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Looking good means a lot to women, which is why we carry around makeup bags packed with beauty essentials. Let's face it – every person wants to look their best because it makes them feel good. I, for one, don't think that is a problem. In fact, it is something I try to promote as much as I can. However, I do find that lots of women don't always feel their best because they cannot afford to look good. It is a fact that beauty products are expensive, and that excludes some of us from using said products.
No woman should have confidence issues because of money, so I have come up with a plan. Yes, I have done some research and found the best budget beauty tips that I will list below. Hopefully, my tips will mean that none of my readers have to worry about their beauty regime again.
Pump Up The Volume
Flat hair is one thing that we hate. It makes us look like we have just got out of bed, or that we don't care about our appearance. Fortunately, it is easy to rectify with a few simple tricks. The first is to switch to mousse instead of the styling product of choice. Mousse gets into the roots of our hair and contains resins that coat hair strands. The result is that our hair has far more volume than it would normally. If that doesn't sound like a good idea, I would recommend drying your hair upside down! No, I haven't gone crazy because this is a legitimate tip. You can add volume by drying hair away from the roots. I am not sure of the science, but most professional stylists use this recommendation.
Reduce Redness
Ah, the curse of the red face – we meet again. I don't know about you, but I have trouble with my skin as I find it hard to keep it moist and smooth. The problem is that I don't get enough of the nutrients that are essential to my skin's health. Still, that doesn't mean I have missed the boat. All we need to rectify the situation is a washcloth of milk. Yes, soak the washcloth in milk and put it over your face. The milk contains nutrients like amino acids and proteins that soothe the skin and reduce the redness. I particularly like using this trick after wearing makeup because it unclogs the pores.
Cleaning Regime
My most effective tip to looking younger on a budget is doing the legwork. Because we wear makeup on a daily basis (most of us), we clog our pores with chemicals and substances that are harmful. Not to mention that they make us look older. The key is to clean your face to get rid of the makeup as soon as you finish for the day. We even need to wipe our faces after a night out with the girls so that the makeup doesn't settle. I don't use use antibacterial wipes any more because i have heard bad things. Instead, I use warm, soapy water and a washcloth.
Get Some Sleep
The one thing that makes us look older is a lack of sleep. Sleep is the body's way of recuperating after a long day. If we don't get the chance to recuperate for long enough, we will start to exhibit the signs of ageing. For one thing, bags will start to appear under our eyes. And, sleep deprivation can also speed up the onset of wrinkles as it affects the skin. All we have to do, though, is get to bed at a decent hour. If we catch up on our 40 winks, we will soon look a lot better.
Exercise More
How many of us can say that we get enough exercise? The majority of us don't get enough exercise, and that is a problem. The one thing that exercise is good for, apart from staying fit, is relieving stress. I don't know if you are aware, but stress is a killer. It can cause a lot of damage if it gets hold of you, and your appearance will take a battering. Again, stress speeds up the onset of ageing, which is why it is important to exercise. Going to the gym or playing sport lets us release the stress from our bodies and stop it from building up.
Switch Your Diet
What goes hand in hand with exercise? Our diets. Although we may think that our diets only affect us on the inside, they affect us on the outside. Our skin is an organ just like the heart or lungs, and what we eat affects how it looks and functions. A bad diet can take away the gloss and the sheen from our skin and make it look dry and flaky. The good news is that we can make it glow by eating the right foods. I like to think of fish as a superfood because it has so many healing properties. If we eat enough fish and vegetable, we will look younger.
Use Professional Products
I know you are on a budget, but anti-ageing creams don't have to cost a fortune. I like to use LifeCell cream for this exact reason. It doesn't add much to my monthly expenditures, so it is affordable. More importantly, it works as over seventy percent of the users are happy with the results. Effectiveness is the key when you are looking for a cream to fight the signs of ageing. There is no point buying a cheap product if it doesn't work because that is more of a waste. Make sure you are happy with the results before you part with your money.
DIY To The Rescue
The thought of trusting a pharmaceutical company may not sound appealing. If that is the case, we need an alternative. The best one I know is to make your personal anti-ageing cream. Our kitchens are full of materials that are perfect for fighting wrinkles and co. All we have to do is mix them into a paste and plaster them on our faces.
See, looking younger on a budget is possible.
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TV Review: Silicon Valley Season 2
I realize that last year I didn't write up a review for the first season of Silicon Valley. That's a shame because it was a great opening season. Silicon Valley is a 30 minute comedy on HBO from the writer of Office Space. The show has a very similar feel to the classic comedy Office Space. It's about a group of guys who are developing a new piece of compression software.
Often times the sophomore season for shows can be when things go awry. Luckily that was not the case for Silicon Valley. Which instead of losing ground it actually finds its own. The characters are all great. Also being a huge tech fan a lot of the inside baseball talk that the show has I absolutely love. The show has a really good pace over its second run of ten episodes. The basic premise of the season is that there software is getting funding but there are a lot of strings that come attached with it. They also have some copyright issues which is a huge issue in technology today.
More then anything though Silicon Valley continues to be a great quick comedy. It served usually as a palette cleanser after watching Game of Thrones. There were always laughs to be had and a good thirty minutes well spent. I'm left however wondering where the show goes from here. It has a good following and a good premise but now that the software is pretty much done and they've been paid large sums of money for it. I guess we will have to wait for Season 3 to find out.


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Women whose first child is a boy are more likely to have a miscarriage in later pregnancies, according to research.
Scientists believe this may be because some mothers have an immune reaction to male babies which causes problems when they are expecting more children.
At a fertility conference in Madrid, they unveiled a treatment that could prevent women's bodies rejecting male infants.
The reaction takes place because baby boys secrete proteins linked to the male Y chromosome, which may cause the mother's immune system to form antibodies to try to fight off the 'invader'.
The first pregnancy survives because the foetus is strong enough to resist by the time the immune response begins.
But experts say women's bodies may 'remember' what has happened and form similar antibodies early on in their next pregnancy, causing them to miscarry.
Researchers from Rigshospitalet Fertility Clinic in Copenhagen, Denmark, studied nearly 200 women who had suffered at least three miscarriages after a healthy pregnancy.
They found that only 54.4 percent of those who gave birth to a boy in their first pregnancy had been able to have a second baby.
This compared with nearly 75 percent of women whose first child was a girl, the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction in Madrid heard yesterday.
Dr Ole Christiansen, who led the research team, said: "Giving birth to a son is already known to carry a higher risk of pregnancy complications, so we wanted to assess the impact of the gender of the first child on the outcome of subsequent pregnancies.
"Among my patients, I have at least 50 women who never had a second child after the first birth of a boy, whereas only about 20 did not experience another birth after having a girl.
"There are patients in both groups who will never have another child, but the risk is greater if you have a boy first."
To test his antibody theory, Dr Christiansen used a blood product called immunoglobulin that is known to help stabilise the immune system.
About 90 women who had had several miscarriages participated in the study, with half receiving transfusions of immunoglobulin and half a placebo. Two-thirds of the women who had the active transfusion went on to have another baby, compared with only a quarter of those in the untreated group.
The transfusions are given weekly during the first three months of pregnancy until the foetus is firmly established in the womb – making it less likely to be affected by the antibodies.
