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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Poll of the Month

Not content with having added every imaginable widget to my blog, I've also decided to introdcue a monthly poll. Sometimes it will adress a deep and meaningful issue, other times something entirely trivial. I'll analyse the results and report back on this first poll at the begining of September.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Writer's Glut

Writer’s Glut. It’s the opposite of Writer’s Block and is well explained in Doug Smith’s answer to the perennial question ‘Where do you get your ideas from?’:

Actually, from a writer's perspective, the experience is more like this: "Arrgghhh!!! Not another idea! When the @%$#^*! am I ever going to have time to write all these stories?"

I’m experiencing that crisis right now. The Roadmaker novel is crawling along slowly, holding up work on five other story ideas:

• The complex society that has developed on a malfunctioning colony ship. I’ve had this one waiting in the background for years and now have a whole host of information to go with it.
• A mystery story involving bio-augmentation. This one has all the basic ingredients ready to go.
• A lost colony world inhabited by a variety of human-descended races. Ideas still in progress.
• A story that may be set in a Roadmaker-style post industrial future, or possibly a Victorian steampunk past. Just a concept with no plot at the moment.
• A brand new idea, only a couple of weeks old, for a tale set on a planet gravitationally locked with the same face always to its sun. That’s not the main feature of the story, but I don’t want to give away the fun part!

Meanwhile, via the Velcro City Tourist Board’s fabulous list of writing advice, I read an article by Tobias Buckell on trunking stories. I have a couple that I thought might have to go that way, and after reading Tobias’ advice they are definitely heading to the metaphorical trunk. Sniff.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Greg Egan Bonanza

The friendly neighbourhood postlady delivered another parcel of goodies for me yesterday: almost the entire Greg Egan back catalogue in their smart new re-issue matching covers.

• Permutation City
• Distress
• Diaspora
• Axiomatic
• Luminous
• Teranesia
• Quarantine

I already have Incandescence, so I’m only missing Schild’s Ladder. I’ll be producing reviews for five of these for SF Crowsnest. That should keep me busy.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Friday Flash Fiction: Stone Quarry

Stone Quarry
By Gareth D Jones

This story is now under submission.

This story is a sequel to Delayed Reaction, and Rufus Balikind previously appeared in Shooting Stars and Now You See Me.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Friday Flash Anniversary

This month sees the anniversary of Gareth L Powell’s Friday Flash Fiction. I joined in after 3 weeks, making it a whole year for me too. I haven’t managed every week, particularly in the past 3 months, but throughout the year I’ve written 34 stories averaging 260 words each.

Some of my favourites are:

Delayed Reaction
The Gondolier
Gone with the Window
Never Talk to Strangers

Additionally, 3 have been translated into Spanish and another 2 are due in the next couple of months. Eight appeared in the Illuminations anthology and one is to be printed in amended form in VW Camper & Commercials.

Now that I’m concentrating on the Roadmaker novel and have a couple of other short stories on the go I shall be mostly retiring form active duty with the Flash Fictioneers. I’m sure inspiration will still strike randomly and oblige me to join in from time to time.

Tomorrow will be the final entry of my year as a Fictioneer. In an Asimovian kind of way I’ve managed to link 2 totally unrelated stories in a tale that sees the return of Rufus Balikind, the Galaxy’s greatest hunter.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

I'm in Focus

The latest Focus and Vector magazines arrived at the weekend from the BSFA. On the back inside cover of Focus – the magazine for writers – is an advert for Jupiter, with my name listed among the contributors, along with Neil Beynon. The Flash Fictioneers are rather well represented in fact. Martin McGrath is the editor and there’s an article by Paul Raven.

Meanwhile I’m in the early stages of planning an article for the next issue of Focus. I’ve had indications of interest in the idea, so I shall start work on it pretty soon. It’s quite daunting to think about writing some non-fiction for a change, but I guess it’s no different from some of the waffle on this blog. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Also in Focus is the news that the BSFA is to take over administration of the James White Award. This gave me the sudden and pleasing thought that I no longer qualify to enter that contest, or others such as Writers of the Future. My three professional sales rule me out.

One of the other articles was about planning a novel. I found that particularly enlightening as I tend to keep plots and plans in my head. There are some very practical suggestions that I think I shall adopt.

Over in Vector magazine I glanced through the book reviews to find that a large proportion of them were of fantasy books. Nothing against fantasy, but I thought I joined the British Science Fiction Association?!

Monday, July 21, 2008

A Short Delay and a Long One

I received word of two delays in publication in the past week:

First, news from ClonePod that the podcast of Inside Every Successful Man has been put back a few weeks.

That’s nothing compared to the Portuguese translation of A Word in the Right Place due to appear in Phantastes. Originally scheduled for August 2006 and delayed for 2 years, it has now been postponed again. Phantastes is also changing from print to an on-line PDF format.

As any author will know, patience is a big part of the process.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Interzone #216 Review

This is the Mundane SF special issue, a subject that I came to without many preconceptions as I haven’t really been keeping up with the discussions on the subject. As usual the magazine looks competent, with striking cover art and a nice clean layout within.

Read the rest of my belated review at Whispers of Wickedness. This is my final review for that site folowing anouncement of its closure.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

So far this week

Books Received: The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke and Frederick Pohl
Celebration – BSFA 50th Anniversary anthology

Just finished reading: Jupiter XXI – enjoyed the whole magazine as usual.

Waiting to be read: Interzone #217

Review submitted to SF Crowsnest: Incandescence by Greg Egan

Critiqued: 2 stories from my Orbiter writing group, and received 2 sets of comments on my latest short story.

Stories submitted: 1 English, 2 other languages

Stories written: None. Drat.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Looking In, Looking Out Reviews

After gathering the Raodmaker reviews together, I thought I’d do the same for all of the reviews of Looking In, Looking Out :

"Looking In, Looking Out" by Gareth D. Jones is the first story offering, thought it's not in a traditional story form. Told in brief daily log style this story is about an alien reaching out to attempt first contact with the human race. The ending is somewhat expected once the reader gets the flavor of the tale, but is no less effective.

Murky Depths Forum

Gareth D Jones’ Looking In, Looking Out nearly made me cry. Which was the last thing I expected from a double page, diary-style piece, told from the dispassionate and innocent viewpoint of an alien, that can’t have been more than a few hundred words. I read it on the bus and hastily had to pull myself together for fear of losing face in front of the village school kids. It’s not what he says, it's what he doesn’t.

SF Revu

The first prose story is "Looking In, Looking Out" by Gareth D. Jones and is one of the best in the issue. An alien intelligence makes contact with an unborn child. Its observations make for a very good short-short story.

Neil Beynon

It was interesting as I said - to expand: it was also well executed and it brightened up my journey into work - always a good thing.

Anne Stringer

...a standout

Jonathan C Gillespie

...runaway hit

Tangent Online

Looking In, Looking Out by Gareth D. Jones is a visually interesting story consisting of a double page spread of several paragraphs, almost thought balloons, arranged in a counterclockwise circle around a picture of a fetus and the Earth. Each paragraph is a log entry by an alien species attempting to communicate with people on the planet. They find the only mind flexible enough to understand them as a fetus and so begin to interact with and teach it. Then comes the twist. Simple, quick, and pleasant.

