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The new positioning of Mirabella through a global design strategy project
Strategy /Brand value building
In an increasingly competitive context like the world of wine production, the strategic management of the brand is seen by some producers as a primary requirement. The identification of the positioning, therefore the value-bearing system, the mission, the key target and the content of the storytelling are fundamental and determinant steps in defining a consistent and effective strategy for obtaining positive, long-lasting results. For the Mirabella project, the analysis phase was crucial: with Claudio Castellaro (Creative Business), it was possible to explore, based on a methodological approach perfected through numerous shared projects, the various aspects that contribute to determining the personality of this specific corporate organisation; in particular, its potential in terms of brand value building through marketing guidelines aimed at the consistent development of all the communication instruments required for its relaunch.
Currently, priority actions have been carried out but the strategic guidelines prefigure a more extended and complex course that will be carried out in the medium period.
The project phase firstly led to the restyling of the Mirabella corporate symbol. The face of the goddess Demeter was redesigned, giving a more contemporary character to its reinterpretation. A new, more personal symbol whose three-dimensionality was determined by the positive-negative contrast of the two sides of the face, the graphical synthesis of which enabled the problems of reproducibility evident with the previous brand to be eliminated. The action on the brand also led to the redesign of the corporate name, stylistically harmonised with the figurative symbol with improved legibility.
The new brand ensures attribution and continuity with the previous one and required the introduction of a radical change in the appearance of the products.
The development of the brand was further broadened with the creation of an image handbook in which the codifying of the rules of application and the chromatic codes ensure its correct use over time. The creation of the corporate coordinates completed the definition phase of the primary instruments of corporate identity.
An important element that determines the identity of a product, especially a wine, is its name. But creating a new name, consistent with the image of a cellar that is not already in use is today truly one of the hardest tasks. "Edea" was created with the intention of affirming, in a simple and easily memorised way, the character of this Franciacorta, the wine that constitutes the core business of the cellar and that distinguishes it, since the fining on the lees lasts for more than 30 months, while 18 would be sufficient under the regulations for making a Franciacorta.
In relating to the new positioning of Mirabella, oriented towards innovation and to the main key target identified, the Millennials, the appearance of the products was designed with the precise aim of conveying the values associated with the brand, such as naturalness and innovative capacity.
The three forms that make up the label are a precise reference to the stones in the territory of Franciacorta, the natural forms of rocks smoothed by water, an element of particular importance for this company, since the underground cellar is surrounded by groundwater that maintains its temperature and humidity always constant.
The three 'stones' which, by varying in composition and colour, characterise the various wines, can also refer to Teresio, Mirabella's founder, and his two children, Alessandro and Alberto, respectively the company's cellar master and marketing director. Three wine experts whose different skills and attitudes contribute to the creation of these Franciacorta with a unique personality. The simple graphical language and the strict minimalism convey the particular attention that the company pays to aspects regarding the naturalness of their wines, a firm commitment that led this cellar to produce the first Franciacorta free of sulphites.
The enhancement of a sparkling product cannot neglect the development of a distinctive secondary packaging, consistent with the strategic direction and the image of the wines, as well as their respective positioning, while also carefully considering aspects such as functionality and costs.
The renewal of the image of a cellar must pay particular attention to the images that document its life, the place and the people at the times that mark the different activities and production phases. We therefore planned the involvement of photographers and video operators who put together – under our artistic direction – an accurate record that, as it is enriched over time, will make up a complete archive of the life of the cellar. The images and video shots communicate authenticity and naturalness, without force or artifice. The material gathered was selected with this same objective, avoiding any retouches or alterations to the result obtained. From this material, we were able to create the Mirabella catalogue project which, in relation to the new orientation, portrays the character of the cellar with freshness and dynamism.
Special attention was given to the new Mirabella website, created in collaboration with NokNok, which was conceived as the primary vehicle for the contents of value that characterise this cellar. Video tutorials and a detailed information system seek to express the particular attention paid by the cellar to the passionate and expert consumer but also to all those who seek to broaden their level of knowledge. Thanks to the experiential communication and the dialogue with its interlocutor, aspects that characterise the company, such as protecting the environment and nutritional health, are thereby made transparent and accessible. Indeed, it is Teresio and his two children, Alessandro and Alberto, who tell us, in a personal and direct way, about the cellar, their experiences, their expectations and their wines. The Charter of Ethics completes this information, represented through a dynamic infographic – inspired by the process of growth of the plants – that encapsulates in a single image the constant effort poured into the various areas through the actions undertaken by the company. Special attention was also paid to the choice of the content, the terminology and the technical choices in order to achieve the best optimisation for the research engines.
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Load activity is related to the development of the electricity network to allow it to accommodate changes to electricity usage, the connection of new generation, the closure of power stations and ensuring that the network operates to the standards set by Ofgem which we are obliged to follow.
As we move into the RIIO-T2 period, the electricity network will need to adapt in many ways to facilitate the decarbonisation changes in the wider energy system. We expect to see greater amounts of renewable generation connecting in the form of on-shore and off-shore wind farms, solar photovoltaics and a range of other technologies. We are also expecting the closure of the nuclear generation stations in our area over the next 12 years which will lead to many changes.
The way that consumers use electricity is also changing as more customers use electric vehicles which will be dependent on the transmission network to move power around the country to link the available generation with the demands on the network.
Our RIIO-T2 Business Plan will set out the needs of the future transmission network to accommodate the transition to a low carbon energy system. Our plans seek to accommodate the needs of all supply and demand customers, help facilitate overarching decarbonisation objectives and target investments only where needed to keep costs as low as possible for all end-users.
In the autumn of 2018 we ran a consultation using a scenario based approach to help us understand the future evolution of energy supply and demand on our network through RIIO-T2 and beyond. This consultation used the four National Grid 2018 Future Energy Scenarios, running from 2017 to 2040, as its starting point.
As part of the consultation on our RIIO-T2 planning scenarios (which closed on the 12th October 2018) we hosted a webinar to provide an overview of our scenarios and planning assumptions. We also used the session to allow attendees to ask us and our consultants, Baringa and Element Energy, any questions they may have ahead of submitting a response to the consultation questions.
Thank you once again to those who took part in the webinar. For those of you who missed the live version, we have recorded the webinar for you to view in your own time.
To inform our RIIO-T2 business planning we have also looked at changes in energy consumption, focusing on electricity consumption, generation and transfers between 2010 – 2017. We have used this understanding to draw out issues and conclusions that may need to be addressed within the RIIO-T2 price review period.


