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The Music Room is a spacious room with customized platforms for orchestra and choir rehearsals. The space is divided into a classroom area and a performance area. It is equipped with an interactive whiteboard, sound system and wi-fi for direct streaming of music and music video clips. There is also a computer with internet access and music software for music notation, composition and sequencing. The extensive music library including CDs, LPs, tapes and music books is a great resource for projects and independent research. Students have access to a wide variety of musical instruments including guitars, a piano, keyboards, a complete drum set and professional drums, including snare drums and bass drums.
The full professional playback system comprises of a CD player/recorder, LP player, tape-player and recorder which is utilized during performance and practice. The sound system has two professional mixing consoles with power amplified speakers, monitors and microphones.
The Art Rooms are fully equipped for creative artwork, with generously sized tables, cupboards for storage, easels for canvas work and a double sink for prep work. The rooms are ideally situated to capture plenty of light and are decorated with displays of students’ work to create bright, inspirational workspaces.


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Ride the waves - go with the flow of life.
If the bride's addicted to adrenaline and adventure, a Barcelona wakeboarding hen weekend will really amp up the fun! There's much more to this gorgeous city than dazzling Barceloneta beach and La Rambla!
Tell us when you're over and we'll get you all booked in for one out of wakeboarding at a fantastic water sports park just 15 minutes drive from Barca city centre. The price includes equipment hire and safety gear. Your job? Just turn up and get in the water!
A mash up of water skiing, snowboarding and surfing, wakeboarding is big in Barcelona. Activities for your hen party don't get much wetter, wilder or more fun! The rush of zipping across the water on a board is intense and massively addictive. Brush up your skills or just show off to the crowds if you're up to doing things like steering and basic moves like 180s, grabs and board slides. Either way, you'll have great fun board riding over the dazzling blue waters of the Med.
Go on - do something epic on your last single weekend. Wakeboarding will make you feel like your own personal superhero on her holibobs.

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Our most recent Listening Project participants identified racism and racial tension as an obstacle in the community. Ideastream then partnered with Baldwin Wallace University's Community Research Institute to look deeper into that subject in a survey completed this past winter.
Plus, Cleveland implements a new ordinance aimed at regulating drones in the city.
Then, the latest on a electric rate hike plan for Ohio customers.
Is Racism a Problem in Northeast Ohio?

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Plotting functions for posterior analysis, model checking, and MCMC diagnostics. The package is designed not only to provide convenient functionality for users, but also a common set of functions that can be easily used by developers working on a variety of R packages for Bayesian modeling, particularly (but not exclusively) packages interfacing with 'Stan'.
Please use the canonical form https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=bayesplot to link to this page.

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text: 'Early Sunshine' (Vivian Grapes, R. 1954). Seedling #1052. DB, height 6" (15 cm). Very early bloom. Yellow bitone; orange beards. 'Burchfield' X 'Carpathia'. Franklin 1955.

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Want to work for Vonality?
Salary: Internship (unpaid with potential for commission and bonus structure) - with potential to be hired full time after 3 months; or Paid - to be discussed based on experience and expectations.
Managing Client's Marketing Campaigns on a daily basis.
Making sure that the Client's message and brand is best represented and approved through all online and print materials, PR and Social Media Marketing.
This person will be responsible for working with the creative director to communicate the client's Marketing and Brand requirements.
Helping out with item and experience descriptions, copywriting for main auction pages and promotional materials.
This person will report to the Vice President, Marketing & Sales Long Term Potential: A permanent position within Vonality with incredible room for growth.
Work closely with the client or the Vonality client representative at the design stage to ask and answer questions in regards to website objectives, target audience, leading competitors, etc.
Have you ever wanted to be in charge of your own luxury magazine? How about building a unique media property?
Are you entrepreneurial, with a strong drive and determination to succeed? Are you looking for more then just a 9-5 job?
We are looking for a Chief Editor and Portal Web Manager to manage and run a high profile luxury web portal for high profile brands and buyers. We are looking for you to manage and direct the day-to-day operations, formulate and write content, develop the brand, deliver on the content strategy and research and write articles. You will also identify and work with vendors/advertisers and partners to bring them onto the site and engage them. You will be responsible for all the day-to-day needs and requirements of the business and eventually grow the team to support the needs of the business. You will report directly to the CEO.
You must be a self-starter with strong organizational and communication skills. You must have the drive and passion to take an online media property and grow the business.
You will be part of a dynamic company but will be responsible for the overall growth and success of the portal, building the team and driving the business.
You will develop & manage the strategy, manage the brand, write the content and make the calls to vendors.
You will need to identify and manage 3rd party bloggers and external writers.
You will manage a hub and spoke content delivery model to quickly identify and ramp up content from global sources and writers to create a vibrant and exciting content base for the Site.
You will merchandise the site, taking on the overall responsibility of directing the look and feel, ensuring content is relevant, fresh and presented with the most accurate of detail. Our in house design will deliver on your vision- but you will be responsible for the overall brand/look and feel. competitors, etc.
(If you have the passion, desire and drive to succeed, but do not have the experience or are a new graduate this may be a great opportunity. Please apply- but remember you must demonstrate your passion for the industry. We are not looking for people who have never worked/volunteered in a similar industry or if their experience is very distant to the skills we require).
We are looking at a variety of compensation strategies, including full time & Internship. You will be a critical part of the team and people look for a 9-5 job need not apply. Please let us know your compensation requirements and what you are prepared to do for the opportunity of a lifetime. Please submit your resume and cover letter.
Editorial unpaid internship for the whole summer commitment, which may be extended this Sept with pay.
You will write for a high profile luxury e-zine. You will create a summer editorial plan and take the lead in executing the content, managing the site design and overseeing the content strategy.
You must have excellent writing skills and be able to edit or rewrite last minutes press releases, blogs and in house writing projects.
If you know how to use Wordpress, Twitter and are energetic, personable and driven you got this position.
Please submit your resume along with sample writing. Serious inquiries only and must be available for an interview.

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This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Tropical Africa to Chad.
Perianth tube red, lobes green.
A poorly known species, often confused with T. bangwensis which is similar in habit.
Perianth red; with yellowish green lobes.
in Verh. Akad. Wetensch. Amst. Afd. Natuurk., sect. 2, 29: 108 (1933).

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You know your business and we know philanthropy. Partner with us to manage your corporate philanthropy program so you can focus on what you do best.
Giving through the Community Foundation offers tax advantages, eliminates recordkeeping and administrative hassles, and gives your business access to the guidance of our professional staff for both grantmaking and gift planning.
If you own your own business, have substantial holdings in closely held stocks, or are charged with managing your corporation’s charitable giving, you can establish a corporate fund in your company’s name with a donation of $10,000 or more.
Donate cash or other business assets. Contributions are tax deductible and you can make additional donations at any time.
Recommend grant recipients. We will handle all administrative paperwork, legal and audit fees, and correspondence with grant recipients.
Make a bigger impact. Our efficient administration of your giving program means more of your charitable resources are directed into the community.
Corporate Philanthropy Champions are corporations or local businesses that recognize philanthropy as a necessary leadership function and support Central Carolina Community Foundation’s philanthropic mission.
We're learning from others but also want to be an example, and our charitable fund is part of that. A fund with the Community Foundation gives you options to smooth out your future giving and gives you options to look at the consequences of taxes, which I think is really important for small business people.


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Cristina Otero (1995) is a Spanish photographer currently living in Madrid. Being self-taught, Cristina started photography at the age of thirteen, and at fifteen years old she had her first solo exhibition in the Kir Royal Gallery (Valencia), becoming the youngest Spanish artist to exhibit individiually in a gallery. Since the age of 16, she's being giving conferences to more than 2.000 people and doing workshops all around the world.
Cristina has worked for important brands and companies such as RENFE, SIGMA, PENTAX, ATEM, DELASSUS, ANDALUCÍA Tourism, CAIXAFORUM, and HUAWEI. She has also been part of the jury in renowned national and international photography awards.
Her works are included in important collections in Germany, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Spain and Brazil.

