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We welcome enquiries from overseas students who wish to join Years 3 – 10 or Sixth Form. There are currently a small number of overseas students and we maintain a good balance of British and international students in the boarding houses.
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All students will be taught in English and are therefore required to have a good working knowledge of English. We are not a language school, but English as an Additional Language (EAL) is provided by experienced teachers for those that require it. Additional charges are applicable.
The EAL Department has a successful history of providing both general English language tuition throughout the school and EAP (English for Academic Purposes) in Years 12 and 13. We support international students with their curriculum subjects, and prepare final year students for external English language qualifications including IELTS, Cambridge CAE and SAT.
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Overseas students follow the same curriculum as British students and they work towards General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations in Years 10 and 11. In the Sixth Form they will proceed to Advanced (AS and A) Level examination courses before applying to university. Assistance to take GCSE examinations in their own language will be given where possible.
All students whose parents reside overseas are required to have a suitable educational guardian. This is someone with whom they can reside during half term holidays or weekends when the school closes and who can act in case of emergency. It is the responsibility of parents to arrange their daughter's guardian and not the school. It is imperative that the school is kept up to date of any changes of guardianship.
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The only way you will get true Drago's Chargrilled Oysters is to start with Louisiana Oysters. Oysters from any other state is not the same, tast wise and texture wise and size wise.
The Louisiana way is to shuck them. It can be difficult if you don't have the proper tools, such as a oyster shucking knife. A thin screwdriver can be used. The way I do it is take a hammer and lightly tap the lip of the shell. Insert the knife and twist. the shell will pop open. Take the oyster knife and losen the meat.
Keep your oysters on ice or in the fridge while waiting to be cooked.
You also need to get the Drago's recipe. You can find it online. It's not exact but it's pretty close.
I would also stay away from tin foil or anything aluminum. Need to use the oyster shell.
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Signing is often just associated with the hearing impaired, and while it would be excellent if everyone could know the basic signs to communicate to the deaf community, signing can also help you to communicate and bond better with your children. I know very basic sign language; colors, introductions and BSL (British Sign Language) finger spelling but I've never delved any deeper than that and I certainly couldn't hold much of a conversation!
Many of you may not know that I am actually hard of hearing and partially deaf (probably because I haven't written a post on it!) it's not a secret but it's also something I haven't decided to discuss on here yet (let's save that for another day). But, while on Instagram I came across Terry the Monkey and immediately followed because with daily signs and interesting tips and tricks for BSL and ASL signing for kids I thought it would be a great way to introduce my little chap to more signs and get him involved.
Joe Jacobs, (the mastermind behind Terry the Monkey) and I have a lot in common with regards to our attitudes towards signing and I couldn't wait to ask him some questions about the concept and where he plans to take it in the future. Also because I spoil you all rotten, Joe has kindly agreed to do a promotion on the BSL eBook – How to sign Food (Because we know I love my food!)
Claim your free copy for the next 5 days only on www.terrythemonkey.com
But first:
A Bit About Joe:
Joe Jacobs is a writer and illustrator and the creator of Terry the Monkey, the star of a series of children's books about a troop of monkeys that speak in sign language. Joe studied English Literature at UCL and lives in the south of England with his wife, son and daughter (aged 5 and 2.)
The How to Sign with Terry the Monkey ebooks have topped bestseller lists in the UK and US and Terry the Monkey has a popular website, terrythemonkey.com, where visitors can discover fun ways to learn sign language with their children.
*Onto the interview!…(everything in red is me, my notes and comments! )*
How did you come up with the idea for Terry the Monkey?
When our son was quite little, we visited Longleat Safari Park and watched the macaque monkeys climbing on cars, stealing windscreen wipers and number plates. Shortly afterwards, I re- watched School For Scoundrels, my favourite Terry Thomas film, and that night I had a dream about monkeys, one of whom had a little moustache and a gap between his teeth, just like Terry Thomas.
I started writing children's stories about Terry the Monkey. I needed a realistic way for the monkeys to talk to their keeper and so I had Terry use sign language. When I read the stories to children, they responded strongly to the pictures of Terry signing and wanted to copy him.
The children loved the pictures of signing monkeys so much that I began to draw more and more of them. The animal signs were particularly popular and so I wrote How to Sign Animals.
(This is the first in a series of children's books designed to teach children their first signs in BSL and ASL, and you can find these on Amazon)
Why do you sign?
I don't have a hearing impairment myself, but I've always been interested in languages, including sign language. My wife read that sign language could reduce frustration in babies and give them a head start with their linguistic skills, so we decided to try teaching our children to sign from when they were babies.
I was skeptical at first then amazed when I saw my son sign 'milk' rather than cry for milk. Babies' hands and arms develop much earlier than the body parts needed for speech – our daughter started speaking at eighteen months, but she was signing at just six months old.
My son is at infant school now and is learning sign language, even though it is not on the National Curriculum. Sign language is increasingly commonplace in schools and churches. Baby signing has been the norm in the US for decades and is just beginning to catch on in the UK.
Children love sign language and pick up signs quickly. I think that's because sign language is a visual language and young children tend to think visually, rather than in linear English. My son's vocabulary is astonishing for his age and I think some of that may be down to learning sign language.
We also found this to be true with the little man who was taught basic colors and foods as a baby and he found communication much easier!
Can sign language help adults too?
I think sign language can help anyone, irrespective of whether they have difficulties with hearing or speech, when sign language is vital. If we all learn at least some sign language, it will make for a more inclusive society [BSL is the first language of 70,000 people in the UK and is used by millions more], plus it's a brilliant skill to have when, say, you're trying to talk through a closed window or in a noisy environment. Trying to make ourselves understood is always frustrating to some extent and sign language helps us to express ourselves, from when we're very young to when we're very old. I think everyone should learn the basics and pass them on to their children.
How much do your children sign?
They've picked up quite a few signs. If you manage to teach a baby even one sign, for example 'milk' or 'hungry' or 'hot', then I think that's an achievement. My daughter is talking now, but she still loves to sign. Her favourite signs are 'friend', 'hungry' and 'monkey' (which she pronounces 'minky'). With my books, I started with signs for animals because children love to learn how to sign words like 'pig' or 'cat' or 'dog'. How to Sign Animals was so well received that I immediately wrote a sequel, More Animals, with twenty more signs from shark to panda to mouse to dinosaur. I think animal signs are a good place to start with toddlers.
Well I definitely want to learn how to sign dinosaur!
Do you have any tips for parents who want to teach their children to sign?
When you sign, you should try to say the word as you sign it. Experienced signers will watch your lips as well as your hands. You're not playing charades, so it's not cheating if you talk. Be expressive.
Where do you recommend parents start?
If you want to be fluent in sign language, you'll need to have face-to-face lessons with a teacher, but if you just want to try out some basic sign language, Justin Fletcher's Something Special on Cbeebies is excellent, and so is the Let's Sign series of books.
The resources on my website (www.terrythemonkey.com ) are fun and free and I'd love you to check out my books. You can also find my Terry the Monkey pictures and videos on Instagram and if you follow me you can learn a sign a day.
What are your plans for Terry the Monkey?
I'm currently putting the finishing touches to a series of story books. More How to Sign books and flashcards are on the way (How to Sign Christmas, Halloween, Emotions, Family, Weather etc.). The dream would be to see Terry as a cartoon.
Available eBooks from Amazon (Amazon Prime members can borrow them!):
How to Sign Animals with Terry the Monkey (BSL edition)
How to Sign Animals with Terry the Monkey (ASL edition)
How to Sign Food with Terry the Monkey (BSL edition)
How to Sign More Animals with Terry the Monkey (BSL edition)
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let's go fly a kite...
