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As a consulting firm with roughly 60 employees and over 15 years of experience, we've come to embrace six ideals within our corporate culture that have really driven our success.
1. Help the potential customer spend their money wisely
While this seems like an obvious goal, it is important to extend this sentence to include "even if the sale is smaller." While it may be tempting to broaden a project size and increase revenues, it is important to only do this where necessary. You need to help customers to spend their budget wisely and in accordance with their specific business requirements – not your own. If they don't need something, tell them. If a smaller solution will adequately suit the requirement, propose it. The importance of offering value and trust to clients should be a priority, their needs should supersede your own. This relationship of trust will lead to many mutually beneficial endeavours in years to come.
2.Hire the right people who share your vision
In a consulting practise, the key deliverable is in the people. Unlike a product, a consulting service has various members with differing skill-sets, objectives and personality types. This makes it a complex offering whereby the outcome is not only limited to skills or end-results. The personal interaction, approach, accountability, vision and goals need to be aligned across the team in order to communicate a consistent message to the client. People are a large portion of your competitive differentiation, it is important to leverage those distinctions and identify people with a vision in accordance with your own.
3. You've got to be great at data transfer
While a technical expertise is crucial, it is additionally important to be able to transfer the information in a way that others can understand. Put plainly, you need to be good at data transfer. You need to understand their current environment, propose a solution and implement it whereby they understand and can manage certain components on their own. Don't be afraid to share your knowledge and empower your clients. While you may be giving away some of your potential revenue by empowering them to be their own first level of support, you will grow a relationship of trust with your client which ties back into point number one. Don't be afraid to share your skills, you need to be prepared to live in a state of flux and grow dynamically in your field.
4. Consider the elephant in the room
Always, always consider the elephant in the room. This is often the boss of the person you are dealing with, but could also be buy-in from team members or the staff at large. While they may not be in the room physically, they are always present. Employees have instructions, targets and ulterior motives which they will feel need to be met over and above the obvious requirements they or the business may have. Take a moment during each conversation to consider the invisible elephants in the room and adjust accordingly.
5. The broken solution
Although in our practise, no project is the same, often we have a vision of the exact process and how the solution should be deployed. We have found it crucially important to break up the pieces of the project and allow clients to get involved, review and contribute in each phase. We've incorporated user-acceptance testing more and more, to encourage end-user opinions, adoption and buy-in. Break up the parts and let them be a part of the solution.
6. It's a process
Follow a process aligned to best practise. The value behind this concise statement is often best understood when comparing the experience of following it, or not following it. We have proved this to ourselves time and time again and for this reason, every single one of our projects are project managed against a defined process.
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Tributes have been paid to 'vibrant' Genevieve Reason who was killed in a road traffic collision this morning (Friday).
The 32-year-old from Woburn Sands worked as Front of House Manager at Formula-Fast Karting in Mount Farm.
A spokesman for the company paid tribute to the mother-of-two.
They said: "Gen was a vibrant personality with a real enthusiasm for life. She took great happiness in seeing people enjoy themselves and was completely dedicated to her two children.
"She last worked with us during the British Rental Kart Championship and Easter holidays, and was a familiar face to many of our guests at Formula Fast. She will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with her family at this very sad time."
On Facebook, Kim Enson added: "Very sad day, she was always smiling and a joy to talk to. Prayers and thoughts to her family and kids on this tragic day."
The mother-of-two died on the old A421, Bedford Road, in an accident which also claimed the lives of Lewis Cook and Marie-Ann Wykes, both 16 and from Marston when their car was involved in a collision with a lorry.
For more on this story: Three people killed in Bedford Road collision

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Professional football is nothing if not a continuous comparison, scouts comparing players across eras, coaches comparing numbers across rosters, fans comparing draft picks.
With the Broncos playing at Philadelphia on Sunday, the inevitable comparison comes up between Eddie Royal and DeSean Jackson, two young wideouts picked near each other in the 2008 draft but now seemingly headed in different directions. Jackson, whom the Broncos passed over, is considered one of the league's most dynamic playmakers, while Royal, after a sensational rookie season, has yet to have a touchdown catch this season.
"I'm just doing whatever's asked of me in the offense," Royal said. "I would do whatever the coaches want me to do. (Jackson) is a really good player. He's fast, explosive."
"Good" may come up a tad short in describing Jackson, a combination rushing-receiving-special-teams threat to manufacture a "remember when" play each time he touches the ball. Jackson has averaged a staggering 57.5 yards per scoring play this season, has 18 plays from scrimmage of at least 20 yards and eight scoring plays of at least 50 yards, tying an NFL record set by Elroy Hirsch (1951) and Devin Hester (2007).
Heading into the 2008 draft, the Broncos took a long look at Jackson to fill their need for a receiver and a kick returner, but passed to choose Royal with the No. 42 overall pick. They believed Royal was a better route runner against man coverage. The Eagles, seven spots later, grabbed Jackson.
"He looks faster than everybody else, that's for sure," Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey said. "The thing about him is you see him running freely all the time. You've got a find a way to disrupt his timing a little bit, but the guy gets downfield faster than anybody has gotten downfield in a long time."
Scouts were concerned about Jackson's size — he weighed just 169 pounds at the combine — and he had some minor attitude issues at Cal, but the Eagles used a little hometown knowledge to alleviate those concerns.
"He grew up kind of where I grew up," Eagles coach Andy Reid said of an area near Long Beach, Calif. "I knew people that knew him, and his college coach, Coach (Jeff) Tedford, was very upfront with me. He's a straight shooter, and he told me some things.
"After all of that, I felt comfortable."
Still, when Royal exploded on the scene as a rookie with 91 catches for an offense that led the league in yards per game, the Broncos' choice appeared a wash at worst. Jackson caught 62 passes as a rookie, scored a rushing touchdown and returned a punt for a score.
This season, however, Royal has been moved to the background in the Broncos' new offensive scheme under first-year coach Josh McDaniels. Royal has just 37 catches through 14 games, and 10 came in one game, against New England. He has played nine games with two or fewer catches.
"Obviously, we'd like to get him the ball more consistently, we'd like to get him the ball in space and let him make plays," Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton said.
Personnel executives throughout the league say Royal seems to have lost confidence with the lack of passes thrown his way and that defenses appear to be more physical at the line of scrimmage against him.
Asked if defenses have played him differently this year, Royal said: "It's tough to say. Each week is different. I really don't know."
There's no such mystery surrounding Jackson. Defenses are doing everything they can to stop him, but the Eagles keep thinking of new ways to get him the ball in open space.
"It's really a tribute to his hard work," Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said. "A great work ethic, a great mind-set to be the best at what he does. We try to put him in positions to be successful and, nothing against the guys he's competing against on the defense, it's just sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and he's made some remarkable plays."
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Tale of two seasons
Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has had a far bigger impact in his second season than has the Broncos' Eddie Royal. A look:
DeSean Jackson
Year Rec. Yards TDs
2008 62 912 2
2009 56 1,087 8
Eddie Royal
Year Rec. Yards TDs
2008 91 980 5
2009 37 345 0
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MIDDLETOWN — The new president of the statewide union representing SUNY New Paltz teachers has said no to credit-bearing or privately operated MOOCs.
MIDDLETOWN — The new president of the statewide union representing SUNY New Paltz teachers has said no to credit-bearing or privately operated MOOCs.
MOOCs, or massive open online courses, are an increasingly popular distance learning tool that allows thousands of people to participate in a single classroom course. SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and the SUNY board of trustees have endorsed MOOCs as a way to graduate students more quickly and in the process save tuition money as part of new campaign called "Open SUNY."
But Frederick Kowal, the new president of the 35,000-member United University Professions, said during a wide-ranging discussion with members of the Times Herald-Record's editorial board Wednesday that MOOCs are not the panacea some educators are calling them.
"We're not opposed to technology," he said, "but I'm concerned when private corporations are doing the teaching that we do."
In addition to questioning SUNY's willingness to hire private contractors to offer MOOCs, Kowal said flatly that they don't deliver what they promise, that they're "all flash and dash" programs better suited to hobbyists than students trying to graduate.
Besides, he said, MOOCs that have a 10 percent success rate.
Still, he said, "It's not a bad idea if offered as outside credit-bearing courses."
Kowal's concern over the education trend doesn't stop MOOCs from being a part of SUNY in the future.
Kowal was critical of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's failure to include United University Professions in such decisions as the recent Start-Up NY plan, which would give 10-year tax breaks to businesses and entrepreneurs that locate within SUNY communities.
Kowal said that though he was disappointed overall with declining state funds over the past several administrations, he was cautiously optimistic the union could work with Cuomo, who he called "a work in progress."
That decline, he said, has led SUNY institutions to rely more and more on tuition, which adds up to increasing student and parental debt.
