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Sekula Drljević
Sekula Drljević, c. 1925
|Member of the National Assembly
|In office
|Montenegrin Minister of Finance
|In office
6 June 1912 – 25 April 1913
|Preceded by
|Filip Jergović
|Succeeded by
|Risto Popović
|Personal details
|7 September 1884
Ravno, Kolašin, Montenegro
|10 November 1945 (aged 61)
Judenburg, Austria
|Political party
|Montenegrin Federalist Party
|Alma mater
|University of Zagreb
|Politician, lawyer
Sekula Drljević (7 September 1884 – 10 November 1945) was a Montenegrin jurist, politician, orator, theoretician and a Montenegrin fascist.
Born in the town of Kolašin, he earned a doctorate degree in law and became the Minister of Justice and Finance in the Kingdom of Montenegro before the outbreak of World War I. During the interwar period, he was a leading member of the "Greens" (zelenaši), a Montenegrin separatist movement. A proponent of the theory that Montenegrins were an ethnic group distinct from Serbs, he also founded and became the leader of the Montenegrin Federalist Party.
Following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, Drljević began cooperating with the Italian authorities occupying Montenegro. In July, he proclaimed the reestablishment of the Kingdom of Montenegro, but his attempt to establish an Axis-aligned puppet state triggered an immediate uprising. That September, Italian authorities sent him to an internment camp in Italy after the outbreak of an anti-fascist revolt. Drljević escaped the camp several months later and made his way into the German-held half of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). In the summer of 1944, he created the Montenegrin State Council in Zagreb.
Drljević moved back to Montenegro in 1945 and agreed to the formation of the Montenegrin National Army with Chetnik commander Pavle Đurišić. Đurišić and several other Chetnik commanders were later ambushed and murdered on behalf of Drljević and the NDH. Đurišić's men later joined Drljević's Montenegrin National Army and withdrew with him towards the Austrian border. In mid-1945, Drljević crossed over into Austria with his wife, and the two ended up in a camp for displaced persons in Judenburg, where they were killed by Chetnik agents seeking to avenge Đurišić's death.
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Early life and political career
Sekula Drljević was born on 7 September 1884 in the village of Ravno, near the town of Kolašin. Having finished law school in Zagreb and earned a doctorate degree, he became the Minister of Justice and Finance in the Kingdom of Montenegro in 1909.[1] His brother Janko Drljević was at that time an MP from the loyalist True People's Party. Drljević also became an MP, and also served as a minister in King Nikola's cabinet during the Balkan Wars (1912–13), and was renowned for his rhetorical skills.[2]
During World War I, he was captured by Austro-Hungarian forces and interned at the Boldagason internment camp in Hungary, where he grew strongly opposed to King Nikola.[3] He was released after the war and moved to Zemun and worked as a lawyer there. He became a leading member of the "Greens" (zelenaši), a Montenegrin separatist movement which sided with the Yugoslav Federalist Party.[4] During this time, he cooperated frequently with Croatian politicians such as Stjepan Radić, Vlatko Maček, and Ante Pavelić,[1] with whom he became good friends.[5] In the mid-1920s, Drljević founded the Montenegrin Federalist Party.[1] He quickly became the party's sole leader[6] and foremost theoretician.[4]
He expressed support for the unity of Yugoslavia and stressed Montenegro's loyalty to Serbian nationhood, but argued that a nation did not necessarily need to be part of a single state and hinted that he would support the restoration of Montenegro's independence. Consequently, the "Greens" demanded that Yugoslavia's internal boundaries be organized to match the borders of the Balkan states as they were prior to 1918.[4]
Drljević and Mihailo Ivanović had first attempted to found the Montenegrin Party for the 1920 election of a Constitutional Assembly, but were unable to do so due to a lack of time and resistance by the authorities.[7] Drljević ran unsuccessfully for the Montenegrin Federalist Party in the 1923 elections in both the counties of Nikšić and Kolašin. He ran again in Kolašin in 1925 and was successfully elected to the National Assembly. In 1927, Drljević was elected representative of the Zemun District on the electoral list of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS). Afterwards, he helped solve a political rift between Radić and Serb politician Svetozar Pribićević, resulting in the formation of an HSS–Democratic Party coalition.[1] The following year, Drljević unsuccessfully attempted to dissuade Radić from attending the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes prior to his assassination by Serb politician Puniša Račić.[8][9]
World War II
Montenegrin leader
On 6 April 1941, Axis forces invaded Yugoslavia. Montenegro was invaded by the forces of Germany and Italy, with the Germans attacking from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Italians from Albania. The Germans later withdrew, leaving the Italians to occupy the area.[10] In the western portion of Yugoslavia, Pavelić, who had been in exile in Benito Mussolini's Italy, was appointed Poglavnik (leader) of an Ustaše-led Croatian state – the Independent State of Croatia (Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH). The NDH combined almost all of modern-day Croatia, all of modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and parts of modern-day Serbia into an "Italian-German quasi-protectorate".[11] NDH authorities, led by the Ustaše Militia,[12] subsequently implemented genocidal policies against the Serb, Jewish and Romani population living within the borders of the new state.[13]
The creation of an Axis puppet-state known as the Kingdom of Montenegro was proclaimed on 12 July 1941. The state was to be headed by an Italian regent and led by Drljević and his supporters. By 13 July, this proclamation prompted the outbreak of an anti-Italian uprising in Montenegro led by local communists (Partisans) and Serb nationalists (Chetniks).[14][15] Having assumed power the previous day, Drljević established the Provisional Administrative Committee of Montenegro, a collaborationist entity which was a territorial component of the Italian Empire.[6] He also organized his followers to fight against Montenegrin Chetniks and the Yugoslav Partisans.[16] In September, he was dismissed from office by the Italians.[17]
Believing his life was endangered by the revolt, they sent him to an internment camp in Italy. The idea of an independent Montenegro was abandoned, and the Italians opted for a military governorate. Several months later, Drljević escaped and smuggled himself into the German-controlled area of the NDH.[15] With the surrender of Italy in September 1943, he moved back to Zemun. In the summer of 1944 Drljević relocated to Zagreb, where he created a Montenegrin State Council in the NDH[1] with the assistance of the Germans and Croats.[15] He also published a pamphlet in Zagreb titled Who are the Serbs? (Croatian: Tko su Srbi?). In it, he blamed supposedly "aggressive" Serb policies for all past and modern problems in the Balkans, presented ethnic Serbs as a "degenerate race" and pointed out their similarities with Jews.[6]
Following the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, Drljević had become a proponent of the theory that Montenegrins were an ethnic group distinct from Serbs.[18] As early as 1921, he had stated that Serbian and Montenegrin "mentalities" were diametrically opposed. He stated: "The mentalities of Serbians and Montenegrins are irreconcilable. The visage of the former was speckled with [Ottoman] slavery; liberty gave the latter a new visage." It was not until 1941 that Drljević advanced the notion that Montenegrins were not Slavs at all, but Dinaric people descended from the ancient Illyrians.[4] He wrote:
Races are communities of blood, whereas people are creatures of history. With their language, the Montenegrin people belong to the Slavic linguistic community. By their blood, however, they belong [to the Dinaric peoples]. According to the contemporary science of European races, [Dinaric] peoples are descended from the Illyrians. Hence, not just the kinship, but the identity of certain cultural forms among the Dinaric peoples, all the way from Albanians to South Tyroleans, who are Germanized Illyrians.[4]
Retreat and death
In the spring of 1945, Drljević visited parts of Montenegro held by the Chetniks of Pavle Đurišić.[1] It was here that Đurišić made a safe-conduct agreement with Drljević and with elements of the Armed Forces of the NDH. Although the details of the agreement are unknown, it appears to have been agreed that Đurišić and his men were to move into the NDH and cross the Sava River into Slavonia where they would be aligned with Drljević as the Montenegrin National Army, with Đurišić retaining operational command. Suspicious of Drljević's intentions, Đurišić tried to outsmart him and his forces by sending only his sick and wounded across the Sava, keeping his fit troops south of the river. Following his defeat at the Battle of Lijevče Field, north of Banja Luka, and the defection of one of his sub-units to Drljević, Đurišić was forced to negotiate directly with the leaders of the NDH forces about the further movement of his units towards Slovenia. This appears to have been a trap, as he was attacked and captured by them on his way to the meeting.[19] On 17 April 1945, after he returned to Zagreb, Drljević issued a proclamation with his political program and invited his "army" to fight both new Yugoslavia and Chetniks of Draža Mihailović.[20] On 20 April, Đurišić, Petar Baćović, Dragiša Vasić and Zaharije Ostojić were taken to the Stara Gradiška prison, near Jasenovac.
