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Balancing the books: finding the best accounting software for your business
Quite possibly the bane of many a photographer's existence is anything to do with accounting, tax, and managing the financial affairs of their business. After all, photographers are creatives. But the reality is that for any photographers unwilling to invest a little time and energy into this crucial part of their business, it could be their undoing. Allison Harper investigates.
Many photography businesses evolve organically from humble beginnings. With the benefit of hindsight, some express regrets that they were not well set up from the outset. In an increasingly competitive marketplace where developing and maintaining client relationships is essential, a system that relieves you from time-consuming paperwork and allows you to focus on the business is crucial, and the importance of managing the financial side of the business can't be ignored. Those who have embraced the time and money saving possibilities offered by online accounting systems have benefitted from being able to manage their business on-the-go, often with no more than a mobile phone at hand.
Some of the more common mistakes for small businesses include not having enough cash in reserve, relying on credit, mixing personal and business finances, not putting funds back into the business, and not putting money aside for when tax and GST fall due. Having an accounts management system can help manage all of these things and enable a business health check at a glance.
Avoid financial stress
William Long is an honorary life member of the AIPP and has worked for more than 20 years as a commercial photographer. As well as this, he mentors other photographers, and what he hears most frequently from them is that they do not set aside any funds to pay their GST and tax obligations. "One of the first things I do is make sure they have record keeping and systems in place. That can save them thousands in the long run," he says. "If you really are too busy to manage the financial side of your business, how do you even know that you are charging enough and covering your costs," Long emphasises. He says that if you are registered for GST, you need to put all the GST that you collect aside, because it's not your money. "You can certainly earn interest on it, but when GST or tax are due, you need to have it and be able to pay," Long states.
Get it right from the start
Based in Alexandria, New South Wales, long-established jewellery and advertising photographer Richard Weinstein says that his experience has taught him that the most common mistake people make is not setting up properly at the outset. "You cannot do it piecemeal. It's very important to know what it costs you to be in business," he says. "Only then you can know what you can afford, and what you need to charge."
One emerging photographer, who preferred not to be identified, was happy to share their experiences: "I was just starting out and had an amazing year. I had heaps of work and clients made EFTPOS payments straight into my personal bank account. I used an Excel spreadsheet to record purchases and the work I'd invoiced, but was slack in keeping it up to date. I figured it wasn't a big deal as I had copies of all of my invoices and receipts. It was such a pain to play catch up and to search through my old bank statements to double-check that I'd been paid correctly. I wasn't too concerned as my bank balance was healthy and I'd been putting money back into the business by investing in new gear. Then came my worst nightmare – I got a huge tax bill. Naively, I hadn't set aside any money to pay what I owed, and I'd been terrible at recording all business-related expenses. It was such a stressful time for me. I wish that I'd kept on top of it and paid more attention."
Cash flow is critical
Many small businesses fail to recognise that they can have good income, but still find themselves in financial distress. A number of studies show lack of cash flow is a key factor in small businesses going broke. If you need money now to pay your bills, but customers have long payment terms or don't pay on time, you'll find yourself in a tight spot. "Cash flow is really important. You need to have a positive buffer to give you security for expenses, and the quiet months," Weinstein says. "You might have up-front expenses, but 30–60 day payment terms, [and that's where a buffer comes into play]."
Industry advice
Michele Bain runs the Darwin-based consultancy, The Adding Value CFO, providing financial advice to a range of small businesses. "Excel spreadsheets can be a great starting point for small businesses," she says. "The costs are minimal and they are easy to use, especially if you already have a cashbook template. However, inputting data is prone to human error, for basic entries or formulas. Spreadsheets can't give you a true profit and loss or balance sheet unless they have complex formulas built-in, and they can't perform a reconciliation of bank accounts," Bain says.
Based on his work with clients in the creative industries, Shaun McCorkell, from LMG Accountants in Hawthorn, Melbourne, believes that not having good systems in place wastes time when you could be chasing work. His advice is to engage a financial advisor who understands your business. "In my view, the two most important things are provisioning for tax and GST, and having a separate bank account that's purely for business," he says. "As well as this, steering clear of cash and using a credit card, or better still, a debit card for business-related expenditure is good practice."
Using spreadsheets to track expenses and income is something that McCorkell advises against. "It's not something that creatives tend to do well," he says, "It's a recording device, and not a system. In the end it tends to cost you more because your accountant has to spend more time working on it, and there are many more touch points. Even with a fixed accounting fee, you will probably find that your fee goes up the following year if reconciling your accounts has been really time-consuming," McCorkell says.
Choosing an accounting system
The choice when it comes to accounting systems is impressive, and before settling on one and investing your time and money, you'd be well advised to consider the features/benefits and costs associated, and choose the package that best aligns with the size and complexity of your operation. However, switching from one package to another is not impossible, but it can be time-consuming, costly, and potentially stressful. But there is no shortage of experts out there able to assist with such a transition.
As a minimum, your accounting package should assist with recording transactions, calculating GST, preparing financial statements/reports, and generating quotes and invoices. Gaining considerable interest are cloud-based systems. Although these require an Internet connection, they offer great data security and flexible pricing options. From his experience, Weinstein says that a cloud-based system has worked particularly well for him, saving him considerable time, and shining when it comes to quoting, invoicing, and reconciliations. It's also proven useful building up a database.
Assessing an accounting solutions is less overwhelming if you take in to consideration how complicated and frequent your business transactions and processes are. For example, if you don't employ staff, you won't require a payroll function. It's also worth talking to your accountant or bookkeeper to see if they have a preferred system. "All our clients are moving to cloud-based packages. QuickBooks and MYOB are popular, and we are a Gold Partner with Xero," says McCorkell.
Any decent package will also make the process of preparing your BAS practically a dream. Not only will you likely save hundreds of dollars a year from getting someone else prepare it for you, chances are you'll be kicking yourself multiple times for not having investigated an accounting package earlier. Preparing a BAS is literally a case of a few clicks, in some instances. One fantastic features of some cloud-based systems is that it allows you to give your accountant secure access to your records so that they can review your data, and also easily prepare your tax return, or BAS, if you prefer not to do it yourself.
Another useful feature McCorkell points to is the ease with which businesses can allocate entries to an account using cloud-based systems. "The system is intuitive and builds on its own database. For example, with packages like Xero, you can simply allocate telco payments to 'phone' or 'Studio X' to 'studio hire'. Once you tell it where you want payments to be allocated, Xero will recognise them and do it automatically," says McCorkell.
While there is a definite move towards cloud-based solutions, some stand-alone desktop options do exist, but when you visit the websites of most companies, they direct you to their cloud-based offerings, all of which can be can be accessed anywhere and upgraded automatically.
Real-world experiences
Steve Scalone has numerous AIPP awards under his belt, including Australian Photographic Book of the Year (2017) and Australian Travel Photographer of the Year (2015). A commercial photographer and educator, Scalone moved from MYOB to QuickBooks, because at that time MYOB was not online. "For me," he says, "the best thing is being able to link to a mobile app. I love that I can do my books anytime, anywhere, instead of having to set aside hours of time for that purpose. I also love the fact that you can photograph your receipts and put them into the system," Scalone says.
Field of Vision has two studios, in Templestowe and Fitzroy, Victoria, and specialises in family portraits, weddings, and engagements. It's run by Shireen and Robert Hammond. "Cloud-based software is amazing because everyone can jump on remotely," says Robert Hammond. "It's really cool that we can get the help we need without having to go and see people. Our accountant is based interstate and we can just Skype him," he says. First impressions count and that includes the appearance of your standard forms such as invoices and statements. Robert Hammond says "even when we first launched on a shoestring, we knew that it was really important to invest money in the things that presented us as trained professionals". Most accounting systems have fully customisable forms that enable you to upload your logo and integrate the look of your invoices and quotes so that they present professionally and consistently with your business.
