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Europe is a relatively small continent, however it hosts something to please everyone's desires. From pristine sandy beaches, to snowy mountains, to wonderful natural parks. People living within this continent have greatly contributed to have a legacy of a great history, a progressive future and home to delicious wines and drinks, making Europe an astounding place to visit.
There is little doubt that Europe should be on every travellers' to-do list, however in this article we want to present the pros and cons of going on a Road Trip in Europe.
Pro #1 – The small size of the continent
For it's size, Europe hosts many countries and therefore those who are willing to experience different cultures in a short span of time would truly appreciate this continent. The small size makes it also possible to do extremely diverse activities in a short period of time. For example, in Slovenia, you can be skiing in the morning and after a 1-hour drive you can be on a beach, having a dip in the Adriatic Sea.
Pro #2 – Good Quality roads and Ease of driving
Driving on European roads is truly a great experience. The roads tend to be of a very high level, with recently laid tarmac that grips the wheels of your car, whether it rains or shines. Google Maps is generally well updated and if you have downloaded the offline maps before leaving, you can rest assured that you'll arrive to your desired destination. Another important aspect that impacts the ease of driving is the respect that other motorists show whilst on the road. Most people follow the rules of the road, and give way. So those suffering from road rage as safe here
Pro #3 – Accessibility and Points of Entry
The European Union has basically integrated most companies within Europe and there is practically no borders between the different countries. For example when driving from Hungary to Slovenia, or from Slovakia to Austria, there is no need to even stop the car. You'll keep on driving through the border. This reduced bureaucracy reduces the time needed to arrive to places as you won't have to wait in low, border patrol queues. Furthermore, all countries are connected with each other through motorways, which allows you to focus on where you want to go, rather on how to get there.
Con #1 – Fuel & Highway tolls
One of the major cost factors whilst on a Road Trip in Europe is Fuel. Prices tend to range between €1.00 to €1.50 per litre, which is not cheap, considering that you'll have to spend about €50 to fill-up a tank every 2/3 days if you are on the move. Highway tolls are another cost factor. In some countries you'd have to pay for each highway, but in other countries like in Slovenia, Slovakia and Austria you'll need to buy a sort of 'Pass'. These passes come with a minimum duration of between 7/10 days and cost around €15. For example, when in Bratislava, we wanted to go for a day in Vienna, and then head to Czech Republic before heading back South to visit the remaining parts of Austria. This would have resulted in us having to buy the Pass twice (since we were staying for more than 7 days in Czech Republic). To avoid this extra expense we jumped on a bus from Bratislava to Vienna for just €8 per person (that helped us save money on the toll, the fuel, and the parking in Vienna – not a bad deal at all).
Con #2 – Expensive food and Accommodation
The prices in Europe are not cheap. If you are going to spend 2 months on the road and you eat our every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner, your stomach would truly appreciate it, however you wallet not as much. There might be some cheaper options where you can dine, but since when on a Road Trip you are constantly on the move, makes it hard to always where the cheaper options for eating are. Similarly finding accommodation with a good value for money might not be very easy. Naturally, we use booking.com and Airbnb to find our bed for the night, but in certain cities even low quality accommodation would cost €40/night for 2 people. We kind of knew this before leaving home, so we loaded our car with camping equipment, but sometimes finding campsites close to where the main attractions are is not easy.
Con #3 – Hard & Expensive parking in Cities
Most European cities do their best to try to reduce the amount of cars roaming around in the city centre. This is great whilst strolling around the city, but proves to be a real challenge when on a Road Trip. Public parking space would be greatly limited, and parking illegally might result in hefty fines, or worse have your car towed away. Therefore parking legally is highly recommended, but using a paid car park is very expensive. For example in Bratislava, we would have paid €1 every for every 20 minutes. So we chose the second best alternative, we roamed around the city to find empty parking spaces in the street, and when we found one, we'd ask locals whether it is ok for us to park there.
As a final conclusion, one can notice that all positives relate to having a memorable vacation made out of amazing experiences and a high quality service, whilst the negatives related to a high cost. There it is recommended that you are financially prepared for this Road Trip before leaving, but if I were you, I would definitely add it to my bucket list. If you to get ideas of how best to go about this journey, go to our website which has detailed information about 2 month Europe Road Trip. If you want to go large and want to go on a trip that passes through the main destinations in all of Europe click here.
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With all the hype of Destiny 2, I realized that I don't have enough apparel to show my love for the game. I had no T-shirts or any cool memorabilia to place in my room.
Destiny was my very first FPS and I picked it up rather quickly after I twisted my ankle which put me bedridden for 3 months – that's different story to tell.
Fast forward to 3 years later, I'm on a Greyhound bus on my way back home to NYC after a long weekend and during my 7-hour trip back, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw this beauty!
Well, duh. I had to have it because I needed to change up my necklace rotation. I always wear the same 3 necklaces all year round. Seeing that this was a ThinkGeek exclusive for $19.99, I said, "why not?" and ordered right away.
It arrived a week later and since this was my very first ThinkGeek purchase after "window-shopping" all these years, I found this little easter egg in my Return Shipping Label:
Now that I have the necklace physically in my hand, it's a little heavier than I thought it would be. The chain is slightly long, but it hangs nicely just above my chest and it compliments my outfit. Also, the chain is sturdy, so I can definitely expect this piece of jewelry to have a long life expectancy.
Plus since it's a pretty medallion, it can pass off as any regular other necklace that you can find at your favorite jewelry store. But only real gamers, moreso Destiny players, will recognize that it's a Strange Coin for Xur.
One little random perk is the glow-in-the-dark feature. It's a cool little thing, but I'm all about how it looks and it's certainly great quality.