The Ustaše gathered them in a field alongside 5,000 other Chetnik prisoners and arranged for Drljević and his followers to select 150 Chetnik officers and non-combatant intellectuals for execution.[21] Đurišić, Baćović, Vasić and Ostojić were amongst those selected.[22] They and the others were loaded onto boats by the Ustaše and taken across the Sava River, where they were killed either in the Jasenovac concentration camp itself or in a nearby marsh.[21] Both the NDH forces and Drljević had reasons for ensnaring Đurišić. The NDH forces were motivated by the mass terror committed by Đurišić on the Muslim population in Sandžak and southeastern Bosnia while Drljević was opposed to Đurišić's support of a union of Serbia and Montenegro which ran counter to Drljević's separatism.[23] Left without a leader, the majority of Đurišić's men were integrated into Drljević's Montenegrin National Army and withdrew with him towards the Austrian border.[24]
In the second half of May, the troops of the Montenegrin National Army surrendered to the British and were quickly turned back into Yugoslavia and into the hands of the communists.[25] Drljević managed to evade capture, and he and his wife sought refuge at a camp for displaced persons in the Austrian town of Judenburg.[26] On 10 November 1945, three of Đurišić's followers discovered them there and murdered them by slitting their throats.[23][a]
In 1944, Drljević rearranged the lyrics of the Montenegrin patriotic song "Oj, svijetla majska zoro" to celebrate the creation of the Montenegrin puppet regime that had been established in July 1941.[27] He was declared a war criminal at the Nuremberg Trials in 1946.[16] When "Oj, svijetla majska zoro" was chosen as the national anthem of Montenegro in 2006 with Drljević's additions intact, many Montenegrin Serbs and unionists protested the selection due to its fascist connotations.[27]
- Borba za carinsku, vojnu i diplomatsku uniju između Crne Gore i Srbije (1914) (A battle for a custom, military and diplomatic union between Montenegro and Serbia)
- Centralizam ili federalizam (1926) (Centralism or federalism)
- Balkanski sukobi 1905–1941 (1944) (Balkan conflicts 1905-1941)
- Tko su Srbi? (1944) (Who are the Serbs)
- ^ Historian Jozo Tomasevich states that the killers were followers of Đurišić.[23] Author Guy Walters identifies them as three agents from Yugoslavia.[26]
- ^ a b c d e f Rupić 1997, p. 100.
- ^ Jovović 1924, pp. 41–43.
- ^ Vukčević 1994, p. 238.
- ^ a b c d e Banac 1984, p. 290.
- ^ Vukčević 1994, p. 239.
- ^ a b c Frank 2010, p. 84.
- ^ Troch, Pieter (2008). "The divergence of elite national thought in Montenegro during the interwar period". Tokovi Istorije (1–2): 21–37.
- ^ Ramet 2006, p. 73.
- ^ Glenny 2012, pp. 408–409.
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, pp. 138–140.
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, p. 272.
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, pp. 397–409.
- ^ Hoare 2007, pp. 20–24.
- ^ Pavlowitch 2007, p. 74.
- ^ a b c Tomasevich 1975, p. 209.
- ^ a b Kurapovna 2009, p. 62.
- ^ Roberts 2007, p. 353.
- ^ Trencsényi & Kopček 2007, p. 431.
- ^ Tomasevich 1975, pp. 446–448.
- ^ Magazine of contemporary history. Institut. 1971. p. 88.
- ^ a b Fleming 2002, p. 147.
- ^ Pajović 1987, p. 100.
- ^ a b c Tomasevich 1975, pp. 447–448.
- ^ Thomas & Mikulan 1995, p. 23.
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, p. 148.
- ^ a b Walters 2009, p. 120.
- ^ a b Morrison 2009, p. 193.
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- Fleming, Thomas (2002). Montenegro: The Divided Land. Rockford, Illinois: Chronicles Press. ISBN 978-0-9619364-9-5.
- Frank, Chaim (2010). "Anti-Semitism in Yugoslavia". In Petersen, Hans-Christian; Salzborn, Samuel (eds.). Antisemitism in Eastern Europe: History and Present in Comparison. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-631-59828-3.
- Glenny, Misha (2012). The Balkans: 1804–2012. London, England: Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-77089-273-6.
- Hoare, Marko Attila (2007). The History of Bosnia: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day. London, England: Saqi. ISBN 978-0-86356-953-1.
- Jovović, Pantelija (1924). Montenegrin Politicians - Portraits (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade, Serbia: Vreme.
- Kurapovna, Marcia (2009). Shadows on the Mountain: The Allies, The Resistance, And The Rivalries That Doomed WWII Yugoslavia. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-08456-4.
- Morrison, Kenneth (2009). Montenegro: A Modern History. New York, New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-710-8.
- Pajović, Radoje (1987). Pavle Đurišić (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb, Yugoslavia: Centar za informacije i publicitet. ISBN 978-86-7125-006-1.
- Pavlowitch, Stevan K. (2007). Hitler's New Disorder: The Second World War in Yugoslavia. New York, New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-1-85065-895-5.
- Ramet, Sabrina P. (2006). The Three Yugoslavias: State-Building and Legitimation, 1918–2005. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34656-8.
- Roberts, Elizabeth (2007). Realm of the Black Mountain: A History of Montenegro. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4601-6.
- Rupić, Mato (1997). "Drljević, Sekula". In Dizdar, Zdravko; Grčić, Marko; Ravlić, Slaven; Stuparić, Darko (eds.). Tko je tko u NDH [Who's Who in the NDH] (in Croatian). Zagreb, Croatia: Minerva. p. 100. ISBN 978-953-6377-03-9.
- Thomas, Nigel; Mikulan, Krunoslav (1995). Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941–45. New York, New York: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-473-2.
- Tomasevich, Jozo (1975). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: The Chetniks. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0857-9.
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- Trencsényi, Balázs; Kopček, Michal (2007). "Petar II Petrović-Njegoš: The Mountain Wreath". Discourses of Collective Identity in Central and Southeast Europe (1770–1945) Volume II: National Romanticism — the Formation of National Movements. Budapest, Hungary: Central European University Press. ISBN 978-963-7326-60-8.
- Vukčević, Boško S. (1994). Tito: Architect of Yugoslav Disintegration. New York, New York: Rivercross Publishing. ISBN 978-0-944957-46-2.
- Walters, Guy (2009). Hunting Evil: The Nazi War Criminals Who Escaped and the Quest to Bring Them to Justice. New York, New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-307-59248-4.


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How can we adapt ourselves to a space? This is the question that Maria asks herself when entering the room on Visserijstraat 81A. She brings a backpack full of things that represent herself: a book with a poem she wants to share, her favorite jacket. From inside her backpack she also takes out her presence, acrobatics and dance moves. She shares this moment with the audience. She might ask for their help, ask them questions, to be a part of the space along with her. She feels at home as it could be her room, but it could also be your room.
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If this book was an art film, I'd definitely turn to my companion during the end credits and say something along the lines of "What was up with THAT?" But in a good way, of course!
I love the unusual, sweaty, sexy language and setting of this book. Freud would definitely have a field day with this. The narrator of Hot Milk is Sofia, a 25-year-old drop-out of her anthropology PhD program, who now works at a coffee shop serving artisanal espressos. She has traveled to southern Spain with her invalid mother Rose, who suffers from a mysterious and unpredictable paralysis of the legs and is seeking out the help of a famous doctor. The seaside town where they're staying has been invaded by dangerous jellyfish, their neighbor has a tied-up dog who won't stop barking, and the famous doctor Gómez and his mildly alcoholic daughter-assistant Nurse Sunshine seem to provide more questions than answers for Rose and her daughter. Sofia herself seems strangely adrift, so used to helping her mother that she often adopts her mother's limp when she walks by herself (see what I meant about Freud?).
This is essentially a book in which you need to accept its mysterious, sultry, unpredictable mood. Hallucinatory is a good word to describe it; shimmery and hypnotic are others. You never know what is going to happen next, and that is a feeling I love. This is the kind of book in which Sofía is instructed by Dr. Gómez to steal a fish from a market, or you get sentences like "We dressed as if there wasn't a dead snake in the room," (123) and it makes perfect sense.
What I enjoy most about Deborah Levy are her tremendous sentences, her offbeat and surprising perspective that makes her view the world in a new way. "Whiskery langoustines" at an outdoor market are described as "the professors of the ocean." (77) While looking at the galaxy screen saver of her smashed laptop, Sofia observes that one of the constellations "looked like a calf. Where will it find grass in this galaxy? It will have to eat stars." (126) Unfinished hotels are "hacked into the mountains like a murder." References to the European financial crisis are constant: "My lips were still cracking. Like the economies of Europe. Like financial institutions everywhere." (135) I found these references to contemporary Europe the most interesting, especially when Sofia touches base with her long-gone father, and compares herself to a creditor coming to reclaim her debts.
