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LITTLE EM MADE a new friend on this date in 2010.
LITTLE EM MADE a new friend on this date in 2010.
EVERY MAY, MACAU holds an arts festival that brings a series of cultural activities to showcase and promote both local and foreign talents in theatre, dance, music and arts.
We had the opportunity to attend the 21st Macau Arts Festival on 28th May 2010. That year, our trip included a visit to the Macau Museum to view the exhibition of "Traveller's Home: Master Works by George Chinnery". Chinnery was a British painter who made Macau his base in 1825 until his death in 1852.
We also visited Mandarin's House, the ancestral home of prominent Chinese literary figure Zheng Guanying and his descendents. It is believed to have been built before the year 1869 (at least 141 years old at the time of our visit). At 4,000 sqm, it is said to be the largest private residence in Macau. Over time, lack of conservation and maintenance and even fire were said to have caused significant damage to the property. In 2001, the Macao government got proprietorship of the residence and began restoration works. (Source: http://www.wh.mo/mandarinhouse/en/)
Today, Mandarin's House is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list that makes up Historic Centre of Macau.
At the Mandarin's House, we were led through its Moon Gate, walked a longish path called the Sedan Way, towards the Ronglu Hallway. We toured the interior of the two-storey building, and its exterior, including the main garden and front courtyard. It was pointed out that the entrances of the house in the compound all face the northeast. Our attention was also directed to the home's decorative motifs, predominantly Chinese in style infused with western influences.
After dinner, we headed to Macau Cultural Centre's Grand Auditorium where we were dazzled by Ballet Rakatan, a two-hour performance of jazz, mambo, bolero, cha-cha, rumba and salsa lively dance and music that showcased Cuban culture and passion. This Sadler's Wells & Congas Productions won the Five Stars Award for its performance at the Edinburgh Festival in 2006.
The annual Macau Arts Festival is organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau SAR Government.
The year before, we also managed to catch part of the programme of the 20th Macau Arts Festival on 3rd May 2009. We saw the artworks of two artists at their studios.
That evening we caught an opera by Macau-born composer Lam Bun-Ching at the Dom Pedro V Theatre. Titled "Wenji: Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute", this contemporary chamber opera (written to be performed with a chamber ensemble rather than a full orchestra) which incorporated traditional Chinese opera with western music, is based on a true story of a poet/musician Cai Wenji from the Han Dynasty.
AFTER OUR FIRST trip to Apothecary Garden two weeks earlier, we returned here on 20th May 2007, this time with another group of friends.
We were greeted by a wonderful sea of colours from the flowers in full bloom. There were pretty flower beds at every turn, making it a paradise for shutterbugs.
It was indeed a floral feast to the eyes. Tulips were dominant among the many types of flowers. We had our "Kodak moment" and I even found my favourite "flower M" popping up among the other varieties.
I HAD THE opportunity to meet and interview the first Muslim astronaut – Prince Sultan Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud – twenty years ago in 1993.
It was the first visit to Malaysia for Prince Sultan who in 1985 became the first Arab, the first Muslim and the first royalty in space. A nephew of then King Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1982-2005), Prince Sultan was one of the seven crew members aboard American space shuttle Discovery to launch three communication satellites, including one for the Arab Satellite Communications organisation. He also carried out a series of in-cabin experiments designed by Saudi scientists.
The following article was published on this date in 1993.
Princely accomplishment (The Star, Focus, Thursday May 20, 1993)
Kuala Lumpur: Visiting Malaysia was as much an experience to be treasured as travelling to space for Prince Sultan Salman bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
The 37-year old nephew of King Fahd made history by being the first Arab and Muslim astronaut when he blasted off with six other US and French crewmen in the American space shuttle Discovery on June 17, 1985.
He circled the earth 111 times during the 4.67 million km journey at an approximate altitude of 365 km.
"It was one of the most breathtaking experiences of my life," he had said upon landing a week later.
However during his recent three-day visit to Malaysia, he had another experience just as strange and memorable to him – his first walk in a jungle escorted by his host, Education Minister Datuk Amar Dr Sulaiman Daud.
For the prince, a pre-environmentalist, the visit was an eye opener. He had heard adverse reports concerning the Malaysian Government's attitude towards preserving the rainforests. He came out convinced and impressed with the Government's crusade in preserving the rainforests.
A visit to the Penan settlements further convinced him of the Government's sincere efforts in providing medical and educational facilities – the basic needs of life – to the indigenous people.
"My interest in the rainforest issue is purely the interest of a human being, not for fanatical or political reasons," he said.
He said he had also heard the speeches by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Rio Summit. Wanting to know the issue first hand without relying on reports which "are not all the time accurate", he even took a two-hour walk in the jungles, enjoying every minute of it.
"Coming from the desert, this experience was very unusual and educational for me."
Being a qualified pilot for commercial and fighter planes, Prince Sultan flew here with his three-member delegation comprising Assistant Deputy Minister of Interior Prince Khalid Fahd al-Suderi, the vice-president of Aramco Company for Computer Department Dr Ibrahim al-Mushari and director of the Prince's office Abdullah M. al-Sheikh.
On his first visit to the country, Prince Sultan said there was much to learn from Malaysia.
"We have much in common. Besides both countries enjoying good relations, we share the same perspectives and goals in terms of human development.
"The country has made great strides in combining the development of the nation and preservation of the nature while keeping up with the culture and beliefs," Prince Sultan said.
A person with vast interests including aviation, sports, architecture and ecology, Prince Sultan said he got involved in the space programme by chance, just as many of the other astronauts he spoke to did.
The Mass Communication graduate from Denver University, United States was selected because he was a qualified pilot, spoke fluent English and was in good health.
Recalling his six months of intensive training compared to the normal one-year stint, he said it was full of hard work keeping up with the rest of the crew.
"Being a prince didn't make me any different, so you can't be any less qualified or less prepared than the others."
"It was made more difficult the fact that training was done during the fasting month and I had wanted to carry out the religious practices of Islam even though I was considered a musaffir," he said. While in space, he prayed regularly and read the Quran. After the seven days in space, he was hooked.
Speaking enthusiastically, he said, "I couldn't believe how small the world is… much smaller than you think. So when you do some damage to it, the damage is bigger and greater than you think."
He is currently involved in many space projects. The prince's space flight had been described as being symbolic to a scientific re-awakening for the Arabs who once were pioneers of scientific research and intellectual advancement.
"The most important result of the whole trip is being able to let our people see the space experienced by one of our own people," he stressed.
For that reason, he had made copies of the tape of the space flight and has given more than 300 lectures worldwide on space travel and technology.
Born and raised in his native Riyadh, he is married to the daughter of the Saudi Foreign Minister and has a four-year old son. His father is Riyadh's Governor.
A pilot by profession, he is a Lt. Col with the Royal Saudi Air Force.
"It is an honour to be a prince. However it is also a duty which makes us more responsible and work harder to provide services to help the others," Prince Sultan said.
SPEAKING OF TEACHERS, I met 2003 Tokoh Guru recipient Puan Sri Aisha Shamsuddin sometime in that same year. I had attended a course in INTAN and she was present at the closing ceremony, in her capacity as a committee member of PUSPANITA.
It then dawned on me that she was the same person who was guest of honour at my school Prefects' Installation way back in 1986! She was then the Penolong Pengarah Pelajaran, Wilayah Persekutuan.
A year later, I saw her again when she attended the Majlis Tertinggi PUSPANITA Kebangsaan meeting hosted by WP on 24th May 2004.


