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Veterans group to meet Thursday
All veterans are invited to attend Thursday's meeting of the Old Salts chapter of the Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II.
The group meets on the first Thursday of each month, and is open to members of all services.
The meeting will start at noon at Sun City Family Restaurant, 26824 Cherry Hills Blvd.
For information, call (951) 766-9990.
Panel discussion set on networking
The Professional Women's Roundtable will host three guest speakers as part of an "Art of Networking" expert panel discussion planned Thursday.
The event will feature Kimberly Davidson, business development manager for the city of Murrieta; Monica Kirkland, owner of New Life Ultrasound & Portrait Creations; and Alice Sullivan, president/CEO of the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Thalia Poulos, professional organizer with Time Planners, will moderate the panel discussion.
The meeting will run from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Broken Yolk Cafe, 26495 Ynez Road in Temecula.
For information or to register, call (951) 837-7227.
Civitans plan Bowlathon fundraiser
The Temecula Valley Civitan Club is looking for bowlers who would like to be part of its Bowlathon fundraiser on Saturday.
Proceeds benefit the Special Olympics, Sports for Exceptional Athletics and Wishes for Children, along with other Temecula community service organizations.
The cost is $30 and includes two games, shoes and lunch.
The fundraiser will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Brunswick Cal Oaks Bowl, 40440 California Oaks Road in Murrieta.
For information or to register, call (951) 201-3300.
Preserving heirlooms topic for genealogists
Gena Philibert-Ortega will present "Preserving Family Heirlooms" at the next Temecula Valley Genealogical Society meeting.
Photos, textiles and paper products will be discussed, as well as tips on how to preserve treasures for future generations.
Editor of the Utah Genealogical Association's journal Crossroads, Philibert- Ortega has had articles published in genealogy newsletters and magazines including Internet Genealogy, Family Chronicle, GenWeekly and the WorldVitalRecords newsletter.
She is also an instructor for the National Institute for Genealogical Studies and serves as vice president for the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
The meeting will start at 7 p.m. Monday at Temecula City Hall, 41000 Main St. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m.
For information, call (949) 769-9319.
Book club to focus on conquerors
Genghis Khan will be the focus of the March 11 discussion by members of the Temecula Library Book Discussion Group.
The source book will be "In the Empire of Genghis Khan: An Amazing Odyssey Through the Lands of the Most Feared Conquerors in History," by Stanley Stewart.
The group will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road.
For information, call Jo-Ann at (951) 302-5315.
Protea supplier to address gardeners
Ismal Resendiz, owner of Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers, will discuss the varieties of and best practices for growing proteas during the next Temecula Valley Garden Club meeting.
Resendiz's company is one of California's largest suppliers of South African and Australian floral products and plants.
The program begins at 10 a.m. March 12 at the Community Recreation Center, 30875 Rancho Vista Drive in Temecula.
For information, call (951) 693-5083.
Military officers to meet March 12
The Military Officers Association of America, Southwest Riverside County chapter, will hold its monthly meeting and social hour next week.
The event will feature dinner, a guest speaker, cocktails and social time.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. March 12 at Bear Creek Golf Course, 22640 Bear Canyon Drive.
For information, call (818) 326-0668.
Women to hear floral designer talk
All women from Canyon Lake and the surrounding communities are welcome to attend the Canyon Lake Women's Connection luncheon set for March 13.
The theme, "Bloom Where You're Planted," will feature floral designer and wedding planner Bee Bareng.
She will share her life's journey with the group through the use of floral design, song and inspirational verses.
Participants are asked to bring nonperishable items and gently used home goods and clothing donations to benefit the Camp Pendleton Military Relief Society and the HOPE local food pantry.
The cost for the luncheon is $15, and reservations are required by Thursday.
The program will run from noon to 2 p.m. at Canyon Lake Lodge, 22200 Canyon Club Drive.
For information or to reserve a spot, call (951) 674-7221 or (951) 600-0340.
Founder of consulting firm to talk March 13
The Menifee Success Up — National Association for Female Executives affiliate will hold its monthly networking luncheon on March 13.
Jacki Schreiber, founder of Power Elite Consulting, will be the featured speaker.
The topic of the presentation is "The Hidden Agenda: Belief Systems of Success."
The meeting fee is $10 for members and $15 for guests. Meals will be served on separate checks.
The program begins at 11:30 a.m. at Boston Billie's, 26850 Cherry Hills Blvd.
For information or to reserve a sport, call (951) 255-9200.
Corvette owners to meet March 14
Members of the Corvettes of Temecula Valley will hold their monthly meeting on March 14.
Anyone who owns a Corvette and is looking for something to do on a Thursday night is invited to attend.
Attendees are welcome to start with dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. at Pat & Oscar's, 29375 Rancho California Road in Temecula.
For information, call (951) 757-4783.


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- "The simplest gesture of kindness can fill a galaxy with hope."
- ―Bail Organa
Bail Organa was a human male politician who served as Senator of Alderaan in the final years of the Galactic Republic. The husband and prince consort of Queen Breha Organa, Bail Organa bore the titles of Viceroy and First Chairman of Alderaan, and was among the founders of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the reign of Emperor Sheev Palpatine and the Galactic Empire.
Along with his wife, he was the adoptive parent of Leia Organa, the secret daughter of the fallen Jedi Knight, Anakin Skywalker and the late Senator, Padmé Amidala of Naboo, the latter of whom was a close friend and colleague during the Clone Wars. Raising their daughter as the crown princess of Alderaan, Leia would eventually follow in her father's footsteps in becoming Alderaan's representative in the Imperial Senate and a leading member of the Rebel Alliance.