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Our problem from day one is when the boat is loaded down with 10 or so people we loose RPM's after we get up on plane.
From WOT which is 5400 it looses a thousand RPM .
Put 2 or 3 people on it, it maintains the RPM.We have also noticed how poor our fuel consumption has been.
We took it back to the dealer twice, he plugs it in and says everything looks ok but all it shows is how many seconds the engine runs at certain RPMs .
I know there is such thing as prop slipage but how do you identify it?
We asked our dealer for a Stainless Steel prop but he told us they do NOT make one for our engine.
The dealer first gave us a 15.5*13 prop but our RPM only maxed out at 4800. So we went with the current prop.
There is a stainless steel SSP propeller in a 15-5/8 X 11 number 763959 but with your top rpm of 5400 you may need an even smaller pitch prop to get the revs up near 6000 with a light load. That way the motor will not be lugged down when you bring a group of people on board.
I looked for other brands of propellers in a smaller pitch but 11" was the smallest available. If the SSP 11" does not get the revs up near 6000, then you may need the services of a good propeller repair shop who can re-pitch the blades to about a 9" equivalent.
The 115 requires high revs for the exhaust tuning valve to operate efficiently. Getting the rpm up near the top of the operating range will allow the motor to run better and should help fuel economy and lessen oil usage somewhat.
There is a software update for certain Evinrude E-TEC 115 HP engines to alleviate some rpm dropoff. See your dealer to find out if the update would apply to your particular motor.
I had the same problem from day 1 with our rpm (same engine as you). Dealer first gave me the 15.5x13 which my rpms were around the same as you 4800.
The dealer was no help for me and there answer was its cause of the break in period to which I knew there was no break in period with these engines. Goes to show what the dealers know lol.
I also had rpm drop off approx 1000 with that 15.5x13 prop.
I then got a solas prop 15.5x11 which brought my rpms up to between 5600-5700 at WOT with light load and no RPM drop offs.
I recently bought and tried the evinrude one you speak about the 15.5x11 and rpms range 5500-5600.
I have never been able to achieve highter then 5700.
My next venture is to attempt to play with the height of the engine.
Have you figured your RPM's out??
Have a 2015 Bennington 22 with a 115 Pontoon Series. Exact same problem. Dealer was baffled by problem. This forum got me to suggest going from a 13 to 11 pitch. Helps a lot. Should be a notice to all owners of these engines. Sure there are many out there that are not aware of the simple fix. Why are so many being shipped with the wrong set-up?
I dont think engines are shipped with props i could be wrong.
Its dealers that know absolute nothing about the product they sell.
All they know is how to take your money.
I know this is an old post but wanted to mention that I finally got around to purchasing the ss evinrude 763959 prop.
Before I had a solas prop 15 1/2x 11 pitch and could never get over 5650 rpms with light load.
Today got out for first time this yr with new ss prop and with full tank of gas 2 people on board I was able to get between 5800-5950 rpms on my icommand gauge.
We are happy to hear that your motor is performing as it should. We do feel bad that it was not propped correctly when you first received it.

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Coming home to Fort McMurray yesterday after spending a few days in Edmonton with family, I rediscovered where my hate lies when it comes to driving in the winter. That feeling of angst, horrible anticipation, morbid fear crept up as the sun slunk away beyond the distant hills.
Driving in the daytime in the winter is fine. I don't mind the cold, nor a little snow. You can easily see the hazards and vehicles, both coming and going. Even a howling blizzard is somewhat palatable if you have enough light on the situation.
My disdain for being the navigator of a private vehicle in the dark in the winter has nothing to do with the highway, or the drivers on the road - be they overly aggressive or cautiously conservative like myself. It has everything to do with the optics of the situation - what you can see, or more specifically, what you can't.
We were fortunate last night as none of our region's wild critters decided to dart across the highway during our dash home. They can be incredibly hard to avoid in the light of day, but, at night you can only rely on a set of glowing eyes to tip you off that danger is near.
Once the sun goes down, it becomes near to impossible to discern where the lines are on the road. That becomes the number one area of focus, as staying between the centre line and the shoulder line ensures that you are in the safety sweet spot. Concurrently, you need to be thinking about making adjustments for semi-trailers.
There were no shortage of those yesterday afternoon as we dipped into darkness around Wandering River and began the final two hour stretch to the finish line. At times they would be coming at us, one after another in a seemingly endless cavalcade, while several more were chomping on our rear, waiting for a passing lane or a break in the traffic to pass.
In my mind, I am not a speeder nor a slow poke. But, truth to fact, you can drive fast enough for some of the people some of the time and most of the people some of the time. But you can't drive fast enough for all of the people all of the time. As I stick to the posted speed limit, or within a digit or two or three of it, I tend to get passed a lot.
On three separate occasions on that short jaunt home between Wandering River and Fort McMurray, I drove by three different vehicles that had been left, parked on the shoulder - no hazard lights or fluorescent road markers to indicate that they were lying ahead. In all three cases, I saw them in that millisecond as I drove by. But, what if, at that same moment, I had veered right to adjust for an over-sized load. We would have had a direct collision with a very heavy stationary object and who knows if I would have survived to be writing this blog.
As I white-knuckled it home, with the precious cargo of my wife and sons, my senses were on full alert and my imagination was running wild with "what would happen if...". So, what did I learn?
First, every vehicle should be mandated to carry some form of fluorescent road markers, just in case you need to pull over to deal with mechanical issues. In three cases yesterday, those folks were literally taking their lives into their hands, and the lives of every person driving by.
Second, it is critical to ensure that all of our visibility tools are functional: headlight covers clean, windshield washer fluid topped up and all your mirrors clear and well-positioned.
Finally, consider planning your winter driving trip around the daylight hours, as short as they are. If you want to take the safest, most controllable route, that is the way to go.
When we were kids, my Mom would say the same thing as we turned that final corner on to Second Street in Kamsack, Saskatchewan after a road trip: "Thank you Lord for guiding our way", or something of that ilk. I always found it rather embarrassing and cringed at the thought of having non-family members in the car to hear it. Frankly, I thought it was over-dramatic and unnecessary.
As I pried my fingers from the steering wheel after pulling into the driveway shortly after 6 pm yesterday, I felt overwhelming gratitude for having successfully run the gauntlet and delivered my precious cargo home. All of a sudden, I completely understood and appreciated the words of my mother all those decades ago. Not only were they packing a larger load - I come from a large family of 6 kids - they were transporting the family across the country in the era before air bags and mandatory seat belts. If I was in her seat, knowing then what we know now, I'd be thanking the Lord, too.

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With nine distinct floor plans and newly renovated models available, the 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments at Avenue Royale make it easier than ever to find your ideal combination of layout and features in Jacksonville, FL.
Strut your skills in the kitchen by selecting an upgraded model with new appliances in a contemporary black finish. Personalize your space even further by choosing a home with faux-wood or ceramic tile flooring. Loft-style models with a spiral staircase and vaulted ceilings are also available.
Along with the wide array of floor plan options, each home is anchored by accommodating features meant to enhance your comfort. A full-size washer and dryer set comes standard, taking the hassle out of laundry day, and the ample storage space simplifies home organization. You’ll love the extra touch of style provided by the cultured marble vanities in the bathrooms and the convenience of the screened-in patio or balcony attached to your living room.
Learn more about the floor plans and features currently available when you get in touch with the Avenue Royale leasing center today.

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text: You probably are a Emmalane resident trying to find a place to find out more information about bosley. You've ended up at the best location because this website has organizations and businesses who concentrate on bosley. In Emmalane, you can find the best solution for who is the most outstanding in the field and who is the most dedicated regarding bosley. You can also discover who to steer clear of because this website has sincere commendations for Emmalane residents. Feel free to look through and benefit from the interesting news you may discover on our great website. If you have not signed up in list now to benefit from this useful community.


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The item Alice in Wonderland, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; [presented by] Walt Disney ; story, Winston Hibler ... [et al.] ; directors, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson ; Walt Disney Productions, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Harris County Public Library, Montgomery County Memorial Library System, Lone Star College (HCPL MCML LSC).
Bonus features: deleted scene: "Pig and Pepper"; "Reflections on Alice" featurette; virtual Wonderland party; an Alice comedy: "Alice's Wonderland"; "From Wonderland to Never Land"; and more!


