Victorians go to enjoy and experience Victorian creative output.
My work essentially supports a wide range of cultural, professional and creative activities. These include theatre productions, exhibitions, gallery cafes, communal outdoor spaces, public art plus collection storage.
Opportunities like no other
I really appreciate the diversity of work and professional development I've gained throughout my career in the public sector. The mere fact that I've worked for four different agencies under the one employer is an enormous advantage, and certainly not available to me in any other type of job.
Over the course of my public service, I've used flexible work arrangements to pursue personal history research projects outside of work. I've been there for my family, having taken extensive leave as a carer. And I can feed my creative soul and learn on the job. These are just some of the perks that certainly were not available to me when I was in the private sector.
Experiencing diversity and inclusiveness
Creative Victoria's efforts to be wholly inclusive and diverse means that I work with colleagues, managers and stakeholders who come from all walks of life. We have a new team member who migrated to Australia from Sri Lanka and we're often treated to delicious Sri Lankan cuisine.
Every time the organisation seeks to improve its processes or the culture in relation to gender equity, this supports me directly and indirectly. I attended a Secretary's Exchange which provided me the opportunity to discuss my views directly with the Secretary about gender equity and how the organisation could improve its awareness of unconscious bias.
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Over the course of my public service career, my current position is one of the most complex and challenging roles I've been in. The depth and complexity of the projects, the moving goal posts and competing priorities have been a significant learning curve for me. Yet, I've persevered and learnt an incredible amount about myself and the government in the process.
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The Dress by Eve Devon. Two couples, 400 years apart. From a masquerade ball in Venice 1615 to a wedding in England 2015, can a dress laced with magic weave its spell through the fabric of time?
Second Chance Bride by Raine English, USA Today bestselling and Award-winning author. She thinks she's marrying the man of her dreams, until a telepathic rescue dog leads her to someone else... Will this bride-to-be say "I do" to the wrong man?
Two Hearts Surrendered by Tamara Ferguson, Bestselling and Award-winning author. Will two warring hearts be strong enough to survive the ultimate battle?
Something Borrowed, Something Blue by Lynda Haviland. She has a wedding to crash--until love gets in the way!
Heart of the Secret (Witches of Lane County) by Jody A. Kessler, Bestselling and Award-winning author. A 500 year-old curse, a witch who will do anything to marry her one true love, and the heart of a secret that will either divide them or bring them together...forever.
The Jealous Love of a Scoundrel by Jane Lark, National bestselling author. How do you fight a calling that comes from your soul?
A Wedding Across the Winds of Time by Bess McBride, National bestselling author. Darius and Molly found each other Across the Winds of Time. Now, it's time for their wedding!
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Caution is a Virtue by Jennifer Gilby Roberts. How much is too much to risk for love?
Loving Lindy by Jan Romes. In order to become the bank's new Vice President, Gunther Justin has to be "settled." With Lindy McPherson posing as his fiancé everything is set to go off without a hitch--until real feelings get in the way.
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Real Magic by Elsa Winckler. She's the bridesmaid, he's a best man. Will the magical evening stay just that or will it turn out to be real after all?
The Wedding Guests (A Tassamara Short Story) by Sarah Wynde. When unexpected guests attend Akira and Zane's wedding, lives will change forever. But for better or for worse?
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Leigh Michaels is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than 100 books, including historical romance and contemporary romance. Her non-fiction book, On Writing Romance, has been called the best guide available for romance writers, and she teaches romance writing online at Gotham Writers Workshop.
Six of her books have been finalists in the RITA contest sponsored by Romance Writers of America, and more than 35 million copies of her books are in print in 25 languages and more than 120 countries. Her books have been published by Harlequin Books, Sourcebooks, Montlake Romance, Writers Digest Books, and Arcadia Publishing.
Aileen Harkwood is a Readers' Crown finalist who lives in the Southern Rockies. The Last Wedding at Drayhome is the prequel to two concurrent series of fantasy romances, Spell Touched: Breens Mist Witches, Book 1, and Wedding Spell, first in the Breens Mist Weddings series, due out in September 2015. She's passionate about green chile and the mysteries hiding in antique photographs. Check in with her at:
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Eve Devon: Growing up in locations like Botswana and Venezuela gave Eve Devon a taste for adventure. Her love of romances began when her mother shoved one into her hands in a desperate attempt to keep her quiet during TV coverage of the Wimbledon tennis finals. She lives in leafy Surrey in the UK, a book-devouring, slightly melodramatic, romance-writing sassy heroine with her very own sexy hero husband! Visit the author at her website: www.EveDevon.com
Raine English USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Raine English writes sweet small-town romance, paranormal, and Gothic romantic suspense. She's a Daphne du Maurier Award winner and a Golden Heart finalist. Her new lighthearted contemporary romance series, Love Always, will be available June 2015. It features three childhood friends who encounter a lot more than anticipated while searching for love. Raine lives in New England with her family and her French bulldog, Bailey.