Dr Christiansen added: "We need more research. But if our theories about the immune system in women reacting to baby boys are correct, then it seems we already have an effective treatment to help them overcome the problem."
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Why do I need 3 different Churn Rates?
Have you ever wondered why there are so many different Churn Rates? What's the point?
Let's find out! Even though this article does not answer a direct business question, it's important to understand how the Churn Rates work.
When you understand the differences, you'll be able to answer questions like:
- "If I'd lose my main acquisition channel, how long would my business survive?"
- "Am I losing high-value or low-value customers?"
- "Can I trust my Customer Life-Time Values?"
And more importantly - you can be confident that you answers aren't wrong.
How do the Churn Rates differ?
The table below lists the Churn Rates and their features.
Subscription, User and Customer Churn should be calculated separately if necessary. They are used for the same purposes and they are often the same number, so only Subscription Churn is listed in the table.
What's normalization?
Normalization means that the effect of time is taken into consideration.
When talking about Churn, normalization requires 2 actions.
Normalized Churn Rate:
Only includes customers who had a subscription up for renewal and were able to churn, not everyone
Converts the Churn Rate from annual subscriptions into a monthly Churn Rate.
Rule of thumb for using the Churn Rates
Normalized rates tell you about the behavior of a single average customer.
The non-normalized rates tell you about your business as whole.
That means we'll use Net MRR Churn Rate for financial projections and estimating how the whole customer base behaves.
And we'll use Subscription and MRR Churn Rates for estimating average customer behavior.
FirstOfficer.io shows Net MRR Churn Rate, MRR Churn Rate and Subscription Churn Rate.
Why can't I use just one Churn Rate?
You can - as long as you offer just one plan and no annual subscriptions.
The one Churn Rate you'd start with is the Net Subscription Churn Rate - lost subscriptions compared to the subscriptions you had at the beginning of the month.
Net Subscription Churn Rate is easy to calculate and can be used for almost anything - but its meaning changes when your business develops.
It gradually stops working for the purposes you initially used it for.
When you add more plans, you should start using MRR Churn Rates so that you can see if people in different plans behave differently.
When you add annual plans, you should start using normalized Churn Rates when you want to calculate unit metrics like Customer Life-Time Value (CLTV).
What happens if unit metrics are calculated with non-normalized rates?
You might get worried that your business performance is crashing - when you just had lots of annual subscriptions up for renewal. Or you may believe that your CLTV values are 3-5 times higher than they actually are.
The effect is not theoretical - I've seen cases like above.
Here is an example:
In this example your overall customer base shrinks at 10% monthly rate. Average customers however, when having an opportunity to churn, leave at 20% monthly rate.
How to answer the business questions?
Now we can look at the questions in the beginning of the article again.
"If I'd lose my main acquisition channel, how long would my business survive?"
What if… you stopped getting new customers? How long would it take to lost all the monthly subscription revenue?
This question concerns your whole customer base and you are interested in money (vs. subscriptions). That means we use Net MRR Churn.
Just invert it…
(1/churn rate) *100%
… and you have the answer in months.
Here are a couple of pre-calculated values:
It's not the most accurate formula, but works fine with rates smaller than 10% and it's a rough estimate anyway. In practice, you'd use this churn rate to create a projection which includes also the expenses and your cashflow.
Net Churn Rates are sometimes volatile, so it's best to take an average churn rate from a longer period and check that the annual customers are evenly distributed throughout the year.
"Am I losing high-value or low-value customers?"
This question is about the average lost customer - so we need the normalized Churn Rates.
One of our Churn Rates measures money, the other people. If we lose more people than money, we lose low-value customers. And if we lose more money than people, we lose high-value customers.
When we compare the MRR Churn Rate to Subscription Churn Rate and the MRR Churn Rate is bigger, you lost high-value customers. If the MRR Churn Rate is the better one, you lost low-value customers.
"Can I trust my Customer Life-Time Values?"
The simple answer is 'No'.
The non-profit-based CLTV should always be adjusted with gross profit margin - and even after that it is often not reliable even when calculated right. As you just learned, when your churn rates are low enough, CLTV tries to estimate behaviour years onwards.
Jason Cohen has an excellent article on this topic: The mistake of 1/c in LTV calculations.
That said, if you choose to use CLTV, here's the key to assess it:
The calculations are for your average customer.
If you mostly lose high-value customers, the CLTV will be overestimated.
If you lose low-value customers, the CLTV will be underestimated.
So you can actually use the answer from the previous question to answer this one.
If your MRR Churn Rate and Subscription Churn Rate are similar, the CLTV's are trustworthy. But also check that the ARPU of new customers isn't very different from the ARPU of all customers.
Often a single CLTV value for whole customer base is useless unless you offer a single monthly plan. Most SaaS businesses should use plan-specific CLTV values.
It's also worth to follow up the realized Total Contract Values (TCV) - sometimes even per cohort.


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By its very nature, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force in May 2018, is designed to considerably increase individuals' rights on personal data.
In particular, it outlines special new provisions and compliance requirements for sensitive personal data, which includes genetic, biometric and health data, and information relating to sexual orientation, race, political opinions and so on.
Evidence gathered via the dark web suggests that sensitive personal data such as medical records is now more valuable for cyber criminals than financial information like credit card details.
If you're responsible for cyber security, you should therefore be using GDPR as a golden opportunity to get a firmer grip on a key area where attacks are increasing. This is particularly true for organisations like councils, who routinely collect and share citizens' sensitive data with other organisations, both public and private, to operate effectively. If confirmation were needed that this is the right path to take, it seems that central government agrees, because it recently confirmed in its Cyber Security Regulation and Incentives Review that it will also seek to improve cyber risk management through the implementation of the GDPR.
Under GDPR, compliance will depend in part on having explicit and specific consent for the exact purpose for which data is held or processed. This means that over the next year, organisations need to interrogate all the sensitive personal data they hold to find out whether they have the right level of consent. If they don't, they will have to delete it. In cases where they don't have consent but still have 'legitimate reason' to keep the data, then it's likely that they will have to retrospectively pseudonymise or anonymise the data, which is the course of action the GDPR recommends for organisations to achieve compliance. In future they will need to ensure that these privacy practices are embedded by design.
While this will be time consuming, it's also a great opportunity to reduce entry points and vulnerabilities that are currently exposed to cyber criminals and reduce overall 'attack surface'. On top of this, organisations should ensure that they or at least their security suppliers have appropriate measures in place to provide active and protective monitoring as well as ongoing testing that will help identify new vulnerabilities as they arise.
One of the much-discussed elements of GDPR is that it requires many organisations to appoint a data protection officer (DPO) to achieve compliance. This includes all public authorities as well as all organisations that carry out "regular and systematic monitoring of data subjects on a large scale" or large-scale processing of "special categories of personal data".
GDPR specifies that DPOs are responsible for activities including monitoring compliance, educating staff on their responsibilities, providing advice on privacy impact assessments and co-operating wherever necessary with the relevant supervisory authority.
