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Coke Studio Africa Makes an Epic Return to Your TV Screens this August
Coke Studio is doing things a little differently this year and introduces Coke Studio Africa 2017 to your TV screens on Saturday, 12 August at 6:05pm on e.tv.
Don't miss this new edition which sees The Coca-Cola Company, through their music flagship show Coke Studio, merging Coke Studio Africa and Coke Studio South Africa into one, bigger, better Coke Studio Africa 2017.
The first episode is jam packed with creative collaborations from the likes of South Africa's Hip Hop maven Nasty C and Nigeria's Runtown performing some legendary covers and creating a new, original track.
Kenya's Khaligraph Jones and Rwanda's Bruce Melody thrill with a throwback performance and a big break show stopper by Tanzania's Alikiba, Nigeria's Patoranking and Ozane from Togo rounds off the cross-continental talent for the evening.
"This hit African music show is sure to bring together the continent's numerous colourful and diverse cultures in a way that only music can. Coca-Cola South Africa is thrilled to be in its third year of providing African artists with a platform to discover and create, with the support of our longstanding relationship with e.tv. This season promises to introduce some new music styles to new audiences, for the very first time, bringing people together in a uniquely Coca-Cola way," says Sharon Keith, Marketing Director for Coca-Cola Southern and East Africa.
Like the previous editions, Coke Studio aims to inspire and introduce Africa's music talents to a wider audience through interaction, collaboration and cooperation amongst artists and producers, while also building a strong connection with Africa's young and growing population.
"Africa is full of great music talent across a wide range of communities, cities and countries, and Coke Studio Africa 2017 aims give these artists wider exposure, while enabling them to create inspirational new sounds," conclude Keith.
To keep up with all Coke Studio Africa related information including artists, collaborations, lyrics and on-air dates, follow the hashtag #CokeStudioAfrica or find us online at the following pages:
Facebook: Coca-Cola - www.facebook.com/cocacola
Blog: www.cokestudioafrica.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/cokestudioAfrica
Hashtag: #CokeStudioAfrica
Coke Studio Africa
Coke Studio Africa is a non-competitive music collaboration show, which seeks to bring together, and celebrate the diversity of African music and talent. It also gives upcoming artists the opportunity to work with some of the best local and international music and production talent. It brings together artists from different genres, eras and regions to create a modern and authentic African sound through musical fusion.


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What humans were made for
My love for programming is rooted in web development, but really blossomed inside the realm of gameplay programming. Video games tend to provide unique puzzles to solve as a developer. The process tends to be much more about discovery and exploration. How can we make this more user friendly? Is this fun? How does it feel to control the game? These questions need answers and are pleasing to ponder.
3rd Person Platformer
Jun's name comes from jump + run. This was a team project between myself and some fellow art students at the Art Institute of Atlanta for Game Prototyping.
Physics Puzzler
Magnedude was a game made at the Global Game Jam 2011. It is a physics puzzler based on magnets. I was lead programmer in a group of 10 artists and 2 programmers.
Blockectomy was the first game I had ever made start to finish. It is a mix of bubble pop and tetris. It was put on Newgrounds and Kongregate.
Serious Games
A proof of concept for hands on, interactive training for the GA Tech Research Institute. The project uses the Razer Hydra for its six degrees of freedom.
Coop Platformer
Two boys connected by a child leash must work together to navigate an over sized kitchen. At the end is a huge chest of candy, but evil vegetables and fruit block their path.

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Lighted Window Decorations
Easter Lights
Decorative string lights and lighted window decorations are easy Easter decorating ideas. Lights and lighted window decorations can be used indoors and outdoors, depending on the decoration. Put up Easter decorations around the home to add some holiday spirit.
Easter and Spring share similar meanings about rejuventation and renewal. Both are full of symbolism. Hanging decorative string lights and other Easter decorations is fun for the entire family. There are plenty of indoor and outdoor Easter decorations.
Easter Lights and Lighted Decorations
String lights and lighted window decor are go-to decorations for any holiday, including Easter. String lights and lighted window silhouettes are two easy decorating ideas for Easter.
Lighted Window Decorations
Lighted window decorations are usually among the best-sellers, in part because they are easy and affordable decorations. Lighted window silhouettes are great holiday window decorations because they are visible inside and outside the home. Easter lighted window silhouette decorations come in a few different designs, including the Easter bunny, Easter egg, and a baby chick. These are easy to use because theyCredit: Amazon.com simply hang in the window or glass surface attached by a suction cup. Some of the lighted window silhouettes are indoor-use only. If you are planning to use the lighted window decorations outdoors make sure to look for the decorations that are approved for both indoor and outdoor use.
The lighted Easter Bunny Window Silhouette is approved for indoor and outdoor use. You can buy the Easter Bunny Window Silhouette from Amazon, as it is one of their best sellers in Easter lights. The discounted price for this shimmering bunny lighted window decoration is around $10 although it fluctuates depending on how close it is to Easter. Shopping after Easter sales will save you money on decorations just like after-Christmas sales. The cute lighted window decoration is 17 inches, one piece, and has a suction cup for sticking on the window.
Religious Window Decorations - Christian Decorations - Lighted Cross
Shimmering bunnies are not for everyone. Some people prefer more Christian centered decorations. Religious window decorations like the lighted cross are perfect as a home decCredit: Amazonoration. The Easter White Cross is a lighted window decoration used as an indoor or outdoor Easter decoration. Hang this lighted cross in the window or outside on the proch or patio. The Easter White Cross has bright mini lights and can connect to four more lighted decorations to make a row of crosses or other lighted window decorations (like the Leaping Bunny decoration). Religious decorations are not limited to a season. The Easter White Cross is lighted home and garden decor. Use it as a lighted window decoration for Easter then leave it up or put it away until it is time to hang the lighted Christmas decorations.
Decorative String Lights for Easter
Decorative string lights are excellent Easter decorations. String lights are perfect for Easter parties or as a backdrop for brunch or dinner. Decorative string lights are cost-effective decorations because you can use them for more than just Easter. Decorative string lights are used in decorating for parties, birthdays, weddings, and holidays. They also make nice landscaping lighting or mood lighting because there are so many different decorative string light choices.
Decorative string lights come in many different shapes and colors. Easter string lights are usually in pastel colors. There are single color light sets, multi color string light sets, pastel lights, and decorative ornament shapes like the Easter egg string lights. String lights are sometimes called lantern string lights because of their shape. Decorative ornaments are commonly hung up with Easter string lights. Like the lighted window decorations, some decorative string lights are indoor use only. Buy discount decorative string lights during the holidays. Every holiday has its own cool string lights that also make great home decor pieces.
OGGZ Color Changing Lights
If the above string lights and lighted window decorations are not what you are looking for then try Oggz color changing lights. Oggz are egg shaped indoor/outdoor lights that are Credit: Amazon.comdescribed as color morphing accent lights. Oggz do not require batteries and they come with a recharging station. Oggz color morphing lights are easy Easter decorations because they look exactly like big eggs lights. Decorative lights do not always come on a string. Oggz are used as decorative accent lighting. Oggz light sets are on sale at Amazon. Buy Oggz Color Morphing Accent Lights (set of 3 lights) from Amazon to save almost 50%. They are on sale for $34.65 plus free shipping. Customers give the cool light decoration five stars. Oggz morphing lights are 3 1/2" tall and 3" diameter. These decorative lights are used as night lights, table centerpieces, holiday decorations, and in patio decorating. They are great gifts for any age.
Easter Decorating with Lighted Decorations
Holiday decorating is more than Christmas and Halloween. Between the Easter baskets, buying gifts, picking out Easter dresses and outfits, making crafts, dying Easter eggs, and preparing for family gatherings on Easter Sunday dinner, some people forget to put up Easter decorations. Lighted Easter decorations are not limited to bunnies. Think outside the box (or egg) and fix up your home as it fits you. Decorating is all about personal expression. Have fun.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called on Turkish Premier Rejep Tayyub Erdogan, the President's Executive Power told Trend .
The head of state congratulated the Premier with the commencement of discussions regarding Turkey's entrance to European Union. Aliyev voiced his confidence that processes will serve to closer integration of the Turkish economy to the European and world economy.
The Azerbaijani President and the Turkish Prime Minister voiced his satisfaction with the successful development of relationships between the two countries, underlining that the joint cooperation in the implementation of the global energy projects would promote further improvement of the welfare of nations, consolidation of regional peace and stability. They had exchange of opinions on some issues of mutual interest.