Tamara Ferguson: A member of the Romance Writers of America, as well as the FTHRW Chapter, Tamara
Ferguson is the best-selling and multi-award winning author of the Tales of The Dragonfly Romance Suspense Series. Tales of the Dragonfly Book II: In Flight was a 2014 WINNER at the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards. Her latest release, That Unforgettable Kiss, was recently a top ten Amazon bestseller in Kindle Saga Fiction.
Lynda Haviland shares her chaotic and creative life with her chef husband, two artistic teenagers, and an aging bearded dragon. She admits to being heavily influenced by hazelnut coffee, chocolate with caramel, and romantic comedies. Something Borrowed, Something Blue is a stand-alone romantic short story written for the Magical Weddings Boxed Set. But Nellie Pearle can't be contained. Look for her and other oddly entertaining residents of Pearl Key in an upcoming paranormal suspense series.
Jody A. Kessler's debut novel, Death Lies Between Us, is a #1 best-seller and the winner of the Readers' Crown Award. She writes paranormal romance, historical time travel fiction, and contemporary fiction.
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Jane Lark: Jane is a Kindle bestselling author and a writer of authentic, passionate and emotional Historical and New Adult romances, and she's a sucker for a love story. "I love the feeling of falling in love and it's wonderful to be able to do it time and time again in fiction." She loves writing intense relationships and she is thrilled to be giving her characters life in others' imaginations.
Bess McBride is the bestselling author of over fifteen time travel romances as well as contemporary, historical, romantic suspense and light paranormal romances. She loves to hear from readers, and you can contact her at bessmcbride@gmail.com.
L.L. Muir lives in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains with a charming husband who makes her laugh, but does not make her do pans. Like most authors, she is constantly searching for, or borrowing pens. The best ideas always begin on a napkin.
Jennifer Gilby Roberts has a degree in physics and a postgraduate certificate in computing, so a career writing fiction was inevitable really. She was born and grew up in Surrey/Greater London, but now lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, her small daughter, a middle-aged cat and a lot of dust bunnies.
Jan Romes is a hopeless romantic who grew up in northwest Ohio with eight zany siblings. Married to her high school sweetheart for more years than seems possible, she is also a proud mom, mother-in-law, and grandmother. She likes to read all genres and writes witty contemporary romance.
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Heather Thurmeier is a lover of margaritas and a hater of spiders. Born and raised in the Canadian prairies, she now lives in New York where she's become an odd Canuck-Yankee hybrid. Heather's currently writing her next romance, which will probably be filled with sassy heroines, sexy heroes that make your heart pound, laugh out loud moments and always a happily ever after.
Elsa Winckler: Inspired by the writing of Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, and the Brontë sisters, Elsa Winckler likes her heroines beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong. She married her college boyfriend who, after 40 years, still makes her weak in the knees. They have 3 interesting children, 3 beautiful grandsons and live in the picturesque little seaside village of Betty's Bay, South Africa.
Sarah Wynde graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in English, which she actually managed to put to use by becoming an editor. She's worked on magazines, websites, and books, including ten years spent as a senior acquisitions editor with Pearson. Eventually, her love of writing pushed her into independent publishing. She likes to think of the stories she writes as unexpected fiction—bending, blending, and occasionally breaking genres.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. For the price, I think it's an absolute steal. Sometimes, when you buy an anthology, you're not sure what you're getting, if you'll love some stories and hate others. Whether it will be very short snippets all lumped together to make the length of a full book. Not that I don't go for short stories, but well, this was a whole lot more. The Magical Weddings Boxed Set was packed full of long, I'd say almost full-length books, and every one of them were a great read. I kept on waiting for one to disappoint or be a really strange genre that I would hate, and although they were different genres, and sometimes genres I wouldn't normally go for like regency romances, I loved each book. Only one didn't give me the "wow" factor, but it was still good. A couple of the stories didn't grab me straight away, but by the end, I was totally taken and loving the message behind them, the romance, the magic. There was a touch of magic in each story. I think it was a great way to discover new authors and to read about a romantic topic - weddings. Thank you so much for giving me a chance to review this book. I hope to read more of the books from some of the authors that blew me away.
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Hi Kathy! Thank you for hosting our box set today. I also appreciate the review more than I can say!! I hope your readers will also enjoy this set. Thanks again and happy reading.
Kathy Bosman June 24, 2015 at 9:14 PM
It's a pleasure, Jody!
Leigh Michaels June 24, 2015 at 5:29 PM
Thanks, Kathy! I am so pleased that you enjoyed the Magical Weddings set!
Thank you, Leigh!
ImmortalDiva June 24, 2015 at 5:42 PM
I definitely agree - very pleased that you enjoyed the set. I feel blessed to have been a part of it. :D
I'm sure you do!
Jan Romes June 24, 2015 at 6:45 PM
Thanks so much for the awesome blog post! You have a lovely site, Kathy!
Thank you, Jan!!
Aileen Harkwood ~ Romance Author June 24, 2015 at 9:33 PM
Thank you for the lovely review, Kathy, and the five Eiffel Towers! Very cool rating system.