Matt Wallace

This glaring low-res snapshot doesn't come close to doing "Looking In, Looking Out" by Gareth D. Jones justice. This was one of the very first stories I pushed for the issue. Inventive, funny, poignant. But that layout just takes it to another level. *** gorgeous beyond all reason, man. It's easily my favorite presentation of any piece in the 'zine. Any piece in any 'zine, in fact. First big house I buy, I'm having Terry blow this one up to ridiculous scale so I can hang it on my wall.

We've got one of the most unconventional and touching tales of first contact I have ever read.

UK SF Review

Looking In, Looking Out written by Gareth D. Jones is an unorthodox piece, set across a double-page spread, read anti-clockwise in chunks of days. In centre there is a neat bit of art of a baby in front of a planet which reminded me in part of the film 2001.

Each day text is in the form of a report from an alien on his attempted communcation with humans on Earth. An easy read, which packs a not so obvious sad ending when it’s realised just what the alien is communicating with, and why communication ends.

The layout and presentation, and the diary form of the story makes it a compelling read; a truly memorable story.

Friday, July 11, 2008

New Look

You may have noticed that I've been faffing around with widgets and designs for the past couple of weeks; this may be why I haven't written much. So today I've uploaded a stylish new template. I like it.

All that remains is to re-instate all my widgets and links, and do something about the ads that came with the template.

This may take a while...

Friday Flash Thoughts

My idea for this week’s FFF hasn’t got any further than that, I’m afraid. It’s another story featuring Rufus Balikind, the galaxy’s greatest hunter who previously appeared in Shooting Stars and Now You See Me. Hopefully it’ll be ready for next week.

Meanwhile I received a rejection from Interzone in the post today, :o(
But also my review copy of Interzone #217 :o)

My review of Interzone #216 got lost somewhere in e-space, but should now be appearing at Whispers of Wickedness fairly soon.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Spanish Emporer

One of my earlier Friday FLash Fiction stories, The Emporer's New Force Field, has been accepted by Spanish flash fiction webzine Efimeras.

This will be my sixth and final story with them. It's scheduled to appear in issue #134 in October and editor Santiago Examino plans to close the magazine after issue #135.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Where could you put 7 million people?

I know it’s 3 weeks later, but this point from Dr Who has been bugging me.
Presumably others have spotted this but I haven’t had time to go surfing the net.

In Turn Left, London is destroyed and the South East contaminated so 7 million people have to be re-homed. An army convoy delivers lorry loads of people to a street somewhere up North and Donna and her family end up sharing a tiny terraced house with 20-odd other people. It makes for great drama, but somebody overlooked the maths.

I’ll use round figures to avoid getting picky:

If 7 million need re-housing and 3 million were killed in London, that leaves 50 million people in the UK. Only one person to be re-housed with every 7 inhabitants. With an average of 3 people per home in the UK, the army would only need to squash one extra person in every second home. There are plenty of single people in large houses, loads of holiday homes and even caravan parks. They didn’t need to send them all to one street.

Maths lecture over.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Intergalactic Joyriders

Here's an amusing little lego animation space adventure that a friend of mine made: Intergalactic Joyriders. It's along the lines of Wallace & Grommit's A Grand Day Out.

Monday, July 07, 2008

The Postman

Not only one of my favourite novels, but also someone who delivers post to my house. Well, we actually have a postwoman. Usually, as with most people, the post is nothing to get excited about – bills and junk mail mostly. Today we received 4 envelopes though:

• A pair of free cinema tickets
• My contributor’s copy of Jupiter XXI
• An extra copy of Jupiter XXI that I’d bought
• My cheque from Nature

I’ll probably never get such an exciting delivery again!

The Science of Fiction

After 2 ½ years I’ve finally given my blog a title. But what does it mean? Is it:

• Implying that fiction is a science rather than an art?
• Referring to the science included in my fiction?
• Referring to the fictional science in science fiction?

Probably all of the above. It’s just a title.

Friday, July 04, 2008

Today should see Inside Every Successful Man recorded for ClonePod. It’s to be read by Rufus Nagel, who you can hear reading Now That I’m a Robot. He has just the right ironic inflection for reading my story. The PodCast is scheduled to be ready in a month.

I’m quite excited.

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Roadruler Reviewed

I've not yet received my copy of Jupiter XXI, but the first review is already up at SFRevu. Here's what it says about Roadruler:

Next up, we have the latest in Gareth D Jones' "Road" stories. This one is "Roadruler" and we are told is the penultimate one. Here, the Road has linked many towns and the Mayor of Pallas has proclaimed himself Comptroller of the Road and imposed onerous taxes. Jones gives us a look at many people on one end of the road or the other and how their lives are changing. This is all told in a breezy, fun style and makes us hungry for more. Only one more chapter? I'd like to read more!

For anyone else who feels the same, and hopefully there are a few, I'm hoping to have the Roadmaker novel finished by the end of the year.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Latest 'Zines

Two new zines out this week, both with great cover art:

-Issue #1 of Concept Sci Fi, which I shall be reviewing in due course.

-Jupiter XXI, which contains Roadruler, the penultimate Roadmaker story.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

The Editors: Pete Crowther

PostScripts magazine is now a well-established cross-genre magazine publishing a high calibre of authors. I tracked down editor Pete Crowther on the centre court at Wimbledon and we batted some questions back and forth. Well, we actually sent emails back and forth. Not at Wimbledon.

GDJ: More than any of the UK's other genre magazines, you publish a wide variety of stories, not necessarily of an overtly speculative nature. What is it you look for in a story?

PC: Oh, that's almost too easy: quality and style. Both Nick Gevers and I know exactly what we're after: storytellers working at the top of their game. Doesn't matter whether it's SF or Fantasy or Horror . . . good work will out. The way I always figured it, we read across genres: I do and all the people I know do. That's why magazines such as the much-loved old Saturday Evening Post scored so well -- they mixed genres. Mags such as Playboy did the same. In either of those you'd have the likes of Ed McBain and Hemingway and Bradbury rubbing shoulders . . . westerns alongside police procedurals alongside colonisation-of-Mars stories, together with maybe a Dobie Gillis college tale from Max Shulman and possibly even a war story . . . and articles from Art Buchwald and Woody Allen. How wonderful. We're not quite so eclectic yet with Postscripts but we're keen to broaden our readers' outlooks. So far it seems to be working.

But actually within the story itself, we watch for good description, believable characterisation and dialogue, and tight plotting . . . a sense of wonder and awe, of mystery and imagination, and the all-important frisson of unease. Is that too much to ask for? Well is it?

GDJ: What was the inspiration for producing the hardcover collectors' editions of Postscripts?

PC: Don't forget, we're a collectibles house, a specialist publisher. Our customers like that little extra something. I love getting my books and mags signed by contributors but it's a drag carting bags of them around to various conventions looking for those elusive signatures. It's good to get them all done for you. Believe me, it can be a nightmare . . . and there are times I wish we had never started it. But they are so popular that we simply could not consider dropping it now.

