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Why Prince William Never Wears a Wedding Ring

Surprise, surprise, it stems from an odd aristocratic tradition

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William and Prince Harry

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One of the only surefire ways you can tell a man is married is by what he's donning on his left ring finger. For single ladies, the flash of a gold band is enough to send them running. But what happens when a married man simply decides he doesn't want to wear a wedding ring? This may be the case for Prince William, but the reason behind it is anything but simple. We know, we know, you'd think that the man who gets to marry Kate Middleton would want to flaunt the fact that he's spending forever with her, but there's actually an aristocratic tradition stemming to his lack of wearing a wedding band.

While women have been wearing wedding rings since the Egyptian times, it may shock you to know that men only really starting wearing wedding bands during World War II to serve as a reminder of their family back at home while they were fighting overseas. But for the royal family, the tradition has never been fully, if at all, adopted. One of the only royals today who wears his wedding band is Prince Charles, and he happens to wear it next to his signet ring. For the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Cambridge though, they're sticking with the British upper class tradition of forgoing the ring altogether.

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"It is not unusual at all for men from the upper sets in Britain to shun wearing a wedding band," William Hanson, an etiquette expert, said. "This is not because of any intentions that they may wish to play away from home once married, but because it was traditionally not the done thing for gentleman to wear jewelry. Years ago, this even included watches, but even hardened snobs have relaxed on that front. Not wearing a wedding band is one of those quirky British silent class indicators, like the color of your shoes on a Thursday, or the way you fold your top pocket handkerchief."

But one jewelry item that is accepted amongst the British elite? The signet ring.

"The signet ring shows lineage, which is obviously more important than any comparatively trivial romance," Hanson added in a Harper's Bazaar UK article. "Signet rings should only have a family crest on — Ones with your initials are treated as a bit suspect."

The more you know, we guess?

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Posted November 19, 2018 by Alison Wuebbels

Turkey may be the traditional center of the Thanksgiving table, but that’s just one of so many delicious ways to serve up an impressive holiday dinner. Whether you’re just not a fan of the big feathered bird, are a rebel of tradition or just want to get a little more

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What’s More Terrifying: Clean Meat or Cannabinoids as Functional Ingredients?

Posted November 14, 2018 by Keith Seiz

Featured image courtesy of In my role at Brightly Creative, I have the pleasure of attending and speaking at quite a few food industry conferences every year. The Food Evolution Summit in San Diego was one of my favorite events this year. Why? First, I had the opportunity to

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Tradeshow Express: Trends We Gathered from IFT18

Posted September 5, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

This is our first “Tradeshow Express” post. In between the events we host for our clients, we exhibit on their behalf at A LOT of trade shows in the food and beverages industries. IFT18 was one of our stops this year. We didn’t see anything earth-shattering this year, but we

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A Summer of Summits

Posted September 4, 2018 by Keith Seiz

What did you do for your summer vacation? I used to hate writing those essays in school. Now, I’m kind of excited to write this blog post detailing what the Brightly Creative team has been up to this summer. It was packed to say the least. We had meetings, conferences,

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Mission Accomplished? Honey Beer Summit Austin Recap

Posted June 18, 2018 by Keith Seiz

Beards, bees, brewing science and a lot of honey. Those elements are standard of any Honey Beer Summit. But what was unique about our recent Austin event, the sixth Honey Beer Summit we have hosted? Barrel-aging honey, honey sours, hops and honey, increased honey usage, goats, and countless chigger bites.

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To “Summit” All Up, Brewing with Honey is the New Black (and Yellow)

Posted May 9, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

The year is 2013. Our client, the National Honey Board, had started to field quite a few calls about the use of honey in the brewing industry. We knew it was an emerging market for honey, but we also knew it was a small market at the time.  With a

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New Client: Les vergers Boiron

Posted April 24, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

About this time last year, we ran into some folks from Les vergers Boiron at Craft Brewers Conference in Washington D.C. At that time, they were not focusing much on the brewing industry, but were looking for an agency that could bring them into the fold. Little did we know at

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S2G Ventures Gets a Facelift and Content Management System

Posted April 23, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

We been working with S2G Ventures for some time now. Recently, we’ve worked on a refreshing their website to make it more responsive and easily updated by their staff – Working with content from an existing site and blog material from another blog format can be challenging. Over the

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The Evolution of the Bread Aisle

Posted April 19, 2018 by Alison Wuebbels

Before becoming an agency guy, I was an aspiring journalist armed with a pencil, notebook and a briefcase full of ambition. My writing chops were mediocre at best, but I made up for it with my curiosity, ability to take critique very well and position under an immensely talented editor

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Mark Boughton, Food Photographer: “Totally Boughsome”

Posted April 13, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

Photographers that own there craft, can be “spirited”. Often, being masterful can be confused with ego, and vice versa. Flying to Nashville, Tennessee, on behalf of the National Honey Board for a photoshoot at the tail end of last year landed us at the studio of esteemed Mark Boughton, Food

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On the Road: Denver, Colorado

Posted March 15, 2018 by Keith Seiz

Dates: February 20-22, 2018 Purpose: Client meetings I go to Denver quite a bit. My business partner and creative director lives in the Mile High City, as well as some of our key clients. It’s a city I’ve grown to love. Great food, great breweries, great distilleries, close to mountains and

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Day Three at #ExpoWest: These are a Few of My Favorite Things