If you're looking for another piece of jewelry to add to your collection to show off your nerdy lifestyle, the Destiny Strange Coin Medallion Necklace should be on your wish-list especially for your favorite Hunter, Warlock, or Titan. I must warn you that it might contain nickel if you have a nickel allergy.
I'm loving this thing and I can't wait to wear it more often with my outfits!
Now I'm off to whip out my Golden Gun and burn some Cabal to the ground.
Jemellee aka Jem aka Jempanada is a small streamer that loves to help other small streamer by sharing her Twitch Tips through her blog. She is also small in stature so finding clothes and accessories that doesn't make her look like a pubescent child brings joy to her emerging adulthood. You can find her nerdy rants and ramblings on Twitter and Facebook.


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Lake Shikotsu is part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park, which consists of two famous caldera lakes, the other one being Lake Toya. In this activity you will explore the natural beauty of Lake Shikotsu on a canoe and trekking afterwards!
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It states in The Family: A Proclamation to the World that "by divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children." (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Family Proclamation." Salt Lake City: 1990.)
So what about if you have never married, had children or are divorced or even widowed? I remember when I was a little girl. I use to play house with my dolls. I would cuddle them and love them and I just assumed that some day I would grow up and get married and become a stay at home mother. My own mother worked when I was little, but eventually was able to do just that. I never thought I would need to find employment when I had a family but....."life is what happens while you are making other plans."
Early on I realized the importance of gaining job skills and education to help me find employment to support myself just in case I became an old lady and didn't find a husband to fulfill my childhood dream of a family. I worked full-time right out of high school and attended classes at the community college, and institute too. I finally found "the one" and married him in the Mesa Arizona Temple at the ripe old age of 20.
After our wedding, I found myself working full time as my husband was still working for his family business. Eventually the family business closed and my new husband who had never worked for anyone other than his family found himself unsure of himself and uncertain he would ever be able to find a job good enough to support us. It took a little convincing and eventually he found himself working for a new home improvement center in our area. When our first child was born, I realized just how much I wanted to stay home and raise our daughter and not have to miss out on her growth and development as a full time mother, but that was not to be. Our finances necessitated my continued employement and having to find a baby sitter to be "me" was really difficult. Feelings of guilt were a frequent thing for me as I left my new little child with sitters.
This was before the Proclamation on the family, even though LDS prophets were still giving the same advice and counsel to women, "to come home from the workplace and be a fulltime mother...not seek after the riches of the world. President Kimball also advised, No career approaches in importance than that of wife, homemaker, and mother" (Fireside address, San Antonio, Texas 3 Dec. 1977). I was never able to a be in the home fulltime despite the birth of three more children as my husband and I continued to work to support our family. Staying home was an illusive goal. Working part-time of course was easier for me as a mother than fulltime, but that never happened and if it did, it didn't last long as we soon faced new challenges.
With me at around the age of 40 and with four dependent children, and my husband around the age of 41, he underwent the first of four back surgeries in the hopes of repairing the fractured vertibrea and the degenerative disks. Over time his back grew progressively worse to the point he was taking a lot of pain medication. His last surgery about a year and a half ago was to place a nerve cord stimulator to help releave most if not all of the pain so he could stop having to take all the pain medications. Well, we all know what happened when the lead wires slipped and they tried to reposition them. He is now paralyzed from the waist down and the damage is permanent. This meant many changes for all of us. It also meant that I had to take on a lot more responsibility at home. Some people out in the world who do not know our Heavenly Father's great plan of happiness have asked me why I stay in a marriage like this. Honestly, leaving was NEVER an option and I am always quite taken aback by those people who even hint on the matter. Sure, our marriage has had it's ups and downs and there have been times when I myself questioned if we could endure the test of time, especially after our children were grown. Kevin and I didn't always see eye to eye and there were even times when I questioned actions taken to the point that I seeked guidance from my Preisthood leaders and I have had to trust their guidance from time to time. Even though we were not what I would call the perfect couple and we struggled from time to time, divorce was not something I ever wanted or something I could or would ever enter into lightly or without consulting with a Bishop for help. Today a lot has changed for Kevin and I. We are both still struggling, but for different things now, and I actually miss my ornery, opinionated, and quick-witted husband. His last surgery took that away from him. We've both changed since his last surgery. Some things I do not like at all. Like me having to take on the primary responsibilities my husband would have like providing for our family, and sometimes even presiding over our family, which I hate! My husband is not dead and when he is not ill he still can preside and provide the spiritual guidance our family needs in most cases and I am so very grateful for that. For those times when he cannot I sometimes defer to my oldest son for help, and sometimes I just have to make a decision, pray that it is right, and act accordingly.
As what I now consider to be a lot like being a single parent, I still work full time and I have a great job that allows me to be home with my family in the evenings and on weekends. It's challenging to be a parent mostly alone, but kind ward members and a sweet bishop help sustain me and even offered priesthood blessings, which were a great help. Personal prayer and rereading my patriarchal blessing reminds me of the opportunities promised me that would be fulfilled in this life and the next.
Now, I still have the dream of someday being able to be a stay at home mother, but I feel my time is running out as my youngest soon turns eighteen. I don't know if we could survive without my salary on Kevin's social security and without medical insurance.
The ideal is for a young mother to try to stay home with her children and raise them, but it's not always possible desite even the best of intentions, prayers, and hopes. Church leaders have counseled those working mothers or single sisters who have to work to support themselves or families need heaven's help. And I believe this whole heartedly! We do. We really do.
