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Each brand has a well-defined identity, with a specific values which are reflected in the product offering, features and design, as well as in appropriate communication mechanics.
We remain convinced that our balanced business model, combining profitable growth and a resolutely responsible approach, creates value for all and plays a full part in our contribution to better living in households around the world.
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The Best Shareholder Relations Awards ceremony was held at Palais Brongniart on December 1.
Groupe SEB was awarded the Bronze Medal for the Best Annual General Meeting by an SBF 120 company.
Organized by the weekly Le Revenu, the awards go to the companies demonstrating the best communication with their shareholders and are attributed on the basis of surveys conducted throughout the year.
The Group was rewarded with the following:
Receiving the award, Isabelle Posth, Vice President, Financial Communications and Investor Relations, said: "This award once again pays tribute to the quality of the Group's financial communication and its relations with its shareholders. The Group endeavors to develop its shareholder base and gain the loyalty of its shareholders through an active policy of dialogue and information throughout the year. In this respect, the Annual General Meeting, held in May in Paris, is a key moment of the year and a real opportunity for dialogue. Shareholders attending the event are able to exercise their decision-making power, and also get to find out more about the Group, its strategy, performances and products – thanks to the presentation of extensive information – and dialogue with the directors.
Find out more about the Annual General Meeting http://www.groupeseb.com/en/content/assemblee-generale
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Learning Every Thing In The Domain Of Language
[Fbook is a software to make books available to read on your cell phones and here it does not mean facebook...]
Hello every one,
Have you ever been reading a book on your cell phone? How did it feel?
Does it have any benefit if you change your classic reading habit into a digital way?
Let's take a look at Brad Linder's point of view on which how he was convinced that new ways of reading can work!
"I've been reading eBooks on my PDA for years. For a while, I was convinced that I could actually read faster, and get more out of books on a handheld device. The small screens actually organize text in such a way that your eyes don't have to scroll very far from left to right, making speed reading a little easier.
Adding bookmarks with eBook readers isn't quite as simple as bending a page or sticking a piece of paper between the pages, but many modern eBook readers allow you to create multiple digital bookmarks, highlight text, and easily search for text within a document.
But the main reason I still read paper books is because there's still a much larger selection of hardbound and paperback titles than digital texts."
As Brad mentioned there are many features in reading books via your hand held devices such as cell phones.
I would like to introduce a website containing a variety of good books to read and download freely for cell phones!
طبقه بندی: نرم افزار موبایل، Books & Ebooks،
برچسب ها: fbook، cellular phones، ebooks for cell phones، کتاب الکترونیکی برای تلفن همراه،
لینک های مرتبط: Many books، Project Gutenberg، MobileBooks،
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Hispanicize 2016 Reveals its 10 All Star Social Media Correspondents
MIAMI, FL – January 26, 2016 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Ten of the nation's most talented influencers in Latino and multicultural social media will serve as the official All Star Social Media Correspondents of the 7th annual Hispanicize 2016. Hispanicize 2016 (www.hispanicizeevent.com) will take place April 4-8 at the InterContinental Miami in Downtown Miami (REGISTER HERE).
The 2016 correspondents are comprised of influencers from across the country who collectively have millions of fans and followers in English, Spanish and/or both languages. The 2016 All Stars are comprised of top YouTubers, Periscopers, Instagrammers, network TV contributors, web show producers and bloggers. Each of this year's influencers enjoys strong followings in lifestyle, fashion and entertainment industries, the key content categories of Hispanicize 2016.
The 2016 class features:
— Rosy McMichael of Rosy McMichael (Texas)
— Karla Celis of Karla Celis Vlogs (California)
— Instagram kings Jairo & Bryan of Mexican Gueys (California)
— Caryn Bailey of Rockin' Mama (California)
— Lizza Monet Morales of My Life as Lizza (XoxoLizza) and #PeriLatinos (California)
— Jorge Narvaez of "Reality Changers" and Nancy Salas of "Simply Nancy Salas" (California)
— Alejandra Ayala of Styled by Ale (California)
— Ronnie & Lamar Tyler of Black and Married with Kids (Georgia)
— Erika Batista of Lola Blue Style (New York)
— Eddie G of Oh Em Gee, It's Eddie G! (California)
"Working with these fabulous social media influencers – and with the support of hundreds of other cultural influencers from our DiMe Media influencer network – will ensure that Hispanicize 2016 remains a national top trending topic with billions of impressions during Hispanicize Week," said Manny Ruiz, founder and creative director of Hispanicize.
The influencers will have center stage access to the brands, events, red carpets, music concerts and more of Hispanicize 2016.
Hispanicize 2016 is expected to attract more than 3,000 attendees from the fields of social media, journalism, marketing, music, film and entrepreneurship.
(See the official preview video of Hispanicize 2016 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3_h5m8V6s)
Sponsorship and Registration Information
The co-presenting sponsor of the event is Prudential Financial.
Sponsorship information is available by contacting [email protected] or calling 203.364.4779. To reserve a hotel room visit here.
About Hispanicize
Now in its seventh year, Hispanicize 2016 Week (www.HispanicizeEvent.com) (#Hispanicize16) is the iconic, largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in digital content creation, journalism, marketing, entertainment and tech entrepreneurship. Hispanicize 2016 is expected to gather more than 3,000 of the nation's most influential Latino professionals from the industries of digital content creation, journalism, music, marketing, film and business over five days. The event will take place in downtown Miami's InterContinental hotel, April 4-8, 2016.
The Hispanicize event is a launch pad for creative endeavors, new products, technologies, marketing campaigns, films, books and more targeting Latinos in the U.S. and/or Puerto Rico.
The Hispanicize event can be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Hispanicize, Instagram (@HispanicizeEvent), Twitter and Periscope (@Hispanicize).


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What is a Bylaw
The "by" in bylaw is an old Norse word that means "town." A bylaw is simply a town, or local, law.
Bylaws can't be created out of thin air. Canadian municipalities don't have constitutional status of their own, so they can only pass laws authorized by other levels of government. Statutes like the Municipal Government Act and the Traffic Safety Act delegate authority for local bylaws. The "whereas" clause you see at the beginning of bylaws usually explains where the authority for the bylaw is coming from.
Some bylaws are mandatory. For example, every municipality in Alberta must pass a Land Use Bylaw. Some bylaws are required only if a municipality wants to carry out a certain type of activity. A town doesn't have to require business licensing, for example, but if they do, they need a bylaw. Bylaws can also customize provincial statutes to allow for local enforcement or reduced fines in areas like traffic safety.
What is a bylaw "reading?"
You might notice in the paper that a bylaw has received "first reading," or that it passed "third reading." All bylaws must pass three readings before they can become law. All this means is that council has three separate chances to consider the pros and cons, and to vote, on a particular bylaw. This regulation is there to ensure that every bylaw is carefully considered before it is passed.
First reading is a test of whether or not council wishes to consider an issue at all. It is not usually an indication of whether or not council supports the bylaw. Second reading is when council can debate the issue, make amendments, and vote again. This time, council is voting on whether or not they support the bylaw. Third reading is the last chance for debate, amendments and voting.
If a bylaw fails any of the readings, it dies.
Does the public have opportunity for input?
Lots of things can happen in between bylaw readings. In some cases, like Land Use Bylaws, municipalities are required to hold a public hearing after first reading has passed, but before second reading is considered. The reason first reading must be passed, well, first, is so council can decide if they support continuing with the debate at all. After the public hearing, council will call for second reading, which is when they can debate the bylaw, propose changes, and ultimately vote on whether or not it should pass.