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Great price on a wonderful series. What a deal!
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Connecticut's former top prosecutor off Trump transition team
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Kevin O'Connor, chief legal counsel of Point72 Asset Management in Stamford sits down for interview with the Stamford Advocate on Oct. 8, 2015. O'Connor is the former U.S. Attorney for the U.S. District of Connecticut. less
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Connecticut's former U.S. attorney, now a top lawyer for hedge fund mogul Steven Cohen, is the latest casualty of the transition turmoil of Donald Trump.
Kevin O'Connor has been ousted by the president-elect from a group of top transition advisers, Hearst Connecticut Media has learned. The former appointee of President George W. Bush and Greenwich resident had been enlisted by Trump to remake the Justice Department, where O'Connor was associate U.S. attorney general from 2008 to 2009.
But O'Connor's connection to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — both were U.S. attorneys at the same time — may have brought along too much baggage.
Christie was replaced last week as the head of Trump's transition team after two of Christie's former aides were convicted for creating a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge to punish a political rival. He also led the prosecution of the father of Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for tax evasion that led to his imprisonment for two years.
"He performed ably as U.S. attorney," U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. said of O'Connor.
Trump's choice of O'Connor initially drew scrutiny because of O'Connor's ties to Cohen, whose Stamford-based hedge fund reached a $1.8 billion settlement with the Justice Department in 2014 for insider trading.
O'Connor joined the firm, now called Point72 Asset Management, as general counsel a year after the record fine was meted out. It was previously known as SAC Capital Advisers.
Both O'Connor and a spokesman for Point72 Asset Management, which is technically no longer a hedge fund, declined to comment.
A request for comment was also left for Trump's transition team, which has been in a constant state of flux since Trump's upset of Hillary Clinton.
O'Connor, 49, served the state's top prosecutor from 2002 to 2008. He is also close to Rudy Giuliani, having served as a partner in a Houston law firm previously headed by the former New York City mayor.
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Song Contest 2020: Song Contest Committee positive about Maastricht
Rotterdam and Maastricht are left in the battle for organizing the Eurovision Song Contest. In this live blog we will keep you informed of all developments around Eurovision 2020.
Welcome to this live blog about all developments around the Eurovision Song Contest that will take place in May 2020 in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands organizes the Eurovision Song Contest after Duncan Laurence became the first Dutch winner in 44 years with his song Arcade .
Five cities have officially registered to take on the organization. These are Arnhem, Den Bosch, Maastricht, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
In August the NPO announces which city will organize the festival.
The NPO is enthusiastic about the MECC, the location where the Song Festival will take place if Maastricht is chosen as the host city. "In terms of height, width and depth, the MECC room is reminiscent of that in Kiev and Tel Aviv," said Sietse Bakker, head of producer of Events, according to the AD .
"They really want to be here in Maastricht. We look at the suitability of the location in both cities, what the city itself contributes and which accommodations are available. Both Rotterdam and Maastricht meet these three points."
Rotterdam Lee Towers thinks that 'his' city will ultimately be chosen by the committee, he told Shownieuws on Tuesday. "I think Rotterdam has the most international image of the two."
The Songfestival committee will visit Maastricht on Wednesday, they will go to Rotterdam on Thursday. The mayor will review the bid book they have submitted with a team of specialists. "Everything on technical, operational and logistical level will be discussed substantively and we will answer any questions. Then a tour of the complex with the possible locations follows," says Frank Mimpen, commercial director of the MECC.
Duncan Laurence will release an acoustic version of Arcade on Friday, the song with which he won the Song Contest. He recorded it in the Wisseloord studios in Hilversum.
The Municipality of Utrecht quote Duncan Laurence in response to the loss in the race to become the host city of the Songfestival.
"A broken heart is all that's left," Duncan said. 😢 Unfortunately, Utrecht is not selected for the song festival. @rotterdam and @maastrichtnl are still in the race, good luck! https://t.co/UxiCfBWnBB
Avatar AuthorCity of UtrechtMoment of places18: 40 - July 16, 2019
The municipality of Arnhem finds it very unfortunate that the Songfestival will not take place in Arnhem, the board says on Twitter.
Unfortunately: the Eurovision #song festival will not be in #Arnhem in 2020. Even though Arnhem is not the host city, the Song Festival remains a party, also in Maastricht or Rotterdam. 🎉 https://t.co/jP1LbhPpLW
Avatar Author Arnhem MunicipalityMoment of places18: 45 - July 16, 2019
In the coming week, the project organization will pay technical working visits to both Maastricht and Rotterdam to view the city, the proposed location and the associated facilities. In August the NPO hopes to announce the city in which the 65th Eurovision Song Contest takes place.
Song festival reporter Aran Bade thinks Maastricht is the biggest contender of the two. He praises the self-confidence of the city in Limburg and the financial space it offers.