What to make of this? What's up with the sensually purring white cat who gives birth to kittens in the end? Is the Hot Milk of the title a reference to the coffee shop where Sofia works? What to make of the eerie open ending, those final sentences comparing the jellyfish drifting like refugees? What about all those moments in which Sofia feels like she is turning into a monster, Medusa-like (medusa is also the Spanish word for jellyfish). I haven't touched on Sofia's affairs with the beach shack nurse (who seems to be the narrator of strange, disjointed stand-alone chapters in which he is watching Sofia and having the same dreams as her), and the Spanish woman who likes to wear men's shoes. Is the novel ultimately the story of Sofia's coming-of-age, of journeying from girl to woman?
In the end I'm really not sure (I hope someone writes a dissertation about it and finds out for themselves), and I also don't care. I loved letting this book wash over me like too-hot water from a bathtub. I also liked how the main character was sexy and alluring, yet also thoughtful and intriguing. Much like the often-naked Kitty in Levy's previous novel Swimming Home (which was also fantastic and deserving of a reread), I like how Levy gives us these female characters with interesting minds who also often don't wear clothes, as if she's daring us to deal with a female character who is often sexy, vulnerable and exposed, yet also the driving force and ultimately most powerful figure in the novel.
Yes, some things are getting bigger, other things are getting smaller. Love is getting bigger and more dangerous. Technology is getting smaller, the human body is getting bigger, my low-rise jeans are cutting into my hips which are round and brown and toned from a month of swimming every day but I am still spilling over the waistband of these jeans not made for hips. I am overflowing like coffee leaking from a paper cup. I wonder, shall I make myself smaller? Do I have enough space on Earth to make myself less?
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Routes are routes, and boulders are boulders. Power is power, endurance is endurance. Pretty simple when you think of it like this, but misleading to say the least. Far too often we slip back into that same old cycle... "It's route season, I should be training on a rope." "I need power, I should boulder." "Maybe I should train endurance, since I'm getting pumped on my project."
Damn, I wish it were that simple.
Climbing, in terms of movement, is easily the most complex sport I've ever been involved with. Many compare it to gymnastics, but the variety of movement required for climbing is far beyond the scope of the limited movements you learn through gymnastics. In such a complex sport, can we even begin to train simply?
You can, but you have to boil it down to specifics.
This past route season I tried a different approach to my in-season training. A more specific approach. My first project of the season was a 13c called "Angry Birds". At 100 feet or so tall, and varying from slightly overhanging techy pockets to a full on jump from a terrible blocky pinch in a roof, "Angry Birds" was going to be an exercise in recovery. To train for the route, I remained on a rope in the gym, linking cruxy sections of 5.12's through a 120 foot path, always separated by decent rests. My training "route" was probably in the 13b range, but utilized several rests that weren't nearly as generous as the ones that "Angry Birds" provided. The first day outside after sending my indoor project, I surprised myself by clipping the chains on "Angry Birds".
All of my partners were still psyched on the same crag, where I had few options remaining. An adjoining crag held a route that had given me fits in the few times I had ventured up it. At 13d, "Ultraperm" is a power endurance testpiece, and I had never even been to the chains, despite 3 attempts at bolt-to-bolting it. In fact, the steep crux section was so difficult for me that I'd not gotten through it without pulling on draws. There were 4 possible sequences at every bolt, each as difficult and confusing as the next. Frustrating.
The process on the route is a story in itself, which I'll leave for my next post, but what's important here is that despite my training for "Angry Birds" having been successful, I knew I needed to make a complete departure from it. "Ultraperm" breaks down as a 2 bolt 12a, to a long V8ish boulder problem, to a terrible shake, to a V5ish boulder problem. No recovery required, since there was nowhere to recover.
In the gym I went about setting a few problems with slopey pockets and wide pinches on the steeper walls. I spent about 1 1/2 hours of each session working problems I thought I could send in a session or two, usually of about 5-8 moves. After that, I dove right into a steep 4x4 that broke down much like "Ultraperm". V4, V8, V3, V5. The V8 was a "simulator" for the steepest section of the route. Split finger pockets, big reaches, and ultra-tension required.
"Ultraperm" became my first 13d, though not without a fight. We'll talk about that later.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I came into this summer training season with more power than I've ever entered an "off season" with. I blame "Ultraperm". More specifically, I blame specificity.


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10 Things You Must Have In your Sales Email Content
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Many of my clients struggle when it comes to writing sales emails and I recently came across a fantastic in depth guide to sales emails on the Quicksprout blog. I thought I would share some of my favourite tips over the next few blog posts to help anyone who wants a few pointers on content, visuals and what else to include in their sales emails.
Because content is all powerful and undoubtedly the most important part of any sales email, I thought I would start with my top ten tips for great sales email content here:
- Attention grabbing subject line: The subject line will be the deciding factor when it comes to getting your email read. Because of this, you want to spend some time and effort creating a really strong, compelling subject line.
- Personalisation: While you may or may not have the technological skills for in depth personalisation, at the very least you should be using your recipient's name. Other forms of personalisation include tailored offers, dynamic content and triggered emails that are sent after a certain action like an abandoned shopping cart. Personalised emails have been shown to get better click throughs than ones without personalisation.
- Brevity: Beware of the overly long email. Most email recipients are busy and they probably have a lot to get through in their inboxes. A lengthy email may be off-putting and could cause them to hit the delete button straight away. A better approach is to send short intros to longer pieces of content in your emails along with a link so readers can click through and read more on your blog or website.
- Power words: Power words are specific words that inspire and motivate readers to take action. It's a good idea to get in the habit of including at least some of these in every email you send. Examples of power words are "Now," "Easy," and "Imagine." There are hundreds more – power words invoke an emotional response and this is why they are so good as a sales tool.
- Conversational tone and direct language: When writing your sales email avoid being overly formal. You want to adopt a conversational tone and speak directly to the recipient. Address the person you're sending the email to as 'you' and keep your language clear and direct.
- Entertaining or valuable content: Try to avoid making your email all about your sales pitch, even if it is technically a sales email. If it's going to be read, your email needs to contain valuable or entertaining content. Think about the kind of content that would appeal to your reader and try to create something they will find useful. This will build engagement and encourage them to open your future emails.
- Font consistency and readability: Don't make the mistake of trying to get too clever with your fonts. The best emails use a simple font like Calibri or Arial that's easy to read and fairly straightforward. Trying to use quirky or whimsical fonts can be distracting and if your email is difficult to read, your recipients are probably not really going to bother.
- Sub headings: Break up lengthy email content with sub headings. This will make you email easier on the eye and also means that readers who are scanning can get an idea of the main points without having to read through the entire email.
- Bulleted lists: Try to avoid long paragraphs wherever possible in your sales emails. Instead, break down complex information into a simple bulleted list. This helps you highlight the main points and also makes it more readable and appealing.
- Call to action: This is probably the most important element of any sales email. What do you want your reader to do once they have finished reading your email? This should be clearly stated at the bottom of your email in compelling, action focused language. It's a good idea to test out different calls to action to see which ones get the best results.
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Layers of perception
Cheetah is the fastest land mammal. It can reach 120 Km/h!!! But after doing so, it needs to cool down for about 15 minutes before being able to start eating its prey. Cheetah ends up so exhausted that it can barely move.
Lions and other animals know that, so they spend a lot of their time checking what cheetahs are doing. If they see one hunting, they follow it. They know that once it hunts something (and cheetahs are very successful hunters) dinner is served. They will steal it in cheetah's face, and it won't be able to do anything against it.
When cheetahs look in the distance, they are not focussed exclusively on their preys, but on other predators too. If they feel they are being observed, they move to a different site or wait until the other animals leave.
The savannah might look like a quiet place when you see zebras grazing, lions resting, cheetahs laying on the top of a tiny hill... Though it's anything but that. Everybody is checking each others movement. You have to be alert all the time. It's about different layers of perception, not only the obvious.
When arriving in a new town in Tanzania, I always get the feeling it all works a bit like this over here. Everybody know what time I arrived, where I was coming from, who I spoke to...
Senses play a more important role in Africa than in the western world. I feel somehow blind here. I miss out many things.
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The increase of software-based AV control solutions on the market today should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with current IT trends. Nearly every business function seems to be offered as a cloud-based software subscription, and more and more industries are beginning to adopt software-based technology.
In the AV world, software-based solutions can be found among videoconferencing, telemedicine, collaboration systems, and more. But perhaps the most impactful development has been in the area of AV control.