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29/2/16: GE 2016 - Ireland's Answers to No Questions Asked
The election 2016 is a catalyst-free contest that has been shaped by the political parties attempts to understand the mind of the electorate, while the electorate has been struggling to make up its mind about what the pivotal issues of the election should be. Compounded by the epic gaffes of the reality-skipping life-time politicos (take that Enda Kenny pill, ye old comedian) and we had an election devoid of real ideas and ideals as far as the mainstream parties go.
Harder Left and genuine Centre-Left (e.g. Social Democrats and majority of the independents) have attempted to focus the elections on the issues relating to the lagging nature of economic recovery in the domestic sectors - an issue that, traditionally, has been the core breadwinner for the Labour. However, having completely abandoned any pretence at ideals-based, principles-rich politics, the Labour has thrown its weight behind the FG-led attempt to steer plebiscite into a debate about a general (and to majority of us abstract) notion of policy continuity and stability of governance as the panacea for the 'continued recovery'. Topical issues and specific policies aimed at actually producing a real recovery that is not stuck in the canyons of tax arbitrage by the MNCs became the victims of this absurd departure from the world of the living into the world of FG/LP.
Even shielded from competition by being effectively the only Right-of-Centre (in the Politics of Boggerville 101-style of Enda Kenny and Michael Noonan) party, FG has managed to squander the election by such a massive margin, one has to wonder how on earth can the party continue to pretend to represent anyone other than a handful of clientilist farmers, rent-seeking businessmen and a bunch of conservative civil servants.
Not surprisingly, the key battles of the GE2016 have been waged in the contestable space created by Labour's departure from its social and electoral core.
Failure of Labour and FG to consolidate Centre-Left and Centre has meant that the FF was left significant room to recover some of its electoral fortunes. In a typically FF fashion, the 'new party of the Centre-Left' has managed to deliver very few tangible new ideas, but provided plenty oppositional rhetoric and old-fashioned pork barrel promises.
All in, Election 2016 was dominated by the lack of big thinking, shortage of specific ideas, and a large doses of surrealism. Neither global, nor European context entered the mainstream debates; economics swung from 'tax and don't spend' to 'don't tax and do spend' heralding the arrival of the Celtic Tiger 3.0. The entire circus of the 'fiscal space' debates was yet another opportunity for Enda Kenny to play the role of a cross between the U.S. Republican contestants Ben Carson and Jeb Bush - a dynamic combo of a man who can't run for the office and a man who doesn't know he wants to run for the office. Money, advisers, analysts, party machines and even track record - all squandered on disconnecting from the voters.
In contrast, three smaller political groupings / parties: Renua from the Right and Social Democrats from the Centre Left and the Independent Alliance have mangled to produce far reaching, ambitious, even if, at times, poorly structured policies proposals. The Independent Alliance and Soc Dems have fielded some really strong, highly impactful candidates with ideals and occasionally ideas of their own. These three forces, relatively weak and surrounded by a sprinkling of other independents and political groupings brought into Election 2016 something missing in Irish politics - integrity, honesty, openness and debates. No matter how strong their showing in the current Election has been, they provided a crucially important alternative to the stale politics of Irish elites: the Axis of FG, FF and Labour.
The most surprising aspect of the Election 2016 is the complete and total disregard by the core political parties for the voter perception of Irish politics as a palace of parochialism, corruption and cronyism. After 5 years of the current Coalition effectively replaying old FF book on cronyism and favouritism, while droning on about the 'New Era in Politics', the litmus test of this electoral cycle should have been a focus on political system renewal and reforms. This simple was a task too difficult for the political system to handle and even contemplate. Which, sadly, means that our Permanent Government - the cabal of unelected advisers and senior civil servants - remain in place, aided and abetted by the school of hungry and agile piranhas from the private sector always ready to issue a research note or two about the need for continuity, the necessity of predictability, the value of stability and the fabled markets' longing for conformity with the status quo.
All hail Tipperary North constituency for delivering much of it in a concentrated form once again…
Which brings us around to 'predicting the future'. It will be the same as the past.
Any coalition involving FG will be a poison chalice to either FF or FG or both precisely because although FF lacks ideas, at least it is based on the ideal of a pub-pump-politics that connects with wider ranging population. FG can't even muster as much. Despite the fact that the latter has a better pool of younger cadre than the former, in my opinion, and has been better in governance too (although here we really are setting the bar low to begin with). FG will continue to play the 'extend and pretend' card in any power deal, hoping the miracle of recovery (sooner or later, it is bound to happen in a meaningful way, or so the theory goes) will sustain them into the next election. Which means their track record will be woeful - no reforms, no change, just throwing pennies and dimes at problems as soon as Michael Noonan can rake them in.
For FF, such a scenario won't be good enough because the party needs desperately to rebuild and re-energise its base (which it started doing in the GE 2016, but is yet to complete).
Any other coalition (involving Independents) will not be stable, as FG seniors clamour for top brass positions, while the Independents largely want the same. Competition is an unbearable condition for Irish elites that prefer to play a 'spread others' butter on your spuds' game.
Alternatively, the whole circus tent might come down and we might go to the polls once again, comes late 2016 - early 2017, especially if the 'fiscal space' gets shocked a tad.
I'd put 30-35% chance on the GE2016.2.0, an a balance on the FF/FG shotgun marriage, and a 40% change on GE2017. Though, of course, miracles of the parish priest and the publican agreeing with the AIB branch manager down at the pub on where to put that new Centra in town do happen, still... Harmony might be attained.
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Q: Can i break my hardware while manipulating on a virtual machine? Can I damage my hardware if I use bad practice while programming in a virtual machine?
If I manipulate memory incorrectly or change the kernel code, for example, can that damage my hardware?

A: If you poorly use hardware, you could damage your system, however, most machines have built in protection against this.
What you mentioned about changing kernal/OS code could damage the VM, but you'd have to try pretty hard to damage your normal OS doing that.


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Muncie didn't apply for street repair funds
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MUNCIE, Ind. — When the state of Indiana handed out $47 million for road and bridge repairs to Hoosier communities late last month, the city of Muncie received no funds — because it didn't apply for any.
Delaware County government received almost $1 million from the state's Community Crossings fund, which provided street repair funds to communities that could provide matching amounts. But Delaware County's award wouldn't have stopped Muncie from receiving funds, too.
Wayne County and Richmond each received about $1 million, while Anderson and Madison County each got $1 million.
Officials from the Indiana Department of Transportation confirmed to The Star Press this week that Muncie didn't receive any funding because it didn't ask.
"I spoke with INDOT's local program coordinator and she confirmed that INDOT did not receive a Community Crossings grant application from the city of Muncie," INDOT spokesman Scott Manning told The Star Press on Thursday.
Mayor Dennis Tyler acknowledged that the city did not apply for what might have amounted to as much as $1 million in street repair funding.
Asked if he regretted missing out on the money, Tyler said he did not.
"If you look around, I think we're doing very well with grant awards," Tyler said. "I don't see where we're lacking."
The state received more than 1,600 applications from 317 cities, towns and counties statewide, Manning said. Virtually all received some funding, including smaller amounts like $78,233 for Daleville.
Tyler acknowledged in an interview with The Star Press that the city didn't apply for the state funding. He said an application meant that the city would have been "required to have an inventory of streets.... They didn't think our street work would qualify," Tyler added, referring to the state.
Delaware County is using its nearly $1 million for two bridge projects and 37 miles of road repair.
Delaware County gets $1 million for roads, bridges
INDOT did "pretty significant outreach" to urge communities to apply for funds, which were earmarked in Indiana House Bill 1001 and signed by Gov. Mike Pence in March, Manning said.
INDOT held how-to-apply meetings in each of its districts, including the one that includes Muncie, in May and accepted applications for two months in June and July.
"We had strong participation and worked through as many channels as we could," Manning added.
When asked, Tyler didn't say that providing local matching funds was a hindrance. He did tell The Star Press it wasn't a certainty that Muncie would have received funding even if it had applied.
"If you apply, there's no guarantee you'll get it," the mayor said.
But the state said that wasn't the case.
"All the communities that submitted applications did receive funding up to the $1 million cap," Manning said.
Only one of the 1,600 applications received by the state was turned down, Manning said. It was an airport authority, and airports were not eligible for the funding.
Contact Keith Roysdon at 765-213-5828. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
Wayne County, neighbors get $3.6M for roads
13 percent of local bridges deficient
Transportation funds remain unspent years later
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Marijuana withdrawal, while uncomfortable and sometimes frustrating, is not usually life threatening. Someone who experiences marijuana withdrawal should consider marijuana addiction treatment, as those who experience this issue are often heavy abusers of the drug.
Withdrawal occurs when a person becomes dependent on a drug, or when they do not feel normal in the absence of it. This usually occurs when a person has been using marijuana heavily for a while. Withdrawal is the physical and psychological presence of dependence that occurs when the user suddenly stops smoking the drug.
According to the NLM, "Some people get addicted to marijuana after using it for a while." Although the drug can be addictive over time, there are some factors that influence this. The NLM states that it's "more likely to happen if they use marijuana every day, or started using it when they were teenagers." Dependence and withdrawal are not always signs of addiction, but in the case of marijuana abuse, they often go together.
Marijuana withdrawal may involve a period of insomnia.
Marijuana withdrawal can also include depressive symptoms which, depending on the person, can be problematic. There isn't a high risk of suicidal tendencies as determined by studies, but the possibility still exists. Someone who is withdrawing from marijuana should be watched and helped through the process, as it will not be easy to go through alone.
Cravings are also an important part of marijuana withdrawal. The person who is going through withdrawal will have strong cravings for the drug, especially after being a long-time user.
The actions of someone going through marijuana withdrawal will not always be kind or understandable, but it is important to understand and recognize what is happening to them. Irritability is a common symptom, and those going through marijuana withdrawal may not be easy to be around. They will likely be sleep deprived, uncomfortable, and anxious.
According to the NCPIC, "even though these symptoms are not life threatening, they can be distressing enough for the person trying to stop smoking marijuana, to start using again." This is a common occurrence in marijuana addicts who begin the slow process of withdrawal. It is important that they are reminded of why they quit and helped through this difficult time by friends and family. Often, this can be the most helpful aspect toward recovery: a support system made up of loved ones.
As stated by the NIDA, "Although no medications are currently available, recent discoveries about the workings of the endocannabinoid system offer promise for the development of medications to ease withdrawal, block the intoxicating effects of marijuana, and prevent relapse." Medicinal assistance can make withdrawal much easier on the addicted individual. If you are concerned that a friend is going through marijuana withdrawal, make sure not to leave the person alone for long and consider marijuana detox and addiction treatment.