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Travel Agent Pyrenees 2018
source Do you want to plan your own holiday in the French or Spanish Pyrenees but you need someone to help you with:
- Book your accommodations
- To arrange your luggage transport
- To arrange a Pickup from or to the airport or trainstation
- The right maps of the area
https://arctfoot.com/canl-rulet-oyunu-oyna.html Then we go site the travel agent in the Pyrenees can help you!
click We calculate a fee of 15% of the total price with a minimum of 100 euros.
We can also help you if you want to do the Cathar Way:
The Cathar Way
In 2015, for the first time, part of the Sentier Cathare or the Cathar Way.
Peter, Anita and Peter completed the part from Quillan to Foix in 6 days.
Together we composed a program that we organized. We made reservations for the accommodations and organized the luggage transport.
Do you want to read more take a look at Sentier Cathare
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Chemin de Bonshommes
Also an interesting part of the Cathar Way is the part between Foix and Berga.In 2016, a program has been drawn up with which you can walk part of this route.
If you are interested take a look at Chemin de Bonshommes
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This Year
In 2018 the part of the Mediterranean (Port de la Nouvelle) will be walked to Foix. This completes the Sentier Cathare.
It will be walked without luggage transport, so real walkers!
It starts on June 10 and the last admission to Foix is on June 22.
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As a songwriter Jorge Ben (changed to Jorge Benjor later in life) is only marginally behind Tom Jobim in terms of the affection he receives in his native Brazil and as a purveyor of the samba-funk style in the 1970s, he can rightly be regarded as one of the most innovative figures in Brazilian music in the last fifty years. This comprehensive overview of his career from the early 1960s through to the mid-1970s covers all the classics and a fair few more. It was 'Mas que nada' that catipulted Ben to national prominence and thereafter Sergio Mendes' version that enthralled the entire world and has been regularly trotted out as a theme tune whenever the Brazilian football team are in town. During this period Ben was clearly under the influence of the bossa nova composers such as Jobim and Lyra among a whole host of other great songwriters (Bahian legend Dorival Caymmi should never be forgotten, nor Vinicius de Moraes) and this is reflected further in songs such as 'Chove chuva' and 'Balanca pena', the latter of which took on a modern and funkier flavour when Maris Monte interpreted it gloriously in the mid-1990s on her 'Rose and charcoal' CD. As the 1960s progresed so did Ben's musical style which was taking on an increasingly Afro-Brazilian tinge. Compositions such as 'Comancho' off a super rare vinyl album and 'Oba là vem elà' heralded in a new era during which Jorge Ben would take on board the innovations in US soul and funk, but with a more acoustic flavour in keeping with the Brazilian musical heritage. The bass and brass intro to the killer Portugese lyrics, but English chorus and title of 'Take it easy my brother Charles' was testimony to this newly emerging style as was the equally impressive 'Bebete vao boro'. Indeed so influential was Ben becoming by the mid-1970s that Rod Stewart, upon hearing the irresistable groove of 'Taj Mahal', copied the melody and came up with a hit single 'Do ya think I'm sexy'. Ben repaid the compliment by taking Stewart to court and successfully winning his case. From the seminal 'Afirca Brasil' album the stunning 'Xico da Silva' is also the tale of a runaway slave and it would be wrong not to view Jorge Ben's music output without at the very least understanding some of his deeply held views on what it meant to be a black Brazilian in a world where white Brazilians dominated the corridors of power. Forty songs of the highest calibre and as ever tastefully packaged by Wrasse. A triumph from start to finish.
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Baltimore based rapper DDm spoke to Creative Mornings DC on the importance of language and being true to yourself at the Renwick Gallery. "Go be shiny, DC!"
About the speaker
With a style that is as abrasive as it is welcoming, Emmanuel 'DDm' Moss is one of the most idiosyncratic voices on the burgeoning Baltimore City rap scene. The Baltimore native, who made his name on the local battle rap circuit, manages to straddle the fence between cool kid and weirdo with a charming accessibility. In 2014, DDm and producer Paul Hutson, came together after a chance meeting one summer outside a local nightclub. After several conversations centering on the disillusionment with American life, music, and pop culture, the pair began working on a series of songs that would eventually become 'Everybody's So Sleepy'. The result is a sound that fuses the aggression of hip hop, the heyday of Motown, and electronic elements, into something irresistibly familiar yet idiosyncratic. The group, who's moniker was taken from the street name of Paul's home studio in Baltimore, Maryland have already garnered local and national interests. Playing SXSW, Daytrotter, and opening for Dan Deacon, Future Islands, Beach House, Big Freedia and more.
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You have to believe what you say to people. If you don't believe what you're saying, you're going to come across as ill-equipped, unprepared, unsure, and weak. — DDm
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Hosted by Renwick Gallery
Date January 29, 2016
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Are You Ready to Compete?
In the back of our minds we knew that [insert name of competitor here] was coming. It was only a matter of time before grocery chains would notice our happy piece of the natural foods pie.
Co-ops are feeling squeezed, and it hurts. Increased competition may limit our profitability but may also limit our local impact. How do we even begin to keep customers happy when chains such as Kroger, Hy-Vee, Target, and Costco can offer the same products for the same or lower prices?
There is a whole new sea of competition that did not exist a few years ago, and it is growing. At CDS Consulting Co-op, we have been working with food co-ops all over North America, helping them prepare for and navigate the new marketplace. Below are some of the most important elements for food co-ops to consider as they learn how to face their new landscape.
Assess your own marketplace
Who are the grocers in your market? Once disregarded, conventional stores' sales of natural/organic products today exceed total sales in natural food stores. Natural foods chains and conventional stores have to grow to satisfy their investors, and to do that they need our shoppers.
Food co-ops must be diligent if they are to keep their existing customer base, let alone grow it. How is your organization and management team assessing the competition? Regular analysis must be institutionalized within our organizations:
• Monitor how your competitors promote themselves—in print, on social media, at events. Do they promote their prices or other values, or both? How they present themselves affects how you need to shape your image.
• Carry out price comparisons on staple items in every department at least quarterly. That data should drive your pricing decisions.
• Analyze the competition's products and departments. Where are they strong or weak, and what are they changing at their locations in order to attract more shoppers?
• Determine your best categories to compete in and where to condense your selection. If competing in a category, ensure appropriate selection and pricing in that category. If you need to reduce selection in a category, reduce duplicated products and sizes; then fine tune the "good, better, best" approach so that you have solid value options and not just premium options.
(For more discussion of marketing plans, see "Beefing Up Your Marketing Plan" by Nicole Klimek and Joy Rust.)
Create a stellar shopping environment
Hit them with your best shot! How does your entry look? Are there old crates and pallets piled up? Your shoppers should be "wowed" by an amazing deal in the first six to eight feet upon entry. We're not talking about your overstock or leftover holiday sale items. We mean bright, colorful, abundant produce or floral that is fragrant and lush and piled high and adorned with well-branded signs. There should be enough circulation space for shoppers and their carts (about five to six feet usually) as well as functional but nice-looking equipment to house the amazing products. The spike in sales will be worth the extra time needed to plan and maintain the entry.
Make it easy! Most millennial shoppers often don't have a lot of spare time to wander, looking at all the options and pondering ingredients. They may have only 15 minutes to get dinner and something to tide over the kids in the cart. They look for clear and consistent signage, easy-to-navigate spaces, and products that are at eye level as they rush through each department on their way to the registers.
Fixtures should not be too close or too far away from each other. Perimeter aisles should be at least six to seven feet wide, and interior aisles should be five to six feet for most stores. Calculate it as a cart on each side plus enough room for one person to move past them. If shoppers perceive that the store just isn't comfortable and easy to get through quickly, they will opt for another grocery.
Be vigilant and intentional in core product mix
Whether by national trends or local influences, our product mix is continually being impacted by outside forces. Enhanced competition does not always equal contraction, but we must know how to identify and capitalize on opportunities.
How do we know which products or categories to eliminate or add? The first step, again, is to assess the competition to gain a greater understanding of their approach to the market. Does the competition do some things well but not others? Are they good at price but ineffective with fresh foods? Do they have a good wellness set but lackluster grocery offerings? After your team has assessed the competition, work together to list their strengths and weaknesses and develop plans for addressing both.
In the categories where your competition excels, you have two options: enhance your offerings and pricing to fend off potential losses by competing head to head—or reduce your selection in that category, leaving just the basics for convenience.
Utilize category management tools to help you maintain the right competitive mix:
• POS movement reports: Review internal movement reports regularly to understand where you are losing ground and where you remain strong.
• SPINS data: SPINS data, (http://www.spins.com) can enhance knowledge on where you are competitive and where you may need to improve, by comparing your product and category movement to that of competitors in your region.
• Vendor sales data: Knowing your vendors' top-moving products can give you excellent information on areas where you may have opportunities.
• Information through your broker relationships: Brokers may be able to give you a clearer picture of what your competition does well and where they are lacking. Who else is in so many other stores on a regular basis?
When you do your homework and see that you have opportunity in an area that the competition does not do well, jump on it to ensure your customers see your great selection and price.
Along with product decisions, there needs to be an analysis of all category footprints to determine whether they serve your overall strategy. If you are losing sales in your cereal category, perhaps you need to reduce this category's footprint by four feet and devote that space to a category in which you want to show strength or in which your research indicates you have a real opportunity. Effectively managing your categories and products in critical areas can maximize your sales and your cash during a challenging time.
Create a price and promotion philosophy and strategy
If you have created a welcoming shopping environment and have done your homework on which products to carry, you now have to think about your overall pricing strategy. Every store has a price image—make sure it is the one you want! You want every shopper to think, "They work hard to offer some good prices all the time, and they have really great specials!" To create that perception, you will need to be knowledgeable and aggressive in your promotion strategies.
Your co-op will also need to create slightly different strategies within each department. The perimeter fresh foods departments need some good values but are going to be noticed mostly by their differentiated products compared to the competition (stunning and fresh organic produce, local meats, and freshly made deli items). However, packaged grocery, refrigerated, frozen foods, and wellness are going to need aggressive competitive strategies since these are the departments with the most similar products at competitor stores and where prices are easily compared.
Smaller retailers such as many food co-ops have to be judicious about how many EDLP (every-day-low-price) items they can offer—yet still need shoppers noticing their good and fair prices. To do this, you will likely need some EDLPs on selected staples all the time and also have an active monthly or weekly promotional plan that fills your endcap displays with great deals all the time. Even if a shopper doesn't need that promoted endcap item this month, he or she will remember that the co-op always has deals to offer, and that helps shape a positive price perception. Positive perception is essential in the new competitive landscape.
Members of NCG (National Co+op Grocers) have some built-in support in these areas by having access to regular promotional and pricing programs. But even non-NCG members can use this strategy. Your organization just needs to commit to having a two-prong strategy. Hand-select a few basics—say 20 common shopping-list products such as one size of milk, eggs, a juice, a toothpaste, etc.—on which your organization commits to monitoring competitors' pricing and always staying within 5¬10 percent of their pricing. Then you can add in endcaps with great deals and big signs shouting out those deals
Guidelines for high-impact endcap displays:
• Sale products should be at least 25 percent off the regular price. If you received a 15–20 percent discount from the distributor, consider sacrificing additional margin points to create a truly compelling deal.
• Large clear signage helps all shoppers see that there is a great deal. If you don't drive sales through your monthly deals, something is wrong. Sale signs should have few words and easy-to-read prices. You are not telling the whole story of the product on an endcap—you are telling someone what a great value it is.
• Limit the number of different promoted products on an endcap to two or three, and try to use products that go together. Cluttered and unthemed endcaps do not draw shoppers in.
• Use color breaks to display promoted products vertically instead of horizontally—such as a top-to-bottom stripe of olive oil in between two tall stripes of red pasta sauce. Color breaks and simple, uncluttered displays slowdown shoppers and help them notice your deals.
Build alignment around strategic goals
To compete in this new landscape, food co-ops must have solid strategic plans and aligned commitment to implement those organization-wide plans. There is no room for department turf wars or petty battles between the sales floor and marketing team. The food co-ops that will survive and thrive in the next decade are the ones who learn to think and act strategically now. Other retail options in your market will drain your loyal shoppers away if everyone in your organization is not pulling together toward the same goals.
Your co-op must create compelling reasons to shop its store and support its long-term goals. This takes coordinated effort to shout out (a) all the ways in which you are different and better than the other options, and (b) that you are sensitive to your shoppers' needs and work hard to offer competitively priced options.
• Create awareness by talking regularly and honestly with staff about the co-op's competitive and differentiation goals. Report on the progress of the organization and department goals at staff and management meetings.
• Communicate regularly with your owners—they need to know you value them and are working hard to meet their needs!
• Integrate the marketing team into all discussions and plans. The sales floor cannot create plans in isolation. They need the megaphone of the marketing team to make any strategy work.
• Every department must commit to do its part and do it on time!
Co-ops offer something different in our marketplaces. We have compelling stories and inspiring visions and are dedicated to improving our communities, but we also have to be excellent operators. We can survive and thrive in this sea of competitors, but it will take laser focus and constant and concerted efforts to maintain our roles in our communities.
Co-ops have to shout out the benefits and strengths of our differences, but we also have to shout out that we respect our shoppers' budgets and are working hard to bring good value into our stores every day. That is a complicated message to deliver, but that is what it will take. A crowded marketplace is the new reality, and food co-ops who want to continue to build stronger local communities have to figure out a way to compete in order to swim in these new waters.
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Agnico-Eagle and Grayd Resource Corp. have entered into an acquisition agreement whereby Agnico-Eagle will acquire Grayd for cash and shares valued at about C$275 million. Grayd owns a 100% interest in the La India project in the Mulatos gold belt of Sonora, Mexico, 70 km northwest of Agnico-Eagle's Pinos Altos gold mine. The project hosts an NI 43-101-compliant measured and indicated gold resource of 26.8 million mt at a grade of 0.88 g/mt and an inferred gold resource of 19.7 million mt at a grade of 0.80 g/mt.
Grayd also recently discovered the Tarachi gold porphyry prospect about 10 km north of the La India project. Recent drilling at Tarachi has expanded the mineralized zone to an area of more than 2 km2. Both projects are located in a large package of exploration concessions that total approximately 54,000 ha.
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CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — A U.S. Army soldier from Oregon has died while serving in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
Spc. Branden Tyme Kimball, 21, died Wednesday at Bagram Airfield from "a non-combat related incident," according to officials. Kimball was from Central Point, just outside of Medford.
The Army has not released details of the incident that claimed the young soldier's life, but said in a press release that it was under investigation.
Kimball was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Drum, New York.
His death comes just days after two soldiers were killed and six others wounded in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.