Kowal also admitted an effort spearheaded by the New Paltz UUP chapter to win higher pay levels for SUNY adjuncts did not survive recent contract negotiations.


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Apathy bothers me. Apathy isn't just not showing up on Election Day. Apathy is indifference or silence in the face of our challenges. People need to use their voices to make a better London (or whatever city you happen to live in).
After trying a couple of other things (two ChangeCamps and one voter mobilization initiative called Hack the Vote) I've come to believe that regular events and an ongoing dialogue is likely the best way to get people activated and keep them activated. Whether this works or not is yet to be seen.
So I'm a cheerleader for Citizen Engagement. I define that as the interaction between citizens and the bureaucracy/politicians that determine the shape of the city that we inhabit.
You never know what someone will care about. Some people will care about public spaces, some about soccer fields, some will care about music on patios, food trucks, off-leash dog parks, street repair, snow ploughs, etc, etc, etc.
Occasionally when I don't engage somebody on a topic I get something like this: "I thought you were Mr.Engagement?" Or "I guess you're all talk when it comes to engagement".
Here's the thing, I don't expect people to care about all the things that I care about and people shouldn't expect me to care about the things that they care about.
The fact that I'm encouraging citizens to talk to city staff, their councillor and mayor in no way obliges me to interact with everyone about any given topic that they think is interesting or important to them. It doesn't mean that what they care about isn't terribly important, just that I have no time or energy for it. We cannot care deeply about everything after all.
Our time on this planet is limited. Find something to care about and care deeply for it. If you 're lucky and you look hard enough you will find a community of people who will care along with you. In the end maybe you'll change a couple of people along the way and that's a pretty awesome thing.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead.


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Special guest Eboni K Williams (@EboniKWilliams), Political Analyst and Fox News contributor, joined our in-house expert Mike Muse as the two discussed results from Super Tuesday that provided lopsided wins for both Donald Trump as well as Hilary Clinton.
Trump continues to clean up leading the Republican primary after winning Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Vermont and Massachusetts. While Ted Cruz won Oklahoma, Texas and Alaska with Rubio coming in 3rd place winning only Minnesota.
On the flip side, Hilary Clinton took a commanding lead winning Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia while Bernie Sanders won Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Vermont.
Both, Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump gave interesting speeches following their victories but what our special guest Eboni K Williams points out is the impact Bernie Sanders is having beyond the numbers. He is inspiring the nation in a totally different way with a focus on inequality as well as free education. Check out the full discussion below:


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ATel #1140; J. A. Kennea (PSU) and F. Capitanio (IASF-INAF) on 11 Jul 2007; 15:02 UTDistributed as an Instant Email Notice TransientsCredential Certification: Jamie A. Kennea (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Subjects: X-ray, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 3150, 3232
At 14:47UT, July 9th 2007, Swift/XRT took a 2.5ks exposure of the field
containing IGR J17098-3628. The observation, which was taken in Window Timing
mode, reveal detections of two sources in the XRT field of view, IGR J17098-3628
(e.g. Grebenev et al., ATEL #444), and IGR J17091-3624 (Kuulkers et al., ATEL
#149). Both sources were in relatively bright states as of the time of the
The spectrum of IGR J17091-3624 is well fit (reduced chi2 = 1.4 by an
absorbed (N_H = 0.78 +/- 0.05 x1022) power-law model with photon
index = 1.60 +/- 0.05, similar to that seen when the source was previously in a
hard state (Capitanio et al., 2006). An absorbed disk blackbody model provides a
higher quality fit (reduced chi2 = 1.1), and the following
parameters: N_H = (0.51 +/- 0.03) x 1022 cm2, kT = 2.1 +/-
0.1 keV. The 0.2-10 keV Flux from the source is ~7x10-11 erg/s/cm2,
or ~10-10 erg/s/cm2 corrected for absorption.
The spectral fitting of IGR J17098-3628, is poorly fit by a power-law model
(reduced chi2 = 4.9). However the source can be well fit by an
absorbed disk blackbody model, which N_H=(0.89+/-0.02)x1022
cm-2 and kT = 0.89 +/- 0.01 keV. The 0.2-10 keV flux is ~4 x
10-10 erg/s/cm2, or ~9 x10-10 erg/s/cm2 corrected for
A follow-up observation of the field was taken in Photon Counting mode starting
16:36UT, July 10th 2007 for 500s, in order to determine positions for both
sources. This observation reveals that the IGR J17091-3628 is at the following
RA(J2000) = 17h 09m 07.6s,
Dec(J2000) = -36d 24' 24.9'',
with an estimated uncertainty of 3.6 arcseconds radius (90% confidence). This
location lies 20 arcseconds from the INTEGRAL position (Kuulkers et al., ATEL
#149) and as such is consistent with being the X-ray counterpart of the INTEGRAL
source. However this X-ray position appears to rule out the tentative radio
counterpart of of IGR J17091-3624 (Rupen et al, ATEL #152, Pandey et al., 2006),
which lies outside of the XRT error circle, approximately 86 arcseconds away.
This also rules out the optical counterpart suggested by Negueruela and Schurch
(2006) on the basis of the radio counterpart.
The refined XRT position for IGR J17098-3628 is:
RA(J2000) = 17h 09m 45.9s,
Dec(J2000) = -36d 27' 58.8',
with an estimated uncertainty of 3.5 arcseconds (90% confidence). This position
is 1.8 arcseconds from the XRT position reported by Kennea et al. (ATEL #476)
and 1.5 arcseconds from the probable radio counterpart reported by Rupen et al.


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Alisonroth6 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 115 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
The Carter Creative (line below: Talent Management & Production
We manage TV and Film Actors, TV hosts, Nationally & Internationally known experts such as Tattoo Artist, Graffiti artist, breakers, garage sale, Homeland Security, etc. Also package and produce reality TV shows by finding the right talent for the production company or network to develop a show around. Also the company manages actors featured in TV commercials and voice over work. Finally the company works in Nashville with Country singers and in with Nascar and Total Non-Stop Action (a wrestling federation). The founder of the company is an attorney licensed in CA and TX.
As a company, we work on both ends, representing actors and all different kinds of "talent" and also working with production companies, networks, film studios to get my partner and create show/movies/ based around my talent clients.
Characteristics of Carter-tenacious, aggressive, very much a woman, smart, funny, no b.s., authentic, has a lot of integrity, can work with the elite as well as middle America--lots of range in terms of the different walks of life and able to connect to anyone. Also--the logo should communicate reliability--this company is one you can count on to come through.
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We haven't seen quite that many dancers in awhile – we had to open the annex! I attribute it to DJ Diva Nova's (5/21) renown in the DDPP dancing community. Well, that and she has some great and loyal friends who know how to have a good time!
We were even happier when it was done than when we started and if that doesn't say something about a DJ mix I don't know what does. Here is the playlist so you can duplicate the euphoria at home:
Get On The Funk Train ~ Larry Levan Live At The Paradise Garage
Lift Me Up~Moby
My Humps~Black Eyed Peas
Sun Is Shining~Bob Marley Vs Funkstar Deluxe
Jumping Someone Else's Train~The Cure
Seven nation army~The White Stripes
Go Shopping~Bran Van 3000
Popcorno~Messer Chups
Mill Street Crosswalk~Misery Jackals
Canción Del Mariachi~Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas
Czardasz~David Visan
Where is my man?~Eartha Kitt
Ca Plane Pour Moi~Leila K
Tainted Love~Soft Cell
Sex And Candy~Marcy Playground
Canned Heat~Jamiroquai
Shri Siddha Siddeshvari Mata Haidhakandeshvariji Aarati~Nina Hagen
OUM Mantra 64 repetitions 🙂
See you on 6/4 at 7:30 for The Den Mother's encore. Boy, I better get working on that:)
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Centre for Business and Development Studies
CBDS's research identity and agenda
CBDS is a multi-disciplinary center that combines business economic and management disciplines with other disciplines within social sciences in order to study both intra-firm issues (the organization, capabilities and strategies of firms and organizations in developing countries), inter-firm issues (collaboration and competition between firms in developing countries), and the relations of firms in developing countries with the local and global economic, institutional and cultural context.
CBDS researchers are conducting research in a number of fields, including:
- Entrepreneurship in developing countries
- The development and upgrading of firms and industries in developing countries
- Organization and governance of global value chains in industries such as apparel, automotive and agriculture
- MNC strategy in emerging markets
- Corporate social and environmental responsibility of business in developing countries
- Labor organization in developing countries
- Cross-cultural management and business cooperation in developing countries
- The rise of emerging market MNCs
- Development impacts of foreign direct investment
- The interplay between business, state and civil society including public-private partnership
- The role of private sector development
CBDS researchers have experience from several developing countries, including:
- Asia (e.g. India, Vietnam, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Malaysia),
- Africa (e.g. South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Zambia, Mali, Tanzania and Kenya),
- Latin America (e.g. Brazil, Chile, Columbia and Mexico).
