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    The vision of PROFUSE PROPERTIES LLP is to achieve the highest possible standards of service within the real estate industry while establishing our reputation as the preferred property consultancy company within the markets we operate in.

    Our organization is a one-stop solution for real estate development, consultancy and management. Our objective is to be a professional leader in residential, commercial and industrial sectors. We endeavor to recognize our customer’s needs and work with them to meet their requirements in the shortest possible time. We recognize the need to be flexible, entrepreneurial and cooperative, both as individuals and as a company. We believe in teamwork, innovation, professionalism and customer satisfaction with an aim to build long term relationships with our business partners.

    PROFUSE PROPERTIES LLP makes sure that the customer is happy and satisfied from the services and consultancy provided.

    Customer Service: We direct all our efforts towards our customers to understand, anticipate and satisfy their needs and expectations in a timely and cost-effective manner.

    Initiative and Leadership: We encourage and reward entrepreneurial behavior, leading by example and we seek to foster an atmosphere of respect and empowerment for all employees.

    Communication: We strive to make our policies transparent and communicate all necessary and relevant information to our clients.

    Training and Development: We encourage and support all employees to realize their full professional potential. We provide training and educational programs to develop technical, project management, interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.

    Goal: To become a preferred real estate consultancy firm such that our diversified services and consultancy provide BEST RETURNS AND MAXIMUM SATISFACTION to our valuable customers.

    We always believe in and do what is right, fair, and ethical.. We believe in building a long lasting relationship with our customers. We share appropriate information in an honest and open manner. We are considerate of others through the use of appropriate behavior. We strive for professional excellence to the highest standards possible consistent with the goals of the project. We encourage creativity, flexibility, and innovative approaches to our work. We believe in results as our actions speak louder than words. We advance our talents and skills to their fullest potential (as individuals, as professionals and as managers of others). We strive to exceed the expectations of our customers by anticipating, understanding and responding appropriately to their needs. To fulfill our company vision, we incorporate professionalism, high ethical standards and innovative property practices and systems. Our values are honesty, integrity, and fairness in dealing with our customers, clients, service providers, and colleagues. We provide quality training and excellent education to our staff.

  • PROFUSE PROPERTIES LLP is South India’s leading real estate consultancy firm. Launched in 2014, offers one-stop property marketing solutions serving builders, real estate agents and home owners to sell or rent their properties, while offering a feature rich interface for property buyers to search and identify properties that match their requirements.

    Within a short span of time, PROFUSE PROPERTIES LLP has emerged as one of South India’s leading Real-estate agencies. The company has executed the launch and re-sale of many luxurious apartments, flats, villas of several successful projects of “A” Grade builders across Bengaluru.

    It has also helped negotiate and transact for its clients and builders, large plots of lands to commence new projects for the development of Bengaluru city. Profuse Properties LLP is affiliated with reputed builders and real estate developers and has a preferred agent relationship in projects such as Salarpuria Sattva, Prestige group, Comune, Nitesh, Bren, Brigade, Krishna.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Revealing Hidden Women

This morning, I read a short prophetic word written by a respected woman who carries a prophetic mantle. She spoke about a coming reformation among women. When I read her words I felt the Lord impress upon me how this reformation might take place.

Over the years, I have taught that when God begins a new work in a region He will use supernatural manifestations of the Spirit to open up unbelieving hearts to the message of the Gospel.  This was the model employed in the Book of Acts and it is the same model used today where revival and cultural transformation is taking place. On the Day of Pentecost Peter said that God endorsed the ministry of Jesus through signs, wonders and miracles.  When Jesus sent word back to John the Baptist saying He was the Christ He calmed John’s heart by sharing evidence of the miraculous as proof that He was the Coming One John had prophesied.

Our cities and some of our churches resemble a hearing impaired person.  We teach year after year without a demonstration of what we preach. History and the biblical record reveal to us that we cannot teach a city into transformation.  At some point our teaching must translate into the demonstration of what we teach. Some have settled for a ministry of good works without a demonstration of power. God has placed the church in culture not to replicate another form of community service, but along with needed good works to demonstrate the power of God. This demonstration is not complete without the full participation of women.

I believe we are in a moment in history when God is asking women to humbly and intentionally step over the barriers that have been placed in their path and walk forward into a supernatural demonstration of God’s power. This is not a time for women to wait for permission from stalled religious institutions. You are to no longer allow yourself to be chained to male-dominated leadership structures or to other women who live under this bondage.  You will need to see some areas of the Church as an unreached people group – not unreached regarding salvation, but unreached about the potential of a Spirit-empowered woman. This insight will give you great compassion for those with whom you minister that still remained locked into a diminished view of women.

As the Lord continued speaking to me, I felt Him say that He is raising a band of women who will walk in signs, wonders and miracles.  As this begins, guard your heart.  You have nothing to prove.  Avoid the voices that want you to be enslaved by the mentality of having to prove yourself. God has already released you and He is poised and waiting to empower your first step of faith and obedience. As you begin to step out and cooperate with the heart of God entire churches, church movements and cities will no longer be able to deny what you carry. The miracles performed by God through you will be too obvious to dismiss and as a result, your anointing will no longer be able to be dismissed.

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CorreLog Extends Event Message-to-Syslog Conversion Capability, Announces Log Management Agent for SAP

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CorreLog log management and SIEM solution now delivering enhanced SAP compliance and auditing by monitoring audit files, logons/logoffs, transactions, password failures and other SAP user activity.

In relying on such a critical platform (SAP) to run business, the urgency is to have real-time threat detection...

CorreLog, the leader in software solutions for IT security event correlation, today announced support for SAP on Windows®. The CorreLog Agent for SAP converts SAP messages to Syslog in real time for inclusion into the CorreLog SIEM (security information and event management) system or any other SIEM system. Typical SAP messages the CorreLog Agent for SAP tracks are user logon success/failures, user status changes, and transactions starting/failing. The list of SAP message codes to monitor and include in the SIEM system can be extended by the SAP administrator or authenticated user with a simple configuration file executed in a Windows UI. The Agent can also monitor debug events that can help determine the performance and availability of the SAP system. Multi-language support is also available with the CorreLog Agent for SAP, including double-byte character.

“SAP is the world leader in software and services revenue delivering the most critical enterprise applications to the largest public and private organizations on the planet,” said George Faucher, CorreLog president and CEO. “In relying on such a critical platform to run business, the urgency is to have real-time threat detection and to remain in the good graces of those in charge of organizational auditing and compliance. We are extending that with the SAP Agent.”

With the inclusion of the Agent for SAP, CorreLog extends its breadth of coverage for log management within the CorreLog Enterprise Server or other SIEM system as a complementary offering. In addition to the Agent for SAP, CorreLog provides real-time event logs for database access and activity monitoring with the following:

  • Any ODBC-compliant database such as SQL, Oracle or DB2
  • McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Console – CorreLog is McAfee certified with bi-directional integration to ePO
  • LDAP access for active directory monitoring and authentication

The wide range of event log monitoring with CorreLog gives enterprise-to-SMB sized organizations the ability to track potential threat across servers (mainframe and distributed), routers, firewalls, applications, databases, and mobile devices/tablets.
This event logging capability is inclusive of both physical and virtual deployments.