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Several online petitions have described the NDMC's decision to rename Aurangzeb Road as incorrect and unfortunate.
These petitions have compared the move to the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992.
One petitioner is Yousuf Saeed, who has reportedly written letters to Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, explaining how this decision will be viewed by public at large.
"To many of us, this renaming is symbolically as incorrect and unfortunate as the 1992 demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya, since that was also done on 'public demand' and to 'correct the wrongs of history'," he was quoted by Indian Express as saying.
Saeed, who's also an independent film-maker and researcher in Delhi is not alone complaining about this move.
"Do we want our future generations to remember that the name of one 'bad' Muslim was replaced by a 'good' Muslim? Is that the kind of history we want to propagate in this country," reads the petition, appealing that a new road or institution be named after Dr Kalam and the name of Aurangzeb Road be left unchanged."
In another petition, In another petition, Citizens For Democracy too has described the decision as "totally wrong" stating that "the decision taken by the NDMC is totally illegal, arbitrary, malafide, unjustified and void…"
NDMC on Friday had announced it was changing the name of Aurangzeb Road to APJ Abdul Kalam Road. Kejriwal was among the first few to congratulate the municipal body for its decision.
Since then, the social media has been abuzz with differing views with liberals opposing the move while those known for their allegiance to BJP and RSS rejoicing.
Following are the snapshots of how the conversation is taking place on social media:
BJP supporter Nandita Thakur wrote;
Anchor of on debate on Aurangzeb road agreed if killed many Hindus but you can't deny he was ruler, you are trying to change history
— नंदिता ठाकुर (@nanditathhakur) August 30, 2015
RSS-leaning Swapan Dasgupta said;
Since popular memory is neatly classified into the Good, Bad & Ugly, I am glad Aurangzeb has been removed from the official list of Good.
— Swapan Dasgupta (@swapan55) August 29, 2015
Aurangzeb Road will now be called APJ Abdul Kalam Road. Welcome move!!
Special Thanks to @MaheishGirri ji for his efforts.
— Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) August 28, 2015
User Gaurav Sawant's tweet on this subject was widely appreciated by right-wing leaning social media users.
ISIS beheads today. Aurangzeb beheaded then. Wondering if Delhi will 1 day have Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi road to prove it's secular credentials
— GAURAV C SAWANT (@gauravcsawant) August 29, 2015
Activist Tehseen Poonawalla's tweet said;
For the record dear #Bhakts – #Aurangzeb was not an invader but very much born in #India in Gujarat. He was v much Indian like @narendramodi
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Live your Vision: Set yourself up for Success in 2018
With 2018 just around the corner, I have been taking time out to reflect on my accomplishments, challenges and insightful lessons throughout the year. This is always a fabulous time for reflection.
I am wondering how did your year shape up? Did you achieve what you set out to or did you notice yourself still facing the same challenges feeling frustrated about what will change in 2018?
If you want to hit the ground running in 2018 with greater clarity, making sure you live your inspirational vision, achieving your goals, below are 5 tips that can give you a strong foundation.
1. Reflection
Take time out before the year is over to reflect on your accomplishments in 2017 – no matter how big or how small – write down all your achievements. This will create momentum to build on your foundation for 2018. Then look at what systems worked for you in your personal and business life covering all areas important to you i.e. family, business, staff management, relationships, finances, leadership, health and wellness etc.
Notice when you reflect on what did work, what was it that did not work for you also and what were the areas that you let yourself down in i.e. not making time to exercise, business systems not managed, saying 'Yes' when you really want to say 'No' etc. By recognizing your habits that do not support your vision and goals, will give you the perfect opportunity to make the necessary conscious changes in 2018. No, not like a wish – a solid foundational system that will give you the time, energy and financial opportunities you truly want.
A celebration is most important in this step. When you celebrate and acknowledge your accomplishments, this creates a momentum for you to 'ride the wave of success' taking it into 2018. If you continually keep looking at what you did not achieve when you will take that way of thinking also into 2009 and nothing will change. Give yourself a break and start acknowledging yourself no matter what!
2. Clear Blockages
This is the hidden bit that means so much towards your success. Have you heard the saying that says…'you will continually keep getting what you continually keep doing'. The way you will know your blockages is by looking at the results that you are not getting. For example, if you are struggling with a particular area in your business, then you will have a negative belief that is driving you to create the results you do not want or if you continually find your communication skills are not understood, then you may also have a negative belief driving it – no matter how hard you try.
To clear your blockages is to become aware of them and then to transform them into powerful positive statements based on the result you do want. Remember that you will always keep getting what you focus on and if you are not getting your desired results, there is a part of you inside that does not believe you can achieve it – no matter how determined and persistent you are. Your inside beliefs must match your outside desired results first.
3. Clearing Clutter
I love this one because I get to throw out the old and make space for the new opportunities coming in for 2018. When you clear your home and office space, it will give you more energy (not to mention space) for you to build from. Clearing clutter is a physical, environmental and most of all, emotional experience, giving you space to deal with challenges. It can be difficult to understand this because it is an experiential reward, which will only occur once you have taken the action.
Are you someone who is used to living in clutter? Your office may always be a mess with papers disorganised, behind in taxation and budgets – or you may have clothes in your closet that you haven't worn for years because you keep telling yourself that you will lose the extra kilos to fit into them again. When you live in an environment that supports you now, you will find that there will be more flow and freedom in your life and around your time scheduling. You will be surprised at what you can fit into your day when you live and work in a clutter-free zone.
Allow yourself to let go of the old and create a vacuum for the new. Be ruthless and either sell anything you are not using anymore, give it away to someone you know will use it, or give it to charity. Notice the loss of energy and focus and how much time is wasted in that very moment. Imagine what happens when you have a trail of things left undone and how much this stops you moving forward in life.
When you are clutter-free, you also clear your mind and create a free-flow of energy to do the things that are most important. Yes, it can be a little overwhelming if you have allowed things to accumulate over time, but persist, because it is worth it.
4. Clear Vision and Goals
Imagine it is this time next year – yes, December 2018, and you are reflecting on your achieved vision and goals. What would you like to be saying you have accomplished? Write this in a script format being as descriptive as possible, using detail, feelings and expression.
For example: "I am so excited that I have now set all my systems up inside my business which are running very smoothly with a 75% financial growth. I love working with my ideal clients who are so easy to work with. My wife and I are so happy because we made time to go on holidays with our children to Queensland. Most of all I love the fact that I was able to keep my phone turned off and not worry about the running of my business."
Bring in all the areas of your life that are important to you into you descriptive vision. You need to make it believable for you because your deep belief will be your natural motivator all year through, especially when you match your values.
Once you have your clear vision, then you need to break it down into goals. This is what I call 'Zoning'. Zoning is a great way to maintain daily focus in the direction of your vision. How it works is you take a look at your vision and pick out all the desired end results i.e. Where do you want to go on Holidays with your family and what systems do you want to set up in the business and how much increase in your business do you want financially etc.
Once you have created your zoning goals, then you get a blank sheet of paper for each and bring the goals into reality today by answering these questions.
- Why do you want to achieve this goal?
- When would you like to achieve this goal by?
- What resources (people I know) do I currently have to help me achieve this goal?
- What are the Inspired Actions I want to take towards this goal?
- How will I celebrate when I have achieved my goal?
5. Success Mindset and Clarity
Without Mindset and Clarity, you will sabotage your success every time. Have you ever set a new year resolution really determined to make it happen only to find that by March that year the enthusiasm slipped through your fingers? You see, your conscious mind is the one setting your new year resolutions up and the subconscious mind is the one really running the show. So how do you set yourself up to succeed definitely this year?