William Long intentionally doesn't use his accounting system's template to do quotes, preferring to do them manually. "For me it is more than just giving a price; it's an opportunity to include testimonials and awards," he says. "It's important to distinguish yourself when you know you will be compared with other photographers. It's also an opportunity to ensure the client knows what they are getting. For examples, I always include my Terms and Conditions in the same font; I don't put them in small print or hide them at the bottom of the document. This guards against clients saying that they wish that they had known something, or didn't understand."
Final thoughts
If you are in the market for an accounting package, as a bare minimum, you should consider its ability to perform certain key tasks fundamental to the financial management of your business. Some of these should include its reporting functions and whether balance sheet, profit and loss, GST and BAS are included. Also, its ability to produce professional-looking quotes and invoices, and whether it offers payroll – if that's something you require now, or in the future. If you're considering moving from one package to another, you'll want to assess the process to transfer historical data from one to the other and ascertain whether it's something you can do alone, or require the services of an expert. Also, get a sense of how information initially gets into the package. In many instances, it's possible to link multiple bank accounts and simply import all transactions directly.
While most photographers would rather be creating images than doing administration, streamlining accounting processes certainly provides an opportunity to better see how your business is performing and frees up valuable time to go about working elsewhere on the business. There is also the potential to greatly reduce the time you spend on paperwork, not to mention reduced accounting fees. For any spreadsheet users out there, it might be time to have a look at what's currently available and consider a more sophisticated and time-saving approach.
Michele Bain
Robert Hammond
William Long
Shaun McCorkell
Steve Scalone
Richard Weinstein
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Geneva is a quaint little town in Switzerland where everybody is rich, yet nobody is particularly famous, or glamorous, to put it in the words of Fergie (2007). As Fergie diagnoses correctly using herself as an example, the rich yearn for both screen-idol-like attention and for keep-it-real-and-down-to-earth-like affection that only the customers of fast food chains such as Taco Bell are able to supply:
There are three major industries in Geneva catering to the glamorous while receiving no glamour in return: The manufacturers of luxury goods may earn credit for their craftsmanship in form of vast amounts of money, yet all the glamour goes to the celebrities wearing the expensive watches and jewellery on red carpets amidst a flurry of flashbulbs, while the individual creators remain largely obscure. The bankers may only earn a small fraction of the taxes saved by their clients depositing their money in Switzerland, but since a large part of their job consists of keeping quiet about their sourcing and investing, not even the smallest fraction of glamour pertained by the unknown number of celebrities using their services is deposited with them. Finally, the international civil servants and NGO-staff may honestly be attempting to promote the betterment of humanity, while simultaneously allowing for a ludicrous betterment of their own Swiss bank accounts, yet even here, the glamour is licensed to celebrities visiting crisis areas of the world. This always results in scenic photographs of them looking concerned and wearing exotic attire in front of exotic backgrounds, with almost none of their glamour rubbing off on those working and living on-site, and absolutely no glamour rubbing off on the staff in Geneva organizing crisis interventions from the comfort of their lake view offices.
To make things worse, the City of Geneva prohibits the construction of high-risers – thus the rich can"t even buy themselves glamour by erecting prestigious buildings. This also means that the number of fancy architectural tourist attractions is somewhat limited, which is why tourists love huddling along a small strip of park squeezed between the heavily trafficked Quai Wilson road and the magnificent Lake of Geneva. Ever since the Beach Boys" 1964 "I get around" , we all know that the rich are quick at "getting bugged driving up and down the same old strip" (especially when the tourists prefer looking at the lake rather than admiring the cars), so they "gotta find a place where the kids are hip":
The place that they"ve found is the "Wake Sport Centre" for wakeboarding and windsurfing on the exact opposite side of the lake – the Rive Gauche (ever since Yves Saint Laurent named his chain of boutiques after the left side of the river, the rich have severely been restricted in their options of suitable waterside locations) – for sure all the kids are hip there. The secluded site is hidden right next door to the pay-as-you-go Geneva Beach, where you also can buy swimsuits, in case you left yours at home – prices start at 100$ (or Swiss Francs, which is about the same).
For it is wakeboarding that is the sport of choice to reclaim glamour in Geneva. All you have to do is decide who gets to sip champagne on deck and who gets to be pulled on a snowboard by the motorboat and off you go. Where to? Well, of course straight back towards the Quai Wilson, where you now finally get the much-needed attention that you had been deprived of when cruising by in merely a car. While the champagne-sippers in front can finally feel like a celebrity in Cannes or Monaco, it is the wake-boarder in the back who can feel like they"re a true "Lord of the Board", as in the 1997 Snowboard World Championship song by the world"s perhaps only "snowboard"-band, the Guano Apes (as of now, a "wakeboard"-band has yet to be formed). The song comprises a beautifully serene bridge followed by a slightly irritating chorus – maybe both parts are necessary to characterize board-related sports:
Thus, for the rich of today, bathing in attention has replaced Uncle Scrooge"s money swim in his money bin – but unfortunately their "attention swim" doesn"t look as picturesque as he does in the 1987 Duck Tales theme song:
Unlike Fergie, instead of going to Taco Bell after a stressful day of wake-boarding and attention-swimming, the glamorous of Geneva return to their resort where the kids are hip, far away from the huddled masses on the opposite side of the lake. There they trade the champagne and boat deck for cocktails and lounge chairs and chill out in front of the backdrop of a sunset over the lake.
Thus, the next time you"re about to roll your eyes in annoyance when a nerve-rackingly loud boat speeds by and the wake-boarder being dragged behind nearly splashes you with water while showing off one of his cooler moves, take a moment to reflect upon how hard life can be for those who have to live with too much money and too little glamour, and you"ll immediately be able to forgive them for everything. Also, it will allow you to concentrate on praying that more fast-food restaurants such as Taco Bell open up in Geneva, to where the rich would re-locate their showing-off-activities, freeing up water areas of the lake.
This week, don"t forget to Reclaim the Glamour!

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The Americans: a new Homeland?
ITV's first drama acquisition since 2007 will snare fans of the hit spy drama – but it has more beneath the surface
Espionage. Outrageously close shaves. Attempts by outsiders who have infiltrated American society to tear the nation's soul in two. Sex. Blurred loyalties. Awkward conversations in family kitchens where at least one parent is secretly a ruthless killer. Constant peril. Epic betrayal. Murder.
These were the qualities that made Homeland a global hit, and they're all present in The Americans, a period thriller that's recently finished its acclaimed first season on FX in the States, and comes to ITV on Saturday 1 June. So could The Americans be the next big US import?
The premise takes more than one line to explain fully but, once established, it shows itself to be fiendishly well conceived, rich with dramatic possibility. It's 1981. The Cold War has the US and Russia in a constant state of hysterical paranoia. In the suburbs of Washington, DC live Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, an unremarkable young couple with two children and a travel agency business.
In fact, Philip and Elizabeth are Russian spies. Their flawless all-American exterior is a result of intense training and many years under deep cover. They have perfect American accents – and two children who are none the wiser about Mom and Dad's real line of work, or about their marriage having been arranged by the KGB.
"I remember reading the script going: bloody hell, it's got so much going on," Matthew Rhys tells Radio Times. Rhys, the Welsh actor known to US audiences for his role opposite Sally Field in family melodrama Brothers & Sisters, plays Philip Jennings. "The premise is a spy series but what interested me most is the relationship between Philip and Elizabeth, the husband and wife. They're put together by the KGB and told to have children – which was true! In 2010, a Russian spy ring was uncovered in New Jersey and two operatives had had children in order to solidify their identity as Americans."
While Elizabeth (Keri Russell) is intently devoted to the Russian cause – she kills with an efficient ferocity that outstrips her husband – Philip is more demonstrative, more emotional, more inclined to see the enemy as people. Or perhaps the comforts of capitalism are weakening him. Either way, in episode one Philip raises the possibility of defection, to his wife's horror – and, in a contrivance the show effortlessly glosses over, the guy who's just moved into the house across the road turns out to be Stan (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent charged with rooting out KGB sleepers. Philip and Stan chat about cars and play racketball.
Yet while all this is happening, the years spent in each other's pockets have made Philip and Elizabeth more than colleagues. These fake spouses might just be falling in love.