Posted March 10, 2018 by Keith Seiz

I’m exhausted. Long show hours plus less than accommodating accommodations have left me empty and headed to the airport early Saturday. Before a long day of travel ahead and a much needed break on Sunday, I leave you with a final report of a few of my favorite products from

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Day Two at #ExpoWest: One Too Many Drinks

Posted March 9, 2018 by Keith Seiz

No, this isn’t a blog post about what you’re thinking. Shows like the Natural Products Expo West are too tiring to go out much at night. In fact, since I’ve been in Anaheim, I’ve had to patiently wait until the noise dies down from the 9pm Disney extravaganza before I

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Day One at #ExpoWest: Keith’s Got a Brand New Bag

Posted March 8, 2018 by Keith Seiz

The Brightly Creative Team is on the scene at Natural Products Expo West, and Keith will be filing reports about what he’s seen, ate and drank. For the first report, Keith analyzes the two snacks in the bag given to each attendee at registration. The show hasn’t even started and

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Good Food + Good Advice and The Perfect Lunch Date

Posted March 2, 2018 by Keith Seiz

I love food. I love cooking it, reading about it and eating it. When I moved back to St. Louis from Chicago, I was terrified of the culinary situation I was entering into. I hadn’t lived in St. Louis for 10 years and knew nothing about the food scene. So,

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What Boston Beer’s Volume Declines Tell Us About Craft Beer

Posted February 23, 2018 by Keith Seiz

As expected, Boston Beer Company’s 2017 financial results failed to impress analysts and continued to spotlight some fundamental flaws in the beer industry. In my opinion, the most foreboding number from the company’s 2017 results: 3.8 million barrels shipped. That may seem like a lot of beer, but it’s actually

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Beard Awards Recognizes Friends and Colleagues

Posted February 19, 2018 by Keith Seiz

One of the best parts about my job is the daily interaction I have with true artisans of the food and beverage industry. From chefs to bakers to brewers, I’m fortunate to have met, and in some cases, worked with, people that inspire me. Many of these people were recently

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Defining What “Healthy” Means For Consumers and Product Developers

Posted February 12, 2018 by Keith Seiz

An interesting segment ran on the Today Show recently naming the top 50 healthy foods and snacks. The website, Eat This, Not That!, was responsible for the list, and they did a great job. Not necessarily in determining the 50 snacks and beverages, but in setting the criteria for what

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Finding Balance in Foods and Beverages Developed for Kids

Posted February 7, 2018 by Keith Seiz

I took my kids to McDonald’s for breakfast before school yesterday. It’s a rare occurrence, as I love providing my family with three home-cooked meals a day when possible, and I’m a bit of a health nut. However, the girls were being sweet, mom had an early morning conference call

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In Beverage Category, The Big Get Bigger But the Little Companies Have All the Fun

Posted January 31, 2018 by Keith Seiz

Keurig Dr Pepper. The name just rolls off your tongue, right? Not really, but those three words were uttered or printed by thousands of newscasters, newspapers and bloggers analyzing the latest mega merger in the food and beverage industry. But before we get into that, did you know that there

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Case Study: How to Break a Client into a New Market

Posted January 24, 2018 by Keith Seiz

Client: National Honey Board Breaking into a new market is always a challenge, regardless of the product or service. In 2017, Brightly Creative was tasked with breaking the National Honey Board into the craft spirits market. The goal was to replicate the success we had three years earlier breaking honey

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What to Make of 2017 Beer Industry Sales

Posted January 20, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

The number of new craft breweries in the United States is exploding through the roof. The number of people drinking beer has remained stable. Something’s gotta give, and recently released sales stats from IRI Worldwide provide a bit of insight. I’ll attempt to mine this insight into a cognitive blog

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On the Road: Reno, Nevada

Posted January 20, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

When: January 10-12, 2018 Why: American Beekeeping Federation’s Conference and Tradeshow Thinking about visiting Reno? Don’t. That’s probably a bit too harsh of an assessment considering I was only in the city for two days, and spent most of the time in a hotel at meetings. Still, the times I

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Food and Beverage Trends in 2018

Posted January 20, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

A blog post in which I join the countless others making predictions about what to expect this year in the food and beverage industry. Hopefully, I mined some insights in here others have not covered. Without further ado….predictions about the food and beverage industry in 2018. Authenticity will become imperative

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On the Road: Nashville, Tennessee

Posted January 12, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

When: December 12-15, 2017 Why: National Honey Board Photo Shoot I’ve always struggled with getting a handle on Nashville. The city is in such growth and flux that every time I visit I find myself in a new pocket with new things to explore. This was my second trip to

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Brightly Creative: Chapter One

Posted January 12, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

Year one in the books, and what a year it was. If you’re not familiar with our origin story, check out this blog post from last year. In summary, we started Brightly Creative at the beginning of 2017 to follow our passions. To work with great clients in the food

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On the Road: Top Three Trips of 2017

Posted January 12, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

On any given day, you’ll find one of us on the road, somewhere in the United States representing our clients. We attend events, host our own events, teach classes and conduct intensive educational and technical seminars. All, for our clients. It’s one thing we take pride in at Brightly Creative.