text: Saerwen 10 Report post Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Well met! I'm Saerwen (pronounced -sire-wen, aka "the bitter, in Sindarin) Thilivern Sidh, High Elve Templar from Alinor. For long I have stayed secluded in my island until one day, I decided to return and see what the rest of the world had become. Unfortunately, my ship sunk near the coasts of Vvanderfell, where I stand, for the moment. I haven't decided yet if I'm returning to my beloved autumn islands or if I will stay a little longer to see what man has become. However, I have realized that it's more fun to fight together than to fight alone. :-) So this is a short bio. Now for the more orthodox stuff : I'm looking for a guild in the European server - preferably Elvish but not exclusively. In fact, finding nice people to play with is just what i'm looking for. My character is a level 13 High Elve Templar, currently in Vvanderfl but can move if we can have some fun. I play from a MacBook Pro on the basic version of TESO. I don't have discord but I use TS in other games that I platy online. If Discord is really necessary I'll "do with it", although TS seems a lot less demanding than discord on internet connections and so on. Internet here where I live is very capricious... As for time fuse, I live in France, so GMT+1 (paris time). This notwithstanding, I work in shifts. This means that I can either have lots of time to play with you guys or none at all. This includes some hours at night when I'm on night shift (I have a "quiet" period between 1 to 3 am, sometimes from midnight to 4 am). As for myself, I'm 44 years old, mother of 2 young adults. This means that when I'm not solicited by them, doing some archery, horse-riding or sword playing, I'm gaming in my free time. :-) Although I have no interest in competition - as in my point of vue, he who wants to prove better than someone else is already proving his inferiority complex - I can do PvP if it's a group activity, although i'd rather play Pve/RPG, in my opinion coop and RPG play being a more interesting experience. What else to say... well, why your guild? I say why not. I've never been in an ESO guild before so if you guys accept me, this will be my first. I all wish to do is to find a reliable, fun and nice group of people to play with. If my profile conforms to your expectations, please let me know. Until then, Namarïé. Saerwen Edited October 10, 2017 by Saerwen Orthography 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites

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Custom TimberTech Deck / Barnwood Porch – Lincoln University, PA
TimberTech Tigerwood Composite Decks
This project is a purpose driven space that features a unique touch of old meets new. Each level, or nook as I like to call them, caters to a different need; the bar counter built into the railing overlooks the backyard, ample space to enjoy an evening fire, or the porch to retreat to when the weather is against you. From a material standpoint, we were able to blend old world looks with new world convenience. Reclaimed barn wood graces the exposed porch structure, while Timbertech decking & Key-Link railing provides ease of use with minimal maintenance. All together – this project came out perfect & we couldn't be more excited for the owners to get the backyard of their dreams.
- Sq Ft: 780
- Deck Type: TimberTech
- Color: Tigerwood
- Price Range: $100,000 - $105,000


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This update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to exploit the vulnerability if the attacker's credentials allow access to an affected SQL server database. An attacker who successfully exploits the vulnerability could gain additional database and file information. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see CVE-2017-8516.
How to obtain and install the update
Method 1: Microsoft Update
This update is available through Windows Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.
Method 2: Microsoft Download Center
You can obtain the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. To install the update, follow the installation instructions on the download page.
Method 3: Microsoft Update Catalog
To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Security update deployment information
For deployment details for this security update, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Security update replacement information
This security update replaces previously released update 3194724.
File information
Note SQL Server releases Cumulative Updates (CUs) on a regular schedule. For security update CVE-2017-8516, the scheduled CU aligns with security update 4019090 and shares the same payload. Therefore, you will see a different KB number for this update under View installed updates in Control Panel that resembles the following:
Hotfix for SQL Server 2012 SP3 CU (KB4025925)
You do not have to install both updates. If you have already installed the cumulative update (KB4025925), you will not be offered or need security update CVE-2017-8516 (KB4019090).
How to obtain help and support for this update
Help for installing updates: Windows Update FAQ
Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Support and Troubleshooting
Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Microsoft Secure
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The Saskatchewan Forage Council and partners have completed a project funded by the ADF (Agriculture Development Fund) which sampled tame and native forage species in Saskatchewan pastures for trace mineral content. Forages were sampled and forage quality was analyzed in both the spring and fall of 2012 and 2013 from four soil zones within the province.
Although only required in less than 100 parts per million (ppm), when deficient, these minerals can have severe impacts on animal health which can have a significant economic impact for livestock producers.
Factsheets have been developed as a resource to share the results of this project and are available by soil zone. To view:
Trace Minerals Black Soil Zone Factsheet click here.
Trace Minerals Gray Soil Zone Factsheet click here .
Trace Minerals Dark Brown Soil Zone Factsheet click here.
Trace Minerals Brown Soil Zone Factsheet click here.
To view the Final Report for this project, click here.
Funding for this project was provided by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the Canada-Saskatchewan Growing Forward bi-lateral agreement.
Project Partners: Western Beef Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
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A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated, as more people also doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, according to a new Gallup poll.
The new doubts come as President Barack Obama is pressuring the Congress to produce legislation significantly cutting smokestack emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases blamed for climate change problems.
With congressional elections less than eight months away, many lawmakers are hesitant to take on a controversial energy and environment bill, especially if voter interest is waning.
The Gallup poll, conducted March 4-7, indicates a reversal in public sentiment on an issue that not only involves the environment, but also economic and national security concerns.
Forty-eight percent of Americans now believe that the seriousness of global warming is exaggerated, up from 41 percent last year and 31 percent in 1997, when Gallup first asked the question.
The result comes on the heels of well-publicized reports that some of the details of scientific findings that went into international global warming reports were either flawed or exaggerated.
But then Reuters has to do what the MSM does… continue the scam:
But supporters of an aggressive global effort to keep the Earth's temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial levels argue that while scientists need to be more fastidious in their research, the overwhelming evidence supports the theory that a warming planet will lead to dangerous ice melting, flooding, drought, refugee problems and the spread of disease.
That may very well be the case… that a warming planet could lead to problems… but the fact is that there's no scientific consensus to suggest that A) the planet is warming or B) that man has something to do with it.
Instead, there's a rising consensus that the global warming threat in and of itself is manufactured by man to foist and further a political agenda.
And the Gallup poll suggests that people are waking up to it.
Hope and change baby.


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Beneath Nightmare Castle
The Fighting Fantasy gamebooks by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone were blockbusters of the era. Now it's time for a game in which YOU are the monster! Let's journey Beneath Nightmare Castle!
Cybe & Cedric play Kathy Rain
Join Cybe and Cedric as we play through the modern retro-style point-and-click detectice game Kathy Rain!


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The Best Yoga Blocks Of 2020
This guide will help you find the best yoga blocks for you regardless of whether you are a beginner and need stability or trying more complex poses.The blocks here are versatile and will be perfect for any kind of user. We have listed 5 of the best and the links where you can purchase them!
We are only going to look at cork and foam blocks since they are the most frequently purchased and used. Check out the following block and learn what we like most about them!
Ape Movement's yoga blocks come in a set including double D-ring straps. This one is our favorite for deeper stretches, improving your balance, flexibility, and overall posture. These are composed of EVA foam which is often used in a variety of exercise products giving it the resiliency to usage, but greater comfort as it is used. The size is 6x4x9 inches and the belt that comes with it is 8-inches. You will likely find that with this budget-friendly option that they aren't as prone to slipping and sliding while you are doing your poses.
The JBM block is composed of cork and stands 4" by 6" by 9" and weighs about 2 pounds. It is all natural and eco-friendly, but still strong enough to let you do your most vigorous poses and light enough to easily transport.
The edges are contoured to make it easy to maintain your grip and for carrying and stabilization. Meaning that you don't have to be concerned about falling, slipping, or losing balance because of the yoga block.
It also comes with a bonus strap! That will help to ensure that it doesn't slide while you are using it and can help you attain different poses.
JBM provides a 100% money back guarantee if you encounter any problems with their yoga block or are just not totally content with it.
The Hugger Mugger Foam Block is made of standard high-density foam and beveled edges to ensure that you can hold on and still be sturdy.
These are comfortable to use and you may find that when you are smoothly transitioning from one pose to another that they can be easily adjusted, but when you depend on them the most that they are reliable then also.
#4 – Topyea Recycled Foam Yoga Block
Topyea blocks are made from recycled foam, so they are low on waste. And for those who value buying American, then these are definitely an option.
Plus, they come in different colors. They don't have a detectable odor that some foam products carry and are approximately 2 pounds each. They can be slightly more expensive, since they aren't sold in sets of two, unlike some others in this list, but it will depend on how many you need to do your workout. Topyea also engraved a note "Practice on" to one of the sides so you can have more fun with your workout tool.
#5 – Gaiam Foam Block
Like the deal from Topyea, only one block is included in each purchase. A 6 foot-long strap and 1.5 inch wide is included in your purchase. This is most helpful when you are trying to deepen your yoga poses and increase flexibility.
The foam block is very affordable and you still get good quality. It is composed of a soft, but durable high-density foam that is best for assisting with poses, boosting flexibility and whatever else you need to comfortably do your poses.
As we were using this yoga block, we found that the softer foam was ultra comfortable for a variety of poses that involved laying down or stretching as we were sitting. If we wanted to deepen our pose or not go quite as deep, the block would be used to adjust the pose.
Your purchase will include a one-year warranty from the manufacturer and guard against any defect that would come from the manufacturer.


