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“Don’t Shoot Me; I’m Only The Piano Player”

I used to shoot small birds

Yes, back in the day, I pleasured me by shooting to death… sparrows.

(not pretty, is it?)

Not proud of it. And as Texan-Rightly, not ashamed of it neither. (What we did then, back in the day…)

“Just Texan Kids havin’ fun,” they would say. (‘They’, generally being Grandmothers—maternal grandmothers)

“They looked aside.”

Looking back now, I am ashamed of all the sparrow lives I so easily and callously took.  Tis a small thing in the big scheme of things, yes I Know. But, it bothers me still. As I am certain the memory of dead kittens haunts my ‘maternal’ grandfather over all those ‘Damn-we-got-too-many-cats-he’ah-on-this-place.” (As he shot them to death in front of my young, sensitive, later to become, my mother)

Mental scars

Don’t shoot sparrows

And don’t shoot kittens.

They will haunt you.

For some many years.

I suppose this is the point of this post.

‘Don’t shoot.’ (unless the sparrow is trying to kill you, that is…)

Y’all Wanna Know The Worst Tactile Sensation Ever?

Of course you do.

It is when you go to flush the toilet and that handle snarls back at you, rather limp-wrist’d, as if to say,

“Not tonight Asshole. Go back to sleep.”

(Now, in some truth, I could probably improve this post. For example: I should not have referenced ‘limp wrists”. In truth, y’all know how it is when you go to flush that toilet and there just ain’t no resistance. “Limp Wrists’ was just about all I could manage at the time of publishing…. (Isn’t that funny? Like I am a fucking news paper?) Dead-lines!

Some one shoot me!

(Make it quake! Head Shot! Right thru the mouth–or better…the mouse.)

God and some foll’ers will thank  you.

Foretelling  ‘Foreboding’ (See? I tend to edit as as I go… My father once tole me, “Lance! Enuff! Enough! It takes an editor to be smart; that is why we make more monies.”) some deep sea-toilet trolling (trolling?)  diving to fix.

Don’t think so.

Maybe tomorrow…

(There are three (other) toilets in this ‘Mouse-House’)

“So, fuck off.”

(My toilet did not reply)

Yes,  I talk to my toilet… don’t we all?

“Take your hand off that mouse Mister! Don’t make me come over there.”

“Yessir! Please don’t shoot me; I’m just the piano-player.”

“Sounds like bullshit to me. What do you think, Jim?”

“Yeah. Bullshit. Shoot him.”

Bang! Bang!

“He gone.”

(Sorry, Si Robertson; some of this … this is probably out-of-context)

Then again…

Maybe not.

We will not even begin to speak about your brother.

Damnit! I miss Christopher Hitchens!

Even more embarrassing:

You know the toilet is broke dick dog.

You still try to ‘visit.’

And it takes three tries to get into the door.

(Yet, it is a really small door–just sayin’– and not so easily navigated, drunk nor sober)

Only to be so disappointed (yet again) over the the whole toilet experience.

Below, please discover Lenny’s take on toilet-training.

(and of course: entertaining, or reasonable facsimile)

I Don’t Even Know Where to Begin

When I go to a post and find a video, or a song, I always watch/listen, simply because I assume the author put it there for a reason.

I take the time.

I am distraught today

“Why?” Because of… News… I am watching CNN, Al Jazeera, even FOX.

Things are fucked up.

Really fucked up.

So… in that vain vein, I just give you this below.

(Who said the1980’s music sucked?

Why? Music sucked? Oh yeah! Lance did… Lance is an idiot)

You tell me.

Vid Credit: BeGrooovy

My GF just walked out the door to meet up…with a friend… to get a pedicure.

“Have you been watching the news?” I asked.

“No. That is yer job,” she said.

“Yep. Well, the Mid East is on fire.”

“America. See you later.”

“Of course.”

I cannot even begin to explain how I feel now.

“Just one more year and then you’ll be happy.”

 I was almost a NAVY SEAL.

I can prove it too:

“You’re Probably Not a Diva: You’re a Cunt.”

I recently discovered my posts are all over the place:

(under my bed, in the laundry hamper, in the shitter, the garage, the liter (sic) box, et cetera)

I guess this is just how I must roll.

Sincerely aspire to not pissing anyone off.

If I did/do,

There is still a chance for  at redemption.

By God’s Grace

We’ll see…

Cheers Y’all

Fall Back Friday

Ummmm Kay… Kids…

Slumping Writer Here.

(not really slumping; just lazy)

More original shit (manana)

That is a no-shitter and a premise.

But… back in my ‘Pup Daze’ I did post some good shit. (Well, I thought it was good shit)

Here is the list of a few of my favorite things:

Take a chance; have a glance. Find Romance: Drop a dime; Take the Time;  Buy some wine.

Shine. Shine on.

(it won’t cost you one dime… just send one dollar, postal money order…)

And there is more.

But I won’t bore.

And thanks for watching.

-Lance Out.

My Mother The Car

Sometime shortly after I mustered out of the U.S. Navy…
I found me suddenly in need of a car, a vehicle, a mode of transport, fuckin’ wheels.
Never really havin’ given two shits ‘bout such, I found myself in front of a pawn shop in Honey Grove Texas early one morning. Too early, in fact.

But, I skip ahead (as is my wont)

Let us go back in time (just a few hours; be patient)
I had fallen ‘in love’ with a woman (It happens)
Got drunk one late night; decided I needed counsel (from Peanut—My Yoda—problem was, I was in Commerce, Texas and Yoda was in Honey Grove, miles and miles and styles away)
What to do?
Drive to see him on Endor.
Jumped into my chariot and almost made it.
Alas! A bar ditch jumped up in front of me.
The car did not survive.
Happily, I did, but now I had a real problem:
Yoda was still miles away.
Walked the two miles to HG and spied a vehicle “For Sale”
Walked in to the pawn shop and inquired:
“Yall take credit cards?”
“No Son; we do not.”
“Damn shame,” I said. “’Cause I wanna buy that car y’all got for sale out yonder. Well see ya.”
“Wait! Wait! We can make an exception!”
“OK, gas her up and get her ready.”

And the rest, as they say, was History.

P.S. This post was inspired by a memory my good friend Mark, over at

brought out in my mind. Thanks Mark. Peace On!

PPS: The ‘Car’ Had a half-life about as long as a bottle of Jim Beam in my house.