“The CorreLog mission is to provide blanket threat detection with compliance across the enterprise from mainframe to distributed platforms, and to mobile devices and tablets, regardless of if we are monitoring in cloud-based or physical environments,” added Faucher. “The ultimate goal in this business is to monitor user behavior, and user behavior does not just live on certain hardware or applications. It happens everywhere, so you need to be aware of threat everywhere.”
More information on the CorreLog Agent for SAP can be found at

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CorreLog, Inc. is the leading independent software vendor (ISV) for IT security log management and event correlation. CorreLog's flagship product, the CorreLog Enterprise Server, combines log management, Syslog, Syslog-NG, SNMP, auto-learning functions, neural network modeling, proprietary semantic correlation, automated help-desk ticketing and reporting functions into a unique multi-platform security solution. CorreLog Enterprise Server operates across Windows, UNIX, Linux and mainframe platforms, shipping with an out-of-box PCI DSS compliant CorreLog agent for IBM z/OS, the world’s most popular mainframe operating system.

CorreLog delivers an essential viewpoint via dashboard console, providing verifiable and actionable information on the activity of users, devices, and applications to proactively meet organizational SLAs and regulatory requirements. Additionally, CorreLog automatically identifies and responds to any suspicious behavior, network attacks, or policy violations by indexing and correlating user activity and event logs, then archives the data in an enterprise server system location. This allows customer organizations to quickly identify then proactively respond to compliance violations, policy breaches, cyber-attacks and insider threats. For auditing and forensics, CorreLog facilitates regulatory requirements set forth by PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, FISMA, NERC, NCUA, and many other standards. CorreLog markets its solutions through both direct and indirect partner channels.

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Flower Mound Counselors to Heal Fractured Families this Fall With GEMS, PALS, CPR and Other Creative, Interactive Resources

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Dr. Trotter’s Team of Counselors Tackles Families’ Biggest Issues, From Video Game Addiction to School Problems to Awkward Social Skills.

“My team of interns and I focused on the biggest issues we see in our clients, and created highly interactive programs to meet and heal each challenge.”

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Video game addiction, social awkwardness, low self-image, a rocky relationship with your kids or their teachers -- all these esteem-squashing challenges meet their match in the powerful fall lineup of new weekly counseling programs being offered by the Flower Mound-based Dr. Kay Trotter – Counseling Services.

“I’m excited to offer these specialized groups created for very targeted audiences,” said Dr. Kay Sudekum Trotter, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC. “My team of interns and I focused on the biggest issues we see in our clients, and created highly interactive programs to meet and heal each challenge.”

GEM, or Growing Every Moment, is two on-going groups – one for teen girls ages 13 and up, and one for woman – to help participants feel empowered, self-aware and happier in every aspect of their lives. Journaling, guided meditation, art projects and self-care are among the resources Dr. Trotter will share with participants. The Women’s GEM begins Thursday Oct. 11, 12 - 1 p.m., and the Teen GEM starts Tuesday Oct. 9, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Both groups cost $200 per month.

PALS, or Playing and Learning Socially, helps youngsters ages 7 to 11 learn to make friends, handle conflicts peacefully, grow their self-confidence and enhance their communication skills and empathy for others. Role play, games, craft activities and positive reinforcement are just some of the resources Daniel Folmer and Shannon Raikes, both LPC-Interns, will be using in the group. The weekly sessions begin Saturday Oct. 6, 9-10:30 a.m., and end Dec. 15. The fee is $200 per month.

C-P-R, or Child Parent Relationship Parenting, is the next best thing to an official “Be the Best Parent You Can Be” manual. Tracie Posehn, LPC-Intern, will empower parents to regain control as a parent; help their children develop self-control; effectively discipline and limit inappropriate behavior and better understand their child’s emotional needs. The group starts Sept. 26 from 10-11:30 a.m. and ends Nov. 14. The fee is $200/month.

School Liaison educates parents about how to best support their children’s success in class. Learning how to effectively communicate with teachers and understanding how the education system works are just two of the transformational things parents will learn. Tracie Posehn, LPC-Intern, works individually with each family to create a results-driven plan. Call (214) 499-0369 for pricing information.

Over five million young people may be addicted to video tames. Internet Addiction ‘Gaming’ helps break the cycle by first identifying the source of the stressful situation that’s luring addicts to escape into a fantasy world of cyberspace. Daniel Folmer, Med, LPC-Intern has an undergraduate degree in rehabilitation studies, with a minor in addictions and a master’s in counseling. He will help participants turn off the games and get a real life, with healthier outlets to bring balance and happiness. Call (214) 499-0369 for pricing information.

To register for any of these transformational programs, or get more information, contact Dr. Trotter at (214) 499-0369.

Dr. Kay Sudekum Trotter – Counseling Services is dedicated to helping children, adolescents, adults, and families feel better, interact better, and develop healthier skills for a better life. Licensed professional counselors provide confidential counseling services to individuals, couples, kids, teens, and families, as well as group counseling and team building. Personalized counseling methods are selected according to the age, personal development, unique struggles, needs, and life circumstances of each individual. For more information, visit
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Sensational Summer Packages by Shaftesbury Group of Hotels

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The eminent hotel group has luxurious accommodation properties at every prime point of London and all the important boroughs that offer easy connectivity to the city center and accessibility to all major tourist spots as well as business centers. Hence the Shaftesbury properties are preferred by leisure and business travelers alike.

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UK’s hospitality major Shaftesbury Group of Hotels is acclaimed across the world for offering luxurious accommodation along with modern amenities in London at the most reasonable prices.

To provide their guests with some extra charm and delight, the Shaftesbury Hotels that are collectively termed as Shaftesbury Hotel Collection, keep offering exciting packages and privileges. Since its summer, the biggest vacation season in London, tourists are thronging in large numbers and hence hotels in London are gearing up to provide their guests with ‘special’ offers. Being one of the biggest hospitality service providers in UK, the Shaftesbury Group too has also designed a host of packages and privileges to make summer vacation more sizzling for its guests.

By choosing any hotel under the Shaftesbury Group, you can now choose from the following special deals on stay:

Sporty Stay Offer

You can get 10 percent off on your stay if you stay for 2 consecutive nights.

3 nights Special Offer

The Shaftesbury Hotels are now offering a 15 percent off on accommodation charges to guests who book rooms for 3 consecutive nights.
Longer stay offer
You can enjoy your last night’s stay for free by booking a room for 5 consecutive nights.
Advance Purchase Offers

You can enjoy a discount of 15 percent on accommodation charges at any Shaftesbury Hotel by booking a room 10 days ahead of the check-in date.

Choose now, pay later offer

The Shaftesbury Group of Hotels now allows you to choose a hotel and pay the full charges upon arrival. Your credit card will be used by the hotel to guarantee the reservation.

Other than these special offers on stay, the Shaftesbury Hotels are now offering a host of complimentary services which will surely add to your delight. As a guest of a Shaftesbury Hotel, you can now enjoy:

Complimentary broadband internet access in room
Complimentary Wi-Fi internet access in all public areas including lounge and reception area

Complimentary access to the club lounge
This offer is however valid only for guests who book Club Rooms at any Shaftesbury Hotel.

