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An unputdownable novel for anyone who’s ever loved or lost, drawn a line between then and now, or kept a secret that wouldn’t stay hidden …‘Today I am free. No guilt for who’s missing, what’s been left behind. My face aches from smiling in the wind and my voice rasps from all the screaming, and I know that it’s been forever since I’ve felt so completely alive.’ Desperate to escape her grieving father and harbouring her own terrible secret, Shelley disappears into the intoxicating world of Aussie Rules football. Joining a motley crew of footy tragics, and best of all, making friends with one of the star players. Shelley finds somewhere to belong. Finally she’s winning. So why don’t her friends get it? Josh, who she’s known all her life, but who she can barely look at anymore because of the memories of that fateful day. Tara, whose cold silences Shelley can’t understand. Everyone thinks there’s something more going on between Shelley and Mick. But there isn’t, is there? When the whole of your world is football, sometimes life gets lost between goals.
So now you know why I had to pass this one on to my good friend Karenlee Thompson for review! I know nothing at all about football – not even how many teams there are – and The Spouse and I compete each year to see which of us can outlast the other in not knowing (a) who’s in the Grand Final and (b) who won. (I hold the record because one year I managed to stay in blissful ignorance till the following Monday lunchtime, which is no mean feat in sports-mad Melbourne.)
Fortunately, Karenlee was more than happy to share her thoughts about this novel:
In an interview with Marama Whyte at Hypable, Hayes admits to mining her own childhood for the background for this novel – and you can detect the similarities between Hayes and the central character, Shelley, who allows herself to be almost swallowed up by the fans and the players and the hype that make up the world of Aussie Rules.
Despite some minor insecurity, Shelley knows herself pretty well:
Somewhere deep down I’m ashamed of my gloating, but it’s pretty deep and easy to ignore. (p. 83)
The game of football and the people surrounding it fill the void left by tragedy on the home front. As Shelley immerses herself in this other world, she comes close to losing her innocence but is ultimately saved by her own competence and common sense, as much as by the knowledge that, despite circumstances sometimes indicating otherwise, she is loved by her family and friends.
Hayes’ clever way with words is never more evident than when she talks about the game of football and its resonance to the city of Melbourne:
The moment you’re born in this city, or even if you move here, you have to choose a team to barrack for… [sometimes] it’s handed down to you like property or, if you barrack for Carringbush, a hereditary disease. (p. 73)
Sections and chapters are named in true footballing parlance: ‘Pre-season’, ‘One day in September’, ‘Best on Ground’ and the like and Hayes is clearly knowledgeable about the game, its players, and Melbourne – the city that is still the capital as far as AFL is concerned.
But it’s not all about the Sherrin and the big white posts. Hayes has a knack for painting her characters uniquely. Of her new friend, Shelley thinks:-
Individually, her features could be pretty but, somehow, in the process of constructing a face, the bits don’t quite seem to match. (p. 21)The story is set in the eighties and so some of the references might prove baffling for the book’s intended YA audience. No doubt, there will be a few teenagers asking their parents “Who is Kim Wilde*?” or “is The Waltons* a television show?” and “who or what is the Brady Bunch?*”
I’m pleased that Hayes provided a fictional cloak for her characters and football teams because it allowed her the freedom to explore motivation more easily and I’m sure she would have felt shackled if Shelley’s team and the named players were real.
One of my favourite aspects of this novel is the innocence (but growing awareness) with which Shelley embroils herself in a friendship with an older, married man. Mick ‘Eddie’ Edwards is clearly a handsome and charismatic guy. We are never quite sure of his exact motives which I think in a YA book is just as it should be and could provide for some great educational discussion points for teenagers.
Thanks to Lisa at ANZ Litlovers for sending this book to me. Lisa would be part of a minority group in Victoria – someone who I don’t think has ever been to a game of Australian Rules Football – but she knew I would appreciate the backstory and enjoy reading The Whole of My World for review.
© Karenlee Thompson
Karenlee, I have to ‘fess up: I have actually been to a footy match. My first mother-in-law was convinced that if she could persuade me to attend one, that I would instantly be hooked. So she invited me to the Grand Final, Carlton (her team) versus I-forget-who. We even had seats in the members. Alas, I did not understand a thing about the game, couldn’t pick one player from another, and had a headache within 15 minutes of the game starting. It was sheer torture, and – in the absence of anything else to read – I spent the entire match reading, and pretending to be interested in, The Footy Record. I still feel guilty about this failure to enjoy this match because I know that there are footy fans who camp out for days in advance to get a ticket to the finals, and there I was taking up a seat that I didn’t appreciate.
* Links to these pop cultural references provided by me. I figure that if I didn’t know who Kim Wilde was, others might not either.
Karenlee Thompson is an author and an occasional reviewer for The Australian and was featured on Meet an Aussie Author in 2011. Her debut novel 8 States of Catastrophe is reviewed on the ANZ LitLovers blog here. Karen blogs at Karen Lee Thompson.
Thanks, Karenlee, for once again sharing your thoughts.
Author: Nicole Hayes
Title: The Whole of My World
Publisher: Woolshed Press, Random House, 2013
ISBN: 978 74275 860 2
Review copy courtesy of Random House.
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10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: In the Money
Moving ahead with our series of multi-table tournament tips, we've reached that stage of the tournament when the money bubble has burst but has yet to reach the final table. In large field MTTs this stage could last a long time, with hundreds of players cashing. Meanwhile in smaller tournaments it may only take another table's worth of knockouts or less to get down to the last table.
Here are five suggestions highlighting important considerations during the "in the money" stage of multi-table tournaments.
1. Recognize the Effect of the Payouts
While tournament structures can differ, in most MTTs the payouts only gradually change with each increase as you proceed from a min-cash to the final table, with the larger jumps only happening once you get down to the final few spots.
To point to an example, in this year's $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Main Event just over 1,000 players made the money, with a minimum cash $15,000. It wasn't until the field got down to 351 players that those getting knocked out started taking away more than twice the minimum ($32,130). Then much later when it got down to 63 players those being eliminated started cashing for six figures.
Meanwhile the sixth-place prize is $1,463,906, more than twice what the player finishing 10th received ($650,000). And the difference between sixth and the $8 million first prize is even more dramatic — the winner earns well over five times what the sixth-place finisher gets, and more than 12 times the 10th-place prize.
The same is usually true for most MTTs — that is to say, the money jumps going from a min-cash to just before the final table aren't usually going to be huge, relatively speaking. That means for much of this period the prospect of lasting to the next money jump shouldn't affect your poker strategy too greatly, or at least not as much as might happen at a final table.
Put another way, in a 300-player tournament in which the top 45 finishers cash, you shouldn't be overly concerned about the difference between finishing 45th and 35th, since generally the payout will only be slightly higher for the better finish. Meanwhile the difference between finishing 15th and fifth will be much greater, relatively speaking, as (of course) will be the difference between 10th and first.
That said, being able to keep your seat as the field continues to decrease is nonetheless crucial, as you obviously cannot get to those big money spots if you don't continue to survive.
2. Ride Out the First Wave of Knockouts
Immediately after the bursting of the bubble, there is usually a rapid rush of knockouts as the short stacks who barely made it quickly switch to double-up-or-go-home mode.
If you're one of these short stacks, do your best to pick a good hand with which to open-push (preferable to calling all in, if you have a choice). Meanwhile, if you have a medium stack or better, this actually can be a time when tightening up is okay to do. Waiting out that first wave of knockouts can often get you a couple of rungs higher on the payout ladder without much risk, but don't get too comfortable.
At some point — often soon in smaller MTTs — the number of players in the "danger zone" (with 5-6 big blinds or less) reduces down to just a couple or even none, and the tournament enters another phase within this "in the money" stage, one in which you better be ready to stay active.
3. Prepare for Preflop Poker
You'll find that a certain percentage of players with medium or even larger stacks will continue to remain tight longer than they should once that first wave of knockouts has finished, still hoping to last through more pay jumps. You can steal blinds and antes here more readily against these players, and push them off hands postflop, too.
As the tournament proceeds towards the final table, the structure determines how often the all-ins will be occurring. Especially in faster-paced MTTs, you'll often find one or two players pushing all in per orbit, perhaps more. If you're above the average or a big stack and pick up strong hands, look for spots to call these all-ins from shorter stacks. In "turbo"-styled MTTs, it becomes a preflop or "long ball" game for the most part, so be smart about your starting hand selection and gather both chips and eliminations when you can.
If the MTT is slower-paced (with deeper average stacks), there will be more postflop poker, although a lot of times players will be more cautious after the flop, checking down hands and not looking for big confrontations without the strongest hands.
4. Use Those Chips
For the big stacks, being aggressive during this "in the money" stage is imperative. You have the chips to push around opponents, and they're aware you always have the option to put them "to the test" and force them to make decisions for their tournament lives if they get involved in a hand against you.
When playing hands against your lesser-stacked opponents, recognize at what point in the hand they'll likely be facing a decision whether or not to commit their entire stack.
For short stacks this decision will be before the flop, so don't get reckless and raise them with junk hands you'll have to let go should they push. It's better to be the one pushing against them, forcing them only to be able to play with the highest part of their all-in calling ranges. Against medium stacks the decision will likely come after the flop, where you can semi-bluff with draws or medium-strength hands, or outright bluff them with air if they've shown weakness.
5. Adjust for Short-Handed Play
Once the tournament gets down to the last few tables, be aware that you will often be playing short-handed and be ready to adjust accordingly. For example, in a full-ring (nine-handed) MTTs, you'll be playing at tables with less than nine players most of the time as the field shrinks from just over 30 players down to 10. Sometimes — such as when playing online poker — when the tournament gets to 10 players it will play two five-handed tables, where as when playing live you'll usually redraw for a single 10-handed table.
Remember for short-handed play you have to loosen up your starting hand requirements (tight is not right anymore). You also need to change your thinking about hand values postflop — e.g., top pair, medium kicker can be a strong hand after the flop in a short-handed game, whereas it might be more vulnerable full ring. That said, if you happen to hit a monster (e.g., flopping a set or better, turning a straight), you can sometimes get away with slow playing in order to get more chips out of an opponent — though don't get too fancy.
Speculative hands like suited connectors should be less enticing for you when short-handed — you can open-raise before the flop with them if you like, but don't be calling and hoping to hit flops. Aggressive plays both before the flop (blind steals, light three-bets) and after the flop (check-raising, semi-bluffing) will often be rewarded with pots earned without showdowns.
Be aware as well of who else at the table seems to be ramping up their aggression. Often during short-handed play the late position opening raise is even less meaningful than when it is full ring — that's when a three-bet from the blinds (even as a bluff) can be a good play to make.
There are a host of other considerations for this "in the money" phase of multi-table tournaments, but those suggestions should at least get you started as you work on developing the correct approach and mindset to help you do more than just collect small cashes and start reaching final tables.
Like other stages of MTTs, the "in the money" stage requires you to strike an optimal balance between patience and aggression, and especially rewards those players who are able to "shift gears" back and forth quickly — even from one hand to the next — as they recognize the changing conditions of their table and the tournament as a whole.
Also in this series...
- Fast vs. Slow Structures
- The Importance of Stack Sizes
- Chip Accumulation vs. Survival
- How to Play the Early Levels
- Middle Stage Strategy
- Approaching the Bubble
- Strategy on the Bubble
- Going for the Win
- Bankroll Management for Poker MTTs
Ready to take a seat at the table? Put these multi-table tournament tips into practice at 888poker.
In this Series
- 1 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: Fast vs. Slow Structures
- 2 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: The Importance of Stack Sizes
- 3 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: Chip Accumulation vs. Survival
- 4 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: How to Play the Early Levels
- 5 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: Middle Stage Strategy
- 6 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: Approaching the Bubble
- 7 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: Strategy on the Bubble
- 8 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: In the Money
- 9 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: Going for the Win
- 10 10 Multi-Table Tournament Tips: Bankroll Management