Well, I just got back from New York city; Kris and Rita done it all

“Rita Coolidge, Rita Coolidge cleft for me”

–Willie Nelson

Since it is still Texas Independence Day, I am gonna continue to bombast my Blog with Texans I admire.

Here is (in my mind) one of the greatest (and most misunderstood and underrated) Texans: Kris Kristofferson, Rhode’s Scholar, ruffian, redneck, poet.

He married well. Too bad it didn’t take. Rita Coolidge! He should have found a way to make that work…


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Misfire - Generations Titans Return - Deluxe Figure

Misfire is easily one of the most unique and cool looking vehicle modes G1 had to offer. Which also meant coming up with a way to represent that in a Classics collection was mighty difficult using existing toys. Generations finally got around to updating this character, but naturally TakaraTomy came and stole some thunder by showing their Targetmaster-included version before Hasbro's was released! But with the mold otherwise the same between, let's take a look at how Misfire came out. Special thanks to HeyMickey for the loan of this Hasbro Misfire!

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Older learners will enjoy the mature style of this blue Celtic theme resource.  Able to store up to four mini-books per set, these sheets were especially designed for our basic quarter-page mini-book of eight-pages.  This resource allows two books to be glued onto each page using a special left and right-hand layout.  The pages can easily be placed in a 3-ring binder utilizing a standard 3-hole punch.  Date lines are also provided.

Themes of books do not necessarily need to match or correspond to particular keepsake pages.

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October 29th

Monday October 29th, 1973
Limuru, Kenya
This morning M.G. tried working at putting a transformer in the attic to take care of our electric tooth brushes in the bathroom.  Too he worked on putting up his ham radio antenna.  Today was a Kenya holiday so Robert was not here.  I washed Alan’s clothes that he sent home.  Too, I made a golden bubble ring for him.

Dad has always been a handy guy to have around.  In all the years that I have known him, which come to think of it is all my life he has always had the ability to fix things.  Dad was putting a transformer in our attic so we would not have to carry transformers from room to room to make our American appliances work.

He went from this job to rigging his ham antenna off the back of our garage/work shop.  This was his first antenna which was an inverted “V” or G5RV style.  Soon however we bumped it up a notch to the quad version that really put out the signal.  5Z4OL, Dad’s call sign in Kenya was soon broadcasting and gathering information all across our great earth.  For a short while Dad even was part of the “halo” net that keep contact with missionaries on a regular schedule for the mission board.

Mom did her usual great job of keeping our family fed and clothed, most of the time without a word of thanks from either son.  Mom I know it’s kind of late but, “Thanks!”

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Energy Sistem Pro+ eReader Launches – Carta, Android 4.2

Energy Sistem Pro+ eReader Launches - Carta, Android 4.2 E-ink e-Reading Hardware The Spanish gadget importer Energy Sistem has released an updated version of its latest 6" ereader, the Energy eReader Pro.

The Energy eReader Pro + features a Carta E-ink screen but is otherwise identical to that earlier model. Both models run Android 4.2 on a dual-core 1GHz CPU with 8GB internal storage, a microSD card slot. They both have Wifi, a headphone jack for audio, and come with Google Play.

They have similar screen resolutions, and they both have touchscreens and frontlights. The only difference is that one has a Carta E-ink screen while the other has a Pearl E-ink screen.

Carta E-ink screens are the second-newest screen tech from E-ink after the Carta HD screen found on the Kindle Voyage and the Kobo Glo HD. The older Carta screen first launched on the Kindle Paperwhite in 2013, and is becoming more common this year as smaller ereader makers adopt the screen as the price drops.

The Chinese ereader maker Boyue announced the  T62+ in March, which uses this screen. Not so coincidentally, the Energy eReader Pro + is actually a rebranded T62+.

As we go into 2015, it's clear the Carta E-ink screen is now the standard for mid-range ereaders, but I wouldn't necessarily let that be a deciding factor for choosing an ereader. Carta E-ink screens have better contrast and can be slightly whiter, but the differences are subtle. And with frontlights now making most E-ink screens as white as one might like, the gray tint isn't quite such a big deal.

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  2. Leon7 July, 2015

    Any upcoming reviews on the pro+? I really want to know how the screen quality compares to the glo HD or the paperwhite 2

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We love helping spread the gospel overseas

 But we’re not content with just raising and giving money away. We want to inspire a deeper way of living for Christian college graduates in America. That’s why we are offering our Biblical Justice Internship. This internship will launch young adults into their careers with a Christ-centered focus on shining light in their communities and through their chosen vocation.

The basic idea:

  • Interns relocate to Houston, Texas

  • Committing to a semester or two-semester long experience

  • 30 hours/week will be spent working within various nonprofit organizations in Houston that are serving the least of these

  • An additional 2-4 hours will be spent in personal or communal discipleship experiences

  • Retreats, required reading, and a variety of worship and learning experiences are provided

  • Interns receive free housing and a $250/month stipend

  • Interns are permitted to hold other jobs within the community if needed and hours of service are flexible, or simultaneously take college courses. It is recommended that these commitments not exceed 20 hours per week.

  • Each intern will receive 1-on-1 discipleship with a mentor

  • Potential areas of service include: homeless ministry, human trafficking, ministry to refugees, medicine, non-profit administration, social media & design, & more

  • The cost of the experience is $1250 for a semester and $2500 for two semesters

  • Applicants must possess a sincere, growing faith in Jesus Christ

  • Interns must be 21 or older at the beginning of their internship experience. Prefer recent college grad

  • Applicants must complete an application, provide three references, and participate in an interview process before being accepted.

  • Half the fee must be paid before the beginning of the experience, with the balance being paid midway through.

