Burnley Council performing well despite budget pressures
The figure was revealed as Burnley councillors were updated on the progress of the council's partnership with private contractor Liberata.
The council's Scrutiny Committee heard that:
• The borough attracted £51m. of private sector investment in 2017/18 through the inward investment service and business support programmes. This compares with £9.8m. in 2016/17.
• In the last year, resident satisfaction with parks and green spaces remained at over 80%: this is higher than other areas in the county.
• In quarter four of 17/18, 100% of major planning applications and 92% of minor applications were processed in time. Comparative data shows that the Burnley team's performance was above the North West districts’ average for both major and minor applications, and is well above the benchmarks set for planning teams in England.
• In quarter four of 17/18, Streetscene brought 22 successful prosecutions for dirty back yards, resulting in £4,450 of costs being awarded, compensation of £1,650, and fines amounting to £13,480.
Members also heard that employee sickness absence rates within the council are lower than those in other councils in Lancashire, 70% of staff had 100% attendance in the last year.
Council leader Coun. Mark Townsend said: “The quality of council services remains high despite the budget pressures that come with years of cuts from central government. That said, the staff in the council don’t dwell on the cuts, they are focused on helping to keep the borough clean, safe and one of the best places in the UK to do business.”
Liberata was brought in to take over the running of some services from the council at the start of 2016. These included customer services, revenue and benefits, and environmental health.
In the contact centre, Liberata met their target to answer 80% of calls promptly.
Liberata's Burnley benefits team also achieved its targets; against a target of nine days, it took less than six days on average to process new benefits or a change of circumstance.
The partnership was part of Burnley Council’s strategic planning around maintaining essential public services while meeting ever-increasing financial challenges.
As part of the deal, Liberata agreed to create new jobs in the borough. Councillors were told that Liberata was ahead of projection - 52 new jobs had been created by the end of March 2018, ahead of the target of 40.
Council chief executive Mick Cartledge said: “I am proud of what we have achieved over the last year. Occasionally our services don’t get it right, and there is still much to do as we continue to improve the borough, so the hard work will not stop.”


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National Guard Celebrates 290th Birthday
Today is the 290th birthday of the Illinois National Guard, but get this: they've never celebrated the date until today.
That's because the guard's command historian only recently made the discovery. She found the proof of the birthdate in the diary of a French territorial captain who called together a military right in our area to defend themselves. The entry was dated May 9, 1723.
This isn't the only proof used to validate this milestone.
"I did utilize about eight different historians from around the state," command historian Adriana Schroeder said. "Lots of primary source documents that are spread around from Illinois to New Orleans to Quebec to, believe it or not, the Paris Archives in France."
Today, there are 13,000 Illinois National Guard soldiers and airmen serving in our state. Thirty-four have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Human smuggling ring leader with operations in Phoenix gets 7½ prison sentence
Mar 15, 2024, 9:01 AM
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PHOENIX — The leader of a human smuggling ring with operations in Phoenix was sentenced to 7½ years in prison, authorities said Thursday.
Martin Garcia-Velazquez of Mexico, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens for profit in September 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
In addition to his 90-month prison term, he was given 36 months of supervised release and ordered to pay a $5,000 mandatory special assessment.
Here’s what prosecutors said the ring leader did
Garcia-Velazquez, also known as “Tucan,” admitted to conspiring to transport and harbor at least 1,000 undocumented citizens through several years from the Mexico border to houses in and around Phoenix.
The multiyear investigation resulted in the forfeiture and seizure of over $1 million plus multiple firearms with ammunition and five vehicles.
Co-conspirators already receive sentences for human smuggling operation
Three co-conspirators in the smuggling ring were previously prosecuted.
Jesus Torres-Aguilera was sentenced to time served, equivalent to 23 months, in October 2023 after pleading guilty to conspiring to transport and harbor illegal aliens for profit and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
Elmer Rene Del Cid Santos was sentenced to 1½ years in prison in October 2023 after pleading guilty to conspiring to transport and harbor illegal aliens for profit.
Angelico Roa-Joachin received a 6½-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiring to transport and harbor illegal aliens for profit and reentry of a removed alien.
Multiple law enforcement agencies from the federal, state and local level in Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama worked on the investigation.


In a company or in universities it is necessary that users do not have access to all computers connected to the LAN. This ensures that the security of data traffic is protected.
To implement this control, virtual networks are created within the physical network. These computing architectures are called VLAN by its acronym of “Virtual Local Area Network”.
Its operation is based on the IP addressing. There are different classes of VLANs and types of layouts, which we will explain to you in this article. If you want to know in depth what is related to virtual networks, continue reading.
What is a VLAN and what is it for in a computer network?
A VLAN is a virtual local area network that is part of another computer network. In this way, it can exist different VLANs within a LAN, thus allowing any node be able to transmit your data, directly, to another node (which are connected to each other) without the need for a team to link them.
This type of network allows to have a better administration of the network general or LAN, since you can create different segments so that computers belonging to different VLANs do not share information.
How does IP addressing work on a campus network?
Before starting it is necessary to clarify that an IP address is made up of 4 octets that can be divided into two groups intended to identify the network and the host. This causes different kinds of IP according to the organization of each of these 4 groups to identify in a different way the network and host.
This classification allows establishing a certain number of subnets that can be applied to each IP. In this way, the main network to which the host connects is established and then the nodes that share the same network identification are located and that allow to communicate with each other. From this it appears that there are 3 classes of subnet mask (255.0.0.0; 255.255.0.0 Y 255.255.255.0).
Once the above is clarified, we can establish that the IP operation on a campus is established by identifying the server or routing device that belongs to a certain network. For this, a binary math operation to establish the composition of the network.
From this it would remain, for example, if you have a “IP 192.168.1.1/24” means you have 24 bits that are meant for network identification, so the subnet would be class C, “255.255.255.0”, belonging to the network whose IP is “192.168.1.0”.
Main VLAN design considerations What should we take into account?
When designing VLANs, it is necessary to take into account the security of the network as a whole.. By this we mean that each device that belongs to a virtual local area network must have restrictions so that cannot access others in which you do not have permission. This will limit packet data traffic and improve network performance. On the other hand, it is necessary to establish in the design of a network the possibility that create other VLANs within the LAN.
Therefore, the implementation of a sufficiently large and efficient switch must be taken into account to be able to handle all operations safely. For a switch to support virtual LAN networks, you must configure all the ports that will be associated with them and disable those ports that will not be used. This will prevent access by intruders. Additionally, controls should be set so that you can only log in via Encrypted SSH.
By last, it would be necessary to study the physical space. The server and other equipment, such as the router and switch, need to be in safe locations so that nobody can enter them and modify their configuration. It is also useful to establish administrator profiles that are different from that of users so that unauthorized people cannot access computers that do not belong to them.
Types of VLANs What are the most important?
There are different types of VLANs.
Here are the most important ones you can find:
End to end
This kind of network is designed according to the traffic flow it handles, through the client-server figure. This makes devices can be grouped based on the resources they use and thus they achieve to improve the efficiency in the performance of all the components that make up the network.
Among the most important characteristics we can mention that the Users grouped in each VLAN have the same security requirementTherefore, their geographical location is not important but the function of the work they do.
The VLANs classified by their geographical area is the opposite of what was seen in the previous point. These are created when it is not possible to have an end-to-end virtual network, because its maintenance is difficult to achieve, since the teams use resources that are not in the same Virtual LAN.
The structure presented by these VLANs vary in size. You can find some that only belong to a switch and others that are in an entire building of a company. So the data traffic can travel over OSI Layer 3 devices to obtain resources to a greater or lesser extent.
Most used VLAN designs What are the most efficient and recommended?
According to the characteristics that we have analyzed, we can mention the most used designs of VLANs.
Which we present below:
Multiple VLAN designs consist of configuring different virtual networks within a LAN network, managing to physically segment the network so that it decrease broadcast traffic. This reduces the collision domain and, by limiting user traffic to a specific scope, generates greater security.
From Switch HSRP
Design HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) switch uses a protocol that is configured so that different devices, of the OSI model layer 3, work based on the priority assigned to them. That is, if there is a failure in some of them that is considered main, another team automatically works to replace it, which is on hold. In this way, it is achieved that the configuration can be of 0-255 via a single door.
By Switch GLBP
This design is used to improve the capacity of the previous design, i.e. HSRP. This makes the equipment more efficient to use and thus reduces the administrative costs of the network. With this extension it is possible to assign different protocols to grant responsibilities to different virtual IPs and to distribute the virtual MACs between devices connected to the group GLBP.
Those who MAC addresses assigned to nodes are virtual gateways, while the virtual promoter is in charge of granting the traffic data to each virtual MAC. A GLBP network it can have up to 4 gateways. This is because a provider can have up to 1024 GLBPwhile that device’s support only supports a single network GLBP and every GLBP it can have up to 4 nodes.
From Switch VSS
Virtual Switching System or VLAN design of Switch VSS is a virtual network architecture that combines several switches in a virtual switch. This makes operations more efficient thanks to the fact that the communication that exists between the devices has no scales due to the need for a single transport IP. It can reach a bandwidth of up to 1.4 TB / s.
VSS designs are characterized by improving operational efficiency. They also allow increased communications using network architecture that have multiple layers saving administration costs.
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The long-running and adored dancing DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who was also a past participant on “So You Think You Can Dance,” passed away at the age of 40.
The dancing DJ, Stephen began working for “The Ellen Show” in 2014, and in 2020 he was given the title of co-executive producer. Suicide was listed as Boss’ cause of death by the Los Angeles coroner.
In a statement to People magazine, his wife Allison Holker Boss said, “I have to announce my husband Stephen has left us. It is with the heaviest of emotions.” “Stephen brought light into every space he entered. Above all else, he treasured his family, friends, and community. He believed that the best way to lead was to lead with love and light. He was our family’s rock, the best husband and father, and an example to his followers.
The dancer-DJ also made appearances in movies including “Step Up: All In” and “Magic Mike XXL” and was a featured dancer in this year’s Disney+ production, “The Hip Hop Nutcracker.” He had also finished as a runner-up on “So You Think You Can Dance,” and he later served as a judge for season 17.
Because he admired great dancers like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, his love of dancing pervaded every part of his life.
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After the Press Council of India (PCI) sought permission to intervene in a petition filed by Kashmir Times executive editor Anuradha Bhasin in the Supreme Court and backed the Centre, the National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ) and the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) have condemned this decision by the chairman of the press watchdog and have called him ‘B’ team of the government.
Press Association too has stepped forward against this decision and has stated that the members of the Association were not consulted before the request for intervention.
Since the night before the abrogation of Article 370 – which conferred special status upon Jammu and Kashmir – was abrogated on August 5, the state has been witnessing a complete communication shutdown. The curfew-like situation in the Valley has also forced most of the mass communication channels including newspapers to suspend operations.
Against this backdrop, Anuradha Bhasin, the executive editor of Kashmir Times, had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court on August 10, seeking directions to ensure that all the journalists and other media personnel in all parts of Jammu and Kashmir be able to practise their profession. Bhasin said that she has not been able to print and publish the Kashmir edition of Kashmir Times as the complete and absolute restrictions on all communication services and movement has resulted in “imposition of blockade on media activities, including reporting and publishing on the situation in Kashmir”.
However, citing ‘national interest’, PCI – a statutory body constituted to ensure and protect press freedom – has justified the ban on internet and mobile phones and even free travel in the Valley. According to a Wire.in report, the council’s application notes that there is no mention of the “abrogation of most contentious provision of the constitution”(sic) in Bhasin’s petition, “which has caused the restrictions on communication and other facilities in the interest of the integrity and sovereignty of the nation”.
Following this development, the NAJ and DUJ issued a press statement, which read: “While condemning the Press Council Chairman ‘of tomtoming’ the government’s interest and acting as its B team, we call for action by unions concerned.”
“[T]he National Alliance of Journalists(NAJ) and DUJ President S K Pande after consultation with DUJ general secretary Sujata Madhok, has called for the widest possible unity to ensure Watch Dogs do not become Lap Dogs of the government and other international interests with their own agenda of balkanization of the country [sic],” said the statement.
On the other hand, the Wire.in report said that PCI members were unaware of such an intervention being sought. The report read: “The Wire spoke to two current members of the PCI who expressed shock at the stand the body is taking. They said that a meeting of the council had in fact been held on Thursday where a proposal to send a fact-finding team to J&K to assess the situation in the interest of upholding press freedom was mooted. The members confirmed to The Wire that no mention was made of the Supreme Court petition in the meeting and they were not even aware that such an intervention was being sought.”
The report further quoted a council member as saying, “The wording of this petition is so dangerous. Though the rules say that the chairman has to get the council’s endorsement for any decision he takes in between meetings, he did not even inform the council about the fact that the PCI is intervening in Anuradha Bhasin’s case.