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2017 in Review: Our Favorite Beers

Posted January 5, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

We work quite a bit in the beer industry, and we quite enjoy the products that craft brewers craft, from hazy IPAs to tart Berliner Weisses. Through our travels in 2017, we’ve had the opportunity to taste some amazing beers, whether it’s at one of the Honey Beer Summits we

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On the Road: Craft Brewers Conference 2017

Posted January 5, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

Dates: April 10-14, 2017 City: Washington, D.C. Brightly Team: Keith, Jonathan and Alison One of my favorite shows of the year! Great beer, great friends, great coworkers and a new city to explore. Plus, three days talking about honey. What’s not to love about the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC)? Jonathan,

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Brightly Creative: The Forward

Posted January 4, 2018 by Jonathan Galbreath

Follow your passion. Empty words for most professionals, as “passion” often doesn’t pay the mortgage, a tab at a Michelin-rated restaurant or college tuition for your kids. But what if it could? That’s the question we’re on a journey to answer with the launch of Brightly Creative, a new craft

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You have to allocate an uninterrupted time of an unknown duration and find a private place if you have to make a call. The lack of integrated channels and the capability to interact with small portions of time, picking up and dropping off a conversation at any point, as we all used to in our personal lives, makes enterprises hard to deal with.

It doesn’t have to be that way. We help enterprises become as approachable as a friend or relative, perhaps even more so.

Contact us any way you feel like

Open a customer service web page from your desktop PC at home – it features a choice contact options: chat, SMS, phone call or send an email. You have to leave your PC, so you open the page on your mobile phone – it features the same set of options. You select SMS and send the first message.

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Light touch with us whenever

While waiting for a doctor, you decide to start a conversation with the customer service team of a new product you bought. You text them in the privacy of your favorite messenger, Facebook. They request details. Several hours later, back at home, you send a picture of the malfunctioning product over the messenger, as part of the same conversation, without ever repeating anything. You receive the resolution via email.

Speed up your chat with a call

You chat with a representative, but it takes longer than expected and now you have to drive to work. You call their phone number, get connected directly to the same person you were chatting with, and continue the conversation on your headset while driving. Once the conversation is completed, you receive the summary over SMS.

Forget dropped call woes

While driving and on a call, your connection drops. You tap redial and continue the conversation from the point you left it off, with the same agent.

Can’t call, no problem, we can still talk

You are abroad, the Wi-Fi is flaky and there’s no way to call long distance. You need to change your itinerary. You send a message to the company’s Facebook page (no need to remember phone numbers!) and request the change. To speed things up, you ask them to call you on a nearby landline. After a short discussion, you receive your modified itinerary over Facebook chat and email.

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You need to talk, but the only time you have to do so is while driving to work. You schedule a call for the time you will be in the car and get connected without a distraction of finding and dialing the phone number.

Customer service leaders, such as Amazon and Apple, are already doing most of the above. With Bright Pattern Contact Center, any company can enjoy the same level of ease of customer communication today.

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La. Senate committee approves bill to give gaming industry $83 million tax break over five years

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In this Feb. 22, 2019 photo, players gather around a table of craps at the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City N.J. Commercial casinos in 25 U.S. states won $43.6 billion from gamblers in 2019, an increase of nearly 4% from the previous year, according to a report issued late Wednesday, June 3, 2020, by The American Gaming Association, the casino industry’s national trade group. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

BATON ROUGE – The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee approved a bill to give the gaming industry an $83 million tax break over five years after the major hit it took from the COVID-19 shutdown.

The bill would allow each casino to give customers $5 million in free promotional play wagers without having to pay state taxes on those amounts. Anything above $5 million would be taxed at the normal rate, 21.5 percent.

The tax break would cost the state $11.2 million in revenues in the next fiscal year, starting July 1.

The Legislature is planning to cut spending on higher education by $21 million as it struggles to balance next year’s budget, and the added revenue losses from this bill and others aimed at helping businesses recover from the virus shutdown could force more budget cuts.

In May, the Senate committee rejected a more costly resolution to suspend taxes on all promotional play wagers in the gaming industry. That would have cost the state $29 million in tax revenues next year and $217.9 million over five years.

A promotional play wager is a marketing tactic used by casinos and race tracks nationwide by which the casino sends a potential customer a voucher for a set amount of money to encourage that potential customer to come to the casino.

Johns said he brought the latest bill because of the large impact that the gaming industry has on Louisiana’s economy and workforce.

Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, opened up about the huge impact the gaming industry has had on her own life, speaking up about her recovery from a gambling addiction and the silent costs of expanding the industry.

“I can take care of myself, but there are so many people, because of poverty, that can’t afford to take care of themselves,” Peterson said.

“Everybody in here, whether you’re on the committee or in the audience, knows someone who has ruined their family, who has spent all of their retirement money because of gambling,” she said. “We can’t ignore it.”

Peterson ended by urging her fellow members to consider ways to support addicts who can’t afford to get help every time they support the gaming industry by finding ways to “offer just a little bit more to people who can’t help themselves as this disease has major implications for so many families, including mine.”

Johns said the gaming industry employs almost 20,000 people statewide. Including the state lottery, all forms of gaming surpass even the oil and gas industry in terms of bringing in money for the state.

“The casino industry, whether we like it, don’t like it, whatever, has been here for many many years,” Johns said. “It was voted on by the people in the locales that it’s located in.”.

Johns also pointed out the huge blow that the pandemic has taken on the industry and, therefore, the state’s economy.

Gaming revenue is down by $122 million from a year ago as of May 17.

“They’re on their heels right now from COVID,” he said, adding that “this is one tool that we can give them.”

Sen. Jay Luneau, D-Alexandria, said that although he is typically “not a real big fan of all of these tax breaks,” he thought “this is one that legitimately works.”