Maastricht seems to be a favorite with its self-confidence. The map of the most European city (link with Europe, birth of the euro) also plays smartly for the city and province of Limburg. And there is enough financial room. #songfestival #comecloser
Avatar AuthorAranBadeMoment of places17: 20-16 July 2019
Alderman Said Kasmi thinks the good news is that Rotterdam still has a chance. "We are in the starting blocks here. We think that Rotterdam is extremely suitable for organizing the Songfestival."
📰The news has arrived !! #Rotterdam is one of the last 2 cities for the #Eurovisie #Songfestival !! 🎉 Councilor Said Kasmi says: "That is very nice news. We are in the starting blocks here. We think that Rotterdam is extremely suitable for organizing the Song Festival. "
Avatar Author Rotterdam Ahoy Moment of Places 17: 05-16 July 2019
The selection committee has just announced that Rotterdam and Maastricht are still in the race to organize the Songfestival. "We are convinced that both Maastricht and Rotterdam would be a fantastic host city where we can welcome people from all over the Netherlands and Europe to celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest with us next year," said Sietse Bakker, Executive Producer Event of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The NPO confirms that there are two cities left in the battle for the organization of the Songfestival. They will announce the two cities next week. The selection committee bases its selection on the bid books submitted by Arnhem, Den Bosch, Maastricht, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
A blunder for Arnhem: the municipality placed an image of the Nijmegen bridge on their promobus instead of the John Frost bridge, which is in Arnhem.
LOL! Arnhem puts Nijmegen Waalbrug on promotion bus for the Songfestival instead of its own John Frostbrug. Clear difference can be seen in the double outer arch. Starbucks also made this mistake once: https://t.co/joswTIugBR
Avatar Author Lennart Huurman Moment of places 10: 28 - 10 July 2019
Maastricht also made a video to make the Eurovision organization warm for their city. Experts say Maastricht has the greatest chance of becoming a host city.
Watch the promotion video of Songfestival candidate Maastricht
The bid book of Utrecht states that they do not want to guarantee the availability of hotels and locations for side events. They also do not want to meet the requirement to have day and night coaches ready for all delegations. The municipality proposes to walk, cycle or use public transportation.
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NPO broadcaster Shula Rijxman thinks it is "fantastic to see with what enthusiasm and attention" the five cities have been working on their bid books. "Whatever city it will be in the future: I thank all the cities for the work they have done and I look forward to all those wonderful proposals that are already here at this wonderful event!"
The mayor and aldermen of Utrecht say they would like to bring the organization of the Songfestival to Utrecht, but do not want to take any financial risks. This means that the intended location the Jaarbeurs and partners must organize the event independently with their own money.
As the buildings of the Jaarbeurs are not high enough to serve as a location, the plan is to set up a special tent in the parking area. The tent must accommodate ten thousand people and must have the required height of 18 meters.
Arnhem presents their bid book in the fabric of the suit that Duncan Laurence wore at the Eurovision Song Contest. They have chosen Celebrate Freedom as their theme. If Arnhem becomes the organizing city, then the shows take place at the GelreDome.
Where the Eurovision is not going to take place, is in capital Amsterdam. To the great dissatisfaction of Gerard Joling, he told in Jinek .
The #Songfestival will not be organized in Amsterdam next year ... And that is bothering @gerardjoling 👇
Avatar Author :JinekMoment of places00: 06 - July 9, 2019
Song festival commentator Cornald Maas can laugh at the slogan that Den Bosch came up with.
Fully agree. And 'Douze de greetings' (Den Bosch slogan) - I will keep it in anyway, when I travel back to my birthplace in Brabant 😂 https://t.co/ridOTfFivP
Avatar AuthorCornald MaasMoment of places13: 03 - July 10, 2019
Rotterdam is going for a "grand" Songfestival. They do not yet want to release details about the content of the bid book, but they have shared a video in which they show the atmosphere of the city. Ahoy would be the location of the event.
Watch the promotion video of Songfestival candidate Rotterdam
The theme of the Maastricht bid book is Come Closer , with which the municipality wants to create more intimacy in the "exuberant Eurovision Song Contest". "Without taking anything away from the spectacle, but by adding something of the Limburg soul," they write. According to Mayor Annemarie Penn-te Strake, Maastricht is the perfect location for the Songfestival. "An internationally oriented city, at the crossroads of Europe. A city that has everything and yet is uncluttered, full of character and atmosphere."
Singer Naaz, however, already announced via Twitter that she did not want to participate, since she does not see music as a competition.
As a Dutch participant for the Song Contest of 2020, the name of singer Davina Michelle is regularly mentioned. Winner Duncan Laurence also mentioned her, alongside pop artist Naaz.
Several Dutch presenters have already shown interest in the presentation of the Songfestival. Wendy van Dijk, Eva Jinek, Tim Douwsma and Jan Smit, among others, were happy to take on the role when asked.
Should Arnhem become the city that will organize the Eurovision Song Contest, football club Vitesse sees it as an option to move to another stadium for a few weeks. However, the precise conditions still need to be discussed.
Netta, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest of 2018, is not yet good at predicting the organizing city. In 2018 the Israeli, after her win, called on everyone to come to Jerusalem, while the festival was finally organized in Tel Aviv. After Duncan Laurence was declared the winner, she called that we are all going to Amsterdam ...