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Two Britishmen Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will face a heavyweight showdown in the first two Saturdays in Saudi Arabia. Both of them are 4-major titleholders and Fury’s promoter, Bob Arum, is almost securing the date of their fight would happen either in July or August. These rival boxing champions are trading messages on Twitter, as they talked about the schedule of their upcoming heavyweight title fight.
Saudi Arabia will also stage a rematch of Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz, when Joshua had regained his WBA, IBF, and WBO titles 2 years ago, which led to a collision course with Tyson, who instantly became the WBC champion.
Fury’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, confirmed on Sky Sports that the match set for these British boxers would be August 7 and August 14, and they are ensuring that both players are comfortable enough to take on a fight. Hearn also mentioned that they’ve chosen August to avoid getting clashes with the Olympics schedule.
Anthony Joshua is ranked among the top 10 heavyweights for 7 years, and his biggest achievement is being ranked no. 1 in 2016 and 2017. He had a 93% knockout percentage, 24 wins, 22 wins by KO, and 1 loss. Meanwhile, Tyson became a world champion in 2015 and made several appearances in WWE in 2019. He holds a record of 30 wins and 0 losses.
Fans are now anticipating their fight. Joshua tweeted last night to get this done with less talk and more action. They have no reason why the fight should not happen next week.


On this show, Abhi interviews the Titan of Self-Directed IRAs, Quincy Long. This esteemed guest knows all there is to know about tax-advantage accounts. They tackle the hot topic of current proposed laws in Washington that could drastically affect investors, like you. Find out what this legislation could mean for your assets and what you can do to stop it. You won’t want to miss this!
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How Does A Pool Aerator Work
If youve recently had a string of days when the temperatures are in the mid 90s, the water in your pool will almost certainly be warmer than you would like it to be. While the temperature of pool water takes some time to change after the air becomes warmer, it will slowly increase if exposed to warm or hot air on a consistent basis. Many homeowners use pool covers to reduce the amount of warm air that touches the pool at night.
If you decide to use a poor aerator, this type of system is designed to expose most of the water in your pool to cooler air, which will help to keep the water temperature relatively low even during the warmest parts of the day. All you need to do to begin using a pool aerator is attach it to the return line.
Once you turn on the aerator, it will introduce oxygen to the streams of water that are sent back into your pool. The oxygen thats introduced to the water will start to decrease the temperature of the pool water immediately. When you want to switch on the aerator, the only way to do so is by opening the valve thats connected to your pool equipment. The actual aerator doesnt have its own switch that you would need to turn on. When the valve is fully opened, water will flow through the aerator before shooting upwards and into the pool. Though the process is simple, the benefits are many.
Drain And Refill Your Pool
A more extreme option for maintaining your pools temperature is replacing its water. In this case, youll be removing or draining more than half of the pools water and replacing it with new water. If the surface of your pool water is an underground well, youll be refilling your pool with cool water in no time.
There is, however, an obvious disadvantage of the water being wasted. Youll also need to adjust the chemical content in the pool, as well water has harmful bacteria and germs in it.
These methods for cooling your pool are effective and can quickly get the job done. In just this way, youll be able to enjoy the coming hot summer days fully utilizing the benefits of your backyard pool.
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Use A White Pool Cover
You may have noticed that black-colored things get very hot when left in the sun, especially compared to white-colored things. This is because the color black tends to absorb the most light and heat, while the color white is the most reflective. As a result, a reflective white pool cover can keep your pools water temperature stable most effectively. It is especially important to use it when you are leaving for an extended period of time to keep your pool cool.
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Ways To Keep Your Pool Cool Even In Blazing Hot Weather
Jumping into the cool water of your backyard pool is the perfect way to escape the hot summer day. But what if the water feels as hot as the air around you? You feel just as muggy and steamy and hot as before you jumped inonly wetter. Try one of these four tried and true ideas for keeping your pool cooler this summer.
Consider A Reversible Heat Pump
Reversible heat pumps are pool heaters that can instantly transform into pool air conditioners with the use of refrigerant and handy temperature controls.
Installing one of these bad boys for your pool is going to be the easiest option, literally cooling your pool on-demand with the flip of a switch. They are, however, a fairly expensive proposition, especially when you consider the initial price and long-term operating costs.
If youre looking for a pool appliance that can do double-duty: heating your pool in the winter and cooling it in the summer, a reversible heat pump may be just what the doctor ordered. Not only will you be more comfortable while using the pool, youll be able to extend your pool season far longer and truly get the most out of your investment.
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Will Ice Cool Down A Pool
Adding anything to a pool that is colder than the temperature of the water in the pool, including ice, will help to lower the overall temperature. But you will need to add so much of it to make a difference that it would not be worth the effort. If you have access to a chunk of iceberg that may help though!
Use A Fan To Cool Down A Room
A top tip when using fans to cool down is to leave a large bowl of mounded ice in front of it while its working. This will circulate cooler air around the room and function like a makeshift AC.
Positioning you fan correctly for optimum cooling is also important.
Fans, when left to their own devices, can just circulate the same warm air. It may seem counter intuitive, but the trick with getting the most out of your fan isnt actually to always point it in your direction. Rather, you want to consider pointing your fan towards an open window especially at night.
If you angle a fan towards a window, they will work to push out the warm air, cooling the room. If you want to get really technical about it, place the fan facing out of the window in a room youre not sleeping in. Place the fan facing out of the open window and make sure the window in your bedroom is open. When you turn the fan on, this should create a sort of low pressure system in your home where hot air is driven out of one room and in turn sucks cool air into the room your are in.
Have a ceiling fan? Set it anti-clockwise for a similar cooling affect. If you have a basement, position a fan pointing up the stairs to the rest of the house. This will push the cooler air below the house up into the ground floor.
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Cool Pool Water: 6 Ways To Keep Your Pool Water Cool
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Swimming pools are a cool and refreshing way to beat the heat during the sweltering dog days of summer. There is nothing better on a hot day than jumping into the cool and rejuvenating water of your backyard pool.
So what can you do if your pool water has passed the point of refreshing and now just feels like warm chlorinated bathwater? Dont despair were going to share the best options out there for how to cool your pool in no time so you can actually enjoy your pool all summer long.
Causes For Warm Pools
Warm pools are typically caused by one of the following: outside temperature, pool cover, and pool heater. Fortunately, if the problem is with the cover or the heater, you can fix it. Remove the cover and allow your pool to cool off, or switch off the heater.
If you live in a warmer climate, the problem can be something different entirely, and it can be harder to control the temperature. Those of us residing down South and on the West Coast know all about hot pool temps caused by 90-plus degree days.
If your pool is above ground or fewer than 6 feet deep, direct sunlight can heat the pool to the upper 80s in some cases. The thing is, the sun acts like a heat beam. If the sun beats down on your above ground pool, two things work against you: heat surrounding the pool, and heat reflecting off the shallow pool.