Lastly, my advice to those of you who are single would be to pray often, because our Heavenly Father, who knows you best of all, knows your talents and your strengths as well as all of your weaknesses. He has placed you here on the earth at this time to develop and refine these characteristics. I promise He will help you, because I know He continues to help me even today. He is very much aware of your needs, and by and by those promised blessings of companionship will come to you.
I know that my Heavenly Father understands the struggles I've had as a working mother all my life. Great blessings of peace and comfort have come as I was able to forgive myself and my husband, move forward with life, and raise our children in the Church.
Understanding that each person has their free agency and life is full of challenges has brought understanding and wisdom to me as I look back now. We are here to learn and strengthen ourselves by the things that we experience. The gospel is full of guidance for our lives, if we will follow it, and a loving Heavenly Father is always there to strengthen and counsel with us if we will pray and seek his Spirit in our lives each day.
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Haskell Books and Tutorials
Haskell is really a language very worth knowing. It does many things so different than most other languages which I really enjoy.
I'd like to use this post to mention a few really good resources for learning Haskell:
Learn you a Haskell
Learn you a Haskell is a very fun and entertaining tutorial for Haskell very much in the spirit of Why's poignant guide to Ruby.
It isn't finished yet, but it's really good to start with. (Via Wadler's Blog)
Real World Haskell
Real World Haskell is a upcoming book I really look forward to. It is freely available on its website, so check it out.
There is also a good collection of Haskell topics on Wikibooks – Programming/Haskell
Wikibook is more interesting if you already know a bit of Haskell and would like to understand it more in depth.
I liked Yet another Haskell Tutorial very much, this aims at people with a bit of background, though.
Another more recent book on Haskell is Programming in Haskell which is nice, but also quite basic IMO.
Of course there is always the Gentle introduction to Haskell
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417 Pet Sitting encourages pet owners and pet lovers alike to celebrate the 21st annual Professional Pet Sitters Week, March 1-7, 2015. Professional Pet Sitters Week™ (PPSW™) was introduced by Pet Sitters International (PSI) in 1995.
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This year, PSI member business 417 Pet Sitting is commemorating Professional Pet Sitters Week with special promotions, staff appreciation, and customer bonuses!
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Wildlife and humans are often seen intersecting each others' boundaries. Often, these intersections cause a lot of trouble and harm to both the sections, whilst, seldom do they make us happy as well. Once, I happened to go for a fancy travel to a nearest city Jaipur (India). The city is well known of its fortresses and palaces and lakes. Whilst I was shooting the travel, inside one of the fort, my friend spotted something on top of the ceiling. It was dark enough for any one of us to see what was it. A calm look towards the ceiling made sure the presence of a bat. At first glance, it seemed to be one of the juvenile common bat. It was so dark out there, that taking a photograph of the bat without a flash, was nearly impossible. The bat was quiet and still for some time, but soon we noticed that as if it was trying to sniff. Some more shots with flash, to get a decent picture of the bat who had made itself comfortable on that ceiling. It was strange to see the bat alone. Usually bats don't live alone.
|Mouse-tailed bat [photographed at Amer Fort, Jaipur]
Only after taking the picture, it was evident that it was a mouse-tailed bat. These bats are said to be abundant in India, but are not seen easily, as they tend to roost inside caves, abandoned or damaged sites, forts, etc. Mouse-tailed preys on small insects. Mouse-tailed bats are very much identical in appearance to free-tailed Brazilian bat, but are way different on characteristics. However, it's appearance is much more identical to Wroughton's free-tailed bat, which is very much rare and endangered. However, Wroughton's free-tailed bats' ecology and settlements do differ from what of mouse-tailed. I watched the fella for good 10mins, and then we parted and left it alone. The sudden unexpected encounter of such a unique specie made my day. This was not one of the encounters, which stresses animal or human as usual. It was a pleasant and beautiful.
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In space, they say, no one can hear you scream. It's probably because of all that jolly Ennio Morricone music. It jangles heartily when you're sucking your Dr Pepper out of a plastic pouch. It cha-cha booms like a Mexican sitcom score when you are perilously hurtling towards atmospheric burn-up. It cues up the dramatic moments - - pah, pah, pah, PAH! - - like a Sale Of The Century organist, as awesomely strong forces of Martian meteorology fling your astronaut buddy up in the air and (kids!) pull his arms and legs off. It's not all like that (at one point the space crew do some weightless "twisting" to Van Halen instead), but the music to Mission To Mars is so intrusive and idiotic that it sets up the film, right from the get-go, as the biggest twinkler in the firmament of camp.
Whether this is what the good folks at NASA had in mind is another matter entirely. For, with their mighty seal proudly endorsing this half-baked piece of popcorn, one supposes that they (like the makers of Red Planet, blasting off later this year) were after a rocketing Saturday nighter to capitalise on the explosion of interest that accompanied the Pathfinder landing of 1997, not to mention that Arctic meteor thing with the microbe in it - and, doubtless, help ante up a few bob for a manned mission of their very own in the not-too-distant.
Mission To Mars, or M2M (or M&M judging by all the product placement), might convince the US government to blow their cash on something more fun. For, caught between the worlds of kick-ass space adventure (Armageddon) and philosophical galactic meditation (Contact), neither of which seem intent on colliding, the end result is a film that drifts as aimlessly as the Space Family Robinson. Such a shame, as all the ingredients are there: Brian De Palma, the bull-headed auteur renowned for his massive technical shots, deft actors like Robbins, Sinise and Cheadle, and a set-up that bodes favourably. Indeed, the one thing to recommend this sack of spaceballs is NASA's involvement, as the hardware employed here is based firmly in science-fact. The spacecraft, Mars habitats, space suits, et al were all intriguingly knocked up from design blueprints currently lying on Mission Control's drawing board. The ruddy vistas of Earth's neighbouring rock, too, are reproduced faithfully by De Palma, a frustratingly wasted resource in a piece of space-borne fluff like this.