Christmas Party and Dinner: The Arcadian Society will hold its yearly Christmas Party on December 10, 2017 at the Dolphin Restaurant in Natick at 1:30 p.m. The event is FREE to our members plus one guest. Additional guests and non-members fee is $30. Please notify President Peter Lambropoulos at 781-272-4682 or Peter Georgeakopoulos at 617-694-5972, if you plan to attend so that we can reserve space accordingly. Deadline to notify is December 3rd. As always, the Society will reimburse expenses for the children's Christmas gifts up to $20 per child with a receipt.


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Valley Brook Estate is an in-town European-style manor house, expertly restored & updated. The grounds have been transformed into spectacular English gardens that center around the pool & fountains & extend throughout property to each of the two gated entrances. An entertainers dream! Large open rooms, expansive gourmet kitchen, endless terraces.
Please, send me more information on this property: MLS# 2027270 – $2,995,000 – 2120 Valley Brook Rd, Nashville, TN 37215.
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The Jasper Bulldogs proved once again that you cannot make mistakes and beat them. The Bulldogs won the regional final series in two games to punch their ticket to Austin. They won game one 5-4 and game two 8-3.
Jasper used a five-run second inning to hold off a strong Orangefield comeback in game one at Lamar's Vincent Beck field. Jasper used three hits, two walks, one hit batsman and an error to score their runs. After the second inning Bobcat ace Jace Statum only allowed three hits. Statum pitched a complete game while giving up seven hits, walking three, hitting one batter and striking out seven. Orangefield drew first blood in the first inning.
Statum drew a walk and advanced to third on a ball that bounced away from the Jasper catcher, who then threw it into centerfield. Statum then scored on a wild pitch. In the second inning the Bobcats picked up two hits, a single from Corey Huckabay and Austin Scales. Orangefield charged back in the third inning with three runs. Statum led off with a single.
Jonathon DeRamus then hit a grounder that was mishandled by the short stop. Chase Angelle drew a walk to load the bases, and all three move up ninety feet on a wild pitch scoring Statum. Quinton Evans then received a free pass to load the bases again. Huckabay hit into a fielder's choice that put DeRamus out at the plate. A failed pickoff attempt allowed Angelle to score. Huckabay then drew another pickoff attempt, allowing Evans to race home to make it a one run game. The Bobcats were only able to pick up two more hits in the contest, one in the fifth inning by Angelle, and one in the sixth inning by Derrick Evans. Both hits were singles.
In the second game Jasper used a three run first inning, and a five run sixth inning to seal the deal. Chase Angelle absorbed the loss on the hill. He gave up eight hits, walked two and struck out two. The Bobcats had six errors in the contest. The Bobcats offense was led by Jacob Felts who went two for two and drew two walks. Orangefield struck for two runs in the second inning. Quinton Evans was hit by a pitch, followed by a free pass to Kyle Fontenot. Derrick Evans then plated two RBI's with a single. In the third inning the Cats picked up two singles by Felts and Jonathon DeRamus. However, they did not score again until the fifth when they tied the game up at three. DeRamus led off with a single, and advanced to second on a wild pitch. With a base open Felts drew the intentional walk that was followed by an RBI single from Chase Angelle. Corey Huckabay added a single in the frame also. That was all the Bobcats' offense as Jasper put the game away with their five-run sixth inning.
Coach Bennett and the Bobcats did not reach their goal of reaching the state tournament, but they had an amazing run. This season will be talked about for years to come. It started with an undefeated district championship and ended with Coach Bennett reaching a milestone (his 100th win by beating the No. 1 rank team in the state, Robinson). The year also saw three division one signees – Jacob Felts (Texas), Jace Statum (Texas A&M) and Chase Angelle (Lamar) – and a trip to the regional final. These were only a few of the highlights.
Congratulations to Coach Bennett, his staff and the Bobcats. Not only have you made Orangefield proud but all of Orange County also. Thanks for the memories.
1st round bye in the state playoffs.
Area round win over Bryan Rudder.
Regional quarterfinal round win over West Orange Stark.
Regional semifinal round win over # 1 rank Robinson.
Top five runs batted in.


Chloë Sunshine are a Brooklyn-based all girl surf rock band.
They have just released a new single called Want You. It's about that feeling you have when you first meet someone and you absolutely cannot get enough of them. It is a wonderful blend of jangly, shoegazey pop with echoing vocals and Beach Boys style harmonies.
The song can be downloaded for free below and will also be included on the physical cassette Cutoffs that they released earlier this month – available at shows and on their European tour that kicks off at the end of July!


