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The city of Clearwater is seeking umpires for youth and adult games. Compensation is up to $55 per game. For information call James Lightfoot at (727) 669-1361 ext. 233 or Frank Aceto at (727) 581-2710.
Florida Panthers
The 12-under and 13-under competitive teams will hold tryouts for the fall season in August. For location and times, call Andy at 271-5249.
Seminole Heat
The AAU team is looking for 8-under, 12-under and 13-under players. For information, call Bill Vonstetina at 409-4844 or go to www.seminoleheat.com.
Mizuno Select Team
The team is looking for several elite players for its 9-under select team. Call 638-7421.
East Lake Storm
The 11-under AAU team is looking for players. Players must not turn 12 before May 1, 2008. Call Steve Albers at 641-5314.
Gulf Coast Mustangs
The 11-under AAU team will hold tryouts in mid August for the upcoming season. Interested players should call Steve at 410-5931.
Clearwater Thrashers
The 14-under team is seeking players for the fall season. For tryout information, contact Dave Johnson at 515-0255.
All Star Baseball School of St. Petersburg
Tryouts for the AAU team will be held on Saturday at the Eckerd College baseball fields for the 13-under team and the 11-under team. For times and information, call Ron Rhoads at 409-0190.
The league trustees will conduct a membership meeting at the concession stand (7390 18th street north) to listen to suggestions on how to reestablish the league. The meeting is at noon on Aug. 11. For information, call Thomas Carson at 577-0441.
St. Pete Jr. Magic
The league will hold registration on Aug. 2, 7, 9 and 14 at the Roberts Recreation Center. The league, which is for players 8-16, begins Aug. 15. For information, call 542-5001.
Summer Junior Camp at St. Andrews Links, Dunedin's municipal course located at 620 Palm Blvd. through Aug. 23. Half day camp (noon-4 p.m.) and all day from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Instruction, video swing analysis, rules and course competition. Under the direction of PGA teaching pro Paul Sylvester. For further information, call the pro shop at 738-2905.
St. Petersburg High
St. Petersburg High School will hold physicals on Aug. 23 from 5:15-7:30 p.m. for any student wishing to participate in sports or any other extra curricular activity during the school year. Call 893-1842 ext. 1006 for information.
Berkeley Prep Camps
The Tampa school is offering summer camps in basketball, volleyball and lacrosse. For dates and times, call Heather Mackin at (813) 885-1673, ext. 260.
The school is offering various camps this summer. There is a sports and games camp for grades 1-4 on Aug. 6-10. Call Ed Rawson at 521-5905.
Academy of the Holy Names
Academy of the Holy Names (Tampa) is seeking three high school coaches: a girls soccer assistant varsity coach, a girls soccer JV coach and a girls basketball assistant varsity coach. Please contact athletic director Pete Young at firstname.lastname@example.com or (813) 839-5371, ext. 320.
City of Largo
The city is offering registration for adult flag football, softball and volleyball. For information, call Brian Harter at 518-3022.
The city is offering summer sports camps for street hockey, track and field, baseball and softball. There is also an all girls sports camp offered for girls ages 8-13. Sports include basketball, tennis, soccer, volleyball, fitness games and field hockey. Call 518-3016 for information.
Summer registration for introductory clinics, leagues and camps for boys and girls in grades 1-12 is now taking place. For information, go to www.tampalacrosse.com.
City of Tarpon Springs
The city will hold a lacrosse camp on Aug. 6-10 at the Tarpon Springs Gymnasium. Call 942-5628.
American Indoor Football Association
The Florida Knights, based in Bradenton, are looking for players and cheerleaders. Tryouts are Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Manatee Civic Center. Call Alton Walker at (813) 802-4170.
High School Hockey
Any players attending Dunedin, Tarpon Springs or Countryside High Schools are eligible for a club hockey team. Call Paula at 787-1700 for information.
Team Florida
The 10-under travel team is looking for players. Contact Drew at 644-491 or email@example.com.
The league is holding registration on Saturdays, Aug. 4, 11 and 18 from 9 a.m.-noon at the Azalea Rec Center. Players must be four years old by Aug. 1. For information, call 345-0699.
Southside Soccer
The under-9 competitive team is looking for players for the fall season. The team meets on Tuesdays during the summer before the season. Interested players should call Mark Levy at 798-6500.
Madeira Beach Youth Soccer
Madeira Beach will have registration for children ages 5-6, 7-9 and 10-12 at the Madeira Beach Recreation Center (200 Rex Place). The cost is $70 for residents of Madeira Beach and $85 for non-residents (includes shirts, shorts and socks.) The registration dates will be Aug. 18, Aug. 25 and Sept. 1 from 10 a.m.-noon, as well as Aug. 22 from 6-8 p.m. Coaches and sponsors are needed. Any questions call Colin Shaw at 392-0665.
Recreational soccer registrations for the fall season will be held Aug. 1 and 8 from 6-8 p.m. and Aug. 4 and 11 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the SYAA field house. For registration information, go to www.syaa-soccer.com.
Hudson Cobras
The U-18 girls team is looking for players. Call coach Chris at (727) 856-8383 for information.
Clearwater Chargers
The U-15 boys team is in need of players. Call Frank Seidl at 776-5336 for information.
Umpires needed
The Greater Pinellas County Officials Association is in need of umpires for co-ed and men's leagues in Largo and Madeira Beach. Experience is not necessary. Call Wayne Proctor at 467-9147.
Pinellas Fast Pitch
The girls only league is looking for players ages 4-16 for the fall season. Registration is every Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon starting Aug. 4-Sept. 8. Call 507-1509 or go to www.pinellasfastpitch.org.
West Pinellas Krusherz
The 10-under and 12-under teams are looking for players. Contact Ray at 641-3253 for information.
Clearwater Aquatics
The competitive, year round swim team is looking for swimmers of all ages and abilities, including masters swimmers. Practices are at the Long Center. For information, call 791-9542.


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Lucy Hale Spills the Advice She Got From Jana Kramer
Country newcomer Lucy Hale first found success on television, starring in ABC Family's 'Pretty Little Liars.' So, when another actress-turned-songstress Jana Kramer -- formerly of 'One Tree Hill' -- gave her some advice, Hale made sure to listen up.
Hale, who was born and bred on country, says that music is her first love. But sometimes, it can be tricky to go from one successful career (which in her case, is acting) straight into another sector of entertainment.
Kramer would know the difficulties -- after all, she left 'One Tree Hill' to hone in on her music career. She's now working on upcoming new album, but it hasn't been an easy trek to build her country music platform from the ground up.
Needless to say, Hale would be wise to heed her advice.
"She did give me some great advice. She's like, 'They're going to put you through the ringer. It's going to be especially hard for you; it's going to be a little different considering what you're known for,'" Hale dishes.
The 'You Sound Good to Me' hitmaker notes that the songstress was very supportive and kind, which is always heartening to hear.
Perhaps while they're gabbing about career advice, the two gals can also commiserate on how frustrating love can be. Kramer's engagement to Brantley Gilbert ended in August, and Hale very astutely confirms, "I'm single."