Complimentary Breakfast
This offer is valid for guests who book rooms directly, either by calling the central reservation desk of the hotel or through official website of the Shaftesbury Group of Hotels. To call the reservation desk, you need to dial +44 (0) 20 7745 1212 and to book online, you need to log on to You may also communicate and enquire about availability of rooms by sending email at info(at)shaftesburyhotels(dot)com, the official business email id of the Shaftesbury Chain.

This is the best time to make a trip to London since it’s the Games season. Olympic has reached its closing phase but it is to be followed by the Paralympics soon. The event is scheduled for August 29-September 9 and the events will be held at multiple venues. Thanks to the strategic location of the Shaftesbury Hotels, all Paralympics venues are easily reachable through the underground railway route. You just need to walk a few steps to reach the nearest station from your hotel and ply a train for the nearest station for the venue. Just book as many number of rooms and confirm ticket of the events to catch live actions of cycling, shooting, swimming, wheelchair basketball and tennis. You can also witness the flame carrying ceremony which will begin on August 24. This time the flame would travel a stretch of 87 miles beginning from Buckinghamshire and ending at London. The torch will travel to some of the iconic landmarks in London such as Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and Westminster Abbey.
So pick up the telephone to call the central reservation desk of the Shaftesbury Group of Hotels or log on to the net to visit its official website. Book your room now to ensure the complimentary breakfast service and select from the multiple stay packages to enjoy a grand vacation at London.

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Customers from leading pharmas including Roche and Sanofi will convene to discuss HTS, HCS, label-free, and Ion Channel data analysis

This year’s User Group Meetings ... validate Screener’s global adoption and we are delighted to provide forums in which leading scientists can network, learn and discuss about the latest developments in different screening applications.

Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced its User Group Meetings will be held in Asia, Europe, and North America during the fall 2012. Annual meetings bring together scientists, lab heads, bioinformaticians, and research IT managers from leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic institutions, and contract research organizations. The sessions, which feature industry experts and forward-thinking customer presentations, explore the latest developments in high-throughput screening (HTS), high content screening (HCS), and label-free and Ion Channel data analysis.

“I am proud to say that Genedata Screener has become the de facto standard for screening laboratories that value very fast and efficient data analysis for a variety of screening applications,” said Dr. Othmar Pfannes, CEO of Genedata. “This year’s User Group Meetings, conducted across three continents, validate Screener’s global adoption and we are delighted to provide forums in which leading scientists can network, learn and discuss about the latest developments in different screening technologies and applications."

The 2012 Genedata Screener User Group Meetings will offer workshops and training sessions on topics such as: from raw data to high-quality hit lists; analyzing Ion Channel experiments; selecting features in HCS assays; and conducting batch workflows. Meetings will be held in: Tokyo, Japan (Sept. 13); Boston, MA (Oct. 23); San Francisco, CA (Oct. 25); and Basel, Switzerland (Nov. 6). Inquiries may be sent to:

About Genedata
Genedata transforms data into intelligence with a portfolio of advanced software solutions, which make research data accessible and understandable and research processes more efficient. These solutions are used worldwide by leading pharmaceutical, industrial and agricultural biotechnology companies as well as academic research organizations. Genedata innovations enable scientific discovery that fights disease and improves health and quality of life worldwide. Founded in 1997, Genedata is headquartered in Switzerland, and has offices in Germany, Japan, and the US.

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Kentico CMS 7 Brings Marketing Automation and Simplifies Mobile Website Development

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Kentico Software (, the Web Content and Customer Experience Management vendor, announced the general availability of Kentico CMS 7 at their annual Kentico Connection Conference in Denver, CO. The new version adds Marketing Automation, more efficient mobile website development and several new enterprise features, including Visual Workflow Designer and Translation Management.

“In Kentico CMS version 7, we continue to revolutionize the industry by bringing enterprise-class technology to everyone. Kentico is currently the only .NET CMS vendor that offers a complete CXM solution both on-premise and as a service in the Windows Azure cloud,” said Petr Palas, CEO and founder of Kentico Software. “Version 7 continues to focus on helping our customers and partners achieve higher ROI on their campaigns through better engagement with their clients,”

With a focus on productivity, Kentico CMS 7 introduces fully integrated Marketing Automation. This extends Lead Management and Scoring along with E-mail Marketing functionalities, allowing marketers to nurture leads and run automated campaigns. For enterprise-level projects Kentico CMS 7 provides the Visual Workflow Designer for complex approval and publishing processes as well as Translation Management, enabling integration with external translation providers.

“Kentico CMS has a long history of industry-leading mobile support. Kentico CMS 7 extends this concept to include mobile layouts with responsive behavior that makes it easier and faster than ever to build mobile websites,” said Martin Hejtmanek, CTO at Kentico Software. “It gives developers a higher level of control of mobile pages than they can achieve with CSS-based responsive design, and makes it much easier to make a website mobile friendly, even if the site wasn’t originally designed with mobile visitors in mind.”

Highlights of Kentico CMS 7 include:

  •     Marketing Automation and Drip Marketing
  •     Mobile Website enhancements: mobile layouts with responsive behavior, Mobile Preview and Mobile Device Detection
  •     Visual Workflow Designer
  •     Translation Management
  •     Ready-to-use integration with and
  •     Highly simplified On-site Editing interface enabling content management from mobile devices
  •     E-commerce enhancements: improved product catalog management, mobile-enabled store template, dashboard and 30+ new reports
  •     A/B testing for E-mail Marketing campaigns
  •     A large set of social media widgets for integrating Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Pinterest
  •     Fully integrated wireframe designer
  •     Live Chat, which can be initiated by customer or by operator
  •     Banner Management
  •     Full support of the MVC development model
  •     and many other enhancements

The new version also supports the latest Microsoft technologies, including Visual Studio 2012, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.

The new version is available immediately at More information about Kentico CMS version 7 is available at:

About Kentico CMS

Kentico CMS is an enterprise Web Content Management System and Customer Experience Management System that provides a complete set of features for building websites, intranets, community sites and e-commerce solutions on the Microsoft ASP.NET platform on premise or in the cloud. It supports mobile websites, SEO, document management, online marketing tools, multilingual websites, multisite management and it ships with 70 modules, 400 configurable Web parts and source code available.

Kentico CMS customers can expect a highly flexible platform with a uniquely easy-to-use user interface. It’s currently used by more than 15,000 websites in 87 countries. The clients include Microsoft, Guinness, Chiquita, Vodafone, O2, Orange, Brussels Airlines, Mazda, Ford, Subaru, Isuzu, Samsung, Gibson, ESPN, DKNY, Abbott Labs, Medibank, and others.

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Kentico Software ( helps clients create successful dynamic websites, intranets, community sites and e-commerce solutions using Kentico CMS for ASP.NET. It's committed to deliver a full-featured, enterprise-class, stable and scalable Web Content Management solution on the Microsoft .NET platform. Founded in 2004, Kentico is headquartered in the Czech Republic and has offices in the United States (Nashua, NH and Seattle, WA), United Kingdom (Reading) and Sydney (Australia). Since its inception, Kentico has continued to rapidly expand the Kentico CMS user base worldwide. Its partner network consists of 1,200 partners in 80+ countries. Kentico Software is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. In 2010, Kentico was named the fastest growing technology company in the Czech Republic in the Deloitte Technology FAST 50 awards. In 2012, Kentico Software was named global Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalist in the ISV/Software Solutions Industry category.