GDJ: You also run PS Publishing, which now publishes quite a number of books per year. Does that give Postscripts a stability that other independent magazines might not have?

PC: Postscripts 'stable'?! My word! But yes, I guess it probably is . . . though, of course, everything is relative. Being a part of a much bigger picture -- ie being part of PS rather than being just a magazine and nothing more -- probably does imbue Postscripts with a greater sense (or appearance) of stability and security . . . makes it slightly less exposed and less isolated in a way. And, naturally, we take every opportunity to promote the mag in our books and, similarly, to promote our books in the mag. In that regard, Postscripts is an essential -- indeed, the primary -- element in our advertising strategy.

But, to be fair, the mag's success is purely down to Postscripts itself . . . and, more specifically, to Editor Nick Gevers. Nevertheless, when that wonderful first issue appeared in 2004, Postscripts had some five or six years' worth of publishing triumphs on which to draw its strength. Then we started to worry about issue # 2 . . . and then double figures with # 10, then # 13 (unlucky for some) and now the 180,000-word monster that is # 15. After that I suppose it'll be # 20 to worry about . . . but heck, as any parent will readily confirm, you always worry about your kids!

GDJ: Postscripts seems to be well regarded and attracts an impressive array of authors. What's the secret to developing a magazine to this status?

PC: There isn't a secret . . . but, hey, if there were one then I wouldn't tell you now would I? It all comes down to this: we -- that's Nick and me -- publish what we like. When we come across a writer whose work we enjoy -- whether that writer is a household name or a brand new discovery -- then we'll get in touch and ask them to try us with something. If we like what they send us then we'll buy it. We reach a decision quickly -- usually within a matter of days -- and we pay immediately, even if the story isn't scheduled for a couple of years. So maybe that's the secret: treat people professionally and pay promptly.

GDJ: Do you think you could eventually compete with the big-selling professional mags, or would you even want to?

PC: I didn't and still don't set out to compete with anyone, either as a publisher or as a magazine. I set out to publish exactly what I wanted to publish. Let's not forget that we're small fry next to the likes of F&SF, Asimov's and Analog but yes, we'd like to build our reputation so that some of the readers of those fine titles decided to try our wares. But I don't want any success for us to result in a reduction in take-up for them -- we need more mags not fewer, and there's room for all of us. We need to get back to the halcyon days of many, many venues for the short-form.

GDJ: Are you likely to increase the frequency of publication, or do you think quarterly is the optimum for this type of magazine?

PC: I think that, at least for the forseeable future, four issues each year is about as much as we can manage. We'll see. I certainly wouldn't rule out going bi-monthly -- my preferred frequency -- but there are no current plans to do so.

GDJ: Which magazines or authors do you enjoy reading?

PC: I love F&SF -- that's the only mag I still never miss (I have them all, from # 1). There are occasional stories in other magazines that press a lot of the buttons but I'm afraid I can't get through as many as I used to manage, so my opinion as to what constitutes the best story in a given year should not carry the weight it perhaps once did.

As for authors, well . . . the same as it's always been: Bradbury, Campbell, King, Robert B. Parker (Spenser) and Richard Ford are five who spring to mind most readily but there are lots more. I also enjoy reading DC's re-issued comicbooks from the 1950s and '60s.

GDJ: What plans do you have for this year for Postscripts or PS Publishing?

PC: More of the same, on both counts. And that goes for next year and all the years thereafter. We all of us get a big charge from putting out the books and issues of the magazine. If that were ever not to be the case then I'd stop in an instant. But the general consensus seems to be that people like what we're doing . . . and heck, we certainly do love doing it!


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The third draft of the Legal Services Charter is on the LSSA web site, and it can be downloaded from or by clicking directly on the link below: Note that this version of the draft Charter is due to be amended next week prior to the Charter Focus Working Group meeting on 3 November 2007.

Raj Daya, CEO, Law Society of South Africa, provides a commentary that follows the summary of each chapter, as a synopsis of the deliberations of the Law Society of South Africa's Focus Working Group members.

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Tuesday, May 11

Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are!

Just a quick note that I finally snagged Alliance's Canadian Blu-ray of Robert Rodriguez's pre-Grindhouse grindhouse flick From Dusk Till Dawn and the A/V quality passes muster. Alliance has a dodgy track record with the format, despite releasing several Canuck exclusives. Their Blu-ray of Fincher's Se7en is unmatted to 1.78:1 from its original 2.35:1 widescreen ratio. Good Will Hunting and The English Patient feature 1080i interlaced transfers (along with Se7en). Sin City exhibits a strange blocky pattern on large displays and projectors. A Nightmare on Elm Street was waxed to hell with digital noise reduction until New Line saved the day. So I was very weary about the chances of this title, but found it over the weekend at a local music shop and what can I say? It stuck to my hand right out the door.

I'm happy to report this time Alliance's 1080p MPEG-4 AVC-encoded transfer looks consistently decent. Grain and image clarity isn't stunning at all, but certainly blow away Dimension's ancient non-anamorphic DVD. The standard def presentation had a hazy, ruddy red appearance while the Blu-ray features a more natural sandy tan color cast. Fine detail is lacking, Alliance probably utilized an older high definition master, but considering its budget and shooting conditions its doubtful it'll look tremendously better than seen here. I guess unless Rodriguez wanted to go back and re-colorgrade the entire picture. The quality probably won't be as acceptable at very large screen sizes, but I'm pleased at my 50". Alliance also opened the matte bars a bit from 1.85:1 to the "HDTV ratio" of 1.78:1 without much impact to composition at all. Rodriguez seemed like a better editor than director for From Dusk...

The audio is similarly "okay". Despite a listing of standard "DTS" on the back cover, a fully lossless English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that hovers around 4 megabytes per second is included. Compared to other DTS-HD MA tracks, the dialogue here sounds noticably mixed too low, but the mix comes alive when the soundtrack queues up. A lossless French 5.1 dub, standard Dolby 5.1 English/French tracks, and English/French subtitles are also included.

The real bite with Alliance discs is zero extra material and From Dusk Till Dawn is no different. There isn't even a main menu; however, there's a scene selection and audio option pop-up that can be called upon during playback. Also annoyingly both sides of the cover are English/French bilingual with an ugly dual title spine. This is the R-rated version of the film; not the unrated cut on the U.S. Laserdisc with twenty-one seconds of restored violence.

In other Blu news, be sure to check out Blu-ray.com's review of Blue Underground's City of the Living Dead. DVDBeaver also reviewed Arrow Video's region free Blu-ray SE today as well. My first impression is that both transfers are identical except Arrow might have ran the image several times through a low pass filter to smooth the grain somewhat. The Blue Undeground captures don't appear to have this, but it could be that DVDBeaver's pictures are of poorer quality than Blu-ray.com's pictures.

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Anthony1138 said...

Not a glowing review of From Dusk Till Dawn. I think I'll hold on to the SE Laser Disc until a US BD is released.