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Q: How to troubleshooot Windows choice loop? setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
:adapterloopstart
echo.
echo please enter the type of adapter you would like to create
echo 1. Host-Only
echo 2. Internal
echo.

set ADAPTYPE=
choice /C:12
if ERRORLEVEL 2 set ADAPTYPE=intnet
goto adapterconfirm
if ERRORLEVEL 1 set ADAPTYPE=hostonly
goto adapterconfirm
REM If you got here, it wasn't 1, 2
goto adapterloopstart
echo %ADAPTYPE%

:adapterconfirm
echo %ADAPTYPE%
set confirmadapter=
set /p confirmadapter=Do you wish to create a "%ADAPTYPE%" network (y,n):
if not '%confirmadapter%'=='' set confirmadapter=%confirmadapter:~0,1%
if '%confirmadapter%'=='y' goto adapterend
if '%confirmadapter%'=='n' goto adapterloopstart
ECHO "%choice%" is not valid, try again
:adapterend

the above code gives the following string:

Do you wish to create a "" network (y,n):

It does not display the variable.
How can I fix this so I know it saved the variable with correct choice for when I wish to re-run this code later so I can get feedback of what's going on?

A: I think this will simplify your logic a bit. Use the choice command to your advantage.
@echo off
:adapterloopstart
cls
echo.
echo Please enter the type of adapter you would like to create
echo 1. Host-Only
echo 2. Internal
echo.

set "ADAPTYPE="
choice /C:12
if ERRORLEVEL 1 set "ADAPTYPE=hostonly"
if ERRORLEVEL 2 set "ADAPTYPE=intnet"

choice /M "Do you wish to create a '%ADAPTYPE%' network:"

if errorlevel 2 goto adapterloopstart

:adapterend


Sometimes in life, challenges are inevitable, this can hurt us and keep us down. But what is important is we stand and fight again, because the only true failure in life is when we decide not to try any more. Keep moving forward and you will reap everything that you work hard for in the end.


Anyway, some of you may know that our dearest Pecan ah ma went for a dental scaling recently.
We knew that Pecan ah ma's scaling was due. But Mummy was rather hesitant as she really did not want to put Pecan under anaesthesia if possible.
However, after consulting with as many as four different vets, Mummy got the consensus that the procedure was a necessity.
Pecan isn't the most cooperative pooch at the vet (she's a pain like me!).
So during the initial consultation, Mummy was told that at least three teeth needed to be extracted.
There might be more, just that the vet couldn't tell as of then.
YAP, they all belonged to Pecan.
Mummy wanted to keep them, so the vet obliged and packed it for us.
While Pecan's bad breath is finally something of the past after the extraction, she is officially toothless.
It's about time someone seriously invented doggy dentures lor.
And ah ma will look like this.
Okay... on second thoughts... bad idea.
Jokes aside, it was really very heartbreaking for Mummy to see Pecan with so few teeth.
Many of the treats that she used to adore were starting to be a chore for her to eat.
And we could see her frustration as she laid on the floor staring at them.
So, Mummy went ahead and contacted Auntie Dionne from Barking Good for a special request - toothless friendly treats just for the bogay ah ma.
Mummy came home with these!
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS SO NOT THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THIS TREAT. IT IS JUST MUMMY BEING SILLY. Auntie Dionne has yet to name them.
Pecan: "Is it just for me?"
Sam: "Say what?! How about me"
With that, she went on to bake these out-of-the-world bites just for Pecan.
Not only do we know what ingredients went into creating this yummy bites, there is absolutely no preservatives or additives present.
As a result, these treats have a rather limited shelf life (up to a week).
But seriously, that is hardly a problem lor.
We also love love LOVE that it comes in the shape of a paw!
I was watching the entire process like a hawk cos to be honest, I wasn't sure if Mummy would offer me any. since these treats were specially created for Pecan.
But lucky for me, I got my fair share.
Guess Ah ma becoming toothless isn't such a bad thing after all.
Thank you Auntie Dionne for making Pecan (and my not-so-little tummy) so happy!
If you've senior pooches like Pecan that can no longer chew on hard treats, why not give these bites a shot!
We're 101% sure they're gonna love it.
Of course, if they don't, please send them this way!
Hihi! May i know which vet does Pecan goes to for dental scaling? recommended?