CBDS staff has broad experiences in conducting field research in developing/emerging markets
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Of course you can.
Can you see the eggs when she walks away?
Probably not, unless you are looking at the nest when she walks away.
Photographed in front of Casa Manana Theater in Ft. Worth
The Killdeer is a medium-sized plover.
Their breeding habitat is open fields or lawns, often quite far from water, across most of
Killdeer hatchlings are precocial birds like many other waders. Birds which hatch blind, naked, and helpless are called altricial. Most birds are born altricial and utterly rely on their parents to bring them food.
Precocial birds stay in the egg twice as long as altricial birds, so they have more
They are migratory in northern areas and winter as far south as northern
These birds forage for food in fields, mudflats, and shores, usually by sight. They mainly eat insects.
Their name comes from their frequently heard call. These birds will frequently use the "broken-wing act" to distract predators from their nests. This involves the bird walking away from its nesting area holding its wing in a position that simulates an injury and then flapping around on the ground emitting a distress call. The predators then think they have easy prey and are attracted to this seemingly injured bird and away from the nest. If the parent sees that a potential predator is not following them, they will move closer and get louder until they get the attention of the predator.
Their ability to exploit a wide range of agricultural and semi-urban habitat has helped keep them common and widespread in their range.
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After an even longer hiatus than the earlier long hiatus-- it's been a busy summer!-- we're back with the ongoing series Virgin Territory, in which I watch a movie I've never seen and talk about it with someone who loves it. This week I sit down with Max Evry, movie writer about town, to talk about a movie he wanted me to watch so badly that he gave me the DVD for my birthday: The Road Warrior. For whatever reason he didn't want me to start with the first movie in the George Miller series, Mad Max, so my first introduction to Mel Gibson and his expert driving skills came once the oil crisis had hit and gasoline scarcity had turned Australia into a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where Lord Humongous and his cronies reign supreme.
Check out our 15 minute conversation below, in which we talk about the lasting cultural legacy of The Road Warrior, how Mel Gibson's performance still stands completely independent of all the scandalous stuff that came later, and marvel at the fact that no stuntmen died in filming some of the truly amazing action set pieces in this thing.


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A quick look at the Airbnb app shows that there are dozens of properties in downtown Vancouver listed on the online rental hub.
Now some stratas councils are getting serious about the issue, posting signs in buildings that warn owners of potential fines for short-term rentals.
"The amount of the fines is fixed by the bylaws. Under the legislation the maximum fine is $200 per transaction," strata lawyer Paul Mendes said.
While stratas can impose hefty fines, there is almost no way to collect the money. Owner fines can't be used as a lein against a property. The only remedy for strata corporations is small claims court, something that hasn't been tried yet.
"To go to court and get an injunction to stop them from using their unit as a hotel is no easy matter. You have to persuade a judge that there is no other option," Mendes said.
So just how many local properties are listed on Airbnb?
The site isn't forthcoming with its numbers, but extensive research last June by Simon Fraser University student Karen Sawatzky found more than 3,400 properties listed on the short-term rental site. That doesn't include other similar websites like VRBO and HomeAway.
WATCH: Is Airbnb eroding Vancouver's rental market?
Airbnb warns potential clients looking to rent out their apartments to first check the bylaws where they live.
In a statement to Global News, the company said it is working with the city to address some of the issues around short-term rentals. The city has struck a working group to determine the scope of the problem. Despite the controversy, they say there are only about a dozen complaints a year.
"From the city's perspective, we haven't had the complaints to really take issue with it, but from the affordability and the vacancy rate issue we obviously need to recognize what the impact is," said Mukhtar Lati, the City of Vancouver's chief housing officer.
Secure, anonymous key vaults are popping up around the city in places like coffee shops and convenience stores as a result of the growing short-term rental market. It is also making it more difficult for building concierges and neighbours to figure out who is a guest and who is a short-term renter.
The sharing economy isn't going anywhere and figuring out how to navigate it will prove to be a challenge.
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Young Living Essential Oils Are Not Your Only Option
If you are new to essential oils; or wanting to learn WHY you should start using essential oils, which brand to buy from, how to use essential oils, or any other oil related question, then you have come to the perfect post for getting started with essential oils. I am beyond excited to share our family's oil journey with you guys and help you figure out which brand of oils are best for your family because quality ABSOLUTELY matters.
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Essential Oils have become an important part of my family's life. The above picture shows a few of my family's favorites and MUST haves. When we started down the path of nontoxic living I had no idea it would lead us to essential oils, BUT oh my goodness I am beyond grateful it did. Essential oils have genuinely started to change our lives. We now use them for cleaning, washing our produce, relaxing, pampering, skin care, headaches, muscle aches, allergies, perfume, on wool dryer balls (clothes smell amazing after), carpet freshening, toenail fungus (yuck I know), bug bites, homemade bug repellent, and the list goes on and on.
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Thieves Cleaner is one of my favorite nontoxic cleaners around! It alone is worth signing up as a wholesale member with Young Living … LOL! Seriously though, it works amazingly and disinfects without any harsh chemicals. I use lemon essential oil as my "magic eraser," with no chemical residue left behind.
Essential oils have been used for thousands of years in various cultures for medicinal and health purposes. Because of their antidepressant, stimulating, detoxifying, antibacterial, antiviral and calming properties, essential oils are recently gaining popularity as a natural, safe and cost-effective therapy for a number of health concerns.
There's no wonder why, considering the high cost of healthcare bills and the side effects of conventional medications, adding essential oils to your personal medicine cabinet can make a world of difference. This is especially true because essential oils benefits are vast and their uses range from aromatherapy, household cleaning products, personal beauty care, and natural medicine treatments.
The particles in essential oils come from distilling or extracting the different parts of plants, including the flowers, leaves, bark, roots, resin, and peels. By concentrating the oils of these plants, you are literally separating the most powerful healing compounds of a plant into a single oil.
So, are you ready to harness the power of the world's most proven therapeutic compounds?
Above Info Sourced From Dr. Axe
Two years ago I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. To make a very long story short; that diagnosis lead us down a path to more natural living. We already ate fairly healthy, but nothing like we do now. We knew all about eating Paleo and sticking with organic foods, but we had swayed slightly away from that path. After all of my research, I was quick to whip us back into a healthy lifestyle when it came to what we ate and put into our bodies. I was in so much pain I was willing to do whatever it took to feel better and get off the meds my rheumatologist started me on (this was my personal goal – DON'T ever stop your meds without your doctor's permission).
We now eat mainly Paleo and try to make sure we get tons of nutrient dense food and supplements into our bodies. You can check out some of my healthy Paleo recipes later if you get a chance.
Once we started down the healthy eating path, the next natural step was eliminating the rest of the toxins in our home. I had no idea what I was getting into when I started down the path of living a more natural life. It has been one of the best decisions we could have ever made as a family. I started by switching to Mrs. Meyers and Method cleaning products because at the time I thought those were all safe and nontoxic.
After TONS of research, I started to realize hardly anything we were using in our home was actually nontoxic. So with the help of the EWG Cleaning Guide and their Skin Deep Guide I slowly but surely started to replace products in our home. We took a trash bag through the house and threw away tons of the toxic items, then began to replace them with less toxic and nontoxic items slowly. This process would have been easier on me if I had already been a member of Young Living because their products are nontoxic, and I would have saved myself a ton of research time on individual products and brands.
Getting rid of your toxic things, and replacing with nontoxic, will also lead to WAY LESS CLUTTER in your home. Sounds crazy, but you will find you don't need 15 different cleaning products. We now only use two cleaners; Young Living's Thieves and a DIY stainless steel cleaner. We completely decluttered our home and our lives when making the switch to a more natural home and life.
- MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) company – I felt like everyone was promoting Young Living Essential Oils just because they wanted to make money. All I wanted were some high quality oils, NOT some gimmick. And my guess is if you are here, then you may be feeling the same way … so keep on reading.
- I kept reading some negative things about the company as a whole.
- The oils seemed SO EXPENSIVE compared to other essential oil companies.
- Last and probably what was most important to me … I didn't want to sell oils! I already had a business, and selling oils was not something I had any interest in doing.
Those were the main reasons I didn't initially want to use Young Living, which led me to start my essential oils journey with Mountain Rose Herbs essential oils. I was absolutely loving essential oils from the get-go, but I wanted a much larger variety. Mountain Rose Herbs has fantastic quality and customer service, but they don't have a vast selection.
I wanted our family to start using oils for all the things we possibly could. I was on a journey to help reduce the symptoms of my RA, and at the same time help my family become healthier all around. BUT I wanted more of a selection, and I was wanting some other products containing essential oils as well. I finally put aside my previous bias and started to do TONS of my own research on Young Living Essential Oils.