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What is being done regarding toxic waste at Union Carbide in Bhopal ?
October 1997:
Eveready Industries India Ltd, which bought Union Carbide's share in Union Carbide India Ltd. commissions National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to find out the extent of contamination at the Bhopal plant site. NEERI finds high levels of toxins and identifies hot spots. Presence of sevin (carbaryl), lindane and alpha napthol are reported in findings.
Madhya Pradesh government takes control of Bhopal plant site.
November 1999:
Environmental NGO
Greenpeace conducts study
similar to NEERI and finds contamination on a massive scale in and around Bhopal plant.
Bhopal activists seek legal remedies in US courts against UCC for environmental harm based on these two reports. Case is still pending in US courts.
February 2001:
Dow Chemicals completes acquisition of Union Carbide making the later a fully owned subsidiary of Dow.
Activist Alok Pratap Singh files public interest litigation in MP High Court seeking to hold Dow Chemical responsible for pollution at the site and immediate action for clean up.
March 30, 2005:
The HC sets up a task force under the chairmanship of secretary, department of chemicals and petrochemicals, Government of India for removal of toxic waste from the plant. In May 13, 2005, order is amended to include K P Nyati of CII in the committee.
May 31, 2005:
The first meeting of the task force is held in Delhi
. The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) is chosen to act as the project coordinator for the work. CII suggests that the secured landfill site in Indore (owned by Ramky Enviro Engineers) is most suitable for disposal. NEERI says that the tarry waste stored need to be incinerated. CPCB experts suggested that in this case the waste should be taken to world-class incinerator owned by Bharuch Enviro-Infrastructure Limited (BEIL) in Akleshwar in Gujarat. The task force suggests phase-wise treatment of waste. For in-situ remediation of contaminated soil and remediation of groundwater, the task force assigned the study to NEERI, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) and the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT).
Based on this report MP High Court orders NEERI to undertake pre-treatment study. The contract for pre-treatment and packaging of the collected waste, about 390 tonnes, is given to Hyderabad based company Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited; 40 tonnes of the waste is found to be suitable for landfills.
July 4, 2005:
Second meeting of the task force is held
. Progress made in phase 1 work (collection of waste and preliminary analysis of samples) reported. For phase III (dismantling and decommissioning of the plant), the IICT proposal of Rs 121.22 crore is discussed. The MP government conveys that it is considering that the plant should not be dismantled and a memorial built at the site.
October 18, 2005:
Fifth meeting of the task force
is informed by CPCB that the Gujarat Pollution Control Board has conveyed its no objection for the transportation of tarry waste to the state.
The technical sub-committee set up under the task force is expanded to co-opt two members – P M Bhargava (formerly with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology) and J P Gupta, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute.
October 16, 2006:
The ninth meeting of the task force
discusses status and profile of waste tested in laboratories. It is informed that Gujarat government will have to be informed that the quantity of waste to be sent for incineration is much higher. The expenditure for transportation and disposal will be borne by the Central and state government in the ratio of 50:50 vide the HC order of March 30, 2005. In the 10th meeting it was agreed that the Court would be informed that the cost of incineration would be Rs 2 crore.
February 2007:
MP HC directs that 350 tonnes should be sent for incineration to BEIL in Ankleshwar, Gujarat and the remaining 40 tonnes of lime sludge transported to the landfill in Pithampur.
October 2007:
Following protests from environmental NGOs within the state, Gujarat government withdraws its NOC for one-time disposal of waste from Bhopal.
June 2008:
40 tonnes of hazardous waste is sent to the landfill site at Pithampur in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. Activists alleged that this was in gross violation of hazardous waste rules as the landfill site of Ramky in Pithampur is within 500 metres of a habitation area.
June 2008:
Fourteenth meeting of task force
agrees to look for alternatives to Akleshwar incinerator in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. It is agreed NEERI and NGRI would be completed by June 2010.
August 2008:
Director of the Defence Research and Development Establishment, Ministry of Defence, Gwalior writes
to the Union government saying that the toxicity tests show waste has very low mammalian toxicity and are non-skin irritants
(see related factsheet 3 on research studies on waste)
December 2008:
The Madhya Pradesh HC reinstates order to Gujarat government to accept 350 tonnes of waste for incineration, failing which contempt proceedings would be issued against them.
January 19 2009:
Gujarat Government files a Special Leave Petition in SC appealing against this order (CC 292/2009).
The MP HC order is stayed.
April 2009:
Bhopal Group for Information and Action and others intervene in the SC case and file an affidavit asking that the waste be disposed off in a facility abroad as the sites in India are not ready or are inadequate to receive and dispose off the waste.
April 13, 2009:
Supreme Court hears the case. Gujarat government files an affidavit raising legal and technical issues on the readiness of BEIL for incinerating the waste. On April 24, 2009, the Union government seeks time to examine the matter. Case is listed for July 2009.
July 20, 2009:
The eighteenth meeting of the task force
agrees to set up an expert group under the chairperson CPCB to examine alternatives to the incinerator in Gujarat and to rank these in order of preference.
October 28, 2009:
Nineteenth meeting of the task force
discusses the report of the expert group set up to assess disposal facilities in the country; 5 TSDF sites are visited – Ankleshwar Gujarat, Dungigal in Hyderabad, Taloja Mumbai and ranked, while sites at Indore and Nagpur are not as the facilities are not ready. The Dingigul facility is 839 km from Bhopal and Taloja 779 km and transportation over long distances could pose problems. The expert group also explored the option to incinerate the waste in cement kilns. The National Council for Cement and Building Materials conducts technical study of co-processing sludge of UCIL in cement plants and recommends blended sludge at rate of 2 per cent in kiln. It is agreed that the trial run would be completed by December 2009 and results submitted to the task force by January 2010.
December 1, 2009:
25-years after the horrific night. The Supreme Court hearing is listed for January. The task force is taking decision on possible incineration of stored waste in cement factories. The NEERI and NGRI report is expected in June 2010. The state government has opened the site for 'disaster tourism'. It now says there is no contamination. Nobody discusses who should have liability of clean up
(see factsheet 4)
. CSE releases its report showing contamination of the site. The nightmare continues.
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The busiest week of the year kicked off on Monday at UN Headquarters and we used our social media platforms to report on the events. Below are some highlights.
Convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly, the two-day World Conference on Indigenous Peoples kicked off with delegates and world leaders sharing perspectives and best practices on the realization of their rights, including pursuing the objectives of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the General Assembly in 2007.
- Overview from UN News Centre
- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says success of World Conference on Indigenous Peoples success is integral to humanity's progress
- Tweets: #WCIP2014
At the second day of the Social Good Summit, conversations continued on the intersection between technology and social good. See tweets at #2030now.
Anticipation for Tuesday's UN Climate Summit continued to build, with the number of tweets using #Climate2014 continued to rise on Twitter as the "I'm for Climate Action video" played on the Reuters building in Times Square. You can watch the video here:
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Find out what Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed in his bilateral meetings with world leaders in this listing of readouts posted by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and see photos of the meetings here.
Watch archived video from official meetings, side events, press conferences, stakeouts and more.
- Blog post: Even the toilet paper at #UNGA carries an important message — "end open defecation."
- Cairo+20: General Assembly reaffirms UN goals on population, development
- Global film industry perpetuates discrimination against women – UN-backed study
- UN Women, Mary Robinson, host special climate change event for women leaders
- Official General Assembly website
- UN Webcast: Live coverage of meetings — also includes on-demand videos of past events.
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Democratic nominee Biden faces questions on Supreme Court packing, fracking during town hall
Democratic nominee Joe Biden will compete against President Donald Trump for TV audiences in dueling town halls on Thursday night instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned.
Biden denounced the White House's handling of the virus that has claimed more than 215,000 American lives, declaring that it was at fault for closing a pandemic response office established by the Obama administration. Trump, meanwhile, was defensive and insisted that the nation was turning the corner on the virus, even as his own battle with the disease took center stage.
At the same time, Biden was repeatedly pressed to clarify his position on whether he will support adding members to the Supreme Court and was forced to defend his earlier comment that if Black Americans don't support him "you ain't Black," his work on the 1994 crime bill and his positions on fracking and the Green New Deal.
Biden's town hall brought a notably softer approach with audience questions. The former vice president, who struggled growing up with a stutter, stuttered slightly at the start of the show and at one point squeezed his eyes shut and slowed down his response to clearly enunciate his words. At times his answers droned on.
Dressed in a blue suit and holding a white cloth mask in one hand, the Democratic nominee also brought a small card of notes on stage and referred to it while promising to roll back tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
He said doing so would save "let me see... $92 billion."
The town halls offered a different format for the two candidates to present themselves to voters, after the pair held a chaotic and combative first debate late last month. The difference in the men's tone was immediate and striking.
Trump backed out of plans for the presidential faceoff originally scheduled for Thursday evening after debate organizers said it would be held virtually following Trump's coronavirus diagnosis.
NBC stood fast to its decision to hold a Thursday town hall with Trump at the same time as Biden's event.
Cesar Conde, chair of the NBC Universal News Group, said the network shared the frustration of critics of the dueling town halls. He said the decision was based on fairness, not business considerations.
"We aired a town hall with Vice President Biden on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.," Conde said. "If we were to move our town hall with President Trump to a later time slot we would be violating our commitment to offer both campaigns access to the same audience and the same forum."
NBC said it reached out to ABC, asking its rival to change the time of its Biden telecast, but was turned away. ABC scheduled its event last week; NBC announced its own town hall Wednesday.
Thursday was supposed to be the night of the second of three Trump-Biden debates. After Trump tested positive for COVID-19, the Commission on Presidential Debates said it wanted to change the format from in-person to virtual, but Trump declined to participate.
So with the candidates suddenly free on a night they planned to debate, the networks jumped in with their own offers.
At a rally in North Carolina on Thursday, Trump called NBC "the worst" and said he was being set up with the town hall. He said the network went easy on Biden a week earlier by asking him "questions a child could answer."
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NBC News figures have been quiet publicly, though MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, interviewing Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, asked if she was "as mad as everybody else" about the decision to show both events at the same time. "I'm not touching that," Harris replied.
To an extent, the uproar was reflective of a different time in television. Conde noted that the Trump town hall would be available later on its digital news platforms, YouTube and the Peacock streaming service.