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Over the years, payer reimbursement for telehealth has been one of the barriers thwarting the technology from reaching its full potential. Telehealth applications are in widespread use among hospitals and even among insurance payers, who are seeking ways to improve access to care while proactively educating and engaging patients in their treatment.
This article will look at the current state of reimbursement. Which states require parity in covered for in-patient visits at the same rates as virtual visits? With the trends leaning toward declining government reimbursement, where does Medicare currently stand on telehealth?
Trends Forcing Telehealth into the Mainstream
"Telehealth is a well-established means of increasing access to care and health education for underserved and rural communities, and is capabilities have greatly expanded with recent technological advancements."
Center for Connected Health Policy
The current state of healthcare, coupled with consumer attitudes that embrace technology all point the way toward wider telehealth adoption.
In the U.S., healthcare spending is rising rapidly and that trend is expected to continue for the next decade. By 2026, U.S. healthcare spending will reach $5.7 trillion. As the population of Baby Boomers ages, it is expected to push healthcare services past the breaking point. This all comes at a time when the Association of American Medical Colleges suggests that primary and specialty physician shortages could surpass 120,000 by 2030.
But an article in Managed Healthcare Executive suggests that these issues could be solved or at least lessened by wider acceptance of telemedicine visits, which, for specific non-urgent treatments, can drop the cost per patient encounter to around $38.
With studies clearly illustrating that the American public is not only comfortable with their digital devices, they'd be willing to at least try telemedicine as a new treatment option, what's the biggest issue standing between the lower costs and greater efficiency that telehealth applications can bring?
The current hurdle that providers face is that payers are lagging behind the technology application, to the detriment of the American health system. The good news is that there is light at the end of this particular tunnel, as even Medicare shifts to allow reimbursement for telehealth.
The State of Payers, 2018
"Direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine is growing at an ever-expanding rate due to new phone, computer, app technology and patient demand. Now, patients can quickly assess healthcare providers for phone or video visits via their personal devices. For hospitals and providers, the big draw with virtual visits is the potential savings involved in replacing physician office visits and ER visits."
The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) has a fact sheet that suggests that Medicare reimbursement for telehealth has been stagnant for the past few years. The problem has been that these services were tied to specific originating site and geographic restrictions that limited reimbursement. Some of the reimbursement hoops necessary for payment included having the patient located in a non-Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with the service originating in a provider office or hospital – to name one example.
Too, Medicare reimbursement for telehealth has been traditionally tied to a specific list of CPT codes, which change annually. But a shift is occurring; in the 2018 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS did unbundle 99091, allowing clinicians to receive reimbursement for the collection and interpretation of remote-generated health data. Skipping the word "telehealth" in the fee schedule will help providers avoid geographic limitations on asynchronous telehealth applications, according to the CCHP.
But by 2017, 48 states and DC were actively reimbursing for some form of telehealth. However, there are still restrictions on the type of application and the type of provider. While state laws are constantly evolving, it's clear that the trend is now toward improving access to telehealth technology by increasing the reimbursement options for providers.
By 2020, Medicare advantage plans will finally be allowed to offer coverage for telehealth beyond what is currently covered under Part B. While the discussion around the final rule is ongoing, most believe that the shut door on reimbursement from this payer is opening.
We also know that 2020 will finally see ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) able to expand their telehealth offerings under Medicare a fee-for-service beneficiary plan designating the patient's home as an originating site eligible for payment.
On the private payer side of the reimbursement map, 23 states have passed laws requiring parity between the reimbursement amounts for an in-office visit and a virtual visit. On the horizon are new laws allowing practitioners to treat patients across state boundaries in order to stretch services and improve access to care – especially in rural areas.
But the patchwork of payer reimbursement remains unwieldy; there is no national standard for reimbursement for this technology. That creates tension; on the one side are providers who experience the time and cost reduction that telehealth can bring, along with a patient population clearly intrigued with the service. The other side holds giant insurance bureaucracies always lagging behind the innovation that digital technology can bring.
In the meantime, telehealth technology has rapidly advanced into a reliable and efficient digital service accessible on any device. Providers and patients are simply waiting on the payer industry to catch up.
The Future State of Telehealth and U.S. Healthcare
"As the health care sector transitions from a volume-based fee-for-service model to one that rewards value, virtual health could have a significant return on investment. For hospitals, physicians, and other caregivers, virtual health could enhance the ability to improve care, outcomes, convenience, and patient engagement while reducing costs."Wall Street Journal
The time has come for telehealth to move to the forefront of American healthcare. The benefits of cutting costs while increasing access to care have been widely established. Telehealth applications improve outcomes by allowing faster and more convenient access to medical treatment. Healthcare IT News suggests that $7 billion annually or an average of $126 per patient encounter could be saved by using telehealth applications. Expanding the reach of physicians while lowering costs holds tremendous promise for a healthcare system that is struggling to do more with less money and fewer providers.
To find out more about the OrthoLive telehealth application and what it can do for your practice, contact us.