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MeowAsFluff published a heartwarming article about Bruiser!

February 04, 2019

Meet The Handsome One-eyed Cat With FIV Who Was Saved From A Life On The Streets By An Animal Control Officer And His Wife!

Crosswicks Library

November 03, 2018

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Crosswicks Library. It was great to see several of our local friends and enjoy this special time together. Thank you, Crosswicks Library! We hope to see you again soon.

Delanco Library

October 26, 2018

Delanco Library gave us a very warm welcome tonight. The adults outnumbered the kids, which just goes to show that fans of ALL ages adore him. Thank you, Delanco Library, for your hospitality and love of our special boy!

Plumsted Library

October 09, 2018

Today was a special treat. Bruiser got to meet a few young fans at the Plumsted Library. We read his story, then the kids asked questions, fed Bruiser some treats, and played with him. He even pawtographed their books! Even the grownups had a great time! Thank you Plumsted Library!

Collingswood Book Festival

October 06, 2018

Today was the annual Collingswood Book Festival. We always enjoy this event so much! Lots of people attend this event. There are many talented authors to meet and books to buy. But there's only one Bruiser! If you were not able to be there this year, be sure to visit next year. You will be glad you did! Click below to see another picture.

Authors Fair in Chambersburg, PA

September 29, 2018

Today was the annual Authors Fair at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Chambersburg, PA. Bruiser was not able to attend this event but he was well represented by Mom and Grandma. Several folks stopped by to ask about him and his story. Click the button to find out if Bruiser will be at an event near you!

National Night Out

August 07, 2018

National Night Out was tonight, and Bruiser was happy to be a part of it. Just look at his ACO dad having fun with a pint-size fan! We hope you were all able to participate in your community events on this special night as well. For more information about National Night Out, click the button below.

Manchester Library

July 14, 2018

Storytime at the Manchester Library (Ocean County, NJ) today included ages 3 to 93! What a great time we had sharing Bruiser's story to this wonderful crowd. Be sure to support your local library. Below is a link to New Jersey's Ocean County Library System.

Bruiser Takes a Trip to Virginia Beach

June 11, 2018

Bruiser took a road trip over the weekend and participated in the Virginia Beach Pet Expo. Hundreds of people stopped by to meet him. His mom even got to share his story on the main stage a few times while Bruiser sat next to his book (he's such a good boy). We had a wonderful weekend and hope to participate in this event again! For more about the VBPE, click the button below.

Bordentown Street Fair

May 21, 2018

Although the first day of this two-day event was a washout, the second day (May 20th) was extra special as Bruiser was able to make an appearance in his hometown. He made lots of new friends at the annual Bordentown Street Fair, and enjoyed seeing a few old friends as well. Bordentown is a great little historic town where everyone feels like family. For information on other Bordentown events, click the button below.

Hollywood, Florida

April 20, 2018

Bruiser's mom got to read Bruiser's story today to a group of children at the Stirling Road Branch Library in Hollywood, Florida. They also colored pictures of Bruiser after storytime. Bruiser stayed with grandma in New Jersey, and hopefully he will go to Florida next time!

Super Pet Expo

April 15, 2018

Bruiser was a big hit at the Super Pet Expo in Edison, NJ, from April 13th through 15th. He even got to meet Big Joe Henry from NJ101.5FM! Keep an eye on the Events page for future pet expos and special events.

Storytime with Bruiser

March 17, 2018

Bruiser enjoyed a fun day at the Burlington County Library on Saturday. Decked out in his St. Patrick's Day sweater, he was a ham for the crowd as they listened to his story and enjoyed spending time with him. After lots of Q&A, Bruiser pawtographed everyone's books. He is such a ham! If you would like Bruiser to visit, we have a few dates left in the summer and fall. Click the button below to send a request.

Bruiser meets the students of OLS

January 31, 2018

Thank you OLS staff for allowing us to share Bruiser and his story with the students. He LOVED meeting all 220 students and their wonderful teachers! We had a great day! If you would like to have Bruiser visit your school or organization, send a request by clicking on the button below.

Bruiser is now on Instagram

December 20, 2017

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'Bruiser the Cat' author shares rescue story (Burlington County Times article)

December 14, 2017

Bruiser is a cat, and he’s a rather famous one at that.

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Fort Belvedere

“I think we may lose you to this place,” Thelma murmured, sweeping aside a heavy curtain in the drawing room to look at the vast grounds beyond. The drawing room was the heart of the Fort: a cozy octagonal space with wood-paneled walls and windows on five sides that flooded the dark space with light. She could see the top of the tennis court, its posts just visible past the ramparts that hemmed the lawn into a wide semicircle. “I’ll know where to look if I lose you at the Ritz.”

Fort Belvedere, King Edward VIII’s country estate, is located in Windsor Great Park. Built in the 1750s, it was originally a folly, which grew over the years to become a tea-house for Queen Victoria and, later, grace-and-favour residence. In 1929, the Prince of Wales asked King George V if he could take over Fort Belvedere – a request which came as something of a surprise to the king, who assumed he wanted it for “those damned weekends” – and carried out a renovation of the building and the grounds.