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My first pair of skis was a total disaster – cobbled together from the cheapest skis and bindings I could buy at the time. Now, I'm going to help you avoid the same mistakes.
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You should understand that your binding can be all that stands between you enjoying a lifetime of skiing and a sport ending knee injury. They really are that important!
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Our reviews of the top rated beginner ski bindings with our buying guide will help you chose the right bindings for you.
Ski Binding Reviews
As we move into the new ski season you're going to want a cutting edge binding to keep up with increasing demands.
New features abound and industry kingpins (pun intended) continue to hold positions of power. Here are my suggestions for the best beginner ski bindings going in to the new ski season:
#1 Knee Binding Carbon DIN Ski Bindings Review
This binding is expensive, revolutionary, and lightweight. With an added safety feature – lateral releasing heel binding – this binding might very well save the health of your knees in certain crash conditions.
Carbon fiber construction means lightweight, sturdy and ready to shred. DIN settings range from 3-12 which is plenty for the beginner skier.
The brakes are interchangeable and come in several sizes including 90mm and 110mm – be sure to choose the right brake size for you. Contact the manufacturer for other brake size options if available.
This is a binding which might very well save you from a ski-ending injury and can't be replicated anywhere else in the industry.
Well worth looking into and this binding will definitely grow with you as you progress to new, different, and more advanced skis. These are my top pick for best ski bindings for beginners.
#2 Marker Griffon Ski Bindings Review
A veritable staple in the skiing industry, Marker bindings are quite happily at home on just about any ski! These Marker Griffon bindings are adjustable from DIN 4-13 which should cover the needs of any beginner adult skier.
Marker employs only the best quality AFD's in their skis and the toe piece construction of a Marker binding really stands out as a strong suit.
Don't worry about pre-release (bindings letting go while you're still skiing) because Marker has had years to refine their lines of Royal bindings.
We're pretty certain you'll love a set of Marker bindings and the Griffons bring all the features at one of the lowest prices of their lineup.
I would choose this binding for an all mountain ski or a wider waist ski. Brake sizes come in 90mm and 100mm.
#3 Rossignol Axial 3 150 WTR Ski Bindings Review
We can expect the name of this binding to change soon as Rossignol has recently decided to produce all bindings under the "LOOK" brand. However, for the time being, the Rossignol Axial 3 is a well-loved, simple, and traditional alpine binding.
Nothing cutting edge about it, Rossignol has been making ski gear for years and the tried-and-true method can't be ignored. Axial 3 bindings feature DIN 7-15, again good for any beginner adult skier, and suit ski widths from 80mm – 120mm.
While these bindings may change name within the next year or two, I'm pretty sure we'll see them continue under the LOOK name. It's hard to go wrong with a time-test model and you'll find everything necessary for a great beginner alpine ski binding here.
How to Choose the Best Beginner Ski Binding for You
- Parts of a Ski Binding
- Brakes
- DIN Settings
- Binding Options
- Disadvantages of Non-Integrated Bindings
- How Ski Bindings Protect You From Injury
- Conclusion
Parts of a Ski Binding
Every alpine ski binding has a brake integrated into the heel piece. For this reason, it's important to choose a ski binding with a brake which can accommodate the width of your ski. You'll want a brake which is as close to the size of your ski width as possible. An overly-wide brake will inhibit proper ski performance and a too-narrow binding simply won't fit the ski at all.
DIN Settings
Ski bindings come in many DIN setting choices and understanding what DIN range you may need will greatly impact your binding choice. As a beginner skier your DIN range will be (relatively) low.
DIN setting should be set by a certified binding tech but, for purchasing purposes, most adults will be fine with a binding in the range of 3-11 DIN as a beginner.
DIN settings are based on height, weight, and skiing ability level. DIN should always be set by a professional.
Binding Options
Anti-Friction Device (AFD)
Every alpine ski binding has a small device mounted in the toe of the binding which promotes a clean and smooth lateral release of the toe. Each binding you consider may have radically different AFD's and this may warrant discretion.
However, in my experience, most AFD's are created equal and any reputable manufacturer has test and controlled the quality of their bindings including the AFD as far as consumer safety is concerned.
Integrated Bindings
Today it has become increasingly common for ski bindings to come pre-mounted to skis or, in many cases, made to fit a specific pair of skis.
Many skis have plates cast into the ski its self during construction which accept only one certain binding. When buying, skis make sure to double check whether or not your skis have an integrated binding.
Integrated bindings are becoming more common and feature several advantages such as guaranteed fit, ease of choosing, and adjustability to fit virtually any ski boot without having to re-mount the binding.
Disadvantages of Non-Integrated Bindings
If you choose to buy a flat ski without bindings and then add your own, you'll face a few disadvantages. Some of them are as follows:
You'll have to re-mount the bindings if you ever change boot sizes or sell them to someone with a different size boot.
You'll have to make certain your bindings fit the ski you're buying.
Even if your binding brakes fit your ski, they may not be as streamlined as integrated bindings.
An integrated binding system will often give a superior fit, function, and ease of use. But there are occasions to buy a binding separate, for instance if you buy a pair of used skis, you never know how good the bindings are.
Also in the case of the Carbon Knee Bindings, they just are far superior to any integrated binding.
How ski bindings protect you from injury
When possible I will advise the beginner skier to choose a ski with integrated bindings. Ease of use, guaranteed fitment, and out of the box performance are hard to beat! However, many of us are still skiing on flat skis and must choose our own bindings for preferences, needs, or advanced features.
Whatever your reason, or your choice, you'll have a hard time steering wrong with one of the choices on our list. Stay safe out there and be sure to have your bindings mounted, tested, and adjusted by a certified technician!
I hope this guide was helpful for finding the best beginner ski bindings. If you want to comment or recommend a pair of bindings I didn't include, please use my contact form to get in touch.
New to skiing? See my beginners guide to skiing for tips and advice.
Have fun and be safe!