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The 6 Best Ways To Keep Your Swimming Pool Cold
Theres nothing quite like diving into a refreshingly cool pool on a hot day. However, sometimes the intense Texas heat manages to make your pool feel more like a lukewarm bathtub than a rejuvenating oasis. After all the time, effort, and money youve put into making your pool the summer escape of your dreams, you might feel cheated. Luckily, all is not lost! Read on to learn about the 6 best ways to put the cool back into your pool.
Transforming From Hot To Cold
One of the many benefits of owning a hot tub is its versatility. Customizable settings allow you to pick a comfortable temperature for enjoyment. Although its a hot tub, you can still enjoy it year-round, no matter what the outside temperature may be. Theyre great for entertaining, relaxing, and enjoying water massages, but so are cooling tubs. With a few tweaks, there are a few things you can do to transform your hot tub into a cooling tub this summer and totally maximize your investment.
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Drain & Refill Your Pool
If the temperature has gotten way too high or if youre due for a water change, starting from scratch with cooler and more refreshing pool water might be just the thing. Draining your pool is an expensive option but it might be necessary, depending on how hot your pool water is.
We dont recommend this option, outside of the most extreme cases, as it is only a short term solution to a season-long challenge. Without a secondary cooling solution, your newly refilled pool is just going to heat up again not to mention all of the new chemicals youll have to throw in to rebalance and sanitize the new water.
Add A Pool Deck Shade
Adding a shade is a highly recommended remedy for making the deck cooler. The shaded areas, depending on what time of day it is, remains cool to the touch. There are many different types of shades, such as:
- Shade Sails This is a popular shading option nowadays. It comes in a wide range of colors and shapes, giving a modern yet decorative look to any pool deck.
- Pergolas This is a roof-like structure that filters enough sunlight to keep the pool deck from getting too hot.
- Retractable Canopies or Enclosures Although highly effective, it can be quite expensive and installation is tedious.
- Cantilevers These are shades with a single support on one side only. The posts need to be embedded into the deck to make sure that it does not tip over.
- Patio Umbrellas Probably the cheapest and simplest remedy is a patio umbrella. Although it does not make the entire deck cool, it covers up enough for you to walk around a lounge chair or table.
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Cost Effective Ways To Keep Your Pool Water Refreshingly Cool
A deep-seated garden tub is a somewhat upscale amenity that has made its way into master bedroom suites across the country. Also known as a soaking tub, it is typically oval and free-standing. Because it is larger and offers more depth than the typical bathtub, it has become synonymous with luxury. Submersion in that warm, soapy water is a great way to end a busy day.
Whats another great way to end a busy day and beat the summer heat? A refreshing dip in the sparkling water of your backyard pool!
Unlike your garden tubs temperature that you can regulate as you fill it, your pools water temperature gets turned up when subjected all day to the suns powerful rays. Since you likely prefer the experience of cool and rejuvenating water in the summertime, how do you most effectively keep that temp a bit more consistent?
Top 5 Ways to Put the Cool in Your Pool
First off, maintaining that refreshing coolness to offset the summer heat is fortunately good for you and bad for the algae. If you want to make your pool maintenance an easier chore, the cooler water will help inhibit the promotion of persistent growth as well as that of bacteria. Retarding that development will also help save you money on pool chemicals.
Here are some suggestions for putting some more cool in your pool:
Additionally, you will reap the benefits of protecting your pool water from UV exposure, thereby decreasing chlorine loss, which in turn saves money on costly pool chemicals.
Invest In Some House Plants
House plants have really been having a moment recently and we cant deny that they certainly make our houses happier. As well as being proven to boost your mood, house plants can also help keep your house cool.
Plants act as natural air conditioners and generate moisture into the atmosphere through a process known as transpiration.
The most heat-efficient plants are peace lilies and rubber plants as they work best in humid conditions.
So having a house plants or two around will help keep house cool in summer naturally. Just dont forget to water them especially as the temperature creeps up outside!
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How To Cool Your Pool Duringthe Hot Arizona Summer
Sometimes there is nothing better than relaxing in your swimming pool during a hot Arizona summer day. However, the hot summer is going to warm up the pool water and is going to make it feel more like taking a bath than anything else. Because of this, you need to know how to cool your pool in the summertime and how to make it feel more comfortable. This way, you are able to enjoy the pool and it is going to allow you to hop in whenever you need to feel refreshed.
The biggest issue behind your pool not having a comfortable temperature is because the water is just sitting there all day and absorbing the heat. The last thing you want is for the water to sit still and not circulate with something cooler. The only way you are going to cool down the temperature in your pool is to circulate it with something cooler. This can be done with the help of a fountain.
During the day, the fountain is going to circulate water through its system, although since the temperature is higher, it is only going to make the water warmer. However, if you keep the fountains off during the day and power on the fountain during the nights, the water is going to circulate in the cool air. This is going to allow you to drastically reduce the temperature of the pool overnight as the temperature drops during the evening and night hours when the sun is not out. This way, over the course of the evening the temperature of the pool should drop significantly.
How To Keep Your Pool Cool
Sweltering, sticky, sweaty these are just a few of the words that describe the weather in Wichita and the surrounding area. We bet you cant wait to beat the heat by taking a dip in your swimming pool. But, what if your pool isnt cool?
While bombarding your pool with large blocks of ice may reduce the temperature, it certainly is cost prohibitive and only temporary.
In this article, we look at how to keep your pool cool.
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Do A Partial Drain And Refill
Although costly and not a permanent solution, if youre desperate you can do a partial drain and refill of your pool water.
Youll find this works better if your water source is well water as its usually cooler.
Dont forget to bring us a sample of your water if you choose this method so we can make sure your chemicals are balanced.
Run The Solar Heating At Night
If you have solar heating in the form of solar panels or solar domes then you can run your pool pump at night so that the pool water runs through them. They will act in the reverse way to using them during the day .
With the water running through them, they will act as a pool cooler, working in a similar way to a refrigerator. Since the night air will be cooler than the water passing though, heat will be transferred to the air from the water, cooling it as it does.
Keep Your Pool Cool This Summer With A Pool Aerator
For many homeowners, swimming in their pool during the summer is a great way to keep cool. However, finding a way to keep your pool cool during the summer can be difficult if youre unsure of what to do. If you want to make sure that the water in your pool remains cool at all times of the year, its recommended that you have a pool aerator installed. Aeration systems are designed to add air to water. While aeration systems can be used for a variety of different purposes, they are commonly used for the stabilization of wastewater in wastewater treatment facilities.
A pool aerator is a simpler version of the aeration systems that can be used in wastewater treatment facilities. When you attach an aerator to the side of your pool, it will add oxygen to the water, which helps to lower the temperature of the pool water by a few degrees. Reducing the temperature of your pool water can be highly beneficial during those hot summer days when youre searching for a way to relax and get cool. While aerators are most commonly used in pools, they can also be outfitted in hot tubs and aquariums.
This article takes a closer look at pool aerators and how effective these systems can be at cooling the water in your pool.