Netta announces wrong host cities since 2018
Avatar Author Kelly 🌺Moment of places17: 30 - July 4, 2019
In the first instance, nine cities applied to take on the organization for the Song Festival. However, Leeuwarden, The Hague, Breda and Amsterdam also failed to do so for various reasons. Zwolle indicated earlier that they were also interested, but nevertheless refused to register officially.
What exactly must a city meet to organize the Song Contest?
Read more about the plans of the five cities here. At which location do they want to organize the festival and how much money is available?
The cities of Arnhem, Den Bosch, Maastricht, Rotterdam and Utrecht submitted a bidbook on Wednesday 10 July. That means that these five cities are still in the race to organize the festival.
Thanks to the victory of Duncan Laurence, the Netherlands can organize the Songfestival in 2020. Relive his victory again with this video.
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Homecare Workers and Personal Support Workers wishing to be referred to new clients via the Registry and Referral Service (RRS) will be required to have annual continuing education.
If you DO NOT wish to be referred to new clients through the OHCC RRS, there is NO training requirement.
If you wish to be referred to new clients through RRS, four training classes are required per year. Only approved OHCC classes will meet this requirement.
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If you were already an active worker as of 10/04/13, your 'year' begins on that date. For new workers, the 'year' begins when you get your provider number.
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Easley Peak is an  mountain summit located on the common border that Blaine County shares with Custer County, in Idaho, United States.

Description
Easley Peak ranks as the 100th-highest peak in Idaho and is situated on the crest of the Boulder Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is set 18 miles northwest of Ketchum, Idaho, in the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness on land managed by Sawtooth National Forest. The peak can be seen from Highway 75 and Galena Summit. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains south to the Big Wood River and north into headwaters of the South Fork of East Fork Salmon River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises  above Big Wood River in three miles. Neighbors include line parent Cerro Ciento one mile to the north and Boulder Peak four miles to the east-southeast. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. John V. Easley was a pioneer who moved to this area around 1880 and opened a stage station at nearby Easley Hot Springs.

Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Easley Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also
 List of mountain peaks of Idaho

References

External links
 Easley Peak: Idaho: A Climbing Guide
 Easley Peak: weather forecast

Mountains of Idaho
Mountains of Blaine County, Idaho
Mountains of Custer County, Idaho
North American 3000 m summits
Sawtooth National Forest

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Hands On With The Galaxy Fold
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My first impressions were pretty impressed actually. I used the phone for around 4 hours and got to put it thorough all its paces, apart from battery life. That remains to be seen, but the small number of people that do have them in their packets are reporting pretty decent battery life.
When we first were handed the phones, the Samsung guy went into full-on PR mode. I get the impression that there have been a small number of people asking about the phone, and the company is concerned with the negative press. Which is spot on, they asked me through everything that was changed with the phone, and interestingly precisely what went wrong with the first version.
Having never touched the first version I can't speak of the differences but the silver and black units I got to use were both very robustly built and are defiantly using quality materials. The weight is a little heavier than an iPhone 11 pro but considerably heavier than something like the Note 10+ I had in my pocket. The most surprising place you feel it is when it's in your pocket, despite the slim form factor when closed you're not going to miss this in your skinny jeans.
But what everyone wants to know is about that screen! I want to start on the front one; it won't get much use. Almost everything that I tried to do was a hassle. This screen is going to be like the LCD screens on the front of flip phones. Only there to glance at and see what is worth opening your phone for.
You will be opening it – A lot. Because there's no point having a folding phone and not showing it off right?
Samsung has added caps to the end of the hinge and made the 'not a screen protector' extended underneath the bezels. Combined with a few internal changes, most of the screen issues should be resolved. The hinge is tested for 200,000 actions, so should last quite a while. The problem is the tactile feedback from opening the hinge is so satisfying that I found myself playing with it quite a lot – although I'd need to do it about 280 times a day over two years to get near the limits.
The screen is bright crisp in all lights, you very quickly get used to its dominance, and it becomes especially useful when trying to take photos. The fold uses the same camera set up form the galaxy s10, with a wide-angle, telephone and ultra-wide lens – combined with the usually portrait effects and AR goodness you expect from Samsung.
Although the screen comes in handy for things like google maps and even reading webpages, its a little cumbersome for one-handed use give it has a strange 4:3 ratio. Youtube videos are particularly enjoyable, and even watchable when multitasking, but to feel the benefit you'll need to go full screen, which features black bars on the top and bottom.
What you will enjoy is the Dolby Atmos audio, these sound great, particularly when enjoying videos that use great audio such as Peter McKinnon or some football highlights.
With all this said. This phone will spend most of its time unfolded. So you can enjoy the large screen you've paid so much money for. With a screen this big, it's crying out for more use cases such as an S-Pen. Unfortunately, you can't use one, or any other stylus for that matter. Samsung doesn't want you to use anything on this display or even press too hard because it is plastic and not glass that most people are used to.