In my national sporting days back in the 1980's I heard about a non-evasive technique used at the Sporting Institute in America for performance testing. What they did was monitored the performance of each Olympian by linking them to a computer and got them to relax their body (yes they were in a still position) at the same time they would imagine in their mind that they were running their event at the Olympics. The results were astonishing because they found that the monitor showed that all the necessary muscles according to their individual event activated inside their body, even when they were still, as though they were running the event with the same amount of strength required. This all occurred from their Mind imaging their event as though they were actually participating in their event on the day.
I then practised this same technique as a part of my training for nationals and realized that if this works for my sporting events, then how about the rest of my life. I have been using this technique ever since and this is how I create my own life and business success.
Every day I visualize my Vision as though I have already achieved it, exactly the way the Olympians ran their event before they were at the Olympics. This is the most important key to having your vision and goals become a reality. You need to believe it first before you will see it in the physical form. Most of all you need to FEEL it as though it has already been achieved and take that feeling into your everyday life. You only need 2-5 minutes of your time each day to do this. The most challenging part for most people is to allow themselves to be still and slow down the busy mind that says "I don't have time…" For you to maintain clarity and a mindset each day that matches, then this IS the key to Success for 2018 and beyond.
6. Daily Inspired Actions
Without action – nothing will be achieved. The actions I am referring to here are called Inspired Actions. These are not based on overwhelming should's, ought to's or have to's. Inspired Action generally comes to you in the quietness of your mind, possibly when you are gardening, jogging, playing sport, meditating, holding your baby or even playing with your children etc.
These are actions that naturally come to you, which you feel, is your next step. This has a feeling of 'I can't wait to do it'. It also feels easy and in the flow. When you listen and take action on your inspired thought or idea, you will have no concerns about the outcome because you love whatever you are doing just by following your own intuition and acting on it.
When you follow your Inspired Actions your results will be amazing. We tend to look for 'how to' achieve your goals 'actions' coming from the left brain logic which is only one way of looking at things. This may be limiting your success. Everyone has Inspired Actions come into your mind every day, but we are so busy with our habits and routines that we either do not hear it or we say 'I will get to that later'. Later never comes…until the new year resolutions!
Set yourself up this coming year to succeed by giving yourself plenty of time to de-stress, listen and act upon your Daily Inspired Actions.
Wishing you Great Success and Purpose in 2018 and beyond.
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Perfectly Pampered is excited to announce we have added to our facial product collection. We are now carrying Eve Taylor, bIon and Thera Genisis line.
Microdermabrasion Add On
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As a mum (and dog owner) my car often gets in a horrendous mess! I've taken a bit of inspiration from Emily Norris' Car Hacks video to attempt to keep my car a bit tidier!
1. Having a Labrador, means my car gets absolutely full of dog hairs. Have you ever tried vacuuming dog hairs out of a car boot? It's sooo hard! So I bought a boot liner which I can take out and wash every couple of weeks to try keep the hairs at bay!
2. I also got a dog guard fitted, to stop her from jumping through to the back seats. I got this one from Halfords and it was great because they also fitted it for me free of charge!
3. My next tip is to get some of these funny looking window sun shades! They do look odd, but they go over the whole of the window with elastic and it means you can still have the window open at the same time. This was great on hot days in the summer, for both my little girl and the dog.
I got mine from Amazon (click here) and they have been invaluable. They leave no gaps for the sun to shine through and there are no annoying suction cups to keep coming un-stuck! I just pop them on and off every time I put my little girl in the car.
4. The next thing I would recommend doing, in particular for long journeys, is to get some sort of tablet holder. I got this one from Home Bargains. I have the BBC iPlayer Kids app, where you can download your child's favourite shows for free, which means you don't need wifi to watch them!
5. I also keep a couple of books/toys in the back seat pocket. On my other back seat pocket I have 'emergency' nappies and wipes so we never get caught short!
6. I recently bought a holder for my phone from TK Maxx which just clips onto the air vents. I love having a place for my phone to go and it's also really handy for when I'm using the Sat Nav on my phone.
7. I always seem to end up with random bits of rubbish in my car, it drives me crazy! So to combat this issue, I have attached a sticky back command hook next to my seat to hang a bag on. Any rubbish can be put in this bag ready to take in… and it doesn't look like I've got a bag of rubbish hanging in my car as I've used a pretty gift bag!
8. I prefer using a 'trigger action' de-icer spray, rather than a aerosol type spray which ends up freezing my fingers! I've stocked up ready for winter and will keep this safely away from the dog and children in the passenger seat door pocket. I also got some screen wash and a funnel to make it nice and easy to pour into my car! I normally end up getting in a right mess, but it was nice and easy this time!
9. Having a dog means my car can easily get a bit pongy. I suffer with travel sickness though and find that tradition car air fresheners make it worse. Instead, I have bought a Neutradol gel odour destroyer which fits nicely in one of my cup holders!
10. Finally, I would recommend keeping tissues handy in the driver seat door pocket, as well as any parking passes that you only occasionally need to display. I've also got some interior car wipes, so I can give my dash board a quick once over, if I'm ever sat waiting in my car.
I hope you find some of these tips useful! Do you have any to add to my list? I really could do with all the help I can get!!
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Thanks to Kris Zellner, Jim Zordani, Graham Cawthon, Matt Farmer, Tamalie, wrestlingdata.com, crazymax.org, and prowrestlinghistory.com for the results and history information I have used for this series. The Wrestling Classics and Kayfabe Memories message boards have also been invaluable in answering my questions on certain issues and angles.
The biggest move of the month for Vince McMahon's expansion was probably signing the Junkyard Dog away from Mid-South. Butch Reed and the Dog had drawn big houses all summer for JYD's return from "suspension" in the Mid-South and now he's gone for good. This left Bill Watts scrambling for a new top star, and gave the WWF another top guy (loaded with charisma) to draw with.
Cyndi Lauper's manager David Wolfe promised on TV to bring in the Fabulous Freebirds. The Birds ended up working both WCCW and the WWF concurrently this month as they made TV shots for Vince and worked Fritz Von Erich's circuit. I believe they were the first stars since Greg Valentine to "finish up" at their own employer before jumping ship. Of course this business relationship is doomed, but we'll get to that next time.
World champ Hulk Hogan defended his gold against Valentine, George Steele, David Schultz, Bob Orton Jr. and Big John Studd.
Intercontinental champ Tito Santana faced off with the Iron Shiek, Orton, Valentine, Roddy Piper, Schultz and Paul Orndorff successfully.
World tag champs Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch were busy fending off Afa and Sika most of the month.
Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka's blood feud continued to rage on in arenas across the country.
Andre the Giant was squaring off with Big John Studd in a series of giant vs. giant challenges. Newcomer Kamala was also battling Andre in another clash of massive men.
Sgt. Slaughter continued to thrill fans with his defense of America in his struggles with the Iron Sheik.
Angelo Mosca Sr. left the Florida wrestling wars and came to the WWF as an announcer.
They ran a gimmick where Fred Blassie and Lou Albano were named heel refs for a variety of matches at house shows.
The WWF recognized an outsider's title as The Spoiler worked TV matches as the National Champion, a title he held when Vince bought out Georgia. This would not last long.
The Stampede Wrestling buyout apparently began as several of 69-year-old Stu Hart's talents (including Dynamite Kid and Bret Hart) began to appear for the WWF. Stampede itself seems to remain in business until the end of September though before being dissolved.
Bob Backlund was fired after refusing to dye his hair black and turn heel. Apparently Backlund refused to present an immoral portrait of himself.