In addition to this, I believe organisations should also ensure their DPOs are cyber security aware and trained. GDPR compliance implies implementing Cyber Security Regulations, so your DPO will need to be up to speed with the latest thinking on cyber security and broader organisational resilience. If they are, they will help to guarantee your data's security, integrity and accessibility by disseminating cyber security best practice throughout your organisation.
One of the great maxims of cyber security today is that organisational and human factors are just as important as any technical barriers you put in place to prevent attack. The GDPR confirms this, stating that in order to achieve compliance, organisations need to demonstrate that they have robust processes in place for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of not only technical measures but also the organisational measures for ensuring security.
More than ever, organisations should recognise that managing cyber security under GDPR is about manging processes and people as much as anything else, so they'll need to think about providing security and GDPR awareness sessions that improve understanding of personal and sensitive data across the organisation. In addition, they should consider scenario based exercises, red teaming (viewing a problem from an adversary's perspective) and advanced resilience testing based on both covert and overt scenarios
James Mulhern, chief information security officer, Eduserv
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Month: August 2011
August 2011 iOS Developer Group Meeting: The Usual Suspects
If you are willing to present on design, development, technical stuff, indie development, marketing, your latest app, or other topic of potential interest at a future meeting, please drop me an email at email@example.com.
Please support the local iOS development community by sharing your experience, ideas, and expertise with the rest of us!
This month's meeting:
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Come as early as 6:30 for informal networking and discussion before the presentations begin, and join us after the meeting for less formal discussion at the The Tilted Kilt.
Blocks in Everyday Use
Blocks were added to Objective-C as one of the new features of iOS 4 over a year ago, yet few developers take advantage of their power to streamline and improve their code. You've seen the syntax, heard the hoopla, and might have even tried them out; now learn a variety of practical ways to use blocks in your everyday coding and revel in your newfound power. — Jiva DeVoe, Random Ideas, LLC
Interaction Flow in UI Design
You're designing an app and have a pretty good idea of it's supposed to do, either because it's your idea or because your client has told you. Maybe you already have a user interface idea or perhaps you're not even sure where to start; either way, backing up a bit and examining how an app's features and the user's goals interact can help ensure complete strangers will be able to enjoy using it. — Matthew Frederick
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Here you will witness the battle to survive as they fight for their lives. Indeed its the survival for the fittest as only the quickest, agile and strong make it to the other side of the river alive, since it is occupied by one of the largest Crocodiles in the face of the earth, also predators including of Lions, Hyenas and Cheetahs lie in wait, finely tuned hunting machines ready to stalk and take down the weakest members of the herds.
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You will depart from Nairobi in the morn to masai Mara passing through the highly agricultural highlands of the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley you will have a stopover at view point. At 2,200 meters above the sea level, views of mount Longonot hundreds of meters below on the rift valley floor are spectacular. Lake Naivasha-the highest in altitude of the Rift Valley lakes sparkles at a distance.
Descend the escarpment to Narok town stop over for a budget lunch then proceed to Masai Mara. You will check in at the Camp a short break to refresh then later proceed for evening game drive till dark. Dinner and overnight stay at Rhino camp.
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Masai Mara Game Reserve
A full day is spent at the Masai Mara game reserve. Driving across the plains in search of the big cats (lions, Cheetahs and leopards) with picnic lunch served at the Mara River site.
Vast herds of wildebeest and zebra wander across the Mara grasslands in huge numbers during this period of the annual migrations, when millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle traverse the Mara plains landscape to feed on the rich new grass from the Serengeti.
You are guaranteed to see hyenas, lions, leopards and jackals scattered about in hungry anticipation. If you are lucky, you can get a chance to witness wildebeest giving birth. Dinner and overnight at the Rhino camp.
You have early morning game driver for sunrise view then back to camp for full breakfast later start your safari back to Nairobi.
Terms & conditions
Payment of deposit and balance:
Payment terms: 20% deposit to confirm the booking. Balance due prior to commencement of the safari. Payments (deposit & final balance) may be made by direct bank transfer or Paypal
From 2years to 12 years are treated as children, They pay 75% of the adult price when sleeping alone and 50% when sleeping with the parent/guardian
From 13 years and above, they are treated as adults when it comes to payment
Cancellation Charges:
Our cancellation charges are determined by the fact that once we have booked with hotels and safari camps/lodges and with local airlines, they will charge us a cancellation fee if we cancel a booking. We try to keep such charges to a minimum and they are as follows, as a percentage of the total invoice charges:
• Bookings cancelled or amended up to 120 days before commencement of the safari incur a 10% cancellation charge.
• Cancellation or amendment less than 120 days and up to 60 days prior to commencement of the safari: 20% cancellation charge.
• Cancellation or amendment less than 60 days but up to 30 days prior to commencement of the safari 50% refund, 50% cancellation charge.
• Cancellation or amendment less than 30 days but up to 15 days prior to commencement of the safari: 25% refund, 75% cancellation charge.
• Cancellation or amendment less than 15 days or more than 3 days prior to commencement of the safari: 10% refund and 90% cancellation charge.
• Cancellation or amendment 3 days or less before commencement of the safari - nil refund, 100% cancellation charge.
• Please note that any refunds due to you in the event of cancellation can be credited only to the original card used for making the initial payment.
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Course description
For more information on the content of this course please contact the college
Future opportunities
You could take this course to prepare for advanced level courses such as an A/AS Level in English or you may need to strengthen your grades by completing a foundation or intermediate vocational qualification. With further training, you could go into a job related to English such as a Teacher, Journalist or Editor. You could also go straight into employment and do further training or part time study with the support of your employer.
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Published Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 | 6:30 p.m.
Updated Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 | 2 a.m.
Las Vegas ushered in the new year with fireworks, big-name DJs and hardly a hitch even with an estimated 300,000 visitors in town, police said Sunday.
There was also plenty of love and marriage, including a spur-of-the-moment wedding for Tempe residents Laura Atayde and Daniel Saavedra just after midnight at the Little Neon Chapel in downtown Las Vegas. They decided to elope in the new year for tax purposes, but also because after eight years together, the time was right.
"I love her and she loves me," said Saavedra, 30, a police officer who met Atayde when he was in the Marines. "We woke up this morning and we decided let's drive 5 ½ hours from the Phoenix area, and here we are."
Aside from newlyweds strolling the sidewalks, Las Vegas' celebration featured some of the biggest names in music holding court in the nightclubs and an eight-minute fireworks show that launched from the tops of half a dozen high-rise casinos.
Metro Police Officer Larry Hadfield said there were an undetermined number of arrests for minor incidents during the night, but no major events to speak of. Clark County firefighters, who serve the Las Vegas Strip, said 26 people from the tourist corridor were transported to hospitals but none of the injuries were life-threatening.
Local police joined forces with National Guard, Secret Service and FBI agents to protect Sin City at a time when terrorism was on many tourists' minds.
"We are very concerned about safety," said 35-year-old tourist Jonathan Potwana, who was visiting Las Vegas from South Africa and snapped a picture with a group of uniformed officers milling outside of downtown bars. "When we see visible policing, we feel much safer."
The heart of the Las Vegas Strip was closed to vehicle traffic starting Saturday evening so pedestrians could wander the famous boulevard in the misty weather that hovered in the mid-40s.