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James Reid entered mainstream consciousness when he was first introduced in the teen edition of “Pinoy Big Brother” back in 2010. Four years and a movie (plus its soundtrack) later, the Filipino-Australian heartthrob now has a newly-released self-titled debut album under his own name with Viva Records.
The CD showcases a couple of originals and a pair of covers, one of which is James Reid’s take on the popular Michael Jackson tune “Rock With You.” James Reid recently said in an interview that he prefers music to acting, saying that music “gives him more flexibility to express himself artistically.” Not many may know it, but James is an avid listener of R&B and a big music fan in general. He counts r&b artists Mario and Chris Brown as early influences. He also has a soft spot for pop-rock and alt-pop as evidenced by his inclination to have Maroon 5 and The Script songs into his repertoire during live performances.
On his first solo outing though, James is counting on a handful of great sounding originals to get his music across. One of those songs is the “Alam Niya Ba” is a song about a guy who got his heart broken. “He loves the girl so much that even though it hurts, he’ll wish the girl well and hopes that the next guy she loves will treat her well,” James shares.
James Reid‘s debut album also includes two of his own songs — the mid-tempo funk/r&b tune “You Make My Body Move” and the straight r&b-flavored “Game Changer.” Both songs not only showcase his dance, pop and R&B roots, but his songwriting skills as well. Two more songs, ”Gone” and “Loving Arms,” complete the album. The former is a song written by composer-lyricist-artist Thyro Alfaro, while the latter a cover of a Dobie Gray song.
Whether it’s his own song, or if he’s interpreting somebody else’s, James Reid proves that he can handle both and let his own style shine through. He’s certainly not into singing just because it’s a stepping stone into showbiz. He’s performing because he’s an artist in his own right too.
- Alam Niya Ba
- You Make My Body Move
- Game Changer
- Rock with You
- Loving Arms
- Bonus: minus one versions of all the tracks


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Friday, during an appearance on FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) insisted President Joe Biden’s approach on a possible Russian invasion into Ukraine was fraught with problems and made the United States appear weak.
Cruz described Biden as in “over his head,” adding that Biden demonstrated weakness on the international stage.
“Look, I got to say, it’s pitiful,” he said. “It almost makes you feel sorry for him. He is in so over his head. If you look at what Biden has done on Russia, it’s the same thing he’s done on China, it’s the same thing he’s done on Iran, it’s the same thing he’s done with the Taliban, which is he’s shown weakness. He surrendered to Vladimir Putin. Just last week, I forced a vote in the U.S. Senate to impose sanctions on Russia to stop the Russian pipeline from Russia to Germany, Nord Stream 2. That was sanctions legislation, bipartisan legislation I authored we passed into law, Donald Trump signed it into law. We shut that pipeline down.”
“When Joe Biden got elected, he waived those sanctions, gave a multi-trillion-dollar gift to Putin,” Cruz added. “And it is why there are Russian troops and Russian tanks on the border of Ukraine right now because Biden has been so weak, he has surrendered essentially to Putin. And that’s why he didn’t want to answer questions on it because you can’t defend what — when Biden stands up and essentially says, well, maybe a little invasion of Ukraine — I mean, you know, what’s a few tanks between friends? That’s really sad to see an American president demonstrate that much weakness.”
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265: Peloton Halts Roll-Out Of ‘Invite Friends’ Feature Plus Our Interview With Erica McLean
Is Peloton stock is set to rebound? Invite Friends feature rolls out…and then rolls back. Jenn – Reestablishing a routine. Sam Yo & Eirk Jager now teach Power Zone classes. Robin Arzon talks to PopSugar. Tunde appears on NBC Boston. Ally Love is featured in the Style section of The Times (UK). You can…Read More
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Title: Observer Food Monthly
Intro: Issue No 135 – August 2012
Published once a month as a supplement of the Sunday Observer newspaper – English version.
Why I like it:
Oh I miss it so much!!! I can find ‘the Guardian’ here – or as it’s called on Sunday “the Observer” – but there is no way that I also get the insert!
So every time someone comes or goes to London, or to England, or Ireland, I anxiously wait at home like a child, hoping they remembered to check if that weekend was The Food Monthly one!
It is a brilliant little food magazine that talks about a lot of things; mostly food related, of course!
You can read recipes but not only that!
You also find interviews with famous, and less famous chefs, tips for markets and restaurants and much more.
I truly miss London every time I have this in my hands!
If you end up in the UK on the ‘right’ Sunday, don’t miss it and if you pass by Geneva coming from there please, please, pretty please bring me a copy… I will be eternally grateful and I might cook for you!
*I am quoting ELLE à table for various recipes in the blog.

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250 people from Marenga and adjoining villages in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district held hostage by Naxals ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to naxal-affected Dantewada district to take stock of socio-economic development initiatives being taken there.
Two mega projects for setting up of ultra mega steel plant and second phase of Rowghat-Jagdalpur railway line will be inaugurated during Modi’s visit, state government officials said.
The Prime Minister was also scheduled to inaugurate an Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) and Police headquarters, besides laying the foundation stone for construction of 40,000 affordable houses for the Lower Income Group and Economically Weaker Sections at Naya Raipur. But, the events of Naya Raipur have been cancelled after the dome over a stage being erected for PM Modi’s public rally collapsed on Friday in severe storm.
“While the work was underway, suddenly the weather changed and a severe storm hit the place, damaging a portion of the dome which fell on the police personnel and workers present,” Inspector General of Police G P Singh told PTI. At least 50 persons were injured, mostly policemen, as per the reports.
Under the revised plan, Modi, after landing here, will fly to Dantewada, worst-hit by naxalism, to take stock of socio-economic development initiatives and undertake a road journey of nearly 22 kilometres.
Modi will also visit a livelihood college, that has been imparting necessary skills to youths living in Dantewada region to help them get suitable employment opportunities.
Dantewada in tribal Bastar region, is rich in mineral resources, especially iron ore. The area has witnessed a string of naxal attacks in the past, with the worst being the 2010 Maoist assault that left 76 CRPF personnel dead.
The Prime Minister will have ‘Mann Ki Baat’ with six children, whose parents had been killed by Maoists and will visit the Education City in Dantewada spread across over 100 acres and built at the cost of approximately Rs 120 crore.
It is estimated to serve almost 5,000 most deprived children of the region every year by providing them the opportunity to have quality education.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of the ultra-mega steel plant at Dilmili village in Dantewada, with a capacity of three million tonne every year, will be signed during the Modi’s visit.
Chhattisgarh will have direct investment of more than Rs 18,000 crore through this project. Over 10,000 people in the region will have direct and indirect employment opportunities through this project, they added.
Another MoU for second phase of railway-link between Rowghat and Jagdalpur will be inked during the Prime Minister’s visit.
The 140-km rail link, to be constructed at a cost of Rs 24,000 crore, will connect Bastar region with important cities of the state like Raipur, Bilaspur and Durg. The rail link will also help in easy and cheaper transportation of iron ore for industries.
These two projects are expected to rapidly help in socio-economic transformation of Bastar which is considered as backward region, the officials said.
A MoU for second phase of Rowghat-Jagdalpur line was signed earlier also but was shelved due to lack of funds.
Meanwhile, a multi-layered security blanket has been put in place in the strife-torn Dantewada district.
“Around 10,000 paramilitary forces apart from state’s armed and special forces, involved in anti-naxal operations,
are part of the watertight security measures for PM’s visit to Dantewada,” a senior state police official monitoring security arrangements told PTI.
Special Protection Group (SPG) officials in coordination with state police and paramilitary officials are dealing with security arrangements, he added.
As a precautionary measures, all the tribal weekly markets in the area have been shut down till Prime Minister winds up his tour to Dantewada while armed guards have been deployed at all the strategic locations, he said.
Besides, patrolling has been intensified in the interior forest pockets and inter-state borders to check suspicious movements, the official added.
“A multi-layered security will keep a hawk eye at every programme venue of PM,” he added.
Naxals have given two day ‘Dandakaranya bandh’ call on 8-9 May in support of their boycott to PM’s visit.
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DES MOINES — A Cedar Rapids district court judge is one of the three judges being recommended for appointment to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
The 17-member State Judicial Nominating Commission interviewed applicants for the opening Friday and forwarded the three finalists to Gov. Kim Reynolds, who will make the appointment within 30 days.
The finalists are Judge Mary Chicchelly of Cedar Rapids, Judge Gina Badding of Carroll and Judge Joel Barrows of Bettendorf.
Chicchelly was appointed a judge in the 6th Judicial District in March 2013. She is graduate of the University of Iowa and the UI College of Law.
The commission has eight commissioners elected for Iowa lawyers and nine commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Iowa Senate.
The Iowa Court of Appeals does not preside over trials, but hears appeals of cases heard in Iowa’s district courts.