"They've been in this arranged marriage," says Rhys, "and then feelings start to cross over, and it makes everything incredibly complicated. That's what's interesting – the more human element of two people trying to make headway in this madness."
The Americans takes Homeland's idea of humanising an official enemy and smartens it up, layering on several more shades of grey. Jace Lacob, west coast deputy bureau chief and TV critic for The Daily Beast, was one of many US critics who immediately praised The Americans when it premiered on FX in January. Talking to RadioTimes.com, he describes the show's "nuanced portrait of the disillusionment felt by Soviet secret agents operating overseas in a time of overt capitalism and materialism, juxtaposed with the participants in an 'arranged' marriage. The Americans asks us what it means to be an 'American' or to pledge allegiance to a national cause.
"Additionally, it's tinged with a palpable sense of tragedy, given that we know the Soviets lost the Cold War: there's a sense of futility to Elizabeth and Philip's plotting. It continues a trend in popular culture towards anti-heroes, one that has its roots in everything from The Sopranos to Breaking Bad."
These are big words given the slew of Emmys Homeland has won, but: is The Americans the superior show? "I found it to be better, certainly, than Homeland's second season, which fell apart completely in the second half," Lacob says. "In fact, Homeland could learn a few lessons from The Americans, in its handling of pacing and atmosphere as well as romantic/marital dynamics. While Homeland staggered into 24 territory, The Americans wisely keeps its focus on marriage as a metaphor for political discourse. Betrayals, allegiances, secrets, lies: all the Soviet/US action is a backdrop for a provocative exploration of what makes marriage – and its participants – tick."
The spy thrills drive on the narrative of every episode, but the beats that resonate the longest come from the show's portrait of marriage and family in general. Philip and Elizabeth are learning to love and trust each other – not uncommon, even in non-arranged unions. They have to compromise their beliefs to meet each other halfway. They have a world of adult concerns that their children, who are 13 and 10, are oblivious to, for the moment at least. They struggle to juggle work and parenting. And although most of us don't have jobs that involve literally assuming several other identities, complete with wigs, false IDs and full-on sexual/romantic relationships, working spouses often have complex professional existences they can never fully share with their partners. They might never reveal their full selves. The Americans explores all these issues with edgy honesty.
Or as Keri Russell put it, interviewed by Lacob ahead of the first episode airing: "The best part of the show is the dynamic of the relationship and how strange – outside of the spy issue – it is. It's just these two people going, 'Why can't you do it my way? Do it my f***ing way for once.' That's every marriage alive."
While British dramas are almost as likely to be set in 1913 as they are 2013, high-end US series tend – with one very obvious exception – to take place in the present day. The period stylings set The Americans apart a little further: it's less obviously a wide-ranging assessment of the early 1980s than Mad Men is of the 1960s, but the specifics of 1981 contribute much to the show's atmosphere. This is a time between the dark funkiness of the 70s and the brash glitz of the mid-80s, austere and slightly alien. In The Americans, Washington always looks… cold. With Philip and Elizabeth having to adjust to a bewildering or dangerous new threat every week – at times, the show is oddly reminiscent of The Prisoner – the paranoid vibe is well realised.
"1981 represents a very specific time in recent American history," says Jace Lacob, "one that's close enough for the majority of the audience to call up the appropriate symbols and sigils within their memory banks, but also far enough away that there is licence to see the era as something potentially flawed and fragile."
On the other hand, there's plenty of boxy suits, high-waisted jeans and heavy hair. "Most TV networks, like most movie distributors, are leery of period pieces because they cost more money to make than things set in the present," observes Matt Zoller Seitz, TV critic for New York Magazine. "But the Cold War setting lets The Americans deal with timeless issues in terms of metaphor, while simultaneously letting us enjoy classic pop tunes from the era and have a good laugh at the clothes and hairstyles that were once considered very hip. The show isn't Miami Vice-level in its production design immersion, but it definitely gives you a taste of what it was like to live through the worst fashion disasters of the entire American century."
The Americans is an ITV show thanks to the network's head of acquired series Sasha Breslau, who wasn't in the job the last time ITV bought a big American drama. That was Pushing Daisies, in 2007 – so for Breslau, The Americans was a gamble.
"When I first saw The Americans I thought it was incredibly smart and sophisticated and subtle," Breslau says, admitting that the show wasn't an obvious fit with the rest of the ITV schedule. But the success of homegrown dramas like Downton Abbey and Broadchurch emboldened ITV and made it look at foreign imports afresh. "There was no brief," says Breslau. "No directive. It wasn't something we were looking to do."
An endorsement from director of television Peter Fincham – who was instrumental in allowing Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall free rein – made it easier for Breslau to take the plunge that all executives in her position are faced with: committing to a series before the reviews and ratings are in.
"We did get in fairly quickly," she smiles. "I believe there were other interested parties… You cross your fingers and hope it will be received well in America. There is the extra comfort with a cable show where they commit to it – we knew upfront there were going to be 13 episodes, whereas a network show might be pulled. It's been picked up for a second series already, and we'll have that on ITV next year.
"We're already down for series two, yes."
The Americans is in the unusual but not deathly slot of 10pm on Saturday nights – which in week one means inheriting several million viewers from the Britain's Got Talent semi-final. But ITV's plan is for the show to be a prestige offering, enjoyed enthusiastically by a select band of viewers: more like Mad Men or Breaking Bad than Downton Abbey or Broadchurch.
Can The Americans be that good? "It's not yet on the level of the best of The Wire, The Sopranos, Mad Men or Breaking Bad," says Seitz, "but it's a very clever, intelligent, surprising drama that might have an outside shot at some Emmy recognition this year. It has a feel for the dynamics of life partnerships, be they marriages or workplace friendships, that's very rare."
Lacob concludes: "It's about the emotional and psychological tug of war between nations, husbands and wives, parents and children. It's about the realisation that the trappings of capitalism don't necessarily lead to happiness, but that communism isn't an alternative either. And, ultimately, that marriage too is a danger-fraught battlefield."
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Carlos García Fernández, Christopher Heiden, Thi Yen Nguyen, Christina Schinzel, Tang Thi Hoang Yen, Luis Alberto Alvarez Zendejas
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Media Art and Design -Study programme Media Art und Design (MAD) (english) (Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)),
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Summer semester 2019
Black balloons are floating weightlessly in the library lobby. Their movements resemble a dance, a choreography: lightweight, yet threatening. What influences their movements? What does control them?
The balloons are controlled by data and the visitors are right in the middle of a sea of data.
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As ungraspable as the numbers are the global relations which lead to such a development.
The installation aims to make visible abstract data and its interconnections with the help of data physicalization. Contrary to data visualization, data physicalization overcomes the limitations of two-dimensionality on paper or the screen and shifts them to the three-dimensional space. The installation invites the visitors to interact with it, to experience and to explore it.