And though Mission To Mars does offer a couple of FX stunts that will garner a mention - a sort of Martian Twister attack being the most notable - nothing can offset the fact that this bonfire of inanities steals scenes wholesale and shamelessly from The Mummy, 2001, Close Encounters and The Abyss, or that the committee-generated dialogue has reduced actors of real calibre to the level of wooden reciters in a school pantomime (Sinise, for good measure, undergoing some inexplicable am dram eyeliner application - hey, it gets awful lonely up there). Houston, we have a problem...


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thats the view from the inside of my conservatory, where I sit with my morning cuppa and watch my girls for a while
A big bonus for today was that 3 of the 4 started laying too !!!! much clucking and sqwarking was heard and each time I went out to see what it was all about I was pleasantly rewarded with a nice big egg! its just 'special speckles' that has to start laying , I think she must be waiting till shes all better maybe? this was my collection today
the second one in, is a large sized shop bought egg just for size comparison, but the rest are all todays home grown beauties, tiny bantie ones to extra large maran eggs but they are all welcomed and will make some crackingly yummy cakes tomorrow :o)
I also received a lovely award from Debbie over at Tiny Treasures since I last posted :o)
Thankyou Debbie x
anyway I have to forward this to 5 other blogs but my eyes are drooping and I now need my beddybyes as pumpkin hour is fast approaching .... so promise I shall do it in the morning x


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a scarf I created by upcycling some of my old MJF t-shirts &
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one of my favorite places for creativity and inspiration
Thoughts fresh on my mind after spending last weekend at the Monterey Jazz Festival…the enjoyment and comforting sense of certainty in maintaining a long standing tradition. Attending the festival has been a tradition of ours for over 20 years, and despite distance, illness and in more recent years, child care challenges, my husband and I haven't missed a year. For us, the MJF weekend is a "sacred" weekend and a steadfast tradition.
We lived in Minneapolis for a couple years while my husband was earning his master's degree at the University of Minnesota, and despite the limitation of one income at that time, we were able to return home for the festival weekend. I'll always remember (with great appreciation!) a good friend of ours making his way through very heavy traffic, determined to reach the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in time, and against rush hour odds, we caught our flight!
Since our daughter entered our lives, we've had to piece together child care like a jigsaw puzzle, recruiting support from family, friends and babysitters, but the festival is also expanding into a family tradition as she joins us to attend some of the afternoon shows. In the past three years, she has even formed her own little Saturday afternoon tradition of playing with another little girl who's her same age (and whose family sits next to us in the same row.)
Last year I rallied and managed to attend the festival while I was ill. I remember how intently focused I was on feeling stable enough to enjoy at least a portion of the festival weekend and how grateful I felt to succeed in being there. The festival weekend was pleasurable and familiar in the midst of an unpleasant and unfamiliar time.
This year another good friend commented about the traditions she looks forward to while at the festival, and I've been thinking about how there are indeed "sub"-traditions within a tradition. While enjoying the overall festival and its music, we also enjoy the traditions of socializing with local and out-of-town friends, indulging in meals and treats from our favorite food booths and shopping for MJF souvenirs and unique (many handcrafted) items from vendors.
As life presents uncertainty, the comforting certainty of fond traditions can center, uplift and energize us. What are some of your favorite traditions?


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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Size Matters
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
To Really Mail or Not
A few e-mail tales have come to my attention recently.
The first was a million name e-mail blast that drew a total of 8 orders...
The second was an e-mailing of 5000 well targetted solicitations that drew neery a response...
The third was an important newsletter that was only opened by 12% of the recipients.
E-mail is so plentiful, so screened and often surprisingly inefficacious.
Now, I'm not one to say the world is flat, but the point is there are flatlands on the planet and regular mail is much better for many applications: it is real, it gets seen, it gets read if you send it to the right people.
Not so for e-mail; many have just too much of it and don't actually have time to read anything but the most important that gets onto the screen.
Keep all of that in mind when you are planning your next campaign. For your best prospects, it makes sense to send them something real.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The Golden Silence of Mail
Fresh air, wildlife, the brilliant starscape and, the ineffable, beautiful silence.
To those of living in the city, the noise is endless and a serious impediment to a high quality of life.
Mail is silent – there are no sound distractions. You and your mail. Golden.
Remember to take advantage of this the next time you compose and mail out your mail piece.
You and your mail. Silence. Golden.
Michael Hofmann
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
What's in That?
Y'know, I'm not very excited about most mail that I receive; are you?
There is an exception though, and that is bulky mail or mail with some "thing" in it.
Those I find irresistable; it's a bit like Christmas, isn't it?
3D mail packages are exciting to the addressee, and are vastly underplayed. Somethings to consider:
Hone your target down to definite prospects; users of your service(s) and/or product(s);
Get your name on the thingy you are enclosing, and keep it relevant to what you offer; make your company memorable by it;
Avail more if they wish upon a visit or what have you;
Test against a non 3D mailing; you will be stunned at the difference in response*
(*Keep in mind that creative contributes about 20% to the overall response, the balance coming from the list and the offer.)
So give it a try and let me know the results.
Michael Hofmann
Friday, July 9, 2010
Going Global
Thursday, June 24, 2010
International Mail Terminal Dues
As a primer on international mail, terminal dues are the system
by which countries compensate each other for handling one another's mail.
The Universal Postal Union (UPU for short;www.upu.int) established the current system for payment between countries in 1991.
Essentially thee are three types of member country dues: Reims (primarily European), Industrial (US, Canada, Israel, Japan, Australia and New Zealand) and Developing Countries (the rest).