In this post, we’re going to look at the types of coupling available on the market and the types of applications they’re best suited to.
What is a coupling?
A coupling is a precision-engineered mechanical device. Couplings are used to connect two shafts of the same or differing dimensions in order to transmit power. BE Power Transmission supply SIT SpA drive shaft couplings.
In general, their main purpose is to form a connection between two sections of rotating devices. This also allows for a limited amount of misalignment or movement whilst still transmitting the drive.
In short, a coupling is a mechanical device used in a wide range of applications including pumps, motors, compressors and generators.
The Importance of coupling selection
Couplings are a vital part of the equipment in which they are located. Correct selection and specification can be extremely important in terms of achieving increased levels of reliability. This will also contribute to reduced maintenance costs over the life cycle of a piece of equipment.
Correctly installed, couplings will successfully transmit torque and compensate for degrees of misalignment (parallel, axial and angular). Perhaps most importantly, they allow for dynamic fine-tuning and smooth operation.
What do couplings do?
Moving equipment is designed in different ways with differing operating systems. Couplings are specified in terms of load, torque transmission, shaft size, pressure and safety requirements to transmit drive.
What power transmission coupling should I choose?
Different types of coupling have been developed to match individual applications. Each type and design offers different operational advantages. Most can be classified into three types:-
- Rigid coupling
- Flexible coupling
- Fluid coupling
Most shaft couplings are designed for transmitting power from one end to another, ie from a motor to a pump unit. However, applications are diverse and couplings can also serve to:-
- Play a role in altering vibration characteristics
- As a connection between the drive and the driven element of a piece of equipment
- To protect against excess torque transmission and equipment damage
- To avoid overload events
- To smooth out the transmission of shock loads within a piece of equipment
More specialist torque-limiting couplings are available. These are installed to disconnect automatically if pre-set torque limits are exceeded, to avoid equipment damage.
What different types of coupling are there?
There is a wide range of coupling designs and materials to match differing applications within the field of engineering and associated disciplines. Here, we look at a selection of couplings commonly used in industry today.
The most common type of coupling is a flexible coupling, designed for torque transmission.
These are specified when the two shafts or the drive and driven unit are misaligned, permitting radial and axial displacement and rotation. They serve to facilitate the smooth transmission of both rotational speed and torque.
Typical applications for flexible couplings
- Electric motor drives
- High temperature operation
- For use where oils and chemicals may be present
- Constant and low inertia applications
SIT Sitex ST flexible couplings supplied by BE Power Transmission are manufactured in high-quality steel and feature the OPTIGEAR profile for high torque transmission.
Rigid couplings are used in applications connecting two shafts in precise radial and axial alignment. There can be little or no relative movement (less than one degree of deflection) between the two.
Typical applications for rigid couplings
- Processing equipment
- Domestic appliances such as washing machines and lawn mowers
- Some medical equipment
- Smaller wind turbines
Bellows couplings are flexible couplings consisting of two sections connected by a bellows. They combine exceptional torsional rigidity with a small degree of flexibility afforded by the bellows.
This facilitates effective operation despite axial or parallel misalignment between the connected shafts or sections.
Applications for bellows couplings
- Where high precision positioning is required operationally
- High temperature environments
- Precision equipment used where temperature may fluctuate significantly
- Applications requiring high levels of torsional rigidity
SIT Servoplus bellow couplings provide high levels of torsional rigidity.
Elastic couplings transmit torque is using an elastic component. This compensates for any relative axial displacement and absorbs shocks where the sections join.
In general, elastic couplings result in reduced maintenance requirements. Elastic materials will wear out long before the metal components of the coupling. Elastic couplings generally do not require lubrication.
SIT JUBOFLEX couplings supplied by BE Transmission include an elastic element and are reinforced with steel for performance.
Disc couplings are a flexible shaft coupling where the torque and drive are transmitted via a series of flexing discs.
The coupling is made up of two hubs, the requisite number of disc packs and a centrepiece. The focus is to minimise any misalignment forces on the pieces of equipment connected by the coupling.
Disc couplings are used for high speed, high performance applications, capable of handling speeds up to 10,000 rpm.
Rubber couplings are used in a wide variety of industrial applications. They are selected where soft properties are required together with the ability to damp unwanted torsional vibrations.
Choosing the correct types of couplings will enhance the performance and longevity of rotating equipment. Couplings should be easy to connect and disconnect. Installed correctly, they will transmit power from shaft to shaft without loss of drive. They will reduce shock load transmission and hold the shaft in good alignment.
If you have a requirement for SIT SpA couplings then please contact BE Power Transmission on 01274 309071.


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Assemblymen Jon Bramnick and John Burzichelli weigh in on Gov. Chris Christie's State of the State address.
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The governor fires back on the lane closing controversy. Sen. Menendez takes on the White House over Iran. And a warning for millions of shoppers who may become victims of identity theft.
Sen. Bob Menendez says that there are not sufficient enough jobs in the job market for those who are unemployed.
Gov. Chris Christie is trying to increase the number of minority votes he gets in the election, while Barbara Buono has tried to show minorities that she is the best candidate for them.
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A recent review of Cards Against Humanity made me give so much side eye, the computer screen nearly bent. I will thank them for getting my fingers back to the keyboard! Players and creators agree the game is going to offend people. I won’t go into the reviewers’ cringe-worthy use of the word “privilege” or needing a “trigger warning”. I am going to review the game fairly as a lover of games. If my ethics breach the words, it’s no more than what those reviewers did. There’s your warning. 🙂
Cards Against Humanity is a controversial card game with a specific audience understanding absurd humor. It is not family-friendly. I generally play with a group of friends who are accepting of those who don’t know a new friend’s life story. Seems obvious. The game play is very simple. You try to piece together the best joke you can with the cards you drew. Often I find the game to be tricky because your hand may not lend itself to much humor usually for being too random to fit the prompting card. There are cards that people will find goofy. There are cards that people will find “offensive”. Offense is simply one’s interpretation of another’s words or actions. It can’t be avoided short of mind control. (This should NOT be confused with aggression. i.e. rape or assault is not just offensive, but aggressive and criminal. However, joking about it will just hurt some feelings. Simply remove yourself from that company if you’re offended.)
In Cards Against Humanity, like the well known Apples to Apples, you are playing the judge rather than the game. Is your judge a grandparent? A bro? A bro-ny? A timid girl meeting your friends for the first time a few weeks into a new romantic relationship with you? …that’s not describing anyone in particular. Your judge is how you determine what card is best. I accidentally upset someone in a game of Apples to Apples because I played “Car crash” and the judge whom I didn’t know had recently been in a terrible car accident. Just goes to show you can’t please everyone. Games designed like this can be a challenge, but they provide an interesting variable to the otherwise obvious structure of players vs. each other or players vs. game. Like Pandemic. Freaking Pandemic.
Rules: There are black cards (I’m sorry, oppressed African American cards?) with prompts, and white cards (oops, privileged cis racist cards–okay okay, I’m done) with responses. The judge draws and plays a prompt card. The players play their response cards face down or hand them to the judge. The judge decides which card wins and that concludes the round. So simple it’s almost necessary to be drunk!
Pros: The first time you play the game, playing with one pack–there are six expansions at this point–will give you plenty of laughs. Just keep adding expansions for more laughs. The game was designed to be controlled by its fanbase; people are encouraged to print their own versions. I lol’d in real life to spot a libertarian version of Cards Against Humanity.
The game accommodates a lot of players and doesn’t require too much thought, making it a great party game. It’s a very simple fill in the blank style game.
A new group of people brings a new challenge with each game. Every judge will like something a little different unless you only play with groups of college frat boys. Pixelated bukake is the trump card to college frat boys.
Cons: This is a very social and unrelenting game. It’s not for people uncomfortable with bawdy humor and extroverts. If you don’t know your company’s humor well, winning is a shot in the dark. Again, definitely not describing anyone in particular.
The prompts can feel limiting based on the phrasing and based on the luck of your draw. It can get especially difficult with the multiple option prompts. Despite 10 cards in your hand, mixing and matching for a winning combination is tricky. Sometimes it’s just luck. That’s what you get with such a simplistic design.
The game is a bit like being a drug addict. The more you play, even with expansions, the more the jokes become predictable and you crave variety. If you can no longer turn to more expansions for your fix, you’re probably just going to turn to more alcohol.
Conclusion: I’m not a huge fan of crude humor and I’m not the “funny guy” of my friends so Cards Against Humanity isn’t one of my favorites. I don’t play well. It’s still a good time when the stars align just right. You end up with treasures like “How Does Obama Unwind After A Long Day?” “Swimming in a pool of children’s tears.” Those precision drone strikes…