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Venezuela Assembly Elections: Nicolas Maduro Claims Victory as Opposition Calls for Protests
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According to Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), the turnout in the controversial election for a constituent assembly was 41.5%, a figure disputed by the opposition.
The opposition coalition said 88% of voters abstained and it refused to recognize the election. It also called for more protests on July 31.
July 30 election was marred by violence, with widespread protests and at least 10 people killed.
President Nicolás Maduro hailed the poll as a "vote for the revolution".
Venezuelans were asked to choose the more than 500 representatives who will make up a constituent assembly.
The constituent assembly was convened by Nicolas Maduro to rewrite the existing constitution, which was drafted and passed in 1999 when his mentor, President Hugo Chávez, was in office.
On July 31, the head of the CNE, Tibisay Lucena, announced that there had been an "extraordinary turnout" of more than eight million voters.
She also announced that President Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, was among those elected as representatives, as well as the president's close allies Diosdado Cabello, Iris Varela and Delcy Rodríguez.
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The announcement was met with outrage and derision by the opposition, who boycotted the vote.
Opposition politician Henry Ramos Allup said their figures suggested fewer than 2.5 million Venezuelans had turned out to vote.
With the opposition boycotting the election from the start and not fielding any candidates, it was always less about who would be elected and more about how many Venezuelans would take part in the voting.
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The opposition held an unofficial referendum two weeks before the election asking Venezuelans whether they wanted a constituent assembly at all. According to opposition figures, more than seven million Venezuelans rejected the constituent assembly in that vote.
The opposition urged Venezuelans to stay at home and even some Chavistas (supporters of the socialist movement created by President Hugo Chávez and of which Nicolas Maduro is a part) said they objected to the constituent assembly and would not vote.
There were widespread reports of public sector workers being told by their bosses to go and vote or face being sacked.
How many people turned out was therefore seen as a key indicator of support for the government.
The opposition claims that the figures are unverifiable because a number of procedures which have been in place at previous elections were not followed.
For example, voters' little fingers were not marked with indelible ink to prevent them from trying to vote multiple times.
There were also no independent observers.
However, Tibisay Lucena said voting had proceeded "normally" and that violent outbreaks at a small number of polling stations had been controlled.
Nicolas Maduro convened the constituent assembly on 1 May amid fierce anti-government protests.
The president argued the constituent assembly would promote "reconciliation and peace", however he did not give details of exactly how rewriting the constitution would achieve such broad aims.
Government critics fear that President Maduro wants to use the constituent assembly to maximize his power and cling on to it for longer.
As the constituent assembly will be drawing up a new constitution it has the potential to fundamentally change how Venezuela is run.
The last time a constituent assembly met in 1999, the legislature was suspended while the constitution was debated.
The opposition has called for fresh protests on July 31.
On July 30, at least 10 people were killed in protests across the country, prompting opposition leader Henrique Capriles to speak of a "massacre".
Despite a government ban on protests and the threat of jail terms of up to 10 years for anyone disrupting the electoral process, streets were barricaded and a number of polling stations attacked ahead of the vote.
Tensions are likely to increase further on July 31 and ahead of the swearing-in of the constituent assembly members on August 2.
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro Wants to Resume Talks with Opposition
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said he wants to resume talks with the opposition.
Nicolas Maduro also said he wanted local elections to take place.
The president's comments came as another large demonstration is planned for April 24 after three weeks of tense protests across the country.
Demonstrators have been calling for presidential elections due next year to be brought forward and for Nicolas Maduro to step down.
The 2016 negotiations between the opposition and the government broke down when the opposition accused Nicolas Maduro of breaking agreements and using the talks to buy time.
Image source Wikimedia
Speaking during his Sunday TV program, Nicolas Maduro endorsed the idea of elections for mayors and state governors but did not mention a vote at presidential level.
"Elections – yes, I want elections now," the president said.
"That is what I say as the head of state, and as the head of government."
Elections for state governors were to have taken place in December 2016, and local mayoral elections are due this year.
April 22 saw silent marches across Venezuela as protestors, wearing white, showed their respect for around 20 people who have died in recent demonstrations.
Human rights campaigners say more than 1,000 people were detained during recent disturbances and over 700 are still in detention.
The opposition blames the government for a severe economic crisis which has left Venezuela with shortages of food, basic goods and medicine.
The protests were sparked by an attempt by the government-controlled Supreme Court to assume some powers of the opposition-dominated Congress.
Venezuela Criticizes 11 Latin American Countries for Rude Interference
Venezuela has criticized a joint communiqué by 11 Latin American countries calling on its government to "guarantee the right to peaceful protest".
Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez labeled the communiqué is a "rude meddling".
The 11 countries also condemned the death of six people in Venezuela's anti-government marches this month.
Venezuela's opposition is planning a mass protest for April 19.
The government has called on its supporters to hold rival marches.
Venezuela is deeply divided between those who support the government of the socialist President Nicolas Maduro and those who blame him for the economic crisis and want him gone from power.
There has been a series of anti-government protests in Caracas and other major cities, as well as marches by government supporters.
In their joint statement, the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay rejected the violence, which led to the deaths of six people during the recent demonstrations.
The Latin American countries called on President Nicolas Maduro "to prevent any violence against protesters" and also called on opposition groups "to exercise their right to demonstrate responsibly so that the day remains peaceful with people expressing themselves calmly".
They also called on the Venezuela government to quickly set dates for elections to be held "to solve the grave crisis which Venezuela is experiencing and which worries the region".
Regional elections originally due to be held in December 2016 were postponed by the electoral council to 2017, but a date has not yet been set.
Municipal elections are also due to be held in 2017.
Minister Delcy Rodriguez also wrote that "these governments misuse international law to back interventionism in Venezuela to attempt to govern the country from abroad".
Delcy Rodriguez ended a series of tweets by saying that "there is no imperialist force in this world which can defeat the sovereign people of Venezuela".
Venezuela: Rival Demonstrations Held In Caracas
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in rival marches in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.
Anti-government protesters called for President Nicolas Maduro's removal.
Opposition blames Nicolas Maduro for the country's economic crisis and accuse the electoral commission of delaying a referendum that could shorten his stay in power.
The president, whose supporters also rallied in huge numbers, accused the opposition of trying to stage a coup.
The government said the opposition had failed to attract the one million people they were expecting in their march, in what the authorities dubbed the "Takeover of Caracas".
Nicolas Maduro said at a rally in central Caracas: "The nation has triumphed. They wanted to intimidate the people but the people are here.
"We have defeated an attempted coup that tried to fill Venezuela and Caracas with violence, death."
Opposition leaders said their protest had gathered at least their anticipated one million people.
Opposition politician Jesus Torrealba said: "We have shown to the world the importance of Venezuela and how much it wants change."
Protesters said they had enough of the policies of the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
A small group of protesters clashed with riot police as the peaceful rally ended.
In the run-up to the march, a number of opposition politicians were detained.
The opposition hopes the march will pressure the electoral authorities into allowing them to launch the second petition needed to trigger Nicolas Maduro's recall referendum as soon as possible.
Venezuela issues new protest regulation allowing troops to open fire
Venezuela has issued new protest rules allowing troops to open fire if they feel their lives are at risk during demonstrations.
The new regulation specifies a scaled approach to maintaining public order, up to and including the use of deadly force.
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said the changes were made in response to three months of violent protests last year.
Citizen rights groups in Venezuela say the new rules are "dangerously vague".
Vladimir Padrino Lopez said the aim was to establish a protocol to help train and improve troops' responses to public protests.
However, the minister said the rules had been written as "a profound response to human rights, to life and to protesters".
The Venezuelan ombudsman, Tarek Williams Saab, said the regulations were "very clear on the progressive and differentiated use of force" and the aim was "to protect human rights and rights in demonstrations".
Photo AFP/Getty Images
He was responding to a series of criticisms from civic groups.
Marcela Maspero of the National Workers Union called the plans "a direct threat to the working class.
"It is the workers who have been the main participants in the social protests in the country in the last few years."
She said the country was going through hard economic times, and there had been protests about the serious problems in the food supply chain and increases in the price of petrol.
Marcela Maspero felt the government was publishing these rules as "a warning" to the workers.
Civil rights groups pointed out that the ruling was unconstitutional because the Constitution expressly forbids the use of firearms to control peaceful demonstrations.
Rocio San Miguel, who works for the NGO Control Ciudadano (Citizen Control) was quoted by the French news agency AFP as saying it was right to regulate how soldiers behaved but the new regulations were "dangerously vague and controversial".
The rules were published a few days before the anniversary of the start of three months of anti-government protests last year in several cities in which at least 40 people died, including police and protestors.
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Venezuela admits military excesses during deadly protests
Venezuela's military has admitted it committed "some excesses" during weeks of political unrest that have left 41 people dead.
The military's strategic command chief, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez, said they were investigating 97 officers and police staff for "cruelty and torture".
However, Vladimir Padrino Lopez stressed these were less than 1% of all officers.
Security forces have been accused of human rights abuse during the almost daily anti-government protests.
"We are able to say that 97 [officers] are being investigated by prosecutors for cruelty, for torture," Gen. Vladimir Padrino Lopez said.
General Vladimir Padrino Lopez insists the security forces of President Nicolas Maduro respect the rule of law
"That represents only 0.4% of the force," he told Venevision television.
The protests have left at least 41 people killed and hundreds more injured on both sides.
The Venezuelan opposition and human rights activists accuse the security forces of repression and using heavy-handed tactics.
However, Vladimir Padrino Lopez insisted the security forces were acting "in accordance with the rule of law".
"No soldiers have received orders to hurt anyone, harass or end the life of a Venezuelan," he said.
On Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro met opposition leaders in crisis talks aimed at quelling more than two months of protests.
The demonstrations began over high levels of crime, rising inflation and shortages of basic foods, but have since grown into a wide opposition movement.
Venezuela remains sharply divided between supporters and opponents of Nicolas Maduro, who narrowly beat his bitter rival, opposition leader Henrique Capriles to the presidency last year.
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Mario Vargas Llosa to join Venezuela's anti-Maduro protests
Mario Vargas Llosa has announced he will travel to Venezuela to back anti-Maduro groups.
The Peruvian Nobel Prize winning author accused President Nicolas Maduro of trying to install a "Cuban-inspired dictatorship" in Venezuela.
Mario Vargas Llosa, 78, said that all Latin American countries would be under threat if Nicolas Maduro succeeded.
At least 39 people have been killed in nearly three months of protests.
Mario Vargas Llosa has announced he will travel to Venezuela to back anti-Maduro groups
The victims come from both sides of the political divide, with hundreds of thousands of people also taking to the streets to support the government.
The unrest began in western Venezuela on February 4 and grew into a nationwide movement denouncing the economic crisis, high inflation, crime and police brutality.
Nicolas Maduro says the protests are part of a right-wing plot backed by the US to oust his democratically elected government.
Mario Vargas Llosa said he was going to travel to Venezuela on April 15 to attend a conference organized by an opposition think-tank, Cedice.
"I will go with other liberals to lend our support and show our solidarity to those who are putting a big fight against the dictatorship of Maduro," he said.
Mario Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America's most acclaimed writers.
He is also known for his strong political views, including his opposition to the Cuban government and political oppression in China.
The author has previously said he wanted his 1969 novel Conversation in the Cathedral to show "how a dictatorial and authoritarian government corrupts all the society".
Mario Vargas Llosa ran for president of Peru in 1990 but lost to Alberto Fujimori in a run-off.
Nicolas Maduro: Venezuela protests killed at least 50 people
The number of deaths which can be connected to two weeks of anti-government protests in Venezuela has risen above 50, President Nicolas Maduro has said.
Official estimates put the number killed in clashes at 13.
Nicolas Maduro has blamed the violence on fascist groups.
The president was speaking ahead of a meeting intended to put an end to the unrest, sparked by anger at high inflation, rampant crime and food shortages.
But the main opposition coalition has refused to attend, calling it a farce.
"We will not lend ourselves to a sham dialogue that would end in a mockery of our compatriots," the bloc's vice-president, Jorge Arreaza, told reporters.
The number of deaths which can be connected to two weeks of anti-government protests in Venezuela has risen above 50, President Nicolas Maduro has said
On Monday, Venezuela's Attorney General Luisa Ortega said 13 people had died in protest-related violence. At the time, opposition groups said the number of dead was at least 15.
Speaking at a pro-government rally staged by farmers outside the presidential palace, Nicolas Maduro said there were "more than 50 dead as a result of road blocks and barricades".
"Yesterday, an 84-year-old lady died in eastern Caracas because she was held up at a road block for three hours and died in her family's car of a heart attack," he said.
He did not further clarify his reasons for giving a steep increase in the death toll.
Elsewhere in Caracas, hundreds of people, mostly women, led by the wife of imprisoned opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez protested against the government's handling of the demonstrations.
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Venezuela: Violent clashes at Caracas march
Police and opposition demonstrators have clashed in Venezuela at the end of a march that gathered tens of thousands of people in Caracas.
Several people were injured, as police fired tear gas and activists hurled stones in the Altamira district.
Supporters of left-wing President Nicolas Maduro marched in central Caracas and other cities.
Ten people have now died in nearly two weeks of protests, which Nicolas Maduro has called a coup attempt.
Nicolas Maduro says the violence is part of a strategy devised by right-wing groups, with the support of the US, to destabilize his government.
"We have a strong democracy. What we don't have in Venezuela is a democratic opposition," Nicolas Maduro told thousands of his supporters in Caracas.
Police and opposition demonstrators have clashed in Venezuela at the end of a march that gathered tens of thousands of people in Caracas
Nicolas Maduro was elected last April, following the death of Hugo Chavez, who was in office for 14 years.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles, who was defeated in last year's presidential election, led a march in the capital.
He spoke against the arrest, on Tuesday, of fellow opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, accused by the government of inciting violence.
Henrique Capriles called on his supporters to carry on protesting, but to avoid any form of violence.
"There are millions of reasons to protest, there are so many problems, so many people suffering. But his movement we have built must be different," he said.
The opposition's main grievances are rampant crime, high inflation and the shortage of many staples. It blames the economic problems on the left-wing policies of the past 15 years.
Opposition demonstrators also took part in marches in western Tachira and Merida states.
The current wave of protests began on 12 February. Three people were shot dead at the end of those marches in Caracas by unknown gunmen.
Daily protests have been held in Caracas for the past 11 days.
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A next-generation departmental imaging platform called Impax Agility, manufactured by Agfa Healthcare (Mortsel, Belgium), is a departmental imaging platform developed to enhance and advance productivity, efficiency, reduce cost, and deliver high quality outcomes.
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The system streamlines navigation with a dynamic user interface and native diagnostic tools to support enhanced productivity. A powerful task-based workflow engine helps to make sure that users follow the proper, necessary steps for each procedure and circumstance, from ordering to result distribution. This enables the hospital in meeting regulatory obligations and workflow best practices, in addition to improving clinical communication through mobile applications (apps).
"Agility is much more than a PACS; it is a modern IT [information technology] platform with an innovative approach to consolidate and simplify IT integration efforts, which supports our vision of cost-saving image management across the healthcare continuum," said vice president and global head of imaging informatics, Agfa HealthCare, James Jay.