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Monthly meeting of the Suffolk County Parade and Drill Team Captains Association. The meeting is being held at the North Lindenhurst FD feed 7pm meeting 8pm. All current drill teams are URGED to attend. Any interested FD or team is welcome and encouraged to attend. Any questions please contact any Suffolk County Board Member.
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Date & TimeJan 17 2020 at 07:00 PM - Jan 17 2020 at 11:00 PM
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When I joined LANDR Audio as the 33rd employee, only 4 lifecycle emails were being sent, and only one of them was performing. When I left, two years later, the email marketing program had well over 300 emails.
For freemium products like LANDR, email is key. Everyday, users sign up, try the product, and if they don't become customers right then, they leave. Email is what helps users understand the full value of the product, prompts them to return and gets them to buy.
When done properly, at least.
Getting started with email marketing automation can be daunting – With your email marketing tool connected to your marketing data, you can send emails for just about any behaviour on your website or in your product. With so many possibilities, where do you start?
The best way to kickstart an email marketing program is to start by covering the customer journey from signup to conversion and then expanding from there.
Key emails will be:
- The Welcome email (High send volume)
- The Onboarding email series (High send volume, high impact on retention)
- Your Upsell email (High business value, direct line to revenue)
Here's our 5-step process to help you get your email marketing program off the ground:
Step 1 – Set a goalpost metric
Start with two metrics: One user acquisition metric at the top of the funnel that measures how many new users are signing up and taking their first action. And then one user engagement metric further down the funnel that measures how often these new users engage with the product over time. – Austin Chang, Google Assistant Product Manager
To create an email marketing program that moves the needle, you first need to understand what metric you're trying to move.
Conversions? Demos? Activation? Retention? Hint: Your goalpost metric doesn't need to be a purchase.
For example, at LANDR Audio, an AI mastering tool for musicians, we were optimizing the customer lifetime value. The goalpost metric was a certain number of masterings completed because we had discovered that this action was highly-correlated with long-term customer monetization.
To find a similar metric, you need to understand the full customer journey – the experiences that customers go through when interacting with your company.
Customer journeys can get pretty messy, so a good way to keep things focused is to define the ideal path for your users:
Sign up
What are your users trying to achieve? What actions do you want them to perform?
The ideal path towards your goalpost metric will help simplify (and clarify) your understanding of the customer journey. It will also give you a frame from which to evaluate whether your email marketing program is making progress or not.
Step 2 – Map your Aha moments
Recipients who opened your first email are 64% more likely to respond to subsequent emails. – Keith Carlson
First impressions matter. Chances are, if your users don't engage with your initial emails, you'll have a hard time engaging them later on.
Your retention emails won't perform if you've not taken the time to establish credibility and build trust in your emails. That's the reason why you want to start from the top.
With your goalpost in mind, look backward. What steps lead to users taking this action?
You'll want to map the Aha moments – moments of realization of value – leading to the goalpost action. And by understand, I mean understand from your users' perspective, not yours.
To find these moments, you can do Jobs-to-be-Done interviews or try and sell your product, listening to the elements that help users « get it ».
For example, if your product was a smartphone, your Aha moments might be:
- Quick setup
- Calendar and email sync
- Camera quality
- Video content suggestions
- Easy app management
Write an email for each of the top five Aha moments starting with the most compelling and finishing with the least.
Although the five emails will be completely different, they will share the same goal (move users towards the goalpost).
Step 3 – Setup your email marketing program
For this first email series, you'll want to maximize coverage, and get as close as possible to 100% of your users receiving the emails. To do this, your best bet is time-based automation, sending emails at fixed-day intervals following the sign up date (e.g. Day 1: first email, Day 3: second email, etc).
A good starting point is to send your first email on Day 1, and then followup every other day.
You'll need to test and experiment with timing and frequency monitoring closely your unsubscribes. There's a clear benefit to compressing the timeframe of your email series. Through testing, MeetEdgar learned that they could reduce the timeframe of their onboarding series to roughly one-third of its original length with no negative effects. For them, it meant onboarding users faster.
At LANDR, we found that if users didn't become active within the first 90 days, fewer than 2-3% ever did.
This meant that we had to be more pushy early on to get users to reach the goalpost.
Once a user reaches your goalpost action (e.g. paid, activated, etc), remove them from the email series, and change the way you communicate with them. You want these users to feel like they've made significant progress; they're no longer newbies!
Step 4 – Optimize
Once the bases of your email marketing program are covered (e.g. all emails are in place), you'll want to optimize their performance.
Initially, you should optimize until you get open rates between 30 and 50%, and click rates around 1/6th of your open rate.
These ratios will vary according to your industry, your customer segmentation, the quality of your content, the topic, the quality of your subject lines, the 'From' name, the sender's email address, and a lot more factors we'll look at in a following post.
The best way to get results is to run constant A/B tests (e.g. subject line vs. subject line, 'From' name vs. 'From' name, call-to-action vs. call-to-action, etc), changing one element of the email at a time.
You may want to pre-test your subject lines using a tool like Subject Line Tester, and stress-test the email templates using one of these tools.
You'll also want to track performance on your website to figure out if your users actually perform the action you want them to perform (buy, activate, read content, etc) once they click the links in your emails.
You can use Google Analytics with utm codes or Highlights to quickly get that information.
I suggest following a weekly cadence of optimization (2–3 hours per week), and expanding gradually.
Step 5 – Expand your email marketing program
Once the basic path to conversion (or your first goalpost) is covered, you'll probably want to expand and create new email sequences for:
- Retention (Newsletters, engagement, etc)
- Expansion (New features, new products, upsells, etc)
- Feedback (Surveys, NPS, interviews, etc)
- Support (Troubleshooting, followups, etc)
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Hinduism (Religion)
Hinduismhin´do͞oĭzəm [key], Western term for the religious beliefs and practices of the vast majority of the people of India. One of the oldest living religions in the world, Hinduism is unique among the world religions in that it had no single founder but grew over a period of 4,000 years in syncretism with the religious and cultural movements of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is composed of innumerable sects and has no well-defined ecclesiastical organization. Its two most general features are the caste system and acceptance of the Veda as the most sacred scriptures.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Medieval and Modern Developments
- Early Hinduism
- Bibliography
- Responses to Buddhism and Jainism
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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James Tzaferis@Jtzaf
Zed Em continued his reign as the heavyweight champion of Oakbank with a dominant win in Saturday's $160,000 Thomas Farms Great Eastern Steeplechase (4950m).
It was the Patrick Payne-trained galloper's second-consecutive win in the marathon feature and came a fortnight after he secured a third-straight Von Doussa Steeplechase at the unique Adelaide Hills track.
As he's done in four of the gelding's five Oakbank wins, star jockey Steven Pateman did the steering and never looked under pressure, settling the eight-year-old on the speed before extending over the final 800 metres for a four-length victory over local hero Spying On You.
For Pateman, it was a record sixth win in the race and he said he was delighted to achieve the feat aboard a horse that's stamped himself as one of the toughest jumpers in the history of the sport.
Pateman missed an opportunity to claim a feature race double when short-priced favourite Killarney Kid was scratched on vet's advice from the Thomas Farms Classic Hurdle (3600m) earlier in the day.
It left jockey Rob David to land the biggest win of his career aboard Grant Young's six-year-old Casiraghi, who outlasted Murphy's Delight in a competitive finish.


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- Number One Number One
- Red Shift III Red Shift III
- Red Shift II Red Shift II
- SharpPod SharpPod
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Margaret's tapestry career began in 2010 when she did a short course at West Dean College to learn tapestry weaving. By mid-2015 she had been at West Dean for three years and gained her Master of Fine Arts in visual arts specialising in tapestry weaving. That year she gained funding from Qest (Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) and having discussed with them the fact that tapestry weaving needed to be returned to its fine art roots she set about arranging bi-annual international tapestry exhibitions in the UK in 2015, 2017 and the third, Heallreaf 3 will take place in 2019. In 2014 Margaret won the Valerie Power Award at West Dean College and in 2016 she won the Cordis Showcase Prize in Edinburgh. Margaret has exhibited internationally with work currently in the Artapestry5 exhibition touring Europe and she has been invited to exhibit around the UK and Canada in 2019. Margaret's future plans for her work include building a coherent body of work for eventual solo exhibition. Due to the slow nature of tapestry weaving this may take some time. She has begun working on larger pieces and in diptychs. The themes of loss and destruction are a continual thread throughout Margaret's tapestries and whilst the beauty of the natural world is always inherent in the work there is also the hint of the loss; the darkness impending on our world and our lives.


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The Toronto Raptors either got Bay Area geography wrong or they're trolling Oakland on Twitter
No they didn't. Did they?
No they didn't. Did they?
Steph Curry and Barack Obama hanging out, no big deal.
Maybe a round at 'NBA 2K' would have been better.
Steph Curry visited a different White House.
How petty can Trump get?
You think you can call him a cupcake and get away with it?!
And he might not be the only one skipping the trip.
The NBA and internet go together like peanut butter and jelly.
Some brand-on-brand crime here.
Twitter suspects a cover-up.
Why these investors think esports is big business.
What did you say, Draymond Green?
He's still got it!
Just look at the other relocation attempts.
Signed, game-used Curry kicks are worth $7,000.
His basketball skills aren't bad, either.
They're still winning the merch game.
It looked refreshing AF.
Steph Curry pokes fun at armchair coaches in new ad.
Twitter had a good laugh.
Team Liquid will not be changing its branding or CEOs.
Meanwhile, the billionaire owner class keeps counting its money.
The Currys can't catch a break.
Draymond Green couldn't be at Game 5 of the NBA Finals but he wasn't far away.