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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of retracting or withdrawing; especially, the recall or withdrawal of an assertion, a claim, or a declared belief; a recantation.
- noun plural [capitalized] The title of a work by St. Augustine containing corrections and other modifications of his earlier writings; hence, some similar book.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.
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retraction(of something previously said)
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Their retractation is likewise mentioned in the address of the orthodox bishops of Rimini to Constantius.
The popular belief was that his retractation was the effect of the tears, expostulations and reproaches of his wife.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4
This my pretty Black Boy calls a retractation of Junius'* first concession, and applies to his aged father for an old wo - man's proverb. —
Junius : including letters by the same writer, under other signatures, (now first collected) to which are added, his confidential correspondence with Mr. Wilkes, and his private letters addressed to Mr. H.S. Woodfall ; with a preliminary essay, notes, fac-similes, &c.
Island, where we left him, was much less moved by the grotesque accounts given in the local journals of his conduct yesterday than by Mr. Gladstone's "retractation" of the extraordinary attack which he made the other day upon Mr. Roche himself, and four other magistrates by name.
When the last flask was emptied, they took their leave with deep protestations — to be forgotten on the morrow, if, indeed, those who made them should not think it necessary for their safety to make a more solemn retractation.
What-shall-I call them? would result from such a retractation and renewal of claim!
Long after he made me a formal retractation of the sermon and a formal apology for the pain he had inflicted; adding drolly, but truly, 'You see, at that time I was so much younger than you!'
Oh yes though! said Bella; she might as well mention one other thing; Lizzie was very desirous to thank her unknown friend who had sent her the written retractation.
That letter of retractation was, however, quite out of the question.
He had the volume down and his spectacles upon his nose instanter, as though to forestall some possible retractation.