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We hear about the Demestic and Civil unrest in the liberal run cities and how the Feds are promoting violence. What is the truth: and how does Joe Biden plan to “fundimentaly transform America? We see the disturbing answers to these questions in the behavior of the Democratic party over the past 4 years.
I know first hand that riotors are shooting rubber bullets at us, the Federal Law Enforcement charged with the protection of federal land, monuments and facilities. In fact a local news reporter from Channel 6 told the public that she found rubber bullets on the inside of the fence of one of Portland’s Federal Buildings. Anyone with half a brain would conclude that those rubber bullets that had no casings intacted were fired from outside the fence at the agents protecting the building. But Liberals have their own agenda and it never has anything to do with the truth.
It the case of defunding the police the Liberal Establishment has a clear agenda. For one thing they are complaining Federal agents are in their cities. Well wake up, the Feds have always presence in the major cities of America. But the Liberal Establishment have no control over them, we will not stand down just because a corrupted Mayor tells us too. And we don’t book and release an arrest. I believe that is why the elected Terrorists don’t want is in their cities.
Think about it like this. EVERYTHING THAT THE LEFT HAS DONE TO TRY TO GET RID OF TRUMP HAS FAILED! They don’t have any strong candidate for their party’s agenda and they know that with this being Trump’s second term in office he will not hold back undoing all the damage the Left has done to destroy American Civil Liberties. They are desperate! So it seems to me that America needs a brief recap of the last four years.
The liberals high jack or created a fake virus to grab power! But Americans are bread to rebel against BS. We saw that we are being lied to about Covid-19 and demanded to go back to work.
Then it became clear that the elected liberal terrorists would not stand to have people going back to work, so they paid a hand full of crooked cops to kill the next black man in a public setting to created civil unrest. The next thing we know is the name George Floyd would lead to riots in the Liberal Establishment controlled cities and a rise in black on black crime due to the rally cry “Refund The Police!” But note that no Liberal ever mentioned defunding the Federal Law Enforcement. Why is that?
As a biproduct of the Militant Arm [ANTIFA & BLM] of the modern Demestic Party’s riots a couple in Saint Luis are charged for taking leagaly owned fire arms to protect their lives and property from the riots. This move by a unqualified liberal attorney who falsified evidence to push the Liberal native shows the true intentions of the Documents. If elected they will destroy what is left of our God given Civil Rights!
Earlier this year the Dems created evidence that would be used for the impeachment of Trump, a man that I believe is the only truely democratically elected president in the 46 years I have been alive. No one could believe it but the Dems had riots planned before the election results came out. For mouths we heated the chant ‘NOT MY PRESIDENT!” And saw the fake years of worthless celebraties such as Miley Cyrus all over social media. Now I don’t know if they actually left America but that tells me that they were never missed.
To sum things up, the presidential election of 2020 is no about politics. We are not trying to preserve the history of our country as much as we are trying to preserve the fundimentaly sacred morality that our country was founded on.
Trump has access to technology that can make the green new deal happen but the issue is how many jobs would be lost. To change an economic landscape responsibility takes time. Otherwise the whole economy fails. But ‘Trump only cares about the rich!” I am an anarchist but I don’t appreciate being minipulated by anyone.
For months we have watched, read, and heard about how Black Lives Matter, and more recently how federal agents are inciting viloance. However, in 1830 the KKK was the ANTIFA or rather the Militant arm of the Democratic party. So it seems to me that the Liberals have no room to talk when it comes inciting viloance. Due to the fact the the KkK was started by the Democrats, one might want to ask if Black Lives really do Matter to the Democrats!

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RADNOR – Caleb Daniels will have a different look when Villanova opens its season against Big 5 rival La Salle Monday night at the Pavilion (6:30, FS1).
The guard will wear a clear mask for at least a couple of games to protect a broken nose suffered in practice in late September that caused him to miss Hoops Mania.
“It’s very complicated and very hard, but after a while I got used to it,” Daniels said of playing with the mask. “It’s like it’s not even there sometimes unless it gets knocked off.”
That wasn’t always the case, Daniels said, especially when he started shooting with the mask on.
“It was pretty bad,” the 6-4 graduate student said. “I remember getting hit in the face with the mask and I felt like I couldn’t see anything. I felt like I lost my glasses and I don’t even wear glasses. It was definitely quite an adjustment.”
New looks are the theme of the opener, with both the Wildcats and Explorers under the direction of new coaches. Kyle Neptune makes his debut as Villanova’s head coach. Former Penn and Temple coach Fran Dunphy will be coaching his first game at his alma mater.
In typical, Villanova fashion, Neptune played down the matchup between him and Dunphy.
“Honestly, the way we think about it, every game’s our biggest game,” said Neptune, who was named head coach last spring after Jay Wright suddenly retired. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing or what the rivalry is, all we’re thinking about is our next game and what’s important to this program, which is being the best Villanova basketball team we can possibly be.”
Injuries were the story line for the Wildcats in the preseason, when Daniels wasn’t the only Wildcat sidelined. Guard Justin Moore remains out following surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon suffered in last season’s regional final victory over Houston. There is no timeline for his return.
Highly touted freshman forward Cam Whitmore had surgery last month to repair a thumb injury on his right (shooting) hand. He is listed as day-to-day, Neptune said.
Freshman guard Brendan Hausen also missed Hoops Mania with a concussion. Sophomore forward Trey Patterson had an issue with a sports hernia in September and October but is expected to play against the Explorers. Sophomore guard Jordan Longino missed the last two weeks of October with knee soreness, after his freshman season was cut short by arthroscopic knee surgery. Longino is expected to play against the Explorers.
“Injuries are part of the game,” Neptune said. “It’s a contact sport. Those things will happen. We’ve never really thought about it. We have a bunch of guys on scholarship and we’re comfortable with who’s ever out there.”
As for who will start, Daniels, fellow graduate student Brandon Slater and redshirt junior Eric Dixon are givens. They were starters on last year’s team that went 30-8 and reached the Final Four for the third time since 2018. Senior Chris Arcidiacono and freshman Mark Armstrong as listed as the probable starters on the pregame notes for the other two spots. But Neptune isn’t giving anything away.
“I’ll announce that (Monday),” Neptune said.
Dunphy isn’t the only new face at 20th & Olney. Guards Jhmir Brickus (Coatesville), Josh Nickelberry and Anwar Gill head a cast of eight returnees from a team that went 11-19. They’re joined by seven newcomers, four freshmen and three transfers. Two of those transfers, senior forwards Hassan and Fousseyni Drame, helped St. Peter’s become the first No. 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight last season.
“La Salle, they’re a very talented team, very quick, very fast,” Slater said. “They’re very sound and that’s something you don’t really see with a lot of teams. They’re very smart so I think it’s going to be a great game.”
“Any time you go against a Big 5 team you know it’s going to be just a heated, intense game,” Neptune added. “We’re excited to see where are.”