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The Book of Genesis 23 1 Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah's life. 2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 3 Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying, http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=gen§ion=23
The Book of Genesis 37 1 Jacob lived in the land of his father's travels, in the land of Canaan. 2 This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father. http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=gen§ion=37
The Book of Numbers 16 1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]: 2 and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown; http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=num§ion=16
The Book of Numbers 24 1 When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him. 3 He took up his par... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=num§ion=24
The Book of Deuteronomy 30 1 It shall happen, when all these things have come on you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you shall call them to mind among all the nations, where Yahweh your God has driven you, 2 and shall return to Yahweh your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your c... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=deut§ion=30
The First Book of Samuel 2 1 Hannah prayed, and said: "My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. 2 There is no one as holy as Yahweh, For there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.3... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=1sa§ion=2
The First Book of Samuel 9 1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor. 2 He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=1sa§ion=9
The Book of Psalms 26 By David.1 Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering. 2 Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind. 3 For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I have walked in your truth. http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ps§ion=26
The Book of Psalms 64 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.1 Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil; 3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, d... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ps§ion=64
The Book of Psalms 83 A song. A Psalm by Asaph.1 God, don't keep silent. Don't keep silent, and don't be still, God. 2 For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads. 3 They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ps§ion=83
The Book of Psalms 110 A Psalm by David.1 Yahweh says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet." 2 Yahweh will send forth the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies. 3 Your people offer themselves willingly in the... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ps§ion=110
The Book of Isaiah 26 1 In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city. God appoints salvation for walls and bulwarks. 2 Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith. 3 You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace,... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=isa§ion=26
The Book of Isaiah 46 1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the livestock: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary [animal]. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=isa§ion=46
The Book of Isaiah 65 1 "I am inquired of by those who didn't ask; I am found by those who didn't seek me: I said, See me, see me, to a nation that was not called by my name. 2 I have spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts; 3 http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=isa§ion=65
The Book of Jeremiah 3 1 "They say, 'If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and become another man's, will he return to her again?' Wouldn't that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me," says Yahweh. 2 "Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see! Wher... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=jer§ion=3
The Book of Jeremiah 7 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, 2 "Stand in the gate of Yahweh's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, 'Hear the word of Yahweh, all you of Judah, who enter in at these gates to worship Yahweh. 3 Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doi... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=jer§ion=7
The Book of Jeremiah 11 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, 2 Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say to them, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: Cursed is the man who doesn't hear the words of this covenant, ... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=jer§ion=11
The Book of Jeremiah 15 1 Then said Yahweh to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. 2 It shall happen, when they tell you, Where shall we go forth? Then you shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword,... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=jer§ion=15
The Book of Jeremiah 17 1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars; 2 while their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees on the high hills. 3 My mountain in the field, I will give... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=jer§ion=17
The Book of Jeremiah 19 1 Thus said Yahweh, Go, and buy a potter's earthen bottle, and [take] of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; 2 and go forth to the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell you; 3 and say, Hear the word... http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=jer§ion=19
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In this day as well as age, the method your service operates online could make or damage you.
How do most organisations currently have a presence online?
The reality of the issue is, however, that websites have significantly evolved over the previous years – as well as the approaches of old are no more functional for modern company.
Back in the day, it would be adequate to have an easy web site with a web page, solutions, rates, concerning us, and get in touch with pages.
A prospective client would certainly go to your website, scroll around, go to the different pages and eat content as they please.
However, if you are a business investing any money on advertising, you wish to regulate what customers are discovering on your website, present offers at the right time, and take full advantage of the revenue you make from each individual.
Just how does one achieve this?
Utilizing sales funnels.
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ClickFunnels is the easiest means making high converting sales and advertising funnels.
It is an one-of-a-kind tool produced especially to turn potential customers into buyers.
It really is an all-in-one remedy to create sales funnels and consists of landing web pages, email combination, invoicing, webinars, subscription sites, therefore much more. No surprise it has quickly end up being a preferred device for online marketers.
Below is my comprehensive ClickFunnels Evaluation, including preferred functions, prices, pros/cons, and contrasts against rivals.
Subdomain Cloudflare Clickfunnels Namecheap: But First, Exactly What Is a Sales Funnel?
Sales funnels (additionally called marketing funnels) are multi-step campaigns that are created to move possible leads through your sales process, as well as turn them right into buyers.
Image a real-life channel. On top, you put fluid in, which narrows down in the direction of one taken care of location.
In sales, a comparable occasion takes place. On top, visitors come to your web site, however not all that get in make it out of the other end as buyers.
Numerous points need to happen from the time a visitor enters your funnel, to the moment they do something about it and efficiently finish a purchase.
By breaking down the client's journey right into smaller sized actions, you could be extra specific about exactly how when you provide an offer to your audience.
The comprehensive action in a channel could look something like this:
- Unqualified lead gets to landing page
- Page connects the very first deal (something complimentary to accumulate an email).
- When email is gathered, primary deal is pitched.
- Lead ends up being a paying customer.
- More email interaction delivering client worth.
- More relationship building
- Recurring sales.
ClickFunnels additionally has a visuals that explains this in a simple method:.
Exactly what is ClickFunnels?
As pointed out earlier, ClickFunnels is the most effective sales funnel software application around today.
The company makes the bold claim of offering you whatever you need to market, sell, and also deliver your products online – as well as they most definitely provide.
A conventional funnel will make use of an opt-in web page (to gather e-mail addresses), an e-mail auto responder (to send e-mails to your clients), plus an added sales page with some web content as well as an order kind, perhaps complied with by added web content, a subscription website, etc
. Previously, you would have to utilize various systems and tools to achieve every one of these tasks such as:
- Produce a site
- Find Hosting
- Find an autoresponder service
- Locate subscription website software application
- Find split-testing software program … etc
But ClickFunnels looks after whatever with their platform. You not just conserve a ton of loan by not having to get different products/services, however you likewise stay clear of the technological mess of needing to establish every little thing up, and can concentrate on exactly what's actually important – expanding your service.
ClickFunnels offers a Cost-free 14-Day Trial, so you reach discover the device and really see if it's appropriate for your service.
Favored Functions
* Promptly Develop Pages Using Design Templates and also Elements *.
Prior to obtaining also much, it is necessary to comprehend that a funnel is a collection of web pages assembled in a critical order, with the objective of converting as several potential customers right into consumers. As well as a page is merely a collection of various aspects designed to get a person to take a particular action.
ClickFunnels offers more than 50 different elements to assist you develop the perfect page. The editor is very simple to utilize and also all you have to do is drag as well as go down different components on the page, and update the message and appearance to fit your demands – no coding skills called for!
ClickFunnels additionally makes your life less complicated by supplying you with a ton of complimentary design templates.
As a matter of fact, ClickFunnels gives over 37 types of web pages for you to blend and match with. These are damaged down into the adhering to 10 classifications:
- Presell Pages: Study Web Page, Short Article Web Page, Presell Page, Clickpop Page
- Optin Pages: Squeeze Page, Reverse Capture Page, Lead Magnet, Voucher
- Thanks Pages: Thanks Page, Offer Wall Surface, Bridge Web Page, Share Web Page
- Sales Pages: Video Clip Sales Page, Business Letter Page, Item Launch Page
- OTO Pages: Upsell Web Page, Downsell Web Page
- Order Forms: 2 Step Order Web Page, Standard Order Page, Video Sales Letter Order Page, Sales Letter Order Page, Product Release Order Web Page
- Webinar Pages: Webinar Enrollment Web Page, Webinar Confirmation Page, Webinar Program Area, Webinar Replay Area
- Membership Pages: Access Page, Participant's Location
- Associate Pages: Gain Access To Web Page, Associate Area
- Other Pages: Application Page, Ask Web Page, Shop Front, Home Page, Hero Web Page, Hangout Page, Live Demo Page
The pre-built themes are totally adjustable, and are what most users make use of.
You have the ability to select a layout, modify or change the elements with your personal, as well as your brand-new web page is ready to go.
You could also connect any kind of funnel you create with your personal email advertising solution (if you don't make use of the one consisted of in ClickFunnels), as well as make use of the ClickFunnels built in payment system.
This is likewise a good time to discuss that ClickFunnels offers extremely useful and also easy to understand training video clips when you initially join. I extremely recommend going through those due to the fact that they quickly enable you to use the tool at its complete capability, and also you'll have a lot more fun messing around. Subdomain Cloudflare Clickfunnels Namecheap
* Produce One-Click Subscription Websites *.
One of the best attributes with ClickFunnels is the ability to conveniently develop subscription sites as well as deliver material to your target market in one area.
Your membership site will certainly come total with enrollment web pages, subscription access web pages, and also material web pages which you could easily lock or trickle feed to your clients inning accordance with purchases they made in your funnel.
ClickFunnels membership websites permit you to send emails, conveniently handle your e-mails, and build a neighborhood all while eliminating the stress and anxiety that's connected with various other options such as Kajabi, or WordPress systems.
It's truly handy to not have to purchase a different software program or plugin to create membership websites.
* Email Integration & Actionetics *.
With every funnel comes e-mail list structure possibilities.