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You'd be hard pressed to find a successful business that doesn't understand the balance of power in the advertising and marketing world is a seesaw battle that's being won over by the digital side. Recently, Adweek.com released some interesting numbers for the beginning of 2015 including the fact that Twitter has announced its monthly active users were up 20 percent year over year to 288 million people for February. The same publication reports that several Oscar advertisers recently got their biggest brand lifts on social media.
Fair enough, you might say if you're still sitting on the low end of the teeter-totter and spending your marketing cash on the likes of print, television and maybe even radio. You know there's a need to invest to find the right social media agency to bring a company into the digital marketing world, but what are the best practices, metrics and costs you need to look for in a chicago social media agency that provides a great ROI?
When you start researching, you'll inevitably find there are some distinct parallels between the old and new and the first is a need to have a clear budget that will define your social media marketing campaign. A social media strategy is the framework that will dictate where the money goes and you'll need to take at least a month to detail all the features.
Relevant Metrics
So what needs to be done? How does a transitioning firm put together a social media strategy that works? First, you must clarify your goals and that means creating a methodology that ends with a strategy. There are a few attainable, measurable, time-bound and relevant metrics you 'll need to include.
For example, defining the customer journey from search to purchase is necessary. Of course, a social media agency can help here by fitting your brand voice with the right content creation needs. Remember, it's quite often the case you don't have the manpower or even technical expertise to keep up the kind of constant and evolving efforts that are required to get to where you need to be in the social media sphere.
Target Market
You'll want to consider the fact not every social media funnel is right for your brand or voice either. Depending on your findings about who your target market is and where they spend most of their time online, you may have to focus more on one platform than another. Our Chicago social media agency is an extension of your brand and our full service digital marketing team listens to learn about your customer base and advise you on the right solution that will connect you to the people most interested in buying what you've got to sell. Why not get in touch with us today and we'll get started?


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[30] May 2019: Funds advised by YFM Equity Partners ("YFM"), the specialist private equity fund manager, have backed a £3.6m investment into Wooshii Limited ("Wooshii"), a disruptive video agency. YFM's investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc.
Wooshii, founded and led by Fergus Dyer-Smith, was built to capitalise on the increasing demand for video content. Wooshii has reinvented the agency offering giving clients the convenience and quality of a traditional agency paired with a decentralised, global creative network. The result is the ability to provide clients with a video content solution that scales with their needs, gives them feet on the ground across the globe, and makes video production faster and more affordable.
Growth in recent years has been impressive, and today Wooshii works with a number of blue-chip corporate and enterprise clients including Coca-Cola, Microsoft and Booking.com.
YFM's investment will be used to support the continued growth of the business, with Wooshii planning to strengthen its teams in the UK, the US and Lithuania. These newly created roles will enable the business to continue growth in its international footprint and client base, and to further develop its technology platform.
Colin Granger and Adam Hart led the investment for YFM. Colin Granger will join the board of Wooshii at completion and commented: "Wooshii have successfully built a decentralised video production model that solves the key issues facing corporates today with a growing demand for content across a global market. We've been hugely impressed with management's vision and the quality creative network and technology platform that the business has created. It's the type of early-stage, high growth business we look to support, and we're excited to be part of the Wooshii journey as it continues to gather momentum."
Fergus Dyer-Smith, founder and CEO of Wooshii, added:
"It's a really exciting time for Wooshii, and the funding from YFM will allow the business to capitalise on the huge opportunity that lies ahead. We selected YFM as a partner given their knowledge of our market as well as having supported numerous businesses like Wooshii through this planned phase of growth. We have built a great relationship with Colin and Adam during the process and have enjoyed their straight-forward and pragmatic approach. We're delighted to have YFM join the team."
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YFM Equity Partners are specialist, independently owned, private equity investors. With over 30 years of experience, we seek to unlock value and growth potential by providing up to £10 million of equity to fuel the development of established business throughout the UK regions. We do this by helping our portfolio companies grow niche businesses, launch new initiatives, make transformative acquisitions and upgrade technologies and systems. Through our offices in Leeds, London, Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield, we are dedicated to working alongside management teams to create long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in and a positive economic impact for the communities in which we work. We manage and advise funds in excess of £200 million which include venture capital trusts and private equity funds. YFM Equity Partners conducts its investment business through its subsidiary YFM Private Equity Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 122120).
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I am forever grateful that I could deliver at Metropolitan Hospital. I have worked in luxury fashion for almost 20 years across the US and Europe, and own and run my own Public Relations agency in Manhattan. My partner is the CEO of a bank.
At first I was hesitant, but when my best friend, founder of Doula Trainings International, told me that the NYC public hospitals usually have better and more progressive approaches to birth, I felt at once more reassured and interested, so we started to explore our options. Delivering at this amazing place wasn't always on the table for us – it wasn't until we walked through the popular, NYC private hospital at which we were slated to deliver that we realized it wasn't right for us.
To be honest, Metropolitan sounded too good to be true: Wireless monitors and nitrous oxide expected soon. I could labor and push in any position; every room in L+D and PP was private with a shower; a Level 3 NICU? No way, I thought…if this was the case, every educated woman in the city informed of her rights would be delivering here.
My partner and I immediately scheduled a tour of Metropolitan, which was personally facilitated by Sharon, the midwife director. We met nurses and doctors on the L+D and PP teams. Everyone was extremely professional yet relaxed, open, friendly. Aside from feeling instantly comfortable with everyone, the hospital itself was amazing: HUGE rooms for both L+D and PP, every single one private, every single one with a shower. L+D, PP, the maternity operating room and NICU were all on the same floor so one wouldn't have to wait for elevators for regular transitions OR emergent situations. What mattered to me was the quality of care, and I would go wherever it was best.
When it came time to deliver, we shot up the FDR from the Financial District and were swept into triage. Our doula had called from our apartment, and the Metropolitan team was expecting us — it felt so nice and reassuring to be welcomed, especially as this first labor was a journey into something of the unknown. They asked me how I liked to be addressed, and called me by first name the entire time as requested. The midwife, the nurses and my doula conferred upon my arrival (they went on to collaborate beautifully during my entire labor) and because I was already 7 cm dilated, we were taken to a Labor + Delivery room. The head nurse on duty, Andrea, had the most magical touch and knew exactly how to talk with me, and deferred to my doula when I couldn't speak.
My birth preferences (we had laminated copies with us) were respected and all the promises of what we heard in our walk-through were realized: one hour of undisturbed skin-to-skin contact after our healthy baby was born; weight and other APGAR checks taken in the same room (I literally watched from the delivery bed); and the nurses helped encourage my colostrum and helped me breast feed for the first time when it was time.
Because my labor was unusually short (6 hours total and 4 at the hospital), I couldn't take advantage of the private shower, but I labored all over the room as my body wanted me to: on all fours, on the birthing ball, on different positions on the bed as well as using it as a prop. At that stage of my labor, the monitoring had to be constant (this is the case in all hospitals) which I was actually happy about because one position I took caused the baby's heart rate to decel, which was gently pointed out to me by Metropolitan staff who encouraged me to change positions – I wasn't commanded to do something else. I was the respected leader of my labor — which is how it should be, but which is rarely the case in hospital births. I recognize how unique this experience was every day when I hear about other labors and births at other hospitals in the city.
Post-partum care was also incredible – so much so that I chose to stay in the hospital an extra day. My partner slept in the bed with me at night and the baby slept next to us. I was struck by how attentive all the nurses were to us – introducing the next nurse at the shift change, writing their names on a white board in the room, responding immediately to any room calls. It was clear that they loved their job, and patiently walked my partner and I though baby's first bath. When baby was coughing on a mouthful of colostrum and we panicked, the nurses were there in what seemed like milliseconds and taught us the gentle way to burp him.
We were visited at least once a day by the CLC on duty who was super knowledgeable, and remarkable was that every nurse would ask how about me, how breast-feeding was going…whenever I mentioned a little challenge, whichever nurse I was speaking to would have a great tidbit of advice that worked wonders.
Thank you to all the wonderful staff at Metropolitan for my amazing unmedicated birth. You are in my heart forever.