- I had to ask myself – So what is so bad about an MLM anyway? I didn't want to sell all over my personal social channels and drive my friends and family crazy. Then I realized I don't have to sell Young Living Essential Oils to use their products or even to be a wholesale member! SCORE! Also if I chose to sell Young Living (like I am doing now) I didn't have to promote on my personal social channels. Although after seeing the seriously amazing results of continually using Young Living Essential Oils it is so stinking hard not to shout it from the rooftops.
- With every negative I read, there were 1000 more positives. The negative things I read didn't have any hard proof facts. Sometimes I felt like people were slandering the company to get ahead with the company they wanted to promote. Young Living does some seriously amazing things with nonprofits and helps an insane amount of people get toxins out of there home. That is a company I felt good getting behind.
- They are expensive, but the quality is insane, and if you sign up for the Essential Rewards program you earn tons of points on your purchases and receive several free products.
- You absolutely don't have to do the business side of Young Living Essential Oils. You can simply purchase one time for full price as a retail customer, or you can sign up as a wholesale member by getting your starter kit below, and receive 24% off of everything always (like being a member to Costco or Sam's Club). Another option is the business side, where you can make money while enjoying your amazing oils and products.
After TONS of research I decided to jump in and I bought the Young Living premium starter kit through my friend BECAUSE the value of the starter kit is insane. We used EVERY single thing that came in that kit and fell in love with Young Living.
- Young Living owns their own farms or partners with farms that are willing to live up to their standards for growing, harvesting and distilling.
- Essential oils sold in most health food stores are aroma-grade or fragrance-grade oils, and while they do smell good, they don't offer the same therapeutic and medicinal benefits. These oils may have an essential oil base but may contain additives, fillers, and synthetics to increase volume or fragrance. Pure essential oils contain all desired therapeutic compounds – nothing more, nothing less.
- Most essential oils have expiration dates; Young Living oils do not. 100% pure essential oils (excluding citrus) will last indefinitely if properly stored away from heat and sunlight.
- Young Living has been producing the finest quality oils for almost 25 years, and with over 180 different oils they have the greatest selection of singles & blends of any essential oil company. But, if an oil doesn't pass Young Living's strict quality standards, they won't offer it for sale, so sometimes not all of these oils are available until they can produce more. Click here for the 2018 Young Living Product Guide.
- Young Living uses some of the finest production practices in the industry. They distill oils ONCE at low temperatures and pressures, using chemical-free water and medical-grade stainless steel distillers.
- Young Living is the only essential oil company in the world with a Seed to Seal process since they control every single aspect of production.
- Anyone can visit the Young Living farms around the globe and participate in the harvest & distillation process. We highly recommend this experience! No other essential oil company owns their own farms and can offer this opportunity.
- Young Living oils meet all industry AFNOR and ISO standards and are subjected to isotopic ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) analysis which determines whether a particular essential oil is naturally sourced or synthetic (created in a lab).
- There are no minimum monthly sales for Young Living members. The only thing you have to do to keep your membership active is to place 50pv ($1 usually equals 1pv) in orders per year. Which is incredibly easy to do! Even if you end up using Young Living just for their Thieves Cleaner you will easily meet this 50pv a year minimum.
- The support and education within the Young Living community are simply amazing and priceless. If you are joining for wellness only, or for wellness and the business side, you will find all the support and information you need once becoming a wholesale member.
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This essential oil diffuser blend is one of my favorites so far! It smells incredible, and my entire family loves to breathe this scent in. Plus it is baby safe; so I can diffuse it in all the rooms, and even make it stronger by adding more drops when I want.
What Makes Young Living Different Than Other Essential Oil Companies?
Oh, my goodness can I write a novel here? Just kidding, but seriously Young Living Essential Oils is set apart by many things. Please read the above list of 10 Amazing Facts About Young Living for answers to this question.
Can I Use Store Bought Essential Oils?
If you plan to use your oils to create a pleasant smell throughout your house ONLY, then you could probably use store bought oils. Honestly, though I am not sure I would ever want to do that, especially if you are trying to get away from using toxins in your home. You don't know what all is in those oils. If you plan to use them for any type of medicinal benefit, cleaning, inhaling through your diffuser, or topical use … THEN you definitely want a high quality and truly pure essential oil. As with all marketing just because it says High Quality, 100% Pure Essential Oils, or All Natural does not mean it is truly a high quality essential oil.
Why Young Living Instead Of Another Online Company For Essential Oils?
Again the answer to this is above in the 10 Amazing Facts About Young Living Essential Oils section. I also want to note here, that I started out using other essential oils, and ultimately landed with Young Living Essential Oils for all of the reasons laid out in this post.
Can I Buy Young Living On Amazon Or A Similar Site?
NO NO NO! Young Living does have retail members who sell YL products in their facilities, but they do not authorize them to sell on sites like Amazon, Etsy, or Ebay. If you see products there, they could be tampered with and diluted. PLUS they are so much more expensive on Amazon than if you signed up as a wholesale member.
Can I Purchase Items Without Signing Up To Be A Wholesale Member?
YES! Absolutely! BUT it will cost you 24% more than if you were a wholesale member. I did this with my first Young Living Essential Oils purchase. My 5 year old daughter needed trauma life essential oil (she was my 3 year old foster daughter at that time). I had no desire to sign up as a member because I didn't fully grasp it, and I didn't want to be hassled to sell the oils. My mistake, and I would have started saving money sooner had I just signed up from the beginning. Live and learn!
I Still Just Want One Oil … Not The Entire Kit … What Do I Do?
No problem! Follow my steps toward the bottom on how to sign up as a wholesale member, except you will click retail not wholesale. Then purchase the one oil, or one product you are wanting at full price. I did this when starting out as well.
What Does It Mean To Be A Wholesale Member?
Think Sam's Club, Costco, or Amazon … EXCEPT you don't pay a membership fee. You sign up by ordering an amazing starter kit that comes with all of the oils you need to start your essential oils journey. Then you are automatically a member, and can now receive 24% off of everything you order. Instead of a membership fee like with Sam's, Costco, or Amazon you order 50PV (usually that is $50) a year, not a month, but a year in Young Living Essential Oils or products!! Ordering the 50pv a year keeps your membership active, and that is it.
Do I Have To Sell Young Living Oils Or Products To Be A Wholesale Member?
NO WAY! You can sign up as a member to receive amazing discounts, and start a wellness journey that could transform your life. You never have to sell a single thing to anyone.
What Are Essential Rewards (ER)?
Essential Rewards may be my favorite part about Young Living. I will tell you more about this in the first email I send you, once you sign up under me. But here is a little summary. Essential Rewards is Young Living Essential Oils rewards program. It is free to be a part of, and the requirements are that you place a 50pv (usually $50, but all products are not $1 for 1pv) order every month and that it is set up on autoship. You can change what items you want each month, and when they ship. ER points are earned for every purchase you make on ER and can be used for another regular purchase. PLUS you get some awesome free oils if you are an ER member. You can cancel at any time with ZERO penalties.
What Does Young Living Sell Besides Essential Oils?
In short … ALL THE THINGS! HAHA! Seriously they sell so many excellent products including; household cleaners, laundry soap, dish soap, bath soap, makeup, face and body care products, supplements, hair care, pet care, and more! You may sign up for just the essential oils, and then quickly fall in love with all these other amazing products (like I have).
How Can Average People Afford Young Living?
This one is near and dear to my heart. This is one of the main reasons I did not initially start my essential oils journey with Young Living Essential Oils. I kept looking at the prices thinking; NO WAY can we afford that. BUT once I tried their oils, and learned about their essential rewards program, I realized it was something we could work into our budget. PLUS if you want to do the business side, then you can quickly start earning more than you spend.
What Is The Difference Between Vitality and Non-Vitality Young Living Essential Oils?
Nothing is different about the oils that are inside of the bottles. The difference is merely the label and the SKU number. The FDA requires different SKU numbers for different uses. This way Young Living and distributors can promote the internal use of certain oils, and topical application. As an example, the Lemon Essential Oil and the Vitality Lemon Essential oil are identical in every single way, except the labels and the SKU number. People recognize Vitality as the ones that can be taken internally, but they are no different than the non-vitality.
PLEASE PLEASE use caution and do tons of research if you ever plan to take essential oils internally.
When we first started using essential oils, I knew we wanted to use them in a diffuser, because we wanted a way to replace toxic candles. I had NO IDEA all of the other amazing things my family would start using essential oils for. I mean seriously the list is endless. Here are some of the ways we use the oils you will receive in the premium starter kit if you choose to sign up. There are tons of other uses for these oils as well.
- Sleep – We diffuse a few drops of Lavender to help the kids sleep at night. We can ESPECIALLY tell a huge difference with our 11 month old. She actually "sleeps like a baby" when we have Lavender diffusing in her room.
- Bug Bites – Putting Lavender on our mosquito bites has helped to calm the itch quickly.