ClickFunnels supports e-mail combination with every one of the major e-mail automation platforms such as:
- Active Campaign
- Aweber
- Constant Contact
- ConvertKit
- Drip
- Get Response
- Hubspot
- InfusionSoft
- Mad Mimi
- MailChimp
- Market Hero
- Ontraport
- Salesforce
- Sendlane
- And others
Nevertheless, ClickFunnels additionally has their own powerful automation tool called Actionetics.
Although you can create, routine, and also deliver emails as with other e-mail advertising system, Actionetics is a lot more.
I like Actionetics because it not just replaces your e-mail marketing however messenger advertising and marketing as well as SMS marketing softwares too. This takes automation to an entire brand-new level and assists you communicate the ideal message to your consumers, precisely when they need it. A video clip review of Actionetics will certainly be given even more listed below.
* Invoicing and Repayment Combination *.
An impressive function within ClickFunnels is the ability to gather all of the billing information from your customers right on your sales web page. Marketing is made a lot easier when clients don't have to leave your website.
ClickFunnels integrates with significant repayment gateways such as PayPal, Red Stripe, and also InfusionSoft, to name a few.
ClickFunnels Rates.
While you can start with the Free 14-Day Test, there are 3 various pricing options with ClickFunnels:
- $ 97/month.
- $ 297/month.
- $ 997 bulk discount plan (recommended).
I'll go into detail for each of these plans below.
1. ClickFunnels Requirement Strategy – $97/month.
The common plan consists of all the functions you would certainly require within ClickFunnels, yet with limitations on the variety of funnels (20) and also pages (100) you can have in your account, along with the number of site visitors (20K) can see your web pages per month.
You also do not obtain advanced capability such as ClickFunnels own email advertising and also affiliate monitoring devices.
2. ClickFunnels Etison Collection – $297/month.
This strategy consists of all the bells as well as whistles of the common strategy, without any limitations. It also comes with two extra items produced by ClickFunnels called Actionetics (e-mail advertising) as well as Knapsack (affiliate management platform).
In Actionetics – you can handle all of your contacts that sign up for your listing, send out email broadcasts, as well as create a host of other automations. Subdomain Cloudflare Clickfunnels Namecheap
The difference between the two strategies really is the limitations, as well as Actionetics/Backpack. If you are a standard user and also do not anticipate to utilize more than 20 funnels in your account – the Standard Plan should be enough.
Nevertheless, if you prepare to have an associate program or wish to maintain your email marketing within ClickFunnels as well as not use a third party software application, the Etison Collection is for you.
You can always begin on the lower plan and also upgrade if needed.
3. Funnel Hacks System – $997
For any individual that's serious about their company, the ClickFunnels Funnel Hacks System is the bargain of the century.
The $997 Funnel Hacks System includes robust training programs bundled with 6-month access to the ClickFunnels Etison Collection.
This is an unbelievable bargain because beyond this program, 6-months of Etison Collection alone would cost you $1782.
Not just are you saving $785 however you're obtaining a lots of trainings and guides to aid you obtain the most from ClickFunnels!
ClickFunnels Pros and Cons
- Producing funnels is really easy, simple, and fast
- All-in-one system with everything your service should win
- Split screening and conversion tracking included
- Email integration with all of the significant e-mail autoresponder systems
- Payment processing abilities within ClickFunnels
- ClickFunnels is constantly adjusting as well as upgrading to the moments
- There is always support offered (whether live or otherwise).
- Unbelievably active Facebook Group Community.
- Free 14-Day Test – allows you to attempt it run the risk of free.
- As outstanding as ClickFunnels is, it certainly is not an economical remedy and also calls for a constant membership to make use of
- Assistance isn't always the fastest as well as may draw from 1 min to 24-HOUR relying on the concern.
ClickFunnels versus Everybody Else.
Many individuals ask how ClickFunnels compares with other touchdown web page contractors such as Leadpages, Unbounce, and Infusionsoft.
For the most part it's not really a reasonable contrast since each of these devices succeeds is one location or the various other.
The chart above provides a complete evaluation – but I'll highlight several of the major comparisons below.
ClickFunnels vs Leadpages
Prior to ClickFunnels, Leadpages was the large pet.
Leadpages is just a lead capture software program – absolutely nothing even more. You can develop landing pages, lead boxes, gather leads … that's pretty much it. Additionally, the Leadpages design templates are also restricted on modification.
ClickFunnels is far more flexible – it's a lot easier to use and also does so far more than create lead capture web pages.
Simply put, Leadpages is truly just a landing page contractor, while ClickFunnels is concentrated around developing extremely integrated funnels.
ClickFunnels vs Infusionsoft
Infusionsoft is not a touchdown web page or sales web page home builder. It has a few of that performance constructed it, but that's not just what it's known for.
At it's core, Infusionsoft is a CRM platform – one that permits you to handle your entire client database. ClickFunnels has this capability with Actionetics, yet it's not virtually as advanced as Infusionsoft.
Infusionsoft is additionally very costly as well as forces every brand-new customer to pay $2000 for a necessary kickstart coaching package simply to learn how to use the complicated system (which is infamously hard to make use of).
ClickFunnels Affiliate Program
There are 2 primary paths individuals decrease as ClickFunnels individuals.
Those that prefer to utilize the tool for their service – in hopes of one day accomplish both Comma Club (over $1M in profits).
And those that want gaining easy revenue as a ClickFunnels Affiliate and winning the Desire Car Contest (where they pay $500/$1000 to your desire automobile if you get to 100/200 active monthly signups, specifically).
With a tremendous 40% month-to-month repeating payment, ClickFunnels quickly has among the greatest associate programs of any kind of platform available.
That's right – you make money a continuous 40% commission on every affiliate signup you make with the ClickFunnels Associate Program. Yet, exactly what does that truly relate to?
The fundamental strategy is a $97/month financial investment and the Etison Collection plan is a $297/month financial investment. consequently you make $38.80 each basic plan as well as $118.80 each Etison Collection plan … every single month!
Usually, every 100 signups will certainly bring in $4000/month in associate commissions (basically relying on the number of Etison Plan individuals are in there).
Click here to read more about coming to be a ClickFunnels Associate.
All-time Low Line
ClickFunnels is by far the best system if you are seeking to easily build high converting sales funnels.
Because it was constructed from scratch to be the best sales funnel building contractor, it defeats all of the competition because respect.
On the surface, it might not be the cheapest item available – however if you use it to its complete capability, your business will certainly end up being more rewarding as well as you will certainly conserve cash from not needing to use various other tools. Subdomain Cloudflare Clickfunnels Namecheap
If you've reviewed this far right into my ClickFunnels Testimonial, I recommend you see for yourself with a Free 14-Day Trial here.


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01:30PM, Friday 27 July 2018
The Express and Cirque Berserk, Theatre Royal, Windsor, are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a family ticket to the show worth up to £116 and to go backstage to meet the stars.
Two lucky runners-up will also win family tickets.
Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with
adrenalin-fuelled stunt action, Zippos Cirque Berserk is a danger-filled spectacle to amaze.
Audiences will see the
legendary motorcycle Globe of Death — four motorcyclists reaching speeds of more than 60mph within the confines of a locked steel cage — plus acts from more than 30 jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, dancers, drummers, daredevil stuntmen and the amazing physical comedians the Mustache Brothers.
For your chance to win, answer the following question:
What speed do the Globe of Death bikers reach at Cirque Berserk?
Send your answer with your name and daytime telephone number to: sallyg@baylis media.co.uk or post your entry to Sally Gray, Cirque Berserk competition, 48 Bell Street, Maidenhead SL6 1HX to arrive by 5pm on Monday, August 6, 2018.
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The first prize winner will be given an exclusive photo-opportunity to stand beside the motorcycle Globe of Death before a performance and take photos with the riders on their machines. Tickets subject to availability. No cash alternative. The organisers' decision is final.
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Together with the minimal and light-taking care of YZ-F based skeleton, the WR450F conveys significant upgrades as far as weight, control trademark, nimbleness and rideability.The WR450F is furnished with a full lighting unit, and to deal with the additional request on the electrical framework, a high yield ACM is fitted.