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Renovation work has begun on the new campus of the International School
of Phnom Penh (ISPP) on a site opposite its existing campus on Norodom Blvd.
Work began early August after ISPP signed a long term lease on the site and should
be completed within two months. The schools old site will be retained.
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(Pocket-lint) - We're just over a month away until the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are unveiled at Mobile World Congress. We've known for some time now that the overall design of the phone duo isn't going to differ too much from the S8 phones of 2017, but instead they will receive some internal upgrades.
A new report from ET News, which has reliable on leaks in the past, has revealed just how great those internal upgrades are going to be, and it's more than just a new processor.
One of the biggest changes relates to the screen. While Samsung will once again use OLED panels for the display, they will use Y-OCTA technology (Youm On-Cell Touch AMOLED). This technology allows the touch sensor to be integrated directly into the display, rather than be a separate layer. By using this technology, Samsung can save weight and make the S9 phones thinner, plus it should make touch-responsiveness that bit more accurate.
Samsung will also employ SLP (Substrate Like PCB) mainboards in both Galaxy S9 phones, which minaturises the circuit board components, freeing up space elsewhere inside the phones. It's not immediately clear what Samsung will do with the extra space, although considering the size of the battery has already been all but confirmed, it will likely be used for extra cooling rather than a bigger power unit. The only caveat with the SLP method, is that it will only be used with Exynos-powered devices and not the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 variant that will be heading to the US.
The ET News report also says the camera on the S9 and S9 Plus will have an f/1.5 aperture, one of the largest seen on a smartphone. Previously, the LG V30 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro smartphones had the largest apertures seen with f/1.6, but the S9 duo will trounce that with f/1.5. The larger aperture means more light can be let in, which should result in better quality photos, especially in low-light conditions.
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Earlier today we learned that Ben Zobrist is likely to be dealt if David Price is traded. Now comes word that they may both be dealt at the same time.
The Rays are currently in talks with the Seattle Mariners about a trade that would involve both Price and Zobrist according to Jon Morosi of FoxSports.com. Morosi adds that the Mariners have been attempting to acquire Marlon Byrd from the Phillies but that those talks have stalled.
Back in December, the Mariners were considered the favorites to land Price but a deal never materialized after several reports that the Mariners would not trade top pitching prospect Taijuan Walker.
Another stumbling point may have been that Price's agent flat-out said Price would not consider signing a long-term extension with the Mariners while he would with other unnamed clubs. Of course, the Mariners could just turn around and trade Price this winter, or next July after they make a couple of playoff runs, and recoup some of the lost prospects.
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The main objective is to determine levels of technical efficiency among the maize producing farms in Kenya. Secondly, we identify some socio-economic characteristics and management practices which influence technical efficiency in maize production. These include: access to credit, years of school, age of the household head, off-farm income, gender of the household head, quality of maize seed, and use of machines. The quality of maize seed is a proxy for good management practice. Thirdly, the level of responsiveness of yield to the main factors of production namely, seed, labor and fertilizer is estimated. Finally, the study suggests appropriate policies given the empirical results. The study uses a subset of the data from the rural household survey for the 2003/2004 main harvest-cropping seasons from the 24 districts in Kenya. The study applies the recent developments in the Stochastic Frontier Modeling.
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Currently more than 3,000 families receive Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and over 800 landlords participate in the very popular rental assistance program in Lexington. This program utilizes privately owned rental properties which are leased to voucher holders who pay the greater of $50.00 or 30% of their adjusted income or 10% of gross income, with the Housing Authority paying the balance based on comparable and reasonable rents with other unassisted units in the area. All units must meet Housing Quality Standards and the landlord must be willing to participate in the program. The HCV program provides assistance for low income families in the private rental market through the Housing Assistance Payments Program.
Housing Choice Voucher participants select a unit from the private rental market. Rental assistance makes market rate housing affordable. Program participants normally pay no more than 30% of monthly adjusted income towards rent and utilities. The Housing Assistance Payment subsidizes the balance of the rent to the property owner. The LHA's HCV waiting list is currently closed.
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"This is one of those names that should be uttered only in hushed tones. Not only was he taught by the peerless guitar picker the Rev Gary Davis, but Mann has played with Son House, Bukka White and John Fahey and has studied jazz under the great Lennie Tristano. In between giving lessons to Paul Simon and accompanying Dori Previn, he has also manged to cut some dazzling music, both by himself and in collaboration with performers such as Jo-Ann Kelly and bluesman John Cehpas. Don't miss a chance to see him; you are unlikely to hear anything- or anyone – better in the fields that Mann has chosen to master." – The Times (London)
" With impeccable tone, gutsy phrasing, beautiful harmonies, and cool dynamics, Mann is in a class by himself. Phenomenal." "Stairwell Serenade" CD Voted top ten "Guitar recordings of Destiny" -Guitar Player Magazine
"Connecting folk and blues, Woody Mann fingerpicks his acoustic guitar with complete assurance on a dozen songs that collectively take your breath away." -Down Beat Magazine * * * *
."..Dazzling and technically flawless finger style guitar at its most listenable. Mann's wizardry on the fret board is matched by his ability to convey deep feelings with his songs- creating moods that incite, delight, or simply soothe." "Throughout (the recording), Mann blurs the lines between jazz, blues, classical, and world music creating his own sound in the process. Attempts to categorize his music simply misses the point. This is brilliant playing that demands to be heard." -Sing Out Magazine
"Mann is simply Spellbinding." Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine
"…This excellent instrumental set from one of the most talented and eclectic finger style guitarists on the scene can be heard, more metaphorically, as a recap of his musical journey. Mann has absorbed so many guitar styles that he can change moods on a dime, weaving lyrical single string lines and chord harmonies that can take his tunes across the musical divides between genres…" Acoustic Guitar Magazine
" Mann's concert was a mix of brilliance and intensity- moving and inspiring.
His music is a blend of so many styles, it becomes something different, something his own….Swedish National Times
"Every now and then, you hear a guitarist whose sound is completely his own and whose music flirts with several styles, never resting for very long with just one. Woody Mann is an artist who seems to have internalized many different genres and combined them in a way that is more than the sum of its parts. What is remarkable is how he can draw from several styles and techniques within a single song and have them blend without the feeling of inconsistency. Woody Mann's performance is inspired from start to finish."-Acoustic Musician Magazine
"You can hear classical, jazz, and blues approaches somehow converging into a single sparkling sound - a sound completely his own. Woody Takes a fresh approach to his blues re-creations and his own compositions defy category. If there was a category simply called "Great Music," Woody's C.D. would belong there. -John Fahey , from the liner notes to the C.D "Stories"
"...He nails very complicated stuff so cleanly that optimists will grab their guitars, thinking, "Hey, that's humanly possible," while pessimists will get drunk and spread dark rumors about moral turpitude. - Musician Magazine
" A brilliant convergence of guitar and song...completely original."- Village Voice, New York
"Having studies., literally, at the feet of the Rev. Gary Davis and other blues 'greats', Woody has taken the traditional blues feeling and evolved it into his own highly personal, energized approach while practicing his teachers gift for telling powerful stories in the song form, as exemplified by his just issued Shanachie CD "Heading Uptown" Boston Globe
"There are no rambling New Age guitar noodlings here: these tunes have vibrancy and life...an enormously talented and accomplished guitarist." "Woody's vocals are better than ever. Its always a pleasure to witness an artist who just keeps getting better. This ("Heading Uptown"CD) has to be Woody Mann's best album yet. Positively inspiring." Folk Roots Magazine
"...Mann is a masterful player with a distinctly contemporary perspective in his songs." Acoustic Guitar Magazine
"He has certainly learned from the older players but he is giving back and pushing the boundaries even further...an exceptionally gifted musician." Blues and Rhythm Magazine
'"In last nights concert he held a large audience spellbound for nearly two hours with a mixture of blues and jazz in addition to his original material." - Manchester Guardian, UK
"The self effacing Woody Mann charmed his audience with a set that defies pigeon-holing even into a genre as wide as blues: his brilliant technique merges his jazz and classical ideas into something truly his own. The guitarists in the audience may have been inspired -or, more likely, made to feel like taking up another instrument altogether." -Jersey Evening Post, UK
"Mann's mastery of finger-style guitar is astonishing, and in person the precision of his playing is even more amazing than on his CD's. His fingers are up and down the fingerboard, with every note of every chord loud and clear. The performance was at times introspective and at times exuberant, and the appreciative, knowledgeable audience responded loudly after each piece, leaving no doubt that Woody Mann puts on a great show." -Concert review Blues Review Magazine
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Nosh Narrabri
August 28, 2021 @ 10:00 pm - August 29, 2021 @ 9:00 am
* Details to be confirmed*
Held on the banks of the Namoi River behind The Crossing Theatre, the festival has enjoyed enormous success since its inception in 2003. Nosh showcases a wide variety of local produce and is the perfect opportunity to savor the fruits of this rich agricultural region.
Nosh Narrabri promises entertainment for the whole family. Visitors are invited to explore the wares of over 40 local exhibitors offering tasty gourmet samples, which include olives, pasta, wines, bread and pork. An enormous range of products are available for purchase on the day. Cooking demonstrations, live music during the day.
Children's activities will be available on the day, Nosh Cook off, fully licensed bar and local musicians. Australia Regional Homebrew Championship competition and Great Cheesecake competition.
The festivities continue on Sunday with a highlight being the long lunch. A french Provincial four-course meal prepared by Relish Catering promises to delight all the senses.
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Welcome to Helsinki Summer School 2019!
Helsinki Summer School is organised annually in August by the University of Helsinki. It is an international Summer School offering courses that cover a wide range of academic fields and multidisciplinary topics.
Helsinki Summer School 2019 takes place on Aug 6–Aug 22.
The final deadline to apply is June 17, 2019. However, the students of the University of Helsinki may apply until July 19, 2019. We recommend applying as early as possible because many of the courses fill up already before the deadline.