Early life and careerEdit
Born into the royal family of Alderaan, Bail Organa was destined to become a politician.[2] At some point following the Invasion of Naboo, he came to represent his home planet in the Senate of the Galactic Republic, succeeding Bail Antilles, his relative by marriage.[5] Organa was also the Viceroy of his homeworld and the husband of Breha Organa, Queen of Alderaan.[6]
As soon as he entered the intergalactic political arena, he established strong ties with like-minded senators, including Padmé Amidala of Naboo and Mon Mothma of Chandrila. He also became close friends with Finis Valorum, former Supreme Chancellor of the Republic.[5] Due to his honesty and his commitment to justice, Organa gained the respect of his senatorial peers and came to be esteemed as a politician.[1] In spite of Organa's best efforts, the galactic government grew increasingly plagued by corruption, ultimately leading malcontents to take extreme action: led by the former Jedi Count Dooku, a loose affiliation of outlying star systems formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems and declared itself seceded from the Galactic Republic.[7] With the rise of separatism, Organa joined the Senate's Loyalist Committee, the members of which supported the Republic and its leader, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. In the framework of the committee, Organa came to work closely with Padmé Amidala.[1]
In time, the Separatist Crisis escalated into the full-scale conflict known as the Clone Wars. Organa, opposed to the war but cognizant of its inevitability, became especially active in his devotion to relief missions and other humanitarian operations. In this context, he often worked with members of the Jedi Order, for which he came to develop a deep respect.[1]
The Clone WarsEdit
- "Help us, General Kenobi, you're our only hope."
- ―Senator Organa asking for help on Christophsis
Shortly before the Battle of Christophsis, Organa led a relief force to the planet to aid its' besieged people and beleaguered Republic troops. In this context, he and his relief effort became trapped on Christophsis' surface by a Separatist blockade led by the infamous Admiral Trench. When Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi led an assault against Trench's fleet in an attempt to break through and aid Organa, the Admiral responded with a withering attack, forcing the Jedi to retreat behind a nearby moon. Trench staged several devastating attack runs against Organa's on-planet camp to draw Skywalker and Kenobi out from behind the moon, but he and his blockade were finally broken by a stealth ship flown by Skywalker and Admiral Yularen.[8]
Following Christophsis, Organa was then sent on trade missions. After its' success, Organa was then contacted by Jedi Masters Yoda, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan Kenobi who informed him of the destruction of the Republic fleet protecting Ryloth. He was then asked by them to assist Naboo Representative Jar Jar Binks in negotiating an agreement with the Toydarians to allow them use their planet to send relief supplies to Ryloth.[9]
However, Organa and Binks encountered resistance from Trade Federation Senator Lott Dod, who claimed that do so would violate Toydaria's neutrality. However, King Katuunko agreed to allow them to use the ships they brought to load the supplies to aid the Twi'leks as long as the Trade Federation did not learn of the mercy mission. Organa then had Binks distract Lott Dod's party at a state dinner while he loaded the supplies aboard the ships. Following that mission, Organa, Binks and Katuunko were confronted by Dod, who claimed that Organa was responsible. However, Organa assured him that if he had any proof, he could show it to the Senate. Frustrated, Dod withdrew his argument, but warned Organa that he was playing a dangerous game.[9]
Conference on AlderaanEdit
Organa, alongside Senator Amidala, hosted a conference on Alderaan. However, following assassin Aurra Sing's first attempt on Amidala, Organa and Jedi Padawan Tano tried convince her to leave. After she refused, Organa continued the Conference with a droid taking Amidala's place. He and Captain Typho then went to her quarters to stop Sing. They then took Sing into custody.[10] He then attended Amidala's party for Senator Aang.[11]
Hostage CrisisEdit
Organa then asked Amidala to join him in Senator Philo's meeting about the Enhanced Privacy Invasion Bill. Following the meeting, Organa and the other senators were then taken hostage by Cad Bane and his bounty hunters following Bane's murder of Philo. When Bane was searching the senator for communicators, Amidala told him that they must not search her because she had a lightsaber. Organa then wondered why she had one, but was more concerned about giving it back to the Jedi who own it. After Skywalker was captured by Sing, Bail and the other senators attended to him. After Bane and the other bounty hunters left, Organa and the others were saved from the explosives by Skywalker.[12]
Rise and reign of the Galactic EmpireEdit
Rise of the EmpireEdit
- "Hopefully we'll be able to intercept a few Jedi before they walk into this catastrophe."
- ―Bail Organa
During the attack on the Jedi Temple by the clone troopers, Bail Organa arrived and tried to demand access to the Temple. An escaping Jedi was shot down before his eyes by the clones, prompting him to flee to his ship, Sundered Heart, with the intent of intercepting any surviving Jedi. Masters Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi were both picked up by Organa, who took them back to Coruscant to warn any surviving Jedi to remain hidden.
At the end of the Clone Wars, Chancellor Palpatine transformed the democratic Republic into an authoritarian Empire, bestowing upon himself the title of Galactic Emperor.[13] Organa, along with other dissident members of the newly-refashioned Imperial Senate (notably, Mon Mothma) took steps to form the Alliance to Restore the Republic, which sought to restore democracy to the Galaxy.[14]
Following the execution of Order 66, Organa adopted the newborn Leia, daughter of the late Padmé Amidala and the fallen Jedi Anakin Skywalker, in order to protect the child from harm at the hands of the Emperor.[13] Organa and his wife, Queen Breha Organa, had always wanted a baby girl, and readily raised Leia as an Alderaanian princess. With time, Leia became a politician in her own right and a dedicated member of the Alliance.[1] During the reign of the Empire, Organa remained Senator of Alderaan in the Imperial Senate, though he secretly rebelled against the Empire.[3]
Gathering intel on the RebelsEdit
- "Show me what you have on your… rebels."