- Allergies – Lavender is one of the ingredients in our allergy roller bottle recipe. My husband uses this allergy essential oil roller several times a day.
- Soothing – I love to mix a few drops each of; Lavender essential oil, Eucalyptus essential oil, and Peppermint essential oil with pure Epsom salt and take long relaxing baths to soothe my RA during a flare.
Peppermint Vitality™
- Allergies – Peppermint is one of the three ingredients in our allergy roller bottle recipe.
- Aches and Pains – We use Peppermint diluted with a carrier oil to rub on aches and pains, and also for headaches. I usually mix 10 drops with 10 drops PanAway and carrier oil in a 10ml roller bottle.
- Nausea – Diluted in a roller bottle and rubbed on the wrist, or inhaled through diffusing.
Lemon Vitality™
- Allergies – Lemon is our final ingredient in our allergy roller bottle. We do 10 drops of each Lemon, Peppermint, and Lavender in a 10ml roller bottle and fill the rest of the way with fractioned coconut oil.
- Cleaning Powerhouse – Lemon is what we call our "magic eraser" essential oil. It literally works as good or better than a magic eraser without leaving any chemical residue behind. We put a few drops on the stain undiluted to get rid of crayon marks, sharpie marks, scuffs, and other random things … wipe up and be amazed at the power of Lemon essential oil!
- Adhesive Remover – Lemon essential oil is incredible at removing sticker residue from picture frames, or any other left behind sticky substance on a hard surface.
- Emotionally Uplifting – I love to use lemon in the diffuser to help boost my spirits, and it is my favorite mixed with Citrus Fresh in DIY body sprays.
- Dish Soap and Bottle Wash – We add sevearl drops of Lemon to our DIY Dish and Bottle Wash.
Copaiba Vitality™
- Teething – This has been the BEST thing we could have in our house for a teething baby!!!! A few drops of Copaiba diluted with a carrier oil like fractioned coconut oil, and rubbed on Hunter's gums has been life changing.
- Anti Inflammatory – Diluted and rubbed over Lilly's shoulder or other parts of her body that have inflammation from swim or cross country. Also great over my joints during RA flares.
- Skin Smoother – I add a few drops of Frankincense to my nighttime body cream and rub over my entire body. After a few weeks, I am starting to notice a massive difference in the appearance of my skin.
- Diffused – I love diffusing Frankincense to help relieve my feelings of anxiety.
Thieves® Vitality™
- Immune System Defense – We use Thieves on the bottoms of our feet before heading out the door. I like to keep a roller bottle of Thieves diluted with fractioned coconut oil handy.
- Antibacterial Properties – Several oils in Thieves are known for their antibacterial properties; so we use a few drops of Thieves oil with water wipes to clean all the things. We usually use Thieves concentrate cleaner, but sometimes just straight Thieves essential oil.
- Cleanses The Air – We diffuse Thieves to help purify the air if anyone in the house is sick, or sometimes even when someone is not sick if it is during flu and cold season.
- Fruit & Veggie Wash – We like to use a few drops of Thieves and a few drops of Lemon in a bowl of water to soak and then rinse our fresh fruits and veggies.
- Foaming Hand Soap – Thieves is almost always in our DIY foaming hand soaps.
Citrus Fresh™
- Fresh Smell – Diffuse several drops of Citrus Fresh for a fantastic smell throughout your house.
- Body and House Spray – We LOVE adding Citrus Fresh to our DIY body sprays and DIY air freshener spray.
Raven™ 5-ml
- Respiratory Support – We use Raven mixed with coconut oil and rub on the chest or throat when struggling with respiratory problems or sinus infections. We also diffuse Raven for these same issues.
DiGize™ Vitality™
- Digestive Support – We dilute DiGize and rub on the stomach for all the digestive issues; including constipation and stomach discomfort for the littles.
- Aches and Pains – We have a roller bottle that is mainly PanAway with a few drops of Peppermint plus fractioned coconut oil that we use for sore muscles and headaches.
Stress Away™
- Calming – The name says it all!! I love to use Stress Away in a roller bottle, in the diffuser, and in Epsom salt baths. The more I use Stress Away, the more it starts to work.
The more consistent you are with using your oils, the better your results will be.
SAFETY NOTE – The above essential oil uses are what works for my family and me. That doesn't always mean it is what will be best for you. Please research all oils you choose to use. Essential oils work, and that is because they are HIGHLY concentrated. Just make sure you are diluting correctly if it is needed, and not wearing photosensitive oils out in the sun. There are also some oils that should not be used on babies or young children, and some that are not recommended for pregnant or nursing mommas. Do research and consult with professionals if needed.
Essential Oils – Oils were a given, but I had to include them in the list.
Thieves Concentrate Cleaner – OH MY GOSH guys this stuff is amazing! If you are going to sign up, and just use Thieves Concentrate cleaner, it is worth the sign-up. It cleans all the things in our house except our stainless steel (leaves ours a little streaky so we use vinegar and oil instead). PLUS it ends up being cheap because one bottle of the concentrate last FOREVER! I use two capfuls in my amber glass spray bottle and fill the rest of the way with filtered water, and sometimes I add a few drops of lemon essential oil.
Thieves Cough Drops – These recently came in REALLY handy for my husband. He had horrible coughing episodes due to allergies. Thieves cough drops helped soothe his throat and his cough without all of the cruddy ingredients found in regular cough drops.
Thieves Hand Sanitizer – This stuff is the best, especially when you have little kids who touch ALL THE THINGS … insert sigh emoji here!!
Shampoo & Conditioner – OKAY Ladies listen up!!! The Lavender Mint Conditioner is life-saving. I am so serious. It smells amazing, and a tiny bit works wonders! I have long hair, and was having to use so much of it at first for it to work … that was going to get expensive fast. THEN I figured out a trick – drench your hair so that it is dripping wet before putting the dime to nickel size amount of conditioner on. This helps it work amazingly and makes the bottle last way longer!
Chapstick – Silky smooth lips with an amazing smell … Enough Said
NingXia Red – You will get samples of this powerhouse drink supplement in your starter kit, and I encourage you to order some after you try it out. It is expensive, but you only drink 2-4oz a day (think of it as a supplement, not a drink), and you receive an insane amount of antioxidants … PLUS it tastes delicious! 1oz of NingXia red contains the same level of antioxidants that you would get from 4 lbs. carrots, 8 oranges, 2 qt. carrot juice, 2 lb raw beets, 2 c. beet juice, 3 c. blueberries, 2 c. raspberries, and 1 pint orange juice.
Savvy Minerals Makeup – OH MY GOODNESS I had no idea makeup could be so amazing. Y'all this makeup is refreshing and lasts ALL DAY LONG! Makeup was my last toxic ditch and switch in our house! It took me a while to get to this one, but I finally did a few weeks ago. And I don't miss my old toxic make up one tiny bit. The key to the Savvy Minerals foundation is definitely the misting spray! You spray it on your brush before applying the foundation, and it is like applying a liquid foundation, except it feels better on your face. In just a few weeks my skin is already clearing up, and not nearly as dry and patchy as it was before.
So far I have loved every single product I have tried from Young Living Essential Oils. When your products truly work and are infused with the fantastic smell of essential oils it is hard not to fall in love. I am constantly wanting to talk about these amazing products to everyone. I don't ever want to be annoying or salesy, so I hold back most of the time, but they seriously are amazing products.
It is funny how your body adjust to toxic things, and once you remove them from your life it makes a huge difference! I can barely handle the smell of anything labeled with "fragrance" anymore, and get headaches from some of those smells now. I am incredibly grateful I made the switch to a less toxic lifestyle, and beyond grateful I have Young Living essential oils and products to help me out with some of the changes.
Quick recap if you missed the section on what it means to be a wholesale member. Think Sam's Club, Costco, or Amazon … EXCEPT you don't pay a membership fee. You sign up by ordering an amazing starter kit that comes with all of the oils you need to start your essential oils journey (starter kit pictured above). Then you are automatically a member, and can now receive 24% off of everything you order. Instead of a membership fee like with Sam's Club, Costco, or Amazon, you order 50PV (usually that is $50) a year, not a month, but a year in Young Living Essential Oils or products!! Ordering the 50pv a year keeps your membership active, and that is it.
I would LOVE for you to join my Young Living team. You can sign up with the links below. If you sign up for the Premium Starter Kit you will get everything listed in the above picture PLUS all of these EXTRAS if signing up on my team …
- An email from me, within a few days of signing up, that is full of links and info to help get you started using your oils. I will, of course, get your permission on this first email before sending you any further emails (I will give you an opt-in option).
- FREE Printable Labels for making some DIY roller bottles, diffuser blends, & cleaning supplies. These will come as a download in the first email I send you.
- Access to our vast team website that is FULL of info on using oils, and the business side if you are interested in that part, Baby Steps To EO.