With the Intune update at Week of November 26, 2018 there is a new way to create a Delivery optimization (DO) in Intune. Before that update is was only possible to create DO settings in Windows Update for Business policy (WUfB). Now we can create it as a standard Intune Windows 10 profile so that we can leverage on DO for other things then Windows Update like the Intune Win32 app content.
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Then you just need to assign the DO profile to a user or device group.
Thanks for the update. What's the benefit from using this method from the old way?
Hello Per, thanks for the update.
we have another scenario that we need to update about 3,000 windows 10 tablets to Windows 10 1803 os version, those devices come with different old windows 10 versions.
my question is what is the best scenario to update those tablets.


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Any Interest in Union College Authentic Jerseys?
Got my Frozen Four patch today from Classic MN Hockey (seems kind of small to me, but I have no experience with these patches).
While it was a good price, I think it is worth noting that the communication and shipping speed from them was absolutely horrible.
I ordered on 6/27 and got an order confirmation, but then heard nothing. I sent a polite email asking for an update on 7/7 (10 days after I ordered). I didn't get any kind of actual response from them, but they sent a shipping confirmation, and did send it out that day. It was in a plain manila envelope, with some crumpled paper that did absolutely nothing and was unnecessary.
Overall, it obviously could have been much worse, but I just wonder how long it would have taken them to actually send the patch if I hadn't sent a message asking for an update.
Just figured I'd post this in case anyone else hasn't got their shipping info yet on these. Send them an e-mail and apparently they'll mail it.
I ordered mine June 29th, wasn't shipped til July 7th but I never sent an email. To be honest, I kind of forgot I ordered it hahah. Sent July 7th and got it today July 9th and I too thought it was kind of small but like you I also have no experience with patches. My plain manila envelope was actually open in my mailbox like the adhesiveness wore off or something but luckily the patch was still in there.
Patch size is fine on them. They'll look proper when on a jersey. They aren't big honkers like SCF patches.
That's kind of what I figured.
Just for reference...the top pic is of a game-worn 2011 Frozen Four jersey. Second pic is my authentic Sioux jersey with a 2011 patch from VMH stitched on, 2014 patch laying loose next to it (also from VMH)...identical size in person. You can see the patch is a perfect fit. He supposedly gets them straight from the same source as the on-ice patches.
Thanks! One day I'll post 'em all up. Got another half dozen Sioux jerseys on the way.
Latest update says they'll be done in about a week or two.
Yea. I'm definitely not impressed.
It's been less than two months. If they're a week or two around the corner, you guys are way ahead of the game as far as turnaround from when the order was submitted. Whomever quoted you on turnaround time maybe didn't know what they were talking about but I assure you that two months is very quick for small orders like this.
Keep in mind, Gemini is super busy at the moment doing numerous league jerseys for real teams and they are understaffed for the amount of volume that they do.
It was Gemini that gave us the turnaround time quote (through our contact at Union).
And them being busy with jerseys for real teams is exactly my problem. It's only going to get worse from here on out.
I don't have a problem with it taking two months. I have a problem with companies not being honest about their expected turnaround time.
Last year I placed an order with a company that usually had about a 3 month turnaround time....only took 'em 10 months.
Their 2011 patch is actually pretty far off from the real thing. Which is weird because most of the other ones are as close as you can get.
I expect another week (still within their last timeframe) to two weeks update shortly.
Well that ruined my day...thanks.
I wouldn't count on getting the Kings jersey back soon, lol.
Well, you might get lucky but I've had a jersey there since the beginning of June that they haven't touched yet. When I stopped by there the first week of July they were very busy working on some new contract jobs that will probably take them through August, so I'm not expecting anything soon. For both our sakes, I hope I'm wrong.
You might want to swing by and check in again, apparently it's my lucky day. I received an email today stating the jersey was done and will be shipped back to me.