I pre-ordered the Arrow CotLD BD yesterday and will definitely compare those Blu-ray.com screen caps, if not the BU disc if I pick it up. I'm hoping that the DVDBeaver screen caps are "off"... wouldn't be the first time.

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8 Easy Side Dishes to Serve at Easter This Year

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The best thing about dreaming up an Easter menu is thatthis time of yearthe market is primed to help you. The knobby, ugly (but delicious) parsnips and gourds make way for a rainbow of asparagus, scallions, morels, strawberries, peas, ramps and rhubarb. Traipsing through the farmers' market stalls can be as verdant as a trip to Oz.

Whether you’re craving deviled eggs, asparagus spears flecked with lemon zest?or protein-packed farro this holiday, we’ve got you covered. Here are a few of our tastiest and easiest Easter side dish recipes:

1. Sriracha Deviled Eggs

There are so many ways to devil eggs that it’s hard to pick a favorite, but we’ll admit that we’re a little partial to these garlicky, vinegary, Sriracha-spiked numbers. They cook in the Instant Pot (or whatever pressure cooker you have), making removing the shells a snap. We also love the spicy dusting of bread crumbs on top. (What better way to keep guests from picking at the ham just a little longer?)

2. Quick Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Garlic and Lemon

With a smidge of advance prep work, you’ll have something lovely and green on the table in 10 minutes flat. Asparagus spears meet their ideal foils in lemon zest, garlic and panko. Wait till guests walk in, saut everything for five to eight minutes right on the stovetop, broil for just a minute or two, and serve on a trivet for a sharp presentation.

3. Hot Cross Buns

Darling any time of year, but particularly appropriate now, hot cross buns deserve a spot on every Easter table. Fragrant with cinnamon and nutmeg and plumped up with currants or raisins, these are pretty as a picture. (And they taste as good as they look!)

4. Parker House Rolls With Thyme

If you prefer your warm rolls on the savory rather than sweet side, may we suggest these divine Parker House rolls? Spiked with garlic and laced with thyme, they’re a breeze to make. Just roll up the dough into a long log, cut into equal pieces, and nestle them together in a skillet. If you’re lucky, you’ll get the swirled look seen here. Bonus: There’s no smell like that of roasting thyme!

5. Easy Strawberry-Kumquat Salad

You’re going to want a salad on the table. (It’s spring! People want to feel light on their feet, even if they end up parked over by the ham or lamb all afternoon.) So make a?salad that folks get excited about. This one bursts with rosy strawberries and sunny kumquats. Combine them with seasonal fava shoots, bright mint, and crisp arugula leaves.

6. Make-Ahead Spring Bread Pudding

It’s a great idea to have an option for vegetarian friends and family members. (Not to mention anyone who won’t eat pork or lamb!) This savory bread pudding hits all the right notes. Springy, plump morels add?umami?notes, heavy cream adds a luxurious mouthfeel, and plenty of cheese brings protein to the table. Plus, that harbinger of spring, asparagus, makes a cameo!

7. Farro With Spring Vegetables

Speaking of vegetarians, we’ve yet to meet one who isn’t over the moon about this farro salad. Super-springy thanks to peas, parsley, and a full pound of asparagus, it’s an easily veggie-friendly dish if you simply omit the pancetta. Farro packs a wallop of protein, ensuring no one will go hungry at the holiday table.

8. Easy Make-Ahead Crab Cakes

If you’re doing a sit-down meal and want a fancy appetizer that doesn’t exhaust you, consider crab cakes. These are make-ahead and freezable, so you can do all the work well in advance of your in-laws showing up (or the kids going bananas). We love, too, that you can really make crab cakes any size, so if you’d rather just pass them on platters, making for a less formal affair, you can do that, too.


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What to do When Plants Stop Flowering

Autumn is a great time to operate in the borders. The soil is still warm so its great for planting and it matters less what gets trampled on. It is an ideal time to take stock of the borders, move plants around and divide up herbaceous perennials.

I have simply removed a number of senior (5 years plus) perennials which didn’t flower very well this season. These were generally Hemerocallis, and Crocosmia showed left. Herbaceous perennials frequently get crowded over time, especially in the centre of the plant. The very best thing is to dig them up, carefully seperate a part of the plant however with some it maybe required to cut up the plant. Replant a brand-new healthy piece with more area and it need to do better next year. I am trying to dig up anything which didn’t do well last year and divide or change. Some plants do well with time, some need dividing and others require changing.

Perennials appropriate for dividing: Agapanthus, Hemerocallis (Day Lily,) Salvia, Sedum, Verbena, Astilbe, Hosta, Crocosmia, Delphinium, and Aster. The tell tale indication that the plant requires to be divided is an overloaded centre and blooming less each year.

I seem to invest most of October weeding attempting to clear up the borders to put down a mulch for the winter. Mulching assists the plants over winter and come the spring will help to reduce the weeds. As plants die back more of the border is exposed which helps you find the weeds and clear them out.

Beyond that I am not a fantastic fan of too neat borders; the garden is home to a lot of creatures they need someplace to invest the winter season. In amongst the shrubs are log stacks and leaves, stones and protected corners.

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Welcome To The Go Sea Kayak Blog...
This Blog is A Record Of My Personal Adventures And Wonderful Kayaking Lifestyle. It Is Also A Taster Of What You Can Expect If You're Adventurous Enough To Tag Along. Why Not Get In Touch And Join One Of Go Sea Kayaks Guided Trips On The Beautiful Mediterranean Island Of Sardinia, You Won't Regret it!

Monday, 29 April 2013

Low Tide To The Holms...

Wednesday night at the pool Andy, the club coach suggested a trip out to the Holms the following day at low water, not something I do to often so I was well up for it despite the short notice.
I prepared to tidal plans & started the vector diagrams early in the morning but left the diagrams half finished so as to finish them off on the beach when we know what time we'll be hitting the water.
Today I was paddling with Andy & Andy, easy to remember :)
I worked the first vector out for a 45 minute period & this proved to be spot on, coming just 50 metres short of our landing site & on time.
The 50 metre shortfall did mean a quick push against Castle Rock against the flow but it was no problem & we didn't need to do it, it was just a preferance.
A quick break taking in the veiw of distant cardiff.
And on we go again.
We were 30 minutes behind my pre drawn vector diagram which meant that as the tide was dropping my angle would be generous, not really a problem & it did give a more beautiful view of Steep Holm.
Nearly there, this will be a first for the two Andy's
The spectacular view of the spit at low water as we make our way up onto the island. Shortly after this image we were evicted by the wardens & felt like chastened schoolkids :(
Back on the water & heading for Flat Holm. Its slack tide as planned so no vectors needed.
Andy approaching middle buoy. To be accurate its more like 60% of the distance from Steep Holm so we're getting there nicely.
We found a little chop & some tide as we approached Flat Holm.
And head in for a quick break before the final slog back to the mainland.
Andy passing what I think is called Cardiff West Buoy, its on the correct side for our route anyway :)
I enjoyed the paddle back & went into sprint mode for the last 10 to 15 minutes as I paddle hard for shore enjoying the tension in my muscles & focusing on technique. its good to focus & zone out.