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In geometry, a heptagon is a seven-sided polygon or 7-gon.. The heptagon is sometimes referred to as the septagon, using "sept-" (an elision of septua-, a Latin-derived numerical prefix, rather than hepta-, a Greek-derived numerical prefix) together with the Greek suffix "-agon" meaning angle.
A heptagon is a seven-sided polygon. It is also sometimes called a septagon, though this usage mixes a Latin prefix sept- (derived from septua-, meaning "seven") with the Greek suffix -gon (from gonia, meaning "angle"), and is therefore not recommended. A heptagon with vertices equally spaced around a circle and with all sides the same length is a regular polygon known as a regular heptagon.
Heptagon definition is - a polygon of seven angles and seven sides.

industry_corpus2: Math & Statistics


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Eleven Los Angeles police officers fired more than 60 shots, police sources said Friday, in the fatal wounding of an armed carjacking suspect in Koreatown at the end of a televised slow-speed pursuit.
Authorities said police fired Thursday night after the suspect pointed his handgun at customers at a gas station, endangering people there.
"When he pulled out his revolver and pointed it at people inside the store, the officers took action, fired their rounds, and the suspect expired at the scene," Cmdr. Andrew Smith said.
But sources said the number of officers firing weapons is likely to be a focus of the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation into the use of force, which is routine after every officer-involved shooting. The district attorney's officer shooting team and the Police Commission's inspector general are investigating, as is standard practice.
Sources said the incident unfolded very quickly, within moments after the suspect pulled into the gas station parking lot. He was clearly armed, and officers knew he was suspected in two carjackings, police said. Video footage of the shooting shows officers opening fire and delivering multiple rounds as a bystander — gas station owner Harry Hahn — ducks for cover.
A variety of factors will be examined in the inquiry, including whether bystanders or officers were potentially in danger because so many officers were firing weapons, the sources said. The investigation will also look at the chase and the large number of patrol cars involved.
Police believe the suspect stole a car from a woman in San Bernardino shortly before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, then dumped the car in El Sereno and stole a car from a 65-year-old man, according to the sources.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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So, you’re a new Scouting volunteer. Thanks for joining us! You’re probably wondering right about now what you’ve got yourself into. But relax – this month’s episode is all about what is probably the best advice you’re ever going to get in Scouting and that is: Always ask who snores before picking a tent mate. No, wait! The best advice is actually TAKE. THE. TRAINING.
Just click the Download button as Dan Maxfield, who served on the task force that created these online training courses, explains how the new online training modules will enable you to know exactly what to do and where resources can be found.


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Android enthusiasts in Cincinnati and its suburbs need wait no longer to get in on the Android tablet experience. Cincinnati Bell, which provides GSM wireless service in southeastern Indiana, southwestern Ohio, and northwestern Kentucky, is now offering the Commtiva N700 Tablet.
The N700 is a 7 inch tablet, and will run on either wi-fi or Cincinnati Bell's Quad Band & 3G Networks. While not the most cutting-edge device on the market (still running Android OS 2.2), it still packs a respectable amount of punch, with a 600 MHz processor, 3 megapixel camera, and 480 x 800 WVGA TFT LCM display.
Listing at $399.99, CB is offering its subscribers a two-year contract price of $199.99, after a rebate, making this a very affordable entry into the tablet world.


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Never agree to buy a used car without checking its history first.
Free to download, My Car Check allows you to check the vehicle details (make, model, colour etc.) of any UK registered vehicle for free by searching using the registration number.
However, the free car check is not enough information to make an important decision such as buying a used car.
For extra peace of mind one of our more comprehensive checks can be bought within the app. For only a few pounds you can avoid buying a potentially un-safe, stolen or debt-ridden vehicle, saving yourself time, money and effort, not to mention the unthinkable consequences of buying an unsafe car. Don’t risk it. Check it first.
Bug fixes for the sample Factsheet report.
A quick and easy way to ensure that a potential vehicle purchase doesn’t include a nasty surprise.


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The Village of Brokaw is located in Marathon County in the state of Wisconsin (WI).
Residents, Businesses and Community Organizations in Brokaw - THIS IS YOUR WEBSITE!
Brokaw, Wisconsin, a Village, in Marathon County spans over 1.1 square miles and has a population of 107 citizens who are all invited to join us here on our site.
We also provide additional resources for the rest of Marathon County and the State of Wisconsin.
The Brokaw Village takes up 0.1% of the area of Marathon County.
Latitude: 44.9464 Longitude: -89.6222 Elevation: 364.8 feet.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Brokaw was 251 people, which is 0.2 % of the entire population of Marathon County.
"Brokaw, WI - Local Town Website"


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In Holton Kansas 66436, all Medicare supplement standardized plans are offered to qualified individuals under the age of 65 and/or to Medicare-qualified individuals due to disability or end-stage renal disease. In some states, a limited selection of Medicare supplement standardized plans is available to such individuals.
Medicare.gov provides tools that will allow you to compare plans in Holton KS 66436 Jackson county, but the decision is complicated. Insurance agent Graves recommends that you “work with a licensed insurance agent who can show you both Medicare Supplement Plans and Advantage Plans from multiple companies. Each type has its positives.” The questions to cover, he says: “You need to understand the costs, doctor networks, coverage levels and maximum out-of-pocket for each. Enroll in what suits your situation best.” Organizations such as Consumer Reports and the Medicare Rights Center can also help you research your decision.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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Setting off on an adventure means exploring new horizons that you are not used to frequent. Tasting new experiences in Porto-Vecchio is one of the most beautiful sensations you could feel on Earth! Let's discover together this magnificent colored city while opting for a holiday rental. Choose your accommodation in Porto Vecchio!
Consult our accommodation offers in Porto Vecchio. My home in Corsica proposes you also some ">accommodation in Bonifacio but also in the ">south Corsica and more generally speaking ">in Corsica.
In fact, this type of service is different from the other means of staying because it makes a change from hotels and inns. You will have at your disposal a private accommodation and a spacious living space that will only be invaded by you and your family. Be reassured ! No one will disturb you! Porto-Vecchio is the ideal destination for a dream trip in the heart of a protected and paradisiacal environment. It has the most beautiful coasts of the Mediterranean and is renowned for being one of the Corsican cities endowed with a surprising aquatic wealth.A holiday rental in the city center is essential for those who are keen of animation of all kinds. Day and night, Porto-Vecchio has the reputation of being the city that never sleeps in summer. Go all over the vibrant squares of the city and get acquainted with the trendy bars and nightclubs of the village! Among other things, this small village in the area of Freto goes together wonderfully with the landscapes of the mountains to those of the sea. During your visit to Porto-Vecchio, do not deprive yourself of wellness activities such as the ramble. Indeed, you will have the opportunity to explore naturally verdant itineraries where you can recharge your batteries and be in perfect harmony with nature.Tourists attractions as well as good restaurants are also open and available for you to spend delicious moments with family, between colleague or with your loved one. So, prepare your luggage towards Porto-Vecchio and give priority to the holiday rental in order to better enjoy the holidays!


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The Calypso is a traditional tiny house built by Baluchon in Nantes, France. The cedar exterior has a Yakisugi highlight, giving it a distinctive design.
Inside, a large table and stools seat three people, a storage bench provides additional seating, and a red cedar accent wall in the kitchen contrasts beautifully with the white pine used around the rest of the house. The kitchen also includes an oak counter, two burner cooktop, and a clay locker for wine.
The clients have a 6 year old, so there is a child’s room with a raised bed and two wardrobes underneath the bedroom loft. The room also acts as a small office so the child can do her homework. A small movable staircase allows access to the bed and also serves as a toy box.


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I am traveling with my sister to the North of Vietnam in November and we'd love to go to Ha Giang. Has anyone been there that could provide some tips for traveling around/what to see/where to stay?
I don't think it will be a good idea for us to rent motorcycles since we are not really used to riding.. So I was wondering how else we could go around there?
Hey, hello!! I've been there a few month ago and was the highlight of my year travelling around Asia. Was simply amazing. Very difficult to describe it.
You MUST rent a motorbike, maybe practise a little before... Those mountains dererve a little loop on two wheels.
I have a Travel Diary of my journey and a lot of info about Ha Giang. Here's the link. (Is in Spanish, sorry... But the map is very usefull) Look at the photos. Heaven is there.
In Ha Giang sleep at ¨Ha Giang 1 Hostel¨, the owner is an angel on earth. And in Du Gia at ¨Du Gia Homestay¨.