Police ramped up barriers this year to prevent cars from reaching partiers, and a new county ordinance prohibited large bags, strollers, backpacks and glass bottles on the Strip for the party.
At a lower-key celebration in downtown Las Vegas' casino-flanked Fremont Street Experience, bands played under a video canopy while visitors sipped giant beers. Ken and Linda Troyan of Peoria, Illinois were decked in a light-up "Happy New Year" hat and "2017" glasses as they took in a concert.
"We're looking forward to a new adventure in our career," said Linda Troyan, 54. She added, "2017's going to be awesome."
Check below for a recap of events surrounding the transition to the new year.
12:25 a.m.
The gran finale of Fireworks by Grucci's annual Las Vegas show makes its final bursts above the rooftops of MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood and Aria as hundreds of people clap, shout, whistle and cheer.
The doors to Strip casinos reopen as those in the street flock inside for food, relaxation or yet another drink. About half of the crowd lingers outside, taking in an experience some called "once in a lifetime."
"It's definitely not something you get to do every year," said Canadian tourist Kathleen Murphy.
Murphy, 40, who hails from Mississauga, Ontario, stood holding a mixed drink in a large grenade-shaped plastic cup she said she bought from a vendor on the Strip. She took the last sips as the fireworks show concluded, then excused herself as she walked toward the MGM Grand.
"The party's just getting started."
12:15 a.m.
After the rush of counting down to 2017, the happy crowds of people began to thin across Fremont Street and downtown Las Vegas. On sidewalks, passing strangers yelled "Happy New Year's!" with smiles and cheers. Police officers stood watching the celebrations, and on rooftops and from speakers music rang out, filling the first hour of 2017 with the sound of celebration and cheer.
12:05 a.m.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman emerged onstage in the middle of the Fremont Street Experience beside her husband, former Mayor Oscar Goodman, flanked by a procession of showgirls and Elvis impersonators. As they approached the front of the stage, the crowd clamored and cheered.
They began counting down from 10, and at the strike of midnight, confetti exploded from the stage as a 2017 banner unfurled.
"Happy New Year!" Goodman exclaimed to the cheering crowd.
Moments after the year began, the band onstage began a rendition of Auld Lang Syne, and many in the crowd sang along while others embraced and kissed in the first moments of 2017.
11:45 p.m.
The Strip is packed as hundreds of thousands of New Year's Eve party-goers prepare for the countdown to 2017.
The intersections of Las Vegas Boulevard at Flamingo Road, Tropicana Avenue and Harmon Avenue require zigzagging to maneuver through hundreds of people lined up side to side.
"We're getting close," a woman says in the crowd at Las Vegas Boulevard at Flamingo as she hugs another woman standing next to her.
World Cup-style horns permeate the buzzing air as people clap and cheer. A lone firework explodes over Planet Hollywood to the excited screams and whistles from those gathered to see it.
11:10 p.m.
The area designated for religious demonstrators was once again set up in front of the Linq. About 20 demonstrators turned out, carrying signs with such slogans as "Ask me why you deserve hell."
One demonstrator, wearing military fatigues and a combat helmet, berated celebrants.
"Mohammed was a pedophile! Pedophile! You don't even know your stupid book!" he said to a man who apparently had indicated he was Muslim. "You don't stand a chance against my god!"
Several Metro Police officers were stationed at the area, occasionally pushing back celebrants to create space between them and the demonstrators.
10:55 p.m.
A steel drum rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" rang out over the entrance to the Fremont Street Experience, just below the Slotzilla zip line ride. While one of the lines was closed when its track ran into the light display set up near the stage where Mayor Carolyn Goodman will soon count down the new year — one line remains open.
"We've had about 50 riders tonight," an operator of the ride said, a low number by his estimate. Overhead, riders took an exterior elevator to the top story of the ride, where the long lines that ran the length of the Experience began.
With little over one hour remaining in the year, pedestrians both merry and excited began making their way toward the stage where pulsing bass rhythms blared from speakers suspended below the electronic awning. Police officers stood by, giving directions and sharing laughs with passers-by, while overhead kaleidoscope images shifted on the screen.
10:45 p.m.
The Clark County Fire Department has so far treated nine attendees of New Year's Eve festivities on the Strip, all but one of whom has been hospitalized, according to officials. Details that led to them needing medical attention were not immediately available, but no one's life is in danger.
10:30 p.m.
Crowd traffic on the Las Vegas Strip is getting heavy to the point where fighting for space requires pedestrians to zigzag and keep up with the brisk pace of the crowd.
Donned in yellow hoodies with a modified Gadsden flag logo reading "Do not Trump on me," Las Vegan Kevin Fitzgerald, 60, stood with his sons Daniel, 29, and Gustavo, 28, and friend Randy Scott, 41 at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, on a mission "to make this country a better place."
Handing out cards reading "Don't be a victim," Fitzgerald hopes his brand concept can serve as "a beacon of hope for anyone struggling in the stormy seas of oppression."
"Basically, we're against bigotry and bullying," he said. "Recent events have enabled prejudice across our country and we want to be a community that stands against that."
10:05 p.m.
The Las Vegas Monorail ticket station at Westgate was a popular place, with about 30 people lined up around 9:30 p.m.
Monorail cars headed to the Strip were full. On one, riders who were trying to board at the Las Vegas Convention Center weren't able to get on at least one car.
"I've never seen this train so busy that people couldn't get on," one passenger said.
The monorail is $1 per each leg for Nevada residents.
9:45 p.m.
Beijing natives Li Ying, 49, and Yang Wei, 24, stood smiling in awe while watching the fountain show at the Bellagio, nearly two hours before counting down to the start of 2017.
The mother and son said it will be their first time watching the New Year's Eve fireworks from the Las Vegas Strip, despite having visited Las Vegas on two other occasions — in 2005 and 2012.
Wearing an orange and black San Francisco Giants jacket and gold 2017-framed glasses with dark-colored lenses, Wei said the diverse mix of visitors from across the globe made Las Vegas "an interesting city."
"It's very different seeing all of the people from around the world here," he said. "You don't see this in many other cities."
9:15 p.m.
Standing in full uniform with M4 rifles in hand, National Guardsmen and Las Vegas natives Jesse Medellin, 22, and Ian Niechaj, 27, said activity on the Strip has been "well under control" through the unit's three hours on patrol. With over 200 Guardsmen, nearly all Las Vegas-based, here to assist Metro Police, the units are serving as an extra layer of security to look out for everything from petty crime to terrorism threats.
Medellin and Niechaj have been posted for just over three hours at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue, taking pictures with eager tourists as they pass by.
"More than anything it's just an honor to be here and give back to the community," said Medellin, a Mojave High School graduate and current UNLV student.
Pedestrian traffic has nearly doubled on the Strip in the last hour as the new year looms less than three hours away.
9 p.m.
Michael and Gabriella Garcia tied the knot just after 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve. Married at the Lucky Little Wedding Chapel in Downtown Container Park, the newlyweds posed for wedding pictures below the iconic metal mantis as it erupted in bursts of flames.
"We're just so happy for them," Erik Garcia, the groom's brother, said with tears in his eyes.
Dating for two years, the couple decided on the date and location of the ceremony only a week ago.