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Virtually 3 million folks visited the Las Vegas space in June, the sixth straight month with a rise in vacationers. Additionally in June, casinos in Clark County, the place Las Vegas is situated, received over $1 billion for under the third time ever.
Celeb Paris Hilton makes use of a pc throughout a efficiency on the June 24 grand opening of Resorts World Las Vegas. The Strip on line casino’s opening contributed to a rise in guests in June. (Picture: Newsweek)
The two.9 million guests who made their method to Las Vegas in June was 3.2 % greater than Could’s 2.8 million whole, in response to the Las Vegas Evaluation-Journal.
The customer whole final month was aided by the June 24 opening of the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas, the most costly hotel-casino in Nevada historical past. Resorts World was constructed on the west aspect of the Strip, the place the Mob-connected Stardust as soon as stood. The grand opening attracted celebrities akin to Paris Hilton, and an estimated 20,000 guests.
The tens of millions of vacationers who visited Las Vegas this June helped with resort occupancy charges. The weekend occupancy fee was virtually 90 %, however fell to 70.9 % throughout the week, the newspaper reported. Tourism consultants have stated the decrease midweek fee might be attributed to the small variety of worldwide guests and convention-goers throughout the restoration.
The variety of vacationers who got here to Las Vegas in June 2021 was 178.8 % greater than the customer whole in June 2020, three months into the coronavirus pandemic.
Nevertheless, the June 2021 customer quantity was nonetheless 17.6 % beneath the three.6 million vacationers who arrived in June 2019, 9 months earlier than the primary COVID-19 circumstances surfaced within the state.
In March 2020, Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) ordered casinos shut down on the onset of the pandemic. He allowed them to reopen in June 2020. That month, 1.6 million vacationers visited Las Vegas.
Casinos Report Massive Wins
The upper customer whole final month led to greater wins for casinos. Statewide, casinos received $1.19 billion from gamblers. Clark County took in $1.015 billion, down from Could’s whole of $1.052 billion, the newspaper reported.
In June, properties on the Strip collected $610.6 million in gaming wins. Downtown Las Vegas registered $79.1 million in wins, a document that beat April’s $76.3 million. That consequence was helped by the opening late final yr of Circa Resort, the primary new hotel-casino in Glitter Gulch in 40 years.
With June added to the combo, casinos statewide had 4 months in a row of wins totaling $1 billion or extra. That has not occurred since January-April 2008, the newspaper reported.
Tourism Warning Indicators
With the nationwide rollout of stimulus checks and COVID-19 vaccinations, vacationers started returning to Las Vegas casinos after the primary of the yr, fueled by pent-up journey demand.
McCarran Worldwide Airport, which misplaced tens of millions of passengers final yr, has seen an uptick in arrivals and departures in current months.
Nevertheless, the delta variant’s fast unfold all through Southern Nevada threatens to halt these constructive tendencies. Officers in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Hawaii have cautioned towards touring to Las Vegas due to its low vaccination fee and rising infections.
Starting Friday, face coverings had been required in public areas in Nevada counties, together with Clark County, with excessive COVID-19 transmission charges. This requirement applies to folks whether or not they’re vaccinated or not.
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“I Can’t Escape Darkness is the Indie Horror Game Version of Cube”
I’ve always loved games that focus on exploration and horror. Titles like Silent hill, Fatal Frame, or Five nights at Freddy’s all have this sick and twisted jump scare component and horror aesthetic that translates perfectly in the video game world. I Can’t Escape: Darkness is another game we can add to this list! Created by Fancy Fish Games, it is the combination of puzzle and horror that many gamers have been looking for. It might seem a bit simple on paper; players must escape the maze and solve all the puzzles that come their way in a frightening environment, but I Can’t Escape Darkness has something interesting lurking below the surface.
After playing the game for some time, things are a lot harder and trickier than you might expect, because each puzzle seems to be alive and totally out to kill you if you aren’t careful. I Can’t Escape Darkness manages to be an immensely challenging puzzle game, while also maintaining a solid horror genre feel. At its core it has relatively simple game mechanics, (walk around, open doors, avoid traps etc) but the tone and feel of the game create so much tension that this become a tense and stressful experience.
The game uses randomly generated dungeons, which is really impressive seeing as the original game (I can’t escape) was a flash game. This is awesome because the game doesn’t get redundant. You are able to explore new locations and experience new puzzles that have intricate solutions.
The visual style in I Can’t Escape: Darkness is something I was drawn towards right from the start. Each location, be it a tomb or sewer manages to convey a dark atmosphere while also being aesthetically pleasing.
Secrets are around every corner, and even if it might not sound like much at first, each run through manages to bring something new to the table each time. The special rooms are interesting but are definitely some of the hardest things to find in the game. The ability to Tweet your place of death is quite morbid, but a pretty hilarious way to spread awareness about the game via social media.
I can’t escape Darkness is s a pleasant, unique experience that will have you coming back for more. It’s replay value is quite high, which makes this indie game a real bargain for $11.99. I can’t escape darkness is the indie horror game version of “Cube”, and I couldn’t be more excited about it.
You can pick up I cant escape Darkness on STEAM for $9.99 for a limited time!
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- Graphics/Art - 7.5/107.5/10
- Music - 8/108/10
- Fun Factor - 8.5/108.5/10

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Carl Court Getty Images Genki Haraguchi scored Japan’s first ever goal a knockout game at the World Cup.When you add that previous series stat to the fact that -coached teams are 47 when winning Game 1 and things ‘t look good for Boston.While the vertical nature of the Spartans’ offense prevented Cook from padding his stats with layups , the number of misfires that show up on film lead to legitimate questions about his accuracy on intermediate and deep throws.What a story that would be.Nine-time champion Gary Player, center, along with countrymen Jaco Zyl, left, and Brandon Stone, right, represent South Africa’s golf contingent at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio.Mike Brewster Basketball Cheap Jerseys hasn’t performed well, causing a likely switch at center.
And now people are questioning whether or not Kolb even be a member of the Eagles for much longer.That honor falls to Toronto’s Bautista, who we’re giving 3 odds to win the derby his first ever appearance the competition.To not have made it to the World Cup would have meant the end of international football for a lot of us, myself included.Because of track record, I think you would have to look at their staff as the best baseball, Bochy told the San Chronicle, referring to pitchers , Halladay, Oswalt, Hamels and Blanton.His superb performance the divisional playoff game Atlanta had the whole football world talking, and all of a sudden the No.
Just stay the course, Rivera said, per .When ranking the top three Red goalies of all-time, Spieth was denied the opportunity to complete his final round at the Singapore Open after bad weather forced organisers to delay play until Monday.I was here for about five or six days .
Just a day after president Donald Trump made controversial comments regarding National Anthem protesters during a campaign rally Alabama, Major League Baseball has seen it’s first player kneel for the anthem.Rhodes had the same kind of problem but he continues to score goals and Gray has taken to it very easily, too; not just his goals but how easy he has made the transition after that big price tag.Inter striker Milito is the current 4 favorite, followed by teammate Samuel Eto’o at 9.He’s a that’s always cool, calm and collected, regardless of what the situation is, said.
He’s very easy to train and very professional.There are times when a bet can be considered a good one hindsight, even if it didn’t win.Well, that was AWESOME.We’re still offering BCS National Championship odds on the following teams: Texas and are the current favorites, followed by Alabama , TCU , Boise State and Cincinnati .
We’ll be very careful.Bosh in particular has struggled to find his game, going far as to admit that he’s feeling a little lost out there.Three starters were missing from the Seattle offensive line, yet bettors still loaded up on the Seahawks -3.Keury Mella entered and promptly walked Soto to force another run across before Matt Adams’ flyout ended the inning.
As the NFL works annually to try to make the game safer, of the basics of football have to change.


In recent times, goals for industry standards and national mandates have resulted in attempts to reduce the environmental impact of transient thermal processes (e.g., thermal management) in a multitude of applications ranging from industry to domestic use (consumer markets). A potential cheap, efficient and reliable solution is the implementation of a thermal energy storage (TES) unit which can serve as a primary or supplemental option, i.e., as a source of heating and/or cooling. Phase change materials (PCMs) can be used in TES due to their high latent heat storage capacity during phase transformation. Inorganic PCMs typically have the highest latent heat capacity and are attractive for their ability to store the highest amounts of thermal energy in small form factors while conferring respectable power ratings (however, they suffer from compromised reliability issues, that often arise from the need for subcooling). Subcooling (also known as supercooling) is a phenomenon where the temperature needs to be reduced substantially below the melting point to initiate solidification.
A technique for obviating subcooling issues is to allow a small portion of the PCM to remain unmelted, which then allows the PCM to solidify and nucleate — starting from the unmelted portion of PCM (this is termed as the “cold finger” technique). A fundamental challenge for using the cold finger technique is to reliably control the amount of melt fraction in the total volume of the PCM (such that a target amount of the PCM remains solidified or unmelted). Thus, reliability is enhanced at the expense of substantial reduction in storage capacity. However, using Machine Learning (ML) techniques, this deficiency can be addressed by reliably predicting and thus controlling the amount of melt fraction in the total volume of the PCM with a higher accuracy than conventional techniques. Conventional techniques for predicting transient characteristics in real time control typically use physics-based prediction strategies that are effective for a narrow range of operating conditions with concomitant disadvantages: they suffer from high measurement uncertainties corresponding to large levels of error in the real time predictions and unreliability for a variety of operating conditions.
In this study, significant technological advances were achieved by utilizing nearest neighbor search processes (such as radial basis functions) along with an artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm. This technique is simple to implement, device independent and was demonstrated successfully for predicting the melt fraction of a PCM with high accuracy and robustness. With this method, the melt fraction of a PCM can be accurately determined, which allows the maximum thermal capacity of a PCM to be utilized while mitigating reliability issues (such as subcooling) and enhancing the thermodynamic efficiencies of the TES platforms. Melting experiments were performed using a digital camera (for video recording) and a graduated cylinder containing PCM for monitoring the transient values of the melt fraction based on the height of the liquid phase of the PCM in the cylinder. An array of 3 thermocouples was placed at predetermined heights within the body of the PCM to monitor the transient propagation of the melting process within the PCM. In the final stages of the melting process, the predictions from the ML algorithm was found to be more accurate (90∼95% accuracy) than that of the conventional techniques based on physics-based solvers (∼60% accuracy). The accuracy of the ML algorithm was low at smaller melt fractions (∼30%) and improved substantially at higher melt fractions (∼95%).