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- gianna said...
take heart! You aren't the only ones with a treasure hunt garage! Our treaure hunt is in the rafters Weunpacked our outdoor toys, put them on the garage floor making the garage unable to be used for the cars, and then got a huge snowstorm to cover the cars that were sitting on the driveway since we couldn't park in the garage. Luckily, it has pretty much all melted today! Oh, the joys of spring!
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what fun flying a kite...hopefully it warms up soon and stays warm so you can get out all the time! we too can't wait for that...i think bella plans on living outside once it gets warm!
- April 2, 2008 at 10:41 AM
- Katherine said...
How cute! You're right...great minds do think alike! After our visit a few months ago, Julia couldn't stop talking about Mia. She made quite an impression. Glad to see you are all doing well.
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Title : Reliability Centered Prediction Technique for Diagnostic Modeling and Improvement.
Descriptive Note : Master's thesis,
Corporate Author : AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
Personal Author(s) : Murphy, Michael D.
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Abstract : Design phase decisions based on diagnosability lead to lower system costs and, in turn, higher quality products by means of reducing maintenance time and increasing system reliability. A case for diagnosability is presented. Functions of diagnosability are expounded upon including life cycle costs, statistical analysis, and design criterion to emphasize the necessity of diagnosability analysis early in the design phase. A diagnosability prediction metric is developed for system modeling of component failure rates and unjustified removals.The metric emphasizes ambiguity of system component indications as well as system structure. The metric is evaluated using historical data from the bleed air control system (BACS) on the Boeing 737-300. Seven design changes are suggested based on improving system diagnosability by changing component functions, modifying indications, and adding or changing sensors. The resulting designs are compared via Boeing's life cycle cost mechanism, DEPCOST model, based on cost improvements. It is shown that system improvements based on this prediction technique will increase the quality of a product since increased diagnosability decreases life cycle costs.
Descriptors : *MATHEMATICAL MODELS, *SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, CONTROL SYSTEMS, OPTIMIZATION, COST ANALYSIS, THESES, MAINTAINABILITY, RELIABILITY, MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION, DIAGNOSIS(GENERAL), FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS, LIFE CYCLE COSTS, AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE, APPLIED MATHEMATICS, DESIGN CRITERIA, TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, FAILURE(MECHANICS), FAULT TREE ANALYSIS, APPLIED MECHANICS, BLEED SYSTEMS.
Subject Categories : Operations Research
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Feminists and social justice warriors will have you believe that real men accepts and loves their partners unconditionally. It gives women an easy way out, enabling them to act like spoiled princesses, taking all they can without giving back anything to their partners. Without reciprocation and appreciation, it's no wonder men refuse to marry or prefer to go their own way!
If women are absolved from their share of responsibilities in marriages and relationships, what is in it for men? If they have to do everything even after a tiring day at work, what incentive is there to stay? They would be stupid to hang around for long and I wouldn't blame them!
If women want to have their expectations fulfilled, surely it's only fair (and equal, for feminists), then men also have the right to have their expectations fulfilled. There're so many online gripes from men about their wives who've grown obese, unreasonable and demanding. They're impossible to live with.
My man once told me, "Please don't grow too big. I love you petite and slim." Well, for all that he's done for me, taking care of my figure is just a small price to pay. He's always there, taking care of me when I'm sick and is my rock. He never lets me carry the luggages when we're abroad, nor the groceries. He's a man and proud of being one.
In order to receive love, we must also be willing to give it. Physical attractiveness is just 1 facet of a relationship. We should also make our partners' lives better because we're in it. So don't believe what the feminists say unless you're into hookups and not serious relationships. The latter takes work, but oh boy, are the rewards so worth it!
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Consistently, I try different things with yet another new fluid lipstick, however my heart dependably backpedals to ABH's enduring choice. Actually, I was pumped when new Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick shades were as of late declared on the organization's Instagram. Not one but rather six new tones will dispatch on Valentine's Day, and TBH, that is practically the best present of all. While some Allure editors truly need boundless goes to Barry's Bootcamp classes, all I need is a decent green lipstick. So when the new Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick arrived around my work area, I was anxious to swatch them immediately. Upon first look, I saw that four of them are shades of red. The other two are more unusual hues: a grayish lavender and a shimmery dull greenish blue. When I unscrewed the top, I saw that Anastasia had exchanged up the tool from a doe foot to a soft oar shape. With little lips—did you read my #beautyconfession?— exactness is vital. Joyfully, I found that the new tool is similarly as simple and focused as a doe foot. Be that as it may, the pigmentation and stay-put equation are precisely the same as the ABH fluid lipstick forerunners. Thank heaven for that.
With such a variety of reds and a couple surprising shades, I chose to rank them just for you. Obviously, these aren't rigid rankings. Because one is in 6th place doesn't mean it sucks. I truly really cherished them all. It was recently my 6th top choice. Ideally this rundown will make it less demanding for you to choose which of the reds is best for you—and discover what I truly think about that blue-green.
For reference, here are swatches of every one of the six of the new Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick shades.
6. Tulip
This blue red helps me to remember the shade called Strawberry, which propelled toward the end of last year. It's a similar sort of exemplary splendid red that I expect Taylor Swift lives for. It's additionally similar to a fluid lipstick adaptation of my top choice (and our EIC's top choice) red lipstick
Much the same as with Rita, I would not like to like Tulip at first since it would appear that a standard blood red, and I want to blend things up. Notwithstanding, I adored the way I looked wearing it. With a sheer wash of pink eye shadow on my tops and a tinge of red on my cheeks, I resembled a regular form of Lily Collin's 2017 Golden Globes look.
5. Currant
This red is the hottest of every one of them. It has the scarcest insight of chestnut connotation, so dries down darker than it looks in the tube. In case you're not prepared to jump into burgundy lipstick, Currant is a decent starter shade. The browner base shields you from looking excessively goth. It is significant this tone is especially hard to evacuate. (No big surprise one of our editors suggests ABH Liquid Lipstick as the best lipstick for supper dates.) I needed to break out the oil-based Beauty Bakerie Lip Whip Remover wipes, otherwise called the main towelettes that expel my most loved end of the world confirmation lipstick.
4. Clover
My fervor to try different things with Clover was through the rooftop. I adore a decent lavender lipstick on the grounds that, as with purple highlighter and shading corrector, the shading lights up my skin. Be that as it may, this was more dark, and it even had an indication of blue to it. Nor are terrible components, however the shading unquestionably didn't light up my face. Also, it took no less than two coats to get it superopaque. In the correct circumstance, with some winged liner, I trust this could rank somewhat higher.
3. Artist
This earthy mauve wasn't a hard offer for me since it resembles a lighter adaptation of my ride-or-bite the dust Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick shade, Veronica (a beige mauve). Writer is an awesome nonpartisan shade, and it could without much of a stretch be mixed up for one of the new Kat Von D Everlasting Nudes gathering shades. (No tea, no shade.) Formula-wise, it's not as pigmented as the others
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When I saw Claudia Soare, a.k.a. Norvina, bother this shade on her Instagram with the inscription, "💋 My kinda naked", I never felt so comprehended in my life. Memorial, which is another two-coater, is not as metallic and dull on me as it looked in Norvina's pic. I'm entirely pale, so it grabbed the cooler tones in my composition. Regardless i'm fixated on it, however.