Fourteen other weddings were officiated today at the chapel, said Christian Peralta, a photographer and videographer for the chapel.
They may not be the last of the night, however.
"They were the last one scheduled for the night, but we may get some walk-ins," she said.
Peralta said the chapel turns away anyone suspected of being intoxicated, and couples who want to be married have to have their marriage license in hand.
"We had a guy missing a shoe one time," Peralta said. "That was a red flag."
8 p.m.
Dressed as Alan from "The Hangover," complete with aviator sunglasses, a faux shaggy-haired wig and a baby doll strapped to his chest, Las Vegas Strip busker Michael Hopkins said New Year's Eve is "easily a top- five night" for receiving tips from picture-seeking tourists.
Walking near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue with two fellow busker friends, both dressed as Elvis Presley, Hopkins said that while "The Hangover" film's popularity is "fading," he still "makes plenty of bank" on New Year's.
"Anything from $1 to $5 per picture, it's whatever they want to give me," Hopkins said of tourists posing for pictures with him. "Sometimes I'll get $10, if I'm lucky."
The Strip crowd continues to grow as the turn of the new year is only four hours away. More Spanish can be overheard among the early crowd than English, as can conversations in Portuguese and multiple Asian languages.
7:30 p.m.
The central Las Vegas Strip is still walkable without too much risk of running into someone. Of 10 New Year's Eve revelers interviewed, seven said they're here to experience the evening's atmosphere but plan to return to their hotel rooms to watch the countdown and midnight fireworks.
Fabio Barreira, 27 and Gisele Nunes, 28, an engaged couple visiting from Curitiba, Brazil, said they plan to stay at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road for the finale. Beer-filled plastic cups in hand, the first-time Las Vegas visitors said they started early in hopes of getting "the true Vegas experience."
"We wanted to say we were here from the start to finish," Barreira said in Portuguese. "It's Vegas, you can't stay inside all night."
7:20 p.m.
No major incidents were reported a year ago during New Year's Eve festivities, according to Metro Police, and authorities are aiming for the same outcome tonight, Sgt. Jeff Clark said this week.
To ensure the safety of more than 300,000 revelers, local, state and federal authorities have beefed up resources on the Strip and downtown. Although Metro, which coordinates the efforts, keeps its methods secret and says there's no credible terror threat locally, Las Vegas' party was designated by the federal government as a special events assessment rating of two, Clark said. The only higher designation is applied to events like the Super Bowl.
Along with the presence of officers, agents and National Guard members, there are undercover police throughout the events, Clark said. A reported 220 Nevada National Guard members are helping with security at McCarran International Airport. There were also several command posts from where authorities are surveilling through cameras, police said.
7:10 p.m.
Heaven Smith, 28, and Dedrion Williams, 31, arrived at Fremont Street just before 7 p.m. They met with a group of about a dozen people, all carrying bags and wearing black shirts with "#notjustforbabies" printed across the back.
"Are you going to be drinking tonight?" Smith asked a group of passers-by, attempting to hand them a packet of Pedialyte. The group was working to make sure those celebrating the new year did so safely — in their own fashion.
"This is our way of keeping the city safe," Smith said. Holding a packet of the electrolyte-rich mixture, Smith said that a person who planned on drinking heavily could mix the powder into water to keep hydrated.
Smith said she had worked with the group before at the Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Las Vegas.
"It's about helping people," Williams said, jostling the duffel bag full of packages of the electrolyte powder. "I have a child myself, but like the shirt says, this isn't just for babies."
The group will be working until midnight, or until all of their product — "two cars full," Smith said — had been handed out.
6:10 p.m.
Security at the gates leading to the Fremont Street Experience held the small but gathering crowd back while police made their final preparations and checks below the famous lights. Just after 6 p.m., the first pedestrians made their way through the security checkpoint, past security checking bags and waving metal detectors, to enter the mostly empty walkway.
5:30 p.m.
With hours to go until clocks ring in the New Year, and with light rain falling on downtown, foot traffic was light on the streets. At Downtown Container Park, a small crowd gathered watching the pyrotechnics erupting from the iconic metal mantis.
5:20 p.m.
The National Weather Service was reporting light showers on the northeast valley and warning commuters about slick roads.
5 p.m.
Road crews were beginning to shut down access from Interstate 15 to the Strip from Spring Mountain and Flamingo roads and Tropicana Avenue. They weren't slated to reopen until about 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
Desert Inn, Russell and Mandalay Bay roads, as well as Sahara Avenue, the 215 Beltway and U.S. 95 are the best roadways to travel east to west, according to authorities.
The Sun's Ric Anderson, Christian Bertolaccini, Ricardo Cortez-Torres, Chris Kudialis and the Associated Press contributed to this report.


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- Sleeps 4
- 3 Bedrooms
- 2 Pets allowed
- WiFi available
- Private parking
- Garden/courtyard
- Friday changeover
Special Offers: Last minute discount! 10% off bookings starting within 14 days
This cute semi-detached cottage is situated in a wooded valley with footpath leading down to the beach. Peppercombe Holt sleeps four people and two dogs, has a modern, well-equipped kitchen, cosy living room and a tiered garden with a raised patio area. The cottage is one of two which is reached via a narrow, steep, gravel track (unsuitable for low suspension or wide vehicles) of just over a third of a mile. Vehicular access is to the two cottages only with a footpath continuing to the sea. Inside, Peppercombe Holt has a lovely living room with a large stone fireplace and wood burning stove, a wooden floor and latch doors which leads into the kitchen/diner with a slate floor, electric oven and hob, dishwasher, fridge and microwave. There is a useful utility area with a washer/dryer and freezer as well as plenty of handing and storage space for coats and boots. A modern bathroom with a shower cubicle and separate cloakroom complete the accommodation downstairs. Upstairs, all three bedrooms have lovely countryside views and the same traditional wooden doors as in the lower floor. There is a large master room with a double bed, another generous single room and a further smaller single. Outside, Peppercombe Holt boasts a pretty garden which has a covered pond and is sloped and tiered with varying areas to relax. To the side, there is a raised patio area and immediately in front of the cottage there is a picnic table. A pathway from the cottage leads down to Peppercombe Beach which is well known for its red cliffs and mini waterfall.
Ground floor:
Lounge: TV with Freeview, DVD
Kitchen/diner: Electric oven and hob, dishwasher, fridge and microwave
Hallway/utility room: Sink, washer/dryer and freezer
Cloakroom: Washbasin and toilet
Bathroom: Bath, shower cubicle, washbasin and toilet
First floor:
Bedroom 1: Double bed
Bedroom 2: Single bed
Bedroom 3: Single bed
Pets: Two dogs welcome (sorry, no cats)
Parking: Private parking for two cars plus turning area at the side of the cottage
Garden/Patio: Raised patio area with a picnic table. Sloping and a tiered cottage garden, with covered pond
Heating: Electric central heating and a basket of complimentary logs
Short breaks: Available all year round (but for specific dates only bookable within 2-8 weeks of the holiday start date)
Notes: Linen and towels are provided (please bring beach towels). Unlimited WiFi is available free of charge. No smoking at this property. Highchair and travel cot are provided. Telephone for incoming and emergency calls only (shared line with adjacent cottage). Some doorways in the cottage have low head height.