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Unformatted text preview: Suggested Solutions to Selected Problems for Chap 6 Fin 367 Spring 2008 Professor Bing Han Chapter 6: 3. a. The mean return should be equal to the value computed in the spreadsheet. The fund's return is 3% lower in a recession, but 3% higher in a boom. However, the variance of returns should be higher, reflecting the greater dispersion of outcomes in the three scenarios. b. Calculation of mean return and variance for the stock fund: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) Scenario Probability Rate of Return Col. B Col. C Deviation from Expected Return Squared Deviation Col. B Col. G Recession 0.3-14-4.2-24.0 576 172.8 Normal 0.4 13 5.2 3.0 9 3.6 Boom 0.3 30 9.0 20.0 400 120.0 Expected Return = 10.0 Variance = 296.4 Standard Deviation = 17.22 c. Calculation of covariance: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) Deviation from Mean Return Scenario Probability Stock Fund Bond Fund Col. C Col. D Col. B Col. E Recession 0.3-24 10-240.0-72 Normal 0.4 3 0.0 Boom 0.3 20-10-200.0-60 Covariance = -132 Covariance has increased because the stock returns are more extreme in the recession and boom periods. This makes the tendency for stock returns to be poor when bond returns are good (and vice versa) even more dramatic. 6.6....
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American Airlines admitted on Twitter that a flight attendant bullied an elderly woman to the point where she was crying, for briefly removing her face mask.
Last night, republican strategist Andrew Surabian described a situation on his American Airlines flight in which he witnessed a flight attendant harass an elderly woman for briefly removing her face mask, in a series of tweets.
An elderly lady on my @aairwaves flight put her mask down briefly bc she thought she was gonna pass out, put it right back on & now a flight attendant is threatening to kick her off the flight. She’s in tears begging to be allowed to stay on…people have lost their humanity
— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) March 5, 2021
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Sorry Harry Styles, Austin Butler picked to play Elvis in new biopic
Remember when One Directioners got super excited with the new that Harry Styles was the front runner to play Elvis Prestley in Baz Luhrmann's new biopic? Well, he and Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller lost out to Arrow star Austin Butler, who is all set to play the 'King of Rock 'n' Roll'.
The yet-to-be-named film will look at Prestley's rags to riches story and explore his relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker who will be played by Tom Hanks.
“I knew I couldn’t make this film if the casting wasn’t absolutely right, and we searched thoroughly for an actor with the ability to evoke the singular natural movement and vocal qualities of this peerless star, but also the inner vulnerability of the artist,” Luhrmann said in a statement.
“Throughout the casting process, it was an honor for me to encounter such a vast array of talent. I had heard about Austin Butler from his stand-out role opposite Denzel Washington in ‘The Iceman Cometh’ on Broadway, and through a journey of extensive screen testing and music and performance workshops, I knew unequivocally that I had found someone who could embody the spirit of one of the world’s most iconic musical figures.”
27-year-old Butler first got his start in Hollywood as "Toby" in the Hannah Montana show in 2006. He stars in the new Quentin Tarantino movie One upon a time in Hollywood alongside Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie.
In the recent years, music icon biopics have seen an uptick in the Hollywood film industry with many going on to win critical aclaim. Rami Malek won an Oscar for his role in Bohemian Rhapsody about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Richard Madden were praised by critics for their role in Rocketman, the Elton John musical and studios have earmarked Aretha Franklin and Boy George biopics next.

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You thought they were finished touring, didn’t you? You knew that they were touring last fall, but did you know they were going to continue their tour in the summer? In particular, Coldplay tickets in Washington are available for you right now! They will be playing at the Clark County Amphitheater in Ridgefield, and the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy. Then they will continue on to other venues in California, Texas, and many other places. This group is so good and so popular that it’s hard to imagine going more than a few days without hearing their new hit song “Viva la Vida” from their album of the same name. Last Sunday, Coldplay also won 3 Grammys, for “Best Rock Album” (Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends), “Best Song” (“Viva la Vida”), and “Best Vocal Pop Performance by a Duo or Group” (also for “Viva la Vida”). These tickets are going to sell very quickly, so you should hurry over and get yours right away! You don’t want to miss this amazing group performing at a venue near you!


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The cold chain system is an attempt to maintain the freshness of fish by applying low temperatures close 0oC, starting from the reception, production, to the distribution process of fish into the hands of consumers.
The utilization of low temperatures is good for inhibiting the decay process, why? It’s because by using the low temperatures, the growth of microbes or bacteria can be inhibited or even kill, and it also can maintain the freshness of the fishery products. The low temperatures are carried out by using ice and the freezing process.
- 1. Receipt of Raw Materials
The process of receiving raw materials from suppliers, usually using car transportation and using Styrofoam or Viber boxes containing bulk ice so that cold temperatures can be monitored The average temperature used in the reception process is a maximum of -4oC.
- 2. Product Processing
The product processing is carried out in a factory with a controlled room temperature (Maximum 22oC). Then for the process of working on the product using ice. The product temperature must be maintained and controlled close to the maximum at 4oC. This has been implemented in accordance with the SOP imposed by PT Biru Laut Nusantara.
- 3. Product Freezing
After all the product processing procedures are handled, through a good cold chain system in accordance with the applicable SOP, the next cold chain process is the product freezing process. Freezing products using ABF (Air Blast Freezer) and the ABF temperature used is -350C for ±8 hours.
- 4. Packaging and Labeling
The purpose of packaging and labeling is to protect the product from being easily damaged and provide a complete identity according to market specifications. Packaging also aims to maintain the temperature of the product, the packaging materials used are polyethylene plastic and cardboard.
- 5. Storage
The purpose of storing frozen products is to maintain and keep the product’s quality before being shipped. Storage of frozen products in a low freezing temperature in order to maintain all the desired quality factors. Frozen products are packaged and stored in cold storage at a temperature of -200 C to -250C.
- 6. Shipment
Before the container is used, it is cleaned and then the temperature is lowered to -25oC. For loading and stacking carried out carefully, taking into account the condition of the product and the boundary line in the container, this is done so that the cooling water circulation in the refrigeration system can rotate to fill the surface of the master carton (product).


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On 2/23/21 9:03 AM, Bob Hammond wrote:
While the news article was interesting, it was background information to the FCC PDF file. Section 10 regarding orbital debris, and the impending need for mitigation (via satellite maneuverability?), surely will be of concern for future AMSAT deployments. This concern has been voiced in discussions on this bulletin board in the past.
On the other hand, does this mean more opportunities for AMSAT to piggyback on sats let alone launches?
Another concern is the spectrum grab for these sorts of services. How long before they come after our chunk of 1.2 GHz?
Follow the money ..
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“Be proactive” with the 7 Oaks gang in this first picture book in the 7 Habits of Happy Kids series.
Pokey is getting teased by Biff because of his quills. At first, Pokey is upset, but soon he realizes that his quills make him who he is, and he would never want to change that!
Featuring the lovable characters of 7 Oaks, this book addresses the first habit of happy kids: “Be Proactive.” This story encourages children to always be in control of their own life and not let others determine how they should feel.
Sean Covey is a business executive, author, speaker, and innovator. He is President of FranklinCovey Education and is devoted to transforming education throughout the world through a principle-centered leadership approach. Sean is a New York Times bestselling author and has written several books, including the Wall Street Journal #1 business bestseller The 4 Disciplines ofExecution, The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make, The 7 Habits ofHappy Kids, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, which has been translated into twenty languages and sold over 8 million copies worldwide. Sean and his wife, Rebecca, live with their children in the Rocky Mountains.
Stacy Curtis is the illustrator of The 7 Habits of Happy Kids series by Sean Covey and the Once Upon a Tim series by bestselling author Stuart Gibbs. He lives with his wife and dog in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (September 8, 2009)
Length: 32 pages
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Ages: 2 - 6
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Army modernization officials will conduct two demonstrations next week using low-Earth orbiting satellites, drones and artificial intelligence in an attempt to reduce the time it normally takes to track targets and send firing data to artillery units to fire on a threat.
‘Back in the days of Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, it was probably OK to take tens of minutes identifying the target and then actually putting rounds on the target,’said Gen. John M. Murray, the head of Army Futures Command. ‘But if you look at what we envision a future battlefield to look like, it's not going to be tens of minutes. ... It is going to be hyperactive, and it's going to be widely dispersed because it's going to be exceptionally lethal.’
Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
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The company behind The Sun newspaper is still facing rising costs from the fallout of the phone hacking scandal almost a decade ago.
News Group Newspapers, which owns The Sun and The Sun on Sunday, said in recent accounts that it has set aside millions more to cover claims linked to phone hacking at the News of the World.
The News of the World was closed down in 2011 after revelations that it had obtained information for stories by hacking into the voicemails of celebrities. At the time, the paper was the Sunday sister edition to The Sun.
The scandal led to “a number of civil cases against the company,” News Group Newspapers said in its accounts, “most of which have been settled, or are in the process of being settled.”
However, the cost of settling the claims continues to rise and News Group said it had set aside £26.7m to cover the settlements, up from £14.7m in 2018.
The company also warned that “the final cost may or may not be significantly higher” and said it couldn’t estimate how much any future claims made against the company would cost.
The disclosures came in the annual accounts for News Group Newspapers, filed on Friday with Companies House.
The accounts show The Sun lost £67.9m in the 12 months to 30 June 2019. That was down from a loss of £91.1m in 2018.
News Group Newspapers is ultimately owned by Rupert Murdoch through his company News Corp. News Group said in accounts that News Corp “has committed to provide financial support” until at least March 2021.
Revenue rose by 4.4% to £419.9m at News Group Newspapers last year, boosted by a £39.5m payment made by a partner to end a betting deal. The company said digital advertising also showed “strong growth” but warned the wider news business remains “challenging”.
Sales of The Sun fell by 8% last year to an average of 1.3m per day and sales of The Sun on Sunday dropped by 9% to 1.1m.
However, both performed better than the wider market and The Sun grew its newspaper market share in the UK to 35.5% last year. The Sun, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in November, remains the UK’s best-selling daily paper.
The Sun reached 32.8m people across the UK through print and digital, the company said, up from 29.2m in 2018. The company said internal data showed it reached 113m people around the world through its website.