There is no getting around the crease in the middle of the screen; it is noticeable when viewing something light such as messages and lots of one UI. When the screen is off, it sticks out like a sore thumb. If you're paying attention, you can feel it when swiping about, but I get the impression that it would become as forgettable as a natch in the screen do after a few days use.
There are a few quirks, such as the fingerprint sensor is separate to the power button, meaning it requires quite a bit of getting used to. And also the wireless PowerShare, which is a cool feature, is in a minimal area on the back of the handset.
With all said, I am very impressed with the unit overall. The £1,900 you will need to spend gets you a robust and well-built phone that feels premium. In the box, you" ll also get the Galaxy buds, and kevlar case and a year's worth of Samsung Insurance. Which I get the feeling is an addition to combat worries on longevity.
I'm not sure how many people are going to buy this thing, but it's a great phone to see on the market. If money is no object, jump on this and see the future, with a few caveats.
Give Samsung a couple of iterations to get things right, and I think this is going to be a stellar phone. In a few years, everything might be folding, and we will look at this space-age technology as the flip phones of old.
Bravo Samsung, thanks for inviting me down to take a look at the fold its defiantly a hit from me. I'm excited to see where it goes.
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The top 10 drum corps in the world will be competing in the 21st anniversary edition of Drums Along the Waterfront Tour of Champions at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5 at New Era Field in Orchard Park. And when they arrive in Western New York, several local schools will open their doors and play host to hundreds of talented participants.
Blue Devils, Sunday, Aug. 5 at Martin Road Elementary School in Lackawanna. Founded in 1970 from a drum and bell corps, The Blue Devils hold the record for the most Drum Corps International World Championship titles. The corps has won a total of 18 times, most recently in 2017, and has not placed lower than fourth in the last 25 years. BD Performing Arts organization sponsors the Blue Devils and a variety of performing arts ensembles including two Open Class drum corps.
Bluecoats, Saturday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 5 at Orchard Park High School. The Bluecoats organization was founded in 1972 as an outreach program of the Canton, Ohio Police Boys' Club. The corps' name was chosen in tribute to the city's retired police officers. Making its competitive debut in 1974, fans traditionally welcome the corps to the field with a signature cheer of "Bloo!" The corps has finished in eighth place or better since 2001, winning their very first DCI World Championship title in 2016.
Blue Knights, Sunday, Aug. 5 at Akron High School. The Blue Knights were founded in 1958 by former vaudeville comedians and musicians Fred and Faye Taylor. Recognized for innovation in visual design and contemporary programming, the Blue Knights have been a DCI World Championship finalist more than 20 times. Operating under Ascend Performing Arts, the organization also sponsors other ensembles including an award-winning indoor percussion ensemble and the first-ever NFL drum line, the Stampede. Ascend also conducts numerous events, educational clinics and provides event entertainment worldwide.
Boston Crusaders, Sunday, Aug. 5 at Pioneer High School, Yorkshire. The Boston Crusaders were founded in 1940 as the Most Precious Blood Crusaders. Separating from the church parish that sponsored the group in its early years, the corps became the Hyde Park Crusaders and later the Boston Crusaders as it established itself as a national powerhouse. A charter member of Drum Corps International in the 1970s, it would not be until 1999 that Boston skyrocketed into the DCI World Championship Finals. The corps has retained its spot among DCI's elite Top 12 ever since.
Madison Scouts, Sunday, Aug. 5 at Erie Community College South Campus, Orchard Park. Founded in 1938 and celebrating 80 years in 2018, the Madison Scouts is a premier youth performing arts organization on the modern drum and bugle corps scene. "Proud, Loud and Pleasing the Crowd" — a mantra of the corps — the Scouts are known for their entertainment-focused programs that consistently bring audiences to their feet. They are a founding member of Drum Corps International and have been twice crowned as DCI World Champions (1975, 1988). Forward Performing Arts, the parent organization of the drum corps, also sponsors SoundSport, DrumLine Battle and WGI Sport of the Arts ensembles.
Mandarins, Saturday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 5 at Silver Creek High School. Founded in 1963, the Mandarins organization has long been known for blending Asian traditions with drum corps. The corps has been a DCI World Champion in its class eight times, including an unmatched string of four titles as a Division III unit between 1996 and 1999. Mandarins started competing as a World Class corps in 2003.
The Academy, Sunday, Aug. 5 at Dunkirk High School. With musical-athlete membership 154 strong, The Academy compete in Drum Corps International's (DCI) World Class level. In the corps' first trip to the DCI World Championships in 2006, it won the gold medal in Division II competition. 2016 marked the corps' first year as a World Class DCI World Championship finalist. The corps is currently ranked 13th in World Class, with their eyes set on reaching the coveted top 12 ranking in the world once again.