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Long term care insurance is a retirement planning tool to protect your assets from the high cost of needing long term care services. With the current average cost of care at $102,200 per year, it would not take long to spend a large amount of your assets on care. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 7 out of 10 Americans age 65 and older will require long term care at some point in their lives. As you age, the probability of needing care and assistance also increases. (Read More)
Howard Gottlieb is a well-respected Long Term Care Insurance Specialist. He has been helping families protect their savings and independence since 1999. Howard also partners with financial advisors and other professionals to educate their clients on the importance of Long Term Care planning.
In 2015, he was the recipient of the 2015 National LTC Insurance Achievement Award by American Association for Long Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), the national trade organization. In 2011, he was ranked the number one agent in his home state by AALTCI. Howard was also recently named as an endorsed local provider (ELP) of Long Term Care Insurance by the Dave Ramsey organization. Howard has earned both M.B.A. and M.S.W. degrees from the University of Michigan.
Prior to his Long Term Care Insurance career, Howard had worked as a stockbroker and marketing manager. He also spent time as a social worker. It was during this time as a social worker that Howard saw the devastation caused when a family member or valued employee unexpectedly needs long term care. Howard is an advocate for his clients and helps them attain the peace of mind of having a solid long term care plan. His goal is to educate his clients, not to pressure or obligate them. He is able to work with clients either in person or over the telephone.
Howard resides with his wife, Teresa, and their daughter, Mika. He enjoys hiking, reading and travel.
I was referred to Howard by my sister and brother-in-law who purchased long term care insurance through him. I liked that he represents so many different companies, was very professional and didn't pressure me. I can strongly recommend him for long term healthcare planning.- Sharon C.
My husband and I bought long term care insurance through Howard Gottlieb in 1999. My husband has now been receiving benefits from his policy for almost three years and it's really been a lifesaver. I don't know how we would have paid for all the caregivers without it. Thank you for selling us the insurance and helping us file the claim.- Laurie & Fred A.


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Ajahn Bodhidhaja talks about how things going wrong in our lives can spiral downwards in a vicious cycle, but how through practicing wholesome behaviour and mindfulness a virtuous cycle upwards can develop. Ajahn Bodhidhaja reflects upon the dual nature within ourselves, and offers tools to help develop the virtuous cycle.
This talk was recorded by the Buddhist Society of Victoria. You can subscribe to their Youtube channel here.
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You haven't seen it, but it's probably seen you – especially if you've stepped into a full-body scanner at an airport.
It's called terahertz light, and while it's invisible to the human eye, it can pass harmlessly through clothing, body tissue, wood and masonry, among other things.
One of those other things is plastic, which is where a Waterloo startup called TeTechS (pronounced tee-tech-ess) comes in.


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I saw an ad for the new mCain cake that said: "now made with real ingredients." Now?! what were they using before? Imaginary ingredients? How was that cake unreal, so good? no, it was un real, it didn't even exist, now lets go grocery shopping in the matrix!
With a great blend of twisted jokes, degenerate stories, and quick witted crowd work, James Hammond is the perfect comedian for any situation.