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Willis Opens New Office in Malta

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Willis Group Holdings plc (NYSE:WSH) has opened a new office on the island of Malta to serve its growing captive and commercial insurance clients in the region.

A pioneer in providing Maltese based captive management services, Willis’ Malta operation has experienced substantial growth in the past year. Seven full time Willis associates based in Floriana now bring the services of the wider Group to bear on a growing portfolio of local clients.

The official office opening took place on September 19th and the Chairman of the Malta Financial Services Authority, Professor Joe Bannister, attended as a guest speaker.

“The presence of a global insurance broker such as Willis is proof that Malta is a jurisdiction of repute with solid regulation,” said Bannister. “The presence of Willis assumes great importance because it shows that Malta—now a Member State of the EU—is able to attract large multinationals to the island. The indications are that we are going to continue achieving this despite the economic and financial turbulence.”

Commenting on the news, Nigel Goodlad, Managing Director of Willis Management (Malta) Limited said: “We are now even better positioned to take our insurance company management business forward in an attractive EU location and modern office environment. Malta has a number of unique characteristics that make it an interesting location for our clients. The combination of the ability to write risk across the European Economic Area (EEA), an accessible regulator and a pleasant place to do business makes for an attractive business proposition.”

Malcolm Cutts Watson, Chairman of the Willis Global Practice - International, added: “Malta is an expanding financial services centre with close links to many European financial hubs enabling European organisations to easily set up their captives here. They are impressed by the business centric experience provided by Malta. This applies not only to captives but also third party underwriters writing commercial books of risk.”

The new office is located at Development House on St. Anne Street in Floriana, just outside the Maltese capital of Valletta.

Willis Group Holdings plc is a leading global insurance broker. Through its subsidiaries, Willis develops and delivers professional insurance, reinsurance, risk management, financial and human resource consulting and actuarial services to corporations, public entities and institutions around the world. Willis has more than 400 offices in nearly 120 countries, with a global team of approximately 17,000 employees serving clients in virtually every part of the world. Additional information on Willis may be found at http://www.willis.com.

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Life Insurance for Seniors - Coverage Can Help Clients Protect Their Loved Ones

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First, I don’t treat conditions. I treat people. Whatever your illness or pain may be, it is something your body is doing in response to a problem it is not able to solve on its own. If you have a headache, the headache is not the problem. The headache is telling us there is a problem. This is true of pretty much any symptom you can name. My work is geared toward finding out what your symptom is trying to tell us, and then doing what’s indicated to solve that situation. This is the only approach that makes sense to me. Any treatment aimed at simply controlling a symptom will give only temporary relief, and will likely make the process that produces the symptom more complicated.

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Update From the Cave

Whenever I read a blog post or email list thingy from an interesting writer, it always makes me want to write really cool and interesting blog posts. This probably isn't one.

I've been working this week on making Dungeon Marauders look better. The first thing I'm doing is replacing all of the stock iOS alerts with custom ones that are prettier. I've pretty much got the code for them working, now I just need to go through the entire app and replace all of the old alert calls.

It'll be pretty easy to change the look of them more after the code is in, but I'm much happier with how they look now than they used to.

I'm trying to juggle priorities between Dungeon Marauders and project: KudoGram. I'm not really ready to announce much about project: KudoGram yet. I will say that it's not a game at all, it's a productivity app for anyone who oversees other people. I'm focusing both on teachers and employers/managers. It's at near 100% functionality, it just needs a lot of work making it as clean and user friendly as possible.

In a thread on Google+ yesterday, someone said that their pod-cast listening habit was encroaching on their audiobook time. I think that's funny, because I feel exactly the opposite. I haven't listened to podcasts hardly at all since I stopped my regular commute, and I feel a bit disconnected for it. I'm very seriously thinking about cancelling my Audible subscription so that I can get back to listening to podcasts. Maybe doing so can get me back into the habit of actually reading books with my eyes, something that I haven't done in a while.

I don't think the standard music discovery services are really accomplishing much for me these days. Sure, I can hear new stuff that sounds similar to stuff that I already listen to, but I'd like to branch out more than that. I'm going to spend some time playing around with Soundcloud. It seems that's where alternative music is happening these days. Maybe I'm completely wrong about that. At least it seems to have more granular control over types of music.

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Our listeners our happy with our spring clean!Spring is in the air - so here at Radio Clatterbridge we thought it was time to spruce up our sound!

We've updated some of our jingles and introduced a brand new feature to run throughout the week.

steve-lord-scout-post-thumbRadio Clatterbridge have got the stamp of approval from local Scouts and Guides after picking up a donation from their Christmas Charity Post.

The station was one of 18 local charities to benefit from the annual fundraiser.

Dave Adams congratulates League chairman Ken ArnoldA charity set up to benefit patients receiving treatment at Clatterbridge celebrated its diamond anniversary with a visit to Radio Clatterbridge.

Sixty years to the day since the League of Friends of Clatterbridge Hospital was formed, the League's chairman Ken Arnold was special guest at the station.

Singer Sam McDermott as Michael BubleA Wirral teenager is hoping to follow in his parents' footsteps by becoming a successful local musician.

Sam McDermott came in to the Radio Clatterbridge studios to share some of his tracks and tell listeners all about his aspirations.

Mark BownessA former Radio Clatterbridge volunteer has described how he's helping people turn their lives around - just like he did.

Mark Bowness has published a guide to help people around the world achieve success.

Gerry MarsdenRadio Clatterbridge listeners have voted a Gerry and The Pacemakers song their most wanted tune of 2013.

You’ll Never Walk Alone tops the chart compiled from listener’s requests over the last twelve months.

The Wirral Symphony OrchestraListeners to Radio Clatterbridge will get the chance to hear a musical feast this Christmas.

The Wirral Symphony Orchestra return to the airwaves for a special concert as part of our festive line-up.

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    The Gum Tips newsletterA globe-trotting cuddly koala has helped Radio Clatterbridge win a competition and become a talking point in Australia. The toy, dubbed Barry, is a mascot of an animal hospital in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.
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    The article in the Wirral GlobeIan Grant and Helen Sestan's 20 hour takeover of the Radio Clatterbridge airwaves made headline news. The marathon broadcast made it online and onto page 2 of the Wirral Globe.
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15,000 elderly New Zealanders say they are lonely

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Loneliness. We all experience it at various times, but some more often than others.

A study by the University of Otago has found one in five elderly New Zealanders are lonely.

About 72,000 elderly people were surveyed and more than 15,000 responded saying they were lonely - that's just over 20 percent of those who took part in the study.

Dr Hamish Jamieson, a medical specialist at the University of Otago joined Wendyl Nissen on Afternoon Talk to discuss the study and the negative impacts loneliness is having on the lives of elderly people.

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Head of Community Innovation at My Care, Sam Johnson joined Lloyd Burr on RadioLIVE Drive to discuss the initiative and how it's improved the lives of older people who now have a companion.

Sam believes the connection between youth and the elderly can help tackle complex social issues, including mental illness, youth suicide, and loneliness.