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Thank you for purchasing our extension. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this document, do not hesitate to leave us an email via our email address below.
Created: 06/06/2016 | By: Magenest | Email: email@example.com
1. Introduction
Ultimate Follow Up Email extension for Magento 2 is a powerful extension which allows you to keep a healthy interaction with your customers. You will be able to create flexible rules for both emails and SMS to send them to your customers. This plays an important role to create successful and effective marketing campaigns. Thus, it will help to improve and boost sales for your business as well as getting closer to your customers.
(Extension page: Ultimate Follow Up Email)
So, how it works ?
1.1. How to create an email and SMS to send customers
At magento 2 back end, we created many available events such as Abandoned Cart, Customer Birthday, Customer Registration, Order Is Placed, Order Obtained Status Pending Payment and more in Ultimate Follow Up Email extension. You only choose events that they want to create and set them by entering some fields such as the content email, the content SMS, time to send emails/SMS and so on. Then, they will automatically send to customers. This is really useful and convenient for the business because the owner store can easily control contents sent and choose the best time to send your email marketing campaigns.
Especially, for the most common events are Abandoned Cart and Customer Birthday, we will provide great features in this extension.
1.2. How to send an email and SMS
Do you wonder how to send an email or an SMS to customers ?
It is very simple. When customers have an action in these events created, the system will automatically send email or SMS to customers.
One of the problems that most of the stores are facing now is emails sent automatically from their system to customers sometimes be recognized as spam and customers almost forget about them. It is definitely a regret, which effects considerably to your business situation. However, you do not need to worry, we have examined this problem and find out a solution. By allowing connection with Mail Chimp, it will limit the risk that mails being recognized as spam to a minimum. And this will result in the higher possibility that your automatic emails will be sent directly to the customer's inbox and got more concern from them.
If you think these above features are amazingly wonderful, you will truly be impressed by a fact that this system allow you to send directly SMS to your customers by integrating with Nexmo. The system will allow you to send SMS to customers after they place order, register an account or subscribe newsletter.
What is Nexmo?
Nexmo offers a global SMS API which allows you to send messages to all but four countries and receive inbound messages via virtual numbers in twenty eight countries. It helps your business:
+ More security, lower latency.
+ Better delivery rates.
+ Free inbound SMS.
Nowadays, most people have owned at least a smartphone. It'll definitely amazing when your messages can be sent directly to the customer's phone. And we say for sure that Ultimate Follow Up Emails is all you need, and indeed it's really more than all you desire.
The following is all of things you need to use our Ultimate Follow UP Email and SMS extension.
2. System Requirements
Your store should be running on Magento Community Edition version 2.0.0 and more.
3. Configuration
General Configuration
You can configure the extension's general settings in Store > Configuration > Magenest > Ultimate Follow Up Emails.
Admin need to set the following fields, consist of:
- Email Sender.
- BBC name.
- BBC email.
- Time to be consider as abandoned cart.
- Status of Mandrill Integration.
- API key.
Integrate with MailChimp
Firstly, you need to have a MailChimp acount.
If you don't have, please click on this link: http://mailchimp.com/.
Then, you only enter API key to use.
Note that you can choose where email which is sent, from your website or Mandrill.
Mobile number of customer
This is the best feature that we bring for the store owner. To use this feature, admin need to set some fields for them .
*Allow mobile field input in customer register form
+Yes: If you choose yes, there is a mobile input field in customer's registration form.
+No: If you choose no, there is not a mobile input field in customer's registration form.
*Make mobile number of customer
Yes: If you choose Yes the mobile input is required field.
No: If you choose No the mobile input is not required field although this field can remains displayed.
NexMo Integration
We integrated with NexMo allowing admin to be able to send an sms to customers' phone.
After setting at Mobile number of customer, admin need set some fields related Nexmo, including:
+ Enable: Admin choose Yes if admin want to enable this option.
+ API key.
+ API secret.
4. Setting Up Rules
We created a Ultimate Follow Up Emails menu which allows admin to set and manage email and sms.
Firstly, admin need to set rules related the email type which suits their business strategy such as abandoned cart, customer birthday and so on, by clicking on Magenest FollowUp Email > Rule.
At Rule screen, admin can manage the entire existing rules such as the number of created rules, rule status and so on.
To create a new rule, admin only click on New Rule button.
Then, admin need to select an event that they want.
The extension supports these events:
|Event Title
|Event Description
|Abandoned Cart
|Abandoned Cart
This event allows sending email reminders to the customers who added any amount of products to their shopping cart and for some reason left the store without a purchase.
|Customer Registration
|Send emails to customers when they created an account at the store
|Customer Birthday
|Send birthday greetings to the store customers
|This event allows sending emails to the customers upon any change in the order status like:
|Order placed
|When an order is placed
|Order Obtained Status Pending Payment
|When an order captures updates of pending payment status
|Order Obtained Status Processing
|When an order obtained Processing status
|Order Obtained Status Closed
|When an order obtained Closed status
|Order Obtained Status Completed
|When an order obtained Completed status
|Order Obtained Status Holded
|When an order obtained Holded status
|Order Obtained Status Cancelled
|When an order obtained Cancelled status
|Order Obtained Status Payment Review
|When an order obtained Payment Review status
|Send Updated Item
|When an order got updated Items
|Ask Customer for Product Review
|When an order is placed, email will be sent to ask customer for product review
|Newsletter Subcribe
|Customer Subscribe
|Send emails to customers when they subscribed to the Newsletter
|Customer Unsubscribe
|This event cancels the subsequent notifications in case a customer clicks the unsubscribe link
|Wishlist is shared
|Send emails to customers when they shared their wish list
|Wishlist Reminder
Send emails to remind customers about their wish list
Click Save button to continue the next step. Admin will need to set some information here.
Rule Information
General information include Rule Name, Status, Active From-To, Websites and Customer Groups.
Go to Magenest FollowUp Email > Rule and open a rule and click the Conditions tab.
Setting up rules allows you to set additional conditions based on customer details, who will receive certain emails.
You can use Customer, Shopping Cart, Order, Shipping Address, Wishlist conditions.
Email Chain
In this section you can add email instances that would be sent to a customer when the rule gets triggered. Remember you must add at least 1 email when creating a rule.
To add new email to mail chain, follow these steps:
*Case 1:
- Go to Marketing > Communications > Email Template and open the rule.
Press Add New Template.
Template Name, Template Subject and Template Content fields will be taken from the template and processed with the filter. The Sender Name and Sender Email fields are ignored by the extension, it uses the values specified in the Configuration (Gmail Account).
You can insert variables in email template and preview email after editing.
Then go to Magenest FollowUp Email > Rule, follow Email Chain Tab.
Select when the triggered message will be sent.
By default, it will send immediately after a triggering event (0 days 0 hours 0 minutes). You can choose set times from as short as one minute to as long as few years after the trigger's criteria is met.
Select Email Template, which will be sent.
- Admin can attach one or more files into email in order to send customers.
In this section, admin need to set some fields if they want to use this sending sms feature, including:
+ Message Content.
+ Day, hour, minute.
Then, admin need to set time to
Especially, admin can set one or more SMS for a rule to send customers.
Google Analytics
To configure Google Analytics Campaign, follow these steps:
- Go to Magenest FollowUp Email > Rule, open rule and follow tab Google Analytics.
- Fill in 3 required fields:
- Campaign Source - Identifies a search engine, newsletter name, or other source.(i.e. email, follow-up-email, newsletter)
- Campaign Medium - Identifies a medium such as email or cost-per-click. (i.e. cpc, banner, email).
- Campaign Name - Identifies a specific product promotion or strategic campaign. (i.e product, promo code, or slogan).
Also, you can optionally fill in other fields:
- Campaign Term - Identifies paid keywords.
- Campaign Content - Differentiates ads or links that point to the same URL.
- Save the trigger
After configuring Google Analytics Campaign, extension will automatically add special get params to all links in email. Thus, you don't need to do additional configuration adjustments. (i.e. url http://example.com/about-us/ will be converted to http://example.com/about-us/?utm-source=email&utm-medium=trigger-email&utm-name=review-request).
To track Google Analytics Campaign log in into your Google account and go to Traffic Sources > Campaigns. Select campaign source from the list.
At first you need to create Coupon at Marketing > Cart Price Rules
Then, navigate to Magenest FollowUp Email > Rule, follow Coupons Tab.
In the Coupon section of extension you can search your cart price rule by type 3 characters for search auto complete. The extension will show 3 nearest results for you. Enter the promotion coupon you want for rule.
In addition, you can set time available for the coupon. This coupon is active right after sending follow up email.
5. Mail Log
- Go to Magenest FollowUp Email > Mail Log.
In the mail log grid, you can view any of the currently scheduled, already sent, failed and cancelled emails. The grid shows the status, created at/ sent at time stamps, rule details (rule ID, rule name) and recipient details email address).
You can also apply certain actions to any of the queue items - Preview, Cancel and Send Now (the latter sends the selected email(s) instantly, disregarding their schedule or status)
6. SMS Log
Go to Magenest FollowUp Email > Sms Log.
In the Sms log screen, admin can view and manage all of things related sms, including: ID, status( queued, sent, failed, cancelled), Rule ID, Recipient Name, Recipient Mobile, Send At and Created At.
Furthermore, the store owner also can send a manual email by selecting Send now or cancel it.
7. Abandoned Cart List
Go to Magenest FollowUp Email > Abandoned Cart List.
Manage your customers' abandoned carts in this section, including:
- Customer Email.
- Customer First Name.
- Customer Last Name.
- Update At.
- Email Status.
8. Customer Birthday Collect
Go to Magenest FollowUp Email > Customer Birthday.
Collect your customers' date of birth in this section. Especially, our extension allow admin to search by month, date. This will help the store owner search as well as manage an easy way.
9. Testing Rule
Please note this testing only apply for abandoned cart and customer birthday rule!
To test abandoned cart rule, follow these steps:
- Go to Magenest FollowUp Email > Mail Log.
- At top left corner press Emulate Collecting Mails (This step emulates mail for abandoned card)
- Press Emulate Sending Mails to send mail which is collected in step 2
After all, an abandoned-card email will be sent to customer
10. Sample Email Template
Abandoned carts reminder
Dear {{var customerName}}
 We notice you have abandoned cart
 {{var cart}}
 Please click  Resume Cart  to complete the order.
 We gift you a coupon with code {{var coupon.code}}