The separate postal rates types are roughly established by the UPU but often renegotiated between the countries themselves.
What does this have to do with you? Well, if youre thinking about mailing internationally,and we'll dwell more on that in future blogs, then it means by using different postal administrations' international rates, you can get some great savings on postage internationally.
Off tarifff rates can sometimes be less than half of your own country's tariff rates.
So, long story short >>>mailing internationally can make good sense for a lot of companies, and can posssibly work for you.
Michael Hofmann
Resource Mail Services
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Data Basics: From PC to Direct Mail
The most common complaint that I hear from the Direct Mail community is that there is a dearth of names and lists out there.
Well, hello, this is where the virtual world really (chuckle) comes into play, because building a relevant database has never been easier, has never been cheaper. Many companies can easily do this on their own, using just their own site.
"We'll send you something free in the mail, just fill this out!" There you go, your own database complete with privacy issues addressed, and with a request for your information. Does it get much better than that?
That's what I'm talking about. There's no reason why you can't harness the power of your own web site to spin your own current and qualified database. A database that you can well use for mail of all ilk, and that can be the cornerstone for your successful direct marketing.
Build it, and they will come (or be mailed to).
Michael Hofmann
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Bull(dog)ish on Mail
Dear Reader,
Yes, mail is expensive and slow compared to cheap and instant e-mail.
But mail is still incredibly effective if you know what you want to achieve, who you want to reach, what you want to give and how you want to give it.
Now, if you send Clementine (pictured above) an offer for free cat food; well that would be a waste of money.
If you send her an offer for your new dog food, then that is money well spent. Lifetime value of Clemmie's dog food bill would exceed $2,000, so a share of that would be something worth achieving, no?
Why mail? It is real, tangible evidence of your interest in the consumer. It lingers around much longer than e-mail, and you can argue that it makes a very real impression on more than just one sense.
With today's technology,you can impact all 5 senses, yes, all 5 senses with your mail. That is a sensational opportunity to connect and convert prospects into clients.
Think about that and the creative potential that exists only with mail of the real kind.
Are you getting the maximum pop from your mail? Are your campaigns tired and uninspired?
Are you pulling the envelope instead of pushing it?
If you've got a good product or service, then mail continues to be an excellent and effective medium to reach and touch your audience and you deserve to benefit fully from it.
Next week, harnessing the virtual to reel in the target.
Michael Hofmann


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Mafia III 'Faster, Baby!' DLC Launch Trailer Released
Return to New Bordeaux.
Mafia III was released in October of last year and was praised for its interesting story and tight gunplay. If you're itching for an excuse to return to the city of New Bordeaux then you'll be pleased to learn that Mafia III's first story DLC is now available to purchase.
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"In Sinclair Parish, a rural town west of the Bayou, Sheriff "Slim" Beaumont rules through fear and violence. When a Civil Rights leader is murdered, Lincoln joins forces with sister-in-arms Roxy Laveau to expose the town's corruption. Engage in high-octane car chases, explosive new military-grade combat tactics and seedy operations to bring Slim and his corrupt Sheriff's Department to justice."
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Debtonaire currently works in finance for a hedge fund group, and has formerly held positions in investment and commercial banking at several notable West Coast and Midwest-based institutions.
Debtonaire's Blog details her ongoing quest to adapt to the brave new economy, this cursed mess, her diminished capacity for retail consumption by general cost cutting and the gradual elimination of all consumer debt. Debtonaire hopes to accomplish this with a minimum of discomfort – i.e. no visible roots, frayed garments, or designer knockoff handbags. (Debtonaire does sympathize with those that partake in knockoffs, but just can't bring herself to do it.) The term "Debtonaire" is a tongue-in-cheek jaunty play on her profession and personally levered position.
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Author: Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
Publisher: *Not Listed
Cover Artist: Shannon Lumetta
Rating: 4.75 of 5 Stars
Publication Date: 03/08/2016
Length: Novel (~ 50K-100K)
Genre: Bisexual, Contemporary, Gay, M/M Romance
Can your favorite hockey players finish their first season together undefeated?
Five months in, NHL forward Ryan Wesley is having a record-breaking rookie season. He's living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves–Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned boyfriend. There's just one problem: the most important relationship of his life is one he needs to keep hidden, or else face a media storm that will eclipse his success on the ice.
Jamie loves Wes. He really, truly does. But hiding sucks. It's not the life Jamie envisioned for himself, and the strain of keeping their secret is taking its toll. It doesn't help that his new job isn't going as smoothly as he'd hoped, but he knows he can power through it as long as he has Wes. At least apartment 10B is their retreat, where they can always be themselves.
Or can they? When Wes's nosiest teammate moves in upstairs, the threads of their carefully woven lie begin to unravel. With the outside world determined to take its best shot at them, can Wes and Jamie develop major-league relationship skills on the fly?
Warning: contains sexual situations, a vibrating chair, long-distance sexytimes, and proof that hockey players look hot in any shade of green.
My View:
It is rare that I get to read a series back to back. I was fortunate to be able to read Us right after Him and was able to experience the whole arc of the story without pause. Us starts us off several months after the end of Him, but it jumps us back into Jamie and Wes's world and I loved it.
While Us is much angstier in tone (is that even a word?) it still had the love and support I expected from these two. Jamie is suffering from keeping their relationship in the closet and they are both finding their ways in this relationship. There is depression and a lack of communication that brings things down, but I loved that they are able to fight their way through with the help of great friends and family.
Homophobia rears its ugly head but it is dealt with in a supportive manner. The whole tone of the book in regards to Wes's coming out is perhaps rosier than what would really happen but it is an outcome I hope would be possible in today's society.