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How do photobioreactors work?
This photobioreactor type consists of a plate-shaped basic geometry with peaks and valleys arranged in regular distance. This geometry causes the distribution of incident light over a larger surface which corresponds to a dilution effect.
How do you make an algae bioreactor?
After letting the algae grow for a week, we extract the biomass.
- Step 1: Make Carbon Dioxide Delivery System.
- Step 2: Attach Tubing to Manifold.
- Step 3: Mount Carbon Dioxide System.
- Step 4: Mount Water Bottles.
- Step 5: Make Algae Media.
- Step 6: Media Inoculation.
- Step 7: Growth and Harvesting.
How do photobioreactors produce usable oil?
Harvesting: After growing in open ponds or photobioreactors, the microalgae biomass needs to be harvested for further processing. The commonly used harvest method is through gravity settlement, or centrifuge. The oil from the biomass will be removed through solvent extraction and further processed into biodiesel.
What is the main problem with using bioreactors when growing algae?
As a result, however, a number of major drawbacks have been identified [17, 35, 36, 38] including: (i) only a small number of algal species can be grown in large scale successfully; (ii) wild microbial predators are a problem; (iii) there are significant evaporative losses and water conservation therefore becomes an …
What is an algae raceway?
A raceway pond is a shallow artificial pond used in the cultivation of algae.
How much does it cost to start an algae farm?
An open-air algae pond costs an average of $32,500 per acre, according to industry experts. A 100-acre algae farm would set you back more than $3 million.
What temperature does algae grow best in?
between 60-80° F.
1. Under what conditions do algae grow best? Algae grow best when they receive 10 -15 hours of sunlight a day and the temperature stays between 60-80° F.
What is the purpose of algae bioreactor?
An algae bioreactor is used for cultivating micro or macro algae. Algae may be cultivated for the purposes of biomass production (as in a seaweed cultivator), wastewater treatment, CO2 fixation, or aquarium/pond filtration in the form of an algae scrubber.
What are the best conditions for algae to grow?
Algae grow best when they receive 10 -15 hours of sunlight a day and the temperature stays between 60-80° F.
How is a raceway used to grow microalgae?
Microalgae are inoculated and cultivated in the raceway, and the paddle wheel promotes the circulation of culture media or wastewater in the raceway. Since the open raceway pond system is operated outdoors, microalgae could perform photosynthesis under sunlight.
How do raceway ponds work?
Typically the ponds are called raceway ponds because their shape resembles a race track. They often use paddle wheels or other water moving devices to keep the algae circulating. The harvesting method is often a two stage process based on the particular properties of the algae and requirements of the process.

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Fort McDowell Nation
Adjacent to Mesa in the northeast Valley you will find the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.
This treasured community is a 40-square mile reservation representing the ancestral territory of the once nomadic Yavapai Tribe. Flowing through the reservation is the Verde River, whose calm waters serve as the life source for the surrounding lush desert vegetation, not to mention Fort McDowell Farm.
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is home to several unique tourist offerings within close proximity of Mesa's borders. To learn more about the nation and their many enterprises, visit www.ftmcdowell.org.
Fort McDowell Adventures: For some of the most authentic Wild West experiences in Arizona, go to Fort McDowell Adventures. Situated in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, this premier outdoor activity and event venue can accommodate groups from 10 to 2,000. The on-site venue, La Puesta del Sol, is perfect for a sit-down event offering an incredible Southwestern-inspired backdrop. Or, gather up the greenhorns in your group and set out for the trail. Cattle drives and horseback riding tours are a specialty there.
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club: Developed by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, We-Ko-Pa, Yavapai for "Four Peaks", is a daily fee golf facility that consists of two spectacular 18-hole layouts that are certain to challenge and inspire golfers of all levels. In addition to the two championship golf courses, there is a world-class practice facility to hone all aspects of your game and a full service clubhouse with panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and of the Sonoran Desert. We-Ko-Pa Golf Club is consistently ranked as one of the best, top 100 modern courses in Arizona byGolfweek magazine. The club features a full-service restaurant, bar and expansive patio.
We-Ko-Pa Casino: Is the closest gaming facility to Mesa. In addition to slots, the casino offers Keno, Bingo, Black Jack and a large card room for tournament-style play. Whether you favor the sheer thrill of spinning reels or the extraordinary action of blackjack and more, a “wow” kind of experience awaits. Discover Arizona’s greatest gaming floor, showcasing 166,000 square-feet of pure excitement.