1. Stunned
I'm infatuated, everybody. In spite of boasting about experimenting with insane hues, a great block red dependably reigns as No.1 in my heart. Consider Dazed a '90s-propelled red. It's not as brilliant and in-your-face as Tulip and Currant. Rather, it's a relaxed shade that you could combine with no cosmetics or intense liner, similar to spots or stars. It's that flexible.


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Hayward Gallery review
The Hayward Gallery doesn't have a permanent art collection. What they do is devote the entire space to a single theme, or a single artist, and then swap it over for something else every few months. So whatever exhibition I describe to you now will have disappeared by the time that you arrive. But seeing as they only ever show stuff by contemporary artists whatever you see is probably going to be just as rubbish (I hate modern art!).
Let me describe the current exhibition to you now, so you can understand what I mean. This will give you a good idea about the quality of the 'artwork' inside the Hayward Gallery.
Can you remember that scene in Die Hard, when Bruce Willis was crawling through a ventilation shaft on his knees and elbows? Well the first piece I saw was exactly same as that -- except that we were playing the role of Bruce Willis, and we could walk through it instead of crawl. It sounds totally daft but it's true -- the first piece was just me walking through a big metal tube. Apparently that is what passes for art in the 21st century. It was more like something you'd find at a funfair.
The other installations were so dumb that they defy parody. Try and imagine three gigantic poles revolving around like a washing line, with big red and white toadstools on top. That was artwork number two.
Then they had that old chestnut that has been done a million times before: TV screens containing close-up views of peoples' faces. Then we had some flashing TV screens with more faces on them. Plus a room full of bemused people wondering why on earth they paid fifteen quid for a ticket (except that bit wasn't art -- that was reality).
It was like a sixth-form art show by C-grade students.
Every time somebody hands over fifteen quid at the front door I can imagine the bosses laughing their heads off out the back -- ha ha ha, another punter fleeced!
But as I said... the exhibitions only hang around for a little while, so maybe you'll have better luck than me.
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St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral at the Hellenic Community of Vancouver has three dance groups.
The three dance groups under the umbrella name of Enosis is an homage to the original dance group that represented the Hellenic Community of Vancouver in the early to mid 1970s. After starting a "soft launch" in March, the feedback has been very positive and we look forward to starting in the fall with a dance program that will teach our children not just to dance but to learn about the different types of dances, where they come from and have fun!
We are pleased to be offered three groups which will not only learn dances but will be performing at Community events and functions as well as local Food Festivals and Greek Day!
Practice days are every Tuesday and will typically take place in the church atrium/overflow area.
Our youngest group is the "The Filarakia" and is for children in Grade 1 to Grade 6. Their practice time is 6:15 to 7:00 pm.
Our teen group consists of kids in Grades 7 to 11 and is called "H Parea". They practice 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
Our young adult group, ENOSIS, is for those in Grade 12 to 25 years old and they practice from 8:00 to 9:00pm.
Registration will begin on Sunday, September 25th with practices starting the first Tuesday in October.
The program will run until end of June/early July and is set up in two terms: October- January and February-June. The cost per term is $50 for members and $75 for non-members.
If you have any questions on this program, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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What's New – Visually, the 2008 BMW 5 Series differs little from the 2007 model it replaces, but what's under the hood is another story. The lineup starts with a 230-horsepower six-cylinder, adds a twin-turbo six for the new 535i, and keeps climbing with the 360-horse V-8 in the 550i and 500-horsepower V-10 in the mighty M5.
Competes With: Audi A6, Jaguar XF, Mercedes-Benz E-Class
What We Think: We'll be among the last to complain about added power under the hood, and the ever-so-slight styling changes provide little to complain about. Overall, the updated BMW 5 Series fires on all cylinders, but the horrible SMG transmission ruins what is otherwise an outstanding M5 model.
BMW 5 Series -- 2008 Review: If the 2008 BMW 5 Series was a woman, she'd be ticked.
Admittedly a male perspective, but an accurate one. For any of the men out there who have bumped into a mother, sister, girlfriend, or pretty much any close female acquaintance after her trip to the salon, the importance of attention to detail is well understood. A quarter-inch cut off the back? A darker shade of chestnut brown? The unwise gent allows such monumental changes to go unnoticed at his own peril.
Thankfully, missing the subtle changes exhibited by the refreshed 5 Series risks no such consequences, which is good since the keenest observers may need some time to flush out updates such as revised fascias, reworked headlights, and the placement of little LED bulbs in the sides of the taillights. The subtlety theme carries into the interior, as well.
The engines have undergone more drastic changes, ones that make this story worth telling. There are now four choices, including a 230-horsepower base six-cylinder, a twin-turbocharged grin-inducer borrowed from the 335i, a muscular V-8, and a 500-horse V-10 reserved for use in the almighty M5.
New headlights and interior materials are nice, but an expanded powerplant lineup that ranges from the competent to the brutal, that's the stuff that's sure to grab a whole lot of attention every time – no matter who you are.


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Diamondback Venom - 2015
Diamondback's Venom is a high-quality bike with bite. It features a tough, freestyle-specific steel frame and fork that are at home on the street and in the park. Outfitted with a sweet component package including durable wheels, powerful Tektro brakes, and a SST cable detangler, the Venom will… [more]
Haro Junior - 2015
When you're ready to push limits and develop new skills, so is Haro's Junior. It features a light, junior-sized, aluminum frame and chromoly fork so you can really tear it up at the local BMX track. Pop out of the gate and into the lead with 155mm cranks, junior gearing, and hubs that roll quickly,… [more]
Haro Midway - 2015
Haro's Midway is built for up-and-coming riders to polish their skills. A chromoly main triangle, internal headset, and Mid bottom bracket puts this frame in the league with the big boys. The handlebar is sized with the frame, so the 20.5-inch top tube gets an 8.25-inch bar and the 21-incher gets… [more]
Haro Plaza - 2015
Haro's Plaza is what you get when Haro's 30+ years of experience builds up an aftermarket-quality bike. Built around Haro's chromoly frame and tapered-leg fork, the spec list just goes up from there. The Haro double-walled rims are sturdy, spin on sealed hubs front and back, and are encased in fat… [more]
Haro Pro - 2015
When the gates drop, Haro's Pro shines. It's a pro-worthy ride with a super-light, super-stiff aluminum frame featuring a chromoly fork. Haro's race bikes are the very ones that rolled in the Olympic Games, so the geometry inspires both speed and confidence whether you're rocketing for the… [more]
Haro SD - 2015
A duplicate of Dennis Enarson's pro bike, Haro's SD is everything you expect a ready-to-soar street bike to be. The 100% chromoly frame features tapered stays, an hourglass Mid bottom bracket shell, and welded seat clamp, while the chromoly fork features tapered legs and an internally threaded CNC… [more]
Redline Roam - 2016
Your kid will get more excited about riding bikes every time they get to pull out their Redline Roam! First-time BMXers and neighborhood cowboys alike appreciate its steel frame and fork for excellent handling as well as serious durability. A powerful rear brake delivers surefire stopping, aluminum… [more]