Beach: 0.5 miles Pub: 0.5 miles
- Sleeps 4
- 3 Bedrooms
- 2 Pets allowed
- WiFi available
- Private parking
- Garden/courtyard
- Friday changeover
- 1 Bathroom
- Bed linen provided
- 0.5 mile to a pub
- Towels provided
- Travel cot available
- 0.5 miles from the coast
- Open fire/woodburner
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Freezer
- Tumble dryer
Excellent property, atmospheric cottage with cosy log fire in a very peaceful scenic location, highly recommended. Adam Merrifield - 11th January 2019
We didn't want to leave to come home, as it felt like home from home, would love to live there.A Hussey - 27th September 2018
A real delight; It worked really well for our family of 2 teenagers and 2 large dogs. The setting was beautiful and the owner very helpful. F Fryer - 2nd September 2018
Homely cottage in a very quite and very lovely setting. Thanks to Peter (The Owner) for the cream tea and runner beans, much appreciated. Mrs Pauline Long - 9th September 2017
It was a fabulous cottage, really tucked away and in a wonderful location. Will definitely return!Ms Jane Lewis - 25th April 2017
Fantastic property Ms A Burn - 8th April 2017
This is a great little hideaway cottage. A little remote in a beautiful wooded river valley that makes it an ideal getaway from modern life. The rocky beach is a ten minute walk away and the sites North Devon easily accessible by car.Mr A De Burgh - 1st November 2015
The property is a beautiful retreat,set in National Trust woodland and reflects the simplicity of a rural cottage in a stunning environment.Mrs S Williams - 3rd July 2015
Just a lovely place to stay!Miss Alyson Aplin - 1st June 2015
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Woodburn Recreation & Parks adult sports programs provide an opportunity for interested men and women to play sports in an organized manner. These programs are designed with recreation in mind, stressing fair play, fun, and sportsmanship.
We currently offer 3 adult sports programs:
Legion Park is Woodburn's oldest park site. At nearly 16 acres, Legion Park has a full sized soccer field, stadium, picnic pavilion, numerous picnic tables, grass playfield, and densely wooded Douglas Fir tree grove. An archeologically themed nature play area was installed in May 2013.
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City Hall
270 Montgomery St.
Woodburn, OR 97071
Ph. (503) 982-5222
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RG: True. But everything's a struggle: for heaven's sake, if you're a Pakistani boy making bricks for 50c a day, I would say that's a worse struggle than being in New York and trying to make it as a jazz singer. You may skip a few meals, but think of thattwelve hours making bricksor even worse, living in a drought, where there's no food. You can be penniless in New York, but someone can invite you for a good dinner.
AAJ: In talking to people about you, someone actually called you "a cult figure." Do you know about that?
RG: Yeah... it's flattering, it's very nice. I think it's because most of my "notoriety"or why I'm known to the jazz fansis through word of mouth. And that's good, because I don't have a big publicity machine behind me, or access to the media. But I was lucky to know a great many wonderful musicians. I understand in this business it's hard for take a chance on somebody unknown, who speaks with the accent of a pizza girl...
AAJ: But you don't sing with an accent.
RG: I know, but still, it's someone who looks different, doesn't have the same historya lot of people took the chance, and risked for me, and I really appreciate it. Without that, I'd be in my little room, singing to the birds.
AAJ: Somebody took a gamble...
RG: I really appreciate that, especially in a world where everything is calculated on money. People took chances because they loved the musicso many great musicians[saxophonist] James Moody and his wife Linda, they were just great to me.
AAJ: Benny Carter?
RG: [Saxophonist] Benny Carter was one of the first people that I had a mentoring relationship with. And Hilma, his wife, who is great. Benny organized my first gig in Los Angeles, and told all of his friends, but Moody is my mentor too, a father-figureeverywhere he tries to plug me, and he speaks about me.
AAJ: Ever feel like quitting?
RG: Nooooo. If I did, what would I do? I don't know how to do anything! I don't even know how to sing the way I'd like to, so I'm always wanting to sing better and better.
AAJ: I think that's why jazz guys are living and working to such advanced ages: there's always something else to figure out.
RG: Hank Jones is the same. His attention and focus are always excellent; there's always something to reach for.
AAJ: Excellence is a word that's often used in our culture, sometimes very loosely.
AAJ: I have a vision of you sitting in a bus station with your suitcase, looking at the cards on the bulletin board to find an apartment. Was it that bad?
RG: No, I had an apartment in Roxbury, a little room. It was shared and very cheap. Then I was starting to think I would be a singing waitress in an Italian restaurant, because my money was going, we didn't even have living expenses paid for. When the Monk competition came in, I got a little sum of money that got me through the next two or three months. Then I met a publisher from New York who hired me to do something I've always done with pleasure: transcriptions. So little by little I realized I could support myself.
AAJ: Did you ever consider doing anything else but singing?
RG: Oh no, it was do or die. There wasn't even a question. My parents helped me a lot in that. They are jazz fansmy dad used to be a tenor saxophonistbut the economic situation in Italy was too bad in those times, so he went to work in a factory, and my mother is a seamstress. But they are true jazz lovers.
I'd always been singing to records, but when I first started getting opportunitieslocal musicians heard me when I was 17they were very happy, they never said, "No." I was always received very well, I have to say... I moved to Milano two years after that, because Milano was the center of jazz life, with a lot of musicians. Those were really hard days.
I used to go [home] to Torino, which is a short train ride, on Sundays. My mother would give me a big sack of rice that would last me a week. So it was rice and potatoes and strachinellawhich is a type of soft cheesebut little by little, things picked up. My parents saw me go through all kinds of stuffone day I'm going write my book!and they never once said, "When are you going to get yourself a real job?" I would be discouraged and then call my dad, and he would say, "Are you kidding me? What? Now that you're so successful? One day you'll be in America, and you'll do great." That's always been my support system, and to this day I'm still amazed. Maybe they saw that the power of my commitment was beyond rational: this blood connection with the music that I honestly feel.
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These were done simultaneously. Background is mixed media, tulips are done in watercolor and collaged on. It's part of a series for 2017.
Month: February 2017
Advice From Jason Gray
Here is a journal page with advice from Jason Gray, one of my favorite music artists. Background is mixed media, text is sharpies and uniball Signo pen.
More Tulips
More watercolor practice with tulips.


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Fashion designer and creative, Moji Alade, show us that pulling off a great work ethic and attention to detail is an art on its own, the amount of time put into the details to produce jaw-dropping designs make her designs stand unique across all areas in fashion.
We recently had a brief interview with her, asked some questions and here is what she had to say…
Question 1: What informed your decision to be a Fashion Designer/ Creative?
I saw things. I saw the African culture being looked down on. I saw that Africans were embracing western designs and style so much that they failed to pay attention to African prints or what could be produced out of African prints. I saw that the few who paid attention weren't doing enough with it. I used to wonder how someone would look at a beautiful African fabric and think that 'iro and buba' was the best they could do with it. At that moment I saw the need to show that we could do more and give reasons why the Ankara fabric should rather be embraced gracefully. This was what informed my decision to do this Art.