- ―Bail Organa, to R2-D2
In the fourteenth year of the Empire,[3] Organa sent his astromech friend R2-D2, accompanied by Organa's protocol droid C-3PO, on a secret mission to gather intel about the "Lothal rebels". After the mission, the droid was returned to Organa by the rebels' leader Kanan Jarrus aboard the Tantive IV. Organa thanked Jarrus by compensating him for his efforts, before reciting a Jedi saying. Once C-3PO had left the room, Organa looked over R2's footage.[15]
When the Lothal rebels launched a mission to rescue their captured leader from an Imperial fleet over Mustafar, the mysterious rebel known as "Fulcrum" discovered their plan. As TIE fighters from the fleet closed in on them from all sides, a small fleet of Rebel ships, commanded by "Fulcrum" (secretly the former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano), emerged from hyperspace and aided the rebels' escape. Once onboard the ship, Chopper transmitted a communication from Senator Organa, who was introduced by Hera Syndulla. He told them about the different rebel cells that he and Ahsoka had been contacting around the galaxy and that they were now coming together to unite against the Empire.[4]
Following the blockade of Ibaar, Organa was able to find a manufacturer to build more of Mon Calamari engineer Quarrie's B-wing starfighters in secret.[16] After learning of the rebellion's losses at the battle on Garel, Organa dispatched Princess Leia, then serving as his aide, along with three Hammerhead corvettes — P1, P2 and P3 — to Lothal to expand the rebel fleet, under the guise of delivering relief supplies to the people of Lothal. Leia planned for the rebels to steal them to conceal Alderaan's involvement with the rebellion.[17]
- "Let us take a moment to honor the lost souls of Alderaan. To honor Viceroy Bail Organa and Queen Breha Organa. May they forever be remembered."
- ―Leia Organa
About two decades after the end of the Clone Wars, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin ordered the destruction of Alderaan by use of the Death Star, an immense space station fitted with a powerful superlaser.[18] Bail Organa died in the explosion of his homeworld,[2] along with his wife. Statues in their honor were erected in the ceremonial chamber of the Great Temple of Massassi, from where the Alliance to Restore the Republic launched their successful assault on the Death Star. Several members of the Alliance came to the statue to place wreaths and pay their respects. The Alliance pilot Evaan Verlaine, who had been one of Queen Breha's pupils in her youth, paid her respect to the deceased leaders of Alderaan by observing a moment of silence in front of their statues.[6]
Behind the scenesEdit
Bail Organa was played by Jimmy Smits in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. He is voiced by Phil LaMarr in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.
Non-canon appearancesEdit
- Alderaan cruiser in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Bail Organa in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Captain Antilles in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Rebel Alliance in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- Star Wars in 100 Scenes
- "Star Wars Rebels Recounted"—Star Wars Insider 156
- Star Wars: Card Trader
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Alderaan cruiser in the Databank
- Bail Organa in the Databank
- Captain Antilles in the Databank
- Galactic Senate in the Databank
- Jar Jar Binks Biography Gallery in the Databank; (Image #7)
- Rebel Alliance in the Databank
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Bail Organa in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bail Organa in the Databank
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Rebels – "Fire Across the Galaxy"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Card Trader
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part I
- ↑ Separatist Alliance in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cat and Mouse"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Supply Lines"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Assassin"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Evil Plans"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Hostage Crisis"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Mon Mothma in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Droids in Distress"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Wings of the Master"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "A Princess on Lothal"
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope


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How to save your butt when the social media bubble bursts
Apr 19th
I am going to go on a rant. But first, while I still have my composure, allow me to tell you a short, yet relevant, story.
I started my corporate career in the midst of an economic downturn for my industry. I was working for a Fortune 100 company and to get through this difficult time, the company brought in an outside consulting group to conduct a little exercise called "Overhead Value Analysis." Simply put, every person from the adminstrative assistant to a vice president had to stand up in front of a group of strangers and justify their existence by explaining how they were contributing to shareholder value.
This was a very stressful exercise, especially for a young man who was still finding his way to the water cooler. But thankfully I was always a numbers geek and could pull out a chart (probably drawn by hand in those days) to show what I was doing, why I was doing it, and how what I was accomplishing was tied to the company objectives. This was an important lesson in my young career and one that has always served me well through many downturns along the way.
So when I hear another round of gurus pontificating last week about the unnecessary annoyance of measuring social media activities I want to shake somebody. I am so very sick of people who have never had to work in a corporate bureaucracy or manage through a budget crisis explain that measuring social media is like measuring your mother, or your pants. Here's another one that drives me nuts: "The ROI of social media is that your company exists in five years" … again implying that you need to do social media, just because you need to do social media. Bullshit.
Don't you believe it. You MUST keep measuring, assessing, adjusting, improving. Never get caught with your stats down.
At some point in the life of every company, there will be a financial imperative to slash overhead costs. The bubble always bursts, at least in a free economy. When that happens, everything will be evaluated under the icy glare of number-crunchers — do we cut or not cut? This is the day of reckoning that defines the "implied economic value" of any effort. Even something as seemingly mundane as social media. You better be able to articulate a business case, and it better be something better than page views and Klout scores, Bub.
Why? Social media is NOT FREE. Every economic activity in a corporation directly or indirectly has to contribute to shareholder value.
Let's look at how "un-free" social media really is. Let's assume you have one person working full-time on social media marketing. We'll assign that person a salary of $60,000. In a typical company, standard health, 401(k) and other benefit costs equal another 50% of the base salary, or in this case, $30,000.
We'll assign another 20% of base salary for overhead such as office space, shared services support and technology. That's $12,000. We won't even address travel, training, or bonuses.
So, our minimal full-up cost for one social media professional is $102,000. As a business owner, are you willing to spend more than $100,000 per year without requiring any accountability for a return? What kind of a company are you running?
I'm a practical guy. I know it may be cost-prohibitive or even impossible to determine the specific ROI of your efforts. Sometimes you need to look at qualitative tools for social media measurement. But there is no excuse for not tracking key measures that contribute to your company's goals. To support your credibility, your long-term viability, and your personal career in social media marketing, YOU MUST MEASURE.
This is an emotional topic for some, but it shouldn't be. This is basic business common sense. Are you with me on this one?