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enyoCraig and Tony sit down for a conversation at YOW! Conference with Betty Enyonam Kumahor (stands for good for me, on the way there) who is a technology leader in Africa:

  • Tony and Enyo are mutual members of the Alistair Cockburn fan club
  • YOW! Conference talk “Frugal Innovation and Scaffolding Software
  • Software engineering uptake in Africa is very low, need more technologists because it is is not an industry it is an enabler
  • Lots of diversity challenges in Africa – lees than 1% of the South African IT industry is women, but also diversity in languages, education and belief systems
  • Diversity is a multi-pronged issue, need to be patient but not complacent to move the needle forward, give girls the confidence to be competent and to push the boundaries
  • Frugal innovation in Africa – building technology in a space of constraints such as inadequate power, everything happens by mobile feature phones, needs to be built fast and cheap
  • Agile in Africa – need to make communities more aware of Agile practices, share what developed world has learnt but also what needs to adjust for the context of the continent
  • Growth of techpreneurs, expensive to do business in Africa, focus on local market rather than off-shoring to Europe
  • Andela program – train to be a software engineer, become a fellow and work for offshore clients
  • Successful conversions from tech hubs to startups is below 5%
  • Biggest issue is lack of access to expertise in Agile / Lean practices as well as lack of people to adapt it for the continent
  • South Africa is a great landing point into Africa

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Episode 153: The Great Lean Debate – Live from LAST Brisbane 2018

Stephanie BySouth is the MC of the Great Lean Debate, a fun session recorded live at LAST Brisbane 2018. Ryan McKergow, Shane Hastie, Renae Craven are the “Legendary Agile Sh*t-talkers” team and Craig Smith, Mel Khim and Karyl Crick are the “Getting Agile Sh*t Done” team.

The topics are:

  • Scaling frameworks
  • Estimates vs No-Estimates
  • You can be a Product Owner and a Scrum Master

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Episode 90: Step Away From The Book

aepCraig and Renee catch up late in the evening to chat about recent Agile articles and events including:

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Bitcoin Hedge Fund and CEO Slapped With $2.5 Million Penalty for Ponzi Scheme

A New York federal court has ordered cryptocurrency hedge fund Gelfman Blueprint, Inc. (GBI) and its CEO Nicholas Gelfman to pay over $2.5 million for operating a fraudulent Ponzi scheme, according to an official announcement published Oct. 18.

GBI is a New York-based corporation and denominated Bitcoin (BTC) hedge fund incorporated in 2014. As stated on the company’s website, by 2015 it had 85 customers and 2,367 BTC under management.

The order is the continuation of the initial anti-fraud enforcement action filed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against GBI in September 2017. The CFTC charged GBI for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme from 2014 to 2016, telling investors that it had developed a computer algorithm called “Jigsaw” which allowed for substantial returns through a commodity fund. In reality, the entire scheme was a fraud.

Per the announcement, GBI and Gelfman fraudulently solicited over $600,000 from at least 80 customers. Moreover, Gelfman set up a fake computer “hack” to conceal the scheme’s trading losses. It eventually resulted in the loss of almost all customer funds.

The current order charges GBI and Gelfman to pay over $2.5 million in civil monetary penalties and restitution. GBI and Gelfman are ordered to pay $554,734.48 and $492,064.53 in restitution to customers and $1,854,000 and $177,501 in civil monetary penalties, respectively.

James McDonald, the CFTC’s Director of Enforcement, said that “this case marks yet another victory for the Commission in the virtual currency enforcement arena. As this string of cases shows, the CFTC is determined to identify bad actors in these virtual currency markets and hold them accountable.”

Last month, the CFTC filed a suit with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against two defendants for the allegedly fraudulent solicitation of BTC. Per the suit, defendants Morgan Hunt and Kim Hecroft were running two fraudulent businesses and misleading the public to invest in leveraged or margined foreign currency contracts, such as forex, binary options, and diamonds.
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Check out this awesome tribute to the pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF’s No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron

An interesting composite photo pays homage to the Polish pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain.

Konrad “kifcio” Kifert, member of the Air-Action Association of the Aviation Photographers from Poland paid a great tribute to the Polish WW2 veterans who fought in the Battle of Britain. The shot above, taken at the 23rd Tactical Air Base in Minsk Mazowiecki, symbolizes the heritage which is carried by the 1st Tactical Aviation Squadron, stationed at that base.

Kifert, known for his work related to the MiG-29 Fulcrum, decided to create a photo showing the pilots of the current squadron based at Minsk Mazowiecki, and establish a connection between them and the RAF Squadron 303, by photoshopping the actual photo of the famous squadron between the group of the pilots which is flying in the unit now, and the MiG-29 fighter visible in the background.

The result is awesome and the idea to pay such tribute to the Polish heroes who contributed greatly to the Battle of Britain, is very original and unique.

The unit is the descendant of the traditions of the famous Kosciuszko Squadron. Its name came from a Polish Lithuanian hero, Tadeusz Kościuszko, and it has been ascribed to a number of Polish Air Force units. The interesting fact is that the insignia used by each of the Squadrons, was a tribute paid by Eliott Chess, an American pilot who flew for the Polish Army during the Polish Soviet War. Kosciuszko greatly contributed to the American Revolutionary War, acting as a colonel in the Continental Army. He was also a military architect who took care of the fortifications at the West Point in the US. has been borne by several units of the Polish Air Force throughout its history.

During the World War II, the Kosciuszko Squadron was established within the RAF, and contributed to the win in the Battle of Britain. During the World War II the Squadron flew the Hurricane fighters.

Churchill, after the Battle of Britain, referred to the RAF effort using the following, famous words: “Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”

The idea of creating the above photo dates back to the end of May 2016, according to Kifert. Nonetheless, it took some time to bring the idea to life, as not always were the pilots present at the base, or some more important issues were being resolved at the moment, as the base was preparing itself to host an open day show.

The photo was eventually taken on Sep. 9, and in this way the project has been born.

The main idea on which the photograph was founded was to create a connection between the Minsk based “Reapers” [Kosynierzy in Polish] and their historical heritage, dating back to the Battle of Britain. The process was long and painful, and took almost a month, however, the results are stunning – the successors of the RAF Squadron 303 have met their ancestry, even though that meeting is virtual.

In the photo, you may see the following pilots of the RAF Squadron (from the left): P/O Ferić, F/Lt Kent, F/O Grzeszczak, P/O Radomski, P/O Zumbach, P/O Łukuciewski, F/O Henneberg, Sgt. Rogowski, Sgt. Szaposznikow. In the front, you may see all of the Fulcrum Drivers, currently stationed at the Minsk Mazowiecki base and flying the MiG-29.

Image Credit: Konrad “kifcio” Kifert ( /

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AVB highlights Defoe importance

Jermain Defoe has often struggled to cement his place in the Tottenham starting line-up during his two spells with the club, but the striker has highlighted his importance to the team this season after a sensational run of form.