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If you have a cavity, you will likely need a dental filling to restore your tooth. In this post, our Calgary dentists explain why you'd need a filling, and describe different types to consider depending on your needs.
Read our dental health blog to get advice, resources, and tips from our Calgary dentists, that can help you keep your smile healthy.
Jaw pain can indicate a dental issue such as a toothache, TMJ Disorder, or perhaps a more serious condition. In this post, our Calgary dentists explain the possible causes of jaw pain and what to do with those sore joints.
Your family's dental needs will change as they progress through different stages of life. In this post, our Calgary dentists explain the ins and outs of family dentistry and how we help kids, teens, adults and seniors keep their smiles healthy.
If you’ve got a cavity, having a dental filling placed by your dentist is a necessary procedure. There are a few tips that can make the time immediately following the filling a bit easier. Our Calgary dentists offer some advice about what you should and should not do after a filling.
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By Laszlo Bock
Google receives over 1,500,000 unique applications for jobs every year. This book shows you why. * How to learn from your best employees - and your worst * Why you should only hire people who are smarter than you are* Take away managers' powers over employees* And why not to trust your gut instinct'We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. It's not right that the experience should be so demotivating and dehumanizing.' So says Laszlo Bock, visionary head of People Operations at the company that transformed how the world interacts with knowledge: this insight is the heart of his brilliant first book. A compelling manifesto with the potential to change how we work and live, Work Rules! offers both a new philosophy of the new world of work and a blueprint for attracting the most spectacular talent and ensuring the brightest and best prosper. Your workplace and how you treat your employees has a huge effect on your success. In twelve vivid chapters, Bock lays out a series of surprising lessons from a range of industries - from household names to little-known innovators. He also takes us inside one of history's most explosively successful businesses to reveal why Google is consistently rated one of the best places to work in the world. His years of experience are distilled into a series of entertaining principles that are easy to put into action, whether you're a team of one or a team of thousands.Work Rules! shows how to strike a balance between creativity and structure, leading to success you can measure in quality of life as well as market share. Read it to build a better company from within rather than from above; read it to reawaken your joy in what you do. The way we work is changing - are you?
When Paris Went Dark
By Ronald Rosbottom
In May and June 1940 almost four million people fled Paris and its suburbs in anticipation of a German invasion. On June 14, the German Army tentatively entered the silent and eerily empty French capital. Without one shot being fired in its defence, the Occupation of Paris had begun. When Paris Went Dark tells the extraordinary story of Germany's capture and Occupation of Paris, Hitler's relationship with the City of Light, and its citizens' attempts at living in an environment that was almost untouched by war, but which had become uncanny overnight. Beginning with the Phoney War and Hitler's first visit to the city, acclaimed literary historian and critic Ronald Rosbottom takes us through the German Army's almost unopposed seizure of Paris, its bureaucratic re-organization of that city, with the aid of collaborationist Frenchmen, and the daily adjustments Parisians had to make to this new oppressive presence. Using memoirs, interviews and published eye-witness accounts, Rosbottom expertly weaves a narrative of daily life for both the Occupier and the Occupied. He shows its effects on the Parisian celebrity circles of Pablo Picasso, Simone de Beauvoir, Colette, Jean Cocteau, and Jean-Paul Sartre, and on the ordinary citizens of its twenty arrondissements. But Paris is the protagonist of this story, and Rosbottom provides us with a template for seeing the City of Light as more than a place of pleasure and beauty.
By Randall Munroe
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day?In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations and consults nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion.
When Britain Burned the White House
By Peter Snow
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week.Shortlisted for the Paddy Power Political History Book of the Year Award 2014.In August 1814 the United States' army is defeated in battle by an invading force just outside Washington DC. The US president and his wife have just enough time to pack their belongings and escape from the White House before the enemy enters. The invaders tuck into the dinner they find still sitting on the dining-room table and then set fire to the place. 9/11 was not the first time the heartland of the United States was struck a devastating blow by outsiders. Two centuries earlier, Britain - now America's close friend, then its bitterest enemy - set Washington ablaze before turning its sights to Baltimore. In his compelling narrative style, Peter Snow recounts the fast-changing fortunes of both sides of this extraordinary confrontation, the outcome of which inspired the writing of the 'Star-Spangled Banner', America's national anthem. Using a wealth of material including eyewitness accounts, he also describes the colourful personalities on both sides of these spectacular events: Britain's fiery Admiral Cockburn, the cautious but immensely popular army commander Robert Ross, and sharp-eyed diarists James Scott and George Gleig. On the American side: beleaguered President James Madison, whose young nation is fighting the world's foremost military power, his wife Dolley, a model of courage and determination, military heroes such as Joshua Barney and Sam Smith, and flawed incompetents like Army Chief William Winder and War Secretary John Armstrong. When Britain Burned the White House highlights this unparalleled moment in American history, its far-reaching consequences for both sides and Britain's and America's decision never again to fight each other.
By George Mackay Brown
This collection celebrates winter and its festivals, light and darkness. It includes the tales of Lieutenant William Bligh at the port of Hamnavoe, an Edinburgh man rediscovering his roots in Shetland, Baltic-men shipwrecked on the Orkney coast, and Norse warriors setting out for the Holy Land.Through these stories George Mackay Brown explores the effects of new ways of thinking and working on the ancient patterns and traditions of Orkney life.
The Wreck of the Archangel
By George Mackay Brown
This collection of the poetry of George Mackay Brown centres on the theme of journeys - including an ill-fated 19th century trip ending off the Orkney island of Westray, from which the book takes its title.
Why French Children Don't Talk Back
By Catherine Crawford
Catherine Crawford, a mother of two young daughters, is tired of the indulgent brand of parenting so popular in her trendy Brooklyn neighbourhood. All of the negotiating and bargaining has done scant more than to create a generation of little tyrants. After being exposed to the well-behaved, respectful children of her French friends, une lumière went on - French children don't talk back! Why French Children Don't Talk Back is a witty and insightful look at how the French manage to bring up obedient, well-adjusted kids. It occupies a pragmatic place on the book shelf and in life - an anti-Tiger Mother approach to parenting.
Why We Run
By Robin Harvie
Everyone can run. Whether it is a jog around the park on a Sunday morning, or lining up with 40,000 other people at the start of the London Marathon, all it requires is a pair of trainers and the open road. But where does that road lead and why do we run at all? Robin Harvie ran his first marathon after a bet, but it wasn't until he had ventured 6,000 miles into the extreme world of ultra-distance running to the start line of the oldest and toughest footrace on earth, that he found an answer. As a hobby turned into a 120-mile-a-week obsession, so a way out of his daily routine evolved into a journey to discover who he was and what he was really made of.Through the scorching heat of the desert and into the darkest hours of the morning, Why We Run reveals the beating heart of the brutal and profoundly intoxicating experience of running. If you have ever wondered what makes you lace up your trainers, and why you keep coming back for more, this is your story too.
Who's Afraid of Jane Austen? How to Really Talk About Books You Haven't Read
By Henry Hitchings
Ever wondered how some people seem to have an opinion on every book ever published? Nowadays, there are so many books: how can anyone be well read anymore? Well, help is at hand. Let Henry Hitchings educate you in the invaluable skill of literary bluffing in this survivor's guide to talking about books you haven't read. With tips on how to bluff with confidence using quotable insights and invaluable trivia, Henry Hitchings covers all the great books you ought to have read but haven't got round to yet. If you want to be able to hold your own in a debate about Stephen Hawking or Philip Roth or perhaps you find Shakespeare or Dostoevsky intimidating, then look no further. Including literary heavyweights such as Ulysses, Bleak House and War and Peace this guide will equip you with all the bookish information you need to bluff your way through any scenario, be it a vital exam, an in-depth conversation at the pub or chatting up the potential love of your life. Contents includes, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Henry James, James Joyce, Proust, Homer, Virgil, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Dickens, various contemporary writers, the Bible, the Koran, fairy tales, select bestsellers and some poetry.
What I Did
By Christopher Wakling
A boy runs across a busy road. His father catches him and smacks him. A passer-by looks on. This is what happens next.
By Giles Milton
The Aïchele family were decent, cultured, peace-loving Germans trying their hardest not to get swept up in the madness of Hitler's Third Reich. But by the time war came, for civilians on all sides, there was nowhere left to hide.The conflict took Wolfram, the family's gentle, 18-year-old son, to the Russian Front and the Normandy beaches. It also engulfed the town of his childhood, obliterating its inhabitants in a devastating firestorm.Wolfram is a powerful story of human survival. It is testimony to the fact that even in the darkest times there remains a spark of humanity that can never be totally extinguished.
Wait For Me!
By Deborah Devonshire
Deborah Devonshire is a natural writer with a knack for the telling phrase and for hitting the nail on the head. She tells the story of her upbringing, lovingly and wittily describing her parents (so memorably fictionalised by her sister Nancy); she talks candidly about her brother and sisters, and their politics (while not being at all political herself), finally setting the record straight. Throughout the book she writes brilliantly about the country and her deep attachment to it and those who live and work in it. As Duchess of Devonshire, Debo played an active role in restoring and overseeing the day-to-day running of the family houses and gardens, and in developing commercial enterprises at Chatsworth. She tells poignantly of the deaths of three of her children, as well as her husband's battle with alcohol addiction. Wait For Me is enthralling and a total joy, full of the author's sympathetic wit (which she is not afraid to use on herself).
The Wildest Dream
By Mark Mackenzie
Everest was, to George Mallory, 'the wildest dream'. This gentleman adventurer was obsessed with taming the unconquered peak. But in 1924 he and climbing partner Sandy Irvine disappeared forever into the clouds encircling the peak. Might they have reached the summit before their tragedy? It is mountaineering's greatest mystery. Seventy-five years later, Conrad Anker made an extraordinary discovery. He spotted 'a patch of white' on Everest's North Face. It was Mallory's frozen body. Artefacts found on Mallory's body implied that he might have made it to the top. But that route had never since been climbed without modern equipment. Was it possible? To find out Anker returned to Everest, with death-defying young 'rock star' of climbing Leo Houlding as his partner. Kitted out in period clothing, they set off to replicate the unaided climb. Mallory's fate was a chilling reminder of the mountain's might. But they knew that to solve Everest's greatest mystery they must push their very limits.

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The beloved British electropop duo Yazoo (Yaz in the US) will finally release an official document of its 2008 “Reconnected Tour”. The tour reunited synth-whiz Vince Clarke with husky-throated Alison Moyet for the first time in 25 years and shocked and thrilled fans who figured the pair would never share a stage again. Yazooinfo.com has announced Reconnected Live, a two-disc live album that will be released, in the UK at least, on September 27. Curiously, no accompanying DVD has been mentioned.
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It’s Erica, again! As designated blogger here at CEC, one of my jobs is to stay informed and to inform our readers about environmental topics in the news. I will say that though environmental stories rarely shine through the dark abyss of political reports with the upcoming election, one story sort of jumped out at me…or rather I jumped when I saw it. I am talking about spiders. Chances are that you experienced the sensation of tiny insects crawling all over you when I mentioned that word just now, but we really shouldn’t be afraid of the little guys.
One Japanese scientist at Iowa State University cast aside his fears and actually discovered something: a certain species of spiders, called the golden silk orbweaver spider, can produce silk that is a better conductor than most other materials. These creepy crawlies have been able to produce a silk that conducts more heat than aluminum, silicone, and pure iron (the materials commonly used today), only to be outperformed by diamond and silver.
Another cool feature of this silk is that as it is stretched out, it only gets better, conductivity-wise. Most other materials experience the opposite effect, making this new material adaptable in more situations.
According to the University of Utah, “Americans throw away enough aluminum to rebuild the entire
commercial air fleet every three months” and “enough steel to reconstruct Manhattan.” So, is it possible that this could reduce our dependence on the aforementioned products? Well, scientists are not sure yet. The material is still in the experimental stage; however, its discoverer, Xinwei Wang, believes that it could be used in cooling computers and other bits of technology, which currently rely on things like copper, aluminum, etc.
Personally, I think that if this brave soul can find a way to reduce even the smallest fraction of our dependence on these resources (considering the widespread use of technology these days), he will have gone done in my history books as an environmental hero. Besides this, if he can find a way to commercialize his discovery, a drop in the cost of electronics would be greatly appreciated!
So, what do you think? Is his discovery worthy of making environmental news, or does the thought of a permanent spider’s web in your home computer make you jump? Let me know!