Social Slam recap: Lessons from 430 house guests
Apr 18th
I had an incredible experience last week that had quite an impact on me.
I founded and helped host (along with Social Media Club Knoxville) a social media conference called Social Slam with more than 400 attendees from 17 states and Canada. It is probably the biggest social-media-related experience of my life so I wanted to share some lessons learned. (And here is fun and lively round-up of the event from Journalist Jack Lail).
Ship it. Seth Godin writes a lot about just "shipping the product." That was definitely the approach we took on this event. We didn't it have it all thought out from the beginning. We had a vision for a world-class conference that was affordable and inclusive, and we just went for it. This was a bit out of my box — putting my brand on the line with such public risk.
Although the event had sold out weeks in advance, and the planning was smooth, I really could not conceptualize what was about to happen until I walked into the convention center hall and saw a room filled with 430 chairs. Here is what I said out loud: "Holy shit." What if this sucked? Suddenly I felt the weight of 430 house guests — many of them close friends — on my shoulders. All it would take was one messed-up wi-fi connection, one last-minute speaker illness, or a million different possibilities that were out of my control to turn anticipation into angst … or even disaster. It was a scary feeling. But as Seth says, sometimes you just have to start and push fear aside. In this case, it worked.
When things go wrong. — Of course things went wrong. There were plenty of last minute kinks to our plans but as long as we could keep the kinks under the covers it all looked perfect to participants. When you get down to the wire, you just have to overcome and get it done. There was huge value in being able to make decisions on-the-spot without having to get approval from a company or committee.
Empowering others. The logistics and planning for an event like this is daunting. Thankfully we had an outstanding team of volunteers led by the awesome Nicole Denton and Brenna DeLeo of the Knoxville Social Media Club. From my corporate days I learned to delegate and empower but of course it's a little riskier in a volunteer situation. Surrounding yourself with reliable and trust-worthy partners is essential in a venture like this.
Social giveth and social taketh — People flew in from all over the country based solely on word of mouth from the social web. Our advertising budget was zero. So in that respect, social media was very generous. As you would expect, people were tweeting like mad all day but a few characters who were not even attending the event hijacked the conference hashtag for their own "comedic" agenda. Who knows why? A sad and strange way to get attention I guess? It hurt because dozens of people had sacrificed countless hours to make this event shine for our city. But it was a good experience for me because I caught a glimpse of what companies must go through when they have to watch helplessly as somebody terrorizes their brand and their hard work. But it only lasted briefly and the tweets from the people actually attending the event were awesome. From this, I have a better appreciation of the peril of having no control of your brand on the social web.
The emotion of connection. This event was a celebration on many levels but it was also a homecoming for the {grow} community. Dozens of people who are loyal readers — and who I have never previously met — came to enjoy the event. If you have read this blog for awhile, you may remember a post I wrote about Jenn Whinnem, one of my first Twitter friends. Jenn flew in from Connecticut and when I first saw her walk through the door, there were tears in my eyes. This scene was repeated many times as friend after friend came into town to join the celebration. I was surprised at how emotional this was for me. Don't let anybody tell you that you can't build real relationships through the social web. For most people, the networking was just as valuable as the conference content.
The power of passion. Every speaker, panelist, moderator and worker volunteered their time and even paid their own way to present because they believed in what we were trying to accomplish — create an inclusive showcase for diverse and fresh perspectives on social media marketing. I cannot even describe how humbled I feel and indebted to these good and generous people. Yes, there is a lot of crap on the social web. But you also have the choice to surround yourself with bright lights. Here are some of the lights in my tribe that made Social Slam rock:
- Jay Baer
- Jeremy Floyd
- Anne Deeter Gallaher
- Glen Gilmore
- Amy Howell
- Jen Kane
- CK Kerley
- Billy Mitchell
- Chad Parizman
- Trey Pennington
- Shane Rhyne
- Ryan Sauers
- Jayme Soulati
- Jeremy Victor
- Tom Webster
- Brian Winter
- Deb Weinstein
Was it a success? We're still collecting feedback, but many people commented that it was the best social media conference they have attended anywhere. We had many out of town guests who were impressed with our beautiful city of Knoxville. I'm proud that I was able to highlight deserving speakers and successfully lead this inaugural event — my primary goal. On a personal level, it was extremely rewarding to achieve something like this. It will take some time to assess what this meant for my career.
What's next? Well, we got this ball rolling now! We've announced the next event for April 27, 2012 so if you missed it, mark you calendars for a truly amazing and inspirational event. And if you attended this year … well, you ain't seen nothing yet!
Want to be a social media consultant? Here's some advice
Apr 15th
Jay Baer was the keynote speaker at the recent Social Slam conference and I had a chance to corner him for a short video interview before one of the events.
With so many people trying their hand at being a social media consultant, I thought it would be interesting to talk to him about his personal success and where he thought this might be going next. He also covers the social media "gold rush," his revelations while writing his first book, and a few thoughts on the {grow} community.
Hope you enjoy it and respond to Jay's ideas in the comment section …
The 7 Fundamentals of Starting a Company Blog
Apr 14th
It's more than ideas. It's more than marketing. Starting a corporate blog is a commitment and should be carefully thought-through before executing.
{grow} community member Tabatha Bourguignon told me she is starting a blog for her company, Sandy Bay Networks, and asked me about the steps to take to get started. Let's all help her out, shall we?
The technology part of it — the right look, functionality and widgets — is not that big of deal when it comes to long-term success. You can make technology do anything you want, iterate and add widgets over time. However, you can't make HUMANS do anything you want, and that is the most-overlooked — and also the most important — aspect of starting a company blog from scratch. Let's look at the practical political realties of building a company blog.