The Cavaliers, Sunday, Aug. 5 at Niagara Falls High School. Celebrating 70 years in 2018, scoutmaster Don Warren founded the Cavaliers in 1948 as Boy Scout Troop 111 Drum and Bugle Corps. Long nicknamed the "Green Machine," the all-male corps' trademark geometric drill routines and aggressive color guard work make them instantly identifiable. The Cavaliers have won seven DCI World Championship titles since 1992, most recently in 2006. The organization additionally runs a number of performing arts programs including successful indoor percussion and winds programs that compete as part of the WGI Sports of the Arts competitive circuit.
For drum corps staying in WNY on Saturday, Aug. 4, rehearsals will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with the best time to watch from 7 to 10 p.m. Rehearsals on Sunday, Aug. 5 take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the best time to watch from 1 to 4 p.m. All rehearsals are free and open to the public (except the Blue Devils with closed rehearsals at New Era Field). Audiences are asked to be quiet and respectful during the rehearsal process.
To learn more about the Drums Along the Waterfront Tour of Champions event, please visit www.DrumsAlongTheWaterfront.org or follow Drums Along the Waterfront on Facebook for frequent updates.
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The Merchant Gourmet Cookbook. The plant based cookbook you can plant.
Uncommon creates limited edition seed filled cover designed to plant herbs at home
Uncommon and Merchant Gourmet — the plant-based, healthy grains and pulses brand — has launched a new vegan cookbook: The Simple Plant-Based Cookbook, now available on Amazon. The cookbook contains over 60 tasty plant-based recipes using wholesome lentils, grains and chestnuts.
The project comes following Uncommon's new strategic direction for the brand: 'Appetite for change' — which aims to encourage the UK to help the planet one meal at a time, by making plant-based food that tastes incredible.
The cookbook contains more than 60 ways to help the planet. For starters, you can plant the limited edition cover. It'll grow basil, parsley, oregano and a bit of hope. The herbs are for the recipes. The hope is for the environment.
To launch the project, Uncommon created a limited edition cover which can be planted at home. The cover artwork also includes a striking black graphic design of a fork planted into the ground with roots growing from its base. The limited edition cover is made from recycled paper and contains real seeds — which can be planted to grow a range of herbs.
In the book, Merchant Gourmet will be sharing a wealth of simple, plant-based recipes perfect for any occasion, using its ready-to-eat pulses, grains and chestnut products.
All the recipes are deliciously plant-based and are designed to make it easy for anyone adhering to a vegan diet, or simply cutting down their meat consumption, rustling up tasty meals in minutes without the fuss.
Cooking plant-based can seem intimidating, but the recipes in the new cookbook are easy to follow, use simple ingredients, and most importantly are healthy and flavoursome. Spanning from 30-minute meals and one-pot wonders, to mouth-watering mains and luxurious plant-based puddings.
Lucy Jameson, Co-founder, Uncommon said: "Helping to save the environment can feel overwhelming. But there's an easy and delicious way we can stand up for the environment — simply by sitting down for a nice plant-based meal. Launching a cookbook felt like a useful way to bring to bear Merchant Gourmet's incredible mission towards a new food system. One where we eat what's good for us and the planet."
Richard Peake, Managing Director, Merchant Gourmet added: "At Merchant Gourmet, we believe that eating food should not only be nourishing, but better for the planet — and should never be at the cost of time or taste. We're really excited to share this project we've been working on with Uncommon and continue to be a catalyst for change in helping reduce meat consumption in the UK."
The Simple Plant-Based Cookbook is available to purchase from Amazon now at RRP £16.99.
Project Name: The Merchant Gourmet Cookbook. The plant based cookbook you can plant.
Client: Merchant Gourmet
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Merchant Gourmet, the market-leading healthy pulses, grains, seeds, and chestnuts brand, was founded back in 1994 by brothers Mark and Oliver Leatham, who were inspired by the nation's growing appetite for exciting and innovative cooking ingredients.
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Merchant Gourmet believes that eating food that is better for your health and better for the planet should never be at the cost of time or taste. The UK consumer seems to agree, the brand has a YOY growth of 13.7 per cent and a market share of 39 per cent, selling more than 20 million packs.
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Should Trump and Cruz Unite and 'Kill the Establishment!'
Posted by Steve - Ning Creator on January 29, 2016 at 9:28am in Tea Party
Of all the words of tongue and pen, perhaps the saddest are these: It might have been.
Talk radio host Laura Ingraham on Thursday mourned the brutal primary battle between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, wishing the two Republican front-runners had concentrated their fire on a common enemy.
"I had this idealistic vision, that Trump and Ted would work together until the establishment was truly killed off," said Ingraham. "And so neither one would attack one another and it would be détente. It would be like China and the United States working together in the 1970s until the Soviet Union collapsed."
Ingraham made the comments in an interview with Pastor Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz and a critical part of his senator son's campaign efforts in evangelical-heavy Iowa.
LAURA INGRAHAM: Is your son closer to Rubio in policy or Trump in policy?
RAFAEL CRUZ: I really do not want to get involved in making comparisons. The American people need to make their own judgment upon — based upon who reflects the values that they believe.