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Do water tanks make life easier?

Whether the home is classified as a humble, low-income building or whether it is a mansion, in South Africa, a water tank or two can definitely ‘make life easier’.

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Many low-income households in South Africa typically rely on water collected from distant rivers or wells or at best, a communal water point where they may have to queue for hours to fill containers or water (which are typically carried home by women, the containers balanced on their heads). A water tank, especially one that is placed to collect water from rooftops, will certainly make life easier for a low-income family. Even if water tanks are not used for collecting rainwater, they can be filled by municipal/community water bowsers on a regular basis. As an interim measure, until (hopefully) all households in South Africa have access to running water, water tanks should be subsidised or granted by the government to poor communities.

At the other end of the spectrum, a high-income mansion can also benefit from water tanks that will make life easier for its occupants. No matter how much money a person has in South Africa, they have no control over municipal water supply cuts as well as other municipal water safety issues (which are, unfortunately, becoming more prevalent in many of South Africa’s towns and cities). Have a water tank or a series of water tanks on the property for storing rainwater or even municipal water, will ensure that the residents will be spared the discomfort of extended municipal water supply outages. A series of 5000 litre tanks or even 10000 litre tanks that are kept full, as a reserve water supply, could last a household many days or even weeks while water supply cuts or contamination issues prevail.

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Welcome New Sisters! (click for current roster)

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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Jill Schrader!!!

Jill Schrader (#6177) has received a certificate of achievement in Outpost for earning a Beginner Level Speak for the Trees Merit Badge!

“Since I live in the woods, out of town, this was an obvious merit badge to earn. I have always loved identifying trees, as well as native wildflowers, mammals, birds, and insects. I’m always pulling out my reference books when I see something past my window that I can’t identify.

I take my books with me whenever we go camping and keep them handy at my coffee table. My relatives know I’m the go-to person to ask if it comes to a nature question. I about have my field guides memorized by picture. If I don’t know the answer, we look it up together and find the answer!

I have Western Red Cedar, Western Larch, Douglas Fir, Quaking Aspen, Lodgepole Pine, White Pine, and Hemlock growing on my property. I love to study nature and am always learning and love to share this information with others as they show an interest in the great outdoors!

I was able to identify most, if not all, the trees growing around me. My uncle was a logger, so he has taught me the common names, as well as some of the “slang” names, which often go by color, such as a Ponderosa Pine is also known as a yellow pine, a Douglas Fir is also known as a red fir. I have enjoyed being able to identify trees whether I’m here at home, or traveling and see something different.”

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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Debbie Klann!!!

Debbie Klann (#770) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning a Beginner, Intermediate & Expert Level Bread Making Merit Badge!

“I have been baking bread since I was a newlywed 32 years ago, but have learned MUCH in those 32 years! I’ve always known baking is more of an exact science … getting just the right amount of leavening agents so your product turns out the way you want it to.

While I’ve always used baking powder and baking soda when called for, I was never exactly sure what made each one similar and different. I recently read up on how each works and how they are not interchangeable!

I also learned that baking soda is about 4x the strength of baking powder and why you will sometimes need to use each one in the same recipe.

I’ve made several recipes using baking powder, baking soda, and cream of tartar. One of my favorite recipes was an Amish Sugar Cookie, which used cream of tartar and soda. I loved the silky texture. My favorite biscuit recipe calls for an addition of cream of tartar. They were higher and finer textured than some that I have tried. I also tried making a Cream Biscuit using a self-rising flour and cream. These seemed to raise well … and then deflated quickly! I always use unbleached flour and have recently found a whole-wheat pastry flour from soft wheat that makes the most delicate pie crust!

For my Intermediate level, I baked some bread. I love making my own bread. Store bought does not even compare. And the smell that fills your house is wonderful!

I’ve used several types of yeast in my breadmaking … regular active dry yeast, quick-rising yeast, and a special yeast for pizza dough. I prefer just the regular yeast over the quick-rising. I just prefer the texture and how it works better. I really do like the pizza-dough yeast. I think it gives it just the right amount of leavening.

Besides making our weekly bread, I also make some special dark dinner rolls that have cocoa powder, whole wheat flour, and orange juice. They were a big hit with the family!

I also tried an Irish Soda Bread. I remember reading when I was young in the Little House books how Laura’s mother would make it for the holidays. The recipe I tried included whiskey, caraway seeds, and raisins, but I substituted currants. I wasn’t too sure how this mix of ingredients would taste together … but it really wasn’t too bad! I still prefer the texture of a yeast bread to one made with baking soda.

Expert level required sourdough mothers. Over the years, I have tried several different sourdough starter recipes … some created so much gas they blew the lid right off the jar, and some never did much of anything. I finally found one that worked for me. I used the starter recipe in the King Arthur Flour baking book. This one uses a rye flour to start, eventually being replaced over the next 10 days or so with unbleached flour.

This starter was by far the best I’ve ever used. I tried a new sourdough biscuit recipe that was “ok.” I thought it was a little dry. But the sourdough pancakes were divine! The batter foamed up like meringue, and they were a little slice of heaven! Definitely worth keeping a starter JUST for those pancakes.

I did learn that even if you keep your starter in the fridge while you’re not actively using it, you still need to feed it once a week.”

Get ‘er Done Merit Badge, Expert Level

The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 6,629 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far—9,365 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! MJ

Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life

For this week’s Get ‘er Done Expert Level Merit Badge, I was already sore and in the swing of things from helping my farmgirl friend move houses (and thereby earning my Intermediate Level Badge), so I decided to go with the flow and earn my Expert Level Merit Badge next. A house built by Habitat for Humanity was going up right down the street from me, and it was just the thing.

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Twelve hours required for this badge, and I was rip roarin’ ready to go.

It took a while to prepare. I mean, I couldn’t just show up with a hammer and call it good. No, siree! They would know I was a novice. I knew exactly what to do: after all, I have watched Seven Brides for Seven Brothers often enough.

I knew how to raise a barn—how could building a house be any different?

I made several pies (rhubarb, raisin and sour cream, egg custard, and good old-fashioned apple), ironed my best country dancing dress, practiced my DoSeDo Flutterwheel Reverse Square dance moves, and headed out.

I would have hitched the horses up to the buggy and arrived that way, all proper style and all, but I don’t have a horse.

Or a buggy.

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I plan to remedy that eventually, though. They’re on my grocery list, right before buckwheat flour and right after tropical fish food.

Anyway, I was surprised and kind of disappointed that none of the other volunteers were as prepared as me. It’s a good thing I brought so many pies, because evidently all the others forgot. At least I’ll win the blue ribbon, so all was not lost.

They also seemed a little under-dressed for the occasion, but I let that one slide.

They also were a shy bunch. Why, it took me at least an hour to get a dance going! Part of that time was trying to roll the nearest felled tree over to the dancing area, though. That was tough. But I made it, and when everyone quit staring (they really weren’t the most self-motivated group, I gotta say), I demonstrated a little quickstep atop it. Of course, I knew my limits and I didn’t do any backflips or add in any ax swings at the same time, but I must say, I have feet like lightening!

After that, I kind of expected a fight to break out over which girls wanted to marry which guys, but the volunteers were sort of a focused bunch, and instead we put up some walls.