Happy birthday email template
Dear {{var customerName}} Happy birthday . We gift a coupon $50 {{var coupon.code}} Thank you
11. Display the notification at navigation bar
At front end, we created a bell notification at the navigation bar.
Customer only need to sign in by entering their email and password which they used when creating the account.
The figure will be shown on the bell corresponding with the number of emails which customers unread.
12. Integration with Madrill to send email
The following is an abandoned cart email that they received when customers added items into their cart but they did not check out.
All of things in this email such as the email content, attached files are set when admin created the abandoned cart rule at back end.
13. Integration with Nexmo to send SMS
This is great feature that we brings for you in this extension. Besides sending emails, you can directly send SMS to customers' mobile.
When a customer creates a new account, they will be required to enter their mobile if the owner store want to use this feature.
Note that the customer need to enter their exact phone because the system will send an sms to this phone.
The following is an sms which is sent to customer.
As you can see the screen that we captured here. It is no doubt that customers will fell very happy when they received meaningful wishes in their birthday.
This is really useful and fantastic tool to get closer to your customers.
- When a bug fix or new feature is released, we will provide you with the module's new package.
- All you need to do is repeating the above installing steps and uploading the package onto your store. The code will automatically override.
- Flush the config cache. Your store and newly installed module should be working as expected.
- We will reply to support requests after 2 business days.
- We will offer lifetime free update and 6 months free support for all of our paid products. Support includes answering questions related to our products, bug/error fixing to make sure our products fit well in your site exactly like our demo.
- Support DOES NOT include other series such as customizing our products, installation and uninstallation service.
Once again, thank you for purchasing our extension. If you have any questions relating to this extension, please do not hesitate to contact us for support.