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Keto Friendly Restaurant Food
Is it possible to find Keto friendly restaurant food? If so, it must not be an issue, as this diet regimen is coming to be much more prominent every day. It’s not almost reducing weight but regarding controlling your diet plan to ensure that you can live a much longer, much healthier life, while consuming the appropriate foods. Many people intend to go on the diet plan to slim down, yet they do not want to starve themselves while doing it, so they have a tendency to choose a reduced calorie diet regimen that does not permit them to consume much of anything, or instead, really little. This diet plan is a bit challenging since you require to discover to consume more gradually, and sometimes take food at a leisurely speed. As an example, an excellent guideline is to never eat more than one meal daily on this sort of diet. You might locate yourself taking a number of glasses of water as opposed to one, as well. So, if you are believing to on your own “I can’t eat anymore than this, I can not potentially eat any more,” after that think again. The key here is to consume slower, so your body can fully absorb all of the food as well as obtain the nutrition that it needs. If you believe to yourself that you can’t deal with an additional dish, after that think again. Also, you don’t intend to be loading your tummy with food that does not have any kind of dietary worth. So, in order to be able to eat all that scrumptious “great for you” food, you need to make sure that it has the right amount of protein, carbs, and also healthy fats. While you’re at it, don’t consume any kind of fast food, or at the very least as much of it as you want. If you can’t drink it, spit it out quickly! One means to eat slow as well as tidy is by focusing on what you intend to consume, rather than what you do not wish to consume. So, when you sit down to eat, keep points in perspective. Think about whether you desire a veggie, a cheeseburger, or one more sort of food. As soon as you’ve made this choice, create it down on a paper. Currently, when you prepare to eat, you can concentrate on the foods that you DO wish to eat, while disregarding the ones that you DON’T wish to eat. One more crucial thing to bear in mind is that you should not eat any food that’s “wet” or hot. When you consume food that’s either also warm or wet, your body begins to suffer consequently. So, instead of consuming fried hen, pick a various chicken recipe such as stir fry. Not only will this assist you consume healthier, it will certainly additionally help you really feel much better as well since the food is less likely to trigger your body pain. Keto pleasant restaurant food is feasible! All you require is some imagination and also a readiness to attempt brand-new things. By making a few simple substitutions, you can transform any type of recipe into a well balanced meal that you will love to consume at all times. Simply ensure that you’re not overeating and that you keep parts tiny.

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Urinary tract infections are incredibly common, and many people will have at least one UTI at some point in their life. When a friend asked me why some people get UTIs more frequently than others and I was unable to answer, I realized I didn’t know as much about these pesky infections as I thought.
How do urinary tract infections work?
Urinary tract infections affect your urinary system, AKA your urethra and bladder. The urethra is the little opening where your pee comes out, and internally, it’s a tube that carries pee from your bladder. There are two types of UTIs: cystitis (infection in the bladder) and urethritis (infection of the urethra). The symptoms and treatment for both types are the same, so if you get a UTI, you probably won’t know the difference, and that’s okay. Both types are treated the same.
Although UTIs are incredibly common and fairly easy to treat, the infection can spread to your kidneys if left untreated. It’s important to know the symptoms and treat your UTI right away so the infection won’t spread.
What are the common symptoms of UTIs?
The most common symptom of a UTI is feeling like you constantly need to pee, even if you just went. The infection can also cause cramping and pain in your lower abdomen, pain when you pee, cloudy urine, blood in your urine (which is more common in younger patients), smelly urine, or feeling tired, shaky, or weak (which is more common in older patients). If you have a UTI, you might not have all of these symptoms, but these are the most common ones to look out for.
Urinary tract infections are caused by bacteria getting into your urethra or bladder. This bacteria can come from sexual fluids, fecal matter, or bacteria from the anus. People with vulvas get UTIs 30 times more often than someone with a penis because the placement of their urethra opening is in close proximity to the anus. And within that group of people with vulvas, unfortunately, some people get UTIs more frequently due to the placement of their urethra opening. Some people can get as many as two infections in six months or three in a year. If you are one of those people, consult your doctor about options for continual treatment and prevention methods.
How can you prevent UTIs?
To prevent UTIs, you should always pee after having sex or masturbating to flush out any bodily fluids that may have gotten near or in your urethra. If you are putting anything in your anus during sex, either put a new condom on it or thoroughly wash it before penetration of the vagina occurs. Keep that bacteria out of there! If you use spermicide or a diaphragm for birth control and get frequent UTIs, talk to your doctor because that might be the culprit.
You should also wipe front to back when going to the bathroom to avoid bringing any bacteria from the anus forward. Avoid holding your pee for too long, and drink plenty of water to continually flush out your body throughout the day. Change out of wet or damp swimsuits and workout clothes ASAP to prevent infection. Additionally, wash your private parts when you shower to keep things clean. And just wash with water—douching or using feminine hygiene products can cause UTIs.
If you think you have a UTI your doctor will test your urine to see if you do. If you have one, you’ll be prescribed antibiotics and should feel better within a few days. Make sure you take your antibiotics until they are gone even if you feel better immediately to make sure the infection is completely gone. If you get UTIs frequently, some people say drinking unsweetened cranberry juice or taking cranberry pills can help. This is because cranberries may help keep bacteria from attaching to the walls of your urinary tract, which would lead to infection.
Although UTIs are painful and inconvenient, they are incredibly common and treatable. If you get a UTI you should never feel ashamed or embarrassed. Do make sure you go to the doctor to treat it right away so it doesn’t develop into a more serious infection. Follow the tips mentioned above to help prevent them and you should be good to go!

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No. 18 New Mexico 60, Boise State 50: Cameron Bairstow scored 16 points as the host Lobos pulled away late to remain in first place in the Mountain West Conference.Tony Snell added 12 points and Jamal Fenton scored 11 for the Lobos (22-4, 9-2 MWC), who improved to 13-1 at home. They own a half-game lead on Colorado State, their next opponent.
Derrick Marks was the only Boise State player in double figures with 19 points. The Broncos (16-8, 4-6) never led after Snell hit a 3-pointer with 13:25 left in the first half and were held to a season-low point total.
Marks scored five straight to cut the Lobos' lead to 16-15 with 8:07 left but Kendall Williams answered with a 3-pointer. Bairstow then scored nine of the Lobos' last 10 points on the way to a 29-23 halftime lead.
Anthony Drmic's 3-pointer and Marks' jumper with 5:23 cut the lead to 47-46 but New Mexico went on 8-0 run over the next 4 1/2 minutes to put the game away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: New Mexico is 69-2 under coach Steve Alford when holding an opponent under 60 points. ... Boise State entered the game leading the MWC with a 74.9-point scoring average. ... Boise State's Jeff Elorriaga, the league's leading 3-point shooter at 46.1 percent, hit 1-of-9.