Use the love of sweets to learn math and fractions.
Try it…It is…a piece of cake!
In this delicious fraction game, each player is trying to make 4 whole cakes by spinning for pieces and trading slices with friends. Be the first to make 4 whole cakes and not only are you full, you win!


Hello, sweet bloggy friends! Welcome to the TFT ( Thursday Favorite Things) blog link party. This weeks party is a well-deserved hug to all your "hostesses with the mostesses "( wink). Every week your lovely co-hostesses share the party on their blogs and feature some of your lovely blog posts. So, it is with sincere gratitude that I shine a light on their posts from last week. Did you miss last week's party? Please click here to see what you missed.
This week's theme is Hostesses Mostesses Just a reminder when you share your posts each week nobody knows what the theme is. I will share some of your wonderful posts as features at the TFT party. Fun, right? Please remember to leave a comment with your link number after you add your blog post to the list. All of your hostesses share features every week too. You have 9 opportunities to be featured. Please remember to pin from the original blogs, so the blogger whos shared gets the credit. But, I invite you to pin my feature collage, wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
Nina shared her life and family travel in her post on a rainy autumn day.
Marilyn always shares so much yumminess. Her serving this week post is sure to be delish.
Angelina shared her pretty Autumn front porch. I love those blue pumpkins, don't you?
Bev and Theresa are blog party Queens! Bev also host's a Wednesday Party and Theresa's blog is all things TFT!
Amber took us on a Fall Porch Tour. Her porch looks lovely and the hammered copper planter is wonderful!
Linda shared a fun bit of craftiness a pineapple pumpkin!
Pam shared tips for choosing a family pet. This is such a sweet photo.
*Important- Inlinkz has implemented a new policy when you add your link to the list you need to click the little square boxes about their policies on the bottom right.
Beautiful pics! I'm #48 Happy Fall Y'all!
I liked the array of your features. I've joined at #72 this week.
Hi! I am numbers 89 and 90 this week. Thank you!
We love all the hostesses, and are so thankful for you all!
Oh, BTW, I'm at 97 and 98 this week, Katherine!
Thanks so much for hosting each week!! My link ups for this week are #95, 99 and 102!!
Katie, I enjoyed you shining a light on the hostesses so much. Have a wonderful Thursday! I am links 14 and 16.
Aww, what a cute pup! Thanks for hosting the linkup!
Im excited for fall, great features today Katie!! Have a great weekend!
Thank you ladies for hosting another wonderful link party!
Thank you for the link up! I'm #149 this week.
What a wonderful party….I'm clicking like crazy to see yummy foods and more. I'm linking up #273, #274, and #275. Thanks for hosting!!!
I enjoyed all of your Features! Thanks for being such a lovely hostess and friend!
Thank you so much for the feature and hosting Katherine! The hammered copper pot is an expensive faux copper plastic pot from Walmart! Love it!
Thank you for featuring the hostesses, Katherine! I love seeing the picture of my girl with our Sunny dog!