1) Assess the culture — Even if starting a blog is the RIGHT thing to do, it might not be the WISE thing to do if your company can't sustain it. Are you built to blog? I was working with a company that definitely could have used a blog and other social media tools to stand out, but the culture of the company (usually dictated by the person at the top) didn't support it. You and I are in the job of creating success with the cards we're dealt, not wishing for another hand to play, so I moved on to other ideas. It is disastrous to try to implement plans that your company either can't, or won't, support at the top. If you have a resistant culutre, you need to re-trench and begin an education process, not dive into a kamikaze mission.
Another consideration is that company culture will set the tone of your blog. If you are buttoned-up and conservative, your blog will be too. If you're customer-focused and passionate about your product, that will show through. So have a realistic expectation about the tone of the blog before going into it.
2) Align with strategy — Blogging is a marketing function. There. I said it. Before all the PR folks jump down my throat (where did that phrase come from any way?) let me explain the rationale. Assuming you didn't get a government bailout, companies must take money from customers to exist. There will be no media relations, no press releases, no employee newsletters if the money doesn't flow. Marketing is responsible for bringing in more money, from more people, more often. Everything in the company directly, or indirectly, supports that. Including the blog. A blog is just another way to influence people to do something. What is that? What is the ultimate call to action? What is that blog driving for over time? If you can explain that, it will help you determine how you will …
3) Measure what you treasure — Well, you ARE going to measure aren't you? Of course you are. Without a measure of success, how would you know if you are doing better or worse? Or if you should spend more or less money on blogging? Or if you have the right people doing the blogging? Or if you are covering the right topics? Most important, when the budget axe falls some day in the future (and it will), and some outside cost-cutter visits your department and asks "what do you do?" you better have some charts to show how you are adding to stakeholder value on a daily basis.
4) Assess your resources— It's time to get real. You know all those people who are telling you they're going to help you with the blog? Don't count on it! It sounds like a good idea but when it comes time to put pen to paper, many people can't, or simply don't deliver. What happens if key bloggers get too busy or don't follow-through? What counter-measure do you have in place? If it's not a compensated part of their job, it may not be reliable. How will you sustain the blog?
Also in the category of resources is assessing existing content that can be re-purposed. Get more bang for your marketing buck by using speeches, videos, slide presentations and marketing materials in your blog.
5) Look at the outside world. Talk to your customers and ask them what they would like to see on your blog. Just makes sense, but usually overlooked. What do your competitors offer? How are you going to be different?
6) Who's in charge — The dreaded approval process is part of company life. Don't fight it. Just make sure it is well understood before you start. You don't want to start blogging and then have a whole new set of rules thrown at you.
7) Create a plan, then abandon it — Plot out your first 25 blog posts. How does it align with strategy? Meet customer needs? Blend with management expectations? It's a good idea to have some sort of a plan before you start, but don't become too wedded to it. Don't miss what is going on all around you and all the great story ideas flying at you every day!
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May I please use this on a lineart? I'll give credit and everything, it's just for one of my characters.
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Alongside the maintenance of the house, what must be done with prudence to feel the joy of every moment enjoyable is what the art of home management is called! The home management isn't merely limited to the cleaning and sweeping of house, cooking food or washing clothes. Home management is also an art the knowledge of which is but imperative. Know this art through this essay.
A few walls are enough for the inhabitation of lives. Under the shadows of these fore walls sleeps soundly the yearnings of love. Days are spent over within these walls. These walls are not in fact boundaries but the dream house. Upon what factors depends the basics of the
art home management
is going to be discussed now.
Paper work and planning- vital for home management
The basics of the home management depend on your paper work. The better you will do your paper work, the more better the planning would be.
Merely a good paper work is not enough, but following it with equal honesty is also essential.
Take a diary or a spiral note book. On everyday in its newer pages, after noting down that day's date, prepare that day's list of all your works and needs of that day. The benefits of it would be that you would remain fixed towards your works and stay updated with it too as to what works have been completed and what are left out to be completed.
Do the planning of the whole week related with the food and drinks and prepare the grocery list accordingly.
Put a big wall calendar down the wall and note down on it all the family appointments or whatever is to be remembered. Take out at least 15 minutes daily to rearrange the accessories of your house and carve out some times for cleaning and dusting job also.
In place of washing clothes of the whole week, wash them at 1 or 2 days of intervals so that the burden doesn't befall on your head on a single day.
Keep one whole day aside for depositing all the domestic bills so that all the bills are deposited on time leaving no confusion behind.
Keep your routine such that the rule of
early sleeping and early rising
remains maintained. Its greatest advantage to you would be that you would be getting extra time to finish many incomplete works.
Make the house cleaning rule in such a manner that suits you. Fix a time and date for this. Don't take the burden of cleaning the entire house in a single day. Clean one day all your bedrooms, your bathroom the next day and so and so on.
Whatever broken or unwanted accessories are there lying no more in use should be disposed off.
Keep your dust bin always clean.
Plan your budget
Plan the
whole month's budget
in advance and make the essential expenditure list separately.
Children's expenses are separate, hence should be planned separately.
Some easy management tips
Much of the works could be completed while watching TV also as for examples peeling off the skin of vegetables, slashing and chopping it, beating floor dough etc.
Everybody should wash their own hanker chief, undergarments and socks.
Ask everybody in your family to wash the cups and glasses to avoid the overload on a single sole after drinking tea or water.
It would fall with a thump on your head if you would be leaving the whole day long used up kitchen utensils unwashed to be taken care of later. Wash the pots simultaneously after using them.
Doing work thinking as a burden would augment the load of your work. Take interests in your works. The work will take interest into you without letting you feel boring at all.
Seek helps from the other members of your family too.
Train your children to clean their room on their own.
Ask your husband to keep the items on proper place in stead of littering it everywhere in rooms
Allot the duty and responsibilities to every family members in house.
Take helps in soft works from children and husband also.
Put back everything on their designated places after their use.
Finish half of works for the next day in the night itself because everybody would be in a hurry to go out early in the morning.