Traditionally, configuring custom control systems for AV environments was not only difficult and time-consuming but prohibitively expensive for some clients. The advent of software-based control solutions has given integrators the ability to offer better solutions at a lower cost.
There are a variety of software-based control systems on the market, each with unique tradeoffs in functionality, cost, and user-friendliness. There's Crestron's .AV Framework, AMX's RPM, Barco's Overture, Cyviz's Display Control Platform, and Kramer Control—to name a select few.
Rather than recommending one particular control solution, I'd like to examine how each of these solutions tries to improve on control options of yesteryear. So without further preamble, here are some of the major benefits of software-based AV control.
1. Increased Ease of Use
The first and most obvious benefit software-based solutions provide is an improved user experience (UX). All too often, AV systems are a source of frustration. Sometimes this is because of a poorly designed interface (GUI). Other times, it's an issue with what's "under the hood"—the control system itself.
One way software-based solutions improve UX is by allowing integrators to easily automate the most common AV tasks. After all, integrators are focused on delivering the best possible user experience. What better way to do that than to eliminate the need to interact with a control panel altogether?
By automating a variety of common tasks, integrators can free up that time for users to spend on more important things (like actually using their technology). Lighting, displays, audio systems, videoconferencing equipment, and even non-AV systems like HVAC can all be configured to engage with minimal input from meeting participants. The level of possible automation varies from one solution to another, but it's safe to say that most if not all of the ones I mentioned earlier allow participants to start a meeting by simply plugging in a laptop or connecting via a smartphone or tablet device.
If your existing AV technology is failure-prone and unwieldy, you can probably benefit from a software-based control solution. You'll spend less time spent training new participants on how to use your technology and more time spent being productive, resulting in better meetings and happier coworkers. Best of all, an experienced integrator can automate your systems entirely, eliminating the frustration and drudgery that frequently plague AV environments.
2. More Rapid Deployment
As the functional requirements of an AV system increases, it's pretty common to find integrators spending more and more time on programming and configuring legacy systems to keep up. Software-based solutions streamline this process, providing a framework for more rapid development that decreases the need for hand-coded systems configuration.
With traditional AV control systems, much of the programming and configuring needs to be done onsite as the need arises. Unlike traditional hardware-centric control options, software-based solutions are typically accessible via the cloud, allowing your integrator to set up, configure, and refine your system remotely. In many cases, integrators can even build off a manufacturer's preconfigured template rather than starting from scratch.
Software-based control solutions also provide usage data and uptime/downtime monitoring, which helps integrators and end-users make better technology decisions. The insights that software-based control systems provide to technology decision makers are an invaluable resource for assessing current AV systems and improving future deployments.
3. Lower Cost of Ownership
There are many ways that software-based control solutions help integrators deliver more cost-effective AV systems. Many of these solutions are offered as free cloud-based platforms bundled with AV hardware, so there's little or no cost to integrators who utilize the technology.
Software-based control solutions reduce costs in two major areas—integration and support.
The main cost-saving benefit of software-based control solutions comes from the elimination of some, though not all, of the need for custom programming. Traditionally, every little change to an AV system required some level of programming. But today's software-based control solutions take a "no programming" approach, allowing integrators to configure systems using a GUI.
In addition to lowering integration costs, cloud-based solutions make it easier for support personnel to service AV systems remotely. And the analytics provided by software-based control solutions allows for instantaneous monitoring and remote systems management. This cuts down on the rate of support incidents and the cost of supporting an AV system, leading to a greater ROI over time.
4. Improved Reliability
In mission-critical scenarios, the reliability of an AV system is paramount. Despite the fact that the cost of a postponed or failed meeting is high, many companies struggle to maintain systems that are reliable and easy to support.
The best software-based AV control solutions can automate a variety of support tasks. This reduces the time and resources spent diagnosing systems faults while decreasing the overall rate of systems failure. By eliminating the siloed structure of traditional AV systems, software-based controllers make it easier to address any potential system failures remotely before the big meeting starts.
Much like a computer's operating system, many software-based controllers receive automatic regular updates. Unlike some solutions, software-based AV controllers become more reliable and secure over time—which means one less headache for systems administrators.
Software—the New Hardware?
I can't imagine a future of AV devoid of hardware. In fact, I'll go ahead and say it's impossible. Some technologies, specifically those that directly capture and reproduce audio and video, simply require hardware. But the total elimination of hardware-centric AV control? It's possible—although probably a good ways off.
Speculation aside, the benefits of cloud-based AV control software are already plentiful. I expect those benefits will only continue to increase. AV manufacturers seem to agree with me here, considering the amount of resources they're investing in developing and improving upon their control software.
The only real question is whether AV integrators will trail-blaze or trail behind the trend towards a software-based approach to control. "We have the technology." Will we use it?
I think the answer is yes… and no.
As in any inevitable advancement in technology, the adoption of software-based control solutions will be partial and gradual for a while before it's ubiquitous. The benefits of software-based control outweigh the costs, but with big changes like this, there is always an inertia to overcome.
To me, the state of AV looks better on the other side.


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Series: The Arcana Familia #1
Published by Tor Books on February 10, 2015
Genres: Adult SFF, Young Adult
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Source: Publisher
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Writers of the Future grand prize winner Randy Henderson presents a dark and quirky debut in Finn Fancy Necromancy.
Finn Gramaraye was framed for the crime of dark necromancy at the age of 15, and exiled to the Other Realm for twenty five years. But now that he's free, someone—probably the same someone—is trying to get him sent back. Finn has only a few days to discover who is so desperate to keep him out of the mortal world, and find evidence to prove it to the Arcane Enforcers. They are going to be very hard to convince, since he's already been convicted of trying to kill someone with dark magic.
But Finn has his family: His brother Mort who is running the family necrotorium business now, his brother Pete who believes he's a werewolf, though he is not, and his sister Samantha who is, unfortunately, allergic to magic. And he's got Zeke, a fellow exile and former enforcer, who doesn't really believe in Finn's innocence but is willing to follow along in hopes of getting his old job back.
Finn Fancy Necromancy was a delightful read complete with humor, heart and 80s pop references. It's a book plenty of urban fantasy fans will enjoy.
I'm old and have hair…everywhere
Finn was exiled to the fey realm for something he didn't do (attempted murder) when he was 15 years old. While there he was forced to relive all of his memories over and over again so the fey could feed off of his emotions. Now 25 years later his exile is over, he's back home and he's, oh jeez, old – and eegads…hairy! Ok 40 isn't really old – he does have a hairy back though. Eww. haha Imagine that as the reaction of a 15 year old. Anyways…those particular circumstances of the age he was exiled at and the age he is now gave his character and this book a very unique feel. Because Finn still very much has the emotional mentality of a teenager at times. He just feels young but he's an adult and he's trying to balance that out. There is SOO much that he has missed. It really gave the book a comedic feel at times what with his naive behavior and awe at things he encounters now that he is back. I enjoyed the effect this had on the character's narrative, plus I love all things 80s and there were enough references and some slang that hit my sweet spot.
Finn is from a family of necromancers that run a mortuary business. I know cool right. And he has the rare ability to Talk to the dead. The downside…when you do that it eats some of your life away. So maybe not so cool after all. The way the supernatural community and fey creatures exist in this world was really cool. A unique and yet familiar setup for an urban fantasy. There are all sorts of creatures and a number of which I hadn't yet encountered in other urban fantasy books yet.
Let's crash this party
What a fun cast of characters! Seriously Finn's family brings a whole new level of WTF to the phrase dysfunctional family. His father talks in nothing but rhymes and riddles. His brother Mort is a power hungry jerk, his sister Sammy is allergic to magic, his mother is dead but her ghost still haunts the house and his younger brother Petey thinks he's a werewolf (because of a prank Finn and Mort played on him when he was a kid.) Throw in an outrageous best friend / neighbor, an old high school flame, a mohawked enforcer with the habit of ending sentences with "fool" and his waer sister – and you quite the interesting mix of folks that go together just right. I had so much fun with all of them and was pleased to find each very well developed.
What else is in store for readers
View Spoiler »- Sasquatches, yes that's right
- a hoard of vicious gnomes
- a spell that weaponizes your urine
- family drama! Oh goody hah
- evil witches
- library shenanigans!
- waers (werewolves and other cool fey creatures)
- and best of all, much ass kickery « Hide Spoiler
Really there isn't any reason you shouldn't be reading Finn Fancy Necromancy. It was heaps of fun and I was surprised to find at the end it tugged at my heartstrings. I can't wait to see what else is in store for Finn and company.