The Fort played host to a revolving door of guests during its time as Edward’s weekend house, but it is most known for its role in the abdication crisis. When Edward and Wallis Simpson went public with their relationship in 1936, Wallis received a solid wave of vitriol from the British public – so much so that she moved to Fort Belvedere for her own safety while Edward was still on the throne. On December 10, 1936, Edward signed the Instrument of Abdication at Fort Belvedere before leaving the country, but not without the expectation that one day he’d be allowed back to live in exile at his beloved Fort. After the war, Edward – now Duke of Windsor – persistently petitioned King George VI to allow him to return to his Fort, but the king refused: Edward’s former popularity as Prince of Wales, combined with his appalling support for Hitler in the late 1930s, made him too toxic to be allowed back on British soil.

Today, the Fort is a private residence, currently occupied by Galen and Hilary Weston (fellow Canadians!)

Glen Affric

She felt as though she was dreaming as the peaked roofline of Affric Lodge came into view: a compact gray-stone mansion with a fairy-tale turret, perched on a tree-lined outcrop overlooking a wide loch. "Is that it?" she said, nudging Duke in the ribs. "That old mess?"

Glen Affric is the one place on my location list that I wish I’d gotten the chance to go to in person. Despite the fact that I lived in Scotland while I wrote this book, Glen Affric remained frustratingly out of reach: at a rate of $17,000 a night, I couldn’t quite justify a research trip! I did get the chance to glimpse it out of my car window, though, and it truly is a fairy-tale place: currently owned by the Matthews family (you might know them best as Pippa Middleton’s in-laws), Glen Affric is a luxury rental property that, wonderfully, retains many of the period features that had endeared it to Thelma (including the blue hand-painted highland walls in the reading rooms).

Ritz Hotel Paris

The private dining room at the Ritz was bright, electric lights in chandeliers sparkling over the soft glow of candles. A dining table laden with flowers stood at one end of the room, and a three-piece band sat on a raised dais at the other, rehearsing a jerking, rhythmic piece as Gloria flitted past, setting handwritten place cards on the table. She and Thelma had come down early, instructing the maître d’ to squeeze in another setting.

Established in 1898, the Hotel Ritz in Paris is one of the most famous hotels in the world. As one of the first hotels in Europe to offer ensuite bathrooms and electricity, the Ritz earned its reputation for comfort and luxury from the very start, and quickly became known for its impeccable service, over-the-top sophistication – and its roster of iconic guests.

During the Second World War, the hotel was used as headquarters for the Luftwaffe under the command of Hermann Goering: a particularly odious Nazi whose taste for luxury was second to none. It was during this time that Coco Chanel moved into the hotel – just across the street from her Rue Cambon boutique – and struck up an affair with Nazi spy Baron Hans Gunther von Dincklage (more about that in my fashion featurette on Chanel). In 1944 the hotel changed hands again, when the hotel bar was “liberated” by Ernest Hemingway, who called for a round of champagne for the advancing allied soldiers.

During the 1980s and 1990s, the Paris Ritz went into decline, but it was resurrected in 2010, when the hotel shut its doors for a four-year long top-to-tail restoration.

Famous guests included Oscar Wilde, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marcel Proust, Salvador Dali, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Cole Porter, Graham Greene, Noel Coward, Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed – and, of course, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, following Edward’s abdication.

Ritz Hotel London

Of all the hotels in London, the Ritz was Thelma's favourite. It reminded her of Paris, in its old-world brilliance, yet to Thelma’s mind the Ritz London surpassed its French cousin in glamour. She loved it all: walking beneath the arcade entrance on Piccadilly, with its marquee-bright letters. Passing an afternoon in the butter-gold tearoom, overhearing conversations from other tables, new loves and old feuds forming and dissolving around her; watching couples pass arm in arm through the flower-laden lobby.

Located in lovely Piccadilly, the Ritz Hotel in London, England is an icon of the golden age, so instantly recognizable as a symbol of luxury and comfort that it has its own song (“If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to…”)

Built in 1906, the Ritz was the place to see and be seen during the interwar period. Whether for afternoon tea, cocktails, dinner, or dancing, you could (and still can) count on seeing a famous face or two, including Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbaks, Noel Coward, Michael Arlen, the Aga Khan, Mahatma Ghandi – and, of course, Edward VIII. The Ritz was the hotel of choice for Edward and his retinue, so much so that newspapers in the 1930s remarked on his stamina on the dance floor; indeed, Edward so trusted the discretion of the hotel that during his affair with Wallis Simpson, he and Wallis could be found dining at separate, but nearby, tables.

During WWII, the Ritz became home base for many aristocrats, who appreciated the fact that staff wouldn’t dream of letting standards slip over something as trifling as a global conflict – no, they simply carried champagne bottles into the bomb shelter and carried on with cocktail hour.

Burrough Court

Thelma removed her overcoat, feeling a childish sort of pleasure at seeing Burrough Court’s front hall decorated for Christmas—Averill’s doing, no doubt, she thought, brushing a hand against a pine bough adorning the staircase. Cedar garlands hung from the chandeliers, spicing the room with a woodsy perfume; on side tables, nestled amid pine cones and dried pomegranates and oranges, stood white taper candles, unlit but ready to suffuse the foyer with a soft glow.

The sprawling estate of Burrough Court was Thelma and Duke Furness’s country estate – their retreat from London, where they entertained friends, family, and of course, a certain royal visitor. Originally a hunting lodge built in 1906, Burrough Court was purchased by Duke Furness in the early 1920s as a hunting lodge; Duke’s daughter Averill, in particular, loved Burrough Court and its proximity to the Belvoir Hunt (along with its distance from London drawing rooms). As Thelma’s preferred retreat from London (particularly with the Fort still under construction in the early 1930s), Burrough Court played host to the Prince of Wales on numerous occasions – some with Duke present, some without – and it was the site of the first meeting between Edward and Wallis Simpson.