Prepare the timetable and
learn the art of management
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I haven't been online in a while. all the work I was working on has been lost, my old laptop I was using decided it didn't want to work. so now I'm using an XP laptop from 2002. -sighs- I'm sorry to anyone who I owe art. all I can offer at the moment is sketches but I also don't have a scanner, thats in storage due to me having to live at my grandfathers while I find myself a home. ^-^"
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Lake Placid enjoys a history rich with music of all genres. June 2015 will mark the 2nd Annual Lake Placid Blues and Heritage Festival of this new and exciting music fest.
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The festival will celebrate exceptional music and the rich heritage of the Lake Placid area featuring local and regional bands. Over twenty-five bands will be performing at twelve different venues. Performances include Shakura S'aida, Alexis P. Suter Band, George Kilby, Jr. with Phil Wiggins, Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, Samuel James, Michael Powers and Infinity, Murali Coryell, the Roxy Perry Band, the Bobby Kyle Band, Rhett Tyler and Early Warning, Dave Keyes and many, many more. The 2015 schedule is coming soon.
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|Jones Keeps It Up for 24 Hours
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|Written by John M. James
|Wednesday, 26 November 2008 02:18
Although he's almost 70, there's no slowing down Tom Jones, as the Welsh sex symbol returns with his first stateside album in 15 years. 24 Hours has just been released by S-Curve Records, and rather than take the sparse, dark, and pensive path of many of his seasoned, sunset peers, the new album is flawless, big-strutting, sweat-inducing Tom Jones fever!
Written in collaboration with the hot British production team Future Cut, guests Bono and the Edge of U2 crafted a new song, "Sugar Daddy," specifically for the hirsute hip-shaker. Two cool covers turn up as well, with a dramatic run at Bruce Springsteen's "The Hitter" and Tommy James' "I'm Alive." Look for the heartthrob to hit the talk-show circuit next week, stopping by to seduce Tavis Smiley on Monday, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, and Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday overnight.
Esopus Magazine number 11 has just been released, and following their previous foci on spam e-mail, readers' dreams, and Craig's List missed connections, the new issue contains a bonus CD crafted of original songs inspired by advice. While you may not find the answers to life within, jumping-off points for this eclectic mix include Ann Landers' column, dinosaur porn in "Savage Love," relationship ruminations from Salon.com, and a shipwreck survivor's memoir. Consistently a great place to discover new artists, disc highlights include Wye Oak, Brazos, Jenny Owen Youngs, and The Wingdale Community Singers - featuring The Ice Storm author Rick Moody, film composer Hannah Marcus, and Red Crayola guitarist David Grubbs.
Another cool publication attacking both your eyes and ears is the experimental art journal Yeti, just releasing volume number six, and, as in past editions, it features a sweet CD. With features on the Sun City Girls, an interview between Eat Skull and Sic Alps, and a focus on New Zealand's The Clean, the disc includes Devendra Banhart's new Megapuss project, covers by Crystal Stilts and Times New Viking, and Thom Bullock from Rub 'n' Tug's alias as Way of the Ancients, twiddling with Pink Floyd's "Set Your Controls for the Heart of the Sun."
Another arts 'zine, Australia's The Lifted Brow, is soon to release its own literary/music mash-up from an idea floated earlier this year. The editors asked for indie musicians to create new songs based on crazy, imagined book titles, and the final result promises more than 300 pages and 40 songs on two CDs. Audio highlights include Goblin Cock, Dan Deacon, Kathy Foster of the Thermals, Scott Kannberg of Spiral Stairs, and Claudia Gonson of Magnetic Fields.
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Urban Outfitters and Dangerbird Records have an exclusive two-CD set that supports the children's cancer research organization Pablove Foundation in Give Listen Help. Boasting a new Garbage song written specifically for this project and others rarities from Oasis, Radiohead, Bloc Party, Rilo Kiley, Jack Johnson, Ladytron, and the Decemberists, a second disc compiles tracks from artists in the Dangerbird stable. The Pablove Foundation was started by label President Jeff Castelaz as a reaction to his son Pablo's five-year fight with the disease.
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts Seal tonight and Colbie Caillat on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman presents John Mayer on Thursday and Faith Hill on Friday; Jimmy Kimmel Live features Scott Weiland this evening and Ben Folds and Regina Spektor on Friday overnight; and Larry King Live sits down with Alicia Keys and Sheryl Crow on Thursday.
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Harvey Dent: The Batman is an outlaw. But that's not why we're demanding he turn himself in, we're doing it because we're scared. We've been happy to let the Batman clean up our streets for us until now.
Crowd member 1: Things are worse than ever!
Harvey Dent: Yes they are. But the night is darkest just before the dawn. I promise you, the dawn is coming. One day the Batman will have to answer for the laws he's broken, but to us, not to this madman.
Crowd member 2: ... no more dead cops!Do We Have This One?? This is when a speech, or any other form of dialogue with a feel of thoroughness and eloquence on the part of one side of the conversation, is met with a very short and simple response. In some cases, this could be used to indicate that the more thorough side is being more logical and that the other side is Completely Missing the Point. In other cases, it could be used to indicate that the more thorugh side's "logic" could easily be deconstructed by a simple one-liner. Sometimes the quick response is itself met with a quick response in turn, sometimes by the very same person who gave the previous thorough speech. (Understandably so, as said thouroughness was evidently ineffective at convincing the other side.) As implied by the page quote, Dent's press conference from The Dark Knight is a clear case of this, and so is the Calvin And Hobbes example in the tentative page image. Each of those is of the variety portraying the more rational side as more thorough. This was probably also used a few times in South Park. Also, the feel of "from eloquent to simplistic" is captured in this VG Cats comic.
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lapaki4 Nov 9, 2011 2:36 PM
in response to hotwheels 22
Well, if I have it right you are getting a > 90% file size compression, I'd say that is quite a compression!
hotwheels 22 Nov 9, 2011 3:01 PM
in response to Jerome Colas
There is something badly wrong with these filters.