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by Linda Capeloto Sendowski on August 13, 2012
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I was inspired recently by a series of classes titled Pro Pastry 3 that I took at the Gourmandise Cooking School in Santa Monica California. I realized that with some minor changes to a recipe we made in class, that one of my all time favorite confections Torrone,
While growing up in the Seattle of the 1950's and 60's, before its discovery by foodies worldwide, baklava was the quintessential holiday dessert in our Sephardic home. Baklava graced the dessert table on Chanukah, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, weddings, brisses, any important occasion. Once, I even begged my mother to make it for a home economics […]
This little ball shaped cookie is a Sephardic classic. Every Nona made these. They are perfect for Passover or any other time of year. If you like the taste of nuts and honey, you will love these.
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This is "NYC In a New York Color Minute" in the shade Uptown and its what I like to call my grown up pink, imagine what Barbie's nails would look like on a chill out day. Its not too bright or bubblegum, but still a gorgeous pink shade.
This polish goes on nicely, lasts reasonably well and is cheap as chips! (If I remember it was about £2 ish) Everything a girl could ask for in a nail polish! :)
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"cake." | Toronto Videographer & Photographer
Ever wonder how you can combine a still image with a video? Time & Stillness was the theme of the first project from my Hybrid Photography class - where we learn how to use the dSLR as a video tool as well as being an image capturing tool. We looked at many videos to come up with a tableau of our own. In this case, I wanted to play with the idea of cake and that it is used in the typical ritual of birthdays and celebrations.
"The work plays with the absence and presence of a celebration.
The photograph is a picture of the cake itself lit up. The in-action capture of the sparkler and the candles, create a portrait of the cake in its entirety. The everlasting of the celebration is captured in the photograph. However, the video represents the celebration from beginning to the end. The image and the video help to convey a celebration or ritual shared between two people who are absent and present.
The two mediums play off one another in that the image represents an ever-lasting celebration that has no end. Moreover, the video is a performance of the ritual. The cake's candles are blown out, then taken apart, and finally eaten. The stillness becomes the timeless piece. The image depicts an endless celebration, one that takes place everyday in society. On the other hand, the timepiece plays a sequence, a story with a beginning and an end. To conclude, I feel that both mediums work well with one another as they both speak to the same subject matter but in different and effective ways."


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How far along? 17 Weeks & 5 days
Size of Baby: Onion! 5.1 inches and 5.9 oz
Total weight gain/loss: up 2 pounds from last month's appointment (weight taken at Monday's checkup) We'll know on the 15th of Dec. how much total because ummm after Thanksgiving I'll be shocked I'm sure...
Symptoms: Pretty awesome so far! No aversions, sickness or anything. I did have a little trouble falling asleep last night- lots of tossing and turning because this whole sleep on your side thing is for the birds (I'm such a back sleeper ya'll)
Maternity clothes? Looking for cute (longer) maternity tops- mine are just too short! Browsed Ebay for some cute sweaters, etc.
Stretch marks? Nope thank goodness... still using the Q10 stretch mark cream from Palmers and every lotion imaginable. Not too itchy yet either! Massaging that cream on the tatas though like nobody's business!
Sleep: Just trying to get a feel for mostly side positions. I REALLY need to invest in one of the pregnancy sleep pillows like ASAP
Best moment this week: Trying to decide if I'm actually feeling baby O or not! Ah I'm not sure! Also, so happy that I'm off until Monday- cheers to a short fun and food filled week!
Miss Anything? umm... CAFFEINE this time
Movement: Really excited for this - countdown is on!
Food cravings: All my usuals like fruit, jello etc. and also rice crispy treats all of sudden! Mom and I made some randomly this week and both of us couldn't stop eating the entire batch!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope and that's what I'm thankful for this week for sure!
Have you started to show yet: ummm yes- like whoa
Gender prediction: Looks like girl is in the lead on the blog poll still- Seems like EVERYONE around me if having all PINK! Cannot wait to find out and let the shopping begin right in time for Christmas (Dec. 15th at 1"30pm people!)
Nursery: You can see it here (of course paint still needs to be determined, etc. but the blank canvas is ready for us!)
Workouts: This week I blew it- like nothing workout wise was accomplished. However, I did overly exert myself with decorating, running up and down steps, hanging garland, cleaning and climbing up and down the 9 foot tree as well as hauling bins from the shed to the house etc. I got a little crampy and scared and had some mega back pain afterwards so I decided no more of that....
Labor Signs: As if. :)
Belly Button in or out? In and so flat....weird haha
Wedding rings on or off? On but feel bigger- I think that happens in winter though
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy but getting frustrated easily and exhausted... I'm entitled to some mood swings right!
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving of course! Doing 2 this year (one at noon and one at 5) WOW I will be enormous! Also, 16 days until the hubby is back home!
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The pitfalls of Catalonia's independence referendum
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Catalan authorities are racing to stage an independence referendum slated for October 1 which Spain's central government has vowed to stop.
The following are the key pitfalls of the planned plebiscite:
Electoral authority
According to the Venice Commission -- a panel of experts who advise the Council of Europe on constitutional law -- a referendum must be organised by an "impartial body".
While Catalonia's referendum law created an electoral commission composed of five members, they all have links with the separatists.
Polling stations
The Catalan government wants the referendum to be similar to a regional election. During the last regional election in September 2015 a total of 8,177 polling stations were set up across the region.
Of Catalonia's 948 municipalities, over 700 mainly smaller ones have pledged to provide locations for polling stations. Several large cities have refused.
Spain's central government has warned Catalan mayors that it is their duty to "prevent or block any initiative related to the organisation of the referendum".
Election material
The production of ballots for the referendum has been a headache for Catalan officials, who complain police have searched companies suspected of producing them.
Despite the difficulties, Catalan President Carles Puigdemont announced at the end of August that his government had over 6,000 boxes ready for the referendum but would not say where they were being kept, fearing Spanish authorities would seize them.
Voter registration
Catalonia's recently approved electoral law specifies that the census of people who are entitled to take part in the poll include "voters resident in Catalonia and outside residents".
It closed its voter registration on March 30 but has not revealed how it obtained its list of eligible voters.
Spain's central government argues it has the exclusive authority to carry out an electoral census, which means the Catalan government may have violated Spain's data protection laws.
Electoral lists must be transparent and public.
Some 5.5 million Catalans were eligible to vote in Catalonia?s last regional election in 2015, including 200,000 who lived abroad.
Each polling station must have a president and two assistants who are chosen in a draw from the list of names on the electoral census. This means at least 24,000 people will be needed to carry out the referendum.
The regional government is also seeking thousands of volunteers to help it stage the vote.
Spain's central government has warned that Catalan officials and civil servants could face sanctions, and even criminal charges, if they help organise the vote in any way but it has remained unclear about if volunteers could face trouble as well.
The Catalan government is counting on its regional police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, to provide security on the referendum day. But Spain's Constitutional Court has asked police forces not to participate in the organisation of the vote.
The campaign
The referendum law stipulates the official campaign will be held September 15-29.
All political parties with representation in the regional assembly are allowed free airtime on television and radio to make their case to voters.
But there are doubts that parties that oppose Catalan independence, and are calling for voters to abstain from taking part in the referendum, will use their airtime, giving the vote less legitimacy.
The Catalan referendum law calls for the participation of international observers. So far only one name has been unveiled, that of Daan Everts, a Dutch expert on Kosovo.
He is expected to lead an observation mission made up of people from the United States, France, Britain and Poland. Their identity has not yet been disclosed.
The results
The election commission must guarantee that the referendum respects voting rules, deal with appeals and announce the result. But since its members are all from the separatist camp, its decisions will undoubtebly be contested.


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The Bloodless War in the Early 1800s
During Jefferson's second term in office, Britain and France were at war again, and the United States was trying to stay out of it — again. One reason for staying out of it was that it was hard to figure out which side to like less.
Both countries decided to blockade the other, and that meant French naval ships stopped American ships bound for Britain and seized their cargoes, and the British navy did the same to U.S. ships bound for France or its allies.
But the British also had the maddening habit of impressments — pressing Americans into British naval service. Britain relied on its navy for its very survival. But it treated its sailors so poorly that they deserted by the hundreds and sometimes took refuge in the American merchant fleet, where treatment and pay were better.
So British warships often stopped American ships and inspected their crews for deserters. And just as often, they helped themselves to American citizens when they couldn't find deserters.
In one particularly galling case in June 1807, the British frigate Leopard fired on the U.S. frigate Chesapeake, forced the Chesapeake to lower its flag, took four "deserters" — including a Native American and an African American — and hanged one of them. The incident infuriated much of the country, and the louder members of Congress called for war.
But Jefferson wanted to avoid that. Instead, he decided to put pressure on Britain economically. In late 1807, he prodded Congress into passing the Embargo Act, which essentially ended all American commerce with foreign countries. The idea was to hurt Britain — and France too — in the wallet and force them to ease off American shipping.