I guess walls are good, too.

I kept my eyes out for a batch of good-looking, single brothers (you know … for my single, good-looking girlfriends, of course) but no one seemed related. Or single. Or good looking.

All in all, I had a nice time and earned my badge, but the whole experience was a little strange.

It’s almost like people don’t know how to properly do these things. They did appreciate my pies, though.

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Welcome New Sisters! (click for current roster)

Merit Badge Awardees (click for latest awards)

My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Sonja Gasper!!!

Sonja Gasper (opengatefarm, #5671) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning an Expert Level Connecting Growers & Eaters Merit Badge!

“I am now a co-organizer for the Garden to Pantry project that I got my beginner and intermediate badges from last year. Our garden was started to grow vegetables for the area food pantries. All food grown goes to area people in need. Last year, we donated over 4,000 pounds of produce.

This year is going very well. We do not expect to have anywhere near last year’s numbers for poundage, as we have adjusted our plantings to what area pantries felt there was a greatest need for. This meant no more cucumbers or squash, and more focus on peas and beans. Instead of looking at pounds, we are focusing on people helped. This year, we have also included area Master Gardeners and volunteers who are pantry recipients.”

Know Your Food Merit Badge, Intermediate Level, Part 2

The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 6,571 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far—9,327 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! MJ

Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life

For this week’s Farm Kitchen Know Your Food Intermediate Level Merit Badge, Part 2, I soldiered on with my all-homegrown/local/organic dinner at my friend’s home. As I mentioned before, these friends, while near and dear, were not exactly farmgirls, and nary an organic ANYTHING had passed their lips.

They had enjoyed their first heirloom tomato though, and that’s when I got cocky.

The homemade wheatgrass, maple syrup, kale, and green-apple smoothie was not a hit.

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The looks of horror on their faces though … priceless.

I had to start smaller. And quick, before they ordered a High Fructose Corn Syrup and Preservative Pizza and locked me outta their house.

Hastily, I assembled the ingredients for my next course:

Chicken and Bacon Panini Sandwiches with Homemade Roasted Garlic Aioli and Sweet Potato Fries

  • Homemade or locally made and organic, good-quality bread. I used white, as we were easing into this territory with my friends and had learned my lesson with the kale smoothie. I wasn’t sure they were ready for my Fifteen Grain Whole Wheat and Sprouted Barley Dark Rye Bread …
  • Organic butter from happy cows
  • Organic chicken breasts, pounded thin and grilled in organic extra virgin olive oil
  • Nitrate-free bacon slices (sprinkle with a little brown sugar or honey for some extra sweetness)
  • Heirloom tomato slices (unless your guests already ate them)
  • Baby lettuce/spinach/sprouts, whatever floats your green boat
  • Red onion

Butter bread. Assemble sandwiches and grill in a Panini press, or in a pan with a very heavy pot placed atop your sandwich. You can add the lettuce after grilling if you like, but I don’t mind a nice charred Romaine, myself.

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Homemade Roasted Garlic Aioli

  • 3/4 cup organic olive oil
  • The juice and zest of one lemon
  • Several cloves of roasted garlic (homegrown if you have it). How many depends on your taste; I recommend at least three! Extra delish, and keeps the vampires away, to boot.
  • 2 egg yolks from happy, free-range, organically-fed chickens
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Use a blender or food processor to combine everything except the olive oil. Drizzle oil in in a steady, but thin, stream as you blend.

Sweet Potato Fries

  • Sweet potatoes or yams from your garden. I like to figure two potatoes per foodie.
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

Slice potatoes the way you like ‘em: shoestring style or steak-house style. Drop them in a large pot of boiling and salted water. Leave ‘em there in their bath for 15 minutes or so.

Line up on a baking sheet that’s been wiped with olive oil (or organic oil of your choosing). Drizzle a little more oil on top. Sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Bake at 400ºF for about 20 minutes, flipping halfway.

My “come to you” dinner party was a rousing success. Not only were the sandwiches a huge hit, but my skeptical eaters devoured the fries. They said they were even better than McCarl’s Burger Dairy Jr. and the Roasted Garlic Aioli was much tastier than Miracle Whip.

I swallowed my horror and pride and took it as a compliment.

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Welcome New Sisters! (click for current roster)

Merit Badge Awardees (click for latest awards)

My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Michele McElwee!!!

Michele McElwee (#5969) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning a Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert Level Icing on the Cake Merit Badge!

“I have taken all of Wilton’s cake decorating classes in order to earn the Beginner badge. I loved the classes so much. I also taught Wilton Method classes for two years.

I made this cake for my daughter’s going-away party (boot camp) using different techniques I learned with icing/fondant.

I think it turned out well. I always know I have lots of room for improvement and I continue to learn, but I was pleased. A few people wondered why I had boots on the table with the duffle bag cake!

I was contacted by a company (Icing Smiles, Inc)… to bake a cake for a little boy named Hudson. About the company:

Icing Smiles Inc.

We are Baking a Difference.

Icing Smiles is a nonprofit organization that provides custom celebration cakes and other treats to families impacted by the critical illness of a child. We understand that the simple things, like a birthday cake, are luxuries to a family battling illness. Our goal is to create a custom cake for the ill child, or their sibling, that provides a temporary escape from worry and creates a positive memory during a difficult time.

Memories have magical powers. Long after the cake is gone, the memories linger – memories of the kindness of a stranger, of the art of the design, of the sweet smells of a special treat, of the smiles and laughs, of a normal childhood experience so often stolen from these children. These memories are why we say, “It is so much more than a cake.”

With that being said, I was asked to donate a cake for Hudson, and I was very blessed to be a part of this! (I continue to be involved with them.)

Hudson’s mom sent me a video and pictures of Hudson seeing his cake … and in the video he said, “Thank you, it’s the best cake ever!” So as long as Hudson was happy, I believe it turned out great!”


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British Escort trio boosts growing Historic class

“When the flag drops, the talking stops”, a motor sport adage crews competing in Sol Rally Barbados 2018 will be reminded of on Friday, June 1, when they will leave the Ceremonial Start at the Vaucluse Raceway (VRW) and drive straight in to the opening stage on the RallySprint track. It marks the first time that the St Thomas venue – a regular location for rally finishes over the years – has played host to the start.

  A little under 48 hours later, having passed through nine of the island’s 11 parishes, the surviving crews will face an extended Bushy Park Barbados stage on Sunday afternoon to bring the 29th edition of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event to a close. The St Philip facility will once again host Rally Central, the ‘home-away-from-home’ for overseas crews.

  Sol RB18 will run from Friday to Sunday, June 1-3, with The Rally Show and Flow King of the Hill (KotH) the previous weekend, May 26/27. Since entries opened on the official web site - – on October 1 last year, more than 70 have been posted, with just under two months to go before entries close in early May.

  Event organiser Neil Barnard explains: “As we start to plan the route each year, there is always an urge to come up with something different, as we want to keep the challenge fresh and try to maintain a level playing field between the locals and the visitors. Last year’s two Friday night stages in the north of the island were a big hit with the drivers, even those who didn’t do so well in the dark, but the unexpected mass of spectators created a number of issues with the travelling public, so a repeat was not an option.