Fitbikeco Benny 2 - 2015
Fitbikeco's Benny 2 was built for the innovative lines and mind-bending grinds of its namesake, Ben Lewis. The chromoly front triangle boosts durability, tapered fork legs save weight, and stout 8-spline tubular chromoly cranks turn the rear double-wall rim around a sealed cassette hub. A rear… [more]
Fitbikeco Conway 1 - 2015
Dan Conway dares to take the lines less traveled, so you know Fitbikeco's Conway 1 is ready to take you there, too. The chromoly front triangle takes the brunt of your most aggressive drops and wall rides, while a chromoly 8-spline crank gets you up to speed in a hurry. The Conway 1 rolls on… [more]
Haro Annex Expert - 2015
Set your young racer on the path to BMX success with Haro's Annex Expert. The light, durable aluminum frame, full chromoly fork, and quick, fast-spinning wheels are purpose built for the intermediate rider rising through the ranks. Lightweight aluminum cranks put the power onto the dirt, and the… [more]
Haro Annex Junior - 2015
Haro's Annex Junior: Because every trip to the podium has to start somewhere. The light, durable aluminum frame, full chromoly fork, and fast spinning wheels, are perfect for the younger rider with their first taste of the track. Lightweight aluminum cranks slingshot you out of the gate, and the… [more]
Haro Annex Mini - 2015
Haro's Annex Mini offers race-winning quality for the small racers. The light, durable aluminum frame and fast spinning wheels are ideal for the youngster interested in BMX tracks. Aluminum cranks provide the go and the grippy Kenda tires shine on the straights and the berms. The rear linear-pull… [more]
Haro Annex Pro - 2015
Whether its a first race bike, or your tried and trusted ride, Haro's Annex Pro is sure to please. The light, durable aluminum frame, full chromoly fork, and berm-slashing wheels rocket out of the gates and are destined to take the intermediate rider up through the ranks. Tubular chromoly cranks… [more]
Haro Annex Si - 2015
Get into the excitement of BMX racing on a budget. The sturdy high-tensile steel frame, hi-ten fork, and berm-slashing 20-inch wheels rocket out of the gates and are destined to take the beginning rider up through the ranks. Stiff steel cranks put all the power onto the track, and the grippy Kenda… [more]
Haro Blackout XL - 2015
Everything about Haro's Blackout XL screams race machine, from its super-lightweight 7005 aluminum frame with air-formed top tube to its triple-butted top and down tubes. That high-speed frame is topped off with a CLiQ chromoly fork with a CNC'd one-piece steerer with built-in bearing race. Shred… [more]
Haro Expert XL - 2015
From the starting hill to the finish line, Haro's Expert XL likes to be out front, just like you! It features a light aluminum frame and chromoly fork so you can crush the heats. 170mm cranks leverage the 15-tooth cassette so you can pop out of the gate and be first to the corner. Narrow tires keep… [more]
Haro Micro Mini - 2015
Give your little ripper a properly quick bike — Haro's Micro Mini! It sports a lightweight aluminum frame and a chromoly fork with size-specific gear and geometry that inspires confidence in budding junior racers. The 18-inch wheels and 130mm cranks let little legs easily spin the kid-friendly… [more]
Haro Pro XL - 2017
The Haro dynasty started with a couple number plates. Add one for yourself to a Haro Pro XL. It's built on a lightweight aluminum frame for explosive acceleration that snaps you out of the gate and keeps you at the front of the pack. Holding your line in the corners at speed is key, so they spec a… [more]
Fitbikeco Aitken 1 - 2015
Mike Aitken has long been considered one of BMX's premier riders, and his influence is apparent in Fitbikeco's Aitken 1. Featuring a chromoly front triangle, this bike is made to hold up to elaborate, innovative lines. A tubular chromoly crank turns 25/9 gearing and fat Fit tires stick to whatever… [more]
Fitbikeco Benny Signature - 2015
Benny Lewis packs more tricks into a 10 second video line than most people work into a whole park run, and its thanks in part to the unique geometry of his Fitbikeco Benny Signature bike. Boasting a full chromoly frame and fork, this bike is built for super techy street riding. A 48-spline chromoly… [more]
Fitbikeco Conway 3 - 2015
Fitbikeco's Conway 3 is tailor made for big lines and aggressive riding, just like its namesake, Dan Conway. The full chromoly frame and fork laugh at the abuse of your most aggressive drops and wall rides, while a chromoly 8-spline crank gets you up to speed in a hurry. The Conway 3 rolls on… [more]
Fitbikeco Dugan 1 - 2015
Fitbikeco's Dugan 1 is made for the fast, flowing lines of Tommy Dugan. The chromoly front triangle strengthens the whole bike, while the tapered fork keeps weight down. 8.7-inch bars give plenty of leverage, strong 8-spline chromoly cranks turn a sealed cassette hub, and grippy Fit tires wrap… [more]
Fitbikeco Dugan 2 - 2015
Carve bowls and then boost huge aboard Fitbikeco's Dugan 2. Its chromoly front triangle bolsters durability, tapered fork legs save weight, and stout 8-spline tubular chromoly cranks turn the rear double-wall rim around a sealed cassette hub. A tall 8.7-inch handlebar gives you plenty of leverage,… [more]
Fitbikeco Mac Signature - 2015
Take your first ride on Fitbikeco's Mac Signature and it might feel like the bike already knows your best tricks. That's because the full chromoly frame is tough and eye-catching for big air, smooth tail whips, and any grind you can find. Couple the ruggedness of the frame with the durability of… [more]
Fitbikeco PK 3 - 2015
Fitbikeco's PK3 gets you off the ground, on the walls, and out of your comfort zone. Rugged and tough, the full chromoly frame is ready to take the brunt of your biggest jumps and fastest tailwhips, while the double wall Revenge OHM wheels wrapped in Fit rubber provide the landing gear you need to… [more]
Fitbikeco VH 1 - 2015
Fitbikeco's VH 1 is a street machine, just like its legendary namesake Van Homan. The chromoly top tube, down tube, and head tube strengthen the whole bike, while the tapered fork keeps weight down. Tall 8.7-inch bars give plenty of leverage, grippy Fit tires wrap Revenge SW1 rims, and strong… [more]
Fitbikeco VH 2 - 2015
Van Homan is one of the most fearless riders in BMX, and Fitbikeco's VH 2 is set up to his standards. The chromoly front triangle boosts durability, tapered fork legs save weight, and stout 8-spline tubular chromoly cranks turn the rear double-wall rim around a sealed cassette hub. A rear brake… [more]
Giant GFR C/B - 2016
Giant's GFR C/B combines a tough steel frame, short cranks, and a low-rise handlebar with fast-rolling 20-inch wheels so young BMX riders can get started early. For added control and safety, the GFR is equipped with both a linear pull and coaster brake. Other sweet features include lightweight… [more]
Haro Annex Pro XL - 2015
Haro's Annex Pro XL features a light, durable aluminum frame for blinding out-the-gate speed. Feathery aluminum rims from are paired with a speedy 44/16 drivetrain. Stiff, 3-piece chromoly cranks put all the power onto the track, and the grippy Kenda tires shine when you're horizontal on a berm.… [more]
Haro Downtown - 18.5-Inch - 2015
Haro's Downtown is a great-handling machine for the first-time and/or smaller BMX rider. It features a strong high-tensile steel frame and fork, and 7.0-inch rise handlebar. With an 18.5-inch top tube length, little rippers can get on 20-inch wheels wrapped in quality Kenda tires. Powering those… [more]


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This is a little experiment with the GoPro Hero 4+ Black's 120fps feature. In this clip, which appeared in a recent episode of followtheboat's sailing log, we hang the camera off the side of the boat and get a fish-eye (literally) of Esper ploughing through the water in Thailand.
Wanderlust – How to paddle through a Thai cave and come out the other side
Wanderlust article: After a few months stuck on land, sailor Liz Cleere hits the water again and heads for the legendary hongs of Thailand's Phang Nga Bay.
Sailing Log #29 | Flopper stopper failure – Thailand
SY Esper sailed herself, and felt steady as a rock. An over-nighter in the shadow of mighty Ko Phetra had us gently rolling, but at anchor next to Ko Tarutao the next afternoon even Millie-the-cat turned green from the relentless swell.
