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Who Are Bluestreak Crystals and What Do They Offer?

For anyone in the world of jewelry making, fashion embellishments or luxury crafts, the phrase “attention to detail” isn’t just a throwaway—it’s the whole game. The most exquisite designs are often defined not by grand scale, but by the smallest, most meticulously chosen components. Which is why sourcing top-tier crystals isn't a niche task, but a vital step. Enter Bluestreak Crystals—a name that’s increasingly gaining traction among professionals and ambitious hobbyists alike.

And yet, despite their growing reputation, many still ask: who exactly are they, and what sets them...

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How can you supersize your business?

Growing large vegetables is a pursuit that is largely underrated. For, to produce a giant carrot, onion or cabbage takes persistence, an intimate knowledge of your subject and dedication. At the Chagford Show in Devon recently I marvelled at the incredible specimens on display. This humungous harvest was the result of months of effort, blood, sweat and tears and yes, sometimes, failure. Everything from the choice of seed and the time of planting to the watering regime and the thinning out process went into producing these incredible results. The extra minutes spent eliminating bugs or...

Over 3,000 Pledges for the Crowd Funding Movie Santo71315

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Exeter Lives: Kathryn Aalto

Name: Kathryn Aalto - People, plants and places are my passion. I am a garden designer, historian, writer and speaker from California. For more than a decade, I taught English and Environmental Issues in Washington prior to moving to Devon. I've segued that into a lovely creative career in England. How would you describe yourself in 5 words?

Someone recently told me I was "California sunshine in a bottle." How would you describe Exeter in 5 words?

A jewel in the crown. What brought you to Exeter?

History of Exeter, beauty of Devon, proximity to London. Which part...

Unlock your powers of observation

Look around you. What do you see? If you were asked to be a witness at a trial, would you be able to remember details and conditions? One of the qualities of successful people in all walks of life is keen observation of things about them. They notice things about people, human nature and the general world around them. Many of us, unfortunately, go through life with our eyes half closed. Perhaps you remember the story of the two streakers who interrupted a New York Yankees baseball game when Yogi Berra was the catcher for the Yankees. In the bottom of the ninth inning, two young people...

The Organiser or the Ostrich? What kind of mover are you?

As the summer buying season continues with The Great Barratt Move, the five star housebuilder takes a look at how your personality shapes your moving experience.

Leading psychology and health expert, Professor Cary Cooper says that moving home continues to be one of the most stressful life events and that your everyday personality will have a massive effect on how you approach a move.

“Moving really magnifies an individual’s personality,’’ said Cary. “It is one of the leading life events because it touches so much of your life and that has a massive effect on how you behave...

Exeter Lives: Simon Hall

Name: Simon Hall - BBC's Crime Correspondent in the South West of England and author of the Dan Groves and Adam Breen TV Detective novels

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?

Always searching, but optimistic.

How would you describe Exeter in 5 words?

Modern-historic-rural-urban oasis.

What brought you to Exeter?

A better life.

Which part of Exeter or the surrounding area is home?

The Quayside.

What is your favourite place in Exeter?

The river, for its ever changing moods, wildlife, beauty and space...

Fantasy Jukebox - 4. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Imagine a fantasy jukebox that contained all the most influential, innovative, adventurous and just plain great music since the dawn of the recording era. OK, so the likes of iTunes, YouTube and Spotify have made this more of a reality than a fantasy, but setting aside their rather indiscriminating presence, what should it include?

Continuing a series exploring some of the key musical statements of the recording era, Matthew Vizard picks a totemic modern folk-rock standard.

4. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes (1969, Island Records) Writer: Sandy Denny...

Stick a Pin in it!

Here at The Plum Consultancy, we are big fans of the well known saying, ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, and our love for visuals has naturally made us fans of the visually driven App Pinterest. Pinterest enables users to search through images (‘Pins’) and collect them by Re-pinning them onto boards, or by Pinning them directly from Pinterest-abled websites when browsing the internet. Whether Pinned directly or Re-pinned, every image on Pinterest links back to the source of the image, driving traffic back to the original website from which it was sourced. Pinterest can also help...

Exeter Lives: Adam Stone

Name: Adam Stone – CEO of Rokk Media Ltd and on the board or a shareholder of businesses in the region.

How would you describe yourself in five words? Ordinary chap with extraordinary friends.

How would you describe Exeter in five words? My home and my passion.

What brought you to Exeter? I was born and raised here.

Which part of Exeter is home? The village of Alphington – a few minutes walk from my office.

What is your favourite place in Exeter? A walk, cycle or very occasional boat trip along the river Exe to the estuary.

What is...

Why I love Exeter

My sister has always had a tendency to faint at the slightest thing - blood, manual labour, needles... but her worst weakness is heat.

Exeter has had amazing weather this summer, and I always appreciate the city more in the sun.

However, being stuck on a train for 3 hours, without air conditioning, is a downside.

My sister found herself on a delayed, and therefore highly congested, train from London to Exeter. People were standing up the aisles, sweating with a proximity far too close for comfort. Just as she was about to exit the train, she found herself fainting...

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Who Are Bluestreak Crystals and What Do They Offer?

How can you supersize your business?

Over 3,000 Pledges for the Crowd Funding Movie Santo71315

Exeter Lives: Kathryn Aalto

Unlock your powers of observation

The Organiser or the Ostrich? What kind of mover are you?

Exeter Lives: Simon Hall

Fantasy Jukebox - 4. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Stick a Pin in it!

Exeter Lives: Adam Stone

Why I love Exeter

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