  “In November’s Winter Rally, we used Vaucluse on the Friday night for something similar to what we plan for Sol Rally Barbados and it was very popular with competitors. Not just local crews, but regular visitors like Jamaica’s Jeff Panton, Paul Bird and Rob Swann from the UK, who all gave it the ‘thumbs up’.”

  While the BRC is still fine-tuning the logistics, crews will pass over the purpose-built ramp first seen at Sol Warrens last year for a short interview, then set off in head-to-head pairs on the RallySprint track, although they will cover two complete laps of the figure-of-eight three-kilometre facility, rather than the usual one. Given the current entry level and allowing for local and regional entries yet to register on-line, organisers are estimating a starters’ list upwards of 90 cars, making for around four hours of entertainment for fans on Friday evening.

  VRW is the third venue to be used since the Friday night start was introduced for Sol RB14; the first three years were at Bushy Park, the initial single-stage format increased to two stages in 2015 and ’16, before the night stages in the north last year. Bushy Park will still play a key role in the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International, Rally Central a hive of activity in the two weeks around KotH and Sol RB18. In addition to providing a storage and service facility, which accommodates most international and some regional competitors, it also provides support services for teams, particularly newcomers.

British Escort trio boosts growing Historic class

Three drivers from the British Midlands, with seven previous visits to Sol Rally Barbados between them, are currently fettling their Ford Escorts in readiness to do battle in the over 1600cc Historic class in Sol RB18. It will be the first time Raymond Clough, Sean Kukula and Chris Shooter have gone head-to-head – Shooter was absent when Kukula paid his only visit in 2016 – and they will have more than just one another to worry about, as the class looks set to be one of the best-supported this year. Already confirmed is fellow-Brit, newcomer John Faulkner (MkII Escort), while Wayne Archer (BMW 325) currently leads the ‘home team’.

  Clough admits that the “usual annual prep for Barbados is a wash and polish” for his MkI Escort, sponsored last year by Weber Construction Materials, Frank Key Builders Merchants and CCF Builders Merchants. For Sol RB18, however, a gearbox rebuild, new clutch and renewed suspension are under way, and Clough says: “There’s lots of other bits being done to improve the rallying experience, especially for Jason Tindale, my service crew.”

  A former sponsor of Barbados regular Martin Stockdale, Clough returned to rallying in 2015, having taken a long break after first competing in the late 1970s. He has been an overall finisher on each of his three visits, with 27th and the Historic 2 class win in Sol RB16 his best result, achieved with local co-driver Stephen Bell, who sits with him again this year.

  Shooter and his partner Bev LeGood won the class (then called International Historic) on their first visit in the Sparrow Hill Cars MkII in 2014, finishing 28th overall. Once regulars in the British Historic Rally Championship – they won their class in 2008 and the Shekhar Mehta ‘Spirit of Rallying’ Award the following year - they now limit their rallying to a handful of events which, last October, included the Jersey Rally, in which they finished 21st. LeGood says: “It was brilliant, but also unearthed a few issues with the car. It was time for lots of Escort TLC, so it is currently at Major Motorsport being prepared for Sol RB18.”

  Like Shooter, Kukula’s co-driver is also his partner, Emma Arthur, who will be hoping for a good finish to help celebrate her birthday on the Sunday of Sol RB18. When they contested Sol RB16, their MkII had undergone a ground-up rebuild, having last been rallied in 1997 . . . and it was worth it, as they finished 38th overall and second in H2 behind Clough, despite a broken alternator wire making the night stages difficult and the fact that it was Arthur’s first-ever pacenote rally (“Big smiles all round”, as Kukula said afterwards). The car is sponsored by Competition Supplies Ltd, Lifeline Motorsport Systems, WOSPerformance, Tilton Engineering, DMD Motorsport Engineering, Odyssey Batteries and Cobra Seats.

Sol Rally Barbados and Flow King of the Hill are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2017; Sol RB18 marks the 11th year of title sponsorship by the Sol Group, the Caribbean’s largest independent oil company, and the third by communications provider Flow.


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Tuxedo – 2nd Time Around (Official Music Video)

Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One aka Tuxedo are fresh off the release of their new project Tuxedo II, and now they return with an official music video for “2nd Time Around.”

Mayer had this to say about the clip, which was shot at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas:

“I’ve always had a thing for pinball. My dad worked briefly at a pinball arcade before I was born, so I guess it runs in the family.”

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Last day of January

Today sure was a nice day! Didn't do anything exciting though. Rusty and I ran over to Nebraska City and did some errands and then I came home and looked through my pattern books. Still trying to decide what to work on next. Tomorrow is the big Super Bowl, which means absolutely nothing to me! I'll just do my usual Sunday thing and mess around with my craft projects or something.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Phone problems

Well, my new cell phone was dealing me fits. I would charge it overnight and then by 2:00 the next day, it would go completely dead. It happened again today so I called my cell phone carrier and told them about it. They said I need to take it to them so they can see if it is the phone or the battery. Which means I have to take it over to Shenandoah. I told them I didn't know when I would make it over but after work on the way home I kept thinking, I don't want to be without my phone so I drove over to Shen with a frown on my face and got it taken care of. They put a new battery in it. Hopefully this takes care of the problem! Now I will have to do the things I was going to do today after work tomorrow. This just totally messed up my schedule!! LOL

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Some people are having trouble leaving a comment. If you want to post a comment, all you have to do is, click on comment, click on select profile and pick either name or anonymous and then type your comment and then click post comment. This should work. If you still seem to have a problem just let me know. Remember I am still trying to figure this all out too! :-)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Candle mat

I made this Valentine candle mat when I got home yesterday from work. Now I think I will work on some Easter items. I told you I was in the mood to work on things so I have to take advantage of it!
Can you believe we are in the last week of January? My gosh, where does time go?

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Ok, I am done with my Valentine stitchery. I tried to take the best picture I could of it. It was hard because the light kept reflecting off it. Anyway, while I had the camera out I decided I would take some more random shots around the house. You got to remember it's Sunday again so I'm doing my girly stuff while the guys are watching boring TV. I have already tried once to put them on and didn't do it right cause my computer shut down. Gee whiz, does anybody else have this much trouble trying to do something that evidently the whole world out there already knows how to do?!? Derek keeps laughing at me. He can't seem to understand why something so easy could be so hard. Rusty keeps hollering, "can you order a new brain!!" I think everybody is ganging up on me! Oh well, what am I here for if not to put a few laughs in everybodys life.I think poor Doug has inherited some of my blondness cause after he had been up all morning and had even looked outside he asks us if it snowed last night!I said, my gosh Doug, you're asking one of my questions. Well he informed us he meant, did it snow anymore than it already had. See, that is what I would have meant too, had I asked that question. You just have to know how our minds work!! I know I know, you are thinking, what a bunch of nuts but chances are if you are reading this post it's because you're either related to us or you are a friend thats supposed to love us in spite of our faults!!!!!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Well today Rusty and I went over to the city and got some groceries after he got home from work. When we got home I started to work on my Valentine stitchery. I'm almost done! Then I will have to figure out where I'm going to put it. I'm already trying to figure out what my next project will be. I'm suddenly in the mood to make something. It comes and goes. I'll go a long time without not wanting to make anything and then it will just hit me one day and I'll feel like making a lot of things.
I guess when we wake up tomorrow we are supposed to be seeing some snow!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Well,I moved my couch and a couple of chairs around. I don't like things the same way forever, it drives me nuts, so I had to move something. Anyway, while I was sitting there looking things over, I decided I needed some kind of Valentine decoration so I got out my patterns and found one that I thought I would try and make. Here is a picture of what I'm going to make. I'm making just the stitchery. I will put a picture up of my finished project when I am done.
What happened to the nice weather?