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The You Capture theme this week was Joy. I know that lately I've complained of being tired a lot and yes, I am often short of energy. I am not, however, short on joy. It's pretty much what keeps me going.
My heart was silently exploding when I took these pictures.
This is my girl. She is all sweetness and eyelashes and fat delicious wrists.
I drew Clark this Totoro on his chalkboard, expecting to "capture" the joy on his face when he saw it.
Instead he reacted by doing this.
This is my boy. He is a riot and a half.
I had a point, once. I think.
My brain is all dried up.
Today we didn't do a single thing. We didn't leave the house. It rained all day. We changed from our pajamas into our clothes, and then from our clothes back into our pajamas.
Also, I can tell she is my second baby and not my first because I honest-to-goodness just remembered that baby sign language even exists. She is 8 months old, and when Clark was her age I had been wildly signing to him for months with a crazy mom look on my face.
I am so glad the breathing treatments are over.
I am tired of getting up and doing stuff in the middle of the night.
I am tired of waking up feeling like I never slept.
I am just plain tired.
I think even my hair is tired.
I had a dream last night that my hair was growing long. I was looking into a mirror and watching it grow, right before my eyes (kind of like one of those weird hair-grow dolls I had when I was a kid.) It was silky and manageable and straight and I felt fantastic. Really. I was pretty pleased with myself, looking into the dream mirror and seeing my dream hair. When I woke up, I didn't have silky long dream hair anymore. I had slept-on wet short hair in a barely-reaching ponytail. This doesn't have a point or a moral or anything. If you want one of those, you're reading the wrong blog. Tonight, anyway, you are reading the wrong blog.
...that adding an animal name to a flu makes it ten times scarier sounding.
...that it's impossible to make every single person in your life "happy" at the same time.
...that being "happy" isn't really what it's all about anyway.
...that it IS possible to watch one movie 25 times in a week.
...that My Neighbor Totoro is really kind of fantastic. Even after watching it 25 times in a week.
...that Clark really really REALLY REALLY loves car washes.
...that you sometimes have to let other people help you even when you want to do it all by yourself. It can even be a blessing to that willing-to-help person to have the opportunity to make a difference in your life.
...that talking to myself in my head is not as satisfying as talking to you all on my blog.
...that little feet clad in too-big rubber boots should probably not be dangled. Unless someone else is interested in putting the too-big rubber boots back on the little feet. Over. And over. And over.
THE (weird cough) THING RETURNS!
Oh hey, so you know that mysterious coughing/wheezing illness Clark had on Saturday?
I took Clark yesterday to follow up with the pediatrician after the incident on Saturday, thinking his lungs sounded all better but that maybe he was having some allergy symptoms and we should probably talk about it. TALK about it. I thought that's what we were doing at that appointment. Instead, she totally checked him out, and announced that without a doubt, he has asthma. His lungs that I thought sounded "all better"? They apparently sound all wrong.
I should have seen this coming. He has this "weird cough thing" that he gets sometimes, that I have always raised an eyebrow at but never gotten too worked up over. Uh, yeah.
Weird cough thing = asthma = mom fail.
I was sent home with medicine and equipment and various apparatus. They started us off with EIGHT (8!) breathing treatments per day, as well as oral steroids. Figuring it all out and making Clark comply? It's been way way WAY harder than potty training.
Many many prayers, bribes, and viewings of Jessi and Ian's videos later-- he will finally do his "dinosaur medicine" breathing treatments. Without clawing me. Or biting me. Or throwing the nebulizer machine. And he asks for only two things in exchange for his cooperation: 1) Lindt Lindor truffles 2) My Neighbor Totoro turned up as loud as it will go.
I told you he has good taste. I think I would ask for the very same things.
This afternoon, Clark and Alice really interacted well for maybe the first time ever. He looked into her face and said, 'let's laugh together Alice' and asked me to tickle him. So I did, and they both laughed and laughed. But then? Clark started coughing and choking and wheezing and gasping for air. He really couldn't breathe at all. I was in a total panic. I ran towards all of the new medication we have and realized I don't even know what is what yet, or what I should do. And as I was pawing around like a bumbling idiot in an attempt to open the box with the fast-acting inhaler inside he finally caught his breath and smiled at me.
I tend to be kind of a skeptic about, uh, everything, and it is hard to let go and accept that he really does have asthma, that he needs all of this stuff, these treatments to just be healthy. I am working on it. And I am so very thankful that if this is what it is-- praise God! It is just asthma. It isn't fatal. We can totally handle asthma. Praise God.
1pm: Attempt to distract Clark from his mysterious coughing/wheezing illness by turning on a borrowed copy of Cars.
1:10: Clark makes it very clear that he hates Cars.
1:15: Attempt to distract Clark from his mysterious coughing/wheezing illness by turning on a borrowed copy of Finding Nemo.
1:30: Clark also hates Finding Nemo.
1:45: Attempt to distract Clark from his mysterious coughing/wheezing illness by turning on My Neighbor Totoro, a movie we already owned.
3:15: I start the movie over.
5:15: I distract Clark from his mad desire to watch Totoro by making him an early dinner.
6pm: Luke doesn't know any better and per Clark's request turns on Totoro.
8pm: We decide to take Clark to Urgent Care for the bad breathing. Breathing, in my experience, is kind of important.
9pm: Arrive at Urgent Care. I force Luke and Alice to come too, because I'm nervous about the whole thing and want the support. Alice falls asleep on the way, so Luke stays in the car playing Moxie.
9:15: Take Clark potty at Urgent Care. When it's my turn to use the potty Clark decides to throw the door wide open, leave it open, and run wild into the waiting area. And there is not a single thing I can do about it.
10pm: We get in the car with Luke (who now has a crazy high Moxie score) and sleeping Alice and discover... the car battery is dead.
10:01: We decide to wait 15 minutes before we call one of our moms to come jump the car.
10:03: I remember there is a case of coldish beer in the trunk and get myself a drink. It's around this time that I decide being stuck in a parking lot with my whole family isn't really the worst way you could spend a Saturday night.
10:30: Have the car jump started by mom.
11pm: Go to Walgreens with my mom, brothers and very hyper two year old. Purchase some questionable items out of the 75% off Easter section.
12am: Eat pizza while watching... Totoro. Again.
1am: Get all of four of our family members into our King Sized bed.
Rest of the night: Kind of sleep, kind of get kicked all night by rolly-bed-hog Clark. Check 459 times that Clark hasn't put a pillow on Alice's face.
That was last night. Tonight Alice is throwing up. My house is filled with laundry that has been puked on, peed on, or is disgusting in some other less specific way.
Can you imagine me singing this loud enough for Clark to hear over his breathing machine (so really really loud) in the totally silent Urgent Care center? I did. I sang it SO LOUD.
"Now begins a new adventure for YOUUU and you'll be with TO-TO-RO, TO-TO-RO!"
I'm sure the nurses loved us. They got to see me use the toilet and hear me sing, all in one night.
My shortish hair cut is not making me feel all that chic lately. I keep styling it new ways (read: putting it in a stubby ponytail sometimes) and trying to make myself like it more as it grows out, but I should probably just leave it alone.
I fired it up and immediately made a wrong turn and took off a big chunk of non-bang hair.
So... uh... I have kind of straight-across-my-head-non-sideswept bangs now. That I cut myself. With a mustache trimmer.
But I don't know guys... I just don't know.
Or even worse... like me in tenth grade.
You will not be getting a picture of me in tenth grade.
Uh, did I ruin my hair? I mean, I did cut them on accident. With a beard and mustache trimmer. A beard and mustache trimmer that CAME FREE WITH THE PURCHASE OF SOMETHING ELSE.
Notice I am wearing my blackest eyeliner to pretty them up?
I'm gonna go hide now.
I "fixed" them with "scissors"... better right? I think they look less like an accident. Which is kind of an important feature of bangs.
I accidentally took kind of a computer break. No blogging, and no reading other blogs. I promise I'll be back tomorrow.
Due to an unusual set of circumstances, today I found myself very briefly alone on a property that houses several abandoned pole barns, an old bathtub, and roosters. With my camera.
Hello little cardinal. Do you see him there in the window?
He stared at me for awhile and I stared back, with a vaguely peculiar feeling of experiencing something familiar and also funny-- peeking inside at a bird who was staring out at me. I was a little intimidated somehow, like he owned the place. I didn't want to stare him right in the face.
And then he fluttered away.
And I drove off, back to real life where birds are properly outside and people properly peering from the curtains.
You know the song "It Might As Well Be Spring" from the 1945 musical State Fair? You don't? Allow me to introduce you. This was my favorite song when I was in 4th grade. I sang it over and over, working on my Jeanne Crain impression. I have to say, I eventually got pretty good. You know, for a fourth grader.
I am not entirely convinced it will ever be True Spring in these parts. Fake Spring has dropped by once or twice, but it's still too cold and gray to feel refreshing in a True Spring kinda way.
THIS IS A VERY LONG AND RIDICULOUS INTRODUCTION TO MY PHOTOS.
MY APOLOGIES. It is very very late and the volume on my rambling has been turned up to 11.
These photos were taken indoors, but they represent Spring to me in a big way.
We are hopefully going to have a vegetable garden this Summer. We talked about it a lot last Summer, but I was pregnant and not quite up for the challenge. This year I think I'm ready. We started some seeds in our window, to see what comes up.
Clark got his own egg carton and his own dirt and his own seeds. And his own spray bottle to water it all with.
The gardener sometimes needs a drink too.