Wanderlust – finding secret sunsets
'Phuket' conjures different images to different folks. To some it's a luxurious holiday destination of palm-tree-white-sand clichés. Those with a different perspective might think of ping-pong girls, seedy ex-pats and Patong's Bangla Road. To yachties it's a useful destination, a great base from which to start a season sailing around the islands, or to begin the long voyage westwards across the Indian Ocean.
Sailing Log #28 | Fast sailing! – Engine overheating – Ghosts!
You know when everything is going along really well? And you sit back and enjoy yourself? And the wind is good, and the sky is clear? We discover just how long that feeling lasts in this next episode of our sailing log.
Diesel or hybrid engine on a boat – repowering considerations
Welcome to the written version of our FTB Extra repowering video, in which we discuss in more detail Esper's engine issues. After posting our initial issues up on social media we received an overwhelming level of support from around the world, from advice and ideas to links to spare parts and even a couple of engines. We really appreciate it, thank you to everyone who contributed.
We've taken on board all your suggestions and carefully considered each option. In this essay we break them down for you and look at repairing the engine, getting a recon engine, consider an electric/hybrid engine alternative and look at new diesel engines.
Our youtube channel hits 10,000 subscribers
We've reached a milestone on our youtube channel by hitting 10,000 subscribers over the weekend.
Wanderlust – why a sense of community is vital on a long-term sailing trip
Wanderlust article: A call for help crackling over the Esper's VHF radio reminds Liz Cleere how dependent round-the-world sailors are on the help of others
Grab yourself a followtheboat t-shirt!
In this clip we show you our Patreon 300 t-shirt, which was designed specifically for all our Patreon supporters when we hit $300. We have another, exclusively designed t-shirt when we hit $800. At $500 YOU get to decide on the prize, and when we hit $1000 you're in with a chance of sailing with us aboard Esper!
Engine seized! Sailing in paradise…
Apart from the deep joy of discovering that our engine has seized, it feels like some kind of nautical episode of 'Back to the Future' here on SY Esper
Our regular Sailing Log Diary on YouTube–which out of necessity runs a few months behind real time–shows Jamie sailing alone in Thailand with Liz back in the UK looking after her ailing mum. And yet, right now, Liz has just returned from her >second visit home to tend to Dottie while Jamie has been solo-sailing in Thailand.
In the words of Shirley Bassey and the Propellerheads , "…it's all just a little bit of history repeating…"
Crash repairs, gales, fuel leaks… and some fishing
Jamie didn't like the darkening skies, so he took a look at the forecast to discover some big weather coming in from the west. Fishing vessels, large and small, arrived from deeper water, dropping noisy anchor chain and crowding into the anchorage behind Ko Tarutao's high hills. He told the others to prepare themselves for some potential big winds.
To celebrate 2015, we are giving away Esper T shirts!
Sadly, for reasons beyond our control we are both on opposite sides of the globe this year, and can't enjoy our usual special day. So we thought it would be nice to extend the seasonal tradition of exchanging gifts to include every one of our followtheboat subscribers across the world.
Groundhog Day: Back to PSS Ship yard for repairs
We made our run down the east side of imposing Tarutao, one of Thailand's largest islands and the country's first national marine park. Once a penal colony, it was the perfect place to cast away undesirables. With its unforgiving tropical rainforest, strong tidal currents and fierce salt-water crocodiles escape would have been impossible.
Big Fish Little Fish–fishing in Thailand
We arrived back at beautiful Ko Rok, the same point where we had broken the passage on our way north from Langkawi. It was as serene and scenic as we remembered and this time we were able to quickly find our old mooring buoy and get settled for the night. Within minutes Liz had the fishing line over the side…
Beach life in paradise–diving Koh Ha
While the boys played in 15 metres of water for 45 minutes, following fish, admiring the coral, playing with an eel and finding their lost equipment, Alicia and Liz stayed on the beach. The silk-smooth white sand only appears at low tide and they wanted to make the most of it.
The Accident Part 2
…we received an unexpected call from the officer in charge, who invited Jamie to meet the skipper of the barge that rammed us. So he went back with Alica, leaving Liz and Millie-the-cat to guard Esper. After five cups of coffee Wat the translator arrived…
Liz's Regular Column For Wanderlust
After a regular columnist for Wanderlust's huge travel website dropped out, Liz was approached to step in for a one-off. With Peter, the editor, loving her feature so much, and Liz rediscovered her passion for writing once more, she is now a regular columnist, writing about our alternative lifestyle afloat.
Esper rammed and an American comes to the rescue!
We started to look on the bright side. We were insured. We were floating. The Portabote–swinging from the new davits–had taken most of the impact, acting like a large fender. If we had been hit anywhere other than the stern, Esper could have just started her life as Phi Phi Don's new wreck dive.


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The gates to P&G Farms were swung wide open to the public for the first time ever a week ago last Saturday. Well, maybe not ever because there's been a few church groups and such that have done their Fall Color tours here but the shin-dig last Saturday was on a much larger scale complete with regional advertising and radio promo's.
*Ha! Quick side note, Todd thought after his Budweiser Clydesdale days were over he would be done with doing radio spots. Nope!
So once a year for the past five or maybe it's six years now, the Farm Bureau for Northern Michigan puts on what they call Agriculture Day to educate the public about farming in general. Every year they select a different farm to host it. Last year it was a dairy/cherry tree operation, this year it was us.
So before I go getting ahead of myself I want to show you all the work I did getting ready for this deal.
Well, what I mean is…
As anyone knows, getting a place ready for a "party" is a lot of work and a lot of work was involved here at P&G Farms, a.k.a. Glenview Clydesdales, just very little by me personally. I did get some pictures of the prep-process and I'll show you that first.
Like every summer, the fences on this place get a yearly paint job.
It's a lot of fence as you guys have certainly seen from past blog postings I've done regarding the beautiful grounds on which we live.
The yearly fence painting chore was a bit accelerated this year and at times it was even down to being a one man job cause we had various "hurry up and get that done" projects that we needed other guys/girls working on for the Ag Day deal.
The front pasture was turned into a "parking lot" for our guests but first it needed to be mowed down to a more presentable level.
ALL the rigs…
and golf carts were washed.
Plus all the mowers, trailers, semi's and tractors.
Oh and horses.
Okay, essentially anything that they could get to stand still got a bath. And yes that means all 30 head of Clydesdales with them wonderful white legs of theirs.
And you know, that I now know, first hand how much stinkin' work that is. And they weren't doing it in 92 degree weather either.
As you can imagine there were an awful lot of awesome employees who went home from work either coated in black fence paint or soaking wet every day that last week or so before Ag Day.
Yup, the barn gets vacuumed everyday after the stalls are cleaned and that Saturday morning it probably got and extra pass or two, just to make sure it was spotless.
Indy, my Quarter horse, was sooo ready for some attention, because like, nobody ever pets him or gives him squat around here.
Little did he know he was gonna get turned out for the duration of the day and that was grand with him and Smoke (my other Quarter horse). It was a "graze-fest" for those two and a nice trade off to people attention.
The morning before, the tables and chairs, grill and what-not arrived via the caterer.
And set up in the machine shop.
The day of…signs were rigged up and put up along the road.
Beans to go with the brats, coleslaw and chips were set to warming.
And a last minute team meeting was conducted by the Farm Bureau folks.
The token two things I did personally were the fall flower arrangements in the whiskey barrels and…
with help…
lots of help…a total revamp of the old grain wagon display near the front of the property.