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You must manage your time well. You need to plan the night before for your day. You need to know what you are going to do tomorrow and write it down in, at least a piece of paper and sleep on it to let the subconscious to help you to do the rest of the tasks while you are sleep. The subconscious will be just like an autopilot, and it will gear you to the correct direction that you are planning during your sleep. If you fail to do so, you will like to take a cab in the New York City and when a taxi driver ask you where are you going? You said, "I don't know just drive." That is not an excellent business strategy.
Also, all activities must plan, rehearsal in your though before it can be anticipated. Just like a dance choreographer, singer or movie stunt person to plan his acts before he even performs it in the real action or before the public. If you don't plan, what can you anticipate? A perfect 10? The Russia researcher on their Olympic team in the 1950s already discover the incredible power of the subconscious mind that an athlete can have a mental exercise only in his / her brain and all the mussel are moving alone physically when the mind is performing the imaginary sport.
Attract people according to your niche
Then you might be a wonder that how exactly you will get so many emails and interested subscriber to come to your site and read your blogs and requests your promotion or informational products? That is how the "opt-in" list mention earlier comes in. You want only to target your marketing to the right groups. You don't want to send a bunch of cat's products to people who own dogs, or worse, to those who doesn't like cats for some reasons. You need to think of your list like a congregation. Yes, a congregation just likes a church congregation. I think Russell Brunson's book, DotCom Secrets, describes the concept of the congregation the best. He said your goal in list building should be focused on grouping those seemly different people into special corners in your specialized niche and makes you possible to get into the business with them. It just like a church that people come from different ethnic, culture, language, even intellectual background but you groups them together. Depends on your product or service, you can group Christian churches into, for example, the Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Pentecostal, Methodist, Lutheran, or Catholics congregation. That is how we are going to do.
How do you setup an "opt-in" page to attract subscribers? How does it work?
Here is the life example
Op-in Page
User press "Show Me" it will pop up the opt-in form:
This is another style of opt-in page where the opt-in form is already in place:
After the visitor enters their information, they will receive an email to confirm the subscription. This information is saved in the email server like Aweber (http://goo.gl/VrxSC6) or Get Response (http://goo.gl/7QAkzL) etc. They can also see the sales page after they opt-in:
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You will also receive an email from your email server. Below is an example of an email sent from Aweber to notify me that there is a new subscriber.
If you sign up the Aweber account through "http://goo.gl/VrxSC6", please contact me and I will provide you the code to have my completed auto response sequence email free.
Here is the dashboard from Get Response:
Here is the dashboard from Aweber:
You may have seen so many websites that have big or small pop-up box, or a form for accepting name and email on the sides, bottom or top of the web page. They mostly ask a visitor to enter his name and email (and most of the time just email) in order to receive freebies mostly reports, ebook, free video, a free class, a software, free membership or periodic newsletters, etc. When you "opt-in" by providing your name and email in the form, you become one of the opt-in lists for the owner of the website. Depending on the nature of the website, you now give the owner the permission to send regular information, services or newsletter that you may or may not wish to receive, but can only be undone when you "opt-out" the service. Now you understand what "opt-in" and "opt-out," are. The next question is how can you make money from the "opt-in" list?
Never trust the vast mountain of conventional wisdom that you just need to get lots of emails and market your service or product to them and you will be automatically successful. You should not focus on finding the email lists or even buying them at the first place. You should cultivate and build your email list one by one. This is not a get rich quick scheme, but a get rich slow long-term plan. If you have a job, I will not recommend quitting your job and start a new on-line business in few months or a year. Although some people might be able to accomplish such an incredible feat, but usually, we only see the tip of the ice bag. Someone might already have thousands of customers that they don't do anything about it, or they are experienced software developers that have created half dozen of email marketing website for the various entrepreneurs. These knowledgeable business owners have just learned what you are going to learn in this book, and be able to create a vast amount of fortune and be able to quit their job in few months; I doubt if a reader of this book has achieved such.
It is important to know that the "opt-in" list that you have acquired through your website are those subscribers who are genuinely interested in your service or something you have to offer. They have seen your website, read your blogs, and have read your eBooks or researched on your credential; they want to know you and curious how you can help them to succeed. They want to see the result, and they hope you can provide to them, not someday but now. Now, you get the opportunity to open up yourself to them in the blog and forum, and you are building a long-term relationship with them. You treat them like old friends, and so does them. This is the essence of the List Building to make money strategy, which I am teaching here. Anything deviate from this concept will really rip you apart somewhere around the line, and you don't want to do that. This is also the reason I want to write this book to help new on-line email marketers and provide service and result to the community and share the same goal, which is our enthusiasm, passion, and vision of a better world.
In your opt-in page, you should also use the A/B split-test to trace which subject line, which style of "opt-in" form, which landing or squeeze page generate the most result for you.


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Sans Pareil – How did you come into the industry? Is it because you come from a family lineage in this area? Do you think you were always going to head that way?
William Chiang – I didn't know I would be doing furniture design when I started in my family's business, but as I got into the restoration workshop in the antique business, I was fascinated by woodworking. Luckily we were doing a lot of export business to other countries, so I was exposed to many different styles of furniture when I travelled to visit clients. Slowly I developed my own taste in furniture. I then started making them in our workshop and that's how I got started in furniture design.
SP – What inspires your particular style?
WC – Mostly mid-century Scandinavian style.
SP – Have any other designers encouraged or motivated you?
WC – Yes, I was working with Giordano Caldarini for a couple of years designing furniture for the business.
SP – How important is recycling and sustainability to you?
WC – I did recycle old wood at the beginning to make furniture, but lately I switched to new wood with an FSC certificate. I think using sustainable wood is important especially we are making solid wood pieces. It's important to me to still be able to go hiking in the forest. It's true we need to balance what we consume so our future generations can enjoy the same, or hopefully a better environment.
SP – Can you explain the process from the drawing board to the customer?
WC – Wow, it's long process with a great many details involved. We have a lot of meetings with our customers to really get a feel for what they want, then screen those ideas to find out what works and what doesn't. We then design the pieces and work with our factory for production planning. Lastly, we need to carefully put them together so customers can receive them in the shortest time at the best quality. That's the short version, I didn't want to bore you with too many details.
SP – How do you balance keeping up with the modern times but still staying with your brand's unique history?
WC – I think it's about understanding what's going on in the market place and filter what is related into our brand, then we come up with our own style of furniture that is updated but still reflects our style. It's also important to understand what modern consumers need and implement those needs into our furniture.
SP – Where next for Elmood?
WC – At this stage, we are looking to work with more designers from a range of different backgrounds and cultures to create a unique international brand.
SP – Lastly, what advice would you give to someone starting out in your industry?
WC – Be passionate about creating objects from scratch and be prepared to be challenged.
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SOURCE: Tucker, Kenneth. "'Cry, havoc!' King John and the Darkling Plain." In Shakespeare and Jungian Typology: A Reading of the Plays, pp. 15-32. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2003.
In the following essay, Tucker considers themes associated with the chaotic, unpredictable, and Machiavellian political world of King John.
Among Shakespeare's history plays King John has seldom received accolades. Early in the twentieth century, E. K Chambers, in his Shakespeare: A Survey, dubbed it an "incoherent patchwork" (102). E. M. W. Tillyard in his classic, if controversial, Shakespeare's History Plays, though finding the drama "full of promise and new life," laments that "as a whole it is uncertain of itself" (266). More recently Russell Fraser has aligned himself with its detractors, marshaling a battalion of judgments against it. Fraser finds the play "all carapace, and you look in vain for interior logic" (154). Maurice Charney remarks upon "the shapelessness of the play" (151). Deeming...
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Special to The Catholic Key
KANSAS CITY , KAN. — Married couples and well-wishers from both sides of the state line joined to celebrate the fourth annual Worldwide Marriage Day Mass and Celebration with Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann Sunday afternoon at St. Peter's Cathedral.
The Mass is always said on the second Sunday in February, and it's been a joint project of the Kansas City – St. Joseph diocese and the KCK Archdiocese since a fateful conversation Deacon Tony Zimmerman of St. Therese parish and his wife had with their bishop four years ago.
"I had read something from one of the bishops in Ireland that people don't realize marriage isn't just about them and their family," he said. "They have to be told by their shepherds that it's also important for the nation and the world."
The deacon and his wife approached Bishop Finn, convinced that World Marriage Day could benefit married people in the whole area, and it became a joint project from the start.
This year the Archdiocese sponsored the event, and Archbishop Naumann elaborated on two or three key points in his homily.
He taught that God gives every human a vocation, and that the vocation of marriage is critical.
The archbishop also reiterated the Irish bishops' teaching about the importance of marriage in the larger world. "Everything is built on family, which is built on marriage," he said.
God in His mercy extends His hand in friendship to all married people. But going the other way, "there is a difference in how Catholics see marriage."
"Secular culture sees people choosing each other in a marriage. Christians see God calling people to heroic love for another person for a lifetime in marriage."
"If marriage is a calling from God, it's something you can't revoke."
"World Marriage Day exists because it's important to celebrate and honor the gift that God has given humanity in the sacrament of marriage," said Brad DuPont, a consultant in the Office of Marriage and Family Life in the Archdiocese. "It's to thank God for the gift of marriage."
"But it's also to recognize marriage and celebrate it as a pillar of society and to strengthen married couples in their married love."
Part of Worldwide Marriage Day is finding the couple in every state that has been married the longest. In the Archdiocese, this couple is Clarence and Billie Trageser of Queen of the Holy Rosary parish in Wea, who have been married for 70 years.
Dean and Naomi Jackson of North Kansas City, Mo. were presented an award at Sunday's Mass for their 66 years of marriage in Missouri. Dean Jackson explained how he and his wife did it: by doing everything together, by never having money problems due to a simple lifestyle, "and by our faith in God."
Most parishes honor couples married fifty years or more. "But a lot of marriages fail in three or four years now, and many young couples no longer believe that a lifelong committed marriage is still possible," Deacon Zimmerman said. "They see broken marriages everywhere they look."
Thus, couples that share an enduring, joy-filled marriage are important as role models.
"What I liked best about the Archbishop's homily was when he told us how important the marriage vocation is," said Deanna Halligan of Ottawa. "Ken and I can be good role models for others."
"When you come to church you can see other couples who understand how important marriages are," Deacon Zimmerman said. "You can see other couples trying to do what you do."
"Christian marriage as we understand it from St. Paul in Ephesians is that the married couple is a sign of Christ's love for the Church. The little acts of kindness they do for one another every day are acts of heroic love."
"It's like St. Thérèse's Little Way. They show what Christ's love for the Church and for us is all about."