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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an issue which has recently made headlines around the country because of problems in the NFL. This has kind of become domestic violence year with a lot of talk about the victims like why they stay, why they leave and also about the perpetrators, some of them famous athletes making headlines for what they did off the field. Comment?
A Fairfield Ludlowe High School paraprofessional is accused of dragging a 17-year-old female student down a school hallway last May. John Nuzzolo, of Moose Hill Road in Oxford, was arrested on a warrant Monday charging him with second-degree unlawful restraint and disorderly conduct. Comment?
An Oxford man accused of killing his wife and shooting her mother is on a suicide watch and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Comment?
Calling hours at the Seymour Congregational Church in Seymour, start at 4p.m. and will go until 8p.m. Gellatly will be buried Friday. Comment?
Connecticut officials are moving the case of a man charged with killing his estranged wife and wounding her mother in a double shooting to Milford Superior Court. Comment?
Court documents show Lori Gellatly worried about her husband's mental health, telling police he was "on medication for anxiety/bipolar disorder" but it "wasn't working." Comment?
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This review is from: NETGEAR R7800 Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi MU-MIMO Gigabit Router
Pros: Easy setup. Attach the antennas, connect to broadband, connect to Ethernet (or WiFi), open a browser to get started. The Netgear Genie (setup wizard) starts up automatically upon first connection. The firmware update detects automatically and installs within a couple of minutes. MIMO WiFi allows for continuous simultaneous streaming between all wireless devices. I like the on/off button, this is much more preferred than having to unplug the adapter to power cycle. The admin GUI is very nicely designed. I love the bold colors and images. It makes navigating very easy and quick. Two modes, basic and advanced. The home page displays realtime statuses of every type of connection. There is pretty much nothing you can't do with this router: Connect up to two USB 3.0 storage devices and one eSATA storage device, to be shared among all devices connected to the network. Awesome parental controls can be downloaded and configured. The WiFi range is top-notch due to the amplification.
Cons: None. You get what you pay for, and you get a lot with this router.
Other Thoughts: The Nighthawk X4S router is highly recommended for home use. The range is excellent and it’s made for many devices to be connected at one time. This day and age, everything is wireless and continuous streaming is the norm. It's easy and quick to set up and configure so no one should have any problems getting it up and running. I have very high praise for the Nighthawk X4S and would recommend it to anyone who wants the best in home routers.READ FULL REVIEW
Pros: Great card for normal to heavy use. Read speeds are close to advertised spec, so no complaints there. But my interest is with the write speeds. Testing on a Windows 10 64bit Microsoft Surface Pro with five files totaling 1.2GB, I was able to copy/write the files from the 128GB SSD directly to the 32GB SD at speeds hovering around a mean of 20MB/s (after leveling off). Max write speed was 30MB/s and average was 18MB/s. This is in comparison to another class 10 32GB memory card (PNY brand) where the write speeds were consistently 15GB/s. As a result the SP outperformed.
Cons: Nothing really. Write speeds were high but inconsistent during the file transfer.
Other Thoughts: If you need a 32GB SD memory card for performances purposes, the Silicon Power SD card is definitely one to consider. There are so many variables that determine read and write speeds. For example, where the data is coming from, what it is going to and what it's going through are just a few. Direct connection from the SSD to the SD card slot is the best way to test. It performed as suspected and I am satisfied with the results.READ FULL REVIEW
Pros: Works very well. Since I'm a "cable cutter" I stream constantly on every computer and device and have had no issues or hiccups. The setup was very easy. The latest firmware version was downloaded and installed automatically during setup. And you can choose your SSID and passwords on a single screen. The Linksys Smart WiFi abilities are pretty cool. You can access the router from any other computer on the Internet if a Linksys account is setup and tied to the router. Streaming and content can be regulated. It can also be controlled on a smart phone app. After setup, an icon for accessing the router was automatically placed on the desktop as well as a text file with the router ID information. Not very necessary but a nice convenience.
Cons: There's no stand for propping upright. I would like to have one of those.
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It's 1953 and the writers of The Max Prince Show are hard at work creating comedy gold for NBC. With pressure from the network to make changes and budget cuts, amongst the political tensions of communism and a volatile tempered Max Prince, the writers have quite a task ahead of them. This diverse group of writers provides endless laughs with constant one-upmanship, mayhem, and individual neuroses.
Based on Neil Simon's early television career working with Sid Caesar, this group of social misfits will have you laughing from start to finish as they navigate through the changing world of TV in the 50's. Come see this laugh out loud comedy New York Times calls "undeniably funny".


For the first time, the Pewaukee School District will soon have an armed school resource officer on campus
Students and staff in the Pewaukee School District will have an extra layer of security next school year, as the district plans to add a school resource officer (SRO).
The Pewaukee School Board approved the position May 7; the Pewaukee Village Board OK'd it May 15.
The officer, who has yet to be hired, will start working on campus full time beginning with the 2018-19 school year. The SRO will be armed, will serve the full K-12 school campus and will be selected by a collaborative hiring process between the school district and the village of Pewaukee Police Department, according to the district. This is the first SRO for the district.
“We are excited by the opportunity to build on an already-strong working relationship with the village police department through the addition of the school resource officer,” said Pewaukee Schools Superintendent Mike Cady. “We, like many other districts, are proactively adding an SRO as just one of several security measures to ensure our students, staff and school visitors are as safe as possible on our campus.
"By working in our schools on a daily basis, the SRO will be able to build positive relationships with our students and contribute his or her expertise to enhance our curriculum as well. This is really a win-win situation for the school district and our community.”
The addition of the SRO was part of the district safety committee's wide-ranging plans, and was also proposed by several community members through the strategic planning process and other communications. The decision will allow the district to work more strategically with village police, who already have a presence at the four-school campus.
“The village of Pewaukee Police Department is looking forward to working with the Pewaukee School District to promote a safe atmosphere for its students, staff and visitors,” said Police Chief Jay Iding. “The assignment of a school resource officer to the district has always been a goal of this department.”
The cost of the additional officer will be split between the school district and police department; the district will pay 73 percent, while the police department will pay 27 percent, Cady said.
Other area schools
School security officers are already in place at some other Lake Country school districts.
The Oconomowoc Area School District has a city of Oconomowoc police officer working out of the high school; that officer also supports the entire district. OASD has had a part-time or full-time school police liaison officer on staff since 1994-95, according to district spokeswoman Jenni Holland.
Officer Adam Parkhurst's salary is paid equally by the city and the school district. The district pays him the cost of overtime for school events held after school day hours. When school is not in session, Parkhurst assumes regular duties with the city of Oconomowoc Police Department.
Arrowhead High School has had a school resource officer through the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department since 1999, according to Arrowhead Superintendent Laura Myrah.
Dave Merrell was the first to hold the position. After six years, Pete Freyer took over the position in the fall of 2005, and still holds it.
Freyer is assigned to Arrowhead full time on days students are in school. The Arrowhead School District pays about $60,000 annually toward the deputy's full salary and benefits for school year service, Myrah said in an email.
The Kettle Moraine School District has also had a school resource officer since the early 2000s. It also contracts with the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, and covers part of the school resource officer's compensation. Kettle Moraine's current school resource officer is Jamie Soneberg, who has been working for the district for four years, serving all its schools.


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This study was an online survey of adults with a confirmed diagnosis of cavernous malformation. Research participants answered questions about many different aspects of their lives, including physical and mental health, experiences with the medical system and medical providers, ability/disability in a variety of domains, history of stressful/traumatic experiences, and aspects of the social environment like social support and work. A donation of $5 CAD was made to Angioma Alliance (Angioma Alliance Canada for Canadian participants) for each eligible person who participated in the study. This project was approved on ethical grounds by the University of Regina Research Ethics Board. Below are some of our initial findings from this research study. As we continue to analyze data and present the findings at conferences and in academic papers, we will add links to those papers here.
Patient Experiences with Cavernous Malformation A survey conducted by Bridget Klest, PhD, and the Social Context, Health, and Trauma Lab University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Klest, B. (2014). Lifetime Trauma Exposure, Healthcare Relationships, and Health. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference, Miami, Fl. November 6-8, 2014.
Klest, B. & Tamaian, A. (2014). Medical misdiagnosis exacerbates posttraumatic symptoms. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference, Miami, Fl. November 6-8, 2014.
Christina Mutschler completed her honours thesis in spring 2014 under the supervision of Bridget Klest. Her thesis project evaluated clients and volunteers who attend the student run health clinic in North Central Regina (SEARCH). Her results found that the community of North Central Regina benefits from the health clinic in a variety of ways including the health care they recieve, the free lunch that is provided, as well as the positive social environment the clinic offers. Clients stated that they are able to share and express their culture which is unlike other clinics. Results also found that student volunteers benefit from working with the North Central population as they began to understand the barriers that some people face in receiving health care. Additionally results to the study can be found here.
This was a two-part research project designed to investigate feelings of betrayal in the medical system and to create a questionnaire that will reliably capture instances and feelings of betrayal. This project was approved on ethical grounds by the University of Regina Ethics Board. Study 1 investigated experiences that may lead to feelings of institutional betrayal in the Canadian medical system. Participants (n = 14) completed an online survey that investigated such instances. Each participant received a $20 gift certificate as compensation for completing the study. Upon analyzing the data from study 1, a questionnaire was created to measure institutional betrayal in the medical system (i.e., Institutional Betrayal in the Medical System Questionnaire; IBQ-MS – see attachment below).
In study 2, participants with chronic medical conditions (n = 352) completed an online survey that assessed demographics, exposure to trauma, general trust, doctor trust, healthcare relationships, patient-physician communication, levels of dissociation, institutional betrayal in the medical system, and various mental health variables (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms). Results demonstrated that the IBQ-MS is comprised of 3 institutional betrayal factors: negative healthcare experiences, cognitive-affective reactions, and systemic responses to these experiences. In addition, institutional betrayal predicted poorer mental health functioning even after controlling for demographic variables such as income and education, and for previous traumatic experiences. The results of this research project may assist in improving patient care and well-being within the Canadian medical system. Below are some of our initial findings from these studies. As we continue to analyze data and present the findings at conferences and in academic papers, we will add links to those papers here.
Tamaian, A., & Klest, B. (2015). Patient experiences of institutional betrayal in the Canadian medical system. In B. Klest (Chair), Institutional betrayal and health. Symposium in the Annual American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, ON.
Tamaian, A., & Klest, B. (2015). Institutional betrayal in the medical system predicts symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in a sample of patients with chronic medical conditions. Poster presented to the Annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Conference, New Orleans, LA. Nov 4-7, 2015
Institutional Betrayal in the Medical System Questionnaire (IBQ-MS)
Mutschler, C., Tamaian, A., & Klest, B. (2015). The effects of adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma on adult healthcare relationships in a sample of patients with chronic medical conditions. Poster presented to the Annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Conference, New Orleans, LA. Nov 4-7, 2015