For Duke, Burrough Court was also a place to reminisce about time in Africa – the continent he loved above all others, and frequently visited on safari. In fact, Duke brought back zebras on one safari in the hopes of training them to pull a coach-and-four; it was this fateful decision which led to Averill Furness’s doomed elopment with professional big-game hunter Andrew Rattray, the love of her life. A rather marvellous photograph of Averill on a zebra at Burrough Court still exists today.

While the original home was destroyed in a fire in 1944 – allegedly by Canadian soldiers attempting to access a locked wine cellar –  the spectacular stables of Burrough Court still stand today. Now a business park, Burrough Court celebrates its regal past with office spaces named after its former royal residents.

The sunlight in Cannes shone brighter than it ever seemed to do in London, casting glittering light across the thousand blues of the Mediterranean and lending Thelma’s pale arms a brief golden glow. The Croisette, a meandering promenade dividing the city from the beach, pulsed with movement: musicians played on street corners, vying for the attention of diners eating on patios along the sidewalk, the scent of grilled fish stronger than the petrol fumes from automobiles carrying people to and from the waterfront. Beyond the beach, small fishing boats darted between gleaming white yachts anchored in the harbor, matchstick men and women just visible on the decks. The houses, too, were prettier—as were the women, their flowing, patterned slacks giving them a languid glamour that reflected the stunning backdrop of the French Rivera.

Cannes, the glamourous capital of the French Riviera, is best known for its annual film festival, but its reputation as a playground for the rich and famous stretches back to the 1800s, when Lord Brougham, ex-chancellor of Britain, built a mansion in the village of Le Suquet (now Cannes) and invited his wealthy friends to come stay.  Since then, it’s been a popular holiday destination, bringing people across Europe to come and enjoy the sunshine and the city’s signature palm trees, which line the Croisette – Cannes’ famous boardwalk.

Of course, I can’t mention Cannes without talking about the film festival: Founded in 1946, the festival began as a direct competitor to the Venice Film Festival, which had developed a markedly fascist bent in the 1930s. Today, the Cannes Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in the world, dedicated to artistic freedom and expression.

Cannes also held a special significance for Edward and Wallis Simpson, as they were frequent guests at Villa Lou Viei, the Cannes home of Herman and Katherine Rogers. Close friends with Wallis Simpson, Herman and Katherine were deeply embroiled in Wallis and Edward’s affair: in 1936, they took Wallis and Edward on a much-publicized cruise through the Adriatic, and regularly spent time with the couple in England and France alike. When she divorced Ernest Simpson, Wallis waited anxiously by the telephone at Villa Lou Viei for confirmation that the divorce had been finalized; when news of her relationship with Edward broke in England, Wallis fled once again to Villa Lou Viei, where she listened to Edward’s historic abdication speech. Indeed, Wallis so trusted the Rogers; that, in 1937, it was Herman Rogers who gave Wallis away when she walked down the aisle for the third time to become the Duchess of Windsor.

RMS Empress of Britain

Thelma leaned over the railing on the upper deck of the ship, squinting in the cold sunlight as she watched passengers on a lower deck. Farther down, sailors moved in twos and threes, bracing lines on lifeboats and watching clouds build in the far-off horizon. A cold wind blew off the sea and Thelma pulled her shawl close, watching the water in the engine’s wake churn in a furious, sparkling froth.

The RMS Empress of Britain was a luxury Canadian ocean liner that traveled between Quebec and England during the interwar period. Launched by the Prince of Wales in 1931, the Empress of Britain was one of the most luxurious ships on the ocean, boasting ten decks, stunning deco features, tennis courts, a cinema, a wood-lined lounge, an Olympic swimming pool, Turkish baths, and an entire sports and recreation deck – and the spectacular Empress Room, a 2,800 square foot ballroom illuminated by starlight from a domed skylight above. Unlike on other ocean liners, first-class passengers on the Empress lived in large apartments rather than cabins.

During the war, the Empress served as a troop transport ship, bringing Canadian recruits to England for training; however, the Empress was bombed on October 26, 1940 off the coast of Ireland by a German long-range bomber. Though the ship caught fire, most of the passengers and crew survived: they were picked up before a German submarine torpedoed and sank the liner off the coast of County Donegal.

Bryanston Court (Wallis’s house)

The Simpsons’ flat was in Marylebone, in a redbrick building that was nearly indistinguishable from the homes surrounding it. Looking up at the limestone columns that flanked the front door Thelma felt a strange sense of disappointment: she’d expected something more unique, somehow, from Wallis. But then, she thought as she stepped over the lintel, she didn’t know the Simpsons all that well.

Wallis and Ernest Simpson lived for a time in a three-bedroom apartment in Bryanston Court on George Street, near the Marble Arch tube station. Decorated, per a 1936 Weekly Illustrated feature, “in accordance with her own ideas”, in soft pastel shades and dark wooden furniture, pictures show that the flat was comfortable and well appointed, with flowers on every available table and long, heavy curtains.

In 2015, the Simpsons’ old flat went on the market, giving the public a glimpse into the home where Wallis and Edward grew close – and while it’s been beautifully modernized, sadly no historic details survived the renovation. The flat hasn’t retained any trace of its past: were she to walk through the front door today, Wallis wouldn’t recognize it.