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The Christ of Christmas
28 December 2017 | By Dr. Jonathan D'Souza
A poem straight from my heart that speaks of Jesus' Lordship. This is an expression of His love and compassion and the true meaning of Christmas.
KING of kings, LORD of lords
The true Master of the Universe
He chose not a mansion, no stately home
His humility preceded His earthly birth
Through the virgin's womb, was He born in a lowly manger
Wrapped in swaddling cloth
Marked for death at His birth
The Heavens proclaimed His coming
Shepherds received Divine Breaking News
Kings from afar visited Him
Our Creator dwelled among us
We, unworthy to untie His shoelaces
He showered compassion, on us who didn't deserve
Our pain and sorrow moved Him to tears
Yet, we chose to crucify Him, our Savior
In our foolishness, we inflicted pain
Still, He thought of us in His most painful moments
Gladly sacrificed himself
Not pleading for mercy on himself, but on us
My Savior greeted death with defeat
The foundations of hell He shook
He conquered the Grave and
Restored Hope for the living
Christmas is about my Christ
His undying love for me and you
No poem, no prose, no sonnet
No philosophy, no thought
Can comprehend His love for me and you
This is what Christmas is for me
Relationship eternal, renewed with my Maker!


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During 2016 around 50 percent of Argentina's spending on the importation of asphalt plants went to MARINI Italy.
13 plants were supplied, 11 of which were mobile batch types, mainly BE TOWER models producing 120-160 tph (which had been launched onto the market in October 2015) plus 2 mobile 200 tph XPRESS models. Added to this were several retrofitting operations to a value of 2 million euros.
Be Tower: the reasons for success
There were several reasons for this success: the technology of the plants and the availability of local service assistance combined with the special relationship which has always existed between Argentina and Italy – around half the Argentinian population has Italian origin.
The boom in sales can undoubtedly be attributed to the BE TOWER, which is ideal both for inner city worksites, due to its compactness, and for worksites where mobility and rapid transfer are required: the plant is erected on metal bases which allow rapid site preparation, without having to lay concrete foundations. The plant's layout in modules means it can be erected and tested in less than a month (for the first erection) and in just two weeks (on all successive erections). And as well as all this, the BE TOWER is easy to operate and maintain.
All these aspects make the plant extremely attractive to both the entrepreneur and the operator who works in total safety.
CaYSi e Marini, teamwork
Another determining factor is the presence of our Agent CaYSi (head office Oro Verde Entre Rios), who guarantees technical assistance throughout Argentina and provides a highly competent 8-man team – including 4 engineers – quick problem solving and spare parts. In addition, CaYSi team covers all plant erection operations. The personnel have attended various training courses at the Marini training centre and have done site work with Italian technicians.
An interesting anecdote of Dario Schvindt, director of CaYSi: "During a Fair in Rosario, I met a journalist and told him about the Marini range of machinery, explaining with satisfaction how much sales had risen in Argentina, thanks to the economic recovery and the increase in public works launched by the Government. It was only later that I learned that the journalist was from the Ministry of Transport's Press Office and that he had posted our meeting on Instagram".


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IMDB Ratings: 6.4/10
Directed: Tamra Davis
Released Date: 10 February 1995
Genres: Comedy
Languages: Hindi ,English
Film Stars: Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Movie Quality: 720p BRRip
File Size: 895MB
Story: Billy Madison is a 27 year-old man whose father Brian is the head of a major hotel chain. Even though he is groomed to replace his father who is about to retire, Billy is extremely immature and unmotivated in life. When Brian considers making Eric Gordon (whom Billy despises) his new replacement, Billy decides to prove to his father that he is capable of taking over. He must repeat grade school all over again (2 weeks for each grade) in order to take over the hotel empire. The further Billy progresses, the more Eric tries to derail Billy.
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Is it Necessary to Have a Rug Pad for Area Rugs?
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People might wonder whether or not a rug pad is necessary for an area rug. The answer is yes. There are several reasons for this.
- Having a rug pad under your area rug makes vacuuming easier. Dirt is the major cause of the degradation of rugs. Having a rug pad in place will keep the rig from shifting and therefor allow you to pick up more of the dirt than what you would be able to without a rug pad. This will aide in prolonging the life of your rug.
- Why would you need a rug pad when you have larger rugs? With a larger area rugs using a rug pad is helpful for keeping the corners of the rug down and also to make sure that they do not buckle. People might be of the mind that rug pads are not necessary for larger area rugs because they are less likely to slip. They may be less likely to slip than smaller ones but they are more prone to wrinkle or buckle at the corners.
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Govt aims at saving 50,000 infants annually, dying of diarrhea
The government is working with international agencies to increase the percentage of children treated for diarrhea with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and zinc 15 times over in the next five years.delhi Updated: Apr 03, 2013, 21:47 IST
The government is working with international agencies to increase the percentage of children treated for diarrhea with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and zinc 15 times over in the next five years.
Diarrhea, one of the most preventable causes of infant death, kills 2, 25, 000 children under the age of five in India every year, which accounts for 30% children deaths.
Currently, less than 2% of children with diarrhea are treated with both ORS and Zinc, and the aim is to bring it up to 30 per cent.
"We have chosen three high-burden states- Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, to begin with and aim at saving approximately 150,000 children's lives between 2013-2017 that translates to roughly 50,000 children annually," said Louis-Georges Arsenault, representative, UNICEF, India Country office.
The government of India in collaboration with UNCEF Canada and Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") officially launched a $5 million program on Wednesday under the Zinc Alliance for Child Health (ZACH).
"The contribution is part of our global citizenship programme that supports NGOs and development agencies to strengthen the healthcare delivery system. Being the largest producers of zinc, it makes sense to help save lives by preventing diarrhea," said Dough H. Horswill, senior vice president, Teck Resources Limited.
The cost of delivering ORS-Zinc combo is about Rs 20 per child. The agencies will be making use of the existing frontline government healthcare workers to distribute the doses.
"There is need to increase awareness and knowledge among healthcare workers, including paediatricians who are our point of contact with the target group. We also plan to have a monitoring mechanism in place because just having the product is not enough, it needs to reach the needy," said David Morley, president and CEO, UNICEF Canada.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post2603920040659243164..comments2020-10-09T03:04:08.939-05:00Comments on tallgrass prairie studio: Sewing With My Eyes Closedjacquiehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-66114510959248409112008-06-24T14:06:00.000-05:002008-06-24T14:06:00.000-05:00I think this must means that your quilt has been l...I think this must means that your quilt has been loved, and the fact that is loved enough to repair makes it even better. I've had problems like this on several quilts.Shelinahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-61737257257250884682008-06-22T14:08:00.000-05:002008-06-22T14:08:00.000-05:00It's beautiful, as is or fixed. Though I think I'...It's beautiful, as is or fixed. Though I think I'd ruin it somehow if I tried to pull out stitches and fix it afterward.calicodaisyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-81559816143691283982008-06-22T01:39:00.000-05:002008-06-22T01:39:00.000-05:00were you able to just rip out that little bit or d...were you able to just rip out that little bit or did you have to do the whole thing?
it is a beauty, and the extra bit of love you put in will be rewarded in the years to come. not to mention it gives you a story to go with the quilt!!susanhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-40524543552453587122008-06-20T19:13:00.000-05:002008-06-20T19:13:00.000-05:00I think your being a bit hard on your self what wo...I think your being a bit hard on your self what would life be if we were all perfect. I love the quilt and your will have it fixed in no time.Leannehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-52795172610020611112008-06-20T16:31:00.000-05:002008-06-20T16:31:00.000-05:00bummer! I really need to re-do the binding on my f...bummer! I really need to re-do the binding on my first quilt, but I just can't ever get around to doing it (I hate doing things twice)Rebekahhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-23723828472327188912008-06-20T07:24:00.000-05:002008-06-20T07:24:00.000-05:00Arg arg arg. That stinks. I have the same reasonin...Arg arg arg. That stinks. I have the same reasoning for not selling any of my sewing. I always find some small thing like that. It is good that you decided to fix it. When I finish a project I can get very lazy about fixing my mistakes.