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SIRANE has been shortlisted for the International Trade Through Export award in the Shropshire Business Awards organised by the Shropshire Chamber of Commerce.
The company now exports across the globe, and earlier this year the food packaging division’s export sales exceeded domestic UK sales for the first time the company’s history.
We’re exporting as far afield as New Zealand, and to countries as varied in size as the US and Liechenstein, with products largely sold into seafood, fruit, meat and retails sectors.
Simon Balderson, Sirane MD, said: “Our export business has been steadily growing for a number of years, and we’ve had a number of people, both as agents/distributors and here in Telford, working hard on introducing our products to new markets overseas.
“We’re now starting to see the fruits of our labour, with well-established regular overseas trade in around 25 countries, and orders also coming in from many more nations.
“Food may be very different across the world, and the supply chains may vary in the way they work, but ultimately the problems experienced are often similar. Effective packaging solutions, shelf-life extension, convenience for the consumer…. everyone wants the same.”
Sirane is also expanding its international presence in other ways. Additional manufacturing is already operational in Antalya, Turkey and Guadalajara, Mexico, and within the next month a third overseas site, close to the Russian capital Moscow will also begin manufacturing.
We also have companies successfully established in South Africa and Poland.
Sirane is an innovative food packaging development-to-manufacture company, with vast expertise in absorbency and material science, selling packaging solutions including absorbent pads, oven and microwave-ready packaging, protective packaging and more.
The company also has a medical division – Enaris – and a horticultural division.
Product developments such as cushioned absorbent pads for soft-fruit and self-seal BBQ cooking bags have helped generate significant interest from overseas buyers.
The Shropshire Business Awards finals will be held on Friday, June 23rd at the International Centre, Telford. 2017 is the 17th time the popular awards have been held.
For more information, call +44 1952 230055 or email firstname.lastname@example.org


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Mesoestetic Melan Tran3x daily depigmenting gel cream for all types of dark spots…
Mesoestetic Melan Tran3x daily depigmenting gel cream is indicated to reduce imperfections associated with pigmentation, regardless of the type of dark spot. Developed in a gel-cream texture of fast absorption, it presents an excellent penetration in the skin.
Reduce daily and gradually the dark spots to the surface of the skin.
This action is possible by the association of a set of depigmenting active ingredients that act in synergy:
- 1) Tyr control complex: this is a combination of kojic acid with an innovative peptide and an amino acid that act on the enzyme tyrosinase, inhibiting oxidation tyrosine (responsible for dark spots formation);
- 2) Niacinamide: avoids the transfer of melanin from the deeper layers to the more superficial layers of the skin (where it becomes darker and more visible);
- 3) Marine collagen: provides protection against the oxidation of free radicals triggered by exposure to natural light and radiation by technological light;
- 4) Hydroxy acid complex: combines salicylic acid with lactic acid for a daily exfoliation of the skin surface.
The result is a gradually more uniform skin, and a softer texture. Suitable for all skin types, with different types of blemishes.
For best results combine with the Mesoestetic Melan Tran3x Intensive Concentrate.

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The Franklin Golden Syrup Recipes cookbook (ca. 1910 according to Michigan State University’s Little Cookbooks collection) has a recipe for Fruit Cake and a recipe for Franklin Peanut Bars that call for “Franklin Old Fashioned Brown Sugar”.
In the Fruit Cake recipe, this old fashioned brown sugar is creamed with butter:
In a large earthen bowl cream the butter and the sugar.
In the Peanut Bars recipe, it is brought (along with Franklin Golden Syrup and Franklin Granulated Sugar) to firm ball stage:
Cook with constant stirring to 260° F. or until the mixture forms a firm ball when tested in cold water.
Modern authors seem to use old fashioned to refer to dark brown sugar, although usually as an aside.
Light vs. Dark Brown Sugar: “Dark brown sugar (also called old-fashioned brown sugar) tends to be reserved primarily for recipes like baked beans, gingerbread, spice cakes, and other dishes where you really want a deep molasses flavor.”
Food.com: “Very dark or old-fashioned brown sugar has a more intense molasses flavor.”
The Gentle Chef’s Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar (Organic) appears to be less an attempt to emulate an old-fashioned brown sugar, than to create a modern brown sugar substitute with organic ingredients.
A search on archive.org for mention of old fashioned brown sugar (likely skewed to older cookbooks that are now in the public domain) finds a few references:
- The 1927 Photoplay’s Cook Book: 100 Favorite Recipes of the Stars has one recipe that calls for it, Gloria Swanson’s Cream Fudge on page 41.
- The 1912-13 Grayville Cook Book has a recipe for Pumpkin Pie (pp. 75 and 81—it’s the same recipe in both places) that calls for old fashioned brown sugar; it also has several recipes that call for dark brown sugar. However, since this is a community cookbook that could reflect a different contributor style rather than a distinction between dark brown sugar and old fashioned brown sugar. None of Mrs. B.F. Batson’s other recipes in the book call for dark brown sugar.
- The 1926 Potters and Potteries of Bennington is not a cookbook but has an interesting anecdote on page 158 about discoloration: “Although the tea-pot in its long history was often filled with tea or coffee and set upon the kitchen stove, it is much less discolored than the sugar-bowl. For a long time I could not account for this fact, but now I know that the old-fashioned brown sugar frequently had this effect upon all sorts of white china.”
- The 1958 Cousineau Sur la Baie a distinction is made between maple sugar and old fashioned brown sugar on page 10: “There was no white sugar in the bowls but maple sugar scraped fine, or the old fashioned brown sugar they used for baking pies, cakes, and puddings.”
- The 1921 Timely Truths on Human Health, quoting from an earlier 1918 work, says on page 62 that “Twenty-five years ago, old-fashioned brown sugar manufactured on the sugar cane plantation, was in common use. Such sugar possessed not only all the sweetness of the cane, but also all of its aromatic and nutritive substances, including mineral salts, which are no longer present.”
- The April 1918 Cuba Review on page 27, on the other hand, says that old-fashioned brown sugar gets its colors from caramelization. “At 320° F.… sugar… rapidly takes on an amber hue… If heated to higher temperature it browns, becoming less sweet and acquiring a somewhat bitter flavor. This browned sugar is called caramel. Old-fashioned brown sugar owed its color and flavor, at least partly, to caramel, for the process of manufacture formerly used involved evaporation over an open fire, which caused some of the sugar to become caramelized or half burnt…”
- The Canadian Grocer of October 19, 1917 has an advertisement for Lantic Sugar’s Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar on page 49, calling it “absolutely pure, natural soft sugars, free from coloring matter” that “Makes such Delicious Preserves and Pickles”.
- According to a recipe for Apple Pudding on page 4 of the April 23, 1937 Winchester Star, Domino also had an Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar.
- The 1902 Pandex laments that “Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar with All Its Delights Is Gone” in an anecdote on page 150: “That isn’t brown sugar. It’s the kind you fellows all over town have been trying to sell me for brown sugar, but it isn’t brown; it’s a pale, whitish, sickly yellow. What I call brown sugar is the kind mother used to sweeten the pies with when I was a kid… It was dark and coarse-grained and full of lumps as big as your fist. There was more of the concentrated essence of sweetness in one of those lumps than in a whole shovelful of this yellow stuff…”
Is old-fashioned brown sugar marketed circa 1910 from sugar companies such as Franklin Sugar Refining Company like modern brown sugar (that is, white sugar with molasses added in varying amounts to vary the color and flavor), or is it something else?