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Alyx, Couple, Cute, Fiction, Foxes, Jasmyn, Love, Mythical, Shapeshifter, Single Word Challenge, Surprise
"Shhh," Alyx gently hushed, covering Jas' mouth with his hand. She wasn't too thrilled about being shushed but she was going to scare away the surprise if she kept that volume.
Their gazes clashed for a moment and he smiled once she rolled her eyes and nodded. It was hard enough to keep this surprise with their mental bond but he had managed. Despite her pouting, he knew that she was just as excited as he was.
If not for the girls at Jas's shop helping him, he never would have been able to convince her to take the afternoon off with him. With spring right around the corner, she was busy mending clothes and filling orders for the warmer months. Alyx did what he could to help but he mostly just mixed dyes and did the heavy lifting so the girls could focus on the sewing.
"You have to whisper Jas," he murmured, removing his hand from her mouth and letting his fingers trail down her arm before lacing their fingers together. His inner Animal was feeling playful. It wasn't often that he got to visit the denser parts of the city's protected forest reserves and Jas tolerated him playing in her garden when the urge to shift became too strong.
"Why?" Though it was in his nature to give her whatever she wanted, even if it was only an answer to a question, he shook his head. She pouted but at least she had started to whisper.
Pushing branches out of the way, he led her through thicket and carefully maneuvered her around any particularly dangerous areas. The last thing he wanted was for her to get hurt on a fun trip.
It didn't take very long until they reached the destination and he motioned for her to sit with him at the edge of the clearing.
"Are you going to tell me what we're here for now?" She whispered, bumping into him. Her eyes were darting around everywhere, taking in the sights and the different plants. No doubt she was figuring out which ones she could use to make richer dyes.
Knowing that those thoughts would persist for long, he let out a short bark. The sound startled Jas into looking at him again but he was more focused on the cluster of bushes on the other side. An answering growl reverberated from the bush but Alyx smiled and soothed the angry growling with a soothing yip.
"I wanted you to see them." He whispered, leaning in close to Jas so she could hear him. A sleek red fox came out from the bushes first, her dark eyes studying Jas before moving to Alyx. Though the vixen bared her teeth at him, he only barked again to reassure her.
Once he had pacified the mother, the kits came tumbling out in a bundle of energy and shot in his direction. Because of his shape shifting abilities, he understood most of the yips and barks that followed but he was more amused by Jas' reaction.
It wasn't long before one of the kits grew brave enough to leap into her lap. She wasted no time in spoiling it with all kinds of attention. While the vixen watched carefully, all the kits piled on Jas for their share of attention.
"How did you find them?" She giggled out, running her hands through their fluffy tuffs of fur. The smiles and laughter were the very reason for the trip and Alyx swelled with pride that it had worked.
"Had a mock drill up here, ran into the vixen while she was still pregnant. Her mate is gone and so I helped make her a den before I went back down." His eyes drifted towards the vixen in question and dipped his head. Though his shape was not in an animal form like he had met the fox in, his scent was still the same and she recognized his bark tones. "The girls said that you had mentioned wanting to see some real wild animals."
"They're a nosy bunch." The words were said with a level of fondness that was always there in her tones when she spoke of her coworkers.
"But it was worth it?" Had it been wrong to bring her? There was always the possibility that she was shielding her emotions from him again.
Her smile softened and Alyx relaxed. She was happy; she didn't smile like that if she wasn't. This had hadn't been a mistake. Now all he had to do was make sure that the vixen knew that Jas wasn't going to steal one of her kits.
SWC stands for Single Word Challenge for anyone who was curious. Right now, Maura is supplying me with words for the next few weeks so these will be done every Sunday. 🙂


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Orient Planet sets up shop in Beirut
PR agency Orient Planet has opened an office in Beirut in order to capitalise on anticipated investment in the country's economy.
PR agency Orient Planet has opened an office in Beirut in order to capitalise on anticipated investment in the country's economy.
The office is the first for Orient Planet outside of the Gulf, and will also cover the Syrian, and Jordanian markets.
"The opening of our Beirut office coincides with the growth of the Lebanese economy," said Nidal Abou Zaki, managing director at Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications.
"Latest studies have revealed that marketing consultancy is a catalyst for business growth, underlining the central importance marketing an PR hold for today's companies.
"We see Lebanon as a key market with immense untapped potential. It has a competitive and free market economy which is showing clear signs of recovery."
The agency claims it has conducted a study on the growth prospects in Lebanon, which shows that "significant economic turnaround" is expected over the next few years.
"Orient Planet has been working closely with several organisations based in the Levant region, addressing their requirements from its Dubai headquarters for the past three year," added Abou Zaki.
"However, we felt it imperative to have a direct presence in the region in order to serve them more resourcefully and in close proximity."


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During the past few weeks I've been attempting to make Campbell into a more productive member of our family, instead of the little prince he thinks he is. This means he is now expected to clear his own plate after dinner and to help his sisters sweep under the kitchen table.
I'm also trying to get him to clean up his own messes.
At school he willingly picks up toys and puzzles when his teacher asks him to. So I figured he could do it at home, too.
Things went well at first. One afternoon I told him to clean up his Legos, and when he informed me that he couldn't, I pulled out the Santa threat – "Santa Claus doesn't bring presents to little boys who don't pick up their Legos." Worked like a charm. He had his mess cleaned up in record time.
But my success was short lived.
On Monday I tasked the big girls and Campbell with cleaning up the front bedroom, which was an unholy mess. The girls whined and moaned but mostly did what they were asked.
Campbell, on the other hand, informed me that he was too tired/cold/hot/sick to help. I tried the Santa line – no luck. We had to bolt out the door to meet some friends, so I told Campbell he'd have to help clean up later.
Hours and lots of fun later, I told Campbell he had to pick up his toys in the bedroom. Again, I got the tired/cold/hot/sick excuses.
So I pulled out the biggest threat I could think of and told Campbell that if he didn't clean up, he'd have to go to bed without dinner. He looked at me for a second and then, to my surprise, climbed into bed. I reminded him that no matter how hungry he got, he wouldn't be getting any dinner. He pulled the covers up to his chin in response.
I kissed him goodnight and turned out the light, figuring that was that.
But an hour later, he started yelling from the bedroom that he was hungry. I ignored him for a while but then went in and reminded Campbell why he was in bed. In response he informed me that he had "wots of energy to pway, but not wots of energy to cwean." I told him that he had to stay in bed. For two hours, he went back and forth between yelling that he wanted to come out and play and whining that he was hungry.
It was a long night, but I had hope that Campbell had learned his lesson.
Foolish, foolish me.
Yesterday I told him to pick up his Legos, which were scattered across the floor. He told me he was too tired/hot/cold/sick. I replied that if he didn't pick them up, I'd take the Legos and put them up for three days.
"That's OK, Momom. They're boring anyway."
So I picked up the Legos and put them on the highest shelf in the hall closet, and Campbell skipped away.
I'm wondering how many toys he's going to have to lose and how many dinners he's going to miss before Campbell gets a clue.
I'm guessing it's going to be a lot.