Bad idea. While smuggling made up some of the loss, American commerce plunged. U.S. harbors were awash in empty ships, and farmers watched crops once bound for overseas markets rot. Jefferson received hundreds of letters from Americans denouncing the dambargo, including one purportedly sent on behalf of 4,000 unemployed seamen. Meanwhile, France and Britain continued to slug it out.
Finally, in early 1809, just before leaving office, Jefferson relented, and Congress passed a milder version of an embargo. But the damage had been done, and the bloodless war was on its way to being replaced with a real one.
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For this weeks assignment I wanted to explore making gradients and smooth transitions without using the lerpColor() function. This to have total control on the gradient and shape.
This prove difficult to achieve on the online editor due to a bug that will think I was running infinite loops. I filed the bug but in the mean time hosted my sketch on amazon s3.


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Men's Acne Treatment Products
Testosterone can drive acne and ramp-up oil gland activity.
This means that men often struggle with acne, clogged pores and oily skin. For some men, it can be a lifelong skin problem.
The good news is that most men outgrow the acne-prone part of the skin problem after adolescence. It's still important for men to build the right skin care routine that controls skin oil and clogged pores, and that feels good on a man's more sebaceous skin.
Find my powerful non-prescription acne treatment skin care routines that I've developed for my male dermatology patients.
The routines are efficient, multitasking and have a light weight feel of the skin. I use targeted skin care steps to fight acne.
Know that Complete Skin Care gets the best results and involves 4 essential skin care steps, Cleanse, Correct, Hydrate and Protect. Some products will work for more than one step. For example, medicated cleanser will both cleanse and correct, sunscreen may both hydrate and protect!
CLEANSE (with medicated cleansers you can multi-task and Correct acne too): To control acne and clogged pores be sure your skin cleanser reached deep into your pores.
- Salicylic acid is the best ingredient for deep pore penetration. It is a beta hydroxy acid that has a special ability to penetrate through oil and debris in clogged pores to break up and clean away blockages. My Foaming Acne Treatment Cleanser has a full 2% salicylic acid, the highest allowed concentration of this medicated ingredient. Glycolic acid also helps break up clogged pores and blackheads.
- Use it once or twice a day to cleanse and treat acne.
- If you wet shave, use the Daily Foaming Facial Cleanser when you shave; alternate it with the Acne Cleanser when you don't shave. The Daily Foaming Cleanser has the perfect foaming slide for shaving and let's you avoid the fragrance, chemicals and potentially pore-clogging ingredients in shaving creams.
- Use a cleanser with pyrithione zinc for Pityrosporum folliculitis type acne or if you also have facial seborrhea.
- If you struggle with the type of acne that has itchy bright red pimples along the hairline, in the beard and the sides of the neck you may have Pityrosporum folliculitis.
- If you have flakes and redness along your brows and nose or in your beard or mustache you may have seborrheic dermatitis along with acne.
- Consider washing with Foaming Zinc Cleanser (best for oily and hairy skin) or Calming Zinc ™ Soap (made in a hydrating natural soap base for sensitive skin). These two cleansers are made with a full 2% pyrithione zinc that fight the Pityrosporum yeast which plays a role in both Pityrosporum folliculitis and facial seborrhea - you cover 2 skin problems with one cleansing step.
- If you struggle with cystic acne vulgaris wash with Foaming Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Cleanser ™. This is made with the maximum allowed 10% benzoyl peroxide to fight the acne causing germ C. acnes. (FYI, the medicated benzoyl peroxide in this cleanser stays behind on your skin after rinsing and will bleach fabric.)
CORRECT: Even if you used a medicated cleanser you may want a leave-on acne product to help fight acne, and prevent acne scarring and hyperpigmentation. Acne correcting products go on freshly cleansed skin. Acne treatment products can sting, especially after you shave, so timing can be a tricky issue for men. See how your skin does.
- If you have blackheads and clogged pores, consider my Acne Treatment Pads with salicylic acid and glycolic acid. If your skin is less oily, consider using glycolic acid alone as a cleanser and a cream that will also hydrate your skin. Glycolic acid helps reduce the signs of skin aging while also helping unclog pores and fight blackheads.
- If you have acne cysts and blackheads, use my Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Cream (start with 2.5% because it works as well as higher strengths and is less likely to irritate skin). Spot treat pimples or apply to acne prone regions of your skin for better control.
- If you have both clogged pores, blackheads and cysts, use both products. You get both products along with my Acne Treatment Cleanser in my Ultimate Acne Kit. The synergy between these three product is powerful medicine to fight acne.
- If you have Pityrosporum folliculitis and seborrhea, apply Green Tea Antioxidant Skin Therapy, which helps fight inflammation and seborrhea.
At night, consider my Retinol Intensive Night Therapy. As a retinoid, retinol will help fight blackheads and acne. It also is the best ingredient to fight the signs of skin aging so it is a multi-tasking twofer!
HYDRATE: Because skin dryness will ultimately lead to barrier weakness you want to balance skin hydration. If you have really oily skin, your oil glands may do this for you. Most men need a little help in at least the non-T-zones. Use my Daily Face Cream for Oily to Normal Skin where your skin needs a hydration boost. Know that some sunscreens will also hydrate and you may find a multi-tasking product.
PROTECT: During the day you need a good broad spectrum sunscreen to prevent hyperpigmentation of acne lesions, premature skin aging and for skin health – not to mention skin cancer prevention. The number one sunscreen choice of my male patients (and my husband) is Sheer Strength Pure Physical Spray SPF 50+ Sunscreen. It has a very light feel on the skin and is invisible. Don't spray it on your face. Spray it into your hands and apply it to facial skin, working it down onto beard or mustache skin. Apply it to your ears, neck and top of your head too if your hair is not super thick up there! Yep, it's an easy and all over sunscreen for the head and neck. It's also great for hairy arm protection. This is the ultimate "man pleasing" sunscreen at my house and in my dermatology practice! The other highly popular sunscreen for men is my Sheer Strength Pure Physical Invisible SPF 50+ Sunscreen.
This is a dermatologist's professional acne treatment - a Complete Skin Care Routine that gets results. It also fights premature skin aging, skin hyperpigmentation and will take good care of your skin now and for years to come.
Let Dr. Bailey help.
Pick products from 1) Cleanse, 2) Correct, 3) Hydrate, 4) Protect.
Build your complete skin care regimen here!
Or view all her products for this search below.