I just opened a 10 MB pdf file from SIGgraph in 2008 and applied this filter and it has caused all the images to become unreadable and a green color. Does anyone know what is up with this?
I am using WhatSize to scan my hard drive for all my pdf's larger than 10 MB and it is going to be a disaster if this set of filters is compressing them in some way that makes them unreadable.
Can anyone explain what these filters are doing and why it is happening?
People are going to be *trashing* very important data with these and they won't know it...
- Jon
hotwheels 22 Nov 9, 2011 3:15 PM
in response to lapaki4
No. I have pdfs that /range/ from 10 MB to 900 MB. I also have pdf's that are smaller. I am trying to DOWNSIZE the larger ones. I did not downsize the 900 MB file down to anything.
In this case I have a 33 page pdf from image scans and it is 66 MB. This is too large to email. It is too large for anything. Forget the fact that I have one that is almost a GB.
The point is two-fold.
1. how do i get this down to a manageable size and MORE IMPORTANTLY
2. Why does using this filter on a 10 MB sized pdf TOTALLY TRASH the images?
I'm slowly walking through my hard drive downsizing pdf's only to find out that I am trashing - like destroying - my data.
Is there a paid solution to this because this is a big problem. Do I have to buy Acrobat X for 600 US to get out of the mud on this??
Christina Rodriguez Nov 9, 2011 3:24 PM
in response to hotwheels 22
Are the images CMYK? Or Grayscale? I don't think it is an issue with the filters, rather preview itself.
I know because I have tried to downsize pdfs that contain cmyk images, and the resulting saved image looks a bit as it has been inverted. Also happens with grayscale images.
I have also exported PDFs from Indesign, and when opened in Preview, grayscale images are inverted... however when I open in Acrobat, all is well....
So I think it is a glitch.
hotwheels 22 Nov 10, 2011 6:17 AM
in response to Christina Rodriguez
Hi Christina.
Bingo. I think I saw one other post on this thread that was mentioning something similar? I think I also saw it on grayscale images as well but I am not technically savvy enough to figure out what is going on. So you are saying that this is just a glitch that is /restricted/ to Preview /showing/ me the pdf or are you saying that it is also some kind of glitch with the filter in some way?
Also, can you please give me some good technical or experience-based advice on what filters to use on pdf's that I want to be professional quality? Is this dependent upon what /kind/ of images I have in my document somehow?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15285654/Screen%20shot%202011-11-10%20at%2008.11.46%20AM .png
It lists "low" then "average" then "low" then "average" from 600 dpi to 75 dpi with 150 dpi average as "standard compression" and I have to assume that "low" has something set lower than "average"? Is this with respect to the images or I guess somehow something other than dpi is reduced in the whole document?
What about a recommendation for full color pdf's that you want to present professionally...?
Thank you!
hotwheels 22 Nov 10, 2011 6:29 AM
in response to Christina Rodriguez
Hi Cristina.
I am not so happy to report that Acrobate reader 9.4.5 cannot see these images and that they are inverted (I think that is the correct term and it appears to be what has happened). They no longer read correctly and I have to go back to Time Capsule and manually find each pdf that I just ran through the "150 dpi AVERAGE COMPRESSION" filter. Thank god I didn't get to the point where I Automated this with automator because I'd really be in a ditch. It's trashing my data.
Can someone from Mac get on here and tell us what is going on with this issue and how to fix it?
I have pdf's that are almost 1 GB and I have a cumulative pdf's that must be in the 50 - 100 GB range and I need to fix this in a way that doesn't trash my data.
Is there some bug in the 150 dpi filter that doesn't exist in the others? Is there a higher setting that won't do this? Is there a place for me to post this 10 MB pdf (which I received btw so I didn't actually make this one myself) so that others can test it?
royfromwest allis Nov 10, 2011 8:22 AM
in response to Jerome Colas
Hi Jerome. I tried to access the filters but got an error message:
Account error: mising locator, therefore cannot get at them.
hotwheels 22 Nov 10, 2011 11:48 AM
in response to hotwheels 22
Anyone know for a fact if this script leaves the originals in the Trash?
I need to recover my data apparently and it will be much easier finding the ones that were changed in Trash instead of going to my Time Machine and finding them manually.
Christina Rodriguez Nov 10, 2011 12:39 PM
in response to hotwheels 22
No, it does not leave them in the trash. It saves over them... Which is why you should SAVE AS when ever saving a lo-res version of a PDF... I do not know if perhaps the originals are left in a hidden folder.
In terms of the Acrobat Reader, if you saved the PDFs in Preview, then yes they will look just as bad in Acrobat. What I had mentioned was the fact that if I save a PDF out of a program, such as Indesign with grayscale images, when viewed in Preview, they look bad, but opened in Acrobat they look perfect.
In regards to resolution...
600 dpi is too much, unless you were printing the images @ double their size...
I would say that for archival purposes, 150 dpi is fine if printed lets say on an inkjet or laser printer... It would not work for printing on a press, which requires 300 dpi...
It all depends what your PDFs are for.
hotwheels 22 Nov 11, 2011 3:35 PM
in response to Christina Rodriguez
Hi Christina.
Thanks. I can go with 150 dpi. I'm not sure where the 600 dpi came from unless I was talking about the colorsync profiles that were available.
Anyway, I am seeing that my TIFF scans from my HP scanner are 10 MB each (?!) while my screenshots at the same 8 1/2 x 11 at 72 dpi are only 150 KB each? Is it possible there is some kind of conflict in mac or with my HP with respect to TIFFs?
Also, the lowdown here is that I /can/ downsample EVERY SINGLE ONE of my pdfs to 150 AVERAGE COMPRESSION using these filters and that the only thing I need to watch out for is viewing them in Preview because it will show me a corrupted version of the images and if I /do/ view them in Preview I have to be careful not to save them because if I do this I have permanently corrupted them?
I mean, I am opening them in Preview to save them out with these filters but I have to check them in Acrobat to see if the images look and read correct is that it? Yes?