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

New bags!

Well, I took my niece Ciara and we went to a purse party. It's kind of fun to pick out the material you want and choose the style that you want. It took us a while to pick out our fabrics. There are so many to choose from. You think you have it picked out and then you see something else you like. Now we just have to sit back and anxiously await the arrival of our new bags!!

Monday, January 19, 2009

New cell phone

Well I got a trade up on my cell phone today. It will take me forever to learn how it works. I have to read the instructions 100 times and then ask one of the boys to show me. I think I will like it once I get it figured out. Seems like there is always something new to learn, I guess that's good but it sure stretches my little brain!! Technology sure is amazing! I had today off from work so that was nice but it's back to work tomorrow!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Great Day!

Today's weather sure is nice compared to that cold we just had! Nothing really exciting to tell today. We went to church, came home and ate dinner and just doing the usually Sunday chores. Derek and Rusty are watching Football, Jake went with his girlfriend somewhere, Doug has a 4-H meeting and I am messing with my craft stuff and girly things I like to do. I want to try and do some decorating changes but so far can't come up with anything yet. Notice at the bottom of the screen I have a random act of kindness footer. That is my New Year's resolution, to try and do more random acts of kindness. There is so much negative out there, I think we all need to step up and try and make a positive difference. A GREAT movie to watch if you haven't already is Evan Almighty.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Still at work

I'm still at work getting everything figured out. As you can see I now have some pictures on here. I want to add new pictures now and then of my home or maybe some project I'm working on. I can't believe January is going by so fast. Where does the time go? It really is quite
scarey. Here are a few more pictures. I will be adding more soon.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Back to work

Well I went back to work today after being off for Christmas and New Year's.
It is good to be back in a routine. I can't believe it is January. The school year is going by so fast. It just seems like yesterday when school started.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Starting my own blog

I really don't know what I am doing quite yet, but with the help of my son, maybe I'll be able to figure it out eventually. I'm sure I am testing his patience really well. I sure know I am getting frustrated. This kind of thing is all new to me. You'll have to keep in touch and see how I improve with time!


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How to use Social Media Tools to automate conferences

How to use Social Media Tools to Automate Conferences or Events

Tomorrows-Future-TodayIf you run meetings, events or conferences there are some great social media tools that can automate a range of tasks that will save you a significant amount of time.

This week I had a fascinating conversation with Chris Nancy from Servicesphere who organizes a conference call TFT (Tomorrow’s Future Today).  It is the worlds first 24 hour, global, follow the sun virtual conference and is going to have a huge impact on how conferences are run in the future.

Thanks to Nick Kellett from who introduced me to Chris.  Nick’s tool was part of the automation used by Chris.

Business Objective of this article

There are plenty of articles about the conference.  My interest is the automation using the tools.  My objective on this article is for you to consider how you can automate some tasks for content curation and distribution.   This could be for meetings, events or conferences or other areas of social media that might spring to mind!

Crowdsourcing the speakers using

Chris uses to crowd source the speakers. allows you to create a list that can sit on the site or you can embed it on your own site.  When you create this list it’s not a static list.  People can interact with the list.  To figure out the best speakers Chris created a list and anyone could add speakers on to the list.  You can then vote for people in the list.  So the people with the most votes ended up near top of the list.

Listly is a dynamic list and within this list you can vote for items up or down the list

Think about how you could use

  • Run a competition for the best speaker
  • Create a list for all the speakers books to help promote them
  • Create a list of the top blog posts created by participants after the conference
  • Let people vote for the best sessions after the conference is over

Content Distribution through Zapier

Zapier allows you to automate tasks through various services on the web.  As part of the conference Chris wanted to automate distribution of the content and make it available to all participants in whatever format they wanted.  Here is what he automated:

The conference is a Google Hangout on Air so content is put on Youtube (no automation required)

  • Zapier takes an RSS feed from Youtube and puts this into Dropbox
  • This video is automatically uploaded to Vimeo
  • Audio guy is notified automatically of a new video and creates an audio file and places into drop box
  • This audio is automatically picked up and loaded onto iTunes and SoundCloud
  • The Audio transcription guy is notified of the audio and transcribes it to a Google doc which is placed back onto Dropbox
  • The content is automatically distributed to Evernote, BrightTalk and Kindle
  • This is then taken and a blog post is automatically created

This is all very easy to set up with Zapier.  Here is an example of how you set up the automation in Zapier to take the RSS feed from Youtube and create a text file in drop box which is uploaded to Vimeo.

You select the source (Youtube) and the event (new video uploaded by a user) and then you set the destination (Dropbox) and the associated event (create text file).

Zapier Zap
When something happens (trigger) you then want an action

You connect up both your accounts Youtube and Dropbox and then specify what username you are watching to see when they upload a video.

Zapier Youtube user
Specify the user name that you are monitoring on youtube. The automation will kick in when that user uploads a video

You then specify details of the directory where the file goes:

Zapier Directory
Specify the details where the file goes

This level of automation could save event/conference organizers a ton of time!

What additional automation could Chris do?

  • A file could be automatically created which contains the links to a video recording, audio recording and blog post and then aweber could automatically send an e-mail to all e-mail subscribers.
  • When the video, blog or sound recording is made available  a variety of social media channels could all be automatically notified (e.g. tweets generated)
  • Feedback on any of the conference sessions could be collected online from the participants and put into a drop box file.  Zapier could pick this up and append it all to a Google doc.  This Google doc could be posted to someone to report on.

If you’re running a meeting, event or conference there’s always some repetitive tasks.  If you plan things out correctly you could easily automate a range of  these tasks.

If you’re investing in tools make sure they interoperate with a range of other tools.

You need to let people consume content on the device they want to, in the format they want and automation can be great help in this area.

What Chris is doing in relation to the conference and how he manages content curation and distribution is really innovative.  Can you bring this level of innovation to your organization?

When you are considering using tools are you considering interoperability?  Can you use tools such as Zapier?


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South African Competition Tribunal clears the acquisition of AutoTrader by OLX 14.11.17

On the 2nd of November the Competition Tribunal of South Africa cleared the acquisition of Autotrader South Africa by OLX (part of Naspers), subject to a condition surrounding employment. The proposed transaction brought together OLX, one of the leading generalist online advertising portals in South Africa, with Autotrader, one of the leading automotive online advertising portals. The clearance followed the South African Competition Commission’s recommendation that the transaction be approved on the basis that OLX was not a close competitor to Autotrader and that the merging parties would continue to face a range of competitors post-transaction.


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September, 2014

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The New York Audio Show 2014 Is The Weekend

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Pono, Crowdfunder and Me

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The Beatles on Vinyl LPs in Mono

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