Wendi Richter was given a new woman's title, since the old one had The Fabulous Moolah's face on it. Moolah attacked Richter during the ceremony. After her big push in July, the WWF only had her work four matches this month, all against Moolah. Perhaps she was on a publicity tour????
Antonio Inoki is hurting for talent in New Japan, and the WWF exploited his problem by raising their yearly talent-booking fee from $50,000 a year to $500,000.
Bruno Sammartino had filed suit against Vince McMahon Sr. over shorting him on money owed for gate percentages during his entire second run as WWWF champion. Vince McMahon Jr. settled that lawsuit this month, giving Bruno several hundred thousand dollars in exchange for Sammartino coming in to work as an announcer. The deal was to also provide David Sammartino, Dom DeNucci and Larry Zbyszko with jobs with the WWF. Larry of course would not end up returning.
The AWA had actually been working with Sammartino to a degree, and they brought in Zbyszko and David to kiss up to Bruno. Bruno then refused to wrestle for Verne and the Pro Wrestling USA promotion, and Gagne pushed Zbyszko to prelim status as a punishment and benched David.
Jesse "The Body" Ventura recorded a few songs at a Minneapolis record company when he was still in the AWA, the record (and a music video) was publicly released around this time. It ended up selling around 2,500 copies before Rhino Records picked up the rights and sold it in their mail catalogs until 1988.
Brutus Beefcake debuted. It's hard to believe it took Hogan almost nine months to get his buddy a gig. Nikolai Volkoff also made his WWF return, having been part of the Georgia talent the WWF picked up.
12,000 fans came to Philly to see Hogan defend against Valentine, Andre vs. Studd, plus Tito Santana, Jesse Ventura, the Freebirds, Kamala, Ken Patera and many others in action.
Snuka clashing with Piper and Santana grappling with Valentine headlined MSG. The Freebirds, Ken Patera, Murdoch, Adonis, Kamala and others also saw action.
Toronto attendance is already slipping, only a few months into the WWF taking over the city. The first Maple Leaf Garden show this month drew 7,200 fans to see Hogan vanquish Valentine in the only match of note. Snuka, Piper, Studd, Kamala and others all took part in bouts with lesser opponents.
The second MLG show in August drew 5,600 fans for Andre battling the Iron Sheik and Santana tangling with Bob Orton Jr. The undercard was far worse for this event, with pure jobbers making appearances.
11,000 people came to the Los Angeles show to see Snuka brawl with Piper, Andre smash the Sheik, and Santana wrestle the "Hammer" Valentine.
Oakland had 12,000 fans come for a Hogan vs. Studd clash, with Snuka vs. Piper tangling as well.
Not all was perfect in California though as Hogan vs. Mr. Wonderful drew only 1,700 to Sacramento, and Murdoch and Adonis vs. The Samoans drew only 800 fans to Fresno.
Pittsburgh drew 14,000 for Hogan vs. Orndorff, with Piper and Snuka colliding being a big selling point also.
Central States/St. Louis
Verne Gagne/Bob Geigel's St. Louis group presented NWA champ Ric Flair facing Kerry Von Erich as their monthly main event. Other action saw Harley Race battle Iceman Parsons to a draw, Blackjack Lanza bested Sheik Adnan, plus Dick the Bruiser, Crusher Blackwell and Jim Brunzell took part in undercard action.
The WWF drew 6,500 for a St. Louis TV taping which saw Hogan vs. Steele as the headline match. JYD, The Freebirds, Patera, Kamala and others all took part in squashes.
Georgia Championship Wrestling (Now Championship Wrestling from Georgia)
Ole Anderson returned to the airwaves on TBS only three weeks after Vince bought out GCW out from under him. Ole and Gordon Solie never said a word on air about the changes, and they aired matches from JCP as filler while they got the new promotion off the ground.
Ted Dibiase was said to have beaten the Spoiler for the National title in a match that never actually took place. Ted was challenged by Brad Armstrong and Ron Garvin at the house shows.
Ron Garvin and Jake the Snake continued their seemingly endless series of matches.
The new promotion took the WWF on for the area's fan base in several arenas:
The Omni saw Dibiase defend his title against Bob Armstrong, a battle royal, Ivan Koloff besting Tim Horner, Tony Atlas and Tommy Rich fighting Rip Rogers and Ted Oates to a draw and JCP TV champ Tully Blanchard facing off with Brad Armstrong.
The WWF drew 9,000 to the Omni four days later with Hogan facing David Schultz, Sarge clashing with the Sheik, a battle royal, Andre matching up with the Spoiler, Richter fending off Moolah, plus JYD, Volkoff, Studd, Orton and Mr. Wonderful in action.
90 minutes away, Ole ran this card the same night as the WWF's Omni event: Dibiase bested Ron Garvin, Brad Armstrong and the Masked Superstar upended Ted Oates and Bob Roop, 666 (Man Mountain Link) smashed Jerry Oates, Tim Horner beat the Italian Stallion and Nick Patrick (yes, I believe this is the ref) upset Bob Roop in a "lights out" match.
The two groups also tangled over Columbus, Ohio with Ron Garvin facing Crusher Blackwell and Ted Dibiase in separate matches headlining the CWG effort. The WWF offered up Andre vs. The Iron Sheik, and Santana wrestling Bob Orton Jr. as their top draws.
CWG drew 5,000 to Baltimore for a Ron Garvin vs. Jake the Snake main event. The fans also saw David Sammartino take Larry Zbyszko to a draw, Dibiase tangle with Brad Armstrong, and Ole Anderson and Jerry Oates facing the Assassins. The WWF card saw an array of squash matches with Don Muraco, Jesse Ventura, Studd, and others headlined by Snuka, Afa and Sika colliding with Murdoch, Adonis and Roddy Piper.
Vince McMahon made a big push to snag the Road Warriors away from Verne Gagne, so Gagne responded by having the Road Warriors beat Baron Von Raschke and the Crusher for the tag straps.
The Road Warriors trainer Eddie Sharkey is also being wooed by Vince to leave his spot as AWA ref and talent trainer. Verne and Sharkey have butted heads over philosophy, with Verne wanting Brad Rheingans to come in and teach the mechanics to qualified candidates, meanwhile Sharkey will take on anyone as a student as long as they pay him $3000.
The Gagne's are planning to run the 55,000 seat Metrodome for a mega show. So far the planned main event is Verne and a partner facing Bruiser Brody and a partner. This of course would not go down in any form for another year and a half.
AWA champ Rick Martel continues to work a very light schedule, facing Mr. Saito and Nick Bockwinkel a few times each over the course of the month.
Crusher Blackwell is still gone after his big babyface turn just prior to summer kicking off. He's spending his time working in Japan and taking shots for Ole Anderson and Central States.
The TV show is heavily pushing the Road Warriors and Brody as monster heels.
The WWF charged into Minneapolis with an infamously silly angle where Hulk Hogan trained Mean Gene to be his partner against George Steele and Mr. Fuji at that month's house show. The card also saw Wendi Richter face off with Moolah, Jesse Ventura bested Ivan Putski via count-out, Adonis and Murdoch upended the Samoans, plus Orndorff, Patera and Orton were all in action.
The AWA drew 5,600 fans to St. Paul to see Crusher and Baron battle the Road Warriors to a draw, Jim Brunzell and Tony Atlas bested Bruiser Brody in a handicap match by DQ, Saito and Bockwinkel got past Stan Lane and Blackjack Lanza, Curt Hennig grappled to a draw with Billy Robinson, Rheingans went over Zbyszko and Tom Zenk fell to Steve Regal.