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Listen: Billy, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi River discussed on Digital Hospitality: A Cali BBQ Media Podcast
"Gets young. Oh my gosh. I love that story. I appreciate you sharing that. I mean in the restaurant. Business if you're open for one day. It's an accomplishment if you're open for any more than one day but we all have stories like that and it. It's crazy how much i mean. I always talk about it. You have to run a marathon just to get a restaurant open and then you realize you've run the marathon and it hasn't even started the race hasn't even started actually have to run the business. Now you actually have to get people to come in and pay for all the lights in the electricity on the payroll and everything else that you're trying to accomplish. At which point did you make this shift. Because did you built like the original barbecue pit. That was in your restaurant. That was how that was the birth of old hickory pits. it was So back and there was no modern technology at all and you only had two choices you use barrel or a fit and so i thought well this be stupid if a maryland said beautiful historic building made out of red. So i've made it a the outbreaks in that found some antique Gets the patina of the brexit. Were on the building and made it looked like it was supposed to be there Wide and five eighty and three stories. Tall as billy had three floors on it so he had to go up through the floors with big slough and that took control the temperature inside. That player was a damper. You open it up. It would increase the airflow in in the heat so in decor than new clothes and that would Moderate temperature which worked fine as long as the Remember to do that. That's unfortunately ask. So they the actual true beginning of electric. It's the idea of billy. Bits came about the third time. The firetrucks game on fire trucks came brian down down. Cape girardeau right on the mississippi river and we're belch out all these parts planes and at over the risks of all the other big so start a fire. There was just so much smoke as i read. It certainly changed my hair color cutler. Made you rethink the restaurant business. That's hilarious so did you call the fire department or does someone call the fire department on the phone okay. That's going to be a better idea of the story. Steer panic so then so through. The panic comes inspiration inspiration. I mean. I love how entrepreneur. I think it's you know you never know where the inspiration has to think that you know forty seven years later you have barbecue pits. In all the greatest restaurants all the amount of the footprint that old hickory has on the barbecue world. The restaurant world the culinary world. It's so impressive. So impressive to go to cape girardeau to where you guys. You have so much love for what you're doing for the craft of barbecue and it's something that gene when we first met jean and he told us you know if you wanna learn how to barbecue the right way. We'll teach you and you can add some barbecue menu items to your to your restaurant. I said sure and once we started doing it and started using the old hickory pit to slow cooked ribs and slow cooked brisket. All of a sudden we fell in love with the craft of barbecue. But we fell in love with your brand. We fell in love with the dependability of having something done where every single day we could work on being a little bit better a little bit better making brisk a little bit better at making ribs and over time that story will will go throughout not just our village but all throughout san diego and then now that we're doing media goes all throughout the word world for you looking back seeing from those fire calls to go. Well maybe this isn't the restaurant business. Maybe there's a different business. How do you get from fire call to. Let's make a pivot and let's start to come up with what ultimately became hickory pits. Thank the real impetus was the necessity of perpetuating business on spent a lotta time all the money adnan so the open so it's not like just okay. I guess i've had enough of this move onto something else. It's like jay and so there was a struggle for a long long time to make make the transition into any kind of a reliable. How many years in was it was years. Wave modify here and there and so on delete forty seven years later we still modifying our equipment to tweak it. Prove it all that how did you. What what year did you make the switch where you are a barbecue restaurant to were all hickory. Pits like would no longer a restaurant. I'm gonna take that was about seven years seven years in somebody takeover the restaurant or did you close the restaurant until later i i held onto the restaurant for about Fifteen years okay. And that and if both the restaurant and manufacturing pits and that got to be a twenty four seven hour proposition so i gotta go and And point what is back with the restaurant. Sports develop Casual atmosphere and it's the our review so the situation would have been. I wanna do a chain of barbecue. Licensed or do. I wanted to do the yoga equipment. Yeah my choice was the equipment route for multiple rees because it wasn't an easy decision to the restaurant. Business fun business. And it's a you know you have haven't made a decide year twenty seven years old in a bar. I know i know all about it. So that's kinda can also be a betterment to progress to the against one of the most compelling danes was Friday afternoons because On friday afternoon in the restaurant business. Well everybody i knew was getting dressed up. I was stressed out. That's good. I've never heard that before is absolute truth of the restaurant. Business right there absolutely and and and that's a commitment. That restaurant estimate yes guest richer. We work whenever."
Digital Hospitality: A Cali BBQ Media Podcast
Billy, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi River discussed on Digital Hospitality: A Cali BBQ Media Podcast
Billy Cape Girardeau Mississippi River Cutler Maryland Brian Jean San Diego JAY Rees
Gets young. Oh my gosh. I love that story. I appreciate you sharing that. I mean in the restaurant. Business if you're open for one day. It's an accomplishment if you're open for any more than one day but we all have stories like that and it. It's crazy how much i mean. I always talk about it. You have to run a marathon just to get a restaurant open and then you realize you've run the marathon and it hasn't even started the race hasn't even started actually have to run the business. Now you actually have to get people to come in and pay for all the lights in the electricity on the payroll and everything else that you're trying to accomplish. At which point did you make this shift. Because did you built like the original barbecue pit. That was in your restaurant. That was how that was the birth of old hickory pits. it was So back and there was no modern technology at all and you only had two choices you use barrel or a fit and so i thought well this be stupid if a maryland said beautiful historic building made out of red. So i've made it a the outbreaks in that found some antique Gets the patina of the brexit. Were on the building and made it looked like it was supposed to be there Wide and five eighty and three stories. Tall as billy had three floors on it so he had to go up through the floors with big slough and that took control the temperature inside. That player was a damper. You open it up. It would increase the airflow in in the heat so in decor than new clothes and that would Moderate temperature which worked fine as long as the Remember to do that. That's unfortunately ask. So they the actual true beginning of electric. It's the idea of billy. Bits came about the third time. The firetrucks game on fire trucks came brian down down. Cape girardeau right on the mississippi river and we're belch out all these parts planes and at over the risks of all the other big so start a fire. There was just so much smoke as i read. It certainly changed my hair color cutler. Made you rethink the restaurant business. That's hilarious so did you call the fire department or does someone call the fire department on the phone okay. That's going to be a better idea of the story. Steer panic so then so through. The panic comes inspiration inspiration. I mean. I love how entrepreneur. I think it's you know you never know where the inspiration has to think that you know forty seven years later you have barbecue pits. In all the greatest restaurants all the amount of the footprint that old hickory has on the barbecue world. The restaurant world the culinary world. It's so impressive. So impressive to go to cape girardeau to where you guys. You have so much love for what you're doing for the craft of barbecue and it's something that gene when we first met jean and he told us you know if you wanna learn how to barbecue the right way. We'll teach you and you can add some barbecue menu items to your to your restaurant. I said sure and once we started doing it and started using the old hickory pit to slow cooked ribs and slow cooked brisket. All of a sudden we fell in love with the craft of barbecue. But we fell in love with your brand. We fell in love with the dependability of having something done where every single day we could work on being a little bit better a little bit better making brisk a little bit better at making ribs and over time that story will will go throughout not just our village but all throughout san diego and then now that we're doing media goes all throughout the word world for you looking back seeing from those fire calls to go. Well maybe this isn't the restaurant business. Maybe there's a different business. How do you get from fire call to. Let's make a pivot and let's start to come up with what ultimately became hickory pits. Thank the real impetus was the necessity of perpetuating business on spent a lotta time all the money adnan so the open so it's not like just okay. I guess i've had enough of this move onto something else. It's like jay and so there was a struggle for a long long time to make make the transition into any kind of a reliable. How many years in was it was years. Wave modify here and there and so on delete forty seven years later we still modifying our equipment to tweak it. Prove it all that how did you. What what year did you make the switch where you are a barbecue restaurant to were all hickory. Pits like would no longer a restaurant. I'm gonna take that was about seven years seven years in somebody takeover the restaurant or did you close the restaurant until later i i held onto the restaurant for about Fifteen years okay. And that and if both the restaurant and manufacturing pits and that got to be a twenty four seven hour proposition so i gotta go and And point what is back with the restaurant. Sports develop Casual atmosphere and it's the our review so the situation would have been. I wanna do a chain of barbecue. Licensed or do. I wanted to do the yoga equipment. Yeah my choice was the equipment route for multiple rees because it wasn't an easy decision to the restaurant. Business fun business. And it's a you know you have haven't made a decide year twenty seven years old in a bar. I know i know all about it. So that's kinda can also be a betterment to progress to the against one of the most compelling danes was Friday afternoons because On friday afternoon in the restaurant business. Well everybody i knew was getting dressed up. I was stressed out. That's good. I've never heard that before is absolute truth of the restaurant. Business right there absolutely and and and that's a commitment. That restaurant estimate yes guest richer. We work whenever.


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PAX Aus 2019 Highlight – Conan Chop Chop
The highlight of my PAX adventures is always the time spent getting to explore the PAX Rising floor as well as getting to enjoy all the new and interesting home grown games. The fact we're seeing more and more independent game developers coming into being means that Australia is ensuring its inclusion within the world-wide gaming community. I was lucky enough to sample several fun indie games at the Government of South Australia's booth this year with one game in particular being my top pick – Conan Chop Chop.
Conan Chop Chop is a rogue-like, dungeon crawler adventure game that can be played either by yourself or in a group via local co-op, and online multiplayer. When talking to one of the developers they said "think of the game as a cross between The Binding of Isaac, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past", obviously my curiosity was piqued. After taking some time to discuss the interesting origins of Conan Chop Chop we got right into the gameplay.
The start of the game allowed you to choose between four barbarians, with Conan (of course) being among the four. From here we dropped into the middle of the main town and were encouraged to start exploring our surroundings before making our way into the wilderness. The controller handling and presentation felt very much like the old-school Zelda games with an overhead perspective and simplistic controls for movement and attack. Each of the four characters had their own respective weapons, each with their own strength and area of attack, so it was wise to pick a team that could work well in co-op.
While playing, I was able to obtain new weapons and amour thanks to the loot I obtained from both slain monsters and environmental obstacles (heaps of smashed pots), making me even more of a badass barbarian. As we played on I was fondly reminded of the classic Golden Axe games I used to on the Sega Mega Drive, my nostalgia levels were rising, and so was my enjoyment. After unsuccessfully attempting a raid of the first of four dungeons I was bummed that the game had ended but was excited to hear Conan Chop Chop was only a few months away from release.
Originally intended for release this year in August on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and Steam, Conan Chop Chop pushed back their release date to early next year (Q1 2020), so that they could implement an online multiplayer option. The game lends itself very well to couch co-op and will definitely be one of those games I grab online once it's available. For anyone looking for their next party game, Conan Chop Chop is one I can't recommend highly enough with its randomised world and dungeon creator, so each play through will be just as fun and unique as the one before it.
Kieren Munn
A typical gaymer, I enjoy most RPG's, Platformers, and Fighting games. I started gaming early with Sonic the Hedgehog, Mortal Kombat and Alex the Kidd on my Sega Mega Drive. This started a "healthy" obsession that has spanned 5 generations of consoles, and I won't be stopping anytime soon.
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