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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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The Big Strategic Gap between "Think and Do" and "Do and Don't Think"

The biggest issue in new under resourced businesses is the large gap between “think and do” and that goes both ways to “do and don’t think” as well. People who spend their valuable time doing “don’t think” about their business, and people who think about their businesses, don’t have the time or resource to implement that thinking.

The problem is “I know what to do but I don’t know when I am going to do it” the most common cry in any young business and the biggest reason for them failing in the first three years. In any business there are things that have to be done, things that...

Why bottled water is so bad for the environment

Bottled water epitomises the destructive, extravagant and wasteful nature of our modern society. In comparative terms it is very expensive, not necessary for good health and its packaging and distribution have enormous negative effects on the environment.

Bottled water can be 500 times more expensive than tap water. For example when I checked today (15 Aug 13) a 500ml bottle of Buxton from a nearby motorway services cost £2.29. That’s £4.58 a litre, three times the price of petrol at the same location! I couldn’t find the local price per litre of tap water however I do have a...

Exeter Lives: Peter Thornton

Entrepreneur, Business Consultant, Author, Speaker

Peter Thornton is the proprietor of Peter Thornton Associates, a consultancy business which does work for family business and non-family business at a strategic level. He is the author of ‘Thorntons – My Life in the Family Business’, a book which covers his life story, his whole experience in the family business and the story of the family business from its foundation in 1911 until the date that he left in 1987. Most recently, he has launched Dermatuff Ltd, which develops, manufactures and supplies Thin Skin Protection Socks and...

Why I love Exeter

Well it appears Exeter is full of good people. My second feel-good story takes place in an unlikely location... a takeaway.

I walked in at around midnight to order some food and was shortly followed by two other gentlemen. I’d been waiting for 5 minutes when another man stumbled in and slouched down in a chair looking the worse for wear. Concerned, the two men approached him and asked if he was ok. Unable to get much sense from him they ordered him some chips and sat with him. After a few minutes, they managed to ascertain in which direction the inebriated man was heading. Taking...

Ben Bradshaw MP on the importance of early dementia diagnosis

More than half of all dementia sufferers in the South West are undiagnosed, with rates of diagnosis being as low as 35% in rural Devon.

As someone who cared for my Mother who had dementia when I was a teenager, I am acutely aware of the importance in diagnosing the disease early.

Early diagnosis means the patient can get the treatment he or she needs and the family or carers support in a situation which can be very tough and isolating.

Late diagnosis is a particular problem for a region like ours with a large elderly population and retired people who may live a long...

Why I love Exeter

About a week ago I saw a man kneeling down at the side of the road near to my house. Wondering what he could be doing I got closer and realised there was some litter on the road, which the gentleman was picking up piece by piece and putting into a bin bag. At the time I walked on by humming along to my music and didn’t think any more about it.

Later on in the evening, though, I started thinking about what I had seen earlier that day. I thought about the area I was from in Birmingham and whether someone would do this there. The short answer is probably not.

I get a real...

Gorillas in the midst of Exeter's City Centre

Yesterday (Saturday 3 August) saw the arrival of a rather unusual breed of tourist to the streets, parks and open spaces of Exeter. Welcomed by young and old alike, 11 life-sized gorilla sculptures have taken up residence around the City of Exeter as part of the Great Gorillas Project - an art trail created to help celebrate Paignton Zoo's 90th Birthday as well as raise funds and awareness for the Zoo's vital conservation work spanning the globe.

These 11 cheeky characters, along with 19 others located throughout the English Riviera, will play an instrumental role in efforts to...

Exeter Lives: Beth De Tisi

Wardrobe Manager at the Exeter Northcott Theatre

Beth is currently in the process of organizing and cataloguing the Costume store with the help of a volunteer team. She also designs and produces costume for theatre productions. At times, Beth does this managing a team of professional wardrobe staff while at other times she works with students or a community wardrobe team. The Exeter Daily team caught up with Beth during her busy schedule to find out a little more about what she loves about the city of Exeter.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?

Creative,...

Fantasy Jukebox - 3. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

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 game-changing British hip-hop-soul masterpiece.

3. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (1991, Circa Records/Virgin Records)...

Green Action August Comment: Whose Democracy?

In a democratic society any government should be judged by both how it has deepened and enhanced democracy, and by the quality of life it leaves for future generations. On these two criteria our recent politicians do not have much to be proud of. In my view, they have been short-sighted, especially (though not exclusively) by the way they have failed to recognise and act urgently to address climate change, and by the way our (albeit immature) democratic processes have been eroded.

More and more powers have been removed from the English regions and from local authorities, at a time...

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Who Are Bluestreak Crystals and What Do They Offer?

The Big Strategic Gap between "Think and Do" and "Do and Don't Think"

Why bottled water is so bad for the environment

Exeter Lives: Peter Thornton

Why I love Exeter

Ben Bradshaw MP on the importance of early dementia diagnosis

Why I love Exeter

Gorillas in the midst of Exeter's City Centre

Exeter Lives: Beth De Tisi

Fantasy Jukebox - 3. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

Green Action August Comment: Whose Democracy?

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