Already with 10 goals to his name and leading the Spurs’ strike-force under new manager Andre Villas-Boas, Defoe looks critical to the club’s hopes of getting themselves back into that all important top-four, upsetting the Unibet Premier League odds and securing Champions League football in the process.

Laughing off suggestions that Defoe could be set to link up with former Spurs manager Harry Redknapp at QPR, current manager Villas-Boas made it clear the England striker was one of Europe’s finest finishers, comparing him with Atletico Madrid’s Falcao who the coach worked with at Porto.

“I certainly put Jermain alongside Falcao in terms of finishing ability,” insisted Villas-Boas.

“His hunger for goal is extreme. That makes things easier for you to work with because you don’t have to teach a lot.”

“He smells every cross and when the opportunity is there to tap it in. He is essential to what we’re trying to achieve at this club this season,” added the Spurs manager.

While many expected Emmanuel Adebayor to be the club’s main striker this season, there is no denying the fact that Defoe has made it hard for AVB to rotate his front-men. Sure, Adebayor is an excellent option to have in any squad, but if the manager continues playing a lone striker with an attacking midfielder just behind, Defoe has to be that striker.

Defoe is definitely capable of that, and knowing his manager is backing him will only boost the confidence that is so critical to the England striker scoring thegoals that make him so important to Spurs.

There are few strikers in the Premier League who can match Defoe in terms of finishing ability, but there have been doubts that he would ever be given a real chance in this Tottenham side. AVB will know just how important it is this year for him to have someone in this Spurs team who can score over 20 goals this season.

It has definitely helped that Villas-Boas has so far resisted playing the striker out of position. Many managers have succumbed to the urge of using Defoe’s versatility to play him out of position, but AVB has made it clear the England forward is his main striker, and the results have been clear on the pitch.

There will be plenty of twists and turns over the rest of the Premier League campaign, but if Defoe can continue his scoring form from the first half of the season into the second half, then Tottenham have a great chance of achieving their target this year.

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  1. Jermain Defoe is absolutely a pure striker,who can be comparable not only with Falcao but also with Robin van persie,Tevez ,Aguaro and so many striker.But he made some mistakes in big matches.But if he is replaced by Emmanuel Adebayor then i think he will play really well.

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Notes from the Potting Shed 2016

March 2016

Its March, the beginning of a New Year in the Bath Women’s Institute Edible Garden ! Its been a long, wet, winter, the Garden has drunk its fill, and now its looking forward to some dry, warm Spring days. Everywhere around it, in the Botanical Gardens, the snowdrops, daffodils and pretty little wood anemones are cheering us all up; the birds are singing, and summer plans are in the air !

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Yes, we have lots of fun vegetables, herbs, and flowers planned, for 2016 The Garden had such a wonderful time last year, with the Women’s Institute Centenary, that this year it wants to let its hair down and go for lots of colour and bling ! ( and that’s just the vegetables ! )

And there, at the front, are two Giant Pumpkins ! The biggest, brightest, and roundest pumpkins in the whole wide world ! We are going to cram them into a very small space, but the Garden Gurus love a challenge ! So, as they say, ‘Watch this space ! ‘

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Pumkins are native to North America, the oldest seeds, dating between 7000 & 5500 BC were found in Mexico. The name comes from the Greek for ‘ large melon’. As its 92% water, us Gurus will be on a mission to keep it well supplied ! Do you remember that Pumpkin Juice is often drunk, in Harry Potter, by the Students at Hogwarts ? And of course there is that lovely fairy Godmother in Cinderella, who turned a pumpkin into her beautiful carriage. We hope that our pumpkins will be just as much fun. Soon it will be time to dig over the Garden, get our seeds germinating, and dream of the happy times ahead.

Kitty Lambah

May 2016

The Garden Gurus have had a wonderfully busy few weeks, sowing, planting, growing and nurturing all their little ‘charges’. The weather has thrown everything it could at us, do you remember the hail and rainstorms? Then the drought, followed by warmth and cold, and that all before lunch time! But we’re used to it and have trusted our instincts and ploughed ahead with our plans!

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The chives look wonderful, masses of those fluffy lilac flower heads; and everywhere can see the vegetables growing strongly. The potatoes really grew fast this year – Helen earthed them up and they quickly shot above the soil again! Does that mean we’ll have a bumper crop? There they are behind Jean’s rainbow chard, which seems to double in size every few days! She grew these from seed which she harvested from last year’s plants and it’s really paid off. The lettuces are being grown in batches and the rosy red lollo rosso and oakleaf varieties look so pretty together. As we see they are flanked on both sides; Elaine’s dahlias to the left and the hollyhocks on the right. Last year we ate dahlia tuber rosti, and Elaine has planted a crop that she’ll harvest in the autumn specially for cooking! Yes, we really are an edible garden – if dahlia tuber rosti was good enough for our Mexican forebears, its good enough for us! I think we are all wishing our Giant Pumpkin well, fingers firmly crossed that Lilibet (as she’s been named by Sally, who did, after all, grow her) will thrive and do what Giant Pumpkins do best:grow and grow happy in her lovely playpen, crafted by our willow sculptress, Su. Helen’s Borlotti beans are romping up the two wigwams and the yellow and purple climbing French beans are doing their best but need to catch up. Jo and Gaye grew them and had to cope with too cold, too hot, and then cold again! We have been joined on the team by new guru June and Sue, our Super Snapper, records all the loveliness with her wonderful photographs. The Bath WI Garden Gurus are a close knit, supportive bunch of great gardeners and the results most certainly speak for themselves. Our hundreds of visitors love to watch the garden’s journey throughout the year, but for me this is the most exciting time , as nature takes over and surprises us yet again ! The Bath WI Garden is a close planted and very detailed kaleidoscope of herbs, flowers, roses and vegetables, and they all seem to love jostling happily together. Oh, if you are wondering what that crescent of round leafed plants are scattered rather untidily at the front of the photograph on the left, they’re nasturtiums! And will (hopefully) provide a great burst of oranges, yellows and pinks all summer long. We love them and so do the bees, which makes everyone a winner! Their seeds, pickled, are capers and delicious added to salads and quiches etc.

Please come and visit the Garden, sit on the lovely Iron Art bench and pause a while. Crush the aromatic sages and thymes, fennel or rosemary between your fingers and enjoy the peaceful oasis we have tried to create for us all to share in this busy world.