The struggle for Chicago continued as the AWA drew between 6-7500 fans to see Baron and Crusher clash with the Road Warriors. Heenan and Bockwinkel teamed up to upset Lane and Lanza, Jim Brunzell bested Sheik Adnan, along with other action. The WWF offered up Hogan vs. Studd, Mad Dog Vachon vs. Ken Patera as their big matches, with Jesse Ventura, Muraco, Kamala, Orndorff and Schultz all also in action. The AWA got some easy publicity at the end of the month by holding a pair of matches after a White Sox game at Comiskey Park. Stan Lane and the Crusher bested the Road Warriors by DQ and Mr. Saito pinned Curt Hennig. No word on the amount of fans who stayed for the action.
Winnipeg drew just under 6,000 fans for Martel tangling with Bockwinkel in the headliner. The Baron drew Billy Robinson and Bobby Heenan teamed with Larry Zbyszko to best Lanza and Lane in the other notable bouts.
4,400 fans came to the Milwaukee show to see the Bruiser and Crusher collide with the Road Warriors. Other action saw Tony Atlas lose to Nick Bockwinkel by DQ, Brunzell pinned Adnan, Heenan stunned Stan Lane and scored a pinfall win, Billy Robinson out grappled Steve Regal and Hennig saw his hand raised after Zbyszko was DQ'd.
Indianapolis was a bust as only 700 fans came to see Crusher and Baron tangle with the Road Warriors. Brody pounded Tony Atlas on the undercard.
The Cow Palace in San Fran only drew 800 fans for a Road Warriors title defense against Baron and Crusher.
Over 11,000 fans came to Quebec City to see Martel defend against Bockwinkel. Dino Bravo tangled with King Tonga, Abby the Butcher brawled with Joe LeDuc and the Rougeau Brothers went for the local tag straps in other key bouts.
Martel also split a pair of matches with King Tonga in Montreal, with each man earning a DQ win. Martel finished the month by teaming with Bravo in Montreal in a losing effort to the Masked Superstar and King Tonga.
This promotion had some of it's talents loaned out to a promoter in Springfield, Massachusetts of all places for a show that only drew 500 fans with Martel beating Moondog King as the main event. Bravo, LeDuc, Frenchy Martin, Pierre LeFebvre and others also appeared.
Bill Watts used Kerry Von Erich and Ric Flair against one another for several of his shows to help bolster attendance.
Prior to jumping ship, JYD had been teaming with Hacksaw Duggan against the Midnight Express, as well as clashing with Krusher Khrushchev. The Fantastics kept the Express very busy after JYD left, and Krusher had his hands full with Jim Duggan as well. Magnum TA also took on Duggan as a partner in matches with the Express.
Dusty Rhodes made some shots in the area, teaming with Duggan against Butch Reed and Hercules.
Krusher Khrushchev had defeated Terry Taylor in May for the TV title in an unhanded manner. This led to Dr. Death confronting Khrushchev and taking physical possession of the medal that represented the TV title. Doc promised to hold on to it until a true champion could be determined between Krusher and Taylor. Once the match took place and Taylor won the gold, Steve Williams told Taylor he "forgot" to bring it with him. A few weeks passed with Williams not handing over the gold before Doc just declared himself the TV champion. Taylor suffered a beating with Doctor Death's football helmet to really drive home the point.
Khrushchev would not last in Mid-South for much longer. His partner Nikolai Volkoff had been driven out of the area by Hacksaw Duggan beating him in matches where Volkoff had to say the National Anthem of America if he lost, and now Duggan was focusing on chasing Krusher out as well. Duggan put up his hair against Khrushchev's Russian flag for a TV match that Krusher came up short in. Duggan burned the flag to end the show and Krusher ran off to Florida.
The Superdome was run once again and 21,000 fans came to see Flair battle Kerry Von Erich in the main event. Sonny King replaced the JYD in a tag match with Dusty Rhodes against the Midnight Express, Magnum TA defended his North American title against Butch Reed, Hacksaw Duggan butted heads with Hercules, Terry Taylor tangled with Dr. Death and The Fantastics bested Krusher Khrushchev and Buddy Landell.
Another Von Erich/Flair bout in Oklahoma City drew 16,000 fans.
After bombing two straight cards, the WWF gave up on Memphis. They still attempted to take Louisville, Kentucky drawing a mere 375 fans to see Andre square off with Big John Studd in the main event. Jesse Ventura, Kamala, JYD, Adonis, Murdoch, Mad Dog Vachon, Wendi Richter and others all took part in the undercard.
Memphis was on fire as a promotion, with Jerry Lawler working on top with Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy and Randy Savage. Plus they had the Rock and Roll Express back in the area, and Jimmy Valiant and the Fabulous Ones were making shots as well. On top of that, local legend Jackie Fargo was making a series of special appearances in the ring as well.
Tommy Rich and Eddie Gilbert were still hard at it against one another. Gilbert interfered in a tag tournament match where Rich was teaming with Jackie Fargo against Rick Rude and Bundy. Gilbert proceeded to cost the faces the match, then beat Rich down after the bout with his cowboy boot.
Memphis hit on a series of big houses of 9,000 plus fans attending. First up was the tag tournament mentioned above where Lawler and Valiant over came Bundy and Rude in the finals.
The following week was headlined by Jackie Fargo and Steve Keirn battling the Nightmare and Bundy, along with Lawler facing off with Rude and Gilbert brawling with Rich.
The month finished with another loaded card as Lawler clashed with Rude in a cage match, the Road Warriors came in and teamed with Paul Ellering to face Tony Atlas and the Fabulous Ones, Rich and Gilbert battled again, plus Jackie Fargo got his hands on Jimmy Hart.
Not one to leave any stone unturned, the WWF charged into the Continental area and drew nearly 2,000 fans for an Andre vs. Studd main event. The JYD, Ventura, Adonis, Murdoch and others were also on the card.
Eddie Graham took two huge hits this month, as not only did his top star Dusty Rhodes leave (taking a good chunk of the talent with him) to go book for Jim Crockett, but the WWF invaded Miami as well.
The WWF hit hard, loading the card up with Roddy Piper vs. Snuka (Snuka failed to make the show and was replaced by Jay Strongbow), Andre squaring off with Studd, Sarge clashing with the Iron Sheik and Santana wrestling Greg Valentine. JYD also appeared.
Ric Flair came in to defend his title against Billy Jack Haynes, Scott McGhee, Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar" Billy Graham. McGhee will be getting a push now since Rhodes took so much of the roster.
Kevin Sullivan remains the top heel, with One Man Gang, Blackjack Mulligan and Haynes staying around to work against his Army.
The Von Erichs continued their battles with the Freebirds. They are building towards a grand finale on Labor Day, with either the brothers leaving World Class or the Freebirds.
The Freebirds and Von Erichs are still both going after the Missing Link and Killer Khan in singles and tag matches.
Ref David Manning faced off with Buddy Roberts at several events.
Mike Von Erich successfully snagged the American title from Gino Hernandez.
Jake the Snake upended Chris Adams to claim the TV championship.
This promotion, known more for bloodbaths than for payoffs, tried to run a loaded card in 10,000 seat Harlindale Stadium. Carlos Colon fought Abby the Butcher in the main event. Other action saw the Sheepherders brawl with the Zambuie Express in a cage match, Blackjack Mulligan getting a DQ win over Kevin Sullivan and Al Madril teaming with Al Perez to best the Grapplers. Jimmy Valiant, Manny Fernandez and Buzz Sawyer also saw action. Two women also battled in a cage – which is a rare stip for the ladies.
Dusty Rhodes being named booker caused a big shift in the talent base as JJ Dillon, Mike Rotunda, Barry Windham, Ron Bass and Black Bart all came in from Florida to join the JCP roster.