With Forest Hill being in the Lewisham West and Penge constituency, the General Election saw Labour hold the seat. Ellie Page received 31,860 votes, which represents more than 61% of the overall vote. Of course, while Labour received most votes in the Lewisham borough, it was the Conservative Party who experienced a considerable triumph in the General Election of December 2019.
With the Government now holding a sizable majority, many industry experts believe the political stability will be of benefit to the UK housing market. Regardless of your political persuasion, and many people in and around Forest Hill are likely to be unhappy with the outcome of the General Election, political stability is of benefit to the UK housing market.
What will happen in 2020?
So, what can be expected to happen in 2020? While many experts believe house prices will increase, there are two critical political issues to overcome before there is a chance to state what is likely to happen with confidence.
The Brexit deadline of January 31st is looming, and the Government’s first Budget is scheduled for March. After these two events, there should be a higher level of awareness and understanding what is likely to happen in the UK, and what effect this will have on the housing market
Rightmove believe property prices will increase by 2%, and that spring of 2020 will be a busy period in the housing market. Rightmove director Miles Shipside released a statement, saying; “The greater certainty afforded by a majority government gives an opportunity to a more active spring moving season, with some release of several years of pent-up demand. There will be regional variations. London is finally showing tentative signs of bottoming out, and we expect a more modest price rise of 1% in all of the southern regions where buyer affordability remains most stretched. In contrast, the largest increases will be in the more northerly regions, repeating the pattern of 2019 with increases in the range of 2% to 4%.”
Will stamp duty change in 2020?
What is announced in the Budget will affect the housing market, and the Conservative Party made several pledges regarding stamp duty in the run-up to the election. The leading vow made by the party which won the General Election was based on increasing the stamp duty threshold from £125,000 to £500,000.
The aim of this change, if it occurs, is to make it more affordable for buyers to step on to the property ladder. The Conservative Party manifesto also indicated a 3% stamp duty surcharge would be introduced for overseas buyers. However, so far, there has been no clarity on how this will be managed.
At Hunters Forest Hill, we know selling your property is a complicated process, but we are here to assist you. If you aim to buy, sell, let your home or rent property, we are active in New Cross, Peckham, Dulwich and Brockley, in addition to Forest Hill, so get in touch with one of the top three agents in London, and we will be happy to assist you.


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100 years ago in Spokane: Californian convention attendees frown on Washington’s booze ban
From our archives, 100 years ago The Pacific Coast Advertising Men’s Association was holding its convention in Spokane, and some ad men from California showed exactly how they felt about …
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
TONY'S BACK PAGES: AFTER DARK
From Comics Buyer’s Guide #1683:
I have a fondness for small short-lived comics publishers and they
don’t come much smaller or more short-lived than Sterling Comics.
In 1954 and 1955, Sterling published just 18 issues combined of
five titles: After Dark, Captain Flash, The Informer, Mr Secret
Confession, Surprise Adventures, and The Tormented. I also have a
fondness for cop stories on TV, in movies, books, and, especially,
comic books. After Dark is right up my doubtless dark alley.
After Dark ran three issues. The only one I own is also the only
one I’ve ever seen: After Dark #8 [September 1955]. Three of its
four stories, all pencilled by Mike Sekowsky and inked by Mike Roy,
star Detective Sergeant Mark Fabian. At this time, the writer(s) of
these tales have not been identified.
Fabian is a good-looking guy who looks a bit young to be the senior
partner in these cases. Pat Polo, his partner, is a head shorter,
a bit wider, and somewhat rumpled. They could almost be prototypes
for David Caruso and Dennis Franz from NYPD Blue, the best TV cop
show of all time.
Their three cases are fairly down-to-earth: a pretty teenager who
runs away from her strict father and ends up playing piano in a mob
club; a destructive juvenile gang; and a bank officer whose money
woes has him working with ruthless criminals. I liked that Fabian
and Polo close the cases without any outlandish heroics. They are
simply skilled cops doing their job.
The issue’s fourth story is a non-series tale. “The Cop” is veteran
beat cop Kenny Coogan. Disappointed in and feeling neglected by his
hard-working mechanic dad, a young boy fixes on Coogan as his hero.
Coogan takes an interest in the lad and helps bring father and son
back together. It’s a nice little human drama in a mere six pages.
Neither the artist nor the writer of the story have been identified
at this time.
I would love to read the other issues of After Dark and the other
15 Sterling comics. If I track any of them down, I’ll write about
I’ll be back tomorrow with more stuff.
© 2011 Tony Isabella

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UND freshman forward Shane Gersich is back in the lineup. Freshman defenseman Christian Wolanin is a healthy scratch for a second game in a row. Hayden Shaw remains as UND's sixth defenseman. UND fans will get their first look at Derek Shepherd.
Finally, if you have Midco Sports, both games will be on TV this weekend.
Piggybacking on @SchlossmanGF's note, there will be 4 teams with 0/1 loss at break. First time since ???. pic.twitter.com/5BaK6Mtuxg— Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) December 11, 2015


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Dairy company Totally Welsh is expanding with a new distribution hub in Cardiff. The investment, designed to meet growing customer demand, is set to create new jobs in the city as part of its wider growth strategy.
Founded in 1990, Totally Welsh specialises in locally sourced Welsh milk and other dairy products. With its roots in Haverfordwest, the company now employs around 110 people across three sites with posted revenues of £17m in 2022.
The distribution hub, occupying 10,000 square feet off Penarth Road, will initially create five new roles. These will range from delivery drivers to customer service representatives, with further employment opportunities expected in the coming years.
The hub will allow it to scale up services direct to consumers and to businesses across south east Wales.
The firm’s general manager, John Horsman, said:“Totally Welsh has always been about more than just dairy for us. The brand embodies the Welsh community spirit. This new hub isn’t merely an expansion; it’s a reinforcement of our ongoing commitment to bring high-quality, local produce to more people while championing job creation and sustainability.”
In addition to supplying supermarkets, hospitals, schools and independent retailers, Totally Welsh delivers bottled milk to over 7,000 doorstep customers. Although its primary market is South Wales, it delivers three times a week into England, with delivery vehicles reaching as far as Southampton.
Its milk bottles are processed on the first new large-scale glass bottling line built in the UK in 40 years, representing an investment of over £1m.
As well as using reusable materials and reducing food miles by sourcing locally, Totally Welsh takes pride in its commitment to sustainability and aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Managing director Mark Hunter said: “Our milk is locally sourced, drastically cutting down journey times to our plant
“Additionally, we’ve fitted solar panels on our factory roof as a backup to our main power supply, and we’re making strides in recycling - our poly bottles already include recycled content. We’re in the process of shifting our fleet to electric vehicles, especially for city-centre operations. It’s not just about meeting benchmarks, but about setting new, greener standards for the industry.”
The company has been supported by the engagement with the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP).
Mr Hunter said:“The support from AGP has been invaluable. From marketing insights to tactical business advice, their guidance has been a cornerstone of our expansion strategy and sustainability goals.
“This expansion aligns perfectly with our long-standing commitment to sustainability. We’re not just bringing jobs to Cardiff; we’re bringing a vision for a greener, more sustainable future.”


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The Future of Building
Here at Bird Stairs, we are always looking to where building is going in the future. We’re not the only ones! Eric, son of Sophie Cormier who works out of our Moncton branch and has been working in the construction industry for 18 years, recently completed a design project for a Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) design competition. Their team came in second out of more than 100 projects!
Here’s the design challenge:
The design challenge is to select a site in a Canadian city where a market would stimulate an underused space, offer nearby services to residents at walking distance, and create an area for social gathering that would support small businesses and the local community. – CISC website
Eric and his teammates, Maggie Claus and Meghan Engelen, are all the future of construction, attending the architecture program at the University of Waterloo. In response to this challenge, Eric and his team decided to focus on “adaptive reuse,” that is, re-using an existing structure and giving it new meaning and purpose through design and construction. What this design represents in terms of planning and design for the future is the importance of re-using and retrofitting old structures.
Eric told us a bit about where he thinks the future of building construction lies:
“I have only just started architecture school, so I still have a lot to learn. But from what I have learned so far, the main thing I can say is there is an increasing focus on insulation. The Canadian climate has some intense temperature fluctuations and precipitation. Our buildings therefore need to be designed to withstand these extremes. And high-performance insulation and windows are key players. Going that extra mile for better insulation may be a steeper upfront cost, but it is well worth it in the long run.”
We agree! Bird Stairs is the leading distributer of Insulated Concrete Forming (ICF) in Atlantic Canada, and the exclusive distributer of Nudura ICF.
“There is an ongoing shift toward more truly sustainable building practices including more sustainable products. There is also a shift in considering the entire impact of the building and supply-chain process, from beginning to end. Truly innovative products and building process will be what we look to in the future.”
Here at Bird Stairs, we undertake the time, effort, and expense into finding new products. We research and carefully evaluate potential construction products with and eye to the future of the construction industry.


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|We partner students wanting to learn and teach basic business skils with
adults that have developmental disabilities; to give each of them the
skills and support they need to build meaningful lives in the community.
The program teaches youth about basic business and helps the disabled
adults to learn how to hold real jobs and develop relationships and
interactions with customers and companies. Our program offers a
brighter future; and a plan that focuses on hopes, developing skills.
We have found this helps the youth develop busienss savy for thie rfuture
endevors and the adults with learning disabilities to hold a purposful job
and lead full and successful lives within their communities while working
with regular store staff. This program is a community service and is as
personal as it can get.
To better accomplish our goals, we participate with youth from our local
communities in order to foster a shared sense of community spirit
among people of all abilities.
We have found this to prgram to be a tremendous success.
In addition we send people in our program into the community to work
with facilities offering horse rescue to benefit the horses and Tack
Warehouse donate products or offers products at cost to facilitate this.