In the end, I was tremendously happy. I sailed through the book and couldn't put it down. I would love to see more of this couple or other M/M romance books from these authors!
Us on Goodreads
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I would like to thank the publisher for providing me with the eARC of this title in exchange for my honest opinion.
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"We are very excited to be collecting deep water level data in this area for the first time in 30 years," said Dr. Ken Bradbury.
The University of Wisconsin – Extension's Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey is starting a new project to collect static (non-pumping) water levels from deep water wells in southeast Wisconsin. This project is in cooperation with and funded by the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS). The ISWS is collecting similar data in northern Illinois with the goal of developing an up-to-date map of water levels in the deep sandstone aquifer there. The ISWS has funded the WGNHS to do the data collection in Wisconsin.
In Wisconsin, the WGNHS will be collecting water levels from wells that are open to geologic units below the Maquoketa Shale confining layer. They will be working in the following counties: Rock, Walworth, Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, and Waukesha. Initially, the WGNHS will emphasize the southern tier (Rock, Walworth, and Kenosha).
"We intend to target as many deep wells as possible, including municipal, industrial, commercial, and institutional wells," said Professor Bradbury.
Ken Bradbury is Assistant Director for Science and the Leader of the Hydrogeology Program at the WGNHS. During the past few years, Dr. Bradbury's research has focused on how to determine groundwater flow paths near water-supply wells developed in fractured aquifers.
"The project with ISWS blends nicely with my research interests while providing answers to practical questions for the management of Wisconsin's groundwater resource," said Ken.
Data analysis and map construction will be done cooperatively by the WGNHS and ISWS.
The WGNHS will be contacting each well owner or operator to obtain permission and details about each well prior to visiting the well for a measurement. In many cases (especially for water utilities) they expect that the measurements are already being taken by the operator and we will just need to capture the data and confirm the collection methods. They will also collect GPS coordinates at each site.
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You can assist this effort by informing the WGNHS of particular wells of opportunity (new wells, wells open for maintenance, etc.) that they might not otherwise hear about. Such information should be forwarded to Mr. Pete Chase (email@example.com, 608/265.6003).
If you have questions, suggestions, or concerns about this project, please contact Ken Bradbury at firstname.lastname@example.com .


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Like many positions in the draft this year, there is no consensus number 1 in the DE class. This isn't the best sign for teams looking to upgrade one of the most important positions on the field. The position has evolved alongside the evolution of the passing game, as getting pressure on a quarterback is vital if you want to stop the potent passing attacks. The top 5 prospects at the position each offer different things, but all have one goal in mind: to sack the quarterback.
Sam Montgomery, LSU
Montgomery has the size and speed you want in a top DE, and his strength, which was a concern after last season, appears to have been improved in the offseason. Something that needs to be worked on are his steps when rushing the QB. The top DEs make quick movements and can panic a QB, but Montgomery struggles to do this consistently. This is something that can be worked on as he has the speed, if he figures out how to use it effectively he'll be well on his way to reaching his full potential. One thing that worries me about Montgomery is that he never seems to be that disruptive. Most of the other 2013 DEs I've watched are constantly in the QBs face, due to either beating their man or just pushing through. Montgomery has shown glimpses of this but he needs to do it a lot more often if he wants to succeed at the next level.
Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
After rising up draft boards in recent weeks, Damontre Moore looks set to be drafted in the top 10 in April – if he declares. Moore is a fast, hard-hitting playmaker who you love to have on your team and hate to see playing for the opposition. Texas A&M switched to a 4-3 defense this year, and Moore benefited as a result of the move. Any NFL team who run this defense will be lucky to grab him, as he'll be just as good in the pros. Something that I see from Moore which I don't see from most of the other DE prospects is solid angles when rushing the QB. Playing at a certain angle could be the difference between shredding a block and frustration. Of course no prospect is perfect, thats why they're called prospects. Moore's main flaw: His first step. He needs to be quicker off the line if he wants to be successful against NFL offensive tackles. There have been a number of occasions where huge opportunities to get to the QB have been missed because he is tangling with a tackle who was one step ahead of him.
Bjoern Werner, Florida State
Potential is the key word for the German, who has all the measurables needed to be a top DE. His strength and speed stand out and will make NFL defensive line coaches fall in love with him, add this to his high motor and you have a top 10 pick. The first thing I look for in a DE? Is he disruptive? Oh yes. Werner is always quick off the mark, his first step puts offensive linemen on the back foot usually leading to him providing huge pressure on the Quarterback, which is always a good sign. Techniques are key to playing the DE position to a high level, and due to his rawness he struggles with this. The problem is that his techniques lead to mishaps in run defense, which is the main weak point of his game. As I said he has big time potential, and his work ethic should ensure that he corrects the weaknesses in his game while improving his strong points, there's no reason why this kid can't be an elite DE in the NFL someday.
Dion Jordan, Oregon
Jordan is definitely the most exciting prospect in draft this year. He sheds blockers with his insane speed and hits runners hard in the open field. His skill set probably make him a better fit as an Outside Linebacker, and I actually think that will end up as his primary position in the NFL, but he's just as much of a headache playing DE as he is playing OLB. The main problem with Jordan when he lines up as a Defensive End is that he can't get up to the speed that he gets up to when pass rushing from the OLB position, which isn't helped by his lack of moves. Still, he's 6ft 7 and has blazing wheels, which adds up to a huge ceiling, any team that takes him will not regret it.