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I often hear what seem like complaints about the theory of Relativity, such as it doesn't explain the physics of what happens at the quantum level. Einstein tried to include an explanation for gravity and included a gravitational constant in his calculations to fix a perceived problem with his theory. It was later taken out, and I think I recall that it was later put back in. I don't know if it's in or out at this time. It has also been said that Einstein wasted the later part of his life his searching for a unifying theory. I can't recall what that was. Maybe because there is no unifying theory, but I'm thinking it had something to do with explaining particle physics that were unknown or disregarded when he came up with relativity.But what dawned on me recently is that why does there have to be a unifying theory? Particles don't act the way things do on a big scale. They seem to pop in and out of existence like they are following some other laws, but why should they be subject to the same laws as big scale physics? Maybe they are and we don't yet understand it, but so what if they don't? Maybe there are laws we don't know about. We have theories of different things. Evolution is probably the most understood, cross referenced, and explains what it needs to explain. That didn't seem to bother Einstein. I don't think he talked a lot about evolution in regards to relativity, but then evolution is part of things in the big scale, so why would he worry about it?But it seems to me that people are bothered by the lack of a unifying theory, whatever that may be. I know little about this stuff, but I'm not seeing what the problem is. Here's a good unifying theory: God did it, and that explains everything. Unfortunately, it can't be measured or verified, and it doesn't seem necessary anyway.
Well, the two most successful theories of nature that have so far been put forward are completely incompatible, and physicists would much prefer that their two greatest successes were not so contradictory. Their incompatibility means that at least one of them can't be completely correct, or maybe even both of them are wrong. But if either of them are wrong then why do they both work so well? An analogy might be: What if my mother and father never met each other? And yet here I am, so they must have met. But they both claim not to have ever met, since they lived in different countries. But here I am, so how could they not have met?
Neither is correct entirely. And it is unlikely that we will ever know physics down to the last detail.
Here is another elementary explanation, with more math ...
But what dawned on me recently is that why does there have to be a unifying theory?
And it is unlikely that we will ever know physics down to the last detail.
Quote from: Cavebear on January 27, 2018, 03:18:22 PMAnd it is unlikely that we will ever know physics down to the last detail. And we never will with that attitude! :p


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Anevia (https://anevia.com), a leading provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions, has chosen IBC 2019 as the venue for the European launch of its NEA-CDN 5 cloud-native Content Delivery Network solution.
Anevia (www.anevia/com), a leading provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions, and SKYmedia Corporation LLC, one of Mongolia's leading telecommunication resource providers, announce the completion of an OTT video-delivery solution for SKYmedia's new Sky GO service. Based in Ulaanbaatar, the SKYmedia group provides a wide range of capabilities including mobile phone and broadband data connectivity.


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Barbara Kruger
Untitled (Your Body Is a Battle Ground) 1989
Barbara Kruger is internationally renowned for her signature black, white and red poster-style works of art that convey in-your-face messages on women's rights and issues of power. Coming out of the magazine publishing industry, Kruger knows precisely how to capture the viewer's attention with her bold and witty photomurals displayed on billboards, bus stops and public transportation as well as in major museums and galleries wordwide. She has edited books on cultural theory, including Remaking History for the Dia Foundation, and has published articles in the New York Times, Artforum, and other periodicals. Monographs on her work include Love for Sale, We Won't Play Nature to Your Culture and others. She is represented in New York by Mary Boone Gallery. A major exhibition of her work will be presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in fall 1999, and at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2000.


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A place found not too far away from the Antarctic, where nature maintains its original state and man can rediscover silence and elemental time.
A place found not too far away from the Antarctic, where nature maintains its original state and man can rediscover silence and elemental time.
Along with voyages to places of unimaginable beauty that remains wild and unexplored, Errante is also a place that hosts audiovisual artists from all over the world.
Built by its owners' hands, following an eco-efficient architecture that finds natural light at its base and uses local materials, our Refuge becomes a respectful part of the Biosphere Reservation.
Errante has become a magical space for people that are looking for a quiet spot far away from city noise, and it's found not too far from the remote Antarctica.
Looking down into the historic Beagle Canal and protected by a mountain range that forms the Dientes de Navarino, the lodge becomes a meeting point between guests and nature, inviting our travelers to rediscover point zero, using the following 3 dimensions:
Voyages+Silence+Creative Art.
– Voyages to places where nature is wild and reminds you of previous geological era.
– Silence found in a habitat that is constantly changing, following its natural biological cycle, free and pure.
– Artistic creation under the direction of Residencia Arca, a project involving audiovisual creation occurring each year at Errante Ecolodge.
By being a refuge that becomes a part of the natural rhythm of its surroundings, Errante is open to travelers through all yearly seasons. This way, they can experience and share the stunning biological transformation of Isla Navarino.
Vale la pena, de todas maneras y volvería...preocupados de todos los detalles, es un orgullo para los chilenos ofrecer un lugar tan lindo como este. La mejor elección, todas las habitaciones tienen las mas lindas vistas al canal Beagle y esta se destaca mas todavia, en sus lugares de descanso y bar-comedor...hasta altas horas de la noche, un verdadero cuadro...que uno no se cansa de adminirar...!!!, los felicito de verdad...!!!


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I have been working hard, writing my fingers to the bone to bring you the first two in a series of erotic romance novels set in a future dystopia.
The first two books are not ready to read just yet but I hope at least one if not both will be on sale before Christmas. There will be a website to accompany the series, you should be able to see that next week. In the meantime I have been experimenting with book covers.


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A Guide to Making the Transition Away From Oil
- I wonder what it will take for the Transition movement to gain any kind of footing in the US. $200 oil would help, I guess. Let's give that a try.
A Guide to Making the Transition Away From Oil
Boris performs fuel cell U-turn
Climate change: Quest for zero waste community in remote Japanese village
In December 2005, the town council of Kinsale, a seaside town in County Cork, Ireland, voted unanimously to adopt something called an Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) — the first of its kind, but by no means the last.
"Energy descent", a term coined by Australian permaculturist David Holmgren, refers to the systematic and intentional reduction in energy consumption in a community (or household, or nation). The phenomenon is expected to become widespread as we reach Peak Oil — the point at which oil production stops growing and begins to decline.
So-called Transition Towns, such as Kinsale, are those who have taken life-after-oil into their own hands by adopting an EDAP. There are thirty or forty of these communities already as of this writing, with many more on the way.
The Internet is full of useful resources on energy descent planning, the Transition Town movement and related topics such as permaculture. Here are a few of my favorite links to get you started:


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Negative Thoughts Trash Self-Esteem
by Coach on Apr.29, 2012, under Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia and OCD
I talk a lot about how crucial it is that we continue to challenge ourselves, to stretch and face obstacles. We all enjoy feeling we are doing something worthwhile and purposeful with our lives, that we are taking steps to accomplish things we have thought of doing.
However, most of us have a competing need to feel comfortable and safe.
It is like we have a part of our brain that daydreams and imagines while another part wants to protect, and that is the reality of what often does occur between our ears on a rather constant basis. This is especially true for the more adapting, approval seeking personality types. While your intellectual side says, " I would like to do something special and more meaningful in my life", the other side throws negative thoughts in your way to detour your efforts.
The more you allow yourself to give in to the detours, the more you weaken your resolve to stretch and take new steps, thereby creating even more negative self-talk that trashes your self-esteem. It's a viscous cycle !
We know it has been a difficult job market out there. Great opportunities for personal growth are harder to find, and many find themselves having to take a job that is below their expectations, just to have a job. Others lose jobs and find themselves filing for Unemployment Compensation, while I find some attempting to seek out Social Security Disability due to stress and depression. It is tough out there !
There is no perfect answer, but one thing I have seen is that even though the road map may have more detours than you are use to, it is still very important to stay on course. Yes, you may need to take a job that you feel is beneath you, or that is not on your career path, but what is critical is that you stay focused on the reality that this is just a detour, and that you continue to network and search for what you really want. At least you are working, which keeps you out there mingling with people, where others can see what you are capable of, and where you can feel more worth and value than if you are sitting home collecting unemployment.
I have seen many who have taken advantage of unemployment, which I can appreciate, but while receiving benefits, they do not search for jobs or take classes to improve their chances of securing a better job and staying focused on their personal growth. Many have said to me,"I will start looking once the Unemployment checks stop". For so many, their self esteem weakens as they are not feeling productive and they are avoiding taking steps that would put them in a better place. After a while, their dreams die off and they settle for so much less than they want and deserve.
Then there are those who take jobs, but what they are doing is certainly not on par with what they planned. However, if it is a reasonable job, helps pay the bills, it is not surprising that many in that situation just become comfortably-uncomfortable with what they are doing. The longer they are in that limbo state, the more they weaken in personal resolve.
Now all of these people I am talking about most likely know they are avoiding doing what they need to do, but at the same time, they may want to avoid feeling potential rejection by continuing to job search. Obviously, since there is that underlying realization that they are avoiding, their self-esteem gets slammed as their negative self-talk becomes more intense.
In the case of my clients going through the above scenarios, they report that their anxiety symptoms have increased, where they are either experiencing more panic attacks or that the obsessive/ intrusive thoughts or compulsive behavior is on the rise. Sure, they are feeling in conflict within themselves. They KNOW they are avoiding or giving in to the detours, not taking all the steps they should be. We cannot escape the ravages of avoidance on our self-esteem.
Of course, this does not just apply to job/career issues. The fact is that relationship issues and conflicts are huge triggers for anxiety symptoms. If a person is in a relationship where they are unhappy and unfulfilled, or even worse where they are being abused, manipulated or controlled, but avoids taking steps to make changes, they weaken day by day. The longer one stays in that type of friendship or relationship, the more our self esteem suffers, and the negative self-talk flourishes. Before you know it, we can start telling ourselves we do not deserve any better, or that we are not good enough to deserve what we truly want.
Obstacles are made to be challenged, but unless you are by nature an aggressive personality, you run the risk of a shrinking self-esteem if you avoid taking steps {not leaps} to challenge your fears and negative self-talk. That can easily lead to an emotional paralysis. Don't let this happen. One Step at a Time ! Re-work your plan and goals. Set reasonable goals based on the changing climate out there, find support persons where you keep pushing each other ahead, but don't dare settle.
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Let's get one thing straight: When it comes to Transylvania, it's not all about vampires and the Prince of Darkness.
Sure, it's home to spooky-looking, precipitous castles that are Gothic enough to curdle the blood of myriad Bram Stoker fans and rammed with nods to Vlad the Impaler, the 15th-century real-life Dracula inspiration. (And, of course, an abundance of fangs-for-the-memory touristy offerings: coffin-shaped jewelry boxes, anyone?)
But rather than exploring this clichéd, somewhat fantastical part of one of Romania's six provinces, however, we're about to experience a region of this former Communist country that has just as much historical bite.
Leaving the capital Bucharest four hours earlier on the smooth E60 highway (roads are much improved since Romania joined the European Union in 2007), we're now bumping along a 10-kilometre rutted track to Viscri, a 12th-century Transylvanian citadel boasting notable restoration that's close to the heart of the U.K.'s Prince Charles.
Instead of seeing bears in the meadows dotted with sheep and swaths of wild mint and dandelions, our first encounter is with a group of overfriendly Roma children. Rushing out from their shacks, they gesture for cigarettes and food (shouting names such as "Cadbury's"), before waving us off.
A few minutes later, the first sight of Viscri could not have been more in contrast with the Romas' lopsided homes. Horse and carts overflowing with hay may still outnumber the number of cars in this village, too, but flanking the wide, earthy lanes are smart vernacular houses in pretty, delicate hues: cornflower, sky blue, pale green topped with traditionally curvy clay tiles.
A beacon of conservation, wooden shutters often decorate the windows along with intricate, personal touches on the buildings — painted love hearts and flower motifs married with little crosses, as well as the names of the original owners or builders and the dates the homes were built. You'll also spy decorative houseplates evocative of Paris among the 400-odd buildings.
A haven for ethnic Germans (known as Saxons) since they were invited to guard the Transylvanian passes in the 1100s against the invading Ottoman Empire, Viscri and its German namesake, Weissekhirche (meaning white church), is an impressive fortified UNESCO World Heritage site. Its medieval Lutheran church towers look over the village, commanding a glorious Amityville-esque position high on the hill.
In recent times, however, the village has been troubled not by descending hordes, but by people fleeing. Before the execution of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, there were nearly 300 Saxons in the village. Within months of the revolution, Saxons, who had been virtually forced to stay in Romania, were now free to leave and many headed for Germany, trimming the Viscri population to 68. Countrywide, the Saxons plummeted from 110,000 in 1989 to less than 17,000 in recent years.
The remaining inhabitants struggled to maintain everyday life, let alone preserve the rich Saxon culture and history. Out went the butcher, the mechanic, the teachers — as well as the Communist-sponsored co-operative farming on which they depended.
Fast forward some 25 years, and Romanians have added to the Saxon numbers at Viscri. Through their enthusiasm and efforts, the villagers have also attracted the help of many organizations, most notably the Mihai Eminescu Trust (MET) — named after Romania's national poet — Pro Patrimonio (the National Trust of Romania) and the British-based Landmark Trust. (There's now a Saxon museum in one of the church towers and inside the church itself, Saxon motifs feature alongside local painter J Paukratz's altar centrepiece, "The blessing of the children," among other images dating some 400 years.)
While many of the villagers don't speak English, don't be surprised if they perhaps encourage you to help pick up hay with the farmers — or even join a traditional dance. It's all part of a revived way of life here, explains one Saxon behind much of the conservation. "Before the revolution, I really wished to go to Germany," says Caroline Fernolend, a MET director and Viscri resident. "I wanted to be free and live in a democracy. But when it happened I found it impossible to leave. This has been my culture for 900 years; I needed to keep it."
Fortunately for Viscri and for us, the economist helped restore such buildings as the kindergarten, the priest's home and the fire engine house, along with other homes brought back to life by Prince Charles, too. (He was reportedly attracted to the area after reading a 1996 MET booklet, The Plight of the Saxons in Transylvania.)
It turns out we're the only family visiting this summer weekend, lapping up vistas uninterrupted for 360 degrees (the very thing that attracted the late film mogul Anthony Minghella to shoot the blockbuster Cold Mountain in nearby Rasnov). With such a simple way of life, staying in Viscri is never going to be five-star. Guest house rooms are sparse, with no televisions or phones. What you'll be mesmerized by, however, is the ancient, restored Saxon furniture, which more than makes up for lack of a mini-bar. Its cursory nod to the 21st century is an inside bathroom.
Villagers entice us with locally made traditional dishes — creamy bean soup, sourdough bread and walnut cake — often washed down with a schnapps or two. While they encourage tourists, they are, however, discerning about who visits. "We don't want to become a zoo," Fernolend remarks. "We want people who are interested in our culture to stay a few days and enjoy the peace and respect the way of life — not the others who turn up on tour buses, take a few pictures and go off again."
This "soft tourism," however, doesn't always include city-dwelling Romanians. According to Fernolend, this is because "most of them come from places like this in the first place." She adds, "Since the revolution they like to have modern things and for so many years we were not allowed to travel to other countries and now we can. Maybe it will be the next generation who likes to visit places such as Viscri."
It's easy to spot the village's industrious spirit. Although bizarre at first, wherever we head, a mix of old and young women come out of their houses armed with knitting needles. Even as we picnic in a deserted field secluded by beech trees, a smiling group pitches up in silence and feverishly carries on knitting.
It turns out to be a "sock venture" called Viscri incepe (Viscri starts) to bring money to the community. Established more than a decade ago, it sells about 11,000 creations yearly, both locally — hence the villagers' unsubtle marketing — and across Europe (mainly Germany, the U.K., Austria, Italy and Switzerland).
Viscri is an extraordinary village that undoubtedly embodies the national spirit of survival — a spirit beautifully epitomized as we head back on the E60. Overtaking a painstakingly slow, smoke-puffing Dacia (Romania's national car), a farmer is driving from the countryside to the capital's produce markets — his face barely visible among thousands of fresh walnuts he's clearly banking on selling.
It's all part of a stake in Romania's lifestyle that's worth experiencing.
If you go, check out:
The Mihai Eminescu Trust (mihaieminescutrust.org)
The Landmark Trust (landmarktrust.org.uk) (Both have guesthouses to rent)
Pro Patrimonio (propatrimonio.org)
There are several car-hire firms including cars4rent.ro
Riding and other tours in Viscri are available through realityandbeyond.co.uk
Romania Tourism: romaniatourism.com
Bran Castle: bran-castle.com
A number of airlines fly from various London airports to Bucharest's Otopeni airport (approx. 3.15 hours), including British Airways (ba.com) and the Romanian airline, Tarom (tarom.ro), which both fly direct from Heathrow