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The secret to great New Year GoalsHealth & Wellbeing -
The start of a New Year is a chance to put the past behind us and focus on what's to come – but often it's harder than it sounds.
We've all been there – the clock is counting down the last few hours of the year and you start to reflect on what you've achieved over the past twelve months. Often fuelled by drinks, food and a party atmosphere, friends excitedly ask what your resolutions are for the year to come. How will you become a 'better person' overnight?
For many, turning over a new leaf at the beginning of the year provides some much-needed motivation, but for others, the thought of a new year's resolution is daunting. The truth is that many New Year's resolutions end in failure – most people have forgotten all about them by the time February comes around.
So how can we set sustainable goals any time of the year?
You're already a goal setter
Humans are constantly setting themselves goals. When you get up in the morning and go to work, that's a goal achieved. When you remember to put the washing on the line, that's another one ticked off the list. You don't need to be a superhuman to achieve your goals – you're already set up to succeed. However, you need to make sure you are setting useful goals in the right way for you.
What's a useful goal?
For Dr Bob Montgomery, Clinical Health and Forensic Psychologist and Honorary Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, there are a few key criteria to ensuring your goals are useful. "A useful goal is challenging but realistic. You might find it difficult to achieve, but it shouldn't rely on anyone else or things outside of your control. In order to be truly effective, the goal should come from you - you should define what it is and make sure it fits within your interests and values."
There's also an important distinction to make between goals and outcomes. "If you want to lose five kilos, that's an outcome. Your goals should be based on the actions you're going to take to help you get there - like eating healthily or increasing exercise," says Dr Montgomery. To create long-term change, behavioural, action-oriented goals are much more helpful.
Where to start?
Setting goals may feel overwhelming, especially if there are several areas of your life you are looking to improve. A good start is to map out all the important parts of your life – like work, health, relationships, finances etc. "Look at each of these areas," suggests Dr. Montgomery, "and decide which ones are more important to you. Then assess how much time and effort you're spending on keeping things in this area on track. It's very common for people to get so wrapped up in achieving one goal that they neglect the other areas of their lives." Taking the time to develop a sustainable system of goals will make you more likely to achieve them.
"Try to take a three step approach to goal setting," suggests Dr. Montgomery, "start with what you want to achieve, like 'I want to lose weight. Then decide on what you're going to do to get there, for example 'I will eat more healthily and limit my alcohol consumption' and then consider how you're going to prove it."
Write a contract to yourself
If you have trouble sticking to even the most well thought through goals, writing a contract to yourself can be a great motivational tool. Write down the promise you're making and how you'll reward yourself for your progress. Sign and date it to remind you of your commitment.
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NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship
The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship program matches highly qualified, recently graduated master's, professional, and doctoral degree students with state coastal zone management programs. It is a two-year opportunity that offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and relocation and travel expense reimbursement. The recipients work on coastal resource management issues such as climate change, coastal hazards, or land use planning for two years. Fellowship projects and host offices change each year.
The fellowship will run from August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2022.
Eligible Applicants
Students who will have finished a masters, professional, or doctoral program between January 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020.
How to Apply
- Application Guide (applies to all NOAA fellowships)
- Coastal Management Fellowship website
- Fellowship projects and frequently asked questions (FAQs)
- Online application
Application Deadline
Friday, January 17, 2020. Submit applications via the online form. Unofficial copies of transcripts are accepted.
Michigan Sea Grant
(734) 763-1437
NOAA Coastal Services Center
Margaret Allen
Fellowship Coordinator
(843) 740-1273


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Here at The Box Connection you will find absolutely everything you need for packing and shipping. Boxes of all shapes and sizes, packing materials, which include bubble wrap and packing peanuts.
We have just about every kind of box and size you could think of. We take care of E-Bay shipping and also offer Fax and Copy services to those in need. Discounts are available. Serving the area for over 30 years, The Box Connection is your one stop shop for all of your packing and shipping needs.


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It might even be green, or are you just having trouble finding the time to look after your pool and equipment?
Whatever the reason I can take care of it for you. Be it a casual appointment, while you are on holiday or as a regular service.
I am a small business, which means that you only deal with me (the owner) and I provide a personalised service. I believe in doing things thoroughly and getting it right first time. Attention to detail is my mantra. My goal is to provide the highest quality of service and meet your expectations so that you and your family can enjoy a crystal clear and healthy pool.


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An Olympic Hockey final that went down to the wire and made a whole nation celebrate. Watch the best scenes from the thrilling men's Olympic hockey gold medal game in Vancouver between Canada and the USA! Canada defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime on a goal by Sidney Crosby on a neat pass from Jerome Iginla. Corey Perry and Jonathan Toews were the two other goal scorers for Canada. Ryan Kesler and Zach Parise scored for the Americans, with Parise's marker tying the game with less than 30 seconds left in the third period.


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Trade Up
Upgrade Programme
Upgrade Programme
The upgrade programme for your Sonos system.
Terms & Conditions
Get 30% off any of our newest products for each eligible product you choose to upgrade. Enjoy more brilliant sound and the latest features.
Save on the latest
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Sign in to your account and select eligible products.
Get 30% off a new product for each one you upgrade.
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The best way to upgrade your system
It only takes a few clicks to get credit towards your next Sonos purchase.
Give your old product a second life or recycle it responsibly when you're ready.
Please recycle your product responsibly when you're ready.
Recycling Centre
Drop it off at a certified e-recycling facility.
Send it back to us with a prepaid shipping label.
How do I know if my product is eligible?
Sign in to your account and go to Trade Up to see if your product is marked eligible. For more information regarding eligibility, please read this article.
Can I get credit if my product is not eligible?
No. This programme is intended to help owners of our oldest products upgrade their systems to enjoy the latest Sonos experience.
Do I have to participate in Sonos Trade Up?
No. This is a voluntary programme.
Why should I upgrade?
Our oldest products were released 11-15 years ago, and there have been many notable software advancements that they cannot support due to their limited RAM and processing power. This programme provides a simple way for you to save on new products and enjoy the latest Sonos experience. For more information, please read this article.
What is the expected life of a Sonos product?
Once a product reaches end-of-sale, we are committed to providing software updates for five years. We have a track record of supporting products much longer; however, these products may lack certain capabilities and enhancements due to the limitations of the computer hardware.
What happens when I upgrade?
Once you sign in to your account and select an eligible product, your account will receive a credit for 30% off. You can use your credit immediately or save it for a future purchase. It does not expire.
Can I upgrade more than one eligible product?
Yes. For each eligible product you upgrade, you will receive credit for 30% off a single new product. Some exclusions apply.
How long will it take to receive my credit?
The credit will be applied to your account as soon as you confirm that you would like to upgrade and agree to the Terms & Conditions.
What can I purchase with my credit?
Your credit applies to a single regular price product on sonos.com, excluding limited edition products, refurbished products, and third-party accessories. If you upgrade Bridge, your credit will only apply to Boost. For more information, please review the Terms & Conditions.
What if I keep my product?
You can continue using your product. For more information on what that means for your experience, please read this article.
Can my credit be applied to multiple products in a single order?
A single credit will apply to a single product only. If you have multiple credits, you may use them for an order containing multiple items. Any credit will automatically apply to the most expensive item(s).
Can I use a single credit to purchase a speaker set?
Yes, a single credit can be used to purchase a speaker set. The 30% discount will apply to the full retail price of all included products.
Can I combine my credit with other promotional offers?
Credit cannot be combined with other offers or promotions on sonos.com.
Can I send my product back to Sonos?
Yes. Sign in to your account to request a prepaid shipping label.
How should I package my product for return?
Pack the product(s) in an appropriately-sized box. Affix the prepaid shipping label and drop the package off at any UPS location. You do not need a Sonos box or the original packaging.
Does my credit ever expire?
No. You can use your Trade Up discount at any time.
Does Sonos resell these products?
Do I have to recycle my product or return it to Sonos?
No. We recommend recycling to ensure the best experience both for you and anyone else who may receive your old product. If you do choose to recycle your product, taking it to a local certified e-recycling centre has less of an environmental impact than shipping it back to us.
Can I resell my product?
You can resell your product. If you have not been issued a credit, it will transfer to the next registered owner.
What happens if I take my product to a participating retailer?
If you take your product to a participating retailer, you will have to turn it in for recycling to redeem the 30% discount.
What happens if I get help from an authorised installer?
An authorised installer will help you purchase a new product and apply your 30% discount. They will also take care of recycling if you choose not to keep your product.