An awesome paddle, cheers to the Andy's for the company...

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Around Wales Again, (just not me)...

Today I was meeting up with Simon as he wants to paddle around Wales for a cancer charity & he got in touch to pick my brains :oS
Here's Simon enjoying the Etain :)

 Somehow some of the misfits from the Glam Boaters managed to tag along???
I was also  paddling with Chris, Steve & Pete & were paddling from Sully to Penarth, just a gentle splash today.
 Approaching Lavernock Point.
 Pete about to be run down?
 Then onto Penarth.
 For a rest :)

 Heres simon experiencing a gentle bit of wave action in the Rannies.
Then back onto Sully for a mess around & some paddle swapping & a first sea roll for Steve...

A Memorable Training Session...

The title says it all really, or does it? I just wanted to put some miles in in readyness for the Outer Hebrides expedition as I could be leaving any day now, just waiting on some lighter winds.
I do train daily for kayaking in general, pull-ups, push-ups & sit-ups but i think the very best kayaking training is actual kayaking, putting some miles in.

The weather was perfect so I planned an quick paddle out to ‘old faithful’, Flat Holm island, I just planned to do it a little faster than usual. I kept a smooth pace & made it from Sully to Flat Holm in 40 minutes, i can live with that.
I got there far too early for the turn of the tide to take me back, but I had planned this as I wanted some chill time on the island.
Did I mention the weather was perfect? I walked the island topless enjoying the strange feeling of sun on my skin. Just a couple of weeks ago I would have been cowering in my drysuit.
After a leisurely hour exploring I checked my watch & still had an hour & half to kill. Looking out East from the beach I saw a little temptress, Monkstone lighthouse just three miles off in the distance, yeah, why not J
I eased the pace a little heading to the lighthouse but still concentrated  on good paddling technique. I was soon there & scrambling up the ladder for a lunch stop with one hell of a view.
After about 20 minutes of  blissfull view admiration i set out on the final leg towards firstly to Lavernock Point three miles off, the sea’s were glassy by now & a wonderful heat haze was blurring the horizon. I was really enjoying my paddle & made Lavernock pretty quickly. From there It was a short hop to Sully & back to my van.
As training paddles go I’d have to say this was awesome & I’ll have a little more training tomorrow as I’m heading out with some of the Glam Boaters though I guess the pace will have to drop a bit.
The Coastguards were out as some numpties were trapped on Sully Island.
Said Numpties :)
Where better to be on a warm day?

Cardiff in the distance.
A fossilised sea bed.
Thr Gulls are back.
I think this was poo which goes to show that the crap we throw away gets ingested by the wildlife :(

This is Flat Holms water collection thingy that runs into a huge water tank.
Lunch stop number two.
hope this holds, would be embarrassing calling the Coastguard because my boat drifted off :oS

Bliss :)

Then a quiet paddle back...

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Strumble Head...

Today was the big one, a Pembrokeshire classic that every kayaker wants to do, the Bishops, clerks & Ramsey. Well that was the plan at least, drive to Whitesands to meet a group of local kayaker at 09:00 & paddle grinning from the shore in the gorgeous sunshine.
My van on the other hand at different plans & threw a flat battery at me to halt my plans :(

The day was too good though to not paddle so I walked my boat down the river in Lower town Fishguard with a new plan of to Strumble Head, a small cluster of Islets close to shore but surrounded by fierce overfalls that can make for a challenging paddle.
Today though the conditions were idyllic, I was hoping for some rough water around the Islets but I was being wildly optimistic!
Leaving the Harbour.
Basalt columns like the Giants Causeway in Ireland.
12:15, its late, must be leaves on the track!
Peek 'a" boo!
There she is, Strumble light :)
I do figure of 8's through the Islets having a bloody good explore.
Into little caves, never spotted these before.

I find a little bit of a beach for lunch, peanut butter sarnies :)
Bit shallow here but I was determined :)
I'm loving the paddle back & having a good explore.
I watch the ferry head back to Ireland from a cave.
And all too soon i'm back in Lower Fishguard. Not quite the trip I had planned but a bloody pleasant one all the same :)


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Apart from a few coats of paint, some different road markings, new safety railings and bollards and an increase in the number of vehicles on the road, the view today is pretty much the same as can be seen from this similar shot from ground level.
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OK - so it's not your store bought RegaHappy - See
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The most significant upgrade I have ever made to this turntable, with the exception of the Audiomods tone-arm, is the SRM/TECH Deluxe Acrylic Platter .

However, I hasten to add that without all the other upgrades, the full benefits of this platter would be lost in a muddy quagmire.

But this was definitely an upgrade that assisted in elevating this turntable from very good to stunning, with the presentation of superb details and spacial clarity never before heard.

The platter is made from jet black acrylic and features a two-part construction to reduce resonance, together with a Platter Damping Ring which acts as a peripheral wave trap.

It's a basic design, unlike many others that have the opaque white "very engineered" look, but it is 20mm thick, which provides about 50% more mass than the 10-12mm platters.

With all thicker platters, there has to be a recess on the underside to allow for the motor and pulley...
  • The recess diameter of this platter measures 163mm, which is slightly larger than most other thick platters.
  • Why is that important?
  • If, for some reason the motor is not precisely aligned, the pulley may bind on the platter.
  • The extra diameter this platter offers should provide enough clearance to prevent this.

It comes with a package of small rubber mounts of different thickness, with which you can adjust the VTA, without having to add/remove spacers, but I found these degraded the performance on my
ISOKINETIK Sub Platter, so I now use three brass discs in their place, which made a considerable difference in the details retrieved and the smoothness of the overall sound.

The one caveat I would bring to your attention is that if your Rega uses one of the standard plastic sub-platters, this may not allow this platter to perform up to its fullest potential, but then, I would also urge anyone contemplating the purchase of this platter to also look into the Isokinetik sub-platter (or similar products).

The clarity and depth this platter brings to the musical image is nothing short of amazing. Every nuance came to life in a manner I have never before experienced, From the very dynamic crack of the snare drum (like a rifle shot) to the subtle room acoustics that are now so clearly audible that I'm drawn right into the performance.

Your Rega turntable deserves this Platter/Sub-platter combination - A highly recommended purchase!

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Which Component is the Most Important?

Another age old question that is still debated to this day without any real answers - I hope this will assist!

Before we delve further I just want to mention
Component Resolution - which refers to the amount of detail a component is able to provide or allow.
  • active components - like a pre-amp are able to "augment resolution" i.e. amplify it, whereas
  • passive components - like an interconnect simply allows whatever resolution is present to pass through them - or not.
  • A subtle distinction, but worth addressing since resolution is more easily affected the closer to the source you get

Extremely well built components will allow you hear minute details, such as the sounds of an instrumentalist breathing while they play, or the concert hall reverberations that makes it sound as though you are right there at the time of the recording.

Every component has a limit to the details it is able to resolve due to its construction. One consideration when building an audio system is to match those limits across all components - otherwise the component with the highest resolution ability is being under-utilized.