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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Original Score
Varese Sarabande (302 066 665 2)
Release Date: July 12, 2005
Conducted by Cliff Eidelman
Formats: CD, Digital
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsColumbia Records (CK 94606)
Released: May 24, 2005
Formats: CD, Digital (45 min)
Varese Sarabande: A 30th Anniversary CelebrationVarese Sarabande (302 066 900 2 / VSD-6900)
Released: April 15, 2008
Format: CD (309 min)
Review: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (score), The
3.5 / 5 Stars
A small-scale summer release, in contrast to the normal big budget fare, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants tells the story of four girls on the edge of adulthood, their various summer adventures and the pair of jeans they share, which happens to miraculously fit them all. Cliff Eidelman continues his career of scoring these personal character dramas and comedies, after he initially burst out of the gate with a flourish in the early 90\'s in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Columbus: The Discovery. It has become apparent that the films at the opposite end of the spectrum better suit his compositional personality.
The album opens with "Prologue" and the main theme, a slightly melancholy, yet flowing manner for strings and woodwinds, followed by a spirited piano solo at around the one minute mark and then a tender acoustic guitar joins in near the close. "Deja Blue" sets a jazzy tone, with upright bass, piano and marimba, while the brief "Fate" features a new theme for solo voice against piano, strings and woodwinds in a pleasantly floating, effervescent manner. "Rules of the Pants" revisits the main melodic material from the "Prologue" before marimbas and clarinet present a light-hearted, tropical island type flavor. "A Touch of Greece" contains the usual Greek instrumental colors but then shifts suddenly into the solo voice and melody from "Fate". A touching duet for piano and acoustic guitar highlights the brief track "Honey", while the sprightly marimba and clarinet combo returns in "The Traveling Pants".
The track "Reflection" lives up to its title, as the strings and woodwinds paint the portrait of a moment lost in quiet contemplation, among a subtle recap of the main theme. The melodic material from the second half of the "Prologue", the arcing, halting line for piano and guitar, is heard in "Running" before it is replaced by the Greek instrumentation. Softly sweet tones from piano, clarinet and strings color the contemplative "Letter", which then continues through into "Broken Heart" and "A Brave Soul", all the while refraining from turning too maudlin or overwrought. "Us" begins with solo piano, soon adding the acoustic guitar and flute in a slow, tender piece, coalescing into the track "Sisterhood Reunites" where the "Fate" theme returns, itself developed further into lovely variations.
"The Traveling Song" wonderfully builds upon the "Fate" melody in a bright setting of violin, piano, voice, marimbas and electric guitar. This thematic idea is carried over into the final track, "Piano Suite", an excellent solo piano summation of all the main melodic material of the score, heard throughout the "Prologue", "Fate" and "Letter". I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this sweet score to a small film, with its several memorable themes, clear orchestration and effective instrumentation. Certainly it is long way from how many if us older fans expected Eidelman to go compositionally, but his music still retains much to recommend.
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Dave and I had the opportunity for a Seattle Day Trip the first part of January.
Neither of us had ever been to Seattle, and we had a list of places we wanted to visit and photograph.
It was hard to narrow the list of things to see and do to create our One Day Itinerary in Seattle.
We share our Seattle Day Trip Guide to help anyone else who may also only have one day to explore Seattle.
The list includes things to see and places to photograph in Seattle that include iconic sites and unique art.
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Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market is a must-see for a Day Trip in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1907, Pike Place Market is the oldest continually operating farmers' market in the United States. This nine-acre Market overlooks Elliott Bay.
We were only able to spend a short time here, but in that hour or so, we could feel the eclectic vibe and energy of the place.
Here's a list of fun things to see and photograph at Pike Place Market:
- Pike Place Market Sign
- The Oldest Starbucks
- Rachel the Piggy Bank
- Pike Place Fish Market
- Post Alley
- Food & Dining
- Street Performers
- Street Art
We knew Pike Place Market gets crowded so we arrived early.
One tip for a crowded day is to venture to the lower levels and discover all the fun below street level.
Photo credit: Seattle Monorail Services
Riding the Seattle Monorail is a fun activity. We used public transit and the monorail to get around Seattle for the day.
Built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair to provide a link between the fairgrounds and downtown Seattle, the once futuristic mode of transport has become a major tourist attraction and a convenient way for locals to get to major festivals and events.
Space Needle
The Space Needle is an icon. It was built in 1962 for the World's Fair.
No Seattle itinerary is complete without a visit to the Space Needle.
View the downtown Seattle skyline, Olympic and Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Elliott Bay and surrounding islands from the top of the Needle.
The NEW Space Needle provides an all-glass floor on the lower level and floor-to-ceiling glass on the upper level.
The Loupe is the world's first and only rotating glass floor.
Yes, this is a busy tourist attraction, especially with the new renovations. But it's busy for a reason: the views are stunning!
To avoid the crowds, start your Seattle Day Trip to visit the Space Needle when it opens. Many say the Sky View Observatory at the Columbia Center even affords you better views of the city that includes the Space Needle in your photos.
PHOTO TIP: Walk around to find interesting and unique views of the Space Needle from the ground looking up.
The Space Needle is a wonderful subject for Black and White photography.
PHOTO TIP: Images that have graphic elements, strong lines, geometric shapes or form make wonderful subjects for Black and White. Always look for lines that run diagonally, horizontally or vertically through the image and try to create interesting compositions with them.
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Dale Chihuly was born in Tacoma, Washington. While studying interior design at the University of Washington, he was introduced to glass. This began his lifetime obsession with glass.
His work is included in more than 200 museums worldwide, and he has created many glass art installations in Venice, England, Paris, and more.
A few years ago, Dale Chihuly was invited to present a comprehensive exhibit of his work at the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, and next to the Space Needle. The Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit includes a garden, an exhibition hall, and a glasshouse.
Words cannot describe the glass works of art here. Adding this exhibit to our Seattle One Day Itinerary was the best decision we made!
Chihuly Exhibition Hall
Note the Photography Guidelines found on the Chihuly Garden and Glass website: Still photography and video is allowed from a handheld device. Photography of objects in the exhibition is permitted for personal, non-distributional, non-commercial use. Flashes, tripods monopods or video cameras in the galleries are prohibited. No photographs or videotapes may be reproduced, published, distributed, sold, transferred or otherwise commercially exploited.
PHOTO TIPS (while inside the Exhibition Hall):
- Try to keep the overhead lights and their reflections out of the frame of your shot as much as possible.
- Make use of the reflections on the black glass platforms the art work is mounted on.
- Zoom in on interesting small sections.
Chihuly Glasshouse
PHOTO TIP: Photograph the Space Needle through the windows in the glasshouse. Be creative with angles and composition.
Chihuly Garden
PHOTO TIP: Photograph the Space Needle reflection in the many spheres in the garden section of the Chihuly Exhibit. This is truly a photographer's playground for creativity.
Transportation in Seattle
If you aren't staying in the downtown area, use public transportation.
Traffic in and out of the city combined with the cost of parking downtown make driving your own car just not worth the hassle and expense. We were staying near the SeaTac Airport so we rode the Link light rail train. It took us within blocks of our first stop downtown.
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