Ultimate Acne Solutions Skin Care Kit™
Most regular acne products are irritating to sensitive skin, but this acne treatment kit delivers the best acne medications at levels that are appropriate for sensitive skin.$56.00
Ultimate Acne Solutions Skin Care Kit, Extra Strength™
Tolerant skin benefits from the high concentration of acne medicine in the Ultimate Acne Solutions Skin Care Kit, Extra Strength.$65.00
Back and Body Acne Kit™
Designed with the right ingredients to clear body acne and prevent acne scars, this is the best back and body acne skin care treatments in a kit.$46.00
Pityrosporum Folliculitis Kit
My Pityrosporum folliculitis is essential if you have that odd type of acne that both itches and hurts, has bright red pustules and tiny flesh-colored bumps studding your skin and that represent clogged pores.$117.00
Retinol Intensive Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream™
Retinol is one of the best non-prescription skin care ingredients you can use to reverse the signs of skin aging. Every serious anti-aging skin care routine should include a retinoid product to improve your skin complexion quickly.$83.00
Retinol Ultra-Intensive Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream™
Ultra-high concentration retinol is one of the best non-prescription skin care ingredients to fight skin aging. A serious anti-aging skin care routine should include a retinoid product, and all-trans- retinol is the best non-prescription retinoid for the job.$94.50
Facial Redness Relief Kit - with Green Tea Antioxidant Skin Therapy
This near-magical product combination is indispensable in my dermatology practice for calming facial redness.$93.00
Men's Face Care Kit
My Complete Skin Care Kit for Men fights facial redness and premature skin aging all at the same time.$175.00
Facial Glycolic Acid Kit for All Complexion Types
Professional glycolic acid skin care products are among the best, non-prescription anti-wrinkle face creams that also fight sun spots. Glycolic acid rejuvenates and reverses so many of the signs of skin aging including: dull skin, fine lines and wrinkles, crepey skin, sun spots, and crusty age spots.$72.00
Ultimate Pigment and Sun Damage Repair Kit
Fade an uneven complexion almost instantly with the best pigment lightening products. Reverse fine lines and wrinkles and return your appearance to younger days. This kit has everything proven to do the job!$327.00
Exfoliating Facial Sponge 2 PackGently exfoliates dead skin cells leaving your skin smooth and radiant.$3.00
Foaming Acne Treatment Cleanser™
Our Dr. Bailey Foaming Acne Treatment Cleanser, formulated for sensitive skin types. This 2% Glycolic Acid/2% Salicylic Acid foaming cleanser is strong enough to remove oil and debris from clogged pores while remaining gentle enough for most sensitive skin.$22.00
Foaming Acne Treatment Cleanser, Extra Strength™
This extremely strong 10% Glycolic Acid/2% Salicylic Acid foaming cleanser is the strongest acne cleanser I recommend. Regular use dissolves oil and black heads. It's ideal for tolerant skin.$26.00
Foaming Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Cleanser™
Benzoyl peroxide kills the acne-causing bacteria p. acnes. It also unclogs pores to treat blackheads, making it an excellent acne treatment for facial acne, back acne, and other areas of skin with body acne.$20.50
Foaming Zinc Cleanser™
2% Zinc Pyrithione is my 'secret ingredient' that is forgotten in other acne treatments. It combats the skin yeast germ called pityrosporum. I find this germ to be the most common cause of acne on the back and chest.$21.50
Calming Zinc™
My favorite skin cleanser! Naturally healing, unbelievably hydrating, and powerfully medicated to solve your skin problems.$12.00 As low as: $11.00
Triple-Action Exfoliating Cleanser
Eco-friendly beads combine with AHA and BHA to instantly brighten your complexion. Loosen dull dead cells and uneven pigmentation. Renew skin luster to a more youthful glow and instantly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.$46.00
Glycolic Acid Face and Body Wash
This rich soap-free cleanser brightens your complexion and leaves your skin silky smooth and ready for your treating and correcting products. Ideal for all skin types including oily skin because it gently but thoroughly removes product, oil, dirt and debris from the skin surface.$34.00
Daily Foaming Facial Cleanser
Non-drying, soap-free and pH balanced foaming skin cleansing for thorough removal of excess oil, dirt, debris and product residue. Gentle enough for all but the most intolerant and sensitive complexions.$37.00
Naturally Hydrating Pore-Minimizing Facial Toner™
Brighten your complexion with the extra clean that comes from using a gentle and non-drying toner after washing your facial skin.$31.50
Green Tea Antioxidant Skin Therapy™
State of the art antioxidant skin care powerhouse and my absolute favorite facial product. If you were going to pick just one antioxidant for your skin care, the best would be green tea - it helps calm skin redness and fights sun damage.$82.00
Salicylic and Glycolic Acid Acne Treatment Pads™
2% Glycolic Acid and 2% Salicylic Acid acne treatment medicines are strong enough to treat stubborn acne but gentle on sensitive skin.$20.50
Salicylic and Glycolic Acid Acne Treatment Pads, Extra Strength™
Tolerant skin benefits from 10% glycolic acid, which I think is the ideal concentration to loosen black heads. These medicated pads perform this feat while lifting oil and debris from the skin.$26.00
Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Cream 2.5% Sensitive Skin™
2.5% is the "sweet spot" in benzoyl peroxide acne treatment. It gives you all the acne-treating power needed to fight acne-causing bacteria and blackheads, but it's gentle on sensitive skin.$16.00
Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Cream 5%™Benzoyl peroxide is the most effective non prescription acne treatment medicine for killing the acne causing bacteria p. acnes. The 5% benzoyl peroxide in this acne treatment cream is strong enough to treat tough acne, but won't irritate most sensitive skin.$16.00
Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Cream 10%, Extra Strength™A full 10% benzoyl peroxide is the highest concentration available over the counter and the most effective acne treatment medicine for killing the acne causing bacteria p. acnes.$16.00
Daily Moisturizing Face Cream for Oily to Normal Skin™
Gentle, oil free hydration for facial skin. This light glycerin moisturizer is perfect for acne prone skin and to use in combination with all of our therapeutic facial products.$25.00
Glycolic Acid Anti-Wrinkle Face Cream
The perfect AHA face cream for normal and combination skin. Available in 10%, 15% and 20% strength for all skin types$31.00
Sheer Strength Pure Physical Spray Sunscreen SPF 50+™
At last, an ultra-light sunscreen spray that's pure mineral protection with micro (not nano) zinc oxide for the best anti-aging broad spectrum protection.$44.00
Sheer Strength Pure Physical Invisible Sunscreen, SPF 50™ Broad Spectrum Protection
Enjoy an oil free, non-whitening and "light as air" feel on your skin. Pure mineral zinc-oxide protection that's perfect for even the most sensitive skin.$47.00
Sheer Strength Pure Physical Tinted Matte Sunscreen, SPF 50™
Oil-free and oil control ultra-light and tinted matte technology in a hypoallergenic sunscreen – it's the holy grail for oily and sensitive skin AND it's elegant for all skin types too! Contains iron oxide too making it the best sunscreen for melasma.$47.00
EltaMD UV Clear SPF 46 Sunscreen
Completely oil free and ultra light feel on the skin make this sunscreen a marvel. Perfect for oily to normal and acne prone skin. Comes with either a clear or tinted option to help soften complexion flaws for all skin types.$32.50
Bamboo and Clay Thermal Exfoliating Facial Scrub
Get smoother, softer cleaner looking skin with a more luminous appearance with this magic combination of physical exfoliation and thermal clay deep pore cleansing.$52.00
Salux Wash Cloth
Have smooth skin instantly! This long exfoliating wash cloth is now my favorite way to physically exfoliate skin on the body.$6.00
Ultra-Fast Body Smoothing Triple Action Skin Care Kit
Complete professional-strength treatment for fast results! This combination skin treatment is proven to improve body skin problems including keratosis pilaris (chicken skin), seborrheic keratosis (age barnacles), and solar lentigines (liver spots).$91.00
Ultra-Fast Body Smoothing AHA Skin Care Kit
Complete professional-strength treatment for fast results! This combination skin treatment is proven to improve body skin problems including keratosis pilaris (chicken skin), seborrheic keratosis (age barnacles), and solar lentigines (liver spots).$79.00
Glycolic Acid 15% Body Lotion
No active ingredient beats glycolic acid for fast results when it comes to smoothing skin texture, creating a youthful and dewy skin luster, and lightening age spots.$39.00
Back Applicator
Not everyone has flexible shoulders and the Back Applicator reaches where the shoulders can't.$12.00
Solbar Zinc SPF 38 Sunscreen
My favorite sunscreen for sports, swimming and sweaty activities. Solbar Zinc provides protection for up to 80 minutes in the water with its hefty 7.5% mineral zinc oxide combined with other chemical sunscreen agents. Oil free and shouldn't aggravate acne.$13.00
Citrix Sunscreen SPF 40
My favorite every day sunscreen! I wear it every day on my face, neck and chest! It gives a great matte finish that's SPF 40 and water resistant for up to 80 minutes.$35.00
SunSavvy Kit, Daily Wear Protection
The best dermatologist recommended mineral sunscreen products for everyday protection. This kit includes Citrix Sunscreen SPF 40 for the face, ears, and neck, along with Solbar Zinc Sunscreen SPF 38 for the chest, hands, and other areas that need sun protection.$41.00
SunSavvy Kit, Ultimate Protection
The Ultimate Sun Protection Kit provides everything you'll need to protect your skin from the sun's harmful rays.This kit includes Sun Guard Laundry Treatment, UV Ray Detecto Ring, Vanicream Lip Protectant, Solbar Zinc SPF 38 Sunscreen and Citrix Sunscreen SPF 40 and a mesh travel bag for your products.$57.50
Men's Khaki Performance Hat
These stylish and high-performance men's microfiber hats have a breathable mesh lining and a 3 1/4" brim. They fit perfectly and won't blow off because they have both an adjustable chin strap and an adjustable brim strap to hold them securely to your head.$19.00
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Glytone Mild Gel Wash
This is an excellent exfoliating foaming cleanser that preps the skin for glycolic acid creams and lotions. It's an excellent cleanser for acne treatment or to exfoliate as part of an anti aging skin care regimen.$31.00
Glytone Exfoliating Lotion #2
AHA therapy with a light water base for oily skin. Perfect for acne and anti-aging skin care for people with oily or normal skin.I have patients use it to improve acne and rejuvenate skin.$43.00
Glytone Exfoliating Lotion #3
The same light water base for oily skin as in the Glytone Exfoliation Lotion #2 but with a stronger level of AHA therapy. I have patients use it to improve acne and rejuvenate skin. I recommend conditioning the skin by beginning with Lotion #2 and then advancing to #3.$47.00
Glytone Exfoliating Body Wash
Replace your normal body wash or body cleanser with the Glytone Body Wash for velvet soft, smooth skin on your entire body.$33.00
Glytone Exfoliating Body Lotion
With a free glycolic acid value 17.5% you will exfoliate away rough skin and age spots! My absolute favorite body care product. This is the most effective glycolic acid body moisturizer that I have found.$43.00


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My cousin shared her wishes and dreams,
On our star gazing night, she whispered them so sweet
As a shooting star glided down from the sky,
She said, I wish ….. I wish…. all I wish are these tonight
Someday, I will marry a smart, rich and handsome guy
And have a grandiose banquet on my nuptial rite
We'll be dancing like a lovely prince and princess ,
With all my wedding sponsors on their best suits and dresses
All in pink ,that's the motif I will surely request.