- Member of a few private Facebook groups that have TONS of info, plus amazing people willing to answer all your oily questions.
- Support via email or phone if you do not understand something or are not able to find answers in all of the other resources.
- You also totally have the option to just buy your kit and be left alone! Although I have a feeling you will love all the support on how to use these oils, and living a less toxic life.
- Sign up under me with this link HERE or the one below.
- You will have the choice to sign up as a wholesaler or a retail customer. (Retail customer means you are ordering full price – I did this when I first started because I just wanted one specific oil, and I missed out on getting 24% off and I later signed up for the wholesale membership anyway. I HIGHLY recommend signing up as a wholesale member for all the amazing reasons I've discussed throughout this post.)
- Then you will click next, and it will ask you if you want to sign up under me or pick another member to sign up under. I hope you will stick with me, but you can absolutely choose another member. If you want me, and I hope you do so we can become oily friends, just click continue.
- Now you will choose your starter kit and diffuser. I recommend you stick with the Premium Starter Kit that is already selected for you. It comes with ALL the amazing oils and samples of fabulous things including Thieves cleaner. The first two diffusers are free with the kit, and the other diffusers are upgrades if you choose. (You can also become a wholesale member by ordering the Savvy Minerals Premium Starter Kit or The Thieves Premium Starter Kit, if you don't want to use oils quite yet, but want non toxic make up or products.)
- Next, you will scroll down and see the option to sign up for Essential Rewards (a monthly automatic order). You can do this now if you know you LOVE Young Living already, or you can wait as I did. I of course highly recommend it now that I am using this program. But you can wait to sign up for this once you know you are obsessed with Young Living. I will include more about Essential Rewards in the first email you get from me.
- Keep scrolling down and click next (unless you want to add more products to your starter kit order).
- You will get a pop up asking you if you want to proceed with autoship (essential rewards) or continue to check out. Choose what you wish to do.
- At checkout, you will enter all of our info and move onto payment. YAY and Congrats you are on the road to a nontoxic life, and amazing wellness journey!!
- Receive your oils and start to enjoy the fantastic benefits.
- Receive an email from me on how to get started, and download your FREE printable labels for roller bottle recipes, diffuser recipe cards, and DIY cleaning recipes. (These adorable FREE Essential Oils Printables are only available if you sign up under me.)
- If you want I will add you to the private Facebook groups that help answer all of your questions.
- COMPLETELY OPTIONAL STEP – Start to promote the amazing benefits you are experiencing from your essential oils and earn $50 back for everyone you personally get to sign up plus commission. Watch the video at the end of this post for info on the compensation plan (if you want to do the business side).
You can skip right over this section if you have no interest in the business side, BUT I encourage you to read through this section either way (it's short)!
I initially had NO DESIRE to work the essential oils business … seriously NO DESIRE. I wanted the oils for our wellness, and that was it. THEN I started to see some fantastic stories from Young Living Royal Crown Diamond members who are making a killing by merely promoting products that truly change peoples lives. As I started to see and read more stories, I began to fall more and more in love with the idea of doing the business side. Now here I am promoting products that have begun to change my family's lives.
If you sign up on my team, you will have the choice to be added to some AMAZING facebook groups that will help you every step of the way with the business side. You will also have access to the Baby Steps To Essential Oils website with a killer amount of business resource and will be able to email me with any and all questions. If I don't know the answer, I will talk to those above me and figure it out.
YOU DO NOT have to know anything about oils or the business to get started. I knew nothing AT ALL, and I am just now beginning to learn all the things. The learning is a process, and it takes time. That is why you have a HUGE support system when getting started. You will receive emails that help you know how to use your starter kit and so many useful details on your new journey to wellness with Essential Oils. You will also receive happy mail with pamphlets, cards, and goodies to help get you started as well.
The best part about the business side is that you start the same way you would for personal use. Sign up as a wholesale member, and buy the Premium Starter Kit. From there you can decide if you want to start promoting the oils or not. You can even choose to tell a few people you know will love the oils, and if they sign up, you will automatically start earning money from Young Living who has a very generous compensation plan. How awesome right? Tell people how much you truly love a product that is changing your life, and get paid for it.
Average Income By Rank
In case you want me to summarize the image … the MONTHLY average incomes by rank are as follows.
Star – $77
Senior Star – $240
Executive – $51
Silver – $2,227
Gold – $6,067
Platinum – $15,324
Diamond – $39,566
Crown Diamond – $74,188
Royal Crown Diamond – $152,377
Guys this is real … per MONTH! Read Here for stories from real people who are Diamond, Crown Diamond, and Royal Crown Diamond ranks. It is not because they got in early (it's a 25 year old company), or constantly annoyed everyone they knew all the time trying to sell them Young Living Essential Oils. It is because they signed up for a premium starter kit as wholesale members. Then let the team above them guide them to success. And of course, worked their butts off! They naturally shared with people how these products were genuinely changing their lives, and they got paid to do so. Young Living is close to a 25 year old company who runs a very successful business and has a passion for helping others achieve financial freedom, wellness, and a life without tons of toxins.
I am not sure about you, but for me those numbers get me pumped. Can you imagine how much good you could do for people with some of those incomes? And all while helping people live a less toxic life?
I am going to stress one more time that while I think the business side is awesome, you DO NOT have to do that part of Young Living. The majority of Young Living wholesale members don't do the business side. They simply enjoy 24% off of amazing wellness products including some of the worlds best essential oils.
If you still aren't sure you want to give Young Living Oils a try, then PLEASE Contact Me with the subject line of – Essential Oils Samples and your Mailing Address – and I will mail you a few samples first!!
This information is presented for educational purposes only. I am an Independent Distributor of Young Living. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, prescribe, treat or cure any disease, illness, or condition, and should not be used as a substitute for seeking professional medical care and advice. Please seek medical advice if you are unsure about any part of using essential oils. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.


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PCMag's SecurityWatch Summit 2012 to Focus on Mobile Security
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We're counting down to the first SecurityWatch Summit happening this Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the Vault in New York City!
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Click on the names to learn more about each speaker.
Gary Davis
VP of Global Consumer Marketing
Renato Delatorre
Director, Network Technology & Security
Verizon Wireless
Keith Gordon
SVP, Security, Identity and Fraud
Bank of America
Dan Guido
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Cobe Cup Race
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This map shows the route of the 1909 Cobe Trophy Race, a total of 23.37 miles from Crown Point to Cedar Lake and on to Lowell, then back to Crown Point via Indiana 55, the old "Nine-Mile-Stretch," so named at the time of the big race. National Guard soldiers were stationed at over 40 spots along the route. Nine telegraph stations were well-spaced along the raceway and relayed news about the race to spectators in the grandstands. Two corners shown on the east side of Lowell are now the Lowell cemetery road.
Cobe Cup
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This photo, found on a postcard, comes through the courtesy of Gregory Jankosek and Richard Schmal. The caption under the photo reads:
No. 10 winner of Cobe Cup Race, June 19, 1909, Buick Car, Chevrolet - driver.
Lake County Courthouse 1906
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Pictures and information were found in the Souvenir Album of Lake County, 1906 at the Lowell Public Library
Lake County Courthouse 1879
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Lake County Courthouse 1879
Crown Point has had four court houses. The first two were log buildings and have disappeared from history and largely from memory. The third [above] was a frame building erected in 1849. Its dimensions were large for the day -- 67x37, and 27 feet high. There were three rooms, one for the court, one for the sheriffs, and the jury room. Its architect, George Earl, was allowed $15.00 for drawing the plans. The total cost was $10,000. Our artist shows a good view of the setting of buildings connected with it. The one on the left was used for the recorder and the clerk. The one on the right was used for the auditorship and county treasury. This office was blown up by malfeasants who sought to rob it of the $60,000 it contained at the time, money stored there for the erection of the new and present court house. The building was wrecked, but the money was saved. In 1879 the present fine stone court house [below] was erected. What thrilling stories of misdemeanors and crimes, of stern prosecution and eloquent defense, of learned exposition, and shrewd application of law, and of stirring debates where lives or fortunes were at stake, these court house walls could tell, if ashes and stones could relate sixty years of history which they have witnessed!
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Crown Point Brewing Company
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The Crown Brewing Company, incorporated in 1895, brewed and bottled beer at their location on West Goldsborough in Crown Point for 15 years. They moved to Hammond in 1910 partly due to an environmental problem caused by draining the hops into Beaver Dam Ditch. Part of the building is still standing. (Photo courtesy of Margaret Stanley.)
Crown Point Post Office
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Ready to begin construction of the Crown Point Post Office - March 1935. (Photo courtesy of the Crown Point Postmaster.)
Old Car on Square
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Hayward Photography Studio, well known throughout Lake County, located on North Main Street just north of the courthouse square. (Notice the wood sidewalks.)