Purple and paisley finished her quilt with fabric wrong side out- that stinks too! I have a very hard time with printed whites. It is really a guessing game (in good sunlight) to what side is up or down.bettyninjahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-61343169169197269582008-06-19T21:36:00.001-05:002008-06-19T21:36:00.001-05:00I'm new so quilting but I worry about this same th...I'm new so quilting but I worry about this same thing happening. I sew every seam twice. It uses a lot of thread but seems to hold it together a little better. Then again I haven't been quilting long enough to have my quilts go through years of washing.jillytacyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-43832229101155182392008-06-19T21:36:00.000-05:002008-06-19T21:36:00.000-05:00oh, no. I just upgraded to a larger seam ripper. n...oh, no. I just upgraded to a larger seam ripper. no more itty bitty one for me anymore. I figure with how much I use it, it was worth it. :)Amanda Jeanhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-66924020682600113602008-06-19T10:00:00.000-05:002008-06-19T10:00:00.000-05:00It is super darling. Sometimes stuff just happens...It is super darling. Sometimes stuff just happens with hand made things. It adds character. Fix and forget.Nanette Merrillhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-76880327887157498122008-06-19T07:40:00.000-05:002008-06-19T07:40:00.000-05:00Quilts aren't supposed to be that kind of perfect....Quilts aren't supposed to be that kind of perfect. The fact that it keeps you warm at night and makes you smile when you see it makes it perfect! I am in love with this thing. My first time to your blog and This is the first thing I see! I may be stealing your patternint he future, haha. I can't even finish my first pattern I tried, haha. Anyway, It's gorgeous, no one sees the tiny things but you.* elizabeth *https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-53002365596008508072008-06-19T01:42:00.000-05:002008-06-19T01:42:00.000-05:00I do stuff like that too :-( And hate it! The quil...I do stuff like that too :-( And hate it! The quilt is beautiful.Tinehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-60719429600946372672008-06-18T23:33:00.000-05:002008-06-18T23:33:00.000-05:00I think things like this happen to keep us humble....I think things like this happen to keep us humble. One of my friends says we wouldn't want our heads getting so big we can't get through the doorways. I could write a volume on the glitches I have had over the years making quilts and I've never made a perfect quilt yet.Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-87755061750740318702008-06-18T22:29:00.000-05:002008-06-18T22:29:00.000-05:00That sucks to have to bind it twice, but it's wort...That sucks to have to bind it twice, but it's worth it. The quilt is so pretty.

www.oiyi.blogspot.comOiyihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-9699915731670399312008-06-18T22:26:00.000-05:002008-06-18T22:26:00.000-05:00Dear person who visits me...I read this title as "...Dear person who visits me...I read this title as "Seeing With My Eyes Closed". That is me in terms of misreading, reversing numbers and having such a hard time with typing/keyboarding or whatever you call it.
I have never made a quilt and I can certainly understand the need to be perfect, but, and but again, what you create is so beautiful. It may not be "perfect" as in machine perfect, but it has been made by and with your loving hands. It has been made with intention and I truly think, with gratefulness of what you see and feel in this world.
I may be so out of whack, but in a large part, I love my initial reading or misreading of your post: Seeing With My Eyes Closed...it conjures up so much..intention, love and just pure faith and joy.
I do believe and understand the perfection quest.
Sometimes and some days, I think that we should allow ourselves the privilege or right of "seeing with our eyes closed".
Forgive me for being so presumptive on your part. I am in awe of what you create. I just have these little moments now and then when I think we should all be kinder to ourselves.

best..e.ellenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-10142658800937191562008-06-18T22:08:00.000-05:002008-06-18T22:08:00.000-05:00That quilt is on my list to make as well. How cut...That quilt is on my list to make as well. How cute! I hate mending... Good luck.Marie'https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-21431529619156211562008-06-18T21:38:00.001-05:002008-06-18T21:38:00.001-05:00We all find little problems in our quilts sometime...We all find little problems in our quilts sometimes. At least you found it before it created a big problem! And it's easily fixed! So go easy on yourself.Cathihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-29606280926286147322008-06-18T21:38:00.000-05:002008-06-18T21:38:00.000-05:00It is a beautiful quilt and I can see why you want...It is a beautiful quilt and I can see why you want to fix this.Kieny The Dutchladyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-50771503314382293452008-06-18T19:58:00.000-05:002008-06-18T19:58:00.000-05:00Just when you thought you were finished....Just when you thought you were finished....Stephanie Dhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-62814720749213954932008-06-18T17:46:00.000-05:002008-06-18T17:46:00.000-05:00I've made friends with my unpicker! At least it wa...I've made friends with my unpicker! At least it was near the binding. Hope you are sleeping under it again soon.A Spoonful Of Sugarhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-8839075909908782502008-06-18T17:40:00.000-05:002008-06-18T17:40:00.000-05:00oh so frustrating! I LOVE that quilt btw!oh so frustrating!

I LOVE that quilt btw!nettiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-34337349720787080602008-06-18T15:55:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:55:00.000-05:00oh if I could count the number of times something ...oh if I could count the number of times something like that has happened to me!! It is still beautiful and you are still great at what you do!Shannahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-68815460584998986652008-06-18T15:40:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:40:00.000-05:00at least it was at the binding and not the middle....at least it was at the binding and not the middle. I have done this too...Kim Westhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-60337294477019010272008-06-18T15:33:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:33:00.000-05:00It just happens - the beauty of something handmade...It just happens - the beauty of something handmade. I have mended things - but I didn't blog them!Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-5253305187579712982008-06-18T15:29:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:29:00.000-05:00Gorgeous quilt, and I've definitely done that befo...Gorgeous quilt, and I've definitely done that before. I swear it wasn't like that when I sewed it, but after a run through the washing machine, same thing happened to me! Although you have more patience than I do... mine is still sitting there unfinished!Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-67862416471366229212008-06-18T15:28:00.001-05:002008-06-18T15:28:00.001-05:00I can see why you love that quilt! It's beautiful...I can see why you love that quilt! It's beautiful. Love the inspector #5 comment. Good sense of humor.Abby and Stephaniehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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题目:Research Activities of Engineering Modelling and simulation Research Group at UWE
个人简介:Dr Yufeng Yao is currently Professor in Aerospace Engineering at the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol and also heads the Engineering Modelling and Simulation research group which explores complex engineering design, analysis and control relevant issues occurred in practical engineering systems. Prof Yao's research interest and expertise include direct and large-eddy simulations of turbulent flow in complex geometries, transitional turbulent flow in shock/boundary-layer interactions and the RANS modelling of single- and multi-phase flows and heat transfer for industrial applications such as turbo-machinery, automotive and built environment. His research covers various complex flow problems relevant to aerospace, turbo-machinery, automotive, and built environment.
Prof Yao is Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society (UK), Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prof Yao has awarded 1000 Plan of Zhejiang Province and held an Adjunct Professorship at the School of Aerospace, Zhejiang University since 2012. Prof Yao has published over 230 papers in Journals and peer reviewed conferences. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Multi-scale Mechanics.
Prof Yao received his BENG in Applied Mechanics from National University of Defense Technology, Changsha China in 1984, MSc in Viscous Fluids from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China in 1987, and awarded PhD from University of Glasgow, UK in 1996. He was working as CFD Design Engineer at Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute 1987-1993, Siemens Gas Turbomachinery Ltd. UK 2002-2003, Post-docs at QMW College, Cambridge, Southampton and Senior Lecturer/Reader at Kingston University London, 2003-2012, before taking the current Chair position at UWE Bristol.


