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3 weeks ago | 
stroudtimes.com | Ashley Loveridge |Simon Taylor
By Simon Taylor, Stroud Wine CompanyIt’s Vinho Verde time again, it’s pretty much always vinho verde time, but there’s nothing like a little bit of sunshine to put you in the mood. The Minho region at the northwest tip of Portugal borders the Atlantic Ocean, its cooler and has higher rainfall than most of the rest of the country, it is home to lush greenery, mountains and forests and it is the regions verdant scenery that gives it the name ‘green wine’.
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2 months ago | 
stroudtimes.com | Ashley Loveridge |Simon Taylor
By Simon Taylor, Stroud Wine CompanyThe very beginning of the year is traditionally a quieter time for wine merchants in general (goodbye ‘Dry January!’, it’s been real.) but is still a busy time for us in other ways as we begin to plan our upcoming tastings schedule and seek out delicious new wines for you to enjoy. We are often asked ‘how do you select your wines?’ and the answer is very simple; ‘carefully’.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
itwire.com | Simon Taylor
GUEST OPINION: Over the past five years, Oracle has made four rounds of changes to its Java licensing and pricing policy for what was previously a free programming language and toolset used by thousands of organisations as the foundation for most business-critical software applications. Each of Oracle's pricing changes introduced more complexity, higher costs, and increased scrutiny.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
stroudtimes.com | Ashley Loveridge |Simon Taylor
By Simon Taylor, Stroud Wine CompanyOne of the big social media trends of 2024 amongst Gen-Zers was rawdogging. For the uninitiated, this involved taking a long-haul flight to wherever, sitting in your seat and doing absolutely nothing. No food, drink, reading, talking, music or in-flight movies. Oh, and no bathroom break. Nothing. Just sit staring at the back of the seat in front of you. For eight hours or more.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
fintechbrainfood.com | Simon Taylor
Your browser does not support the audio element. Welcome to Fintech Brainfood, the weekly deep dive into Fintech news, events, and analysis. You can subscribe by hitting the button below, and you can get in touch by hitting reply to the email (or subscribing then replying)Hey Fintech Nerds 👋 Welcome back! Hope you had a good break. I went down the Crypto x AI rabbit hole and it’s fascinating. I’m rarely happier than when tinkering and learning. This week I had to Rant about Stablecoins.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Simon Taylor
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowFylde RFC ended the calendar year in style as they completed a National Two North double over their local rivals, Preston Grasshoppers. Although the strong winds forecast duly turned up, the expected rain only arrived in short spells and, given the conditions, both teams put on a very entertaining spectacle.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
stroudtimes.com | Ashley Loveridge |Simon Taylor
By Simon Taylor, Stroud Wine CompanyThere’s one fundamental myth repeated by pretty much everyone when talking about wine. Usually, it will start with a genial conversation about what a great time was had while on holiday or a work trip abroad and just how fantastic the culture, food and of course the wine was in said country. Then inevitably, the myth makes an appearance; usually expressed with a conspiratorial nod and a wink.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
ciodive.com | Simon Taylor
The January 2023 Oracle Java SE pricing overhaul has left IT Asset Management (ITAM) and Software Asset Management (SAM) professionals facing a stark reality: the traditional infrastructure-based licensing model is gone, replaced by an employee-based metric that decouples costs from actual Java usage. For many organizations, this shift has created a licensing landscape fraught with the exposure of compliance risk, escalating audit pressures, and unplanned budget uncertainties.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Simon Taylor
THE WALK 1. Head down the lane opposite the pub, passing the church on your right. At a left-hand bend pass through a wooden kissing gate. Continue, keeping the fence/hedge on your right, through another kissing gate then turn right, over a stile. Turn left along a field edge onto a grassy track, then right along a gravel track. Kink left and right. 2. Turn left along a track with the garden of Little Wakering Hall beyond iron railings on the left.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
brusselstimes.com | Simon Taylor
We have selected the best concerts and gigs in Brussels that you and your friends should not miss this December. Thursday, 28 November 2024Find out who are the best artists and bands playing in Brussels (and beyond) this month. One of the city's great hidden treasures, the Brussels music scene hosts some of the biggest and best up-and-coming artists and bands in the international, European and Belgian scene.