Over the past several years there have been attempts to have the property issued with a English Heritage blue plaque to commemorate the fact that Wallis Simpson lived there; however, English Heritage has refused to do so, citing rumours that Wallis had an affair with a high-ranking Nazi official. Possibly, her role in the abdication crisis might have something to do with it, too.

Embassy Club

They stood at the top of the red-carpeted staircase, looking down on tables of women clutching cigarettes, men leaning back in their chairs with rock-glasses balanced on their crossed legs. An orchestra played in a pit below a stage at the end of the room, the singer crooning “Carolina Moon.”

The Embassy Club – fondly referred to by the Prince of Wales as “the Buckingham Palace of nightclubs” – was considered one of the first and best nightclubs in London. Located on Old Bond Street, it was the place to be in the 1920s and 1930s: the spot where bright young things would gather in their evening dress to dance, drink, and overindulge in legal and extralegal activities. With its seven-piece band and cabaret, the Embassy Club was full to capacity nearly every night – and of course, the Prince of Wales’ frequent visits to the club were an additional draw for women who wanted to “dance with a man who’d danced with a girl who’d danced with the Prince of Wales.”

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Are you looking for a boating investment and lifestyle venture sailing the Whitsundays? On offer is Mary Ann - Leopard 38, under continued charter management with Cumberland Charter Yachts (CCY).

The current owner engages CCY to manage bookings and arrangements of the boat for bareboat hire and all maintenance including berthing. Arrangements and income generated, enable the owner to sail the Whitsundays without the cost of maintaining and housing the boat or the headaches of running the business. All you do is turn up and sail. The business pays for itself and you own a beautiful yacht and all of the experiences to go with it.

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Imagine the gentle lapping of water against your bedroom wall lulling you to sleep as you dream of the scenic views you took in for the day from your floating hotel room. Experience star-filled nights in tranquil anchorages, visit secluded bays, explore rainforest-covered islands or sun yourself on world-famous Whitehaven Beach. Snorkel the fringing coral of the Great Barrier Reef and come face to face with abundant marine life. Be amazed as sunsets compete, trying to outdo the day before, and your only worry is which direction the wind is coming from. Set your own pace and plan your own itinerary, confident of the backup and support only a radio call away from Cumberland Charter Yachts and the team of qualified professional mariners.

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This cutting-edge cruising catamaran is designed for performance and comfort, offering an abundance of outdoor space to capitalise on sailing in the warm breezes of the tropics. She features a large cockpit with an outside dining area and versatile ergonomic seating for up to eight guests. A functional hard-top bimini protects the cockpit area and a canvas cover over the helm station, where all the mainsail controls are conveniently located. Powerboat-style open transoms really make boarding easy.

Other neat features include an easy to use anchoring system with electric windlass, a convenient dinghy davit with electric winch, and twin 29Hp diesel engines for good motoring performance. The galley-up design incorporates a spacious saloon area and aft-facing galley with a serving window overlooking the adjoining cockpit area. Large vertical windows forward provide excellent shade and rain protection. This allowed the designers to maximize interior volume in the saloon area. Accommodations include four double cabins and two forepeak berths, great for kids or additional storage, and two large heads with dedicated shower compartments.

Mary Ann presents in great condition. She has been impeccably maintained by CCY since 2015 and full maintenance history is available. She is dry-docked annually, anti-fouled, hull polished and all repairs completed. Engines are regularly serviced.

Why Invest in Mary Ann with Cumberland Charter Yachts?

• You get to own a luxury yacht and sail the Whitsundays without having to pay for the privilege.

• Mary Ann is a 38 ft Leopard Catamaran sleeping 8 people/4 berths in abundant luxury and is immaculately maintained by Cumberland Charter Yachts at Coral Sea Resort Marina, Airlie Beach, Whitsundays, Queensland.

• Cumberland Charter Yachts has 30 years’ experience in the Whitsunday charter industry and award-winning, Eco accredited charter business. CCY is the most experienced in handling your investment.

• The established relationships with existing suppliers as per Cumberland Charter Yachts has ensured a well-maintained vessel and created excellent goodwill associated with many repeat customers for Mary Ann specifically and Cumber Charter Yachts.

• Cumberland Charter Yachts take pride in providing an innovative website with online booking and availability, a client portal called the “Charter Centre” designed to assist guests to plan their holiday and information to ensure safe practices in the marine park.

• The Principals have an extensive background in boating along with many years in marketing and general business experience. CCY has an excellent position in the marketplace due to long-standing stability over the years.

• Boating licenses and qualifications are not a requirement for charter hire. A comprehensive half-day briefing is included – or - if you would prefer to have someone else do the navigating for you, hire a Sail Guide for the duration of the charter.