Question 2: How did you start the business? What was your Eureka moment?
I started this business with just the capital I needed. I didn't need much because the aim was to start small and scale up with time. As we all know, change is a function of time. At the initiation of the business, i got the capital from my dad after I pitched my idea to him. When I secured the capital, I didn't take too much time to start publicizing. My eureka moment was when I figured this out- "your creativity can speak for you, but you can also speak for yourself by putting yourself out there". This was realized after my first fashion showcase which I had been skeptical about doing, considering the time and the money. But well, I did it and I can say that it's the best thing that has ever happened to my brand.
Question 3: Many entrepreneurs complain about finance, how have you been able to overcome this challenge?
Finance is one major problem entrepreneurs have to deal with. I think one thing most entrepreneurs don't know is that there's a solution to every problem as long as you continually seek ways to grow your business and serve people. That's how I have been coping with the issue of finance. It might take a while, it will take you out of your comfort zone and can require making sacrifices, but it's worth it in the end.
Question 4: what is it like doing business in Nigeria and what advice would you like to give to wannabe entrepreneurs?
It's tough doing business in Nigeria if you don't set and maintain your standards. By standards, I mean price, rules, etc. if you don't, people will owe you money and you can also end up owing. Customers will think that your brand is flexible if you settle for their own price. They will feel you're doing it just for the money and that can significantly affect your business. My advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is this: "if your idea is not good enough, don't put your money to it". Find other ways to solve problems and don't be the 'everybody' in the sentence, 'entrepreneurship is not for everybody'.
Question 5: A lot of Nigerians in the diaspora have mentioned that Made-in-Nigeria products lack the requisite quality to compete in international markets? How have you ensured the high quality that your brand is known for?
That's just a generalized assumption made by a lot of Nigerians in the diaspora. Well, for me, research is very necessary before anything. I do my research on whoever I have to deal with in this business before working with them because I can't ensure high quality without them. Starting from the people I get my fabrics from to my seamstresses to the photographer, fashion illustrator and others, i have researched on them and educated them in the areas where necessary so I trust them to help me deliver the high quality that my brand is known for.
Question 6: What does good and success look like to you?
Success is a process. It has to be continuous so you don't get referred to as 'once successful'. Good success for me is being able to inspire people with what you do because you are doing what you love passionately. It's simply showing people that success is not a one-time thing but a lifetime story.


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Comments are a feature which generate discussion as visitors share their thoughts, resource links and opinions in response to your post and page content. The rules which define who can write comments and how comments are moderated are managed via the dashboard in Settings > Discussion. To manage the comments themselves go to the Comments screen via the dashboard and > Comments.
From this screen filters can be set for the language and content of comments in order to control what appears on your site. The number of comments awaiting moderation appears at the top of the screen, while a search box allows you to find specific comments. The comments can be singly and plurally: edited, deleted and marked as spam; queued for approval and approved before they are publicly visible, unapproved, binned and replied to. The screen itself is divided into the following sections:Table of Comments
The Table of Comments displays all the comments, with the most recent comment displayed first. In the instructions that follow, reference is made to using a mouse to click on fields and links, but the Keyboard Shortcuts article describes the various keyboard combinations that will allow navigation and management of comments without using the mouse.
- [ ] – This checkbox, when clicked (checked), 'selects' that particular comment to be processed by a Bulk Action.
- Gravatar – This is a picture or gravatar of the comment author.
- Author – This is the name of the comment author. Below the comment author name is the comment author's email address that can be clicked to begin an email to that address. Below the email address is the commenter's web-site in the form of a URL that can be click to visit that commenter's web-site. Below the email address is commenter's IP address in the form of a link. Clicking that IP address link causes all the comments originated by that IP address to be displayed thus allowing a Bulk Action to be applied to all comments from that address.
- Comment – The first item in this column is the comment date and time presented as a link. Click the date and time will take you to that comment on your live site. Below the date and time is the actual comment that was submitted. Hovering over any comment gives you Immediate Actions that can be performed on that comment.
- In Response To – There are three elements. The text is the name of the post that inspired the comment, and links to the post editor for that entry. The View Post link leads to that post on your live site. The small bubble with the number in it shows the number of approved comments that post has received. If the bubble is gray, you have moderated all comments for that post. If it is blue, there are pending comments. Clicking the bubble will filter the comments screen to show only comments on that post.
Some column headings, such as the Author, and In Response To, can be clicked to sort the Table of Comments in ascending or descending order. Hover over the column title, for example Author, to see the up-arrow or down-arrow. Click the heading to change the sort order.Page Navigation
Under the Screen Options, the number of Comments displayed per page is determined. If more then one page of Comments is available, two double-arrow boxes to move to the first and last page are provided. Also two single-arrow boxes are displayed to move one page backward or forward. Finally, a box showing the current page number can be used to enter a page to directly display.Screen Options
The Screen Options allow you to choose which columns are displayed, or not displayed, in the underlying Table. Clicking on the Screen Options tab shows a list of the columns with a check-box next to each column. Check the box for each column you want displayed in the Table, or uncheck the box to not display that column. In addition, the number of items you want displayed in the table can be set. Choose 1 to 999. Click the Screen Options tab again to close the Screen Options.Search
Above the Table, to the right, is a search box where you can enter a word, or series of words, and click the "Search Comments" button to search and display all the comments meeting your search words.Filtering Options
The default filter 'Show all comment types' displays all comments and allows you to select, by type, which Posts are displayed in the Table of Comments. The filters All, Pending, Approved, Spam, and Trash will cause just the comments of that type to be displayed in the underlying Table when selected. The filter just comments or just pings can also be applied.
Selecting Comments and Applying ActionsSelection
To perform Bulk Actions on multiple comments at once, those comments must be first selected via one of these methods:
- Select one comment at a time – To select a comment, the checkbox to the left of the comment entry must be checked. It is possible to keep selecting more comments by checking their respective checkbox.
- Select all comments in given Table – All comments in a given table can be selected by checking the checkbox in the Table's title, or footer bar. Of course, unchecking the header or footer title bar checkbox will cause all entries in that Table to be unchecked.
- Reverse Selection – A Reverse Selection means checked items become unchecked, and unchecked items become checked. A Reverse Selection is accomplished by holding the Shift key on the keyboard and clicking the header or footer title bar checkbox.
Actions are performed on selected comments. The two types of Actions are Bulk Actions and Immediate Actions:
- Bulk Actions – These are performed on selected comments, and are available, when appropriate from the pulldown box above the Comments Table. The Bulk Actions allowed are Unapprove, Approve, Mark as Spam, and Move to Bin.
- Immediate Actions – These are performed immediately to an individual comment. When hovering over a comment in the Comment column the Immediate Actions of Unapprove, Reply, Quick Edit, Edit, Spam, and Trash will appear as links under the comment.
The Actions are listed as follows:
- Approve/Unapprove – Clicking the Approve or Unapprove link changes the comment to the opposite status. Both Approve and Unapprove are available as Bulk Actions.
- Reply – Causes the Reply to Comment edit window to display where a reply to that comment can be made and sent when the Reply button is clicked.
- Quick Edit – Allows a quick in-line edit of the comment.