Cobe Cup Race 1909
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Cobe Cup race that ran in 1909 in Crown Point, Lowell and Cedar Lake. The winner of the event was none other than Louis Chevrolet in his "Buick". One of the racers in front of St. Mary's Church in Crown Point.
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The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jon Head. Joe Ray Dailey gave the invocation. The following member organizations were represented: Allgood, Bangor, Blount County Rescue Squad, Blountsville, Cleveland, Dallas-Selfville, Holly Springs, Locust Fork, Mt. High, Murphree Valley, Nectar, Oneonta, Pine Mountain, Remlap, Ricetown, Rosa, Royal, Snead, St. Mountain, Summit, Susan Moore and West Blount. EMA, 9·1·1, Forestry, Special Ops, BREMSS, Blount EMS, Coroner and Red Cross were also represented. 9·1·1 Director Caleb Branch and Board Member Chief Bob Sanford were also present. 43 people signed the attendance sheets.
GUESTS – John Wilson with NAFECO sponsored the meal and thanked all departments for their business. NAFECO is celebrating their 50th year of business and offers all equipment from gloves to apparatus. A new facility will soon be opened to increase their uniform capabilities. The meeting was advertised as a political forum for all candidates but none were present.
Chairman Head asked for the approval of the minutes of the April meeting. Motion by Chief Hill, seconded by Chief Willis, and carried by voice vote. The Financial Report was approved by a motion from Chief Gilbert, seconded by Chief Booth, and carried by voice vote. One correction to the financial report was noted, only Brooksville has not paid their annual dues at this time
CHAIRMAN – Chairman Jon Head recognized Caleb Branch who reported that the monthly AAC report stood at a 94+% of on time ambulance runs. The next AAC meeting will be Wednesday, May 9 with an additional focus on air ambulance calls. Vice-Chairman Ken Edwards discussed briefly the AFC District II meeting (see attached) with the most important item as the law regarding use of flashing lights on a private vehicle which is illegal. Workers Compensation rosters need to be submitted now for the annual audit from those departments participating. Chief Willis reported on the recent Career Day program for all Blount County 10th graders. The Fire Service had lots of exposure and many students who stopped to talk had family involved in the Fire Service.
EMA – Director Don Roybal announced that Blount County would not be eligible for potential disaster money from the March storms. Fuelman usage was at 111% of monthly budgets.
9·1·1 – Director Caleb Branch reported that there is an AT&T app for a push-to-talk option for Fire 1. He encouraged all Chiefs to update their notification lists with the 911 Center. If you have personnel that would like to sit in with a dispatcher shift, notify the Center for arrangements. If any department needs any additional reports, let Caleb know. He thanked all departments for providing food during Telecommunicators Week.
COMMUNICATIONS – Caleb advised that the mobile communication tower was repaired and operational with the exception of one item. The Committee is in contact with Representative Palmer's office concerning a grant for communication equipment.
TRAINING – Block 4 of the West Blount 160 class starts the week of May 7. A Mobile Water Supply class will be held on May 4 at 1800. The weekend of May 5-6 will be Fire College weekend at Springville.
FIRE PREVENTION – Chief Booth announced that flyers are printed and they are still pursuing donations. Apps for student registration are on the Education Foundation website. There are applications for adult volunteers from Chief Booth. The Academy will be held 0800-1500 each day with 80 students signed up.
EXPLORER POST – No report.
FORESTRY – Forester Matt Tucker had AFC Grant Checks available.
SPECIAL OPS – Chief Willis had no report.
ST. VINCENTS BLOUNT – No report.
BREMSS – Brian Gober reported that Joe Acker retired with Michael Minor assuming most of Joe's duties. NARCAN will be available through the District Attorney's office and will be distributed to volunteer departments first at 3 units per department.
BLOUNT EMS – Weslie Powell has been appointed the Operations Manager for Blount EMS. EMS Week is May 20 and BEMS & 911 have joined to co-sponsor a Basic EMT class for 40 people. Brent Dierking added that he is working with the AAC to ensure BEMS is meeting the contract requirements.
LAW ENFORCEMENT – No report.
CORONER – Lynn Sweatman thanked all departments for their support and help on his scenes.
STATE FIRE MARSHALL – No report.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY – District Attorney Pamela Casey was attending the Sheriff candidate political forum.
ALABAMA FIRE COLLEGE – Chief Booth advised that Alzheimer training is offered on-line through the Fire College. Contact AFC rep Mike Hill. Many departments acknowledged they are using the on-line con-ed training opportunities.
LIFESAVER – No report. AIR-EVAC – No report. RAMS – No report.
RED CROSS – Kim Maynor reported that the National office dispatch center will notify the local Red Cross responders when they are needed on a scene.
VOAD – Don Roybal said that VOAD Coordinator Nicole Singleton will have a booth at the June Fling in conjunction with EMA.
GOOD & WELFARE – No report.
June Fling will be Saturday, June 2 with Station 72 & 80 having the 0700-1100 slot and Stations 70 & 40 the 1100-1600 time slot.
All departments were asked to get the M4A Red Pouch items to be made available to the residents in their coverage area.
ALS PCRs are available in several offices around Oneonta.
The SE Association of Fire Chiefs will be in Montgomery June 26-28.
A Fire Safety Summit will be July 20 at the Hoover Met.
Tommy with Royal Restoration drew for 4 Top Golf tickets and Adrean Booth won the drawing for the TV, which was immediately donated to the Firefighter Academy inventory.
The next meeting will be June 7 at Mt. High Station 1 located on Skyline Drive. The meal will be at 6:30 sponsored by Tommy Liverett of Royal Restoration.


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The Peregil Taverns is a meeting point where you will find friends and people who may come from far away
but who are like friends already.
It's a bar where,even if you go alone, you will always find someone thay you know.
It's a place for entertainment, improvised joy, natural and genuine good cheer where time neither stops nor stands still; it simply doesn't exist.
How many rivers of wine have been spilled on the ancient wood of our bar?
How many footsteps have worn down our floors?


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Hello again readers! It is Sunday, and I hope you have had a great week.
Today at my church, my friend, and fellow Christian, Brian Cromer preached on the message of generosity. He mentioned that we as Christians need to be generous.
Just as he mentioned, being generous doesn't always mean with our money. Money is a great thing to be generous with though. We just need to be generous with more.
God has blessed us in so many ways. Each and everyone one of us have some sort of talent/gift that God has given. If you know about your talent/gift, how are you using it? Are you using it to serve God and His people?
People often think that we have a ton of time to do something great with life, but in reality we don't. Life is just a breath of air; a speck of sand.
Brian really struck a chord with me today when he mentioned some statistics.
The average adult works 7 1/2 hours a day, sleeps 7 1/2 hours, is in the bathroom 1 hour a day, and watches 3 hours of tv a night.
The average teenager spends 72 hours a week in media, but only 25 minutes in genuine conversation with their parents.
Isn't that scary?
All I have to ask you today is:
Are you using your time wisely?
Until next time readers, God Bless!
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Benguela Current
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Benguela Current[ben′gwel·ə¦kər·ənt]
A strong current flowing northward along the southwestern coast of Africa.
Benguela Current
a cold current along the western shores of Africa; a northern branch of the West Wind Drift. Its speed measures 1–2 km/hr. The surface water temperature in summer ranges from 19° C in the south to 26° C in the north; in winter it is 15°-22°C, respectively. Directly offshore, under the influence of rising waters from the depths, the temperature falls below 15° C in the summer and below 12° C in winter.


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Hey guys!
I'm really happy to announce you that What Lies Beneath should be released on Steam in less than a day.
You can visit the shop page here.
I made a new trailer for the occasion which shows the new things you'll find in-game (yeps, the game releases with a new content update).
Hope you'll enjoy the game as much as I enjoyed making it :)
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Marvel's trying to make more lady-helmed series, and they're not all successes; Fearless Defenders met an untimely demise, and after only three issues, the formula of Black Widow is becoming tired. Kelly Sue DeConnick's Captain Marvel flourished though, and after last week's wonderful Ms. Marvel they've produced another winner with She-Hulk. This series is set up to focus on She-Hulk's (aka Jennifer Walters') professional life as a lawyer rather than her superheroics (although they aren't entirely inseparable if this issue is any indication).
The current run of Hawkeye is a clear influence, with the character-driven structure focused on her less action-packed moments, and series artist Javier Pulido even drew a few guest issues for Hawkeye. His flat style is perfect for this series, especially with bright, bold colours by Muntsa Vincente. The opening splash page is pitch perfect and it sets the tone for the rest of the comic. Pulido is creative with page layouts, and his quieter character moments are lively and sweet. His anatomy is stylised (and sometimes kind of wonky) but vivid, and it's hard not to fall in love with Jen under his pen. Pulido's interiors are supported by a gorgeous cover by Kevin Wada, who illustrates high-fashion versions of fictional characters.