It went from that…
to this.
The sign on the wagon is so weathered that it's hard to read, so I'll tell you what it says:
P & G Farms – Glen & Pat Perkins – Est. 1997
Jake did his part in setting up some displays too.
This is his tractor, a 1957 Allis Chalmers CA. It was displayed to the left of the grain wagon, just across one of the driveway roads.
The other display he "spear-headed" was: Farming Operation – Station #6.
A few fence posts were taken out of a paddock that sits between the shop, carriage barn and horse barn to get the equipment in for display. Jake had it all worked out on paper where he thought everything should go. The everything was:
The row crop equipment consisting of the combine with corn head attached, the grain cart and the corn planter. The haying equipment consisting of the cutter, the maserator (a new hay conditioner implement from Canada that has saved our behinds this past summer), the wheel rake, the baler and the hay grabbers. Rounding it out were the four different mowers we use for grounds maintenance.
Max, after thorough inspection of absolutely everything was so totally exhausted that he had to catch a quick nap before the masses started to arrive at 11a.m.
A "Part Two" on all that up next!


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Say What? Archive
What a long, strange strip it's been
Welcome to the Doonesbury Say What? Archive
Say What?
April 09, 2015"The president is trying to make you think it would be 150,000 heavy mechanized troops on the ground in the Middle East again as we saw in Iraq. That's simply not the case. It would be something more along the lines of what President Clinton did in December 1998 during Operation Desert Fox -- several days of air and naval bombing..."
– Sen. Tom Cotton on destroying Iran's nuclear capabilities
April 07, 2015"There's a man-made lack of water in California... It is liberal environmentalists who have brought us this tragedy...A classic case of liberals being willing to sacrifice other people's lives and livelihoods at the altar of their ideology."
– former HP CEO and possible GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, on the drought
April 06, 2015"With his Iran deal, Barack Obama is for the 300 million souls of the United States what Andreas Lubitz was for the 150 souls on the German Wings flight -- a deranged pilot flying his entire nation into the rocks."
– former Rep. Michele Bachmann
April 04, 2015"Neville Chamberlain got a better deal from Adolf Hitler...Dooms the Middle East to yet another war...Going to end with a mushroom cloud somewhere near Tehran."
– Sen. Mark Kirk on Iran negotiations
April 02, 2015"If a gay couple came in and wanted us to provide pizzas for their wedding, we would have to say no...I do not think it's targeting gays. I don't think it's discrimination...We're not discriminating against anyone, that's just our belief, and anyone has the right to believe in anything...Why should I be beat over the head to go along with something [homosexuals] choose?"-- Crystal O'Connor, whose family-owned pizza shop supports Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. After receiving threats, the family closed the shop. A GoFundMe page in support of their stance has raised over $50,000."Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act is gay discrimination, pure and simple. You can frost a dog turd, but it's still a dog turd."-- Stephen King"
March 31, 2015"This is the curse of God upon America for our sin of not protecting innocent children in the womb, and part of that curse for our rebellion against God as a nation is that our pregnant women are ripped open."
– Colorado state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, on attack in which an unborn baby was cut out of its mother and died
March 31, 2015"I don't believe for a minute that whatever happened to Harry Reid has anything to do with an exercise machine...[He] looks like and is acting like...and behaving like somebody who may have been beaten up."-- Rush Limbaugh"When a guy shows up at a Las Vegas emergency room on New Year's Day with severe facial injuries and broken ribs and gives an explanation the functional equivalent of 'I walked into a doorknob,' it isn't hard to guess that he ran afoul of mobsters."-- Powerline blogger John Hinderaker"
March 28, 2015"The line 'Make America great again' -- the phrase, that was mine. I came up with it about a year ago, and I kept using it. And everybody's now using it. They are all loving it. I don't know, I guess I should copyright it. Maybe I have copyrighted it."-- Donald Trump"Let's Make America Great Again."-- 1980 Reagan-Bush campaign slogan"
March 27, 2015"You know, it used to be it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier."
– Sen. Ted Cruz on climate change
March 26, 2015"Let me be clear. Americans have freedom of religion -- but not freedom from religion."
– Texas Congressman Sam Johnson, on the Preserve and Protect God in Military Oaths Act, which would require Air Force Academy cadets to say "So help me God"


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Weird wikis
The below list of wikis is made up of communities that I have visited and found exceptionally strange for one reason or another.
- YouTube (link) - An entire wiki dedicated to YouTubers.
- Zenology (link) - Zenology Wiki is filled with a hand full of self proclaimed introverts who turn hostile in the presence of new users or visitors. Despite the fact that their wiki appears to be both dedicated to a topic and active the editors there will insist that you should have known that the wiki was not for people but was in fact a club house for the members. It is recommended that if you do choose to visit there that you not join chat at the risk of the users there having a bit of a fit about it.


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Awesome vintage belt.
Label: Brighton. Made in USA. 1991.
Nice vintage condition. Perfectly tarnished.
Heart closest to buckle missing anchor screw. Slides a bit. See 4th photo.
Heavyweight and chunky.
Black leather with silver metal round and heart conchos.
Size medium. 38" total length. 1 3/8" wide
++ The Story ++
My Dad is a picker. He has worked at a junkyard just north of NYC as long as I can remember. This shop was started with some of his excellent finds - vintage street signs and other items of the same ilk.
I've since moved to Colorado, and unfortunately all of the wonderful rusty, weathered (and heavy) items had to stay in New York. While they will make a come back one day, for now, this shop is in transition.
Luckily, I was fortunate enough to inherit my Dad's eye for treasure, and the love of the hunt - only for me it's fashion.
And so, for the time being, this shop will feature vintage finds from the Rocky Mountain area, and maybe some pieces that have migrated west with me.
1-2 business days
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 7 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
I will only use your shipping and billing address, and contact information


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Dr. John C Antuna specializes in family practice in Springdale area. Dr. John C Antuna has a medical practice at 601 W. Maple, Suite 102, Springdale AR, and has over 12 years of experience in the field of medicine. He graduated from Pikeville College School Of Osteopathic Medicine with his medical degree in 2005. He is affiliated with numerous hospitals, including Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas (AR) and more. Dr. Antuna is accepting new patients at his medical office and practice location in Springdale, Arkansas. He is available for appointments, preventative care, medical care as well as ongoing patient care.
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CrossFit Exercises for Intermediates
An intermediate CrossFit athlete has his form in check for most of the exercises and is adept enough to perform most of the WODS (workouts of the day) with the prescribed weights, only occasionally scaling his reps or weight down. However, these athletes lack the comprehensive strength that allows them to compete with the elite CrossFit athletes. They definitely have more skills and power than a beginner, but still need coaching and development to progress.
Read More: 17 Practical Reasons to Start Doing CrossFit
A few specific exercises help the intermediate CrossFitter develop the strength and skills necessary to earn the moniker, "advanced," and potentially even progress in the CrossFit games.
Kipping Pull-Ups
Whether you agree with the form or not, kipping pull-ups are a staple in CrossFit. They're performed like a standard pull-up with your hands grasping an elevated, fixed bar with an overhand grip. However, you hike your hips to help you get up and over the bar and complete more reps than you might with a straight body.
Take time outside of the WOD to hone your kipping pull-up skills and regularly check your progress.
Handstand Push-Ups
Handstand push-ups aren't your grade-school exercise. You do these by getting into a handstand, usually against a wall, and pressing yourself up and down for as many reps as you can squeeze out.
The handstand push-up teaches you body awareness and great physical control, which only serves to benefit you in anything CrossFit throws your way.