Good quality cables become more important as the output voltage of a component reduces e.g.
  • a moving coil phono cartridge is best served by the highest quality conductors, preferably a single uninterrupted run from the cartridge to the phono stage
  • Due to it's incredibly small output voltage it requires a cable of the lowest possible impedance in order to transfer the entire signal.

This same argument could be made for every component in the audio chain, but once the signal becomes amplified, the higher voltages in play are able to overcome the internal resistance of a lessor quality cable, allowing the next component in the audio pipeline to still receive those fine details for subsequent processing.

However, as the voltages get higher there is a tendency for poorly designed cables to permit noise to be induced into adjacent conductors within the cable itself, which degrades cable and component performance

Extending this to an outrageous conclusion might imply that you could use a rusty nail to connect the amp to speaker? Happy

Alas not so, since there are many other factors at play in the audio pipeline, which I am not going to get into. However, I have recently experienced a situation which has required me to re-assess some of the aspects of component selection and matching, so here goes...

Over the past few months a friend has been required to use his "consumer grade" receiver in place of his pair of tube amps that are out of service for a component retro-fit.

He has an extremely good turntable with a custom built phono stage, a very good CD Player and very detailed speakers, but the one thing that surprised me is just how good the consumer receiver actually performs - specifically, very good spacial definition in width and depth and a pretty dynamic response, which surprised me and him a lot.

So from this, is the answer to the question - always spend the most money on source components?

It would certainly seem that way to some extent from my friends experience.

I think in todays world, the levels at which some affordable hi-fi products can perform is much better than most people realize

e.g. My NAIM integrated amplifier is priced far from the exotic brands, but turns in a very respectable performance when connected to higher quality source components.

So, I seem to be leaning towards spending more money on Source components

What else could be considered "Important Components"?

How about speakers? - the final frontier - before your ears Happy

These are the work horses of the system and providing they are chosen wisely - they should provide an excellent listening experience for a long time - so choose wisely and for the long term.
  • There is no magic formulae - you have to get out there and listen to as many as possible
  • It is extremely important that these be matched to the amplifier, otherwise neither will perform to their fullest potential
  • Some brands are inefficient and require very large amplifiers to drive them
  • Some brands are very efficient and require only a small amplifier to drive them

So, speaker choice may dictate amplifier choice (and amplifier price)? - YES!

Choose wisely and apply those budget savings to better quality source components

There are systems out there using very small wattage amplifiers and efficient speakers that sound as good as some of the systems with huge amplifiers, just maybe not as loud Happy

What About Interconnects? - the "arteries" of a system

OK - here's a statement!...
Every component deserves an interconnect of a quality that reflects the abilities of the component!
  • NOTE: that statement also applies to speaker cables - which is also an interconnect in the true sense of the word

So, if you have a high quality component, you should have an interconnect that is capable of transferring the entire signal made available by that component. This applies to analogue and digital forms of signal transfer also.

Some people declare that they have tried better quality interconnects and heard no difference!
  • that may not be the fault of that particular interconnect
  • the problem may be elsewhere either side of the interconnect (i.e. cables or components)
Take a look at Aren't all cables the same? for a more detailed discussion and Cables In My Stable (1) to see what I have used

And Power Cables? - YES - they really make a difference

Power cables make a significant improvement in the performance of a hi-fi component - please refer to
Why Good Power Cords Make A Difference for an in depth look at their importance in a system.

Hey - what about turntables? - the most complicated of sources.

With respect to Turntables as a source - it is extremely important that the technical aspects of the cartridge, turntable and phono stage be matched, however if budget is a limiting factor (when isn't it), then
  • A very good turntable will allow even an entry level cartridge to perform to the best of it's abilities, but a less adept turntable will diminish the performance abilities of any cartridge
  • A very good phono stage can extract an exceptional performance from an entry level cartridge, but a higher priced cartridge will not improve the performance of a less adept phono stage
  • Electing to use a good turntable with a less adept phono stage or a good phono stage with a less adept turntable would be down to the individual, their desired performance level requirements and their budget

In my case I "evolved" the abilities of both my turntable and my phono stage over a period of time with several upgrades, which may not have been the most expedient or cost effective method,
but it was certainly the most educational

If I could go back in time and knowing what I know now - I would opt for the better quality turntable and save myself all the upgrade hassle.

CONCLUSION: - Hey! - read the detail above - don't just cut to the chaseHappy

So, if I were to go out there and purchase a new system from scratch, here's the order in which I would proceed
  • Find a pair of speakers that I like the sound of - using a good amp and source in the store
  • Find an amplifier or Pre/Amplifier combo that is capable of driving them (but more modestly priced)
  • Find a pair of speaker cables that allows the amp to control the speakers completely
  • Find the best Source components I could afford!
  • Find the Interconnects and power cables that match the components purchased
  • Most Important - find a store that will put a package together and demo them together

So as you can see in this discussion - I lean towards the purchase of better source components - even though I posses more modestly priced sources. But MY sources have undergone significant DIY upgrades over time to augment their performance level. Other people may not feel "equipped" to perform such enhancements, but whichever route,
good source components are definitely worth the investment .

Today, there are some great pre/amps at reasonable prices that are capable of performing close to the levels of higher priced source components when connected via good interconnects and good power cables. Opting for a more affordable pre/amp may be a better budgetary choice without sacrificing too much on the performance front.

Good source components tend to make a more appreciable impact when coupled with the right power cords, interconnect cables and power supply components.

Matching the source components with their interconnects, the amp with the speakers and all components with power supply components can be time consuming and expensive, but the internet is a wealth of information that is at your disposal, so make use of it.

Bottom Line: it's up to you to determine what components you require. Do your homework, otherwise you will find yourself owning some very questionable purchases.


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FitnessFitness Activities is a scholar-led group inside Scholar Actions with the aim of serving to students attain their well being, fitness and wellness targets. Unrivaled fitness classes. It is not a one time thing as well, if I used to be busy and skipped fitness center for per week and a half, I really feel like I lose a number of weeks of progress (normally 1 to 3 session of weight increase) and I’ve to work my way up slowly again. Any lively member of Campus Recreation or person with an energetic Visitor Pass could take part in Group Fitness classes for no additional charge.

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Healthy Homemade Drinks

Healthy DrinksNorth East Healthy Communities is supporting our member organisations to work collectively to create public places and spaces that promote wholesome drink decisions. All varieties of fruit juice are acidic and might be damaging to teeth, so they are better consumed with important meals solely. Here, eight healthy drinks which are packed with illness-fighting nutrients. Juice and soda aren’t the only drink options obtainable. Because of your feedback and feedback we´ve improved our Wholesome drinks app with bug fixes and enhancements.

If you want to enhance your skin, go on a detox, replenish your electrolytes, healthy enamel and gums, and higher digestion, healthy drinks will do the trick. It is usually finest to choose drinks that have no artificial meals dyes, caffeine, and different additives resembling electrolytes and artificial flavors. Perks: If you would like juice without all of the energy, opt for this one blended with glowing water.