Charles Soule is a new writer, but I'm excited about his work here. He portrays Jen as a woman who is committed to her profession and knows her own worth. She quits a job when she feels undervalued to open a solo practice, which will set her up for case-of-the-week style stories. Jen isn't the type of woman to compromise in any avenue, so when she's asked to take a case against Tony Stark, she is the only lawyer who is willing to do so. I'm looking forward to seeing a wide variety of cases from diverse people, and hopefully we'll see the development of a regular support cast (like the other tenants of Carol's building in Captain Marvel). With Tony's cameo in this issue (and how Marvel operates in general), I'm sure we can also expect some more familiar faces as the series goes on.
The character focus for this series is obvious in this issue, with a lot of the action happening off-panel. We know that Jen can kick robot butt, but the on-page time is used for quieter moments. Although we do get a gorgeous page where she destroys her employers' conference table, and her body language while she's considering it is just perfect. (Incidentally, I also love Jen's suits). Jen's also tasked with solving a case in order to defend her client's husband, so the issue takes on some of the format of a mystery.
Jen has had a few solo series before, but I hope this one ends before it is cancelled (long in the future). She's one of Marvel's most successful leading ladies, and if this series keeps up like its premiere issue, it will do her justice. To quote my favourite line from Matt Fraction's FF series, "the Jen is like a radiant flame to which we are all but moths," and if you read this series, you'll see why.


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Starmap Vol.1 is a Sci-Fi themed sound set for Dune 2 that is inspired by the idea of advanced space travel in a time when humanity becomes so overpopulated that finding a new habitable planet becomes essential.
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George W. Bush aide Emmet Flood is also in the running to replace McGahn. Flood's appointment is up in the air because of uncertainty on whether he will leave his private practice.
President Trump is considering naming Washington attorney Pat Cipollone as his next White House counsel, sources tell Fox News.
Cipollone is a former Justice Department attorney who is with the firm Stein, Mitchell, Cipollone, Beato and Missner.
Cipollone's area of expertise is commercial litigation, but he has also been advising Trump's outside legal team. One source called him "counsel to the counsel."
"Pat Cipollone is a brilliant attorney," said Jay Sekulow, a member of Trump's legal team. "I have had the privilege to work with him and can attest to his skill, integrity, and knowledge of the law. If selected by the president, he would make an outstanding White House Counsel."


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Green Glow
18.0/20 – Raymond Chan
"The aromatics build in intensity and are seamless in intensity, revealing ethereal detail. Dry to taste and medium-full bodied, the flavours of green stonefruits, herbs and florals are restrained, gently unveiling leaf, stalk and herb notes. This has a very fine-grained structure and phenolic line, with balancing, crisp, refreshing acidity. This has subtle richness and sweetness, and nutty, leafy and chalky mineral elements emerge and are carried to an elegant, dry and stylish finish with good length. This is an elegantly concentrated, fine-textured Sauvignon Blanc with freshness and restraint." – Raymond Chan
Tasting Note: Deep gold colour. Complex citrus and stone fruit aromas with a hint of freshly bailed hay on the nose. A gorgeous creamy texture in the mouth. Fresh lemon zest and dried apricots combine with more complex spicy mandarin and orange flavours followed by a balanced acidity with hints of orange peel and grapefruit pith phenolics.
Winemaking Notes: Grapes were hand-picked from the Eastern section of the vineyard, which due to bonier, dustier soils and more wind exposure produces smaller, riper berries and lower yields. De-stemmed without crushing, fermented at cool temperatures with indigenous yeast. Two weeks on skins, pressed off through a traditional basket press, fermentation finished off skins to ensure minimal oxidation. Extensive lees contact over six months to develop the characteristic texture before being prepared for bottling. Unfined, minimal filtration.
Certification: Organic, Biodynamic
Alcohol Volume: 13.6%
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Technical: 13.6%alc | 5.2TA | 3.53pH | <1g/L RS | FSO2 26mg/L | TSO2 110mg/L
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Watching Nyhavn at sunset, sitting in one of the city's cozy coffee shops, I realized I could easily live in Copenhagen, Denmark. Clean air, little traffic, nice cafés, beautiful museums and picturesque houses. Above all, many green spaces where to go for a walk in the lazy Sunday afternoons. For some funny reason, I have always seen the city at its best, under a shining sun in different seasons. So I have no idea how it might look in a rainy, misty day. I've been told it is not as poetic as I imagine. Anyways, Copenhagen is a lovely place to me. I enjoy wandering in the nice streets of the city center, peering into antiquarians and design shops. I love to stop at one the many coffe shops for a cup of tea and a Danish pastry. Every city has its own smell, and Copenhagen smells of butter and sugar.
The colours are warm, vivid – orange, yellow, cerulean – or delicate, less intense – light blue, pale salmon, light green. When you go back to a city you've already visited, the most beautiful thing is to wander without a map, without a plan. This time, my wanderings bring me from my hotel (next to the train station) to the Library. This wonderful place hidden behind the walls of Christianborg Palace is a peaceful oasis where the only sound is that of the chirping birds. Not elegant, but imposing; covered in vines and with a dignified, ancient atmosphere. It's Saturday morning and people are relaxed. It's easy to enjoy the Danish sweet life here.
Not far from Christianborg Palace grounds is Nyhavn, perhaps the most photographed place in Copenhagen. The 17th-century waterfront is lined by brightly coloured townhouses and restaurants. During the day, the sun makes the water shine and highlights the red, blue, white façades. But the sunset is the perfect moment to be here. The light, reflected in the water, makes everything magical.
From Nyhavn, heading North-east, you can cross Amalienborg, the winter royal castle. Then we get to Den Lille Havfrue, or the Little Mermaid. And don't be fooled by those who say it's far from the city center. It's a matter of perspective. If you come from a big city, Copenhagen will appear to be a small, lovely town where every spot can be easily reached on foot.
I've always had a weakness for Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, so I wasn't disappointed when I saw the little statue on the rock for the first time. The girl has such a melancholy expression, she really seems to be waiting for someone who will never come back. From there, it's worth walking through the Kastellet, a star-shaped military fortress with its red houses, bridges and paths.
You can't skip a stop at Kafferiet (Esplanaden 44), a cozy little place with a view of the park. It can be very crowded as it has only a few seats, but it's the best place for a coffee & cake in the area.
In the streets between the Kastellet and the royal palace of Rosenborg, you will walk among coloured houses, elegant buildings, churches, bakeries and hidden gardens. Once inside the park, you'll enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the gardens which surround Rosenborg, one of my favourite places in town. The castle was built by one of the most famous Scandinavian kings, Christian IV, in the early 17th century, and it features a collection of splendid art treasures in the royal halls. Portraits, statues, china, jewels and Venetian glasses can be admired inside, in a fascinating journey through time.
Design and Danish Coffee Shops
Around Copenhagen University, west of Rosenborg, the streets are lively and full of youth. In the evening, you'll find pubs and restaurants. During the day, you can grab a coffee in one of the many nice cafés, or go shopping. Shops are also great in Copenhagen. I mean design shops, a paradise for those like me, who love Scandinavian style. Cups, mugs, towels, chairs, pots, clothes, hats, shoes. They're so different from those we find in the big cities all around Europe. I even found a Victorian style shop in one of the small streets of the city center, full of boxes, teapot cozies, notebooks, and all types of objects you can think of which have something to do with tea. My personal world of wonders.
When we drove all the way up to Sweden, we stopped for a couple of days in Copenhagen. This is when we discovered Det Lille Apotek, in Lille Kannikestraede. This little restaurant is the oldest in Copenhagen, and it's always crowded. It's easy to understand why: the atmosphere and the dishes are what you might expect from a typical Danish restaurant. Their herring platter is definitely worth a dinner. They also serve open-face sandwiches every day from 11:30 to 5 pm. And their homemade apple dessert is a temptation you will be happy to give in to.
It's incredibly easy to find a cozy place where to sit for a while, with a cup of coffee or tea and a slice of cake. The cold weather invites us to stop frequently, so I've been to many cafés. I will write about this in another article.
All around town, for a quick sandwich or breakfast there's Emmerys, a grocery store with bakery and coffee shop known for its organic bread and cakes. I would't order matcha tea again; I would go for a cup of coffee instead. But their homemade sandwich with salmon, rocket salad and cream cheese are really good.
If finding a nice café is easy, selecting a good hotel may be harder than it seems. The problem is that in Copenhagen prices are very high and even expensive hotels may be mediocre. Booking with Airbnb might be a good idea. If you don't mind staying out of Copenhagen, Hellerup Park Hotel is a very nice place in the small town of Hellerup. It may be a good opportunity to see how Danish people live in small towns by the sea, where the atmosphere is so relaxed. Besides, the hotel is in a lovely area. But if you prefer staying in the city center, I would recommend Hotel Phoenix, next to Amalienborg Palace.