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Dr Jen Schweitzer
Jen's research is broadly centred on the genetic interactions
between species and the ecological and evolutionary consequences of
these interactions for ecosystem processes. She focuses on
the interactions of dominant plant species, their associated
herbivores, soil microbial communities and the linkages to carbon,
phosphorus and nitrogen cycling. To date, Jen's studies have
focussed on plant-soil feedbacks in poplar, aspen, oak and tulip
poplar forests, but is looking forward to expanding her research
interests to include eucalypt communities and other native
Australian ecosystems. Already Jen has commenced projects on the
ecosystem consequences of evolutionary divergence in Eucalyptus
globulus, examining how local adaptation within a species can
change ecosystem properties such as biodiversity, soil carbon
storage and overall soil fertility. Upcoming projects include
an investigation of the genetic basis of plant–soil
interactions and carbon and nitrogen cycling; she will also be
investigating the role of climate change on common plant traits
that can influence flammability, herbivory and rates of
decomposition. All Jen's studies have applied and theoretical
implications for gaining a better understanding of the importance
of both species and genetic diversity to a diverse array of
ecosystem processes. Jen recently gave a public seminar at the UTAS
School of Plant Science (Friday 20 August 2010) - "The
ecosystem consequences of plant genetic variation" - and
you can get a brief overview of what she said by reading her
abstract here.
Both Joe and Jen are keen to develop broad research programs in the
southern hemisphere. They are always open to creative,
interdisciplinary collaborations on a variety of topics ... so feel
free to contact Joe Bailey or
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Daily Deal 2018 – Day #8 (December 17, 2018)
December 17, 2018
These rings are going fast – I sold most of them at the last holiday show, and only have TWO left! Crystal colors and enamel finish might be different than those pictured. These gorgeous rings are brass with a hand-painted and heat-treated enamel finish, and genuine Swarovski crystals in different colors. Some are painted in a "clean" style, and others are purposely distressed so that the brass is visible. I'm not sure that I can get this base ring any longer, so once these rings are gone, they may be gone forever. Don't wait if you're interested!
These rings are normally $25 each, but for the next 24 hours they will be $12.50 each, plus shipping. There's still time to get one for Christmas!


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Although receipts are perhaps not an obvious type of record that we would normally keep, they can provide a surprising amount of information, particularly if no other records exist. The ornate style of some receipts is also something that you just don't see in today's modern world.
The receipts of the Bradfield family, millers of East Hendred, consists of over 200 receipts, spanning 40 years of expenditure, from 1860s-1890s (ref. D/EX2637/1-25). The receipts (mainly addressed to Robert Bradfield) document a wide range of expenditure including clothing, household maintenance, groceries, employees, work materials, mill repairs, the family's lifestyle, interests and activities.
Robert Bradfield was a corn miller and farmer following in his father's footsteps. He was born in Wantage in 1844 and died in July 1918. He married Anne Kimber in Wantage in 1872 and had five children Elsie (b.1873), Mary (b. 1879), Ethel (b.1882), Fanny (b.1883) and Margaret (b.1884). The family resided at East Hendred Mill (now Ginge Brook Pottery and Mill Cottage, Mill Lane) in East Hendred.
This collection was acquired as it provides an insight into the Berkshire business community at the time - you might recognise some names: Bon Marche, Heelas (now John Lewis, Reading), Bayliss and Co, W. H. Smith and Son.
Here is an example of a grocery list:
Bot Piccalilli [a relish of chopped pickled vegetables and spices]
2 muscatels
¼ almonds
Bot Fch Plums
4 ½ Sponge Rusks
2 currants
Box Cigars
From these receipts once can see that Robert had a successful business in the area including additional land in Milton and Harwell. According to the 1881 census Robert's land equated to 124 acres and he was employing five men and one boy. The 1939 census reveals that Ann and Mary remained at Mill Cottage and Mary was farming on her mother's behalf. The receipts provide an insight into the life and business of this family enabling us to understand more about life in the late nineteenth century.


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Real estate and publishing mogul Mortimer Zuckerman has pledged $200 million to a new Columbia University program devoted to treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other brain disorders.
The funds would endow a Mind Brain Behavior Institute "to support interdisciplinary neuroscience research and discovery by scholars across the University," according to a press release from Columbia University's Office of Communications and Public Affairs.
Zuckerman said he was inspired to make the contribution after meeting Nobel medicine laureate Eric Kandel, one of the institute's co-directors. He "convinced me that we stand at the edge of a new era of understanding of the human mind," he explained. "I'm just thrilled to be part of this bold and ambitious research initiative."
The lofty donation will create an endowment for the neuroscience center, which is set to open on Columbia's new Manhattanville campus in 2016. The center will have 65 faculty members representing a range of disciplines and will be officially known as the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute.
Zuckerman announced the gift alongside Mayor Bloomberg and Columbia President Lee Bollinger. "It really will put us at the forefront of the knowledge-based community around the world," revealed Bloomberg. "It is going to contribute to the conquest of neurological disorders."
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When I was choosing where I wanted to go to college, I was really between going to school in NYC, Boston, or Chicago. I am not a "middle of nowhere- college town" kinda guy, so I knew it had to be a big city. Since I am from New York, I wanted to experience a different city so I decided on Chicago and stayed for 6 years. Over that time I graduated school, had 4 jobs, adopted my cat Wellington, and moved to 5 different apartments (one of them being my first studio apartment alone.) I feel that I became an adult in Chicago.
So when I realized I was outgrowing Chicago and wanted to move back to NYC- it wasn't even an option to me to move back home with my parents. Every time a friend would ask if I was moving in with my parents, my response was always "absolutely not."
Then I started looking for apartments in NYC… I quickly realized that it made no sense for me to move right from my Chicago studio where I was paying $780 a month to an apartment in NYC with strangers in a sketchy neighborhood for $1700 a month. So I settled on moving home temporarily. I told myself I would move in with my parents and if I hated it, I would move out in a month.
It turns out that moving home was one of the smartest decisions I have ever made.
If you have the option to move in with your parents after school and they live in a place that you don't absolutely hate- DO IT. It really isn't as bad as you might think once you get over worrying about judgment from others.
A huge bonus to moving home is saving money. Not having to pay rent is pretty sweet but it can be tempting to spend your paycheck on fun things since you do not have any bills! I, like most people my age, have student loans that need to be paid off. Instead of paying rent, I am using that money to pay larger sums of money to those loans, as well as putting money into my savings.
Is living at home the most ideal situation? No. But the ability to pay off student loans and build my savings is necessary if I want to build credit and buy a home some day. 🙂
I am a very "big picture" person and know what I need to do to get to where I want to go. It made absolutely no sense for me to rush to an apartment in the city where I would be wasting my entire paycheck. SO I make living with my parents work and here is how I do it:
1- Help out. Since I don't pay rent, I try to pick up groceries once a week and make dinner. It is a nice gesture and it shows you aren't being a freeloader.
2- Try not to be around so much. I work 9-hour workdays in the city and commute 3 hours total a day. That leaves little time for my family and I to get on each other's nerves. Creating distance with your schedule also allows you to appreciate your time with your family more when you're all together. If you work from home, try to discover cool coffee shops or public libraries near your family's home to work from.
3- Decorate your room. When I moved in, I thought it was going to be temporary so I didn't want to spend a dollar on new furniture. Then I started to get depressed by the decor and redid the place. I made it into my own studio! The funny thing is I moved into my attic and it is actually way bigger than my studio in Chicago. I am going to write a post on how I redid it next week so stay tuned!
4- Know that it is only temporary! As long as you have a goal of when you want to leave, and how much money you want to have saved, you are going to be okay. A lot of my friends say they wished they had lived home and saved more money before they moved out.
5- Stop with the FOMO. I can totally understand why a single person would hate living at home with their parents because they feel like they are missing out on this extravagant life in the city. However, even my friends who have moved out have their own personal struggles on top of paying expensive rent.—It's all about perspective. You can still have a very fun social life, it just takes more effort and planning. Since I am in a long distance relationship and my boyfriend knows the deal, I have no one I feel the need to impress with an overpriced shoebox apartment.
So in total, living with your parents doesn't have to suck and I actually really enjoy it! Not being around them for 6 years has made me appreciate them so much more. My due date to move out is around March or April of next year so I want to enjoy this time with my family as much as possible! Stay tuned for the second part of this where I show how I decorated my "studio." 🙂
Ciao for now,