The Aberdeen City Council's RSS feed of news releases is possibly the first government syndicated news in the UK. It's inclusion in Google News indexing may also be a first.

How many counties, cities, police departments, transportation systems, and animal shelters operate lost and found services? An English company has partnered with the police to create an "eBay-like" service using dynamic RSS syndication for auctioning unclaimed property.

Two Irish County Councils and several other Irish, Northern Ireland, and UK government agencies are publishing press releases using the new Nooked hosted online RSS publishing service.

With the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic situation, the shopping trends around the world have changed. We have become dependent on e-commerce sites to fulfill our desires to shop and receive essentials. The year 2020 was dominated by interesting trends from the world of e-commerce. If you are planning a venture in the e-commerce domain or already […]

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Landing pages are one of the best tools in a web marketer’s arsenal. They provide the pivotal first impression that can make or break a future customer relationship. Designing a landing page doesn’t seem like it would be too tricky to figure out but, in reality, there are many important skills involved that can take […]

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Thinking about starting a law firm?  Whether you are a lawyer for investment fraud claim or a personal injury attorney, you will definitely need a logo. A good logo is among the core elements of your law firm’s visual branding. It matches a business with its products or services to potential customers. When you create […]

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Building a social media presence is perhaps the most common advice given to brands that have just begun building their online presence, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Social media has become so ingrained in our culture that it touches every corner of our lives, both personal and professional. Even those who don’t consider themselves […]

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The debate on what differentiates art from design is complex and has been going on for many years. Artists and designers share knowledge on the usual topics, but the reasons for giving light to their work are completely different. Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consider themselves designers. So what exactly is the […]

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The new influencer marketing – memes and GIFs: There is increasing popularity for memes and GIFs on social media. Every brand is making its story simple with memes and Gifs for attracting distracted audiences. Creating brand awareness between millennials and Gen Z is not an easy task as brands need to satisfy both the generations. […]

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  Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword; it has become a crucial consideration as consumers grow increasingly eco-conscious. For businesses in the travel industry, embracing sustainability offers immense advantages, such as expanding the customer base, securing government incentives, and enhancing brand reputation. Incorporating eco-friendly practices is an excellent starting point, but to make a […]

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The latest figures have revealed that, in the UK alone, there are over 3.24 billion gamers, with the majority of British adults regularly playing video games in their spare time. Today, there’s a video game for almost every kind of gamer too – whether you want to be creative, get the brain ticking or even compete […]

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  The most powerful place to be located as a business, at this time, and for the last decade or two, is on the web. With numerous companies vying for consumer attention in the digital sphere, each and every industry is grappling for the top spot on the world’s most popular search engine – Google. […]

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Are you struggling to get your comics done on time? Some artists, even the most dedicated and hard-working ones, find it challenging to work to a deadline. This is a common problem among the most skillful artists because their comics tend to overflow with meticulous detail. If you recognize yourself in the description above, or […]

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Fr. Stephen explores the importance of holy places both in the temple and in the heart.

In this podcast Fr. Stephen looks at the implications involved in living the "Fullness" of the Faith, as taught by the Orthodox Church.

Fr. Stephen reflects both on his own generation's fascination with the "last days" and with much of modern Christianity's fascination with the same. He argues that Orthodox Christians should focus on Christ in the Eucharist who is the "One Who Is To Come."

Fr. Stephen speaks about the paradox of prayer and the personal character it has in our life as well as the personal character of beauty and the resolution of all paradox.

This week, Fr. Stephen focuses on the healing of the heart as the most essential work in our spiritual lives.

Fr. Stephen looks at the virtue of humility and its place in the life of Orthodox Christianity, suggesting that it is our only path towards union with God.

Fr. Stephen looks at the Orthodox connection made between truth and our existence and what it means for our life.

Fr. Stephen looks at last week's podcast on truth and existence and the impact it should have on how we live.

Despite a drive to simplify everything - Fr. Stephen contends that Orthodoxy describes not a simplicity but a fullness of life and invites into that fullness and not just a small religious corner.

The strange relationship of prosperity and piety.

Fr. Stephen speaks of the power of remembrance—both the remembrance of wrongs done to us and the remembrance of God. He speaks of how it is that the remembrance of God alone establishes us in the Truth.

Fr. Stephen speaks of the Church as a culture of remembrance—not of a dead past—but of death trampling down death.

Fr. Stephen looks at creation and its "voice" as described in Old and New Testament and sees what it means for our realtionship with the world around us.

Fr. Stephen contrasts what we think of as "normal" with the vision of the Christian life described in Scripture and the Orthodox faith.

Fr. Stephen looks at the problems presented by cynicism for belief in God. Worldly wisdom and the wisdom of God are very different things.

Fr. Stephen looks at the Christian understanding of power and the marvelous works of God. God's power is utterly unlike that of the world.

Fr. Stephen talks about the importance of icons in our modern world - helping us to see and understand clearly the truth of creation and God.

Fr. Stephen reflects on the monastic cave in which St. John of Damascus dwelt and compares it to the "cave" of our heart.

Fr. Stephen turns our thoughts during this week of the Nativity to the "smallness" of God. God has come to save us through His "weakness" as St. Paul says and invites us to share in that humility.

Father Stephen looks at the history and architecture of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and draws lessons for our own humility.

Fr. Stephen speaks about the "liturgy of the heart" as the longest liturgy of all and the true nature of worship.

Fr. Stephen looks at the difference between individual salvation and personal salvation and the deep importance found in the distinction.

Fr. Stephen speaks on prayer as an aspect of our participation in the life of God, taking it from words spoken to a presence shared.

Fr. Stephen looks at what it means to be the "chief of sinners" and the solidarity Christ has with us—even in our sin.

Fr. Stephen looks at the role wonder should play in the Christian life.

Fr. Stephen looks at the nature of authority and its root in the reality of the Cross.

Fr. Stephen suggests that the truly great things are those that are most hidden from our sight - and that the last battle may be fought in the silence of a human heart.

Fr. Stephen looks at the deep importance that Christ as the "image of God" carries for our faith and how that image teaches us about the nature of all images.

Fr. Stephen reflects on the meaning of Dostoevsky's statement, "Each man is responsible for the sins of everyone," and its meaning for prayer.

Fr. Stephen looks at how the teaching of the Church differs from opinion and the process of argument. Doctrine is a "verbal icon of Christ."

How we see the world has much to do with our capacity for wonder. Is what we see all there is—or does it point to something beyond itself?

Fr. Stephen looks at language and how it can be seen as an icon, serving as a "Window to Heaven."

Fr. Stephen looks at how it is possible to distort an icon and how the distortions within our own hearts affect what we see.

Fr. Stephen reflects on the "theology of the image," particularly its importance in St. Paul.

The Orthodox faith is grounded in the experience of knowing God. Fr. Stephen looks at the boundaries of such knowledge and simple path to such knowledge given to us in the Tradition of the Church.

What does Christ mean when He says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven?" Fr. Stephen looks at this familiar verse in the context of St. Paul's teaching on weakness and necessity.

Fr. Stephen shares two stories from the lives of the desert fathers and offers reflections. The grace of God given to us in forgiveness and the Spirit of peace involve the healing of the soul.