She kept into her dreams as several years passed by,
Still searching for her prince charming who's hard to find
Unconsciously going beyond the age to give birth to a child,
In a hurry at age of seventy, she took a rich ninety years old guy.
The wedding was held after a day or two,
The guy seated on his wheelchair with rheumatism on his toe
She headed slowly at the alter to accept his shaking hands,
Two nurses followed, so with sponsors dressed up in printed brown.
The highlight of the wedding rite started at once,
They held tightly with a nebulizers on the other hands,
But the words of oath, they took time to pronounce
False teeth were both misplaced and nowhere to be found.
Reception followed grandiosely in the guy's mansion,
I saw many old men and women still eager to dance on the floor,
With hunched back, shaking knees, they twisted rock and roll
Then, sweet music played and my cousin danced with her groom.
But, we all wondered how did he stand alone?
He's so heavy , I knew my cousin couldn't help him at all,
With our great surprise, his nurse was at his side like his crutch
Everyone thought , he's really a smart guy! Was he not?
Then, everyone followed them so happily on the spacious hall,
And in trio, they held each other so tight and moved like a fool.
Written: Sept. 15, 2012
First Place
Contest: My Cousin's Wedding (funny poem)
Contest Judged: 9/30/2012
Poet Sponsor: Joann Grisetti
Copyright © Galeo DS | Year Posted 2012
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Vegetarianism, veganism and a 5:2 approach to meat eating called flexitarianism are on the rise. Partly thanks to the burgeoning health concerns and partly thanks to big names like Jamie Oliver and Yotam Ottolenghi there is a greater understanding of vegetarian recipes now, with brilliant spices and flavour mixes enhancing humble veg.
So if you're hosting a dinner party the chances are that at least one of the guests will be going meat-free - and why would you serve them anything different from everyone else? Giving them a nut roast while everyone else has beef wellington is an outdated concept that doesn't work when there are recipes are such as these: a quiche that tastes like a rustic French farmhouse holiday, risottos that are creamy and rich and warming and satisfying, a couscous salad flecked with Middle Eastern spice.
The secret to hosting a vegetarian dinner party is to make dishes so filling that nobody thinks to notice they don't contain any meat. Go long on rice, grains and beans, staples that fill guests up and act as a background to the big flavours you add in. Try any of these incredible dinner parry recipes, because going meat-free doesn't have to be just for Mondays.
Tagines are irresistible rich stews from North Africa and this vegetarian version features sweet, satisfying squash and healthy chickpeas. A side dish of couscous studded with crunchy pink pomegranate seeds makes the dish into a delicious meal.
Try this Moroccan vegetable tagine recipe
Try this summery, baked ricotta with any combination of soft herbs you have to hand, the light, shockingly-pink dressing will enhance its fresh flavours rather than mask them. An easy dinner party starter.
Try this baked ricotta with coriander and rose vinegar dressing recipe
Peter Gordon uses the ingredient of the moment - coconut - to brand new and surprisingly delicious effect, sprinkling it through this simple roasted butternut squash salad. Serve as a starter or side.
This lighter version of pizza is made with filo pastry and is still full of flavour – the olive oil and pine nuts in the pesto combine make this vegetarian recipe perfect to bring out at relaxed dinner parties
Try this tomato and pesto filo pizza recipe
To make this dish truly authentic, try using Spanish paella rice as it will absorb all the liquid but won't become sticky and dense. Serve with plenty of lemon wedges to give it a zing and freshness.
Try this vegetarian paella recipe
This is a classic French dessert recipe, and both the pasty and cherries can be prepared well in advance, meaning you only need whip up the mousse and assemble on the day.
Try Rachel Khoo's cherry and vanilla mousse millefeuille recipe
This dish looks impressive but is deceptively easy to make. Served with a sprinkling of goat's cheese and rocket for a starter or a light meal to impress.
Try this onion tart tatin recipe
Make courgettes the star of your dinner party with this impressive tart that is ever so easy to make.
Try this cheese and courgette tart recipe
A risotto is a great dinner party dish as it's quick and simple to make and ever so versatile too.
Try this risotto with asparagus, courgette and peas recipe
Quinoa is perfect for risotto, especially as it's a lot more forgiving than aborio rice (it won't become mush if you overcook it). It is always a challenge to get the right Parmesan-to- butter-to-mushroom-ratio so use this recipe as a guide but trust your tastebuds—and make changes as you see fit. The dill pesto adds a final fling of flavour that makes this dish.
This no bake dessert will make a great centerpiece. Packed full of sweet, chewy meringue and fresh strawberries, it's the ultimate summer dinner party dessert.
Try Rachel Allen's strawberry meringue cake recipe
Serve these superbly easy and rustic tartlets as a drinks party canape. For extra crunch, scatter some chopped pecans or almond slivers on top of the goat's cheese before baking.
Try this goat's cheese and beetroot tartlets recipe
This savoury baklava is delicious served with a watercress, olive and caper berry salad. For the best results, make the filling the day before to allow the flavours to infuse.
Try Maria Elia's tomato baklava recipe
Packed full of red peppers and courgettes, this lasagne is a real family favourite and perfect for a relaxed vegetarian dinner party dish.
Try this pepper and courgette lasagne recipe
This is a very naughty play on the flavours of a Snickers bar with layers of chocolate ganache, wickedly good caramel and toasted nuts. The caramel is really dark and not too sweet, flavoured with a hint of chilli and sea salt for a mysterious character. The perfect dinner party dessert.
Try Thomasina Miers' chocolate, chilli caramel and macadamia tart recipe
This easy spinach pie is the perfect vegetarian main course for a dinner party. The crisp filo pastry makes assembly really easy and the spinach filling is really delicious.


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Moyashimon Returns – 11 (END)
「ただいま」 (Tadaima)
"I'm Home"
Okaeri~Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 11 (END)"
「ただいま」 (Tadaima)
"I'm Home"
Okaeri~Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 11 (END)"
「すれちがう思い」 (Surechigau omoi)
The resolution may have been delayed, but the end definitely is about to click into place. All seems well…for now.Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 10"
「グランニクリュ街道にて」 (Guran'nikuryu Kaitou Nite)
"On the Route des Grand Crus"
Wine: much more serious a topic than marriage.Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 07, 08, 09"
「チームワーク」 (Chiimuwaaku)
A lively episode, a fanservice high episode, but why do I end up covering shows that involve saliva in some way?Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 06"
「収穫祭」 (Shuukakusai)
"Harvest Festival"
Moyashimon: going international in many ways.Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 05"
「チーム及川/変化の秋」 (Chiimu Oikawa/Henka no Aki)
"Team Oikawa/A Fall of Changes"
Oikawa's arc has finally wrapped up in time for Hasegawa to get the limelight! How did this transition go?Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 03, 04"
「発酵蔵」 (Hakkou Zou)
"Fermentation Cellar"
Well, the series is definitely still moving fast, but…Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 02"
「もやしども起つ」 (Moyashidomo Tatsu)
"Stand, Moyashimon!"
After almost five years, are we ready to continue the Tales of Agriculture? Let's start brewing a storm!Continue Reading "Moyashimon Returns – 01"
「入学」 (Nyuugaku)
"Entering University"
Being a drama, this series didn't get any mention in the Summer 2010 Preview, but is actually airing in the top noitaminA time slot this season. The 11-episode anime adaptation aired in the noitaminA time slot back in fall 2007, and most of its episodes were covered here.Continue Reading "Moyashimon (Drama) – 01"
It's the third day of the Spring Festival and the university campus is still in a state of lockdown.Continue Reading "Moyashimon – 08"
Sirens ring and an army of students wearing black tights and armed with a paper fan (harisen) have locked the school gates shut.Continue Reading "Moyashimon – 07"
Aoi celebrates her triumphant return to civilization by having a traditional Japanese meal of miso soup and rice balls.Continue Reading "Moyashimon – 06"
Sawaki is having a perfectly normal day, until he comes across a walking blob covered in various bacteria on the street.Continue Reading "Moyashimon – 05"
The freshmen students are busy in their classes, which require planting crops in the university's many paddy fields.Continue Reading "Moyashimon – 04"


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