It's a very dangerous bug to have Preview corrupting pdf's...Is there anything else to watch out for?
Thanks a ton for the help here.
- Jon
BTW. I have Time Machine so I think I will just open everything I downsampled in Acrobat, see if they look good and if they don't I will recover that file from Time Capsule. I mean, the point for me is that I can't keep 100 GB of pdf's around on my had drive which is why I need to downsize all of these.
hotwheels 22 Nov 11, 2011 3:36 PM
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make that "I will just open everything downsampled in Preview..."
BDAqua Nov 11, 2011 3:58 PM
in response to hotwheels 22
I am seeing that my TIFF scans from my HP scanner are 10 MB each (?!) while my screenshots at the same 8 1/2 x 11 at 72 dpi are only 150 KB each?
Screens are typically 72, 90, or 100 DPI, Scanners can typically scan at 200, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, or 4800 DPI, so scans will be far larger, but more closely matches Printer resolutions.
Christina Rodriguez Nov 12, 2011 6:35 AM
in response to BDAqua
Depending on the resolution (dpi) you scanned your image at (what BDAqua mentioned) and with what compression you saved your tiff: LZW, Zip or Jpeg, will determine it's size.
Jpeg compression typically results in the smallest file size... however, if you continually open your tiff and re-save, it will gradually lead to quality loss.
72 dpi has a lot less information than 150 dpi or 300 dpi... so it weighs less.
but I would not use 72 dpi for anything that will require reading/printing in the future. keep it at least at 150 dpi, 100% size.
You can save as a pdf with jpeg compression which will decrease it's file size dramatically compared to zip compression.
To further illustrate, I found this image at: http://www.bhavanasociety.org/
The original image is 7.206" x 5.46"... Here's is what happens when I reduce it's resolution (technically it is still the same size (7.206" x 5.46) (click on it to view larger)
Now, what really happens when I reduce the resolution:
hotwheels 22 Nov 12, 2011 8:12 AM
in response to BDAqua
Hi. Thank you.
Sort of a new world being able to organize my images in Aperture so I will have to take a closer look at this. But I guess what I was driving at was that the 8 1/2 x 11 images that I see on my screen at 72 dpi are readable and certainly they seem readable enough to put ten of them together into a ten page pdf and to then mail to someone. Apparently if I do the same on a mac with my scans that are 10 MB each, I end up with a pdf that is 100 MB large and I can't email this.
10 MB to me is a very large file size for something I am using for reference and I guess it means that I need to dumb down the resolution on my scans to 150 dpi to lower this. Because right now I have about 100 GB of space on my hard drive taken up with pdf prints of scans that I have taken - and this apparently means that I also have 100 GB of space taken up simply with the IMAGES that were then put into these pdf's which probably still reside in my Scanner Output folder.
Does that make sense? I mean, I am trying to do a final sort of my images from windows in Aperture (and deciding how to handle screenshots and scans - in or outside of Aperture?) but I am realizing that I have created a huge hard drive suck with the scans that I have which has been /doubled/ by the fact that I printed them to pdf.
My recollection in windows was that I never had pdf's print so large even if the images /were/ large but this - I am coming to realize - was probably a function of my using an Acrobat product to print these? And on mac I actually have to go back after prining them in Preview to run a filter on them to downsize them?
Christina Rodriguez Nov 12, 2011 8:34 AM
in response to hotwheels 22
Do you have Photoshop?


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Eyes: Brown
I've never purchased this but gotten it as part of the "free gifts" you have to spend like $30 to get from the Clinique counter. I have never understood what all the fuss was about - not sure what they think is dramatically different about it! I don't think it sinks into your skin. I feel like my skin stays greasy for hours afterwards. Keep in mind I've been trying this every now and then for YEARS and I still feel the same way, so this isn't for me. I have normal combination skin with few problems and I wouldn't use this again.
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I'm a total Clinique lover because I've used some of their products and they all work on me. I have n/d skin and the trick with this moisturizer is to pump out/dig out just a little and apply to the face quickly. A little bit goes a long way with this moisturizer. It does a great job at moisturizing for me and it leaves my skin soft and glowy...not oily, but glowy. I wouldn't recommend this for oily skinned MUAers because this can make you look overly glowy and thus, oily.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
Its ok at moisturizing but left my skin greasy and shiny - Dont buy this rubbish
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
i used to love this product!
at first, the product was very moisturizing on my face (drycombo) for the first 3 years. for some reason, it wasn't as good as it used to be. WHAT HAPPENED?
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I was expecting dramatically different results on my face, like what the product read. Although this product doesnt irritate my sensitive skin, it certainly did not absorb into my skin and left an oily film behind. 'Dramatically different' *Rolls eyes*
Definitely will not repurchase.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Another supposed "tried and true" product that seems "eh." I feel like this is about as good as something I can buy at Walgreen's for $7.95. I actually love Clinique with regard to makeup, but I don't like this stuff.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I accidentally bought this moisturizer instead of the gel...Big mistake. Very average moisturizer. I personally prefer the dramatically different moisturizing gel better and I'm not sure but I think this product made me breakout...I can't say for sure...but I did have an increase in blemishes after using this for a week or so. Definitely wouldn't repurchase.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
this is the most disgusting ineffective slop you could apply to your face...."happy" shopping!
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I got this as a sample (1oz) and liked it a fair bit. I have normal to dry skin on my cheeks/ forehead, although it gets kinda oily on my nose. I use the DDM lotion for my cheeks but use the DDM GEL for my nose. I've found they both work really well. I'm knocking one lipstick off because I hate the smell but all in all, it's great for normal to dry skin. It's creamy without being oily and I haven't broken out at all (been using it for a month). I would def. repurchase it at full value.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I don't know why a lot of people rave about this product, especially if you read InStyle or Allure magazine. I find this is just an average moisturizer and does nothing extra. Nothing special at all.
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