Barkevious Mingo, LSU
While Sam Montgomery added bulk to his frame to ensure that he should be primary a Defensive End in the NFL, Barkevious Mingo seems to have failed to do so, which leads most draftniks to believe that he'll be an Outside Linebacker in the NFL. His first step added with his speed and athleticism show why Les Miles likes him playing DE, but that doesn't get you too far in the NFL without the strength to fight through blockers, which Mingo hasn't been great at in college. While with some prospects you'd say that he needs to add some bulk, the worry with Mingo is that his main strengths would be impacted by this. There's no doubt that he has huge potential, whether his future is at DE or OLB, but his lack of production this year will probably lead to him falling out of the top 10 unless he excels in the offseason workouts.
All these guys should be great in the NFL, but who is the best? In my opinion Damontre Moore is the best DE in this year's class. He's the most consistently disruptive pass rusher, and I honestly think that if he can sort his first step out he'll be an elite DE for many years to come. What makes him stand out from the others is that he is the most pro-ready, and that he seems to have found his place, whereas most of the others either just have huge potential or concerns about playing DE or OLB.
My top 5:
1) Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
2) Bjoern Werner, Florida State
3) Sam Montgomery, LSU
4) Dion Jordan, Oregon
5) Barkevious Mingo, LSU


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Today I should feel happy. And only happy. But I don't. Even though I feel somehow thrilled of this new beginning I can't deny myself the need of remembering that this new beginning is taking place only because there has been an end.
This context of an ending and a new beginning is somehow always presented in a happier note. But every coin has two sides, so even if you are looking only to one side, the other side is still there just as alive and real as the one you are supposedly seeing.
The fact is that I cannot feel genuinely happy.
He died.
He died too soon.
And I, miss him way too much! I miss everything about him.
As much as I am excited for this new friendships, I cannot just get over the fact that I lost another one.
We shared 7 amazing years; and now as I reflect upon what he meant to me and on how our time together was way to short, I also realise that 7 is the perfect number.
And indeed, he was perfect in every aspect. He was perfect for me. From day one to day to day 2677.
I want to believe that my new friend will bring me just as much joy as he did, but I cannot believe in this if I don't also admit that these two happinesses will never be the same. I don't want to draw over an already made picture. I want to start a new piece of art, on a new page, with new colours and new pencils and new everything.
Joey, I will love you until the end of time and my heart will expend over time,just like the Universe does, and so will my love for you.


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Charles L. Hunter was born on June 19, 1927 in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. He went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2014. Charles was preceded in death by his father Luther, his mother Emma, brothers John and Earl and sister Irene. Charles is survived by his best friend and love of his life for 64 years, his wife Dorothy Hunter, his son Larry Hunter and wife Becky, his daughter Janet Cooksley and husband Robert, grandchildren Melissa Ashlin and husband Grant, Grant Hunter and wife Catherine, Erin and Allison Cooksley, great-grand children Madison and Taft Hunter and Reid Ashlin. Charles was a member of the Armed Forces, serving in the Air Force during the Korean War. He lived in Vidor, Texas most of his adult life and raised his family there. He retired from Ameripol Synpol in 1989 after 30 years of service was a 60year member of the I.B.E.W. Local Union #301. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor, Texas. He was surrounded by the love and support of his family and the staff of Oakwood Manor. A special heart felt thanks to all at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home, Dr. Chad Hammett, Elizabeth Long, Trisha and special family friend Patricia Bieljeski. Visitation was held at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor at 1:00 P.M. Sunday December 7, 2014. The funeral was held at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor at 2:00 P.M. Sunday December 7, 2014. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association 2242 W. Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas 77030-2008 or First Baptist Church of Vidor building fund 350 N. Main St. Vidor, Texas 77662.
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Dear AFA members,
I have been advised that there is a rumor I am running a slate with certain other individuals running for city council and Mayor.
I would like to state, as I have said before, that I am not going to run a slate with anyone.
Each candidate for office will have to stand on their own merits. While its is true that a couple of citizen groups have endorsed me, along with others, this in no way implies any slate.
I am not actively or…Continue
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If anybody has not heard about Bill Whittle this is a good occasion to hear him speak. The man has so much to say and is so well informed that it is a pitty he is not running for office. He is young dinamic and has charisma.
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I absolutely love pickled things; I think I can live on pickles alone. So I am always looking for good and easy recipes for pickling things. This time, I wanted to experiment with pickling mushrooms. I wanted a recipe that was very easy and very quick and with a very short list of ingredients and steps.
So here is what I came up with:
2 6.5 OZ package of mushrooms (I used button mushrooms)
1 jar of Zesty Italian Dressing
1. Wash the mushrooms (they don't absorb water and don't get soggy, don't worry).
2. Place the mushrooms into a pot full of cold water and bring to a boil.
3. Let boil for a few minutes and drain.
4. Place mushrooms into a clean jar and pour the entire jar of Italian Dressing on top of the mushrooms.
5. Close tightly and let stand for a few days. Make sure all the mushrooms are equally covered, so mix up the contents ever now and again.
I had great tasting mushrooms in a few days.


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An experimental hydrogen powered truck is set to work as a postal delivery vehicle for the next year. In France, Renault Trucks and the French Post Office (La Poste) are introducing, on an experimental basis, an electric truck equipped with a hydrogen-powered range extender. This 4.5-tonne Renault Maxity Electric model now has a range of 200 km and a field test, scheduled to last a year, will enable Renault to explore all potential avenues of hydrogen technology under actual operating conditions.
"This vehicle generates no noise impacts and only releases water vapour; 200 km of autonomy make it the ideal choice for a daily schedule of urban and suburban routes", said Karine Forien, Director of Energy Efficiency Strategy with Renault Trucks. "Our purpose behind this project is to support European metropolitan areas in their goal of limiting air and noise pollution emissions, through testing innovative vehicles that produce zero emissions and that in the near term should become economically viable for our customers."