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Read in №2 of 2019 year "On the Possibility of Reducing Explosion Hazard of Gas Mixtures through the Use of the Fluorinated Phlegmatizers"

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Fluorinated phlegmatizers are related to one of the most advanced fire extinguishing means. These substances started using for the phlegmatization (permanent or emergency) of gas mixtures formed at the production facilities as a result of accidents. At the same time, there is no enough data in the literature that allow to implement this method of explosion protection. This is especially related to the case when the oxygen content in the oxidizing environment and in the air varies. Experimental studies have been carried out on the possibility of reducing the explosion hazard of gas mixtures of the following types: flammable gas — oxidizing medium — fluorinated phlegmatizer of near-stoichiometric composition. In this case, under the near-stoichiometric composition the gas mixture is understood that corresponds to complete combustion of the original fuel only (methane, hydrogen) up to the carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O), without considering possible participation of fluorinated phlegmatizers in the flame propagation processes. The oxidizing environment was a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen with the content of the latter in the oxidizing environment 15, 20.6 (air) and 25 % vol. Trifluoromethane, pentafluoroethane and perfluorobutane were investigated as the fluorinated phlegmatizers. Maximum explosion pressure, maximum explosion pressure rising, maximum velocity of explosion pressure rising, and the normal rate of combustion are measured. It was revealed that the fluorinated phlegmatizers can manifest both inhibitory and promoting effects. The inhibitory effect is expressed in the monotonous decrease in maximum velocity of explosion pressure rising and the normal rate of combustion at increase of the concentration of phlegmatizers in the investigated mixtures, while the promoting effect is described by the presence of maxima in the dependences of the maximum explosion pressure on the phlegmatizers concentration. In this case, the dependences of the investigated indicators of explosion and fire  hazard on the phlegmatizers concentration are qualitatively similar for the cases of methane and hydrogen burning. Qualitative explanation is proposed for the observed effect of promoting combustion of near-stoichiometric mixtures of methane and hydrogen with fluorinated phlegmatizers based on the possibility of additional heat release in the flame front. Comparison was made with the case of the effect of the fluorinated phlegmatizers on the near-limit mixtures, which showed significantly different character of influence for the near-limit mixtures. The obtained results can be used at designing the explosion protection systems of the technological processes at the enterprises of chemical, petrochemical and refining industries.

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Booklet: Pressing-Resistance

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Tactical Principles – Match Solutions – Drills

Steven Turek: „Pressing-Resistance is the ability to identify the opposing pressing, resist it and purposefully outplay it.“

Every coach knows the situation: The own team builds up the play and is early pressured on. Passes are desperately played from one player to the other, until one clears the ball long. What’s needed in these situations is call pressing-resistance. The ability to identify the opposing pressing, break it and purposefully outplay it!

In order that your team becomes individually as well as team-tactically more pressing-resistant, you’ll find the following chapters in the eBook:

  • Tactical principles to identify the opposing pressing
  • Valuable changes of perspectives
  • Fundamentals for an individual skillset to break pressing
  • Specific Strategies to solve a blocked goal-kick
  • Match solutions for the play on the wing and in the center
  • Practical training exercises for a perfect transfer onto the pitch

A core element of most offensive strategies, is usually the attempt to press the opponent into motion, more precisely, into sprinting. Pressing distinguishes itself by players creating high pressure on the ball carrier. Why don’t we consequently consider that opposing pressure in a positive way and use it for our own strategy? That’s exactly the aspect I want to discuss in “Pressing-Resistance”.

„The opponent only has ten players as well. If he creates numerical advantage somewhere on the pitch, somewhere else has to be a numerical disadvantage – that’s simple logic.” (Carlo Ancelotti)

Exploit the weak points of the pressing!

“If a coach considers the opposing pressing in a positive way, strategic aspects become more important, because: Behind every good pressing strategy is an idea, how the ball is supposed to be won. To counter that strategy, I developed all kinds of match solutions, which orient on common pressing strategies and specifically focus on weak spots. To focus on these weak spots, it can happen that specific types of players find themselves in unfamiliar positions on the pitch. Therewith, I purposefully want to provide suggestions and break up common thinking patterns.” (Steven Turek)

Chances and Risks

If Pressing-Resistance is successfully implemented, different advantages emerge:

  • A favorable ratio of players in the attack after successfully outplaying the first pressing-line
  • Adjustment-Mechanisms of the opponent (for example quick dropping towards their own goal, strategic fouls and so on)
  • Demoralization of the opponent, when pressing-strategies don’t work

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Ribbon Cutting set for 170 Florida Street… then onto the NYC Freight House

One of the most exciting projects to see completion on the East Side in recent years is ready for a ribbon cutting. On January 25, 2pm, Development partners Karl Frizlen and Jason Yots, along with community stakeholders, will ceremoniously spotlight “The Mattress Factory” as a project that is integral to the growth and stability of the Hamlin Park Neighborhood. Not only is 170 Florida Street a worthy historic save, it will also bring a vibrant energy to the area in the form of 34 one- and two-bedroom apartments, and offices for Preservation Studios – a historic preservation consulting firm run by Yots and his partners, Derek King and Mike Puma.

“Construction went very smoothly with BRD Construction (general contractor), and we delivered the project on time and on budget, for the most part,” noted Frizlen. In addition to Frizlen’s developer role, James P Baptiste, AIA of Frizlen’s firm is the project’s architect.

The $6 million project wrapped up in December, and according to the development team, leasing has been steady for the apartments, which range between $900 and $1450. “We weren’t sure what to expect with the onset of winter and the holidays, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised by the initial interest in the units,” said Yots.

Now that this project is complete, Frizlen and Yots will start to concentrate on an incredibly significant project on Tonawanda Street – the New York Central Freight House. This $6 million+ development will help to bridge the Niagara Street corridor with Black Rock. This is another monumental historic save for the city, and will hopefully set off a chain reaction with neighboring buildings that have been in a state of neglect for decades. Once complete, the NYC Freight House will be a mix of residential and commercial. Frizlen and Yots will be joined by the principals of BRD Construction, Michael and Dennis Masters as co-sponsors for the project. The project should be underway mid-summer, with a completion date set for under a year’s time.

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