Read More: 16 Essential CrossFit Moves
Rope Climbs
Hauling your body up a rope teaches you to control your body weight along a vertical midline, certainly no easy feat. Your upper body and your legs, as well as your core, all put in the effort. Playing with different foot wraps, such as corkscrewing the rope around your lower leg or pinching it between the feet, will train you how to understand your body and how it works as a unit.
Ring Dips
Ring dips require you to hoist and hold yourself up on gymnastic rings as you bend your elbows to perform a dip. You'll train your core strength, along with your triceps. It also gives you more freedom than a bar dip, as you can alter the distance between your hand or the depth of your dip more readily with the hanging rings.
Squat Cleans
The squat clean requires good technique, which makes it ideal for a CrossFitter who has mastered the basics and wants cerebral as well as muscular development. The best way to describe the exercise is by calling it a combination of the power clean and the front squat. It builds lower-body strength and cultivates your full range of motion. Because of the nuances involved in learning this exercise, you're best off working with a CrossFit coach to hone your form.


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Other Inputs to Pricing Decisions
Pricing decisions can have a variety of inputs, such as value-added considerations, legal price requirements, competitive positioning, and discounting.
Learning Objective
List a few of the key considerations to pricing aside from simple expense-oriented break-even analyses
Key Points
- Pricing is an important decision, as it impacts both profitability and competitive positioning.
- One particularly important pricing consideration are the legal requirements in some industries (price floors and ceilings). For example, rent-controlled housing will have price limitations an organization will have to adhere to.
- Functional value, social value, monetary value, and psychological value should all be taken into consideration when setting prices.
- Differentiation and competitive positioning relative to other industry incumbents is another important pricing consideration. Differentiation can often lead to higher margins (though often lower volume).
- For perishable goods or items which may go out of fashion (technology, clothing, etc.), discounting is a useful way to ensure that the organization gets some capital back for producing it (even if it sells at a loss on a per unit basis).
Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
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Pricing Decisions
The pricing decision is an important one, both for profitability and competitive positioning. Organizations must take into account supply, demand, competition, expenses, profit margins, differentiation, quality, and legal concerns. The simplest methods of determining price include concepts such as break-even points, fixed/variable cost analysis, and marginal analysis. However, there are other concerns that need to be investigated when determining price.
Pricing Inputs
Looking at cost structures and determining break-even points is not always enough when it comes to effective pricing strategies. As a result, marketers should be familiar with the legalities of pricing (for certain commodities in particular), the value added to the consumer (willingness to pay), competitive positioning, and potential discounts.
Legal Concerns
For some products, governments will set firm price controls (i.e. price ceilings or price floors) to ensure ethical and/or accessible pricing for a given population. Just as the name implies, price floors and price ceilings will set minimum or maximum prices for some goods. This is particularly applicable to rent, real estate, banking, food and other core necessities. When operating in an industry with price ceilings or price floors, firms must adapt their pricing strategy to these legalities and ensure compliance.
Price Ceiling
When considering pricing decisions, understanding price floors and price ceilings is important.
Value-Added Pricing
In a perfectly practical and efficient market, the expenses would almost always lead to the appropriate price through competitive forces. However, we do not live in a world of perfect markets. As a result, there are a number of value-adds that consumers receive that are not easy or intuitive to measure from a strictly financial perspective. These include:
- Functional Value: This is a typical example of demand, where the product is valued at how well it accomplishes a function (i.e. fulfills the need).
- Monetary Value: This is another typical value example, where the cost of resources and production correlate cleanly with the price.
- Social Value: The value a consumer receives can actually be social as well as economic. This is to say that some products provide intangible value to users. Fashion is a good example here, as some fashion items return margins that are enormous due to the social perception of a given fashion item (expensive bags, for example).
- Psychological Value: Some items have value to an individual for personal reasons. A collector, for example, may pay far more than an item is worth due to a strong love for something. People who collect video game action figures, or deluxe editions, for example.
Competitive Positioning
Another input to pricing is the basic premise of differentiation to achieve higher value. This is not so much an exception to the above mentioned value-added pricing, but more of a facet of this. Branded items, for example, are often quite similar to generic versions of the same item. However, these brands add intangible value to the product above and beyond the cost of producing it. Buying brand name goods may be differentiated based upon celebrity sponsors, premium perception, social value or a wide variety of other differentiated factors. These can enable organizations to differentiate for a price premium (i.e. they can charge more for having a strong brand/position).
There are also a number of reasons why an organization may offer discounts. Discounting is particularly useful when it comes to B2B transactions, in which a client might buy a few thousand of a given product and receive a wholesale price that is significantly lower than the price of buying each product individually. There are also situations in which a product may be sold at a price that is actually less than the cost of producing it. This is most often done when a perishable item will soon go bad anyway. In such a situation, selling at a loss is better than getting nothing at all (opportunity cost!).
All and all, pricing is a bit more complicated than simply understanding the expenses involve. Marketers must understand social value, legal considerations, branding, discounting, and the functional value of products and services in order to capture the full potential of a given item. Pricing can be a great opportunity to capture better margins than the competition, or could offer the ability to make a mistake and lose market share!
Key Term Reference
- Appears in these related concepts: Measuring the Market, B2B Company Characteristics, and Buying Situations
- Brand Name
- Appears in these related concepts: Brand Ownership, Naming Brands, and Defining Price
- Branding
- Appears in these related concepts: Value of Branding, The Challenge of Competition, and Future Changes in Retailing
- Consumer
- Appears in these related concepts: Defining Consumers, Marketing Classes of Products, and Client-Based Relationships
- Market
- Appears in these related concepts: Targeting Consumers Where They Spend Time, Local, regional, national, international, and global marketers , and A Brief Definition
- Perception
- Appears in these related concepts: Cultural Influences on Perception, Gender and Diversity, and Factors Influencing Experience, Involvement, and Satisfaction
- Price ceiling
- Appears in these related concepts: Settling the List Price, Price Ceilings, and Price Ceiling Impact on Market Outcome
- Service
- Appears in these related concepts: The Service Economy, Natural Resources, Infrastructure, and Technology of New Markets, and Resolving Problems Quickly
- analysis
- Appears in these related concepts: The Importance of Rehearsing, Writing in Different Academic Disciplines, and Basic Principles of Academic Writing
- brand
- Appears in these related concepts: Promotion Strategies, Defining a Brand, and Advertising and Brand Management in Monopolistic Competition
- break-even point
- Appears in these related concepts: Benefits and Risks of Operating Leverage, Break-Even Analysis, and Product Life-Cycle Curve
- capital
- Appears in these related concepts: Differences Between Required Return and the Cost of Capital, Ottonian Architecture in the Early European Middle Ages, and The Acropolis
- demand
- Appears in these related concepts: Applications of Elasticities, Addressing Market Needs, and Impacts of Supply and Demand on Businesses
- differentiate
- Appears in these related concepts: Promotional Objectives, Mechanics of Cellular Differentation, and Informative, Persuasive, and Reminder Advertising
- differentiation
- Appears in these related concepts: WBC Formation, Brand Categories, and Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
- generic
- Appears in these related concepts: Buying Centers, Creating Advertisements, and Nonprice Competition
- intangible
- Appears in these related concepts: Categories of Business Products, Services as Products, and Product, Placement, Promotion, and Price
- lead
- Appears in these related concepts: Leadership, Purchase Influences, and Global Marketing and the Internet
- measure
- Appears in these related concepts: Changes in Promotion, Developing a Market Segmentation, and The World Trade Organization (WTO)
- positioning
- Appears in these related concepts: Marketing Data Types, Positioning Bases, and Promotional Objectives
- price
- Appears in these related concepts: Break-Even Analysis, Defining a Market System, and Terms Used to Describe Price
- price floor
- Appears in these related concepts: Price Floors, Price Floor Impact on Market Outcome, and Impacts of Price Changes on Consumer Surplus
- product
- Appears in these related concepts: Product, Placement, Promotion, and Price, The State of Competition, and Defining Product
- profit
- Appears in these related concepts: Value of Retailing, Short Run Firm Production Decision, and Introduction to the Income Statement
- quality
- Appears in these related concepts: The Quality Control Cycle, Design and Feature Set, and Product Quality
- sponsor
- Appears in these related concepts: Mobile Consumer Behavior, Contests and Sweepstakes, and Corporate Advertising
- strategy
- Appears in these related concepts: Marketing by Individuals and Firms, Price Competition, and The Impact of Business Owners on Success and Failure Rates
- value
- Appears in these related concepts: Adding Value, The Manager's Role in Ethical Conduct, and Philosophies
- wholesale
- Appears in these related concepts: B2C Channels, Merchant Wholesalers, and The Significance of Marketing Channels
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Sesame Street supports diversity and inclusion with the introduction of Julia, a muppet with Autism
Last week, 60 minutes reported on Sesame Streets newest muppet, Julia.