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Ketogenic Eating And Ketosis, Defined

DietHealthy Eating Begins Right here. They’re particularly good at decreasing your appetite, potentially suppressing your food intake later within the day. Changing harmful trans fats with wholesome fats (comparable to switching fried chicken for grilled salmon) will make a constructive difference to your well being. Healthy eating starts with great planning. Women should take supplemental calcium, ideally as calcium citrate, 500-700 milligrams a day, relying on their dietary intake of this mineral.

Designed by Barbara Rolls, who’s a professor of vitamin working at Pennsylvania State College in Centre County, the Volumetrics Diet focuses on placing meals with low-vitality density, such as low-fat milk, grains, and non-starchy fruit and veggies, at the forefront of one’s diet, as well as limiting foods with high-power density.

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Medicines And Healthcare Merchandise Regulatory Agency

MedicineExpertise what sets our students, faculty, and researchers aside. This Spring, one hundred ten of Dalhousie’s medical students will walk throughout the stage of the Rebecca Cohn theatre on Monday to just accept their MDs. The college gives its members the prospect to be part of an in depth and friendly community made up of both leading lecturers and students from different topics, yr groups, cultures and nations.

This system is structured in two phases: Clinical Preparation and Scientific Apply. Quinnipiac is a number one university in educating college students in a wide-vary of health science disciplines. Standards for eligibility embrace attending a Scottish goal secondary school, residing in a precedence Scottish postcode area, current or earlier expertise of living in care or estrangement from family support.

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TreatmentThe treatment that can be really helpful will be primarily based on the type of melancholy you may have. Patients and their households are inspired to talk about the best way they are feeling with doctors, nurses, social workers, or other members of the well being care crew. Triptans: Sumatriptan six mg subcutaneous, sumatriptan 20mg intranasal, and zolmitriptan five mg intranasal are effective within the acute treatment of cluster headache (RCT). The oldest and finest studied is electroconvulsive remedy, a treatment that can be given as an out or inpatient, but requires anesthesia and the delivery of a small electric present to the mind.

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FitnessJoin in on the enjoyable with group fitness courses! Our instructors work with the class by an interesting 30 minute workout, holistically strengthening the core from every angle. The house is designed so that you can choose your individual journey, with free weights, squat racks, open space, cardio tools and extra. Seize a duffel or gymnasium bag to retailer your necessities so that you’re always ready to go, after which cease by our coaching store to find the inexpensive exercise garments you’ll want to perform at the top of your sport.

Our courses are challenging, fun and probably the greatest ways to burn energy and improve cardiovascular fitness. The group fitness courses are included with Recreation Middle access for college kids and non-student participants. Improve Fitness is a physical exercise program for adults that is designed to improve useful fitness and properly being. We are alleged to exercise 2-three days … Read the rest

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Stretch Yourself Youngsters And Give Callisthenics A Twirl

CallisthenicsCalisthenics is a form of exercise consisting of a variety of gross motor movements—working, standing, greedy, pushing, and so forth.—often carried out rhythmically and with minimal equipment, so essentially, body weight exercises They are meant to increase body power, physique fitness, and flexibility, by movements resembling pulling or pushing oneself up, bending, jumping, or swinging, using just one’s body weight for resistance; usually carried out in concert with stretches When carried out vigorously and with selection, calisthenics can provide the benefits of muscular and cardio conditioning , along with bettering psychomotor skills similar to stability, agility and coordination. Calisthenics is bodyweight training. All people says that for big and strong chest muscle tissues, you will have to handle enormous weights if you do bench press. The training classes are done during free time between classes in the Creative Gymnastics room; they are designed in line with the completely different levels … Read the rest

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In the early twentieth century, Macfadden and Charles Atlas continued to promote bodybuilding the world over. And, in October in South Africa, Kumbatira was among the many contestants in the Gentle Large Bodybuilding present. I received my copy of The Lonesome Bodybuilder from the publisher on Edelweiss+. Motoya’s first e book to be revealed in English, The Lonesome Bodybuilder, is a Pandora’s box of weird … Read the rest

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SAN FRANCISCO — Jenelle Isaacson traded in her punk rock van-living-lifestyle for a career in real estate.

But she didn’t let go of the punk rock ethos.

Jenelle Isaacson

Jenelle Isaacson

“The beauty of punk rock music is you don’t have to have much skill,” she said. “You just need something to say and the courage to get up in front of audience and scream something at them.”

Is she speaking to the low barrier of entry into the real estate world? Doubtful.

Isaacson threw up the heavy metal horns a couple times during her session at Inman Connect San Francisco on Friday. She’s a punk-rocker at heart.

That, she reiterated several times throughout her talk, will never change.

Isaacson is driven. She played in a punk rock band called Spread Eagle (no information or videos could be found as of this writing) but put down the instruments to pursue a career in real estate.

And pursue a career, she did.

Her discussion at ICSF revolved around her experience moving from the punk rock, anti-establishment lifestyle into the world of real estate. She was able to correlate both paths by explaining the core mentalities she carried when involved in the former.

At 22 years old she was negotiating contracts, booking national tours and managing the tight budget of the band.

In real estate, she essentially does the same thing. She is the broker/owner of Living Room Realty, a boutique firm with several offices in Portland, one in Manzanita and another in Vancouver, Washington.

She then talked about her clients, which by her own admission “did not resemble that good-looking, straight white couple with a picket fence on the glossy brochures that we keep sending out.”

It appeared she found her stage again. She tapped into the market of future homebuyers who didn’t fit in the stereotypical box — the punk-rock kids who grew up bucking the norm but who also wanted to buy a home.

This is where Isaacson’s discussion began to crescendo.

She said it starts with holding a mirror to your community. Looking at the local world around you and meeting the needs of those people. And it changes in every market.

In Portland, where Isaacson started her business, it meant finding people covered in tattoos who were already connecting the community and helping them grow in real estate.

But even that changes in every city. It’s easy to stereotype Portland because of shows like Portlandia, and terms like “hipster” that paint a broad generalization of the people who live there. But what about your town?

Her advice — or her experience, rather — is that no matter what market you are in, you will not be able to compete with Zillow, Redfin or Trulia when it comes to Google rankings.

But what about the Google rankings that have no competition? She referenced one of her agents who was serious about sewing before entering real estate and how she has developed a following of women who also love sewing, and who also happen to be classified in the luxury market.

She said the best thing is to just be yourself.

“I am certain punk rock fantasies come true,” she concluded.

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Foreclosures are becoming less and less of a commonality throughout the nation, and according to CoreLogic’s August 2016 National Foreclosure Report, foreclosure inventory and completed foreclosures both dipped in August compared with the previous year.

  • Foreclosure inventory dipped 29.6 percent and completed foreclosures fell 42.4 percent annually in August.
  • The number of completed foreclosures nationwide decreased annually, from 64,000 to 37,000 in August 2016.
  • Comprising 35 percent of the nation's completed foreclosure inventory, Florida, Texas, Ohio, California and Georgia had the most reported foreclosures completed.