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The day started with me finding the cutest mail box ever.
Mandie was flying in to Narita that afternoon, so I wandered to a park near the hostel, Sumida River Park, to read, people watch and chill outside.
I was soo excited when she finally showed up.
After we got settled, we went back out and found one of the outdoor restaurants to eat in.
. . . right next to the lockers.
After dinner, we walked to the cat café.
This cat wanted to be my new best friend.
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Sparse in dialogue and slow in action, Daughter of Mine is more than worth a viewer’s attention. In Laura Bispuri’s Sardianian drama, a young girl must choose between the woman who raised her, and the woman who gave birth to her. Beautiful and stripped-back, Daughter of Mine never falls cruelly on either side of the argument, and instead treats its characters with dignity as they battle through the heartache of unexpected love.
Jinn is a vibrant look at dual identities, and examines how difficult it can be for youth to balance the expectations laid upon them by certain labels. Protagonist Summer is a seventeen-year-old girl who loves dancing and hanging out with her friends, but her life is changed irrevocably when her mother decides to convert to Islam. Emotive topics are provoked with gentleness and respect in equal measure, as Summer finds herself changing in ways she did not initially expect.
Heist movies are having something of a moment, but none of them are as inventive or as daring as Museo. Based on the unbelievable true story, Gael García Bernal stars as one half of a pair of friends who decide to steal 140 artifacts from Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology. It has a lot of style to it, but its intent to set itself apart from other films in the genre can be seen through and through — the heist itself is one of the most extraordinary sequences I’ve seen this year.
Romantic and mature in equal measure, Only You follows the relationship between Elena (Laia Costa) and Jake (Josh O’Connor), who meet on New Year’s Day on the streets of Glasgow. Elena initially lies about her age, but their relationship only becomes stronger when Jake assures her he doesn’t care. “We’re made for each other,” he says, while I swoon, hopelessly lost in Josh O’Connor’s beautiful smile. Their age difference only becomes an issue when they begin trying for a baby, a decision which forms fissures in the once rock-solid couple. The film is a strong debut from Harry Wootliff, and I’m excited to see more from her.
A bleak but emotionally honest depiction of the Dublin housing crisis, Rosie is social issue filmmaking at its very finest. With characters that feel so real they could be your neighbours, your cousins, your friends, your siblings, or even yourself, Paddy Breathnach delivers a harrowing message without ever succumbing to melodrama. As the eponymous mother-of-four tries valiantly to find shelter for her family, it is impossible not to be moved; expect tears, and a solemn consideration of the current status quo for many.
One of the festival’s low key gems was this documentary about the vibrant roller skating scene in the United States. While the skating is fantastic (a highlight is a montage of the skating styles from America’s major cities), the film is really about how racism has fought against the black community’s outlets for creativity for decades. Microaggressions come in the form of dress codes, strict rules on modifications, and closures of black-owned skating rinks. United Skates is an illuminating portrait on a subculture rarely been put to screen before, and what you see is exhilarating.


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Working from home sounds like the dream life, right?
You never have to wear real pants, your dog is your only co-worker, and hey, who will know if you put on the Real Housewives of New York while you clear out your inbox?
I've worked from home my entire career. From touring the state of Maine blogging and vlogging for a financial institution to touring the country with One Direction, I've always worked full time from my home office or remote workspace.
The closest thing I've ever experienced to working in an office setting was as the co-host of The Q Morning Show, which had me in a studio doing a live morning radio show from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. When I got off the air, I finished up some work in a cubicle, produced a few spots in a studio, and took off to blog and produce videos from my home office. Or couch, really.
I've got six years of experience getting sh*t done while working from home. I've managed to stay mostly sane and happy in the process, too. You'd think anyone with a work from home gig would be happy by default, but trust me, you're at risk from going bananas if you don't do it right.
Exercising before work gives you more energy and shakes off the cobwebs for another day of crushing it. But when you work from home, exercising in the morning puts some space between you, your bed, and the workday. Separating the work day at home from leisure time at home is the first step in ensuring a productive work day. When I try to jump right into projects fresh from the sheets, I burn out by early afternoon and feel groggy all day. To me, exercising is like brushing my teeth. I wouldn't show up to work with dragon breath. I don't show up to work without exercising.
If you're working from home but for another company, start your day with the rest of the staff. Sleeping in and starting whenever you wake up will put you behind from the start. If you get more done working from home because you're not distracted by co-workers and office activity, then starting your day on time will allow you to duck out early. That'll make you happier than opening your laptop at 10 a.m. and finding all those first of the day e-mail unanswered.
But have a real workspace, too. I work from the couch when my big projects are done and I'm just cruising through e-mails or paperwork. Anything serious that requires creativity, focus, or precision is always done at a proper desk or table. I'm not really giving my best effort if I'm curled up on the couch with my laptop balancing on one leg and a dog snuggling in the crook of my arm. Working on the couch is my reward to myself for finishing the most important item on my to do list for that day.
If you like the background noise of the television, limit yourself to regular cable television (news, talk shows, etc.) over a new series you're working on. If you're your own boss, give yourself some rules! I'm banned from the Apple TV before 4 p.m. Morning news and talk shows like Today and Live with Kelly & Ryan keep me relatively informed of the current events and spark new ideas for content, which is super important for my radio show, so I allow myself those programs before turning off the tube for the day.
Try the Reading Music (Instrumentals) playlist by Trevor Reeves, the Movie Soundtracks (Classical/Instrumental) playlist by Norwegian25, or anything by Vitamin String Quartet for great instrumental work tunes. The movie tunes can get a little intense, but I crank out my best work when John Williams is providing the soundtrack.
If you prefer music with lyrics, Spotify's Your Favorite Coffeehouse playlist is mellow, soothing background music.
When my fiancé walks through the door I unload on him every thought that has passed through my mind that day because I'm starved for human interaction. Poor guy! Some days I can go the entire 8 hours without speaking to another human or hearing my own voice, and it drives me bananas. Take your lunch break out of the house with another human or go grab a coffee and exchange a few words with the barista. Call your grandmother. Keep the part of your brain that processes language and vocabulary fresh and active.
You look at the clock on your DVR and you're shocked that it's somehow 3 p.m. and you haven't done a single productive thing all day long. You snuck in a few episode of RHONY, skipped the gym, and ignored your proper desk in favor of the couch and a blanket. Time to press the reset button so your day isn't a total loss.
Brush your teeth! Minty freshness and it feels like morning again.
Setup your workspace at your desk.
Do you work from home? What is this list of work from home productivity tips missing? Your comments are welcome and encouraged. Thanks, pals!