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As I'm writing this at the Middle Beach Lodge in Tofino, waves are breaking over rocks outside my window and a receding tide is showing a beautiful beach below. A crow sits in the branches of a tree waiting for crumbs to be tossed on our balcony. They've been amusing company for the last few days and remind us of Edgar Alan Crow who used to visit us at 0ur home in Ontario. We are here taking a few days between my week in Nanaimo and visits next week in Edmonton.
I was in Nanaimo for a week prior to the Nanaimo Chidren's Book Festival last Saturday May 5th. I visited great schools and beautiful libraries all week before a wonderful day at the festival. Nanaimo has always had the best festival and it was wonderful to return for what I think was my 4th time since 1991.
All festivals are great, organized by dedicated volunteers and attended by enthusiastic audiences, but there is something about Nanaimo that sets it apart. Perhaps it is the location: Nanaimo set beside Departure Bay and tucked in by Newcastle and Protection Island is a beautiful place for a festival. Or perhaps it is the people like Thora Howell who was the inspiration and guiding force behind the festival 26 years ago. Like Thora, there is a group of dedicated hard working volunteers who take on the task of bringing such an event to life, too many to mention, but to whom appreciation goes out to from authors and illustrators across Canada. I'm just one of many lucky enough to have been invited to share our work with young and old, and someone fortunate enough to be invited back.
This week I am charging my batteries on the beautiful far west coast of Canada in Tofino and Uclulet. Canada is stunningly beautiful from ocean to ocean to ocean. I wish there were a way to bring children from different parts of Canada to see what we have and to grow up appreciating the enormity and beauty of this amazing land.
Next week, thanks to Canada Council for the Arts and to private donors such as Dr. Alan Murdoch and parent donors of schools I will be visiting, I will be sharing my work once again in Edmonton. I'm excited to be returning to the library to share my work, meeting the Children's Roundtable members and doing drawing workshops as well as an evening PJ presentation. Along with sharing the creative process and my love of books, it will be a time of drawing dragons, wearing pots and any other silly stuff that might happen. One just never knows. I guess that's what makes it so much fun.
(I'll post pictures just as soon as I get back from sketching on the beach!)


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- Recreational marijuana is legal in nine states and medical marijuana is legal in 30 states.
- A 2017 Gallup poll showed that 64% of Americans support legalization.
- Oklahoma became the 30th state to legalize medical marijuana on Wednesday.
On April 20, many Americans who smoke marijuana — from California to Maine to Alaska — will light up legally in celebration of "420," an unofficial marijuana holiday.
Nine states and Washington, DC, have legalized marijuana for recreational use — no doctor's letter required — for adults over the age of 21. Medical marijuana is legal in another 29 states.
In January, Vermont became the first state to legalize marijuana through the legislature, rather than a ballot initiative, when the governor signed the bill into law.
Marijuana prohibition began 80 years ago when the federal government put a ban on the sale, cultivation, and use of the cannabis plant. It remains illegal on the federal level.
Despite the efforts of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has been on a crusade to stamp out legal marijuana since his appointment, the industry is exploding.
Legal marijuana sales exploded to $9.7 billion in North America in 2017, according to a report from Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics. That represents a 33% increase over 2016, shattering previous expectations about how quickly the marijuana industry could grow in the face of federal prohibition.
The report also predicted the legal marijuana market will reach $24.5 billion in sales — a 28% annual compound growth rate — by 2021, as more state-legal markets come online.
Support for marijuana legalization reached new highs in 2017. A Gallup poll showed that 64% of Americans favor legalization, and a majority of Republicans back it for the first time.


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Yes, John Morse and Angela Giron will be seeking other work, and were sent down by substantial margins.
...Funny, supporters of the rejected incumbents aren't talking about "democracy;" they're whining about vote-stealing and intimidation.* At least one of incumbents had the mother-wit to recognize the handwriting on the voting-booth wall: John "all your gun belong to us" Morse tearfully admitted, "The highest rank in a democracy is citizen, not senate president," and HuffPo had the grace (or what passes for it) to stuff the sentiment right below their lede paragraph.
We won. The antis lost.
* This has become traditional for the election-losing side in American politics, in much the same way that a soccer player who is brushed against by an opposing player is required to fall to the ground, teeth clenched, clutching at the area that was touched. Just as in soccer, this makes identifying actual problems a lot more difficult and undermines any real concerns. Good job, morons.
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TRADITION CONTINUES–An Old Settlers' Tradition, that of presenting a chair to the oldest Clark County resident attending, continued on Saturday. This year's winner was Mildred Mohr, who was born 1917. A cane was awarded to Ethel Mae Dunn, who was the next oldest. Chamber President Bev Laffoon presented the chair to Mildred.READ MORE
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - * The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX rose 104.42 points, or 0.64 percent, to 16,420.95.
* The biggest contributor to the TSX gain was Toronto Dominion Bank, while the energy sector provided the biggest boost.
* Leading the index were Canopy Growth Corp , up 6.7 percent, MEG Energy Corp , up 6.4 percent, and Bombardier Inc , up by 5.5 percent.
* Lagging shares were Great Canadian Gaming Corp , down 10.9 percent, Canada Goose Holdings Inc, down 5.0 percent, and Transcontinental Inc, lower by 3.9 percent.
* On the TSX 144 issues advanced and 95 declined as a 1.5-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 22 new highs and 1 new lows, with total volume of 214.0 million shares.
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* West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 1.29 percent, or $0.84, to $65.91 a barrel. Brent crude fell 0.96 percent, or $0.72, to $74.36.
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The Last Guardian. It still exists and Sony opened its big E3 showcase with footage of a toga-clad boy exploring ancient structures with his giant behaving-like-a-pet Fox-Hawk-Dog beast. Fumito Ueda's beautiful on-off-on-again game is filled with the stylistic licks of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, but now with the power of PS4 beating behind it. The E3 event finally showed off how the game will play out, with your beastly buddy doing its fair share of destructive creation -- and also coming through in a pinch. The long-delayed title is coming next year. Can you believe it?
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The divorce rate in this country is staggering at 50 percent of marriages ending in absolute separation. Although the reasons for divorce are many – from psychological incapacity to physical abuse – it cannot be denied that it will hurt both parties.
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Communication is essential to any relationship. As such, you must talk with your partner about your marital issues but make sure to do so in a calm manner, in a non-judgmental way and preferably with your head, not so much with your heart. Experts recommend using "I" sentences more than "you" sentences in this case because of the way the former comes off as more positive. Thus, instead of saying "You make me feel bad about your actions", say "I feel bad that I seem to be on your last priority list".
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