Kitty Lambah, Garden Team

June 2016

Kitty’s Cuttings: An Early June Update on our Lovely WI Edible Garden

What a lot is happening in our garden! I have been away on a half term holiday and whilst my back was turned all our plants just went for it! Is there a more exciting time of year for plant-watching? I don’t think so and this beautiful bumble bee feasting on the flowers of our chives agrees with me. We do everything we can to encourage the bees; Elaine’s dahlias are always varieties that bees can access, as are the hollyhocks, nasturtiums, the camomile and all the other flowers.

On the right of the bath we can see how tall the potatoes have grown. They are a red variety called Desiree and some are in flower, it’s a pretty white flower with a bright yellow centre. The camomile in the bath is looking really lush and soon those white flowers with yellow centres will be brimming over the edges.

Only last year Jess, our wonderful President, planted the Women’s Institute Centenary Rose and here it is in full bloom. We are very proud of it and it looks so healthy and happy under the rose arch.

And lastly, a quick peek at our lollo rosso and lime green oakleaf lettuces. We’re growing them in succession this year and here they are nestled between the dahlias and hollyhocks. Both of those grow very tall, but what the lettuces lack in height they make up for in succulence and colourful deliciousness!

Our Gurus work hard to bring all the plants together in the WI’s little patch and, if you can, do take a stroll in the Botanical Gardens to see how well everything is doing. Sit on the bench and enjoy the view!
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Editor’s note – the garden is looking stunning ahead of the party next week. And I had to include this amazing picture by Sue of the extra sunshine that Kitty obviously ordered just for us!gardens - 10

December 2016 – roundup

2016 has been a wonderful year for the Bath WI garden as you can see from the pictures below!

After a slow start, the plants did us proud and looked beautiful for our July garden party.

We were lucky enough to be finalists in the BBC Points West Garden Competition in the ‘Community Garden’ Section. We had a wonderful time at Bowood House as guests of Lord Lansdown.

We achieved ‘Outstanding’ in the RHS ‘It’s your Neighbourhood’ scheme.

The Bath WI garden and some of the garden gurus featured in October’s BBC Gardeners’ Question Time recorded up at the University. Our question was about next year’s planting, so come and see the suggested sunflower field.

We also had a visit from Caroline and Olly who are recording visits to local projects to be broadcast on Bath Hospital Radio at the beginning of next year.13The most important part of our garden year, however, is the continued pleasure that our WI garden gives to our hundreds of visitors. We have our ‘regulars’ and our visitors from the UK and abroad who come and sit on our bench to look at the garden and admire the bath. And it’s always good to see our lovely Bath WI-ers.

The garden team love growing, planting and tending the garden. They are a dedicated, modest group and have created a garden that they should be truly proud of. Heartfelt thanks go to all of them (Elaine, Sally, Gaye, Jean, Jo, Helen and June, with honorary gurus Sue, photographer, and Su,
willow weaver), never forgetting our founders Melanie Roberts and Jess McKillop, as well as all the friends and staunch supporters of the garden.

The 2017 design has been drawn and we hope it’ll be a lot of fun and full of interest to all our visitors.

Our Bath WI edible garden was created for everyone who comes to enjoy it, and its success is really measured by the pleasure and peace that people of all ages find here. Please visit – relax on the bench surrounded by all those aromatic herbs, watch the progress of the plants throughout the year, and smile at our roll top bath brimming with camomile. We are all looking forward to another happy year with a lovely little field of sunflowers, another bright necklace of nasturtiums and lots more favourites, old and new, for us all to enjoy.


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* Knol-new-range.jpgKnol UK has some exciting new developments and additions to its product range and now has much more to offer both existing and new UK dealers. There's now a new steam team and already it's making waves in the industry, with plans for further additions during 2018.

Launched this month, there are three major additions to the already well established range of steam cleaners and cleaning systems:

A new range of fully portable high-volume steam generators, primarily for use in the car wash market where higher volumes of wet steam and portability are needed. The range includes a battery powered unit for ultimate portability, and hybrid models that combine steam and high pressure for added flexibility.

An industrial range comprising a 7KW, 9KW and 11KW version of the new Industrial vapour steam generator which is built onto a standard chassis to ease production time and costs. The high spec machine is therefore less expensive to produce and carries a lower price tag for the end user.

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Avocado-Sweet Pea Hummus with Baked Corn Chips

When it comes to eating healthfully, breakfast (for me) is no problem. In the morning, I’m super motivated and ready to begin each day with the best intentions. Lunch is also pretty good, the perk of working from home a lot. But, by mid-afternoon my motivation wanes and my cravings for junk food spike, especially around that 3pm hour. I know I’m not the only one, either. Healthy snacking is the most common challenge I hear about from my weekly meal clients who are trying to eat well, too. With the new year in full swing and so many of us still working to achieve various healthy goals, it seems like the best time to share my recipe for avocado-sweet pea hummus and baked corn chips.

Healthy Snack Recipe: Avocado-Sweet Pea Hummus with Baked Corn Chips

I love chips and dip (pretty sure I’ve mentioned that once or twice here on the blog already) so it’s really important for me to have a healthier version on hand to get that same satisfaction and fend off more serious cravings. That’s where this recipe comes in extremely handy. Did you know how easy it is to bake your own corn chips? Sure, in a perfect world I’d avoid chips at all times, but we all know it’s not always easy to quit cold turkey. The good news is that by baking them myself I avoid the deep fried variety and use a very tiny amount of oil. Even better, I can only make so many at a time, which means my portion size is automatically limited.

Bowl of Baked Corn Chips and Avocado Hummus

As for the hummus, I blend together tahini, avocado and frozen peas for a gorgeous, nutrient-dense dip alternative. Even though it says hummus, it feels more like guacamole! What I love is that all three ingredients are extremely healthy with heart-smart fat, high fiber and protein. If you haven’t worked with tahini before, it looks similar to peanut butter, and even separates in the container the same way that healthy peanut butters usually do. It needs a good stir to incorporate the oil and the solids before measuring. Just like I do when I make traditional hummus, I blend it for a few minutes in the food processor with cold water, lemon juice and garlic until it’s light and fluffy.

Tahini in a food processor

At first, your tahini will be dark and thick and clumpy, like the photo above. But eventually, after a few minutes of processing, it will become airy and pale in color like the photo below! Cool, eh?

Blended tahini in a food processor with peas and avocado.