The promotion played up Barry Windham's signing big time, announcing that he was given a fancy convertible as a signing bonus of sorts. Windham spoke of being part of Starrcade four months from now, but Vince McMahon would have something to say about that by then.
JJ Dillon explained that he had the other heel manager's blessings to join the area, and brought along Bass and Bart as his first charges. He even gave Paul Jones the contracts of the Zambouie Express as a peace offering.
Ric Flair continued his feud with Wahoo McDaniel and Tully Blanchard, taking on both men in singles and tag matches, with Ricky Steamboat joining him as a partner when needed. Steamboat found himself on the losing end of a bunch of singles matches to McDaniel and Blanchard as well.
Flair was shown visiting Blackjack Mulligan's ranch, with Flair trying to convince Mulligan to come to JCP and aid him in his feud with Blanchard and McDaniel. The pair had recently tried to seriously injure him with a spike piledriver. Mulligan would ultimately agree to come in and help his former foe.
Dusty Rhodes chased after Blanchard's NWA TV title, leading to Wahoo aiding Blanchard in beating Rhodes down.
Rhodes also busied himself with helping the Youngbloods battle the Commie trio of Ivan and Nikita Koloff and Don Kernodle.
Jimmy Valiant kept up his flamboyant partnership with Adrian Street as the pair clashed with Paul Jones' Assassins.
With the changes at booker, Angelo Mosca Jr.'s flirtation with being a top guy vanished as Mosca lost the Mid-Atlantic title to Ron Bass.


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GOD SQUAD: In the wake of the election, take a moment to realize what is truly important
Q: Now that the election is over (and assuming that legions of lawyers haven't already ascended from below to object and contest) we now have a president-elect loathed by just under half of our country. I'm briefly fortified against misery since the Cubs won the World Series, but that feeling will soon pass, and certainly long before one of "Those Two" takes the oath of office. I'm trying to find some post-election solace in Scripture, looking to the admittedly gender-centric Psalm 146:3 "Put not your faith in princes," and its ever-encouraging follow-up in Psalm 146:4, which promises us that soon those princes will be dead anyway. Perhaps it's better to skip ahead to Psalm 146:5 "Happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his hope, whose hope is in the Lord his God." I think we could all use a prayer right about now, and some rabbinical wisdom as our nation moves forward.
— From your old pal, Flounder
A: Dear Fish,
First, please understand that the solace you feel at the Cubs' win is not going to do much for my Cleveland readers.
Second, I am writing my reply to your agonized question on the Sunday before the election. So I have no idea and no interest in comforting or stirring up readers who are on the winning or the losing side. I am, however, absolutely certain that following this particular national election, some form of national healing must be embraced. I am not wise enough to know how that can be done, but I do know that many of our fellow Americans are in need of a national coming together, while others will sadly only use the election to deepen their grievances and their anger and their despair.
What I do think is that, despite your most excellent textual suggestions from the Bible, our nation may need more than a well-chosen Psalm to heal our national wounds. Since we are talking texts, I would encourage you to add to your list Isaiah 40:21-23 and his etymologically scathing description of all the nations of the world:
"Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity."
The point of Isaiah's divinely revealed wisdom is not that the political realm is without value and not that public service is inherently corrupt and corrupting, but rather that the entire political sphere of our lives does not remotely touch or inform the most important parts of our lives. Our love for each other, our courage in the face of challenges, our gratitude to a power beyond us that also created and loves us — all this is untouched by politics. All this remains true and present before us no matter whom we elect. If there is no God, and no transcendent realm then the nation is as high as we go, and it leaders are the sole guardians and rudders of our existence. But we are more than bodies ruled by the state who happen to have souls. We are souls who happen to have bodies.
One of my favorite rabbinic interpretations of the Bible (midrashim) taught that some of the people who walked through the Red Sea during the Exodus never saw the miracle of the walls of water on their left and their right. One rabbi asks, "How was this possible?" and another answered, "They never looked up, and so all they saw was mud." The way to recover from this election is to look up.
And when we learn all this and we look up — when we learn that the truly and enduringly important things about our personal and collective existence are utterly immune to the vicissitudes of politics — then we will gain a spiritual strength that can help us find God and find each other despite the acrimony and vulgarity of this dispiriting campaign. Isaiah again at the end of chapter 40, verses 28-31:
"Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
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Pursuant to section 106(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, a State has the right to elect, in such manner and at such time as the Secretary may prescribe, to administer funds allocated under subpart A of this part for use in nonentitlement areas of the State. After January 26, 1995, any State which elects to administer the allocation of CDBG funds for use in nonentitlement areas of the State in any year must, in addition to all other requirements of this subpart, submit a pledge by the State in accordance with section 108(d)(2) of the Act, and in a form acceptable to HUD, of any future CDBG grants it may receive under subpart A and this subpart. Such pledge shall be for the purpose of assuring repayment of any debt obligations (as defined in § 570.701), in accordance with their terms, that HUD may have guaranteed in the respective State on behalf of any nonentitlement public entity (as defined in § 570.701) or its designated public agency prior to the State's election.[59 FR 66604, Dec. 27, 1994]


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How much is a customer worth to you? Predict this number and you know how much it is worth to spend on your customers to keep them around. Customer Lifetime Value, or CLTV is one of the most important metrics a business has for making smart decisions.
You also know, by raising your CLTV benchmark by X percent, how much more cash your business stands to earn over the long-term. The more you can influence this number, the more growth you can expect.
Figuring out how to maximize your CLTV is like discovering the philosopher's stone of marketing. Turn lead into gold, cure illness, and grant immortality to your business – well at least grant it higher long-term profits.
The Factors of CLTV
To understand how to enhance your customer lifetime value, first look at the factors that go into driving CLTV.
Average Transaction Value x Number of Repeat Sales x Average Customer Retention Time
Increase any of these factors and your CLTV goes up. This means maximizing the lifetime value of each customer boils down to:
- Up-selling
- Encouraging more transactions in each sale, or cross-selling
- Boosting the frequency of transactions
- Driving customers towards more meaty purchases
- Keeping them in the business relationship for more time
The final one is the most powerful way to maximize customer lifetime value. You can up-sell or cross-sell all you want, but only by focusing on customer retention strategy can you yield sustainable benefits to your CLTV. This is because when you develop effective strategies for boosting customer loyalty, you promote long-lasting relationships. And your customers will stick with your brand because they want to. They will willingly become a voice for your brand.
This translates to greater long-term profits without having to take a sales-heavy approach to every business transaction. Customer retention means longer business relationships and an easier time acquiring new ones as your existing customers authenticate your business.
As Dale and Ben Midgley write in Golden Circle Secrets, "Do what makes people feel good and they will continue to buy from you and to refer others to you who will also continue to buy from you."
On the other hand, pushing sales too much can have a negative impact. Once you push your buyers past their threshold, they're going to turn their attention to holding onto their wallets more than seeking out the products and services they need.
To maximize your CLTV, you'll need to combine all of the formula factors in the right way to work for your brand and your industry. Here are the best methods to implement to get more out of your customers – without pushing them away in the process.
Best Techniques for a Higher CLTV
1. Better communications based on well-researched buyer personas and customer segmentation
How do you make someone feel special in any relationship? You listen to them. When it comes to marketing, 'listening' takes on a more active meaning but it is the same idea. Learn more about your customers through feedback channels, customer analysis and market research. Polish your buyer profiles. Then segment your buyers properly using marketing automation software so you can deliver targeted communications to your buyers.
2. Go above and beyond
Nurturing your existing customers can be as simple as going out of your way to do something special. It's amazing how reaching out to people – not to sell but to connect – can have a positive impact on the relationship.