"Sesame Street" has always based its characters and content on extensive research. They regularly bring in educators and child psychologists. In the case of Julia, they also worked with autism organizations to decide which characteristics she should have and how best to normalize autism for all children.
It's tricky because autism is not one thing, because it is different for every single person who has autism. There is an expression that goes, "If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism," says writer Christine Ferraro.
And of course every Muppet needs a puppeteer. But not every puppeteer has the connection Stacey Gordon does to the role. Gordon is the mother of a son with autism.
Stacey Gordon: Had my son's friends been exposed to his behaviors through something that they had seen on TV before they experienced them in the classroom, they might not have been frightened. They might not have been worried when he cried. They would have known that he plays in a different way and that that's OK.
Biracial twins are a beautiful embodiment to challenge the labeling of individuals based on the color of their skin
In this blog post by Elisabeth Parker, beautiful photos of bi-racial twins are highlighted.
From the article:
The odds of having a set of biracial twins with different skin colors is around one in 350 to one in 400, and the odds that any pair of twins will have different skin colors is one in 500. In the U.S. — as of 2013 — twins accounted for around three out of 100 births. [AUTHOR'S NOTE: As pointed out by many readers, "race" itself is an artificial construct that has no basis in science. While visual markers may tell us something about our ancestry, the genes that determine our appearance are just .01 percent of our total genetic makeup.]
Back in 2015, the internet was all abuzz over Lucy and Maria Aylmer, a lovely pair of biracial twins from across the pond in the U.K. They say no one believes they're sisters, and we can certainly see why. Their dad Vince is white and their mom Donna is black. But instead of looking like a blend of both races — as many mixed race children do — Lucy has fair skin and cinnamon hair while Maria has a café au lait complexion and abundant black curls.
NY Times: What Biracial People Know
In an opinion piece last weekend, author Moises Valasquez- Manoff reports back on studies that highlight the heightened awareness, observational skills and creativity inherant in non-homogenous groups.
Click here for the full article.
Exploring Our Mixed Race Identity through Ceramics and Photography
"We need to set aside the obvious assumptions of visual identity that is merely skin deep," says writer and ceramics artist Heidi McKenzie in the February issue of Ceramics Monthly.
These assumptions do not enable us to appreciate the complexity of our true and complete selves.
Click here to read her complete article, Paradox: Identity and Belonging where she highlights the work of several mixed race ceramic artists.
Of additional note on the topic is photographer Martin Schoeller. In 2013 his series The Changing Face of America was featured in National Geographic. This series of photographs explores the visual power of mixed race individuals and highlights a comparison of self-identification with Census check boxes.
Superbowl ads on appreciating diversity and togetherness
"Catch These Hands" AP Language Project – by Teena Thomas
Inspired by Angelica Dass, creator of Humanae, and in hope to spread togetherness and promote acceptance of diversity at Clarkstown High School North, I took on this photographic human hand mosaic.
The motivation to start such a project originated from Ms. Phalen's AP Language class during our "Race & Otherness" unit as we explored & presented various texts found on social media, etc. in order to construct our own claims on the issues.
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Color is a concept so familiar, simple & pure. We, as humans, believe we KNOW what color is and means. We hold STRONG OPINIONS and preconceived notions about color.
With "color", there is no difference of which is better than the other; they are simply just colors. But when it comes to "skin color", there is unfortunately a whole level of labeling, a sense of prejudice of one race/group over another.
But by reframing or redefining the term "color", we can make the comfortable, uncomfortable.Through the use of defamiliarization, or the "the artistic technique of presenting to audiences common things in an unfamiliar or strange way in order to enhance perception of the familiar", we can deconstruct this mentality of superiority. We can take color apart, and reconstruct the wheel with a new perspective, a new thought.
I chose hands because hands hold a second level, deeper meaning, symbolizing unity in itself. "The holding of hands" per say is unifying, accepting. So by using hands as a marker for each individual makes sense.
Along with the hands, I decided to have the caption be a word of identification, not a PANTONE color name. So each person along with a photograph chose a word they felt they identified as, i.e., musician, athlete, cheery, etc.
Artistic Process:
There were several moments I wasn't quite sure what to do. So much ambition and excitement to tackle a project for a girl who had little to no experience on photoshop and also did not think through the details at the start. I just jumped right in! And it's funny because I usually don't do that; I like to plan out meticulously for anything I do to. It was a change in approach but it was well worth it.
During an Art Honors Meeting, with your help, I was able to collect the names of kids who were interested in participating.
With just a stool, a white sheet of paper, and my iPhone camera, I shot 67 hands of students & staff over the course of two days after school.
That weekend I began editing. 7 straight hours in my room without a break I cranked at it on Saturday. Then Sunday morning back at it, I spent the rest of my day editing until I got through 45 hands, all set & ready to go.
My editing consisted of taking a pixel of color from the center of the middle knuckle (as opposed to the center of the nose as Dass had done) and filling the background. I then selected a font, font size, and rectangular box height & width for the font to go on. Attached is a time lapse video of an example, Mr. Covert as "leader".
I want to thank you, Mrs. Diamond for providing support and the resources to get my ideas a reality and Denise, the woman at the main office who out of genuine interest persuaded almost 30 students to stop & be a part of my project. Again thank you! This turned out so much more than I ever imagined. 🙂
Courageous Conversations 2 – Video highlights
Messages of Reassurance from a teacher to her students
Dream Unfinished
Thanks to our band teacher for sharing this great resource! Mr. Andert has been working on integrating diversity into band program. Through his training and work with "The Dream Unfinished," he is working to present more music from diverse composers in the music classroom.
The Dream Unfinished is an activist orchestra which supports NYC-based civil rights and community organizations through concerts and presentations.
To use classical music as a platform to engage audiences with issues related to social and racial justice. Since its founding in 2014, TDU has staged over a dozen performances throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, and partnered with organizations such as the Center for Constitutional Rights, Black Women's Blueprint, Justice League NYC, African American Policy Forum, and others. In 2015, The Dream Unfinished's inaugural season honored the one year of Eric Garner's passing. Its 2016 season, entitled Sing Her Name, culminated on the one-year anniversary of Sandra Bland's passing. Future seasons of The Dream Unfinished will focus on the school to prison pipeline, solitary confinement, and gentrification.


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