After the tahini is nicely whipped, the avocado and peas get added and blended together until smooth. Then, I add fresh cilantro and pulse to blend the fresh herb. I like the leaves to stay a little chunky, but that’s just my personal preference.

Blended tahini, avocado and peas in a food processor.

And that’s really all it takes. You can store this in the fridge for up to a week and use it as a healthy snack option, or spread it on sandwiches, or serve it alongside salmon or chicken or falafel as a main course. So not only is it delicious, but it’s also very versatile, which is the best kind of recipe!

 Healthy Snack Recipe: Avocado-Sweet Pea Hummus with Baked Corn Chips

Healthy Snack Recipe: Avocado-Sweet Pea Hummus

Avocado-Sweet Pea Hummus with Baked Corn Chips

  • Author: Emily Wilson
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 cups
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Heart healthy ingredients like tahini, avocado and green peas get blended together into a rich, creamy, delectable dip or spread, perfect for healthy snacking.

  • 4 corn tortillas
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 3-4 tablespoons ice cold water
  • 1 1/2 cups green peas, frozen
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro
  • kosher salt and black pepper, to taste

Finishing Toppings:

  • 1 tablespoon freshly torn cilantro leaves
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
  • a few sprinkles of hot sauce, optional
  • 1 tablespoon crumbled queso fresco, optional

  1. To bake the chips, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Prepare one or two sheet pans with a layer of parchment paper.
  2. Cut the corn tortillas into 6 wedges. Place in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt, then toss to coat evenly. Arrange in a single layer on the prepared sheet pans.
  3. Place the sheet trays in the preheated oven and bake until crispy, about 10-15 minutes.
  4. Measure the tahini into the bowl of a food processor along with the peeled garlic clove and lemon juice. Turn on the blade and while it’s running, drizzle in 3 tablespoons of ice cold water. Let motor run for about 3-5 minutes until tahini is light and fluffy. Stop and scrape the sides a few times as well as the corners of the bowl to ensure all the tahini is getting whipped evenly.
  5. Add the peas and the avocado and puree again until mixture is homogenous and smooth. If peas are totally frozen, this may take a few minutes.
  6. Add handful of cilantro, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pulse to incorporate the seasonings. Check taste and adjust final seasoning with salt, pepper, or lemon juice as necessary.
  7. Scoop avocado-sweet pea hummus into a bowl and serve with crispy baked tortilla chips.

The tahini flavor is very prominent, hence the hummus nomenclature. However, if you don’t have tahini or prefer to skip it, the avocado and peas will blend nicely together on their own.

This dish makes a great dip as well as a spread for sandwiches or a topping for salmon or chicken, or with falafel!

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A Book-Lover's Guide to Plovdiv

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Updated: 20 June 2017
A bookworm will feel at home in the arty atmosphere of Plovdiv. Whether its finding an exciting new read, hiding away in a quiet spot with your latest discovery or simply enjoying the company of other book aficionados, this Bulgarian city has it all.

You will find branches of the major bookstores in Bulgaria (Helikon, Booktrading, Hermes and Orange) on the main pedestrian street of the city, Knyaz Alexander I Boulevard, as well as in shopping malls. If you are in for a more special literature experience, here are the best places to find it.

Bibliotekata (meaning The Library) is much more than just a literature club; it is a nightclub, live music and theater venue and overall cultural hub. There are hundreds of books on the shelves around the club which are available to read or exchange for a book you no longer need. It is usually open in the evening.

5, Lady Strangford Str., 4000 Plovdiv

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Chitalnyata (meaning The Reading Room) is a cozy art cafe with a whole room full of bookshelves right up to the ceiling. Curl up in an armchair with a book in hand and an aromatic cup of tea for the perfect lazy afternoon. The cafe hosts regular live performances but even if there’s none on the day of your visit, stick around for the evening to try the cocktail selection.

15, Konstantin Stoilov Str., 4000 Plovdiv

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Cafe-bookstore Dobrota

Cafe-bookstore Dobrota (meaning Kindness) is a project run by two young women who wanted to create a place for books and social causes. Good coffee accompanies a variety of reading options. A little far from the city center but worth the trip for the warm welcome and smiling faces.

35, Alexander Stamboliyski Blvd., 4004 Plovdiv

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Book-friendly cafes

Almost every bar or cafe in the Kapana art district will welcome you if you bring a book to enjoy with your cappuccino or glass of wine. Many young creatives hang out in the center of Plovdiv, thanks to recent renovation in the once bland and dilapidated quarter.

European Night of the Literature

This event started as a way to promote European authors among the Europeans. Every year, usually in May, literature clubs, cafes, and cultural venues organize public reading events, Plovdiv being among the participating cities.

Bookcrossing in Plovdiv

If you want to exchange a book for a new one, or just set a book free, visit any of the bookcrossing zones in Plovdiv. You can see the bookcrossing zones in Bulgaria on this map created by the biggest Bulgarian book website AzCheta, who ensure the map is constantly updated:


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Council workers have responded to findings from a fraud investigation into falsified time sheets and Friday breakfast clubs, by asking the investigators where they’ve been for the last 30-odd years.

Investigators from the Council’s corporate fraud team found that workers had been taking items from a waste site to sell on for personal profit, as well as parking council cars outside cafes across the city.

Street Cleaner Pete Bowen said: “I’ve been with the Authority for 27 years, which ‘coincidentally’ is the same amount of time I’ve been having a fry up every Friday morning between and 8:00 and 10:30.

“We’re all in Sam’s Café every Friday, there are loads of us. We even park our vehicles with Council logos on the side them there, we’re literally opposite the Guildhall. How did no one spot this?”

Housing Officer Theresa Connell said: “I don’t really see how giving my timesheet to someone to sign in for me while I go and get my nails done can be considered fraud, especially when it was part of the induction with my manager.”

Recycling Operative Rob Gray added: “Got some cracking new TVs in, interested?”

A spokesperson for the investigation said: “We’ve been in post for about two years now, but we hadn’t really picked up on anything because Friday mornings is when we have our cupcake making mornings.

“We’ll have a report sent across the councillors, who may or may not turn up to review them but still claim expenses and then we may or may not punish someone.”


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A woman is so engrossed in the PTA at her child’s school that she’s leaving her husband for it.

39 year old Theresa Connell has been married to husband Pete for six years, but had her head turned by the raffle obsessed organisation last year when her son started school.