Send a personal thank you message. Offer a special gift or deal based on a customer's unique preferences. Be creative. When you're working with a higher CLTV, investing a few dollars in something special is well worth it to really wow a customer.
3. Loyalty programs
Businesses have been increasingly using loyalty programs as an effective tool for increasing CLTV, with a 20 percent increase in loyalty program membership over the past decade, according to Hotel Business Review . This approach rewards existing customers by giving them something back for staying in the business relationship longer. It also helps to identify who the most valuable customers are in the first place.
4. Value-driven cross-selling and up-selling
When you walk into your favorite coffee shop to get your morning coffee, you expect to be asked if you want something to eat with it. It's part of the ritual between you and your barista. Good thing too. What's more perfect than a buttery croissant with your coffee to start out your day?
When a cross-sell adds value to your customer, mention the option. Wine with cheese, socks with shoes.
When up-selling, make it worth it. 30 percent off when you purchase two items. A special discount for signing up for a year-long subscription. When you increase that average transaction value, you're maximizing your CLTV. Make it worthwhile for your customers, and you may score some customer loyalty points in the process.
5. Stay relevant with your online presence
This is an effective method for boosting the number of transactions. The more relevant your brand is, the more you'll be in your customers' minds the next time they consider making a purchase. Publishing content consistently on your website and staying active on social media will let your customers know your brand is there when they need you.
6. Up your level of customer service
One survey found that half of B2C customers and almost two-thirds of B2B buyers left a brand because of a poor customer service experience. Every individual who interacts with your customers should be a customer expert pro. Make sure your customers have opportunities to provide feedback about their experience so you know where to improve.
Take a proactive approach to training and guiding your sales team to ensure their standards for customer service are through the roof. Also, empower them to go the extra mile to reward loyal customers. Sometimes the best way to delight customers is 'in the moment.' You don't want your business to miss those golden opportunities to impress your existing buyers because your sales team has to okay a decision with another department.
Perfecting Your CLTV Formula
All of these methods will help you to maximize your customer lifetime value – and fortify long-term business growth. To get the most out of your CLTV optimization efforts, measure the impact to identify your strongest tactics.
Maybe your brand does benefit the most from focusing on transaction value. Some businesses may see the greatest impact from investing in better customer service, while others may benefit the most from improved customer segmentation and personalized communication.
The overall strategy you use depends on what works for you. Keep playing with the possibilities until you find your perfect CLTV formula.
This article originally published on PostFunnel.com


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Wishing all my readers a very happy valentines day!!! Hope you have a super day filled with love and special moments.
Here's the mani I actually have on me today. I just wanted to put something simple .. Ok I admit I just wanted to paint my nails than go bare nails :p
Base: Faces Savita Matte (yeah u read right)
Now I like that this brand is really launching products and trying to catch up with global nail trends however they could be a bit creative with the shade names. Not only the nail polishes but quite a few of their lip sticks and other items are also named after other iconic shades from other brands. I have swatches of their green matte shade earlier.. It's called Veruschka. :D
Ok now coming back to this shade. It's a nice purple. With red shimmers. Dries matt as the name suggests. However the first coat was really streaky and patchy. Had to apply a thicker second coat to smooth it properly. The brush on this was horrible. Had strands poking out. But I do like the end result. A dark royal purple.


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The Ghost Files
Posted 17 September 2007 - 09:38 AM
Now that we're coming up on the eighth anniversary of Ghostvillage.com's launch, I'm proud to announce the release of my latest book, The Ghost Files: Paranormal Encounters, Discussion, and Research From the Vaults of Ghostvillage.com (from New Page Books). The new book is for fans of ghost stories, paranormal investigators, and for those who want to explore the many facets of the supernatural experience. Over the years, Ive had the opportunity to exchange ideas with so many people on this paranormal topic that I wanted to write a book that would be my definitive work on not only the where and when of ghosts, but also delve into the hows and whys. Many Ghostvillagers contributed to this book, and just like on the Web site, their additions were invaluable.
You're dead. Now what? It's the big question and an important discussion we're all a part of, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. The more questions we ask, the more answers we work toward, the better we'll understand ourselves. To that end, I hope The Ghost Files will help take the supernatural discussion even further. The book offers dozens of personal and profound accounts of ghost encounters; feature articles that explore specific aspects of the subject such as: possession, ghost investigation, psychics, folklore, historic haunts, spirit communication, skepticism, and animal spirits; and much more.
I'd appreciate your support on this one, Ghostvillagers. Whether you pick it up in your local bookstore, online, or in our Ghost-Mart, you'll have a great book and help Ghostvillage.com grow even bigger. After all, I dedicated the book to you (seriously -- check out page 5).
Supernaturally yours,
Jeff Belanger
Posted 17 September 2007 - 08:57 PM
Thanks again!
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Good luck
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Just got my copy!!!
Am reading it as we speak...type...lol
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I very much enjoyed reading this book!!!
It's not only informative but also pretty fun...
Especially for the members of GhostVillage!
Thanks Jeff!
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I'll getting in on this book late. I went to the book store here but they couldn't order it. I was hoping to have a good read but looks like I won't be able to. Is there anyway to get a copy of this book?
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I'll getting in on this book late. I went to the book store here but they couldn't order it. I was hoping to have a good read but looks like I won't be able to. Is there anyway to get a copy of this book?
Amazon..... Type "The Ghost Files Jeff Belanger" in the search bar.
Paperback is $13.99 and Kindle is $10.49 USD
If you just search "The Ghost Files" you get umpteen millions books and none of them the one you want!
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Bradley Cooper felt 'comfortable' singing with Lady Gaga
Actor Bradley Cooper, who is all set to show his singer side in the upcoming movie 'A Star is Born,' has revealed that he felt 'comfortable' singing with Lady Gaga in the movie
Actor Bradley Cooper, who is all set to show his singer side in the upcoming movie 'A Star is Born,' has revealed that he felt 'comfortable' singing with Lady Gaga in the movie. According to Entertainment Weekly, the 42-year-old actor revealed that he was not fazed about belting out the ballads with the 31-year-old singer. Cooper said, 'She made me feel comfortable.'
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The 'Burnt' star also shared that he never felt he was 'nuts' for taking to the stage alongside the 'Joanne' singer for certain scenes in the film. 'I never had to deal with the reality of asking myself, 'Are you nuts, putting yourself on stage with Lady Gaga?' noted Gaga. But Bradley is not the only star who enjoyed working on the project, as Gaga loved working with the "dream team".
Alongside a post of her on the set, which was previously shared on her Instagram account, she wrote, 'That's a wrap on #AStarIsBorn Flowers for my directors and producers. absolutely a dream team.' In June, the 'American Sniper' actor appeared on the stage ahead of Kristofferson's set at Glastonbury Festival and performed for the crowd and cameras, with his guitar volume turned off to the audience.
Cooper is directing and starring in the film alongside Lady Gaga. He and Gaga filmed similar scenes at Coachella in April. Cooper's version, which is scheduled to be released in 2018, is the fourth version of the film, following the 1937 original with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March and 1954's version starring Judy Garland and James Mason.
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On BBC Radio 5 live, Ex-Spurs and Newcastle player Chris Waddle declared that the EFL Cup was a "total rip off". Saying that teams should announce their squad for the cup's fixtures in advance at the start of the week.
"It would mean that if you're travelling a long way you'd know that it will be a weaker side and you may not buy a ticket," Waddle said.
First a foremost, it shows just how out of touch pundits are with fans. Ex-players and journalists who have not had to pay for a ticket for years, and not had to put their hand in their pocked for a train either.