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If you have been following the site for more than around 20 minutes you will know that I am a fan of a country/Americana singer/songwriter that goes by the name Jackson Jones. We don’t cross paths all that often but it’s always a pleasure to chat to someone that passionate about music and who is very good at what they do.
That’s my crushing social awkwardness out of the way, let’s talk music shall we? You know the drill by now, we got a great mix of covers and originals with top chat, great beer in a brilliantly chilled out atmosphere. Things got started with a great rendition of ‘If Love Was A River’ by Alan Jackson. People often look confused when I start getting enthusiastic about country music but I challenge you to find a genre where you would get a song title like that, such a brilliant turn of phrase. A typically emotive version of Field Of Stone’ follows and the tone is for the night is well and truly set.
One of the other things that I love about country and Americana is the comedy you get in so many songs. I have written before how this basically only really happens in country and hip hop and is part of the reason why I hold both in such high regard. This light-hearted feel comes through on the Kieran Kane tune ‘Dirty Little Town’ and suits the atmosphere down to the ground. Up next was the first original of the night was ‘Fort Worth,’ a track with its roots firmly planted in Memphis.
‘Nothing Changes’ followed, a track high on emotion and feeling, and a song that was apparently written for the Royal British Legion. It’s one thing hearing the tracks recorded on an album but the delivery from Jones live and in person really brings the songs to life. ‘Days Of Nothing To lose’ is another original and is one of my favourite tracks from Jones. It’s perfect for long summer nights and is simply drenched in nostalgia. A cover of Rick Nelson’s ‘Garden Party’ followed a song which features the brilliant advice that is ‘Can’t please everyone, so ya got to please yourself.’ Wise words I’m sure you’ll agree.
‘Money In The Bag’ the story of a bank robbery with a twist, ‘Twang On A Wire’ and Jones’ heart-warming ode to his Father ‘Jack’ round out the first half. There was a nice buzz in the room as we all headed to the bar and to a man everyone has enjoyed the show thus far. There is nothing flashy and extravagant here, just a man, his guitar and some brilliant songs.
The nice ebb and flow of the set continues through ‘Till I Gain Control Again,’ and ‘Can You Hear Me On The Radio’ which leads us into a new track. ‘Modern Troubadour’ was written sat at Birmingham Snow Hill Station and encapsulates that classic Jackson Jones sound, acoustic guitar and great lyrics. The Willie Nelson classic ‘7 Spanish Angles’ rolls seamlessly into ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ described by Jones as the best song Kris Kristofferson ever wrote.
As things begin to wind to a close there is no dip in quality as Jones covers former Eagles hit ‘7 Bridges Road’ and glides into ‘Sing Me Back Home’ by Merle Haggard. If I wanted to try and describe country and Americana to someone I would tell them to listen to that song, there’s a glorious sincerity a feel good factor to it.
The evening comes to a close with a sterling rendition of Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin On Heavens Door’ which just happens to be 1 of only 2 Dylan songs that I actually like, and this spin on a classic really does the song justice.
There isn’t much I can say about the artist known as Jackson Jones that I haven’t already said. When you see the man live you know exactly what you are going to get, there’s nothing overly elaborate, nothing flash, just a man who is extremely comfortable and extremely good at what he does. It’s a one man and his guitar act but that’s all it needs to be. If you’re looking for country and Americana with a Black Country twist, your list should only be 2 words long and those words should read Jackson Jones.