La Poste, currently has the world's largest fleet of electric vehicles, it has also been testing vehicles running on hydrogen.
"Hydrogen stands out today as an efficient solution for extending the possibilities of the electric vehicle product line and its autonomy. More broadly, the development of a hydrogen-based energy storage system is a linchpin to our energy transition", said Frédéric Delaval, Technical Director of the Mail and Package Delivery Services Office at La Poste.
The Maxity Electric vehicle's normal range of 100 km has been bumped up another 100 km thanks to energy supplied by the fuel cell.
When the vehicle is running, the electric motor is fed by two complementary energy sources; the fuel cell is capable of delivering a maximum power of 20 kW and, once that threshold has been reached, the batteries kick in to supply whatever power is still required. When idle, the fuel cell is available to recharge the battery as needed.
The formation of water from oxygen in the air and hydrogen stored in the tanks triggers the production of electricity and heat to generate electricity to power the truck or charge batteries.
The truck has a maximum speed of 90 km/h, uses an AMT and puts out 270 Nm of torque. The system uses two 75 litre hydrogen tanks, adding 300 kg to tare weight. French mass rules allow an extra tonne GVM for innovative vehicles.


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User's of Research in Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry wireless enabled handhelds will be anxiously watching as the clock ticks down to February 24th, the date when a US judge will decide whether the BlackBerry network will be shut down in the United States, or allowed to continue operating.
RIM's problems stem from a long running legal dispute with NTP, which centres on patents covering the transmission of email over a radio networks. A court ruled in favour of NTP but negotiations have broken down over a $450m settlement, prompting NTP to seek the confirmation of an injunction that would ban the sale of BlackBerry devices in the US.
Whilst NTP has won several court victories, RIM has made progress in persuading the US Patent and Trademark Office to throw out NTP's patents. Now, however, the skirmishing is coming to an end as both sides prepare their final legal arguments for the court case at the end of February.
The stakes are high, with RIM facing the shut down of its entire US network. Although RIM claims it has a software workaround ready, how effective or user-friendly this will be is impossible to determine. Meanwhile, RIM's rivals have sensed blood, with Visto claiming it can provide a "push" email service to all BlackBerry users within 30 days of a shutdown of RIM's network.
In reality, NTP doesn't actually want to put RIM's Blackberry network out it business. NTP are one of those patent parasites; companies that don't actually produce anything useful, like a product or service, but instead exist to suck the lifeblood from the bodies of their patent victims.
Shutting down the BlackBerry network does nothing to boost NTP's coffers. They are gambling that the inconvenience to BlackBerry users will be so great that RIM will cough up the cash rather than risk destroying its user base.
It's a high stakes game but should RIM lose expect the Betty Ford Clinic to be inundated with "high flying" execs, politicians and celebrities looking for help to get them over their "CrackBerry" addiction.


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As economists, realtors, and government officials all try to determine how to improve the current state of the housing market, some are pointing their fingers at bankers as being a major part of the problem. Various economists around the United States are growing increasingly critical of bankers, and their increasingly stringent lending standards.
Following the housing crash that crippled the economy of the United States, many lenders opted to make their lending standards more restrictive so as to reduce the chances of foreclosure among those looking to secure a mortgage loan. By enforcing more stringent lending standards, the banks could essentially cut their losses.
It is those stringent lending standards, however, that have kept the housing market from showing the signs of improvement that have been expected with the significantly reduced mortgage loan rates available today. Many believed that housing sales would see strong increases with record-low interest rates, though in much of the country, that has simply not been the case.
The economists that are now blaming the banks for restrictions that are too tough claim that the housing market would see a jump of fifteen to twenty percent in the number of sales should the banks bring lending standards back to normal. Banks are requiring borrowers to have higher credit scores than ever before. In fact, those looking to borrow to buy a home must have a score that is at least forty points higher than it needed to be prior to the housing crash.
Not all economists, though, are blaming the banks. In fact, many are siding with the banks decision, as there is no guarantee that the banks will receive any kind of assistance against heavy losses should the market falter again.


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When children are playing baseball with their friends, they frequently pretend to be the players they respect the most. Typically these are the players that hit the World Series-winning home run at one time during their career or pitched a no-hitter at a critical time in the season. Not often do you hear about a child wanting to be a player because he gives great speeches to business professionals. Maybe they should though, as success comes in many different ways.
Logan Stout might not have been the most successful baseball player or coach during his time in the major leagues, but he found something to build on. He took those small successes as a coach and a player and built on them to develop his leadership style. Just as much as he studied how to improve his batting stance, he studied how to lead other players.
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That has led him to leading youth today on the baseball field. He is the organizer of the Dallas Patriots baseball organization. The organization runs camps teach kids how to succeed both on the field and off. Players learn lessons not only to improve their baseball skills, but their leadership skills as well. Those skills are then used even by former attendees of his camp that never see their careers reach major league status.
Logan Stout currently leads a national healthcare sales company called IDLife. He uses the skills that he learned while playing baseball and working with leadership experts such as John. C. Maxwell to make his business a success. Logan Stout gets others to find a level of confidence in themselves and emphasizes that sales are about the product and how much your audience believes in your product.
Even with all the success his Dallas Patriots organization has had, he realizes that only a select few will advance in professional baseball. Logan Stout seeks to teach confidence and communication skills for all he comes across. Luck is frequently defined as "when preparation meets opportunity. Mr. Stout aims to share his knowledge so others are prepared when that opportunity arrives.
Find more about Logan Stout: http://www.gcreport.com/logan-stouts-idlife-partners-garmin-enhance-idwellness-app-features/