Anyone who does away games will know that you buy your train ticket early doors, taking advantage of Advanced tickets. No one will leave it till the Monday to decide if they want to go to a game based on the team sheet coming out, as you would then face ludicrous train prices.
For example, if the EFL Cup was next week, and a Spurs fan decided to pay their ticket today to Liverpool, the cost would be £153. The cost for November 29th (the QF date) is more than half that amount.
So fans need to plan in advance their travel. They cannot, as Waddle wants us to do, wait until the beginning of the week to decide if they want to go to the game based on the team sheet. Then add in booking the time off work booked at short notice, and you see just how out of touch Waddle is with his comments.
Then you have the clubs. It would be a logistical nightmare.
Arsenal have one of the best ticket booking systems around. Imagine 60,000 people logging on at 9am on a Monday morning to buy their tickets. The system would crash. And clubs who still use paper tickets rather than membership cards, it would be impossible for them to post out tickets on a Monday to guarantee them getting to the fan on a Tuesday.
Again, Waddle would not know this, he has not bought a ticket for a match in decades.
So we have an out-of-touch pundit who does not pay for his own tickets, does not pay for his own trains, has everything organised for him by whoever is paying for his comments, fighting on behalf of fans rights.
Why does he not talk about the likes of Sky & BT leaving it so long to decide what games they are going to show on TV? Meaning, like with the Man City v Arsenal game, cheaper advanced tickets are sold out before the game is moved. Why does he not pipe up about Arsenal fans having to travel to Burnley on a Sunday evening with no way home? Or a trip to Everton being scheduled on a Tuesday night?
Where was Chris Waddle when Everton fans had to travel to London to face Crystal Palace on a Friday night. With no way home. Or Burnley having to travel to Watford the following Monday. He is surprisingly quiet when it comes to how fans are mistreated by TV companies and scheduling. But why would he bite off the hand that feeds him.
Instead Waddle talks about how clubs treat fans poorly due to putting out changed line ups for the League Cup.
Before the Arsenal game, I stuck this up on the SheWore Facebook page:
Yes, I was disappointed by the amount of changes (it was actually 71, not 80) and I even suggested cancelling the competition, or making it under-23 only. But that does not mean that I think it is a rip off.
Playing youth sides, reserve sides, in the League Cup is nothing new. You do not travel to Nottingham Forest or Sheffield Wednesday on a mid-weeker expecting Arsene Wenger to put out Arsenal's strongest line up.
In-fact, weakened sides is what often makes the competition more interesting for fans. The likes of Jack Wilshere & Cesc Fabregas made their break through in the competition.
Fabregas made his debut in the competition in 2003/04, scored his first goal for Arsenal that season, and all 3 appearances in red & white came in the League Cup. The next year he played over 40 times in the first team.
Jack Wilshire also made his first start in the League Cup (his 2nd appearance for Arsenal overall having played 6 minutes against Blackburn previously). In 2008/2009 he started 3 times for Arsenal. All were in the League Cup. Like Fabregas, he also scored his first goal.
The League Cup is now a big part of a players development.
In last seasons disappointing 3-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday, the Arsenal number 45 making his debut was a chap called Alex Iwobi. Who would have predicted a year later people would be asking why Alex Iwobi is playing in the 2nd string in the League Cup once more?
This years competition has given the chance to the likes of Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Chris Willock and Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Who knows where all 3 might be next year?
Fans go into the League Cup knowing their side will be putting out a weaker XI. But it is the chance to see a youngster in a senior game that gets the fans excited, the reason why the turn up. They certainly do not feel cheated when the side is named, as Waddle would have you believe.
For the Reading game, Arsenal, as always, charged fans £10 lower / £20 upper for adults. And kids got in for £5 lower / £10 upper. Likewise, Nottingham Forest reduced their prices to just £20 when Arsenal visited them earlier in the season.
The majority of sides already offer massively discounted ticket prices for the League Cup, recognising the fact that there will be wholesale changes to line ups.
Now if Arsenal were to charge the normal £33-£60-odd prices for a League Cup game to watch a rotated side, then yes, I would feel ripped off. But they do not. And the majority of clubs do not.
Once again, it shows how horribly out of touch Waddle is. He probably could not even tell the BBC how much Arsenal, Liverpool, or other sides charged their fans this week. He is probably not aware that a father could take two kids to the game for £20.
Does Chris Waddle complain that fans of semi-professional Halifax Town are ripping of their fans?
Tickets for the National League North side – the 6th step on the football pyramid – are £16 for adults, £13 for concessions, and £5 for under 12's. So on Tuesday night, you could have been watching Halifax Town play FC United of Manchester for the same price as you could have watched Arsenal against Reading. Who is really being ripped off?
The fact is, whilst the EFL has its problems, it is a brilliant opportunity to take kids, watch some young talent (and established stars – the Arsenal XI contained 5 players capped by their countries) and have a good evening out with the family at the football. Especially taking into account this week has been half term.
Like a young players first game for Arsenal being the League Cup, I wonder how many fathers have taken their sons for their first game in the League Cup this season, or previous seasons.
Maybe Waddle, before spouting rubbish, should have got out of his cosy BBC studio and gone to Arsenal, Liverpool or Leeds on Tuesday and asked the fans as the left do you feel ripped off? I bet no fan would have replied yes.
So Chris Waddle, you're out of touch and talk a lot of twaddle. Maybe if you actually paid for a ticket, or a train, you would understand the real problems that fans have on a normal game day. Rotated squads for the cut-price EFL Cup is the least of fans complaints these days.
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I am a little late this year, especially because we had our main Christmas celebration already Christmas Eve…
AND Somehow I am even later this year… BUT here I am 🙂 Each year we have a different Christmas theme with certain colors, patterns and designs, which usually starts with an inspiration or idea and evolves into a theme… Last year we used pink, green and golden hues. Here is the post:
Even though my favorite color is pink and I would love to use it every year, it is so much fun to use different themes and colors and to create a different Christmas magic year after year… I love Christmas! The theme this year was ice and snow in blue, white and silver. Very fitting for Miami, 😉
It started with the Adventskalender (I made an icy winter village at night and Eva a blue Christmas tree tower, as you can see in one of the pictures below) and the entire house was decorated and got a wintery makeover. We bought blue lights and blue ornaments for the Christmas tree and together with the icicles and jewels I already had, the tree sparkled. We used fake snow and all kind of wintery decoration for the table. My favorite decoration would be the small vintage ornaments in blue and silver hanging on the lamp and are scattered over the table. They are so pretty. AND the backdrop we used on the wall. It is a little shiny on the pictures, but (still) looks awesome next to the table. It is a huge window with a winter scene, lots of snow and ice as well as a deer. This really transformed the table…
It was exactly like I imagined it and I have lots of sweet memories about this holiday season. This is what makes me happy! Spending quality time with the family and friends we love, baking, crafting, ice skating, decorating, making presents for each other (like a cookie checkers board for grandpa or a miniature Christmas tree for auntie), drinking hot chocolate, wrapping and decorating the presents and the crazy unwrapping frenzy, laughing, the elf, surprising each other, Adventskalender, Christmas music, singing and cooking are just a few of these memories we made….
It is my favorite holiday and I want to make each year extra special for the ones I love… I hope I could share some of our Christmas magic with you and give you a warm (or icy) holiday feeling or a smile. We wish you a never-ending season of Love, Peace and Happiness! Happy Holidays 🙂
And like last year we already know the theme for next year, which will be a more traditional, cozy and woodsy Christmas sweater theme in red and green. I can't wait 🙂 Too soon?