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Associated British Foods plc issues the following update prior to entering the close period for its full year results, 53 weeks to 17 September 2016, which are scheduled to be announced on 8 November 2016.
The underlying operating performance of the group has been ahead of our expectation in the second half and the further weakening of sterling during the period since the EU referendum has resulted in a translation benefit. With no material transactional effect in the period, as a result of forward currency purchases and fixed contracts, our expectation for the full year results is now for earnings per share to be marginally ahead of last year.
Operating profit for the group will now be ahead of last year. The net interest expense will be similar to last year with the benefit of a lower average level of borrowings up to the point of acquiring the Illovo minorities being offset by an adverse translation impact on non-sterling interest. The underlying tax rate is expected to be close to last year.
These results expectations take into account a change in our accounting policy for the valuation of Illovo’s sugar cane roots in line with an amendment to IAS 41 which now permits the valuation of such assets at cost less accumulated depreciation. This has the effect of reducing the year’s operating profit by £8m in the current year, with a restatement of the adjusted operating profit for 2015 to reduce it by £10m to £1,082m. Last year’s adjusted earnings per share have been restated to 101.5p.
As noted in our last trading update, if current sterling exchange rates continue they will have both positive and negative effects on the group’s operating profit next year. There would be an adverse transactional effect on the profit margin on Primark’s UK sales, a favourable transactional effect on British Sugar’s margins and a translation benefit on group profits earned outside the UK.
The last quarter has seen a marked decline in UK long-term bond yields which are used to value defined benefit pension obligations for accounting purposes. At these levels we expect a year end deficit on the group’s UK pension scheme of some £200m compared to last year’s small surplus. This will result in an increased service cost and a higher interest charge next year. There will be no changes on a funding basis until the next triennial valuation which is due in 2017.
This has been another year of good cash generation after funding higher capital expenditure both for Primark and the food businesses. Year end net debt is expected to be a little higher than last year end after the purchase consideration of £245m for the Illovo minority buyout and a negative translation effect on non-sterling denominated borrowings.
At constant exchange rates, Grocery revenues are expected to be marginally ahead of last year with a good underlying performance. They include the benefit of a 53rd week but were again held back by commodity price deflation. Operating profit at constant currency will be higher than last year with a further improvement in margin. Revenue and profit will both benefit from favourable currency translation.
Twinings Ovaltine finished the year strongly, led by the Twinings brand in Australia and the US and a return to growth for Ovaltine in Thailand. Twinings’ UK value market share increased following its relaunch last year and continued marketing support this year. The brand is the clear market leader in Australia and the successful ‘Tealand’ television advertising campaign, which has driven further growth in Italy, has recently been rolled out in France and Japan.
Against a background of retailers continuing to discount bread heavily, revenue at Allied Bakeries held up well this year driven by a substantial increase in volumes. The continuing success of Kingsmill Sandwich Thins saw investment in a second production line which came on stream in April. Silver Spoon gained new contracts and benefited from a relaunch this summer, but low retail sugar prices maintained the pressure on its margins. Wider distribution and a targeted home-baking marketing campaign drove an increase in Billington’s revenues and Allinson maintained its position as the UK’s leading bread flour brand. The full integration of Dorset Cereals with Jordans and Ryvita has delivered the expected savings in operations. International expansion has driven excellent growth for Jordans and Dorset, which also increased their UK market share, but Ryvita lost crispbread sales in a very competitive UK market.
In North America, Mazola oil revenues were marginally below last year despite distribution gains, as pricing remained under pressure from competing vegetable oils which had a raw material cost advantage throughout the year. Mexico’s results were disappointing as unfavourable exchange rate movements and competitor pricing pressure reduced volumes and margin.
Revenue at George Weston Foods in Australia will be ahead of last year in a deflationary market and operating profit increased. The Don KRC meat business was much improved with a return to more normal bought-in raw material prices and good volume growth in prepack products. Production efficiency remains a management priority and continuous improvement at Castlemaine drove efficiency gains in the second half, with further opportunities identified for the coming year. Following last autumn’s Tip Top relaunch, bread and breakfast bakery both performed well.
Underlying revenue and adjusted operating profit for AB Sugar for the full year, at both actual and constant currency, will be ahead of last year. A reduction in EU stock levels and an increase in world sugar prices resulted in a strengthening of European sugar prices which benefited our Spanish business. However, with most of British Sugar’s contracts agreed on an annual basis, there will be no material impact on its results from the improvement in pricing until our next financial year. All of our sugar businesses have delivered substantial cost reductions again this year through a combination of continuous improvement, business transformation, capital expenditure and procurement activities.
In June, we completed the buyout of the minority interests in Illovo Sugar Limited for a purchase consideration of £245m. As previously noted, in order to align Illovo’s financial year end more closely with that of the group, Illovo’s results will now be consolidated for the year to 31 August. For our 2015/16 financial year this will be an 11 month period. The results for AB Sugar will also reflect the change in accounting policy for the valuation of Illovo’s sugar cane roots as described above. Following these changes the reported operating profit for AB Sugar will be in line with that of last year as restated.
UK sugar production for the 2015/16 year was just short of 1.0 million tonnes as planned, in order to reduce excessive stocks from the prior year, with a smaller contracted growing area and average beet yields. Above average rainfall in June slowed the growth of the new crop for the 2016/17 season and, combined with a further small reduction in the contracted area, we expect a further reduction in sugar production next year before beet supplies are restored to more normal levels in 2017/18. Delivered beet costs for the 2016/17 campaign will be lower than this year.
In Spain, the operating result improved significantly with the benefit of lower beet costs, higher production and better pricing. Total production for the year is estimated to be 474,000 tonnes of which 449,000 tonnes was from beet and 25,000 tonnes was from raw sugars core – refined in the beet factories in the north.
Beet sugar in north China made a small profit with the benefit of increased production to 159,000 tonnes, with record performances at both factories. In the south, production of cane sugar reduced to 284,000 tonnes as a result of a reduction in the area under cane and poor sugar content.
Illovo expects to produce 1.17 million tonnes of sugar in this 11 month period compared with last year’s 12 month’s production of 1.64 million tonnes. An improved sales mix and further cost savings across the business contributed to an increase in full year profit. The new refinery in Zambia was completed on time and was commissioned in July.
We are announcing today that we have reached agreement to sell our cane sugar business in southern China to a consortium led by Nanning Sugar, a leading producer in the region which has the support of the Guangxi government. Upon completion of the transaction, which is subject to third party consents and regulatory approvals, we will receive consideration for our shareholdings in the business together with the repayment of related loans.
UK agriculture faced a number of challenges this year and in that context AB Agri performed well delivering an adjusted operating profit that is expected to be just below last year. Good results from the specialist businesses and a strong finish for Frontier Agriculture were more than offset by lower UK feed profits.
In the UK our pig starter feed business had a strong year but the smaller UK sugar beet crop resulted in less beet feed availability which adversely affected revenue and profit at AB Connect. Frontier achieved record grain procurement volumes from farms and benefited from strong grain exports in the second half of the year.
The pace of development of our international operations has increased. AB Vista, our animal nutrition and technology business, achieved further volume and market share growth driven by strong sales of its two leading feed enzyme products, Quantum Blue and Econase XT. In feed ingredients, the acquisition late last year of a small business in Spain was followed by investment in a new starter feed factory to supply the Spanish pig market. The recent acquisition of Agrokorn in Denmark provides an exciting platform for further growth in specialist proteins for pigs, calves, poultry, fish and pets.
AB Agri China enjoyed a good year due to its continued focus on sales into the fast growing larger-farm sector and the development of our service business aimed at integrated international livestock producers.
Ingredients’ revenues are expected to be ahead of last year and operating profit will again be substantially ahead with a further improvement in margin.
AB Mauri, our bakery ingredients and yeast business, delivered a third year of significant profit recovery and, most encouragingly, from all regions. The Americas contributed the major part of AB Mauri’s profit. New bakery ingredient product launches, targeted at the faster growing market segments in North America; further progress in South America, despite continuing economic difficulties; and higher output from the yeast factory in Veracruz, all delivered increased profits for the region in the year. We made further progress in China this year including the rationalisation of production facilities with the closure of the old factory site at Harbin. A key driver of the development of the business has been the recent investment in the US and UK Centres of Excellence and the expansion of the bakery ingredients R&D centre in the Netherlands which will be completed next year.
ABF Ingredients made further progress. Our speciality lipids business, Abitec in North America, had an excellent year with success for its range of products designed to enhance bioavailability of molecules in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications.
Sales at Primark for the full year are expected to be 9% ahead of last year at constant currency. A higher proportion of this year’s new store openings were in the second half giving a weighted average increase in selling space of 9%. There was a two percentage point benefit from the 53rd week this year. Like-for-like sales are expected to be minus 2%, affected by unseasonable weather – warm weather in the pre-Christmas period and a very cold March and April. Ireland delivered a strong performance throughout the year, Spain, France and Austria traded well and the Netherlands and Germany improved. The UK performance was in line with the group with good trading in periods of more typically seasonal weather. As a result of the weakening of sterling, we expect sales at actual exchange rates to be 11% ahead.
The operating profit margin this year is expected to be close to that achieved in the first half. The transactional impact on Primark’s margins from the weakening of sterling against the US dollar, particularly since the EU referendum, will have no effect in this financial year as a result of our practice of taking out forward currency contracts when garment purchase orders are placed. However, at current exchange rates, margin will be adversely affected in the new financial year. Primark is committed to leading the value sector of the market with its on-trend product offering and maintenance of its price leadership position in clothing. During this financial year we will have opened a net 1.2 million sq ft of selling space, bringing the total estate to 315 stores and 12.3 million sq ft at the financial year end. A net 22 new stores have been opened and there have been two temporary relocations in Oxford and Grimsby pending redevelopment. The second half of the year was a very active period with the opening of 16 new stores and 0.9 million sq ft of selling space. New stores this year comprised our first store in Italy, at Arese northwest of Milan, a 135,000 sq ft Spanish flagship on Gran Via in Madrid, three stores in each of France and the Netherlands, seven in the UK, four stores in the northeast of the US and a store in each of Germany, Portugal and Austria. Four stores were extended including a 49,000 sq ft increase in the selling space at Creteil in Paris, which doubled the size of the store only two years after its opening.
In the US, awareness of the Primark brand started at a low level and has continued to grow. The brand has been well received with very positive customer feedback, particularly for its exceptional value for money and the breadth of its product range. We are encouraged by the most recent openings in the regional malls at Danbury, Willow Grove and Freehold Raceway.
1.3 million sq ft of new space is currently planned to be opened next year. Five stores are planned for Germany, two more Italian stores in Florence and Brescia, and notably an 89,000 sq ft store in the centre of Amsterdam. Three more stores will be opened in the northeast of the US, bringing the total to eight, and an extension to the Downtown Crossing store in Boston is planned which will increase selling space by 20%. A 32,000 sq ft extension to the Oxford Street East store will also be opened ahead of the important Christmas period.
Our new warehouse at Islip, Northamptonshire is now operational and relocation of capacity from Magna Park will be completed early in the new financial year. The new distribution centre at Roosendaal in the Netherlands is on track to open early in the new calendar year.