INGRAHAM: Well, I think he's closer to Trump than he is to Rubio. I have this idealistic vision, Pastor Cruz, that Trump and Ted would work together. Until the establishment was truly killed off, that they'd work together, and so neither one would attack one another and it would be detente until — it would be like China and the United States working together in the '70s until the Soviet Union collapsed. And I'm not saying who's the Soviet Union and who's the United States in that comparison but I wanted them both to work together but no one listens to me. I wanted the establishment to be killed off.
Source: http://www.teaparty.org/conservative-powerhouse-calls-trump-cruz-un...
Permalink Reply by Ray Hause on February 1, 2016 at 8:55pm
Trump lovers, eat your hearts out, I just knew that Iowan Christians would come through and see through that Bible thing that Trump and to scam you with.
Permalink Reply by davidfarrar on February 1, 2016 at 9:14pm
Yes, I am sure Rubio got a lot of Democrats crossing over party lines in Iowa to vote against Trump. We can expect this kind if underhandedness to be supported by the U.S. Chamber of Crypto-Fascist, Crony Commerce donors in their all-out effort to defeat Trump.
Permalink Reply by Debra Rae steinman on February 1, 2016 at 9:29pm
And still davidfarrar, there are no links to prove it.
I'm not saying it 'couldn't happen', I'm saying we need proof it happened.
Permalink Reply by Ray Hause on February 1, 2016 at 10:15pm
How many points did Trump lose and Rubio gain, it was taken from Trump.
Permalink Reply by ABU TOM on February 2, 2016 at 7:56am
TRUMP AND CARSON IS THE TICKET.
Permalink Reply by Jennifer Carlton on February 2, 2016 at 4:34pm
Laura Ingram tells Ted Cruz's father that she doesn't want to see Trump and Cruz fight with each other, but to be united together to kill off the establishment, like China and the United States working against the Soviet Union. What kind of logic is that? Work together so they can work against the establishment..... who is she referring to as the 'establishment'... the senators and members of the house?? SO... she wants to see Trump and Cruz as President and Vice President, fighting together, against the Senate and House of Representatives? Isn't that the same situation we have right now... the president and vice president creating gridlock between the executive and legislative branches, making a 'do- nothing Congress' that people hate? I saw someone make a post asking 'What has happened to the Tea-Party? Well what has happened is, the Tea Party has become an organization just like all the other 'established' organizations who have one centralized group of leaders, that make the decisions for all the members... such as who to endorse, who should be called RINOS or establishment, and interpretation of what each and every member should live by. That is why Obama won a second term, because the Tea Party vowed that if their choice of a presidential nominee did not win, all of their members would just stay at home.... like they are a bunch of mindless robots who shouldn't try to choose a candidate for themselves. And in every post I read, I see Trump followers saying Cruz is ineligible to run for president because he was born in Canada and Cruz fans saying Trump is a Democrat and is going to choose a liberal Democrat, Scott Brown, as his VP. And all of you have been told by the infallible 'Tea Party' heads that if Rubio becomes the nominee you should just stay at home and let Hillary or Bernie win the presidency again and have four more years of Democratic rule with a Republican House and Senate. THAT is what has happened to the Tea Party. What started out with individuals seeking a conservative America the way it used to be is now fighting among itself and then blaming the liberal press, the RINOs or anyone else but themselves for the mess that the United States is in right now. My advice is, don't take advice from the talk show hosts like Rush, Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, Hannity or Bill OReilly. Do research on each candidate from unbiased sources if you can find one and I don't mean Breitbart, Fox News, MSNBC, addicting Info or any other biased sources. Watch videos of what the candidates have said in the past... THINK FOR YOURSELVES and then vote for who YOU think is the most qualified to be president, but vote for someone. Don't stay at home and let the Democrats make the decision for you.
Permalink Reply by Mangus Colorado on February 2, 2016 at 5:20pm
good post and hope all read and do their own research and not live on talking points.
I agree with that!
Permalink Reply by Frankmusic on February 2, 2016 at 6:16pm
Jennifer: Good post - I agree with a majority of it. I would add that we as a group should inform ourselves appropriately and support the candidate we feel strongly would be in the BEST interest for America. But - remember, digging in on one candidate may not be beneficial should that personal choice lose in the GOP primaries. Choosing to then stay at home on election day because the original choice takes a dive - is just not a prudent choice. At that point, we simply MUST coalesce around the ONE individual nominated after the GOP primaries. And WIN!
Permalink Reply by Dr Gene Landrum on February 2, 2016 at 5:02pm
As demonstrated in the 'past' if the Party Pick needs to pick a 'Vice President' that the Party will support! I would like that to be 'Who the America's who vote supports'! In my opinion as a 'Outlier' with no Party (Nonpartisan). 2016 "Don't disassemble, strengthen the powers of the Three Equal Branches of USA Government."
Permalink Reply by Rebecca Smith on February 4, 2016 at 4:43pm
Yes! Yes! Yes.. and I stand with Steve too!! Amen!!
Why not move on from your Cruz crap. You lost in Iowa and you just can't get grips on that lost. You're as becoming as much of a loser as Trump.