Foreclosures are becoming less and less of a commonality throughout the nation, and according to CoreLogic’s August 2016 National Foreclosure Report, foreclosure inventory and completed foreclosures both dipped in August compared with the previous year.

Completed foreclosures in the U.S. decreased from 64,000 in August 2015 to 37,000 in August 2016, the report shows. This annual fall marks a 69 percent dip from the highest peak reported in September 2010 of 118,221.

“Foreclosure inventory fell by 30 percent from the previous year, the largest year-over-year decline since January 2015,” CoreLogic Chief Economist Dr. Frank Nothaft said in a statement. “The large decline in the distressed inventory has been one of the drivers of steady home price growth, which helps Americans increase their home equity to support increased spending or cushion future economic risk.”

As of August, 0.9 percent of national housing inventory was comprised of foreclosures, a total of 351,000. During the same month last year, this figure was at 499,000 foreclosures.

The month-over-month increase in foreclosure activity was reported at 7.7 percent over the 34,000 foreclosures completed in July 2016. The inventory of foreclosures, however, was a 3.2 percent dip over the previous month.

“Foreclosure rates and serious delinquency continued to trend down in August as real estate markets across many parts of the U.S. exhibit strong demand growth and rising prices,” said Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic. “With the foreclosure inventory now under 1 percent nationally, the need to boost single-family housing stocks through new construction will become more acute in the coming months and years.”

New Jersey (3.2 percent), New York (2.9 percent), Maine (1.8 percent), Hawaii (1.8 percent) and the District of Columbia (1.8 percent) had the highest foreclosure inventory rate in the nation. The highest number of foreclosures completed were reported in Florida (55,000), Texas (27,000), Ohio (23,000), California (22,000) and Georgia (21,000), which together comprised about 35 percent of the total completed foreclosures.

On a metro-level basis, New York-New Jersey-White Plains had 2.8 percent of the total inventory stock made up of foreclosed properties in August. The area saw a 27.6 percent dip in foreclosure inventory year-over-year, bringing the total number of foreclosures to 6,366. The seriously delinquent rate dipped 21.6 percent annually in August, to a total of 5.2 percent of homeowners in the red.

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall saw 2.3 percent of its inventory comprised of foreclosures and a total of 5,678 properties, marking a 36.9 percent dip annually in the metro. A 28.3 percent decrease was reported in serious delinquency, bringing the total of homeowners in trouble to 5.8 percent.

The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights metro had a total of 1.2 percent of the housing stock comprised of foreclosures. Annually, this was a dip of 32.5 percent, to a total of 6,366 completed foreclosures. Serious delinquency was at 3.7 percent in the Chicagoland area, which was a 22.9 percent dip year-over-year.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land saw a 0.4 percent rate of foreclosure inventory — a 22.5 percent decrease annually, to a total of 5,426 homes. The city saw a 6.1 percent dip year-over-year in serious delinquency in August.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria saw a total of 4,384 completed foreclosures, which was a 30.2 percent dip annually to the 0.8 percent foreclosure inventory rate reported in August. The metro area saw a seriously delinquent rate of 2.6 percent, which was a 15.8 percent decrease.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale had a 0.4 percent rate of foreclosure, which was a 29.9 percent decrease to 3,679 total completed foreclosures. Delinquency dropped 20.1 percent annually in August, to 1.6 percent.

San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco saw its serious delinquency rate drop 27 percent to 0.5 percent, while there were just 170 completed foreclosures in the 12 months ending in August. The foreclosure inventory rate in San Francisco’s metro area was 0.1 percent, which was an annual decrease of 32.1 percent.

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Recently, integrateIT's own Phil M. gave a presentation at a technical conference hosted by Adobe. The conference included presentations by senior level advisors, private sector executives, government officers, and systems architects.  Phil spoke as the chief engineer developing a state of the art broadcast streaming service for a government customer. A key takeaway from Phil's…
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Our team has over a decade of experience in Server Based Computing and Virtualization technologies, and thus are uniquely able to design and implement advanced application delivery platforms. If you’re keen to be ahead of the game while keeping your costs low, we can help you with our high class hosting infrastructure through our data centre partners worldwide.

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Intellity has a variety of email and productivity solutions to suite your enterprise. Our dedicated productivity support teams are also on hand 24/7 to help you deploy and manage whichever solution you choose.

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With business comes infrastructure, but you don’t necessarily have the time or people to run both. We’ll help you run your infrastructure, from managing your stack top to bottom, and configuring and monitoring essential services.

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Intellity is the exclusive Streacom distributor for Malaysia and Singapore. Our Streacom range of products includes active and passive cooled chassis made from premium grade extruded aluminium, valve amplifiers, embedded home entertainment solutions, and various complementary computer accessories.

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These solutions are based on HyperMedia Players, providing optimum content and operational compatibility.

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Thin clients are the ideal solution for various industries such as education, banking, and government.

Whether you need a thin client that’s highly compact (U, L series), super slim (H series), high-end (E series), or even cost-efficient (D series), Intellity provides the right Clientron thin client for you.

With increasing consumer demands on security, economy, and efficiency, Clientron thin clients are the ideal solution for your business.

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Intellity offers industrial mini PCs from the EBOX PC series, for various applications such as home automation and kiosks. With ultra-low power consumption and diskless boot, it is one of the most low cost and power efficient solutions for your business.

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The Website of Veringmeier Denturist is a turn-key project. The project included design, development, copy writing in Dutch and translation into 3 different languages (English, Turkish and Arabic).

Wordpress CMS was used to edit the content easily, therefore future updates for the site will be as simple as possible.

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    Corporate Website Design & Development

    We designed and developed a fully responsive website for AMSAD, with seamless functionality across all devices.

    WordPress CMS was used to edit the content easily, so the client’s corporate identity could be well established.

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      An e-commerce website for Ichiban Martial Art Equipment was developed to create a shopping cart. Joomla CMS was used to enable easy editing of the online store.

      By simplifying the online shopping experience, we made sure that Ichiban’s customer reach will be wider than ever before.

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        E-commerce Website Development

        A responsive online store was created for Al Madinah Date Company. On top of working seamlessly on all devices, this e-commerce website also uses Joomla CMS to easily edit the online store.

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          Hosted Microsoft Exchange has now been integrated into AMSAD’s everyday business, and Intellity’s team of experts keeps their email managed with 24/7/365 support.

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            Our digital signage solution at SABIC Research Center integrates information display, life safety systems, and interactivity with visitors.

            The SpinetiX solution used was both dynamic and highly secure, fulfilling strict client requirements.

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              This one-of-a-kind project involved devising an interactive system to be part of a coffee table for AMSAD. This way, clients could simultaneously enjoy a cup of coffee and also be shown project visualizations, right at the table.

              GIS (Geographical Information Systems) contents were also used. Users could draw over the maps displayed, and save them for later use.

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                New computer labs and office automation were installed at the foster home New Life Care Centre. Thin client solutions were used, centralizing data that included educational and office programs onto a server within the foster home itself.

                The computers will be used to give training to the students in Microsoft software and computer literacy skills.

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