- Edit – Causes the Comments Edit Screen to display.
- Spam – Marks the comment as spam.
- Bin – Sends the comment to the bin.
A Quick Edit is an Immediate Action performed on one comment by clicking the Quick Edit link under the comment in the Table of Comments. It allows allows you to change the following items: Name of commenter, Email of commenter, URL of commenter, and the comment. Once changes have been made click Update Comment to save the edits. Clicking Cancel will cancel and abort the Edit of this comment. Unsaved changed will not be applied.Spam
The Spam Filtering link above the Table of Comments brings up comments held in SpamBin. Once those Spam comments are accessed via that Filter link, then each Spam comment can be Unspammed or can be Deleted Permanently. In addition an Empty Spam button can be clicked and all comments that are marked as Spam are deleted permanently. The Empty Spam button deletes all Spam comments even if the comments are not selected. Bin
The Bin Filtering link above the Table of Comments brings up comments held in the Bin. Each of the Binned comments can be Restored to the previous state before that comment was sent to the Bin. In addition, an Empty Bin button can be clicked and all comments in the Bin are deleted permanently. The Empty Bin button deletes all Binned comments even if the comments are not selected.Apply
After one or more comments are selected, and after a Bulk Action has been chosen, click the Apply button to execute the Bulk Action on the selected comments.
Edit CommentThis screen appears When a comment is edited. Changes can be made to the comment and its status.
- Name – The name given by the author of the comment.
- E-mail – The e-mail address given by the author of the comment.
- URL – The web-site URL given by the author of the comment. Comment
- Edit Comment box – The edit box containing the content where changes can be made to said text. Status
- Approved – Radio button to mark this comment as approved.
- Pending – Radio button to mark this comment as pending (unapproved).
- Spam – Radio button to mark this comment as spam.
- Submitted on – Click the Edit button to edit the date and time this comment was submitted. Actions
- View Comment – Views the entire comment and post as displayed on the blog.
- Move to Trash – Click this link to send this comment to the Trash where it later can be restored or deleted permanently.
- Update – Allows you to save the changes to the comment and return to the Table of Comments.
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Creating Value: The Theory and Practice of Marketing Semiotics Research (Oxford 2015)
"In this book, Laura Oswald brings semiotic theory and marketing practice together through an engaging and illuminating series of case studies. Beginning with a remarkably lucid overview of semiotic theory, Oswald demonstrates the unique and valuable insights that can accrue from using semiotic frameworks to address complex marketing problems in the domains of advertising, branding, and service design. Her analyses astutely pin point the limitations of more conventional approaches and show the clear strategic advantages offered by a semiotically informed, cultural perspective. This book should have a strong appeal for marketing academics and practitioners alike." Craig Thompson, Churchill Professor of Marketing, the University of Wisconsin.
"Today marketing managers look for customer insights directly, by getting out and talking to people where they shop and consume. The more they do so, the more they realize that interpretive and ethnographic skills are not innate; they need to be learned. Books like this one, unpacking the science and art of semiotics, are essential reading for managers responsible for insights research." John Deighton, Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School.
"Building on real-life case studies, Laura Oswald offers a broad-ranging and stimulating framework for understanding how semiotics (broadly defined) can be applied to address a large variety of marketplace problems. You absolutely need to read this book if you find that semiotic research is unnecessarily abstruse, too subjective and therefore not really relevant for marketing practitioners." Christian Pinson, Emeritus Professor of Marketing, INSEAD Fontainebleau France
"Creating Value is a remarkable book, not only written skillfully but with a rare mix of cutting-edge theory and practice on the market-based making of meanings. Market creators, brand managers, and customer experience designers alike will find it to be an eloquent and effective guide to leveraging the power of semiotics." Markus Giesler -Professor of Marketing, the Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto and ShapingMarkets.org.
"Laura Oswald's truly original interdisciplinary Marketing Semiotics and its compendium Creating Value are groundbreaking, foundational works that incorporate a wide range of modern and postmodern semiotic, economic and deconstruction theories, seminal for understanding the foundations of marketing semiotics. Creating Value, an intellectual tour de force, is a seminal work for all those interested in semiotic theory, and marketing in particular, contributing to the establishment of this dynamic field as an exciting innovative academic discipline that furthers our comprehension of social behaviour in general. Paul Perron, Semiotics, the University of Toronto.
Marketing Semiotics: Signs, Strategies and Brand Value (Oxford 2012).
"Oswald has crafted a theoretically cogent and empirically rich account of the making of meaning in the marketplace that is accessible to academics and practitioners alike. Anyone concerned with the cultural construction of value will benefit from her many and varied analyses of the contemporary brandscape. She delivers a sensitive interpretation of the mythologies that underlie contemporary commerce. The book will prove as useful in the boardroom as in the classroom." John F. Sherry, Jr., Herrick Professor and Department Chair, Mendoza College/Marketing, University of Notre Dame.
"A breath of fresh air to the confining functional benefit brand view. Its in-depth discussion of how brands provide meaning to customer lives expands our under- standing of brands and their roles." David Aaker, Vice-Chairman, Prophet, and author of Brand Relevance.
"Advertising and marketing have become the new beacons in how we search for meaning. Oswald's book is a brilliant examination of how brands have evolved into meaning-making structures. She deconstructs the process insightfully offering us a comprehensive purview of what a branded society is all about. This is required reading for everyone, from students in marketing and culture studies to the general public. It offers a cogent perspective on how brands and social processes are now intrinsically intertwined." Marcel Danesi, Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto.
"In books on the application of semiotics to marketing, there is probably a 'binary distinction' between those that are written for academics, emphasizing literature and theory, and those written for practitioners, stressing examples and cases. Laura Oswald's text carves out a new portion of this space, drawing rigorously on well- accepted principles and frameworks, and then showing their value in understanding and resolving real-world branding and advertising challenges. Anchoring strongly on her deep knowledge of the literature on meaning production and symbolic consumption, Oswald applies this to several real branding case-studies from a variety of industries and cultures. I intend to use many of these principles and case studies in my branding classes: there is clearly much that marketing professionals can learn from them.
"The book includes dozens of global business cases where semiotics has been used to refocus, reposition, or extend the brand to new products, customers, and markets. Drawing upon twenty years of academic and consulting experience, the book provides actionable direction for steering brands through technological and cultural change, differentiating brands in the competitive environment, and counteracting the natural depletion of brand meaning over time." Rajeev Batra, S.S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.


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Today's crew wanted to fill a cooler so we put 11 nice blue cats in the cooler and released a few more. A cold 20mph clipper wind made us move on the turn around so maybe we could have caught more for the cooler but we did add a few at some less windy spots. Darn that was cold wind. No convict bass today.
Capt Mike
While I like meeting and fishing with new customers, there is a comfortable familiarity with the regulars. Yesterday and today were good ways to start off the season, with a few of those regulars. Yesterday, Capt Mike and I combined for almost 500 pounds of blue cats. Today, maybe two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds. It started off nice but, when the the tide turned a cold air mass came with three times the predicted winds for about an hour or two. We changed spots twice ( just to hide from the wind) and made a day of it. In the end, everyone was happy with the results. I see Jim again next Sunday.
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