Theresa said: “I decided I wanted to improve my own self-importance and patronising tone of voice, so the PTA seemed like the best direction to take.

“I was nervous going to my first meeting, but when I walked into that classroom of self-proclaimed ‘larger than life’ parents I was sold. Especially when one of them quipped that the PTA actually stood for ‘Pass The Alcohol’. Hysterical!

“No in all seriousness it’s all very important work, there’s little time for jokes and laughter. It’s meticulously scheduled for 20 seconds twice a year.”

Husband Pete said: “I just wanted a quiet life so encouraged Theresa go join the PTA, despite having previously dubbed the acronym as ‘Parents To Avoid’.

“She went from manically positive at breakfast time to foaming beast after drop off when someone would forget to bring in something red for the tombola.

“I’m better off without her, I was going to leave her for a Lazy Boy chair anyway.”

Theresa continued: “Now the PTA is in my life I have no need for a husband. I get my orgasms from announcing school fete profits in the PTA newsletter.

“Anyway, I simply must dash because I have to go and overstate how busy I am to other parents and flash my lipstick stained teeth at them.”

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Last week’s comics…

I was out of town for almost a month, and apparently, this is what I missed…
This is slightly more than normal, as I am trying a lot of the new Marvel #1s. Still, it’s a good idea of my level of addiction, so I thought I would do a short breakdown of what I bought.

There are 57 single issues: 17 from Marvel, 11 from both Image & DC (+3 from Vertigo), 5 from Dark Horse & IDW, 2 from Boom!, and one each from Oni, Action Lab, & Red 5.
Six of the Marvel books are #1s and five more are #2s. Which I guess means Marvel Now was successful for me…

Also, 26 of the books were female-led, or a female was one of two leads (e.g., Multiple Warheads), which is actually a really good portion (45%). In addition, several more that had females in the main group (e.g., Demon Knights, Bravest Warriors). Of course, it’s also intentional, as I am far more likely to try something with a prominent female character (as long as she isn’t extremely sexualized). Also, 14 of the comics had a female writer, artist, or colorist, which is… not a lot, considering that I go out of my way to try comics by ladies.

I really enjoy figuring out the numbers of the comics I buy, so I might do this again—if I can keep things organized.


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The Meaning of Home

Posted on: February 3rd, 2017 by Larry

home-1439966_1920They say “home is where the heart is.” Or is it “hearth?” Well, that’s the point. Home means different things to different people. The question here is “what does home mean to you?”

The recently imposed travel restrictions on certain countries and refugees caused some people to wonder if they’d been cut off from their home or their idea of the promise of a real home. No matter what your political beliefs, it’s a question worth pondering. Protecting Americans is a high priority for any president and there are various ideas about how to do it. But the current situation has brought the question of home, and its meaning, to the forefront.

A google search found that this topic is not new. Read some of the responses to a question posed on Quora about four years ago, then open the discussion with your family:

  1. What does home mean to you?
  2. When someone asks where you come from, is your answer where you live or where you grew up?
  3. Did you ever want to run away from home?
  4. How important are surroundings in creating a feeling of being home? What about the people who are there with you?
  5. If you could change one thing about your home, physically or otherwise, what would it be? Why?
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Jim James: Uniform Distortion [Album Review]

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Uniform Distortion
ATO Records [2018]

Fire Note Says: My Morning Jacket’s Jim James delves into some nostalgia for guitar driven pop/rock, fun, hooky songs, and simpler times.

Album Review: It’s just like the spirited Jim James, best known as the leader, singer/songwriter and guitarist with My Morning Jacket, to deliver a guitar oriented rock album the same year that Gibson guitars went bankrupt, and some critics claiming that the era of guitar dominance in popular music is over. “Just A Fool” opens the album with a over-driven classic rock guitar riff; it’s something you could have heard in one of John Fogerty’s CCR hits, or on a Lynyrd Skynyrd record, where for a second it sounds like a whining cat, but then it repeats and repeats again, and then there’s a second guitar on top of it, screaming out an emotional melody line. James is celebrating his roots in music and the instrument that brings that music to life.

This is James’ third solo album of original material, but he’s also offered up an album full of George Harrison covers, contributed to a Woody Guthrie tribute album titled “New Multitudes” with Jay Farrar (Uncle Tupelo), and participated in the New Basement Tapes project with Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford and Rhiannon Giddens, which sought to turn some abandoned Bob Dylan lyrics from the 70’s when he was hanging out with the Band into new songs.

James has been all over the map stylistically, but this time he seems focused on guitar-driven pop-rock songs, apparently recorded pretty close to live in the studio with the rhythm section of Seth Kaufman on bass and David Givan on drums. There’s an immediacy and rawness here that bespeaks a lo-fi commitment to capture the moment, even if several times James laughs while singing the lead vocal and leaves it in the mix.

We’re told that the title Uniform Distortion, refers to the cover photo by Duane Michaels called “The Illuminated Man” that first appeared in The Last Whole Earth Catalog in 1971, which James has said was an inspiration for the album. But there’s plenty of old fashioned regular guitar distortion, and a fair amount to reverb in play. Think of Neil Young’s albums recorded with Crazy Horse, think Dinosaur Jr., think Matthew Sweet’s “Girlfriend” album without all that glossy studio refinement.

These are fun songs, echoing early rockabilly at times, following the classic rock patterns of the 60s and 70s, strong melodies, simple lyrics, uptempo, rockin’ grooves, and sing-along choruses, but no small attention to the guitar heroics that make the whole thing work. In “You Get to Rome,” he even says, “let’s rock,” and they do. Both “Out of Time” and “Throwback” seem to recall a previous era, when things were simpler, when the world made better sense. But they are also set up to let James solo to his heart’s delight.

That nostalgia is lived out more directly in “Yes to Everything,” which hearkens back to Sun Records era Memphis when Elvis and Carl Perkins and others were rockin’ and a rollin’. James is so delighted that he chuckles several times while singing. Toward the end of the album, James brings front and center the voices of the two female harmony vocalists—Jamie Drake and Kathleen Grace—that have supported him on choruses all along, to help flesh out “Better Late Than Never” and “Over and Over,” which recalls girl group 60’s pop. Again, that warm sense of nostalgia, a burst of positivity, and he still leaves room for some fun guitar soloing.