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As a child in Edinburgh, no-one would have predicted that Graham Ford would misspend his youth touring Europe with indie band The House of Love before making his own name in a hot (indeed, scorching) new career.
The son of a Royal Marine, the now 48-year-old had an unadventurous upbringing.
But after moving to London as a teenager, he became roadie and stage manager for The House of Love, a late 80s/early 90s alternative rock band, after sharing a squat with its guitarist.
The band, known for its psychedelic guitar sound and hits including Shine On and Christine, set the Indie world alight for five years until 1993 before splitting (they were to reform a decade later).
The House of Love played all over Europe and Graham was there every step of the way.
But Graham has moved on from carrying band gear to focus on a hit of his own making. Just over a year ago he launched Chilihound from his home in Saltburn.
The memorably named venture (the missing ‘l’ in chilli is deliberate) has certainly hit the right note with a public that can’t seem to get enough of fiery foods these days.
Curry is right up there alongside bacon butties, fish and chips and roast beef and Yorkshire pudding in the list of the UK’s favourite cuisines.
And now chillies have become the latest foodie love affair. Once only found in specialist grocery shops or the world food aisles in supermarkets, chillies are now in everything from beer and chocolate to breads, sausages and ice cream.
Chilli-based jams and sauces are selling like the proverbial hot cakes and chilli festivals proliferate. Chilihound is part of this new culinary craze.
From his domestic kitchen Graham produces four sauces: Holy Chipotle!, Holy Chipotle Extra!, Holy Habanero! and Holy Chobanero! These will soon be joined by Holy Hellhound! and an as-yet-unnamed cranberry and chipotle Christmas sauce due to launch any day.
Chilihound reflects Graham’s 30-year passion for the flaming peppers that spread across the known world in less than 50 years following their discovery in South America in the early 16th Century.
He left a job as a psychology teacher to concentrate on sating the public appetite for chilli-based sauces and condiments.
While he admits he has always loved good food (his mother was an excellent cook and he helped in the kitchen), chillies were never on his childhood radar.
“My dad was one of the most unadventurous eaters in the world. He was in the Royal Marines in the 1940s and 1950s and got to travel the world, but he was the sort who would end up in an exotic location like Hong Kong and go back to his ship to eat ham and chips rather than touch the local food.
“But my mum was a wonderful cook and I learnt an appreciation of good food from her.
It was all very traditional, however.
“Growing up in Edinburgh we had access to lots of different cuisines but I was of a generation where our parents didn’t introduce them to us because that wasn’t the way they had been brought up,” Graham recalls.
It wasn’t until he went to London, where his elder sister lived, that his eyes were opened to the wonderful melting pot of foods waiting to be tried.
“It was my sister who introduced me to things I couldn’t have got into in Edinburgh. It sort of went from there.
“I started tentatively using chillies in my own food and then I went to live in Greece for a while and that moved my chilli use up a gear.
That was to be Chilihound’s signature Holy Chipotle.
Former indie band roadie and stage manager Graham Ford from Saltburn By Sea, who has started his own chilli sauce company called 'Chilihound'....Journal Taste.
Instead Graham, who moved to Saltburn 19 years ago, went to Teesside University to study psychology, graduating in 1999.
He taught at Egglescliffe School and then Middlesbrough College but in 2007 embarked on a year of travelling. On his return he got into home brewing and toyed with the idea of making it a career.
But as more people told him he should capitalise on his Holy Chipotle, it was chilli sauce making that won out.
The light bulb moment came when he attended a Surfers Against Sewage beach clean.
“I had made a big pot of chilli beans and took along a bottle of the Holy Chipotle. People loved it. I asked if they wanted me to make them some. I cooked up a big batch and I sold out.
“I just left it at that, but the idea was fermenting under the surface that I really should do something with the sauce. I took some into work, got my colleagues to try it and asked them for feedback.
“I didn’t really have a name for the sauce at that time, but a friend used to call me the Hairy Chilli. I knew I couldn’t call it that, but that name sort of became Holy Chipotle.
He left teaching behind and came up with the distinctive Chilihound name.
It’s the mental picture Graham has of his sauces. “When I think of chillies I have an image of the American Deep South with heat and dust and lazy dogs with droopy jaws dozing in the sun.
Now his sauces sell well at farmers’ markets like Saltburn, Yarm, Durham, Stockton and Middlesbrough’s Stewart Park. He’s also hoping to start selling on Tyneside and is developing a mail order side to his website.
Being an adopted ‘Saltburner’ he is a big fan of Saltburn Farmers’ Market and asked if he could join the team.
“Lorna (market organiser Lorna Jackson) was extremely supportive right from the start. She’s been a constant source of positive advice and guidance, particularly on good food provenance and the importance of using good local ingredients.
Now, with his home kitchen given a five-star hygiene rating, Graham can look back on Chilihound’s first year with satisfaction. “As much as I enjoyed teaching, I really wanted to take more control of my own life.
“Saltburn Farmers’ Market last September was the first big step, and I was a little nervous on the day itself. But the reaction of shoppers and all the other stallholders has been absolutely fantastic from day one.
“Meeting people and chatting with customers is easily one of the best things about the market. I love the reaction of people when they sample some of the sauces at the stall.

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The company has to know if it meets the expectations and needs of its clients. Therefore in order to ensure effective field service it is necessary to utilize tools that allow for measurement and improvement of the key elements of service works.
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Turkey isn’t just for the holidays. Barbecued turkey pieces are a healthy and delicious option, year-round. The barbecuing technique is identical to cooking bone-in chicken pieces over a two-zone fire. But the results are spectacular—decadent drumsticks to chew on and smoky breast meat for sandwiches and more. All in just seven simple steps.
While not essential, we recommend brining the turkey to keep the meat from drying out. When you brine, you simply soak your turkey breasts or drumsticks in a salt and spice solution for up to 12 hours. Brining is key particularly for turkey breasts since the breast meat tends to dry out. You can brine in any container large enough to hold your turkey pieces and keep them submerged that will fit in the refrigerator. If you choose to use a cooler, be sure to use lots of ice to keep your turkey parts cool and safe to eat.
Season your turkey to your liking, using a light coat of olive oil, salt and pepper, and your favorite herbs or BBQ rub.
Set up your coals in a two-zone configuration. Keep all your hot coals on one side of your BBQ, leaving the other side empty. It’s a great way to sear the meat over high heat and keep a void space in case of flare-ups.
Place the turkey pieces on the hot side of the grate, directly above the coals. Sear all the pieces for about two to three minutes per side, turning only once, until golden brown, making sure to not let the skin char. For leg pieces, give them a quarter turn every 90 seconds. If the BBQ flares up, temporarily move the turkey away from the coals.
When all the pieces are properly browned, move them to the warm side of the grate. Replace the lid and adjust the vents to bring the temperature up to 350°F. Cook until the turkey pieces reach the desired internal temperature.
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Turkey pieces are often large and may take longer to cook completely than you anticipate. Use a meat thermometer to monitor progress. Turkey is cooked through and safe to eat when the temperature reaches 74°C degrees inside the thickest part of the breast or about 79°C for the dark meat on the drumstick.
Let it rest, then dig in.
Let the turkey pieces rest for 20 minutes or so prior to eating. This allows the juices that you created through brining to redistribute evenly throughout the turkey pieces. This is particularly true of the breast, which runs the biggest risk of drying out if you slice it too soon. When slicing the breast, cut the breast from the keel bone and ribs and remove it in one piece. Then slice across the grain.
If your goal is sandwiches, wait before you cut. Turkey is easier to slice when it’s cold and the flesh has firmed up. If you can wait that long, refrigerate the grilled breast overnight after cooking for thinner slices.


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I avoided the weekend rain by watching Chicken Run and the second Indiana Jones movie back to back.
Chicken Run is an inside joke.
Although supposedly a parody of The Great Escape or Stalig 17, it is really about the Holocaust, and deals with the change of Nazi strategy for the Final Solution.
Exterminating Jews was never a firm policy, but something that evolved over time and so in the movie, we have a work camp, where chickens (a metaphor for the Jews), which later becomes an extermination camp – as the owner decides to shift from collecting eggs to making chicken pies.
One of the little known facts is that Heinrich Himmler, Reichsführer-SS, chief of the German Police, who instituted the order to slaughter the Jews, started out as a chicken farmer, and during the off years when the Nazis appeared to lose power in the late 1920s, he actually went back to his chicken farm.
In some ways, Chicken Run – released in 2000 – is an update of Spielberg’s Schindler’s List (1993) and we get so many Spielberg references in Chicken Run, you have to wonder again how much influence he had over the content. We even get the lists – where chickens are checked to see how many eggs they have produced – and the selection of those chickens for slaughter who do not produce. Similar to the selection process seen in the earlier film and part of the horror of the Holocaust in which unproductive or unessential workers are exterminated.
The story line of Chicken Run follows this thread – Ginger, the hero, who is constantly trying to escape and is constantly punished for her efforts, encounters Rocky the American who she believes can fly, and so she seeks his aide in a plan to teach the other chickens to fly so they can all escape together.
He, of course, cannot fly, but takes advantage of his wounded wing to stall, while he hides from the circus. He is blackmailed into becoming a flight instructor, and gives pointless instructions until finally, the head of the farm brings in the equipment for making chicken pies, and he in a series of stunts that more than resemble an Indiana Jones movie – saves Ginger and wins the respect of the entire flock – at which point he flees and leaves behind evidence that he lied about his ability to fly.
The sequence in the pie making machine are straight out of any of the Indiana Jones movies – where we could interchange the coal car scene from the second Indiana movies, right down to when they slip through a closing door and Ginger grabs her hat at the last moment.
Since I’ve recently watched Schindler’s List, the Last Crusade as well as the Temple of Doom in a short period of time, I’ve begun noticing some of the patterns in Spielberg’s films that go beyond the usual themes. He even duplicates his shooting techniques from film to film.
One of the most curious of these duplications involves cross cutting between two characters. In Schindler’s List, he shows us Schindler shaving, and then the Nazi Amon, and we see this again in Temple of Doom with Jones and his potential lover, looking at clocks, looking in mirrors, etc. We also get this in the Last Crusade.
In Empire of the Sun, we get a shot looking down at the water as a boat passes by as part of the opening sequence. We get a similar shot in Jurassic Park, and another similar shot from above as Jones is dragged out of the back of a car in Crystal Skull.
In the past I simply studied some of Spielberg’s themes, but it is clear that he warrants this shot by shot comparison of all his films.


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