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We start this week with Britain's largest agency, Countrywide.
One of the best known and respected country agents has returned to the firm after 12 months working with Arun Estates.
Jill Bennetts has returned as regional manager for Freeman Forman, the largest estate agency group in East Sussex and the Kent Weald.
“I’m absolutely delighted to have returned to Countrywide and be working with the Freeman Forman team to continue to deliver the very best for our customers” she says.
Let’s move now to the increasingly frenzied world of online agencies.
As we reported on EAT some days ago, former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate agency at easyProperty - replacing one of the firm’s key staff members who himself has moved to the merged Tepilo-Emoov-Urban operation.
Russell started in the property industry in 1996 and has worked as a negotiator, regional and division director and as MD of a Midlands independent agency group. He says of his new position: “Having undertaken many roles within estate agency within a variety of models, I can relate to and identify the current needs of property professionals, estate agents and their customers.”
Meanwhile Adam Day, who was head-hunted to join easyProperty just a year ago, has now become head of estate agency at Emoov-Tepilo-Urban.
If onliners are disrupting primarily the sales agency world, Build To Rent is no less disruptive in the lettings sector, and now one of America’s leading advocates of BTR is moving to work in a UK company, Native.
Tracy Peacock has become director of Build To Rent at Native, which was one of the first companies to move into the UK’s new BTR niche back in 2012.
Tracy will oversee Native’s BTR business which comprises of 1,500 apartments, either in operation or under construction, across the UK. Key sites include the 533-apartment Kampus scheme in Manchester, a 183-unit Carolyn House scheme in East Croydon and the 102-home Dalston Works development in London.
“She brings in depth knowledge of leasing up strategies, productivity management, customer service delivery and resident relations from the US multi-family market, all critical aspects of a successful build to rent management platform. She will be a major asset for Native BTR and our investor clients” says a spokesman for Native.
Still with the private rental sector, specialist lender LendInvest has significantly bolstered its buy to let team.
Chief among the lender’s external hires is Antonia Pike, who joins the team from Fleet Mortgages as BTL Team Leader. With over six years’ experience in the mortgage industry, Antonia has worked in a range of roles from mortgage advising to underwriting.
LendInvest has also hired field-based Business Development Manager Shane Wallace to cover the East of England. Shane brings over 10 years’ experience in the specialist lending market and joins the team from Aldermore.
Internally, Mark Foley has been promoted from an underwriting role to a field-based BDM, is now covering the Midlands. Mark has spent almost four years at the company before making this move.
Finally, an unusual one - flatshare online platform SpareRoom has appointed former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander Terry Virts to the unique role of ‘House Share Goodwill Ambassador’.
In his new role Terry - who we presume knows a thing or two about space, in the broadest sense of the word - will draw on his NASA training and experience of living with others in close quarters for seven months to help British flatmates avoid everyday domestic conflict.
So it’s one small step for Terry, and the end of Property Jobs Today for another week.
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Unexpected things do exist, and they come without permission as their very nature. Between all those unexpected things, financial matter is one. There will be a time when unexpected bill comes, unexpected family matters happen, and the things after just get all unexpected. At the time when unexpected things happen, the question is whether or not you have prepared anticipation manner. Yet, always when that unexpected thing is about financial matter, anticipation manner can’t cover it all. It is simply just how unexpected things work; without permission and any anticipation manner just can’t cover it all. If your anticipation manner can cover it all, those things surely are not an unexpected one but mere a worst scenario you have predict and get ready for since long.
When unexpected financial matters come, almost always they come in the form of cash emergency. Bills can wait and so does other pay obligation, as long as credit card is still in hand and you do not mind about the fine. But there is that time when everything has reached its final; that you have to pay an amount of cash for things you have delayed before. Or, it is as simple as they do not accept or simply can’t do cash or credit payment. So, no matter how many and how much the value of assets you have, they just do not understand it since the one and only that they need is cash. Actually, indeed it is a little contradicts to that wisdom that tells to bring just a little cash and save the rest in your freeze deposit right?
But what can we do, when that emergency for cash is just happening, in front of us face to face. When it is, you may think about lenders to whom you can borrow some amount of cash. Mostly, the possibility about who or what the lender is about are two; either you lend from somebody you know or you lend from institution. When the lender is about to be somebody you know, consider this; that he is somebody you think you know. You may not know everything about him in that time; it could be that he is also in the same financial situation as yours. When the lender is about to be institution, they are normally financial institution. Mostly, people choose bank to be their lenders because bank is a financial institution considered trustable and safety.
It is not to be doubted that bank is that respectable financial institution where everyone can borrow money then feel relieve and save since bank would be just too respectful to betray their trust. Yet, this respectful is not without price. Most people will find that bank bureaucracy can sometimes make hustle. Especially, in the time when that amount of cash is just as urgent as anything you would not put as stake. Do not worry; check out http://www.virginiacashadvanceloans.com/ for nice alternatives. It is where to go when you can trust bank, but simply just prefer the less complicated bureaucracy.

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IDO ASIA AND ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE- PRESS RELEASE 149/2021
The IDO Asia and Asia Pacific Conference was recently held on the 5th October 2021. The meeting was conducted by Chairperson Aleena Tan from Singapore and IDO Honorary Lifetime President and IDO Ambassador for Asia and Asia Pacific, Michael Wendt. Six countries took part.
The meeting commenced with welcome remarks inviting all member nations to keep in contact as it was vital for communication and participation at IDO events. Each member had the opportunity to provide an outlook of the Covid situation in their country whilst the IDO Continent versus Continent event was praised with flying colours. Discussions with regards to future events and competitions in the region will be discussed further, at the next conference scheduled for February 2022.


VILLASIS — The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Urdaneta City recently entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the local government unit (LGU) of Villasis, Villasis Water District (VWD) and United Architect of the Philippines (UAP) – Pangasinan SCALE for the “Adopt-A-Tree” project along the stretch of by-pass road in Barangay Barraca, Villasis town for its sustainable development and management.
After the MOA signing, a tree planting activity in the by-pass road area was held where a total of 500 ilang-ilang seedlings and 10 umbrella tree (talisay) seedlings were planted by 29 participants from the agencies.
The CENRO committed to provide the planting materials/seedlings to be planted in the project area and to monitor activities and provide continuous technical assistance for the development, effective maintenance and protection of the plantation.
For their part, LGU Villasis, VWD and UAP pledged to ensure the continuous development, maintenance and protection of the planting area and to submit reports to the CENRO on all activities undertaken in the site. (PhilStar Wire Service)
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10 Terry Fox Runs in Metro Vancouver, happening on Sunday, September 15, 2019 in support of the Terry Fox Foundation
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Capilano Suspension Bridge Park celebrates 130 years this summer! Save 30% on admission after 5pm with the Twilight Discount and enjoy other great deals.
West Vancouver’s long-standing Community Day is being transformed into Bridge Festival, a new multicultural celebration Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, 2019.
From West Vancouver to Surrey and Coquitlam, here is a stellar lineup of FREE festivals in Metro Vancouver this summer (2019)
BC Family Day is Monday, February 18, 2019. Check these local listings for events around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
December Events in Metro Vancouver: Theatre, music, free family attractions, holiday concerts, festivals, Christmas markets and more happening around Vancouver and the Fraser Valley December 2018.


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Here’s a few of the pictures I snapped during our weekend trip down into the capital.
Our itinerary was left pretty much blank, apart from the tickets we’d booked for the Pompeii exhibition at the British Museum.
The exhibition shows a glimpse everyday life in Pompeii and Herculaneum before and after the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius. As you weave your way around the beautiful artefacts surviving the intense heat and time itself, its a sombre affair when you reach the latter part of the exhibition and the casts of the bodies that were frozen in flash of fire.
However….those folk sure had a good sense of humour!
We could easily spend the entire weekend in the museums, there’s so much to see! Cursties favourite area has always been the Egyptian exhibitions and in particular the mummies on display.
I’m pretty sure this one moved a bit….wait…..it might do it again.
Part of the museums glass roof.
Back outside and into glorious sunshine, we headed towards Picadilly to watch the crowd go buy, browsed the shops and stalls around Covent Garden & Burlington Arcade before heading off to St James Park and to rest in the shade of the oak trees.
Sensory overload – every little avenue and backstreet explored often revealed a surprise or two.
I wonder if she’s given them the day off?
As we made our way back east via the underground, we stopped by Westminster rammed with tourist, the sheer buzz of activity astounding.
As we headed up and over Westminster Bridge towards Big Ben, the crowds along the right hand side had intensified into clusters of groups spanning the entire length of the bridge. As it turned out, at the centre of the waving, shouting and jostling were a string of folk operating illegal shells games…you know, the one with the three cups and a ball, mix them around and guess where the ball is. There was certainly a lot of money been exchanged between ringers, players and losers, although a little sad to see a group of pick pockets going to work on the otherwise engaged crowd though, I guess every big city has them. What was fun to see though was the speed in which game pieces, money and dealers disappeared in a sort of domino effect as a police car slowly cruised across the bridge.
Our next day was a pretty much a repeat of the previous day including a visit to the Victoria and Albert museum and plenty of shopping in Fortnum and Masons and Harrods. Here I sampled some of the latest DSLR cameras from Nikon, mused over a £140 wooden case for my iPhone (i soon came to my senses) and stood jaw gaping at demonstrations of the new OLED TV’s they had on display. The image clarity was so good it felt like you could simple reach out and grab the object on screen. One of these has to be mine one day!
VA Museum glass balloons.
During out travels around the city, we’d spotted numerous people riding city owned bicycles and the docking stations were you could rent one from. It’s an automated service were you’d insert a few coins to receive print out containing a pin code which you would then enter on one of the docking station to release the bike. There are so many docks around it’s quite possible to cycle to your destination and drop the bike off there without having to return. What a great way to see the city…although being chased down my a London bus might not be so fun.
Weeee…three gears and a bell. Look out London.
The company who Curstie works for has it’s head offices in Canary Wharf, so being a Sunday and probably devoid of people, we took our cycles down there and pretty much had this mini city all to ourselves. Apart from a few aircaft above, it was totally silent, like a set from a disaster movie. In little more that 12 hours later, cycling between the buildings would be a huge mistake.
Messing around with Hipstamatic.
One day I’ll return to Canary Wharf at night with my camera gear.
It should be noted that navigating around the hussle and bussle of of the city, be it on foot, tube or cycle, was made so incredibly easy via the phone app – http://citymapper.com/ Not only did it advise tube stations, lines and platforms to avoid any realtime delays, it also advised cycle routes and dock stations indicating which docks were free or full. Indispensable!
Great weekend, will be be back here again soon.


Huw's DIY Label of the Week: DV8 Music Collective
How, when, where and why was the label set up?
DV8 is a community organisation based in London and Brighton which specialises in training projects for young people in creative and media. The label was set up in 2009 as part of their music production course; the young people on the course are responsible for everything.
What's the ethos of the label?
The ethos of the label is to help promote young artists who may otherwise struggle to make music and get it heard. The label gives allows them to take control in everything from producing a track to marketing and releasing it.
What releases are coming out soon on the label?
The 'DV8 Music Collective sampler' is out on the 15th of February and there's a showcase on the 17th of February in Brighton.
What's the favourite office snack at your label?
Huw Stephens on Radio 1 or download the podcast to hear more from DV8 Music Collective.
And finally... if your label were an animal what would it be and why?
A monkey - because they're energetic and make loads of noise.