Lyrically, James relies on time worn clichés to help make his point. “Stop me if you’ve heard this one before,” he sings in “Throwback,” about scrolling through social media to see people celebrating their past. That has to be part of the joke; of course we’ve heard this all before. James’ point is that this hooky, guitar pop/rock was great back in the day, and it may be just the remedy we need now in these more contentious and more uncertain times. Back in the day, rock and roll was a source of uplift, and you could always count on the guitarist to solo to his heart’s delight.

Key Tracks: “You Get to Rome” / “Yes to Everything” / “Out of Time”

Artists With Similar Fire: Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Matthew Sweet / Ryan Adams

Jim James Website
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ATO Records

– Reviewed by Brian Q. Newcomb

Brian Q. Newcomb

Brian Q. Newcomb

Brian Quincy Newcomb has found work as rock critic and music journalist since the early 80's, contributing over the years to Billboard Magazine, Paste, The Riverfront Times, and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Bring Your Own Business Change!

Yesterday, on the 26th of June, in Stockholm, as we set sail on a launch with some of our clients, we had a grey and overcast morning, with 3 different weather sites predicting different weather post lunch. Fortunately, by late afternoon the sun was bright and it was definitely summer. We may be used to multiple weather systems within a single day, in some parts of the world. But we are less familiar with the speed of change in our business and technology environment, which is happening as fast and can be as difficult to predict.

This kind of fast change is keenly felt in the area of Mobility, but also in Social, Cloud and Analytics. With more new technologies such as M2M and Wearable computing to follow. At Cognizant, we recognize that there is a huge challenge for us to absorb and use these technologies to help our clients run better and also, “run different”. In order to do this, we have built new organisational structures, processes and funding models. For example we have about 20 internal ventures which are treated as startups within Cognizant funded through a venture capital model, each one focused on a specific solution, product or idea.

I’m sure in your own company, you see this happening – the need for new ideas and models, and the drive towards innovation finds different forms in each organization and it’s certainly present in every business, today. The challenge in most businesses is to make innovation and agility fit within the large, incumbent business culture and processes, and unwieldy legacy IT systems. This is a conversation by itself, for another day, but let’s have a closer look at Mobility and the BYOD phenomenon.

BYOD has swept through many organisations like a buzzword on steroids. But the question that remains for me, and probably for many of you, is “why?” Why should organisations do BYOD? What’s the driver? This is not an argument against BYOD but more of an inquest into the motives. In the early phase, BYOD was seen as a way to reduce costs. Most research now shows that costs are not significantly less, and often, more in a BYOD environment. So if your drive to BYOD is based purely on cost reduction, you need a rethink.

On the other hand BYOD is a great tool for the softer benefits of employee satisfaction, loyalty, performance, and the image of the company in the talent market, especially among the millennial workers. This is a great benefit, but is it enough? This is a question for you to decide.

I believe that the real value of BYOD is slightly higher. This is the point where you stop focusing your management energy on hardware and devices, and start focusing on the information and service design of your environment. This is fundamentally important to the future of your enterprise. Our work on Code Halos highlights the need for this.

BYOD is of course, the start point – it’s often followed (and sometimes bypassed) by BYOA – Bring Your Own App – the use of 3rd party software such as Evernote, Dropbox etc. And very soon, this leads to BYOT – “Bring Your Own Threat”! This is when the employee inadvertently compromises corporate security because of an app which wasn’t securely developed or simply leaves the organization but retains access to sensitive corporate information.

There are quite a few other questions around BYOD. One of the most interesting among them is: if people are going to bring their own devices and manage their own apps, what is the role of IT? And it’s clear that the IT function needs to consider being less operational and more governance oriented.

The strategies of major vendors such as Apple and Samsung are critical to the BYOD roadmap. Apple has no real enterprise support. If you buy 10,000 iPads, you need to set them up yourself. There is no “corporate profile”. Meanwhile Samsung has taken a big step by integrating their MDM tool Knox at the OS level. This should theoretically allow even a consumer device to be clearly segregated between corporate and personal sandboxes, with the company able to control the corporate space, and the employee able to easily toggle between the two domains.

After all, this is not just about technology. Just like most technology solutions, it is actually a business change. BYOD requires employees and employers to rethink the relationship and the unwritten contract. Maybe even  the written contract. Both the IT organization and the employees need to understand their new responsibilities and liabilities, and worst case scenarios must be discussed. Education is key. A governance model is essential.

At Cognizant we’ve heard a number of our clients complain that they are struggling to control their mobility landscape. Too many apps, too many different tools and technologies, and no control over the roadmap. This is a common problem. Our TruMobi solution in combination within the “Freedom Within a Framework (™)” model is aimed at solving this, and at the same time, enabling a BYOD environment should you decide to go down that route.

After all, you want to focus on your information and delivering better services to your clients, not managing devices. But remember, just doing better is not going to be good enough.  The real question may be: how are you going to “run different”?


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Brockville Museum

The Brockville Museum is committed to preserving and promoting the history of Brockville through continuing quality exhibits and educational programs.

Partially housed in an 1840s Heritage stone house, the museum activities are strongly supported by an expanding collection of related artifacts and archival material representing this community’s heritage.

Because of that heritage, the Brockville Museum grows with, and for, the community, providing a source of knowledge on the heritage of Brockville for present and future generations.

The Brockville Museum is home to exhibits and displays on Brockville’s industrial and social past, focused primarily on the themes “Made in Brockville” and “The People of Brockville”.  Our exhibition schedule includes temporary and travelling exhibits in addition to our more permanent displays.

From Carriage to Car: a look at Brockville’s carriage-making industry and short-lived era of automobile manufacturing.  A Canada Carriage Factory buggy, an Atlas automobile (on loan from the Canadian Automotive Museum, Oshawa) and a Briscoe automobile are on display.

Made in Brockville: examines the many products once manufactured in Brockville including Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, St. Lawrence Engines, Automatic Electric telephones, Smart’s frying pans, Orient Hosiery, and Stetson Hats, to name just a few.

People of Brockville: celebrates Brockville’s fascinating historical figures and vivacious ordinary people with interpretive panels about our citizenry’s contribution to the community and in some cases to the country.(opening May 2016)

Children’s Pioneer Playroom: Children can dress in pioneer clothing and explore a settler’s cabin.

Now Open! Brockville’s Rail Story: a look at the dynamic role the railway has played in Brockville’s development.

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