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the importance of sleep
Sleep is one of the most important factors in maintaining our health. It's just as important as exercise and sticking to a healthy diet. Never have we been more aware of how important sleep is, yet people are getting far less than they did in the past. This is primarily down to an increase in stimulation from things such as phones, laptops and tablets.
To understand sleep, it's important to understand how it works. There are two basic types — rapid eye movement (REM), and non REM. Generally these two occur in 3–5 cycles each night.
Non-REM includes what is commonly known as deep sleep or slow wave sleep. Dreaming typically occurs during REM sleep.
Every one of us has an internal "body clock". This controls when the body is ready for sleep and when it's ready to awake. This clock typically follows a repeating 24-hour cycle. This is called the circadian rhythm. The rhythm affects every cell, tissue, and organ in your body and how they work with one and other.
There are all sorts of negative impacts when someone doesn't get enough sleep. Obvious things such as feeling tired, moody or finding it difficult to concentrate are just some of the basic symptoms, but the effects are far reaching.
For example studies have shown that those that are more sleep deprived can have a bigger appetite than those that get their 7–8 hours. This is because sleep deprivation can disrupt daily hormone functions and cause a rise in Ghrelin, the hormone that stimulates appetite and equally, whilst reducing levels of Leptin, the hormone that decreases appetite.
The majority of ultra runners will be training harder than the average individual, and putting more stress on their muscles as a result. This makes it even more important to prioritize good sleep as it is during sleep that muscles are recovering the best, growth hormone levels during peak sleep allowing tissue growth and repair.
Something which is key to remember but difficult to put into practice is that if you have to choose between training and sleep, sleep should always come first, otherwise not only will your training be negatively affected, but so will your recovery.
Here are some top tips for getting a good nights sleep;
• Exercise, but not too close to your bed time;
• Go to sleep and wake up at the same time everyday. Yup, weekend or weekday, make it constant. Your body does not care if it's a Saturday or a Tuesday. Remember, Homo Sapiens are used to sleeping when the sun goes down and arising when it comes up;
• Make your bedroom dark and stop using any devices 1 hour before bed. The white light emitted will trigger hormones in your brain to wake up;
• Make your room quiet;
• Aim to have your final large meal at least 2 hrs before your bed time;
• Don't have any caffeine within 7 hours of your bedtime;
• Try reading with a dim light for 20/30 minutes before switching off the light;
If you do all these things, you should sleep like a baby.
To read further into the importance of sleep we recommend the book 'Why We Sleep' by Matthew Walker.


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Media teams need to continuously improve and efficiently manage all the phases of the content lifecycle - from acquisition and production through to enrichment, editing, and curation all the way to packaging and distribution - all within constraints of time and budget. Technical operations need to service these media teams with platforms that efficiently merge various media and metadata layers, expertly manage access rights and privileges, and provide seamless third-party integrations thanks to an open IT architecture.
Dalet provides the platform to give your media teams all the power they need at their fingertips, and the professional services to return the best value from the investment and assist with your technical and organizational transformation.
Does your organization have a difficult time managing and searching for its content? Are you keeping multiple copies of media files on storage devices that aren't shared or fully searchable? Did you miss GV Expo 2018 in Washington D.C. back in November?
If you've responded yes to at least one of these questions, you should definitely read this article!


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Most people have struggled in an attempt to understand how astral projections work so that they can try or even the origin or even the power behind them. This kind of soul mind and body activity has been in existence for many centuries and originated from the Asian countries. It is a powerful to search someone's spiritual connection with another existence more supreme than you. For people who are starters in the activity, it is important to understand some few aspects as highlighted below.
What a beginner needs to know
What are astral projections
Well, there are different types of astral projections, but basically, it involves your soul traveling into another medieval realm and dimension leaving the physical body behind and the only connection is your conscious which never leaves both.It is commonly practiced by psychics who as a result are even able to fortune tell through reading the mind of others. For someone to be able to practice this kind of activity, the body needs to be at peace and the environment matters. There are various types of astral traveling:
Karma traveling
Karma is considered as one of the most powerful kinds of astral projection. The weight of Karma is felt on both ends where the expert psychics describe it as equivalent to shoveling ballast into different hips. As you move from one hip to another more and more power is gained. They also say that Karma gets more powerful as they move from one client to another Therefore, starters can not perform this exercise on their own.
Astral aerobics
This kind of aerobics is also known as cardio due to their close benefit to the cardio vascular body parts. It involves exercises that move both the physical body in coordination with the inner body which is already in another realm. So to say, this is all about movement in a meditating manner. To this the Psychics says that the as the physical body gets tired, the inner body especially the heat gets peace.
The telekinesis is almost similar to astral aerobics and involves the movement of the whole physical body in coordination to the mind which has already traveled into a realm projection. The key to this kind of activity is to move the body as guided by the mass on the astral space.
The key to succeeding in these astral projection s is to have a peaceful environment and a relaxed mind. A psychic can also help someone to practice successfully.


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Manage to sleep until 7:45am – this constitutes a lie-in so far this holiday! Today is one of the few days where we don't have any structured plans, so I let Mr Fletche sleep until 9am before I send him down on the Starbucks run…
First stop is the Secret Garden, but this doesn't open until 10am. It's about quarter to 10, but we decided to come back later this afternoon instead. It's back across the Mirage and out to the Boulevard to discover what this end of the Strip has to offer.
We walk through TI, and then over to the Fashion Show Mall to spend my birthday money (which my Mom had very kindly exchanged into dollars for me). Except, I'm not a good shopper at the best of times,and I'm hot, and I'm a bit grouchy, and I'm hungry so all we end up buying is a cable to connect our MP3 Players to the Fletchemobile…
Over to the Palazzo, in search of the Grand Lux Café. This was one of my few "must-do's" on the list for today… We're seated quickly, I ask for a Bud Light, and I get ID'd! Luckily I have my driving licence with me; I laugh and explain that I celebrated my 33rd birthday yesterday… We get a chicken salad sandwich with fries, ½ pizza ½ salad combo, plus drinks, for $25. No room for their legendary cheesecake I'm afraid!
We walk through the Venetian – I'm loving this hotel – back towards the Mirage. It's off to the Secret Garden (again) to spend some time with the dolphins and the tigers! The dolphins do what they do best (swim around the pool) and the grown tigers and lions do what they do best (snooze in the sun).
The tiger cubs are cute though, and the keeper's talk is very interesting, particularly when he talks about how they spend pretty much 24/7 with the cubs, and talking about Siegfried & Roy. They clearly do a lot for the conservation and preservation of these animals; but I don't think that the Secret Garden is really worth the entrance fee. As a Mirage guest, I would have been happier if entrance was included within the Resort Fee, and we were invited to give a donation instead.
No rest for the wicked – thought this was meant to be a "lazy" day? It's over to Bill's for Big Elvis. We're there about 20 minutes before the show is due to start, and already its standing room only.
We grab drinks from the bar and perch on the edge of a table. We survey the crowd. We are the youngest there. By a long shot. But hey, its Elvis isn't it? Everyone knows and loves Elvis right? And Big Elvis is great – amazing voice, great stage presence. But after all the walking we've done over the last couple of days, our feet won't permit us to stand anymore, so we leave after half a dozen songs to rest our weary legs back home at the Mirage.
Revitalised and rejuvenated, we head back out a little later to brave the dreaded Deuce. The reason? One of my other "must-do's" for today was Stratosphere.
We catch the Deuce outside the Flamingo (as I was convinced we couldn't pay on the bus, and there was no ticket machine at the Venetian Deuce Stop – imagine my surprise when I discover people happily paying cash on the bus…So much for my intense research…). The queue was huge, a million people appeared to get on, yet we were still able to get a seat (apparently those million people were getting off at the Venetian) and we started on our slow, slow journey up the Strip.
I wouldn't recommend the Deuce if you're in a hurry to get anywhere (maybe the Ace is better as I believe that makes less stops?) but it was a good chance to have a look at what appears to be the abandoned end of the Strip (barring Circus Circus of course).
We get to the Stratosphere and up into the tower just as the sun is setting; the views are amazing! Not sure if we'd have the stomach for the rides (the brave/foolhardy (strike as applicable) riders mainly appeared to be young men who had consumed their body weight in alcohol…) so we contented ourselves with taking lots of photos of the twinkling lights of Las Vegas laid out before us. Note: It's very very windy up there – ladies be warned if you're planning on wearing a short lightweight skirt…
By this time, we're getting hungry again… our Grand Lux Meal seems so long ago. Now despite Mr Fletche being very impressed with my research and planning so far, I worried he was getting the hump that I was calling all the shots – all the food choices so far (Mon Ami Gabi, Kokomo's, Grand Lux Café) has been mine. So "you choose tonight" I tell him. Wherever you want to eat. As long as it's not pizza or pasta (remember my food quirks?). So we get the Deuce back to the Mirage, catching a Volcano show while we're there, and I wait for Mr Fletche to decide where we'll eat tonight.
Of course, I can't leave the poor lamb to make a decision all by himself, so I ask what type of food he fancies. "Something quick; a burger?" After disregarding BLT Burger (Mr Fletche still sulking about the price of last night's meal and refusing to line the pockets of Mirage any more than we have to), we decide on Denny's.
Except there is a huge queue and a waiting list. Yes. A waiting list. For Denny's.
"How about where we went for lunch today?" Mr Fletche is bowing to my knowledge and research on Las Vegas eateries. But with so many restaurants to try, I don't want to eat at the same one twice, so I suggest the Cheesecake Factory at Caesars Palace. Which is about the furthest restaurant away; so we trudge through CP until we spy the huge Cheesecake Factory sign, visible for miles. Unfortunately, the queue is also visible for miles.
Almost crying with hunger, we decide on our last alternative – the Caesars Palace Food Court. One Kung Pao Chicken and one House Chow Mein later, we're feeling much happier and ready to try out the slots at Casino Royale.
None of the slots really take my fancy at Casino Royale, but when Mr Fletche sits down at a machine, I decide to stick a twenty into the machine next to his. I have a couple of go's, playing around with my bet combinations, and don't even notice the five seven's blinking at me. In fact, I don't realise until the embarrassingly loud machine finally silences and I've just banked $30. Thirty whole dollars!
Now I know this isn't a big win in the grand scale of Vegas wins, but I was chuffed. I cashed out at $40; Mr Fletche won nothing. I decided that I had rode my luck at Casino Royale, redeemed my ticket, kissed my fresh new $20 notes and back to Mirage.
I was reluctant to gamble at Mirage, wanting to end our Vegas trip on a gambling high, but when two seats opened up at the Video Roulette, I couldn't resist sticking in one of my newly acquired twenty's. My strategy was simple; bet $1 on Black or Red, and $1 on a quadrant of numbers (not sure of the right terminology, maybe a proper grown-up gambler can tell me? When you put your chip on the corner of 4 numbers?)
Not much was happening, a few $2 wins here and there and I can see my $20 dwindling. And least I'll break even I thought, determined not to put in another twenty. And then one of the numbers in my quadrant came up – that's $13 thank you very much!
I change my quadrant selection – it comes up again! Another $13! And they say good things come in three's, third time lucky, three's a crowd and all that… cor blimey, it's only come up again!
With about $47 credit, I play a couple more games and then cash out at $40 once more. Mr Fletche won nothing. Again. I am smug gambler; Mr Fletche wants to know why I didn't bet bigger in the first place…
We hang around until we get drinks from a passing cocktail waitress, and take them back to our room (the drinks. Not the cocktail waitress.We're not that sort of couple…).
It's our last night in Vegas, and it's been great fun. We reflect on the good points – my gambling luck, LOVE, the jelly-bean Statue of Liberty – and the bad points – Porn-Slappers, the cost of the meal at Kokomo's … and conclude that it's been a fantastic experience. We would definitely return (so much we never got to do…swimming pool time, Ellis Island Steak Special, Downtown – and I never even set foot in Wynn/Encore…).
If the rest of our trip is as hectic as our first four days, we'll definitely need a holiday to get over our holiday!
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We always make sure our blood sugar level is on an even keel, or we land up being rather feral – not a good look for those nearing 60! Love the place in lights. Not a place I have thought of going to though the Squire would like to 🙂 Good post, Em.
Vegas is exhausting Suzanne – keeping blood sugar level up is vital! Would love to return now I'm a bit more of a savvy traveller and not quite so wide eyed and in awe of everything…I'd definitely take a day just to chill by the pool next time 😀
That's the exact way that I bet- pick a certain colour or number and run with it haha! (I'm not a gambler, I get bored from it easily)
You were very brave to venture onto the viewing platform in the Stratosphere – we stayed safely inside the restaurant when we went!


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The Eastnor Deer Park overlooks the castle as well as the Malvern Hills and is a popular site for camping and caravanning during the summer months.
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- Friday 4th May – Friday 11th May
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- Tuesday 11th September – Sunday 30th September
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In July 2013 Chechen Islamist militant leader Doku Umarov urged his followers to prevent the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia – according to a video posted online. Umarov promised to use the "methods allowed us by Allah," meaning bombs, to prevent the games from being held.
"They (Russia) plan to hold the Olympics on the bones of our ancestors, on the bones of many, many dead Muslims – buried on the territory of our land on the Black Sea, and we as mujahideen are obliged not to permit that, using any methods allowed us by the almighty Allah."
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Now there are reports that the Russian Islamists will be targeting British athletes at the Sochi Games.
The Daily Mail reported, via Religion of Peace:
Athletes and spectators from Britain will be the target of 'Russia's Osama Bin Laden' at next month's Winter Olympics, a secret intelligence report warns.
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The document, drawn up by Canadian counterterrorism agencies and shared with British intelligence, says Doku Umarov poses the greatest terror threat for the Games at Sochi in southern Russia.
Umarov, 49, is the Chechen jihadist leader blamed for the two suicide bombings in Volgograd in Russia over Christmas.
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The warlord leads Imarat Kavkaz (IK) – an armed group fighting to impose Islamic rule in Russia's North Caucasus, the mountainous region that borders Sochi.
The heavily-redacted report, compiled by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and seen by The Mail on Sunday, says Umarov has called for attacks on what he calls the 'satanic games'.


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